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Bloomfield Collegiate School

Coordinates: 54°35′39″N 5°51′52″W / 54.5941°N 5.8645°W / 54.5941; -5.8645
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Bloomfield Collegiate School is a controlled grammar school for girls in Ballyhackamore in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1]

History

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Bloomfield was founded in 1905, one of a number of private school foundations of that era. It was originally proprietary (owned by the headmistress), co-educational, and accepted boarding students. It discontinued co-education in 1915.[2]

House system

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Bloomfield has a house system consisting of four houses named after previous headmistresses: Clarke, Curran, Spencer and Walker. The houses are each represented by four colors: blue (Clarke), red (Curran), green (Spencer), and yellow (Walker).

Notable former pupils

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References

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  1. ^ "Bloomfield Collegiate School Website". Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Bloomfield Collegiate School History". Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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  8. ^ "SSA". archive.is. 11 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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54°35′39″N 5°51′52″W / 54.5941°N 5.8645°W / 54.5941; -5.8645