Bloomfield Collegiate School
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Bloomfield Collegiate School is a controlled grammar school for girls in Ballyhackamore in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1]
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Christine Bleakley,[3] television presenter
- Gemma Garrett,[4] Miss Great Britain 2008
- Thaddea Graham,[5] actress
- Naomi Long,[6] prominent politician in Northern Ireland (leader of the Alliance Party, and elected to various positions)
- Joan Lingard,[7] novelist
- Elaine Shemilt,[8] artist and university professor
References
[edit]- ^ "Bloomfield Collegiate School Website". Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Bloomfield Collegiate School History". Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ Smith, Ryan (28 March 2017). "Which Belfast schools did these celebrities go to?". belfastlive. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "People thought Gemma Garrett looked great as Miss GB, but she was 'binge drinking, going on crash diets and so unhealthy'". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ McNeilly, Claire (24 September 2020). "Young Northern Ireland actress Thaddea Graham the star of new BBC drama Us". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Graham, Seanín (4 December 2017). "Alliance Party leader Naomi Long lifts lid on illness she hid for 20 years, in hope of helping others". The Irish News. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Joan Lingard". Culture Northern Ireland. 21 July 2005. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "SSA". archive.is. 11 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
External links
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