Aberdeen City Closed Schools This section of the archive's education records contains details of records for schools within the pre-1975 boundaries of the City of Aberdeen which had closed by 1975. LOG BOOKS The log book is a daily or weekly log or significant events which took place in the school, which the headteacher was required to keep by the annual Codes issued by the Scottish Education Department. Log books usually note the arrival, departure and absence of teachers, alterations and additions to school buildings and visits of inspectors. Extracts from inspection reports, prizes won by school teams and achievements of individual pupils may also be included. Parts or all of some log books have been closed to public inspection, as they contain sensitive information on named individuals. Closure or partial closure of a record is indicated in the list entry; please contact the City Archives for further details of the closure period. ADMISSION REGISTERS A list of pupils attending the school, arranged by date of entry. For each pupil the admission register usually notes the date of admission, name, date of birth, address and name of parent or guardian. Space provided to record the date on which the pupil left the school, and the reason for leaving, is used more rarely. Some admission registers are indexed by surname of pupils. LEFTS REGISTERS A list of pupils who attended the school, arranged by date of departure. For each pupil the lefts register usually notes the date of admission, name, date of birth, address, date of departure, number of attendances and reason for leaving. Lefts registers survive more rarely than admission registers. 1863 - 1979