Jersey College for Girls

Jersey College for Girls, Jersey
Address
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Mont Millais

Coordinates49°11′11″N 2°05′37″W / 49.1865°N 2.0936°W / 49.1865; -2.0936
Information
Former nameJersey Ladies' College
TypeFee paying provided school[1]
MottoNisi Dominus Frustra
(All without the Lord is in vain)
Established1880; 144 years ago (1880)
Sister schoolVictoria College, Jersey
AuthorityGovernment of Jersey, Department for Children, Young People, Education and Skills
PrincipalCarl Howarth
GenderGirls
Age11 to 18
Enrolment712
Houses6
Colour(s)   Red and grey
Rival
Close linksVictoria College, Jersey
Websitejerseycollegeforgirls.com
Jersey College for Girls

Jersey College for Girls (JCG, Jèrriais: Lé collège jèrriais pour les fil'yes) is a government-run, fee-paying, academically selective[2] secondary school for girls in Saint Saviour, Jersey. It was founded in 1880 in Saint Helier as Jersey Ladies' College. In 1887, the college moved to a purpose-built site on La Pouquelaye and in 1999, it moved again to its present site, on Mont Millais, across from Victoria College, the government fee-paying school for boys.[2]

Despite being owned by the States of Jersey, JCG charges tutition fees – of £2,284 per term in the 2022/23 school year.[3]

  1. ^ "Education (Provided Schools) (Jersey) Regulations 2005". Jersey Legal Information Board.
  2. ^ a b Education Journey in Jersey. States of Jersey (gov.je). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Fees". Jersey College for Girls. Retrieved 2022-12-12.