The Ladies' College, Guernsey

The Ladies' College
Address
Map
Les Gravees

Saint Peter Port
,
GY1 1RW

Guernsey
Coordinates49°27′25″N 2°32′56″W / 49.457°N 2.549°W / 49.457; -2.549
Information
TypePrivate day school
MottoFrench: Fais ce que dois advienne que pourra[1]
(Do what is right come what may)
Religious affiliation(s)Non-denominational Christian[2]
Established1872; 152 years ago (1872)
Local authorityGuernsey Offshore Establishments
Department for Education URN132526 Tables
PrincipalDaniele Harford-Fox
GenderGirls
Age range11–18[2]
Enrolment395 (2016)[2]
Houses
  • Brock
  • Carey
  • Durand
  • de Sausmarez
Colour(s)Green and navy   
PublicationIlex
School fees£4,670 per term (2023/2024)[3]
AffiliationGirls' Schools Association
Websitewww.ladiescollege.com

The Ladies' College is an independent day school for girls in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey. The school was founded on 10 October 1872 in order to provide academic education to girls on the island and was modelled after Cheltenham Ladies' College.[4] As a member of the Girls' Schools Association (GSA), it is a public school in the British sense of the term.[5]

The school has around 400 girls aged 11 to 18, and provides a coeducational sixth form in partnership with the nearby Elizabeth College.[2] An associated preparatory school, Melrose, was opened in 1949 on the same site as the school. As a selective school, prospective pupils must pass an entrance exam to be offered a place, although the school accepts pupils from a wide ability range. The school charges £4,670 per term, with three terms per academic year, as of 2023/2024.

  1. ^ "Our Aims". Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Inspection report on The Ladies' College, 2016" (PDF). ladiescollege.com. Independent Schools Inspectorate. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Fees 2023/24". ladiescollege.com. The Ladies' College. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ Backhurst, Marie-Louise (2011). Tracing Your Channel Islands Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781783373215.
  5. ^ "GSA - The Ladies' College". gsa.uk.com. Girls' Schools Association (GSA). Retrieved 18 December 2019.