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Also known as Gordonstoun School

Gordonstoun School ( ) is a co-educational private school for boarding and day pupils in Moray, Scotland. Two generations of British royalty have been educated at Gordonstoun, including Prince Philip and his son King Charles III.

Key facts

School.name
Gordonstoun School
School.motto
Plus est en vous
School.motto_translation
There is more in you
School.logo
Gordonstoun School Logo.jpg
School.logo_size
120px
School.image
G House from the South Lawn on an Autumn Afternoon.jpg
School.image_size
250px
School.caption
Gordonstoun House from the South Lawn
School.type
Public schoolPrivate boarding school
School.religious_affiliation
Inter-denominational
School.head_label
Principal
School.head
Peter Green
School.r_head_label
Chaplain
School.r_head
Christian Collett
School.chair_label
Chairman of Governors
School.founder
Kurt Hahn
School.address
Gordonstoun Road
School.city
Duffus

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.gordonstoun.org.uk
Image
G House from the South Lawn on an Autumn Afternoon.jpg
Motto
Plus est en vous
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Commons category
Gordonstoun
inception
1934-00-00
P12749
MODX
OS grid reference
NJ1837468867
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41 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Founding
  • World War II
  • Post-war years
  • Overview
  • Ethos
  • Alumni
  • Funding and fees
  • Gordonstoun Schools
  • Aberlour House
  • International Summer School
  • Active revision programme
  • Academic curriculum
  • Activities
  • Sports
  • Football
  • Service
  • Seamanship
  • Robotics
  • Prefects
  • Boarding houses
  • Female
  • Male
  • Old Gordonstounians
  • British royal family
  • Royalty and aristocrats
  • Other Old Gordonstounians
  • Controversies
  • Child abuse
  • Television appearances
  • ''True Stories''
  • ''The Crown''
  • Legacy
  • Outward bound
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award
  • Influence on state education
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Works cited
  • External links

Gordonstoun School ( ) is a co-educational private school for boarding and day pupils in Moray, Scotland. Two generations of British royalty have been educated at Gordonstoun, including Prince Philip and his son King Charles III.

It is named after the estate owned by Sir Robert Gordon in the 17th century; the school now uses this estate as its campus. It is located in Duffus to the north-west of Elgin. Pupils are accepted subject to an interview plus references and exam results.

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