- Established as a girls’ school in 1926, Dunottar became coeducational for pupils aged 11-18 after joining the United Learning group of state and independent schools in 2014.
- The school was named after Dunottar Castle in Aberdeenshire, where Scotland’s crown jewels were kept. The founder, Jessie Elliot-Pyle, compared her pupils’ minds with precious jewels.
- She also chose the motto Do ut des (I give that thou may’st give). The school believes that it is a sentiment that remains just as relevant today as it did almost a century ago.
- Recent developments include a £2.2 million sixth-form centre, opened in 2019, and the Castle Performing Arts Centre, completed in 2021, which has a 500-seat theatre, drama and music facilities.
- Former pupils include the author Joanna Trollope.
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