Bishopslea Preparatory School

Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls (or Bishopslea) is an all-female independent, preparatory, boarding and day school in Harare, Zimbabwe. The school was founded in 1932 as Bishop's Lea, St Mary's Diocesan Preparatory School by the Rt. Rev. Edward Paget at the grounds of the Anglican Cathedral in Harare.^[2]

Bishopslea Preparatory School for Girls
Address
Bishop Gaul Avenue, Belvedere Harare Zimbabwe
Coordinates	17°49′14.7518″S 31°01′17.5764″E
Information
Type	Independent, preparatory, boarding and day school
Motto	Ecce Ancilla Domini (Latin: Behold the handmaiden of the Lord)
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1932
Founder	Rt Rev. E. F. Paget
Oversight	Ruzawi Schools (Pvt) Ltd
Headmaster	Richard Crook
Gender	Girls
Age	4 to 12
Number of pupils	387 (2015)[1]
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	4
Tuition	US$1,900.00 (day) US$3,450.00 (boarding) [a]
Affiliations	ATS CHISZ
Website	www.bishopslea.com
Termly fees, the year has 3 terms.[1]

Bishopslea Preparatory School is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Head is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).^[3]

Sport

The following sporting disciplines are offered at Bishopslea: athletics,^[4] hockey,^[5] netball,^[6] swimming^[7] and tennis.^[8]

Houses

Bishopslea has a house system consisting of four houses which are Beaven, Gaul, Knight-Bruce, Paget.^[2] The houses and the house colour are

• Knight-Bruce—Yellow
• Gaul—Green
• Beaven—Red
• Paget—Purple

The houses are named after Bishops Frederic Beaven, William Gaul, George Knight-Bruce and Edward Paget.^[2]

Notable alumnae

• Elana Hill - Zimbabwean rower

See also

• List of schools in Zimbabwe
• Education in Zimbabwe