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Queen Ethelburga's College |
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| Type Co-Educational Student Numbers Approximately 340 Age Range 8 - 18 years Location |
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In the county of Yorkshire, between Harrogate and York, approximately
3 hours by road from London, and 4.5 hours from Bournemouth.
Nearest town: Harrogate / York
Nearest railway station: York (15 minutes from the school)
Local airport: Leeds/Bradford (50 minutes from the school)
The School
Queen Ethelburga's College was founded in 1912 and the school campus is situated in 40 hectares of grounds of the Thorpe Underwood Hall estate, formerly a retreat for the monks of the monastery of Fountains Abbey. The school's facilities are superb, comprising excellent teaching rooms with well equipped science, computer and home economics departments, boarding houses of a very high standard, an equestrian centre, indoor swimming pool with sauna and solarium, tennis courts, sports pitches, gymnasium and fitness centre.
Academic Profile
| Years 7 - 9 | A broad-based programme comprising lessons in the Arts, Careers, English, Humanities, Information Technology, Languages, Maths, Music, Sciences, Sport. |
| Years 10 - 11 | Most girls study for 8 GCSE's from Art & Design, Business Studies, Classical Civilisation, Drama, English, English Literature, French, Geography, German, History, Home Economics, Information Studies, Latin, Maths, Music, Physical Education, Spanish, Science. There is also a short course Religious Education option plus general lessons in Information Technology, Physical Education and Personal & Social Education. |
| VIth Form | 3 - 5 "A" levels may be taken from Art & Design, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Classical Civilisation, English Language, English Literature, French, Further Maths, General Studies, Geography, German, History, Information Systems, Maths, Music, Performing Arts, Physics, Religious Studies, Spanish. Some subjects may be taken at "AS" level and there are also courses in Cookery, Horse Instructor Preparatory Certificate, Information Technology and Nursery Nursing. |
Special Features
Accommodation
Younger girls are accommodated 8 to a room, but later on graduate to twin and then single rooms. All rooms have a telephone, television/video, music centre, tea/coffee making facilities and hair dryer.
Fees and Extras
Registration fee - £195
| Fees | Year 7 | Years 8 - 11 | Years 12 - 13 |
| School fee per term | £7,584 | £8,159 | £8,965 |
| School fee per year | £22,752 | £24,477 | £26,895 |
| Security deposit | £7,584 | £8,159 | £8,965 |
Deposit for extras - £1,500
School uniform - £400
Personal Accident insurance - free
Belongings insurance - none
Fees protection insurance - none
Extra English per term - 4 lessons per week free
Bedding to provide: sheets, duvet cover, towels
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