Hockaday School
| The Hockaday School | |
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Virtus Scientia
Virtue through knowledge
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| Address | |
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11600 Welch Road Dallas, Texas 75229 United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°54′27″N 96°49′38″W / 32.907400°N 96.827190°WCoordinates: 32°54′27″N 96°49′38″W / 32.907400°N 96.827190°W |
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| Type | Private, Day & Boarding, College-prep |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Non-sectarian |
| Established | 1913 |
| Founder | Ela Hockaday |
| Headmistress | Dr. Karen Warren Coleman |
| Faculty | 118 |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Number of students | 1,087 |
| Campus | 100 acres (0.40 km2) |
| Athletics conference | SPC |
| Sports | 13 sports teams |
| Mascot | Unicorn |
| Endowment | $122 million |
| Tuition | $22,170 - $27,095 |
| Brother schools | |
| Website | www |
The Hockaday School is an independent, secular, college preparatory day and boarding school for girls located in Dallas, Texas, USA. The boarding school is for girls in grades 8–12 and the day school is from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. The Hockaday School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest.
The School was founded in 1913 by Ela Hockaday in response to parental demand for a preparatory day school for girls. She added a junior college in 1931 which operated until 1951. The first class consisted of only ten students. Sarah Trent was one of the first teachers at the school and was influential in its development. As of the 1940 census, Ela Hockaday was living at the school that was located in the block between 5601 Bonita and 2407 Greenvile Avenue in Dallas.
Hockaday founded her school on four cornerstones that were to form the basis of the students' educations: character, courtesy, scholarship, and athletics. Today, the Founder's Day award is the most noteworthy award a graduating senior can receive; the honor is given to young women who best exemplify these four cornerstones.
Hockaday has occupied its campus in a residential area of northwest Dallas since 1961. The enrollment is approximately 1000 students from pre-K to 12, about 450 in the Upper School. The student to faculty ratio is approximately 10:1. Hockaday students enjoy also a 100% acceptance rate to college.
The school colors are forest green and white, and the current school uniform for Upper and Middle School consists of saddle-oxfords, white dress shirts or polo shirts, and a uniform green and white plaid skirt. Green blazers are added on "dress uniform days" for grades 5 – 11, while seniors gain the privilege of wearing white blazers. It is viewed as a rite of passage to earn one's white blazer, along with the senior ring, at the end of junior year. The Lower School Uniform, for Pre-K to 3rd graders, consists of a white blouse and dark green jumper worn over dark green shorts. 4th graders wear an Oxford shirt and a green and white windowpane plaid kilt.
The school crest bears a unicorn and has been considered the official mascot for nearly 100 years. The daisy has always been a part of Hockaday's history but it wasn't until the 1980s that the "killer daisy" was adopted as a secondary mascot. Students are frequently referred to as Hockadaisies.
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