The Gordon Schools

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The Gordon Schools
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Location
The Gordon Schools
Huntly
,
Aberdeenshire
,
AB54 4SE

Scotland
Coordinates 57°27′02″N2°47′00″W / 57.45055°N 2.78339°W / 57.45055; -2.78339
Information
Type Secondary School
MottoIn Fas Constans
Established1839;186 years ago (1839)
FounderDuchess of Gordon
RectorPhil Gaiter
Gender Co-educational
Age11to 18
Enrollment720 (approx) [1]
HousesBadenoch, Fraser, Gordon, Seton
Website The Gordon Schools

The Gordon Schools is a six-year, non denominational comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [1] It takes pupils from Gordon Primary School, Insch Primary School, and smaller primary schools located around that area of Aberdeenshire such as Drumblade, Glass, Gartly, Cairney, Clatt, Rhynie and Kennethmont.

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The School was founded in 1839 by the Duchess of Gordon as a memorial to her late husband. [2] The original buildings were designed by Archibald Simpson.

Notable former pupils

Notable staff

References

  1. 1 2 "The Gordon Schools Handbook (2017/18)" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "School History". The Gordon Schools. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783-2002)" (PDF). p. 226. Retrieved 28 April 2018.


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