Gordonstoun

independent school for boarding and day pupils in Moray, Scotland, UK

Gordonstoun School is a co-educational independent school for boarding and day pupils in Moray, Scotland. It is in the north-west of Elgin.[1]

Gordonstoun School
Address
Map
Gordonstoun Road

, ,
IV30 5RF

Scotland
Coordinates57°42′15″N 3°22′18″W / 57.704167°N 3.371667°W / 57.704167; -3.371667
Information
TypePublic school
Independent boarding school
MottoPlus est en vous (There is more in you)
Religious affiliation(s)Inter-denominational
Established1934; 90 years ago (1934)
FounderKurt Hahn
Local authorityScottish Council for Independent Schools
Chairman of GovernorsCatherine Eve Poole
PrincipalLisa Kerr
ChaplainChristian Collett
Staff~120
GenderCoeducational
Age5 to 19
Enrollment518
Houses8 boarding
Colour(s)purple, white
PublicationThe Gordonstoun Record
Former pupilsOld Gordonstounians
Websitegordonstoun.org.uk

Admission is not just a matter of money. There is an interview and references and exam results are considered. It is one of the few full boarding schools in the United Kingdom today.[2]

It is famous as the secondary school which King Charles III went to as a teenager. His father, Prince Philip, went there as a teenager.

References change

  1. "Gordonstoun Manor History". 2004. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  2. "Good School's Guide Gordonstoun Review". Good School's Guide. Retrieved 21 August 2020.