Gordonstoun School
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| Motto | Plus est en vous (There is more in you) |
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| Established | 1934 |
| Type | Independent boarding school |
| Religion | Inter-denominational |
| Principal | Simon H.C. Reid |
| Chaplain | P. Schonken |
| Chairman of Governors | Dr Eve Poole BA MBA PhD FRSA |
| Founder | Kurt Hahn |
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Gordonstoun Road Elgin Moray IV30 5RF Scotland Coordinates: 57°42′15″N 3°22′18″W / 57.704167°N 3.371667°W |
| Local authority | Scottish Council for Independent Schools |
| Staff | ~120 |
| Students | ~600 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 13–18 |
| Houses | 8 boarding |
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| Publication | The Gordonstoun Record |
| Former pupils | Old Gordonstounians |
| Website | www |
Gordonstoun School is a co-educational independent school for boarding and day pupils in Moray, Scotland. It is named after the 150-acre (61 ha) estate originally 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. It is sometimes referred to as a "public school" in the English usage of the term as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868. The school follows certain practices such as usage of the Common Entrance Exam for the 13+ entry age.
Founded in 1934 by German educator Kurt Hahn, Gordonstoun has an enrolment of around 500 full boarders as well as about 100 day pupils between the ages of 8 and 18. With the number of teaching staff exceeding 100, there is a low student-teacher ratio compared to the average in the United Kingdom. There are eight boarding houses, formerly nine prior to the death of Altrye house in the summer of 2016, including two 17th-century buildings that were part of the original estate. The other houses have been built or modified since the school was established.
Gordonstoun has many notable alumni. Three generations of British royalty were educated at Gordonstoun since it was established, including the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales. Due to Dr. Hahn's influence, the school has had a strong connection with Germany. It is part of the Round Square Conference of Schools, a group of more than 80 schools across the globe also founded by Hahn. Around 30% of students attending Gordonstoun come from abroad.
The British Salem School of Gordonstoun was established in 1934 by Kurt Hahn after he was asked by friends to give a demonstration in the UK of his "Salem system". He was born in Berlin in 1886 and studied at the University of Oxford. After reading Plato's The Republic as a young man, Hahn conceived the idea of a modern school. With the help of Prince Max of Baden, he set up the Schule Schloss Salem in 1919. After the First World War, both men decided that education was key in influencing the future. They developed Salem in order to develop its students as community leaders. By the 1930s Salem had already become a renowned school throughout Europe. In 1932 Hahn spoke out against the Nazis and was arrested in March 1933.
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