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HRH The Princess Royal opens new low carbon education hub at Gordonstoun

9th February 2024

HRH The Princess Royal visited Gordonstoun today to officially open one of the ‘greenest’ classroom buildings in the UK.   The Princess Royal unveiled a plaque naming the classroom hub,…

Gordonstoun Pipers strike a chord with the king after being awarded special coronation medals

1st December 2023

King Charles has awarded Gordonstoun’s pipe band special commemorative medals for playing the pipes during the Coronation celebrations in July.   The King, a former student of the Moray school,…

Gordonstoun student on her way to the BBC Proms with the National Youth Orchestra

16th October 2023

Gordonstoun student Katie Parker has been awarded a place with the prestigious National Youth Orchestra (NYO) of Great Britain.   The 17-year-old was introduced to the French Horn at the…

New principal appointed at Gordonstoun

11th October 2023

In Autumn 2024. Peter Green, the current Executive Headmaster of Rugby School Group, will take up the post of Principal at Gordonstoun, the leading co-educational independent boarding school and original…

KING’S OLD SCHOOL REINTERPRETS MACBETH SIXTY YEARS AFTER HIS MAJESTY’S LEADING ROLE

25th July 2023

Pupils from King Charles’ former school will stage an innovative performance of Macbeth at Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, 61 years after its most famous pupil joined the school and went on…

Gordonstoun Mourns the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

9th September 2022

The entire Gordonstoun community is saddened to learn of the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II.  Our late Queen had a very close connection to the school through her husband…

Gordonstoun Supports Call for Outdoor Education in all Schools

29th April 2022

Gordonstoun, the Moray boarding school which inspired the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, supports a call for at least one week of residential outdoor education to be compulsory in all Scottish…

Low-Carbon Classrooms Constructed at Gordonstoun

14th April 2022

Work has begun at Gordonstoun on construction of a new low-carbon classroom village. The first ‘classroom hub’ will have UPV roof panels and ground source heating, along with outdoor learning…

Gordonstoun Students Taste Refugee Life to Raise Money for Ukraine

23rd March 2022

“You have two minutes to pack your bag.” Students at Gordonstoun had taste of life as a refugee in order to raise money for the victims of the conflict in…