St Leonards School

St Leonards School
Location
Map
St Andrews
,
Fife
,
KY16 9QJ

Scotland
Coordinates56°20′20″N 2°47′25″W / 56.3390°N 2.7904°W / 56.3390; -2.7904
Information
Former namesSt Andrews School for Girls, St Leonards and St Katharines School
Type
MottoLatin: Ad Vitam
(For Life)
Established1877; 147 years ago (1877)
FoundersProfessors from the University of St Andrews, including Lewis Campbell[1]
ChairColonel Martin Passmore
HeadSimon Brian
GenderCo-educational
Age range5–18
Enrolment565
HousesBishopshall, Ollerenshaw, St Rule
Colour(s)   Red and navy
PublicationThe Gazette
School fees
  • £9,552–£15,474 (day) (pa)
  • £24,651–£37,452 (boarding) (pa)
AlumniSeniors
Websitewww.stleonards-fife.org

St Leonards School is a co-educational private boarding and day school for pupils aged 4–19 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.[2] Founded in 1877 as St Andrews School for Girls Company, it adopted the St Leonards name upon moving to its current premises, the site formerly occupied by the University of St Andrews’ St Leonard's College, in 1883.

The school emerged from the St Andrews Ladies' Educational Association which was established in 1868.[3] One of the school's founders was Lewis Campbell, chairman of the college council for many years and a Classics professor at St Andrews University who advocated for higher education for women.[4] Consequently, from its earliest days, the college's senior students were encouraged to prepare to matriculate[5] and enjoyed close links with various courses offered at the University of St Andrews; in 1892, the Fifeshire Journal asked its readers: "Who is to enjoy the proud distinction of being the first matriculated girl-student of St Andrews?"[6][7][8] St Leonards remained an all-girls school until 1999, upon which it became fully co-educational.[9] As an IB World School,[10] St Leonards offers the International Baccalaureate's Primary Years, Middle Years, Career-related and Diploma programmes alongside the English-system GCSE/IGCSE.[11] It is one of only two schools in Scotland to teach an IB curriculum throughout.[12]

  1. ^ Craik, E. (18 August 2014). "Professor Lewis Campbell". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 13 February 2022. Emeritus Professor of Greek, University of St Andrews...advocated higher education for women. As to the latter, he was closely involved in the foundation of St Leonard's School for women and was the chairman of the school council for many years.
  2. ^ "St Leonards School, St Andrews". The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ Campbell, Lewis (1887). Speculum Universitatis [St Andrews and Girton]. pp. 84–87. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. ^ Craik, E. (18 August 2014). "Professor Lewis Campell". E.M.Craik, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 13 February 2022. Emeritus Professor of Greek, University of St Andrews...advocated higher education for women. As to the latter, he was closely involved in the foundation of St Leonard's School for women and was the chairman of the school council for many years.
  5. ^ Bierman, J. (2000). Fire In The Night. Pan. ISBN 1743511353. Retrieved 28 September 2021. ...she to her matriculation studies at St Leonard's School for Girls in Fife...
  6. ^ "Point-to-Point Races". Fifeshire Journal Fife, Scotland. 17 March 1892. Retrieved 19 March 2022. ...question. Who in St Andrews is going to have the honour of first finding houseroom for the girl-graduates that are to be? To which this also may be tagged on—Who is to enjoy the proud distinction of being the first matriculated girl-student of St Andrews!
  7. ^ Smith, Elizabeth Margaret (2014). "TO WALK UPON THE GRASS: THE IMPACT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS' LADY LITERATE IN ARTS, 1877–1892" (PDF). St Andrews Research Repository (PDF,2.3 MB). p. 37. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. ^ "History". St Leonards. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  9. ^ "St Leonards School Prospectus 2019–20" (PDF). St Leonards. p. 65. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. ^ "St Leonards School". International Baccalaureate. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Curriculum". St Leonards. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  12. ^ Gordon, Katy (4 September 2016). "A lesson over Lunch". The Courier. Retrieved 1 April 2020.