St George's School, Edinburgh

St George's School

Motto	Trouthe and honour, fredom and curteisye
Established	1888
Type	Independent day and boarding
Headteacher	Anne Everest
Deputy Headteacher	Adrienne Armstrong, Tricia Lancaster and Andrew de Ville.
Location	Garscube Terrace Edinburgh EH12 6BG Scotland
Students	743
Gender	Girls
Ages	2–18
Website	St George's School

St George's School for Girls is an all-girls independent school situated in the Ravelston district of Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1][2]

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.

History

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.

Notable Former Pupils

• Kaye Adams, Broadcaster and Journalist
• Katie Targett-Adams, Musician and Recording Artist
• Phyllis Bone, Sculptor and first female member of the Royal Scottish Academy
• Sheila Burnford, Novelist
• Sarah Davidson, Model and Fashion Buyer^[3][4]
• Emily Dudgeon, Athlete^[5]
• Dr Cordelia Fine, Academic Psychologist and Writer^[3][6]
• Dr Ione Fine, Professor in Psychology, University of Washington^[3][7]
• Felicity Hammond, Photographer and Installation Artist^[3][8]
• Sarah McVittie, Entrepreneur^[3][9]
• Candia McWilliam, Award-winning Author
• Penny Macmillan, Journalist and Broadcaster^[3]
• Dr Doreen Miller FRCP FFOM, founder of Miller Health Management and former Chief Medical Officer at Marks & Spencer^[3][10][11]
• Amanda Mitchison, Author^[3][12]
• Annie "Spitfire" Penrose, daughter of Sir Robert McLean, Chairman of Vickers Aviation who suggested her childhood nickname for the Supermarine Spitfire^[13][3]
• Brenda Mark, Artist^[3][14]
• Lady Mary Ogilvie, Principal of St Anne's College, Oxford 1953-1966, and wife of Sir Frederick Wolff Ogilvie.^[15][3]
• Lindsay Paterson, Politician^[3][16]
• Catherine Philp Foreign Correspondent^[3]
• Kathleen Scott, Baroness Kenett, Sculptor.
• Marie Stopes, scientist, author and pioneer in the field of birth control.
• Alice Thompson, Novelist, Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize 1996
• Dr Jennifer Wallace, Director of English Studies, Peterhouse College, Cambridge^[3][17]
• Lois Weatherup, Model and Miss Scotland 2004^[3][18]
• Carol Brown Janeway, translator and editor.^[19]

Houses

There are six houses at St George's with girls first being allocated a house in Junior School. The houses are:

• Argyll
• Strathmore
• Lindsay
• Buccleuch
• Moray
• Douglas

Boarding

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. There are currently (January 2013) over 50 boarders, about 7% of the number of pupils.^[20] In March 2012, St George's School celebrated the centenary of boarding at the school^[21]

See also

• Margaret Houldsworth
• Sarah Mair
• Marie Stopes

References

1. "School of excellence: St George's School". The Scotsman (Edinburgh). 23 April 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
2. Bruce, Keith (18 May 2000). "Music Theatre The Bronze Axe, St George's School, Edinburgh". The Herald (Glasgow, Scotland: May 18, 2000). Retrieved 20 April 2010.
3. "Notable Alumnae » St George's School For Girls". Stge.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
4. "These girls are where It's at Scotland has glamorous socialites too but they are still seeking the fame to go with their fortune (From Herald Scotland)". Heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
5. "Emily Dudgeon". scotstats. 1993-03-03. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
6. "Cordelia Fine". Cordelia Fine. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
7. Suzy Freeman-Greene. "A brain strained by sexism". Theage.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
8. Alicja McCarthy. "Felicity Hammond Interview". We-heart.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
9. "One to watch: Sarah McVittie, one of the hottest woman entrepreneurs under 35". Yhponline.com. 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
11. "Miller Health Management : About Us". Millerhealth.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
12. Parry, Heather (2013-08-09). "How I Became An Author: Amanda Mitchison". Scottish Book Trust. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
13. "Annie Penrose". Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
14. "Brenda Mark (Philipson), 1922 - 1960: 'Going to the Garden Party' − Sir Robin Philipson − p − Artists A-Z − Online Collection − Collection − National Galleries of Scotland". Nationalgalleries.org. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
15. "St Anne's College, Oxford > About the College > Mary Ogilvie (1953-66)". St-annes.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
17. "Dr Jennifer Wallace | Peterhouse Cambridge". Pet.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
18. Hello. "23 Lois Weatherup". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
19. "Carol Brown engaged to William H. Janeway". The New York Times. June 6, 1969. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
20. "Scotland's Boarding Schools", Scottish Field (Edinburgh), February 2013, p. 117, retrieved 27 January 2013
21. "Boarding Centenary", The OGA (Old Girls' Association annual magazine) (Edinburgh), December 2012, pp. 6–13

External links

• School Website
• Profile on the ISC website
• Profile on MyDaughter

Coordinates: 55°57′00″N 3°14′00″W / 55.95000°N 3.23333°W