Crofton House School

Crofton House School, located in the neighbourhood of Kerrisdale in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a private university-preparatory school for girls that is tied for third place in the Fraser Institute's rankings of schools in British Columbia.[1]

Crofton House School
Address
3200 West 41st Avenue

Vancouver
,
British Columbia
,
V6N 3E1

Canada
Coordinates49.2345°N 123.1770°W / 49.2345; -123.1770
Information
School typeIndependent
Motto"Servabo Fidem"
("Keep the Faith")
Founded1898
Head of SchoolEna Harrop
GradesK–12
Enrollment708
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Navy, Green and White             
MascotFalcon
Team nameCrofton Falcons
SymbolIvy leaf
Websitewww.croftonhouse.ca
Last updated: October 9, 2018

History
Crofton House Senior School in May 2017

Crofton House School was founded in 1898 by the Gordon sisters, Miss Jessie Gordon and Miss Mary Gordon, in their father's home on Georgia Street with just four girls. Three years later, in 1901, the school moved to the corner of Jervis and Nelson in the West End. The name Crofton House was suggested by memories of the "Crofton Cottages" just outside Cambridge. The ivy leaf, the emblem of the Gordon clan, was chosen as the school emblem, and the motto became "servabo fidem" (I will keep the faith). Crofton was a boarding school until 1990. The old boarding house is now used as the main administrative building, called "The Old Residence".

In 1937, the Misses Gordon retired and Crofton House School became an educational trust. Miss Sara E.G. Macdonald became Headmistress and in 1942 the school moved to the present 10-acre (4 ha) site on West 41st Avenue in Kerrisdale. On the day of its 90th birthday the school received its own coat of arms, granted by the Lord Lyon. To mark this occasion the Rev. Dr. T. Herbert O'Driscoll wrote a hymn for the school, "We Thank You Lord For all the Years".


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References
  1. "Crofton House Vancouver British Columbia Academic school ranking". britishcolumbia.compareschoolrankings.org. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  2. "Lauren Wilkinson '07: The Journey to Success". Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Crofton House School. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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