Gordonstoun
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 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Gordonstoun Road Elgin, Moray, IV30 5RF, Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 57°42′15″N 3°22′18″W / 57.704167°N 3.371667°WCoordinates: 57°42′15″N 3°22′18″W / 57.704167°N 3.371667°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school Independent boarding school |
| Motto | Plus est en vous (There is more in you) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Inter-denominational |
| Established | 1934 |
| Founder | Kurt Hahn |
| Chairman of Governors | Catherine Eve Poole |
| Principal | Lisa Kerr |
| Chaplain | Christian Collett |
| Staff | ~120 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 5 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 518 |
| Houses | 8 boarding |
| Colour(s) | purple, white |
| Publication | The Gordonstoun Record |
| Former pupils | Old Gordonstounians |
| Website | gordonstoun |
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.
Gordonstoun Media
- G House from the South Lawn on an Autumn Afternoon.jpg
G House from the South Lawn on an Autumn Afternoon
- Gordonstoun House.jpg
Gordonstoun House as seen from the South Lawn
- St Michael’s Kirk.jpg
St Michael's Kirk, the chapel within Gordonstoun grounds.
- Gordonstoun-Exped-Cairngorms.jpg
Gordonstoun pupils take a rest while on expedition in the Cairngorms.
- Gstoun Yacht - Ocean Spirit.jpg
Gordonstoun School's yacht: The Ocean Spirit of Moray under sail in the Irish Sea