Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls | |
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Address | |
Bishop Gaul Avenue, Belvedere Harare Zimbabwe |
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Coordinates | 17°49′14.7518″S 31°01′17.5764″E / 17.820764389°S 31.021549000°ECoordinates: 17°49′14.7518″S 31°01′17.5764″E / 17.820764389°S 31.021549000°E |
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Type | Independent, preparatory, boarding and day school |
Motto |
Ecce Ancilla Domini (Latin: Behold the handmaiden of the Lord) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established | 1932 |
Founder | Rt Rev. E. F. Paget |
Oversight | Ruzawi Schools (Pvt) Ltd |
Headmaster | Richard Crook |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 6 to 12 |
Pupils | 387 (2015) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Houses | 4 |
Tuition |
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Affiliations | |
Website | www |
Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls (or Bishopslea) is an all-female independent, preparatory, boarding and day school in Harare, Zimbabwe. The school was founded in 1932 as Bishop’s Lea, St Mary’s Diocesan Preparatory School by the Rt. Rev. Edward Paget at the grounds of the Anglican Cathedral in Harare.
Bishopslea Preparatory School is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Head is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).
The following sporting disciplines are offered at Bishopslea: athletics,hockey,netball,swimming and tennis.
Bishopslea has a house system consisting of four houses which are Beaven, Gaul, Knight-Bruce, Paget. The houses and the house colour are
The houses are named after Bishops Frederic Beaven, William Gaul, George Knight-Bruce and Edward Paget.