Oldest Founding Date
Among "All-Girls Schools," view the five boarding schools with the "oldest founding date." First, some important notes:

  • The "founding dates" below are the dates that schools have traditionally listed as the official year of their founding.

  • Note that the definition of "founding date" may differ slightly from school to school (e.g., whether it selects the year the school first received its charter or the year it first admitted students - regardless, the differences between the two are often small)

Oldest Founding Date:

Among All-Girls Schools (out of 28 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range) * Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School
School Type
Grades*
Year Founded
1.  Linden HallAll-Girls
   6-12, PG
1746
2.  Salem AcademyAll-Girls
   9-12
1772
3.  Emma Willard SchoolAll-Girls
   9-12, PG
1814
4.  Saint Mary's SchoolAll-Girls
   9-12
1842
5.  Miss Porter's SchoolAll-Girls
   9-12, PG
1843

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range) * Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School
School Type
Grades*
Year Founded
6.  Stuart Hall SchoolAll-Girls
   8-12
1844
7.  Grier SchoolAll-Girls
   7-12, PG
1853
8.  San Domenico SchoolAll-Girls
   9-12
1865
9.-10.  The Bishop Strachan SchoolAll-Girls
   7-12
1867
9.-10. Oldfields SchoolAll-Girls
   8-12, PG
1867
11. Stoneleigh-Burnham SchoolAll-Girls
   7-12, PG
1869
12. Academy of the Holy FamilyAll-Girls
   9-12, PG
1874
13. Dana Hall SchoolAll-Girls
   9-12
1881
14. St. Timothy's SchoolAll-Girls
   9-12, PG
1882
15. Annie Wright SchoolAll-Girls
   9-12
1884
16.-17. Chatham HallAll-Girls
   9-12
1894
16.-17. Havergal CollegeAll-Girls
   9-12
1894
18. Miss Hall's SchoolAll-Girls
   9-12
1898
19. The Madeira SchoolAll-Girls
   9-12
1906
20. Westover SchoolAll-Girls
   9-12
1909
21. Garrison Forest SchoolAll-Girls
   8-12
1910
22. The Ethel Walker SchoolAll-Girls
   9-12
1911
23. The Hockaday SchoolAll-Girls
   8-12
1913
24. Foxcroft SchoolAll-Girls
   9-12
1914
25. St. Margaret's SchoolAll-Girls
   8-12
1921
26. Brenau AcademyAll-Girls
   9-12, PG
1928
27. Flintridge Sacred Heart AcademyAll-Girls
   9-12
1931
28. Santa Catalina SchoolAll-Girls
   9-12
1950
29. Purnell SchoolAll-Girls
   9-12
1963


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