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Gordonstoun
Gordonstoun
Gordonstoun
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Gordonstoun Elgin, Moray Visit
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Gordonstoun
Elgin
542 pupils, ages 13-18
Mixed
Day and Boarding
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Gordonstoun

Hearty outdoor activities and soul-stiffening adventure are still very much the order of the day at Gordonstoun – once notorious for being the school where spoilt children were sent to be toughened up – but cold showers, freezing morning runs and physical punishment are long gone. Forget ‘Colditz in kilts’: pupils learn through challenge and collaboration here. They embrace service and internationalism and throw themselves into a fully holistic, all-round education – equipped with an extraordinary enthusiasm you’d be hard pushed to find elsewhere. The school...
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Surfer on green board blue sky
Students standing on rocks with sandy beach and sea in the distance
Students on the water in yellow oilskins
Firefighters outside in yellow helmets by hedge
Boys walking in the hills with view of river in the distance
Girl on stage singing in black dress
Two girls in uniform walking on paths with leaves
Boy in black shorts playing rugby

  • Academic results

  • Subjects offered

  • Fees and bursaries

    Day fees per term

    Year 7-
    Year 8 -
    Year 9 £10,300
    Year 10£10,300
    Year 11£10,300
    Year 12£10,300
    Year 13£10,300
    		 Boarding fees per term

    Year 7-
    Year 8 -
    Year 9 £14,550
    Year 10 £14,550
    Year 11£14,550
    Year 12£14,550
    Year 13£14,550




    Bursaries
    Gordonstoun offers means-tested bursarial support as an augmentation of its scholarship programme, which gives awards in a variety of disciplines to students in the junior school, Year 9 and Year 12. These are offered through its designated bursary fund, The Prince Philip Gordonstoun Foundation, which supports around 30 per cent of current pupils with financial assistance. A variety of scholarships and awards is offered by the school, ranging from academic and sports awards to specific awards for pupils from certain areas of the UK (particularly parts of Scotland) and the children of serving armed forces personnel.

    For more information about the awards available, as well as the bursarial provision and charitable foundation, please go to:

    gordonstoun.org.uk/admissions/scholarships-bursaries

    Bursary contact:
    Finance director Pamela Muir
    muir@gordonstoun.org

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School Updates

  • Gordonstoun announces new head

    Gordonstoun is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Head of Senior School.
    Gordonstoun announces new head
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  • WATCH: The Voyage - Gordonstoun's new sailing film

    WATCH: The Voyage - Gordonstoun's new sailing film
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  • Gordonstoun mourns the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

    Gordonstoun mourns the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
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  • See Gordonstoun School in our All-through Schools Guide.

    See Gordonstoun School in our All-through Schools Guide.
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  • See Gordonstoun School in our Senior Boarding Schools Guide.

    See Gordonstoun School in our Senior Boarding Schools Guide.
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  • The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar present awards to Moray pupils at Gordonstoun

    The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar present awards to Moray pupils at Gordonstoun
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  • Moray student wins national photography competition

    Moray student wins national photography competition
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  • Gordonstoun's Fire Service receives Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

    The highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE.
    Gordonstoun's Fire Service receives Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
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  • Gordonstoun supports call for outdoor education in all schools

    Gordonstoun supports call for outdoor education in all schools
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  • Low-carbon classrooms constructed at Gordonstoun

    Low-carbon classrooms constructed at Gordonstoun
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  • Gordonstoun students taste refugee life to raise money for Ukraine

    They were told they had just two minutes to pack a small bag for a long journey before setting out on a sponsored walk.
    Gordonstoun students taste refugee life to raise money for Ukraine
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  • HRH The Princess Royal shown Prince Philip school archives at Gordonstoun

    HRH The Princess Royal shown Prince Philip school archives at Gordonstoun
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  • 100 year old newspaper discovered at Gordonstoun

    A newspaper dating from 12 January 1922 has been found at Gordonstoun, the school which educated three generations of the Royal Family.
    100 year old newspaper discovered at Gordonstoun
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  • WATCH: Senior Campus Tour

    WATCH: Senior Campus Tour
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  • WATCH: Gordonstoun - Our Home

    WATCH: Gordonstoun - Our Home
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  • WATCH: This is Gordonstoun

    WATCH: This is Gordonstoun
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Gordonstoun is
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Gordonstoun Junior School
Gordonstoun Junior School Elgin
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Essentials

Address
Elgin, Moray IV30 5RF

Contact
admissions@gordonstoun.org.uk
01343 837829

Website
gordonstoun.org.uk

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