St Mary's School, Colchester
 | |
| Motto |
Latin: Scientia et veritas (Knowledge and truth) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1908 |
| Type | Independent day school |
| Headmistress | Mrs H. Vipond |
| Founder | A Woman? |
| Location |
91 Lexden Road Colchester Essex CO3 3RB[1] United Kingdom 51°53′18″N 0°52′42″E / 51.8884°N 0.8784°ECoordinates: 51°53′18″N 0°52′42″E / 51.8884°N 0.8784°E |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Students | 400~ |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 2–16 |
| Houses |
Abbeygate Headgate Balkerngate Schergate |
| Website | St Mary's School |
St Mary’s School is an independent day school for girls in Colchester, Essex, England. St Mary's is a member of the Girls' Schools Association and the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools.
Motto and Houses
The school's motto, Scientia et Veritas, translates from Latin as Knowledge and Truth.
St Mary's pupils are allocated to Houses for which they try to gain house points to win various awards and trophies. The Houses are named after some of the historical gates of Colchester:
- Abbeygate (green)
- Balkernegate (blue)
- Headgate (yellow)
- Scheregate (red)
History
The School use to be a mixed school containing both boys and girls until it was changed to an independent single sex girls school.
References
- ↑ Contact Archived March 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- St. Mary's School
- Profile on the ISC website
- Profile on MyDaughter
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