Useful Information

Nursery children wear a white polo shirt and red sweatshirt with the Robert Gordon’s logo. These are available for purchase from the Junior School.

Download Junior School uniform list.

Download Senior School uniform list.

Dedicated parking spaces for Nursery families are available at Schoolhill to help with daily drop off and pick up arrangements, and are limited to the beginning and end of the day. Nursery children must be signed in and out of the Nursery on a daily basis and are therefore not able to use the school buses. 

School buses operate from a number of locations within the City and Shire. Each of our school buses has a representative from First Group to accompany the children to and from school. These representatives are a friendly face and ensure the agreed drop off and pick up arrangements are in place between families and the school. Many children enjoy the daily commute with their friends which allows parents the comfort that their child is safe and well looked after.

Nursery children must be signed in and out of the Nursery on a daily basis and are therefore not able to use this service.

Morning School Bus Service

Robert Gordon’s College offers a morning bus service from the following locations for Junior and Senior pupils, arriving at approximately 8.15 am.

• Peterculter (via North Deeside Road, Springfield Road, Queens Road, Carden Place)

• Westhill (via Kingswells Park and Ride)

• Ellon (via Newburgh, Balmedie, Bridge of Don)

There is also a shared morning service from the following locations:

• Stonehaven (via Portlethen, Marywell and Cove)

• Inverurie (via Kintore, Blackburn and Kingswells)
   

Afternoon School Bus Service

A school bus runs at the end of the day for Junior School pupils travelling to Peterculter with various stops along the way. A return bus to Ellon is currently being trialled.

P1-P4 children must be met at the bus stop by a parent, guardian or named representative, or walk with an older sibling (P5-P7) if consent is given. P5-7 pupils do not need to be met at the bus stop and may walk home on their own.

Places on the morning and afternoon buses can be reserved on a termly basis. The bus services are billed monthly in arrears.

Senior Pupils Sport Afternoon

Senior pupils are transported to Countesswells at 1.45pm on their sport day and make their own way home. Buses are provided for teams travelling to Countesswells after school for training.

The campus is well served by public transport and is a short walk from Aberdeen bus and train stations. Local service bus routes are also closely situated to the campus. 

• Aberdeen Bus Station is situated within a 10 minute walk. Public buses travel through the City Centre with stops within a few minutes walking distance to the school. For more information and bus times visit First Group or Stagecoach.
• Aberdeen Rail Station has frequent services from various areas through North East Scotland and the rest of the UK. For more information and train times visit ScotRail, LNER or National Rail.

Park and Ride by bus and rail is available to provide access into the city centre. The drop off and pick up locations are at Craibstone, Kingswells and Bridge of Don within Aberdeen City, and Ellon in Aberdeenshire; as well as rail stations at Dyce, Portlethen, Stonehaven, Laurencekirk, Inverurie, Insch and Huntly. 

Park and Stride is popular with families who utilise the on-street parking zones and public car parks located nearby. 

Public car parking is also located within a short walking distance at:

• Harriet Street (Satnav postcode AB10 1JX)
• Loch Street (Satnav postcode AB25 1HZ)
• Denburn (Satnav postcode AB25 1UP)

The College has agreed with Bon Accord Centre management preferential parking rates for parents within the Harriet Street Car Park. Their automatic registration recognition system reads your car registration on arrival and the barrier will lift.  When you drive to the exit, if it is within 30 minutes, the barrier will lift to enable you to leave and there is no cost.  If it is longer than 30 minutes it is possible to pay at the exit barrier via contactless.

Aberdeen City Council have identified drop off zones for those families travelling to school by car. This information has been provided by Aberdeen City Council in accordance with the City Masterplan for the Schoolhill area. We would encourage families to use the drop off zones and accessible parking options around the campus to reduce congestion at the Schoolhill entrance.