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Reference NoED/GR6S/A20
Accession No 88
444
TitleRecords of Culter School (Peterculter Parish, now Aberdeen)
DescriptionED/GR6S/A20/1 Log Books (1873 - 2002)
ED/GR6S/A20/2 Admission Registers (1907 - 1999)
ED/GR6S/A20/3 Summary Registers (1999-2001)
ED/GR6S/A20/4 Official Letters (1892 - 1917)
ED/GR6S/A20/5 Lefts Registers (1977 - 2007)
ED/GR6S/A20/6 Miscellaneous Records (1962 - 1996)
Date1873 - 2007
CreatorCulter School, formerly known as Craigton School.
Extent29 volumes, 2 items
​Open or Restricted AccessRestricted
Access ConditionsThe Data Protection Act may apply to these records. The records can be consulted in person or by a representative following completion of an access request form subject to conditions under the Data Protection Act (1998).
Administrative HistoryThe school was originally known as Craigton School and was on School Road, Peterculter, Aberdeen.. On 22 June 1926 the name changed to Culter Higher Grade Public School.

The secondary department of the school closed in 1966: secondary pupils moved to Cults Academy.

Head Teachers:-
John Smith 15 Oct 1873 - 26 May 1877 (retired)
Allan Salmond 30 May 1877 - 22 June 1882
James Reid 25 June 1883 - 12 Feb 1892
D A Farquhar 14 March 1892 - 26 June 1925
John Macdonald 18 August 1925 - 4 July 1941 (from Methlick, retired)
Peter Campbell 28 July 1941 - 2 July 1954
J S McPherson 24 August 1954
Unknown
Graeme Traill 21 October 1991 (from Cults Academy)

The earlier log books for the school have not been deposited with the archives and are presumed missing
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