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.

The Gordon Schools
Location
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AB54 4SE

Scotland
Coordinates57°27′02″N 2°47′00″W
Information
TypeSecondary School
MottoIn Fas Constans
Established1839 (1839)
FounderDuchess of Gordon
RectorPhil Gaiter
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrollment720 (approx)[1]
HousesBadenoch, Fraser, Gordon, Seton
WebsiteThe Gordon Schools

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

  • John Andrew Crichton FRSE (1899-1985), nutritionist and agriculturalist[3]

Notable staff

References

  1. "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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