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Gordonstoun

Coordinates:57°42′15″N3°22′18″W/ 57.704167°N 3.371667°W/57.704167; -3.371667
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Gordonstoun School
Address
Map
Gordonstoun Road

,,
IV30 5RF

Scotland
Coordinates57°42′15″N3°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

Gordonstoun Schoolis a co-educational independent school for boarding and day pupils inMoray,Scotland. It is in the north-west ofElgin.[1]

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 whichKing Charles IIIwent to as a teenager. His father,Prince Philip,went there as a teenager.

References[change|change source]

  1. "Gordonstoun Manor History".2004. Archived fromthe originalon 12 July 2011.Retrieved31 March2010.
  2. "Good School's Guide Gordonstoun Review".Good School's Guide.Retrieved21 August2020.