Bishopslea Preparatory School

Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls
Location
Bishop Gaul Avenue, Belvedere Harare Zimbabwe
Coordinates	17°49′14.7518″S31°01′17.5764″E / 17.820764389°S 31.021549000°E / -17.820764389; 31.021549000
Information
Type	Independent, preparatory, boarding and day school
Motto	Ecce ancilla Domini (Latin: Behold the handmaid of the Lord)
Religious affiliation	Christianity
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1932
Founder	Rt Rev. E. F. Paget
Gender	Girls
Age	4to 12
Number of pupils	387 (2015) [1]
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	4
Affiliations	ATS CHISZ
Website	Official 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

• Elana Hill, rower

See also

• List of schools in Zimbabwe
• Education in Zimbabwe

References

1. "Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls (Schools Directory entry)". ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
2. "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.

External links

• Official website
• Bishopslea profile (ATS CHISZ directory)