St George's School, Edinburgh
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| Motto | Trouthe and honour, fredom and curteisye |
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| Established | 1888 |
| Type | Independent day and boarding |
| Headteacher | Alex Hems |
| Deputy Headteacher | Adrienne Armstrong |
| Founder | Dame Sarah Mair |
| Location |
Garscube Terrace Edinburgh EH12 6BG Scotland |
| Students | 800 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 2–18 |
| Colours | Red, Navy, White |
| Website | www |
St George's School for Girls is an all-girls independent school situated in the Ravelston district of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Until Session 2012/2013 the School's curriculum was based on the Scottish education system but incorporating aspects of the English education system. For example, GCSE Art was preferred and some A-Levels were available in sixth form. However, after the implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence, St George's chose to move entirely to the English system.
In 1876, some members of the Edinburgh Association for the University Education of Women began St George’s Hall Classes to provide teaching up to university entrance level, either by attendance in Edinburgh or by correspondence courses. In 1886 they started the first teacher training college in Scotland for women teachers in secondary schools. In 1888, they opened St George’s High School in a converted house in Melville Street in the centre of Edinburgh. It had only fifty pupils. Four years later, Scottish universities finally began admitting women, and some St George’s students were among the first female University of Edinburgh graduates. By 1914, numbers had swelled to over three hundred, so the school was moved to a new, purpose built school on its present site in Ravelston.
There are six houses at St George's with girls first being allocated a house in Junior School. The houses are:
The girls from the ages of nine to eighteen live in Houldsworth House on the edge of the school grounds. The girls play an active part within the house, the student Head of Boarding being elected by the boarders themselves. As of January 2013[update] the school had more than 50 boarders, about 7% of the number of pupils. In March 2012, St George's School celebrated the centenary of boarding at the school
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