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  • Among "All-Girls Schools", view the boarding schools with the oldest founding date (2018-19).
  • The "founding dates" below are the dates that schools have traditionally.
  • 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 (2018-19)

Among All-Girls Schools (out of 26 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
  • Boarding School Year Founded Grades Location
  • 1.
    Linden Hall School
    Linden Hall School Photo
    All-Girls 
    (4)
    1746
    Grades: 6-12, PG
    212 East Main Street
    Lititz, PA 17543
    (717)626-8512
  • 2.
    Emma Willard School
    Emma Willard School Photo - For Emma Girls, academics are top priority.
    All-Girls 
    (9)
    1814
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    285 Pawling Avenue
    Troy, NY 12180
    (518)833-1320
  • 3.
    St. Timothy's School
    St. Timothy's School Photo - St. Timothy's Dance program offers students the opportunity to explore and continue their progress in a variety of dance techniques, from ballet to tap to modern, regardless of skill level.
    All-Girls  (Episcopal)
    (2)
    1832
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    8400 Greenspring Avenue
    Stevenson, MD 21153
    (410)486-7401
  • 4.
    Saint Mary's School
    Saint Mary's School Photo - Students with their teacher in the newly renovated Sarah Graham Kenan Library. This inviting space is the center of intellectual life for students and faculty. It serves as a "creative commons" where students work collaboratively with classmates, work one-on-one with teachers and tutors or work individually to research assignments or just enjoy a good book or magazine.
    All-Girls  (Episcopal)
    1842
    Grades: 9-12
    900 Hillsborough Street
    Raleigh, NC 27603
    (919)424-4100
  • 5.
    Miss Porter's School
    Miss Porter's School Photo
    All-Girls 
    (5)
    1843
    Grades: 9-12
    60 Main Street
    Farmington, CT 06032
    (860)409-3530
  • 6.
    Buffalo Seminary
    Buffalo Seminary Photo - SEM student-athletes have opportunities in winter to join teams in fencing, bowling and basketball. In spring we have tennis, lacrosse, sailing and crew. In the fall we offer crew, field hockey, soccer, sailing, swimming, cross country, and golf.
    All-Girls 
    1851
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    205 Bidwell Parkway
    Buffalo, NY 14222
    (716)885-6780
  • 7.
    Grier School
    Grier School Photo
    All-Girls 
    (5)
    1853
    Grades: 7-12, PG
    2522 Grier School Road
    Tyrone, PA 16686
    (814)684-3000
  • 8.
    Oldfields School
    Oldfields School Photo
    All-Girls 
    (9)
    1867
    Grades: 8-12
    1500 Glencoe Road
    Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
    (410)472-4800
  • 9.
    Stoneleigh-Burnham School
    Stoneleigh-Burnham School Photo - Music, visual arts, theater, and dance are fully integrated into our curriculum and that means our girls are encouraged to express themselves creatively every day. We offer beginning through advanced levels in Instrumental Performance, Studio Art, Vocal Music, Music Composition, Dance, and Theater with passionate faculty members who are established artists in their own fields.
    All-Girls 
    (15)
    1869
    Grades: 7-12, PG
    574 Bernardston Road
    Greenfield, MA 01301
    (413)774-2711
  • 10.
    Academy of the Holy Family
    Academy of the Holy Family Photo - Catholic Schools Week luncheon with local senior citizens
    All-Girls  (Catholic)
    1874
    Grades: 9-12
    54 W. Main Street Box 691
    Baltic, CT 06330
    (860)822-6279
  • 11.
    Dana Hall School
    Dana Hall School Photo - Whether riding is the center of your life or a sport you've always wanted to pursue, at Dana Hall you can take the reins yourself.
    All-Girls 
    (4)
    1881
    Grades: 9-12
    45 Dana Road
    Wellesley, MA 02482
    (781)489-1331
  • 12.
    Chatham Hall
    Chatham Hall Photo - Chatham Hall offers a competitive athletic program, with nine varsity sports. We've won numerous conference championships, most recently in swimming (four years in a row!), tennis, and field hockey.
    All-Girls  (Episcopal)
    (3)
    1894
    Grades: 9-12
    800 Chatham Hall Circle
    Chatham, VA 24531
    (434)432-5516
  • 13.
    Miss Hall's School
    Miss Hall's School Photo - The Athletic Department at Miss Hall's instills in student-athletes the values of fitness, teamwork, and competition while inspiring each girl to master physical skills, envision her potential, strive to attain goals, build confidence, and experience the power of community pride.
    All-Girls 
    (3)
    1898
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    492 Holmes Road, PO Box 1166
    Pittsfield, MA 01201
    (413)499-1300
  • 14.
    Branksome Hall
    Branksome Hall Photo
    All-Girls 
    1903
    Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    10 Elm Avenue
    Toronto, Canada 00000
    (416)920-9741
  • 15.
    The Madeira School
    The Madeira School Photo - Madeira's 376-acre campus in McLean, Virginia, overlooks the Potomac River from a perch just 12 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.
    All-Girls 
    (1)
    1906
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    8328 Georgetown Pike
    McLean, VA 22102-1200
    (703)556-8273
  • 16.
    Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
    Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Photo - Situated on 19 acres, the Forest Ridge campus is home to 9 different buildings, including the Lee Theatre and Performing Arts Center and Shumway Field. In 2006, the school added a new High School building and Sacred Heart Center.
    All-Girls  (Catholic)
    1907
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 5-12, PG (day)
    4800 139th Avenue SE
    Bellevue, WA 98006
    (425)641-0700
  • 17.
    Westover School
    Westover School Photo - Life in the Dorms
    All-Girls 
    (12)
    1909
    Grades: 9-12
    1237 Whittemore Rd., P.O. Box 847
    Middlebury, CT 06762
    (203)577-4521
  • 18.
    Garrison Forest School
    Garrison Forest School Photo - G. Peter O'Neill Middle School
    All-Girls 
    1910
    Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    300 Garrison Forest Road
    Owings Mills, MD 21117
    (410)559-3111
  • 19.
    The Ethel Walker School
    The Ethel Walker School Photo
    All-Girls 
    1911
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)
    230 Bushy Hill Road
    Simsbury, CT 06070
    (860)408-4200
  • 20.
    The Hockaday School
    The Hockaday School Photo
    All-Girls 
    1913
    Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    11600 Welch Road
    Dallas, TX 75229
    (214)360-6526
  • 21.
    Foxcroft School
    Foxcroft School Photo - Foxcroft Riding
    All-Girls 
    (7)
    1914
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    P.O. Box 5555
    Middleburg, VA 20118
    (540)687-4340
  • 22.
    St. Margaret's School
    St. Margaret's School Photo - BELIEVE IN THE DIFFERENCE YOU CAN MAKE. * We respect the dignity of all people and promote compassion, forgiveness, and generosity.* Social responsibility is an important part of our purpose and inspires our students to serve others as Chapel leaders, on our Honor Council, as Student Government leaders, and by volunteering in our local community and around the world.
    All-Girls  (Episcopal)
    (5)
    1921
    Grades: 8-12, PG
    PO Box 158, 444 Water Lane
    Tappahannock, VA 22560
    (804)443-3357
  • 23.
    Santa Catalina School
    Santa Catalina School Photo - Catch the Cougar Spirit!
    All-Girls  (Catholic)
    (1)
    1950
    Grades: 9-12
    1500 Mark Thomas Drive
    Monterey, CA 93940
    (831)655-9356
  • 24.
    Purnell School
    Purnell School Photo - Students working on a History project with the help of their teacher.
    All-Girls 
    (1)
    1963
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    51 Pottersville Road, P.O. Box 500
    Pottersville, NJ 07979
    (908)439-4009
  • 25.
    River View Christian Academy
    River View Christian Academy Photo - The beautiful campus in Northern California.
    All-Girls  (Christian)
    1989
    Grades: 7-12, PG
    31500 Grape St. #326
    Lake Elsinore, CA 92532
    (800)494-2200
  • 26.
    Branksome Hall Asia
    Branksome Hall Asia Photo - Empowering through Athletics
    All-Girls 
    2012
    Grades: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    234 Global edu-ro, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si
    Jeju-do, South Korea 63644
    82649025073

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