Education in Aberdeen
The first of Aberdeen’s two universities, King’s College, was founded in 1495 by William Elphinstone (1431-1514), Bishop of Aberdeen and Chancellor of Scotland. Marischal College was founded in New Aberdeen by George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal of Scotland in 1593. These foundations were amalgamated to form the present University of Aberdeen in 1860. King’s and Marischal were Scotland’s third and fifth oldest universities respectively, and the fifth and seventh oldest in Britain as a whole.
Robert Gordon’s College (originally Robert Gordon’s Hospital) was founded in 1729 by the merchant Robert Gordon, grandson of the map maker Robert Gordon of Straloch, and was further endowed in 1816 by Alexander Simpson of Collyhill. Originally devoted to the instruction and maintenance of the sons of poor burgesses of guild and trade in the city, it was reorganized in 1881 as a day and night school for secondary and technical education, and in the 1990s became co-educational and a day-only school. It also produced the Robert Gordon Institute of Technology, which in 1992 became The Robert Gordon University.
Gray’s School of Art, founded in 1886, is one of the oldest established colleges of art in the UK. It is situated in beautiful grounds at Garthdee on the edge of the city. It is now incorporated into Robert Gordon University.
Aberdeen College has several campuses in Aberdeen and offers a wide variety of part-time and full-time courses leading to several different qualifications. It the largest further education institution in Scotland.
Northern College was a teacher training college with campuses in Aberdeen and Dundee. In 2000, the Aberdeen campus of Northern College became the University of Aberdeen School of Education.
Aberdeen Grammar School, (now comprehensive, despite its name) founded in 1263 and one of the oldest schools in Britain, was removed in 1861-1863 from its old quarters in Schoolhill to a large new building, in the Scottish baronial style, off Skene Street. One famous alumnus of the Grammar School is Lord Byron.
There are 12 secondary schools and 54 primary schools which are run by the city council in the city. There are also a small number of private schools.
At Blairs, in Kincardineshire, five miles (8 km) S.W. of Aberdeen, is St Mary’s Roman Catholic College, currently (2006) disused, built for the training of young men intended for the priesthood, with plans to turn it into a hotel.
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Aberdeen (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain, 'confluence of the [River] Don'), often called The Granite City, is Scotland's third largest city,...
Aberdeen’s museums and attractions include:
Aberdeen's museums and attractions include:
Aberdeen International Youth Festival
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Aberdeen Maritime Museum
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Marischal Museum
James Dun's House
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Facts About Aberdeen
Facts About Aberdeen
Status: nitary, City (1996)
Region: cotland
Ceremonial County: berdeenshire
Area: Ranked 25th
- Total 186 km²
Admin. HQ: Aberdeen
Grid Ref.: NJ925065
ONS code: 00QA
Demographics
Population: Ranked 7th
- Total (2003 est.) 212,125
- Density 1,140 / km²
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