The Gordon Schools is a six-year, non denominational comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in

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, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It takes pupils from Gordon Primary School, Insch Primary School, and smaller primary schools located around that area of Aberdeenshire such as

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, Cairney, Clatt, Rhynie and

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

Notable former pupils

* John Andrew Crichton FRSE (1899-1985), nutritionist and agriculturalist *

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(born 1998), award-winning Scots singer and musician. *James Wall (1976–present), activist

Notable staff

* Ronald Center (1917-1973), music teacher from 1943 to 1949. * Dr George Trapp FRSE FRGS (1906-1996), headmaster from 1948 to 1960.

References

External links

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1904 picture of school
Secondary schools in Aberdeenshire 1839 establishments in Scotland Educational institutions established in 1839 Huntly {{Scotland-school-stub