Robert Gordon's College A GSG School Review
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What The Good Schools Guide says..
School follows the Scottish curriculum throughout, with the addition of classical Greek at GSCE and A level. Languages thrive, with French, German, Spanish and Mandarin from junior school, then Latin and classical Greek added in senior school. Science is huge, with university-standard science building biggest in the UK, formerly part of Robert Gordon University, with its own cloud chamber in the physics department (‘the only way to see sub-atomic particles in the classroom,’ the teacher told us). New-ish performing arts centre (with all the bells and whistles, including digital recording tech) is home to the annual school shows, each...
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Schoolhill
Aberdeen
AB10 1FE - Head: Mr Robin Macpherson
- T 01224 646346
- F 01224 630301
- E enquiries@rgc.aberdeen.sch.uk
- W www.rgc.aberdeen.sch.uk
- Robert Gordon's College is an independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 18. Day fees for Robert Gordon's College range from £9,615 - £14,960 pa and does not offer boarding. Want to know more? Access the Robert Gordon's College review.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Aberdeen City
- Pupils: 1,546; sixth formers: 171
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £10,765 - £15,845 pa
- Open days: October, November and December
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
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Since September 2020, Robin Macpherson BA MSc FRSA. History degree from Oxford, master’s from Edinburgh, headship qualifications from Stirling. Son of the late Rev Allan Macpherson, former Chaplain at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh, where he himself later taught history and was a boarding housemaster before tearing himself away to take on head of department posts at Repton Dubai and Wellington College, then as assistant rector at Dollar Academy. He has been an examiner for the SQA, the IBO and Edexcel (Pearson).
Parents tell us he is a ‘fantastic promoter of Robert Gordon’s’, saying he has ‘brought freshness’ and has youth on his side, as well as being ‘approachable’ and ‘visible’. ‘He’s everywhere and I love that.’
Influenced by Sir Anthony Francis Seldon - who ‘encouraged me to pick up my pen and...
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