Leeds Girls' High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Leeds Girls' High School

motto = "Age Quod Agis"
type = Independent all-female
city = Leeds
country = England
established = 1897
grades = Kindergarten-Sixth Form
head_label = Headmistress
head = Sue Fishburn
students = 1,000 (approx) Leeds Girls' High School (LGHS) is an independent, selective school for girls aged 3-18 in Leeds. The school was officially merged with Leeds Grammar School to form the Grammar School at Leeds in 2005; the merger process is to be completed in 2008. For more information see GSAL.

The school has three sections.
*Rose court: 3 - 7 year olds
*Ford House: 7 - 11 years olds
*Senior School: 11 - 19 years olds

The school motto is 'Age Quod Agis', which translates as 'do what you do'. Whilst seemingly tautological at first glance, it is in fact a corruption of the Biblical exhortation, "whatsoever thy turn thy hand to, do it with all thy might". Leeds Girls' High School has many notable alumni.

Leeds Girls' High School is one of the highest performing schools within the Leeds area, achieving top results at both GCSE and A Level. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/03/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/383_6111.stm]

Houses

The School is divided into four Houses, named after the four patron saints of the UK - Andrew, David, George and Patrick. Girls are placed into the Houses at random. There are various House competitions throughout the year, mainly sports and arts orientated, the main one being the House Music Competition, which occurs in the Spring Term. However this has now been extended so that one of the four houses will now receive a the end of year House Cup. House Spirit is competitive. Siblings will be entered into the same house immediately when entering the school.

lghs was reallygood but now gsalis even better !!!!

luv u gsal !!!!!

Notable Alumnae

*Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones, former BBC Governor

Merger With Leeds Grammar School

The school administration took over Leeds Girls' High School in August 2005, however the schools will not physically merge until September 2008. At that time the Senior School (ages 11-18) and Junior School (ages 7-11) will remain at their present Alwoodley Site. The Infant School will move to the former LGHS site at Headingley alongside a new Nursery School. The merged school will be called the Grammar School at Leeds. The main Senior School site of Leeds Girls' High School will be sold to a private developer. Classes for girls and boys between the ages of 11 and 16 will remain segregated, but all extracurricular activities will be mixed.

Naturally there has been controversy and speculation surrounding the event, concerning the increased levels of traffic around the Alwoodley site, the new purple uniform and in some opinions, the loss of the school's (particularly Leeds Girls' High School's) heritage. The much loved music and drama centre situated on Headingley Lane known as the Elinor Lupton Centre will be sold due to the physical merger. The ELC is supposedly haunted with a ghost of a girl who sheltered there during the war. Two members of staff at LGHS have sighted it and many have heard it.

External links

* [http://www.gsal.org.uk/ The Grammar School at Leeds site]