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
Address
Gordonstoun Road Elgin , Moray , IV30 5RF Scotland
Coordinates	57°42′15″N 3°22′18″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; 90 years ago (1934)
Founder	Kurt Hahn
Local authority	Scottish Council for Independent Schools
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.org.uk

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.

References

1. "Gordonstoun Manor History". 2004. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
2. "Good School's Guide Gordonstoun Review". Good School's Guide. Retrieved 21 August 2020.