Crofton House School

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Crofton House School
Address
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3200 West 41st Avenue Vancouver , British Columbia , V6N 3E1 Canada
Coordinates	49°14′04″N 123°10′37″W / 49.2345°N 123.1770°W / 49.2345; -123.1770
Information
School type	Independent
Motto	"Servabo Fidem" ("Keep the Faith")
Founded	1898
Head of School	Ena Harrop
Grades	K–12
Enrollment	708
Language	English
Colour(s)	Navy, Green and White
Mascot	Falcon
Team name	Crofton Falcons
Symbol	Ivy leaf
Website	www.croftonhouse.ca
Last updated: October 9, 2018

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 first place in the Fraser Institute's rankings of schools in British Columbia.^[1]

History[]

Crofton House Senior School in May 2017

Crofton House School was founded in 1898 by educational pioneers, the Gordon sisters, LL.D. and Mary Gordon.

The school was founded in the Gordons' family home on Georgia Street, Vancouver, with just four girls. Three years later, in 1901, the school moved to the corner of Jervis and Nelson in the West End.

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".

Notable alumnae[]

• Lauren Wilkinson, Olympic medalist, Rowing^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Crofton House School