Bishopslea Preparatory School

Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls
Location
Bishop Gaul Avenue, Belvedere

Harare

Zimbabwe
Coordinates17°49′14.7518″S 31°01′17.5764″E / 17.820764389°S 31.021549000°E / -17.820764389; 31.021549000
Information
TypeIndependent, preparatory, boarding and day school
MottoEcce ancilla Domini
(Latin: Behold the handmaid of the Lord)
Religious affiliationChristianity
DenominationAnglican
Established1932
FounderRt Rev. E. F. Paget
GenderGirls
Age4 to 12
Number of pupils387 (2015)[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Houses4
Affiliations
WebsiteOfficial website

Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls (commonly 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 Rt. Rev. Edward Paget on the grounds of the Anglican Cathedral in Harare.[2]

Organisation

Bishopslea is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS), and its head is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).[3]

Sport

Sports offered by the school include athletics, hockey, netball, swimming and tennis.[4][5][6][7][8]

Houses

Bishopslea has a house system consisting of four houses: Beaven, Gaul, Knight-Bruce and Paget.[2] The associated house colours are:

  • Knight-Bruce — Yellow
  • Gaul — Green
  • Beaven — Red
  • Paget — Purple

The houses are named after bishops Frederic Beaven, William Gaul, George Knight-Bruce and Edward Paget.[2]

Notable alumnae

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls (Schools Directory entry)". ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "History of Bishopslea". Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  3. ^ "ATS CHISZ: Primary schools directory". ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Athletics". Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Hockey". Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Netball". Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Swimming". Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Tennis". Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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