This part of our guide focuses on Elgin, Moray, Scotland schools at all levels, whether public, private, or religious, as well as other training programmes.
The education system in Scotland follows the Curriculum for Excellence, which emphasizes a holistic approach to education, focusing on developing four capacities: successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens, and effective contributors. The other UK countries differ from that used in Scotland and from one another to a lesser extent. Wales is more similar to Scotland, although it focuses on six areas of learning and experience, while England and Northern Ireland are comparable, with some regional adaptations.
In Scotland, children typically start primary school at age five and continue until age twelve, after which they progress to secondary school until age eighteen.
Elgin offers a variety of educational institutions catering to different age groups and academic needs. The town has several nursery schools and primary schools, as well as three secondary schools.
Elgin Academy is the largest school in Moray, with a history going back to the Middle Ages. Its first school was located on the adjacent corners of Academy Street and Francis Place, currently the site of the local youth cafe. Its second academy was built in 1801 on the site now hosting Moray College. The third Academy building was built in the late 1960s. Plans to merge the academy with Elgin High School were rejected after a public consultation in 2006. Instead, a new building was built in 2012.
Gordonstoun School is a co-educational independent school for boarding and day pupils in Moray. It is named after the 150-acre estate owned by Sir Robert Gordon in the 17th century, on which it sits. The school is situated in Duffus, on the north-west edge of Elgin. Gordonstoun features eight boarding houses, including two 17th-century buildings that were part of the original estate.
Elgin High School is a secondary school on Edgar Road in Elgin. Its catchment area traditionally lies south of the railway line, encompassing New Elgin and outlying villages. It uses a House system comprising Arran, Harris, Iona, Jura, and Skye.
A college of the University of the Highlands and Islands, Moray College is a further education institution in Elgin. It was opened in 1971 as Elgin Technical College and assumed its current name in 1978. The college's main campus is in central Elgin, with Learning Centres also located in Buckie and Forres, and its Engineering and Construction programmes based in the Technology Centre campus in New Elgin.
Additionally, Elgin is home to other types of training programmes, including driver training courses, dance classes, and others, which are also appropriate for this category.
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Owned and operated by Geoff Allen, who spent 37 years in the RAF before training and qualifying as an Approved Driving Instructor after his service. Established in 2014, the driving school encourages a relaxed atmosphere, and offers refresher driving lessons as well as training to convert an automatic license into a manual licence. Too book driving lessons, interested people may contact the school by mobile phone, email, or via an included online enquiry form.
https://www.allensdrivingschool.co.uk/
Situated in a rural neighbourhood, Ark Childcare is open from 7:00 am to 6:30 pm and closes only for two weeks at Christmas and New Year. From its Baby Room to its Out-of-School Care, Ark offers an integrated and flexible package that caters to children of all ages. It's Baby Room. 2-3 Room, Early Years Education and Childcare 3-5s, and Out-of-School-Care departments, along with its kitchen, are featured. The school calendar and fees are discussed, and a notice board and contacts are included.
https://arkchildcare.net/
Founded in 1831, East End is a non-denominational primary school with a nursery programme and students in the P1-P7 age range. The school has a split site: one classroom, a PE hall, and a music room housed in the original building, while the rest of the classrooms are in the main building. There is a large outside area easily accessed from the classrooms. Its location, telephone number, school schedules, policy documents, and school handbook are available for viewing.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/my/eastend/
Elgin Academy, dating back to the Middle Ages, is the oldest school in Elgin and the largest in Moray, Scotland. Pupils at the secondary school usually arrive in the first year (S1) from one of the nearby primary schools, which include Bishopmill Primary, West End Primary, East End Primary, Seafield Primary, and St. Sylvesters. It operates on a House system: Gordon, Innes, Moray, Randolph, and Seafield. A school. handbook, curriculum, course choices, departments, and contacts are included.
https://sites.google.com/my.glow.scot/eawebsite/home
Elgin High School is one of two public secondary schools in Elgin, the other being Elgin Academy. It caters to pupils from S1 to S6 from a range of backgrounds and abilities. Parent and student informational pages are available, its curriculum rationale, curriculum support data, and academic departments are set forth, and a school calendar, office hours, telephone number, and email addresses are provided, along with the address and a map showing the location of the school.
https://sites.google.com/view/elginhigh
Gordonstoun is a co-educational independent boarding and day school on the 150-acre former estate of Sir Robert Gordon. The school was founded in 1934 as the British Salem School, and its eight boarding houses include two 17th-century buildings that were part of the original estate. Its alumni include Prince Phillip and his son, King Charles III, David Bowie, and Jason Connery, son of Sean Connery. Its academic curriculum for its senior and prep schools is highlighted, and contacts are posted.
https://www.gordonstoun.org.uk/
Located on Thistle Drive in Elgin, Scotland, Linkwood is a non-denominational primary school with an adjacent nursery. The facilities and outdoor spaces are described in its downloadable school handbook, and its catchment area is shown on a map. Session schedules and staff introductions, curriculum, and strategic priorities are noted, along with registration policies and schedules, a school menu, class newsletters, and various tools for learning and student support.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/my/linkwoodprimaryschool/
Located in Elgin, Moray, Scotland, Moray College is a further education college offering courses in a variety of subject areas. Founded by the local education authority as Elgin Technical College in 1971, it became a partner college of the University of the Highlands and Islands in 1997. It includes the Alexander Graham Bell Centre, a 3-storey extension at Moray College UHI, which serves the college's nursing program and also has conference facilities, eight classrooms, and a cafe.
https://www.moray.uhi.ac.uk/
The cookery school operates from the original ballroom of the Oakwood building on the outskirts of Elgin. Opened in 2011, the school runs a few classes weekly, which may be a mixture of evening classes, full-day classes, children's birthday parties, kid's cookery classes, or corporate classes. The school does not offer daily classes as it prefers to focus on fewer classes, allowing it to offer as professional a service as possible. Its classes, contacts, and a photo gallery are provided.
https://www.oakwoodcookeryschool.co.uk/
Formally known as S.E. Productions, the dance and theatre school opened in 2020, offering a wide variety of weekly classes to children aged 3-18. Specialising in performance, the school gives students several opportunities to be on stage, and its connections with other local theatre groups give its students the chance to perform as much as possible. Its current class timetable is published on the website, and registration can be accomplished online. Staff introductions and contacts are posted.
https://www.zodiacperformingarts.com/
