The Gordon Schools

The Gordon Schools is a six-year, non denominational comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^[1] It takes pupils from Gordon Primary School, Insch Primary School, and smaller primary schools located around that area of Aberdeenshire such as Drumblade, Glass, Gartly, Cairney, Clatt, Rhynie and Kennethmont.

The Gordon Schools
Location
Huntly , Aberdeenshire , AB54 4SE Scotland
Coordinates	57°27′02″N 2°47′00″W
Information
Type	Secondary School
Motto	In Fas Constans
Established	1839; 186 years ago (1839)
Founder	Duchess of Gordon
Rector	Phil Gaiter
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 18
Enrollment	720 (approx)[1]
Houses	Badenoch, Fraser, Gordon, Seton
Website	The Gordon Schools

The School was founded in 1839 by the Duchess of Gordon as a memorial to her late husband.^[2] The original buildings were designed by Archibald Simpson.

Notable former pupils

• John Andrew Crichton FRSE (1899-1985), nutritionist and agriculturalist^[3]
• William Dallas Allardice (1919 - 2003), Scottish Rugby player and WW2 commando
• Willie Donald (born 1953), cricketer and former president of Cricket Scotland
• Simon Duffy (born 1971), award-winning songwriter and music producer.
• Iona Fyfe (born 1998), award-winning Scots singer and musician.

Notable staff

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