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Among "All-Girls Schools", view the boarding schools with the oldest founding date (2021-22).
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 (2021-22)

Among All-Girls Schools (out of 22 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
  • Boarding School Year Founded Grades Location
  • 1.Rank: #1
    Emma Willard School
    Emma Willard School Photo
    All-Girls 
    (9)
    1814
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    285 Pawling Avenue
    Troy, NY 12180
    (518) 833-1320
  • 2.Rank: #2
    St. Timothy's School
    St. Timothy's School Photo - Completed in 2012, Dixon Hall is our state-of-the-art academic building. The technology-rich facility features the Taft Lecture Hall, the Coleman World Languages and Cultures Center, and a Center for Learning and Teaching.
    All-Girls  (Episcopal)
    (2)
    1832
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    8400 Greenspring Avenue
    Stevenson, MD 21153
    (410) 486-7401
  • 3.Rank: #3
    Saint Mary's School
    Saint Mary's School Photo - Saint Mary's School offers a historic, 23-acre campus in the heart of Raleigh, North Carolina, and is only minutes from the renowned Research Triangle. Its unique location provides a vibrant 24/7 campus with unlimited opportunities for learning both on and off campus.
    All-Girls  (Episcopal)
    (1)
    1842
    Grades: 9-12
    900 Hillsborough Street
    Raleigh, NC 27603
    (919) 424-4100
  • 4.Rank: #4
    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
  • 5.Rank: #5
    Buffalo Seminary
    Buffalo Seminary Photo - Our oldest tradition may be forward thinking but we are anchored in many other traditions too. Roses and white dresses for commencement. Our Social & Academic Honor Code. Morning Meeting to start the day. ..
    All-Girls 
    1851
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    205 Bidwell Parkway
    Buffalo, NY 14222
    (716) 885-6780
  • 6.Rank: #6
    Grier School
    Grier School Photo
    All-Girls 
    (6)
    1853
    Grades: 7-12, PG
    2522 Grier School Road
    Tyrone, PA 16686
    (814) 684-3000
  • 7.Rank: #7
    Oldfields School
    Oldfields School Photo - Oldfields School`s Mission is to embrace each student`s authentic self, educate through collaboration, empower the individual voice, and inspire confidence and continual growth, leading to a life of purpose.
    All-Girls 
    (12)
    1867
    Grades: 8-12
    1500 Glencoe Road
    Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
    (443) 662-1050
  • 8.Rank: #8
    Stoneleigh-Burnham School
    Stoneleigh-Burnham School Photo - Our challenging and supportive learning environment encourages appropriate risk-taking by providing a safe space for making mistakes. Stoneleigh-Burnham School offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme.
    All-Girls 
    (15)
    1869
    Grades: 7-12, PG
    574 Bernardston Road
    Greenfield, MA 01301
    (413) 774-2711
  • 9.Rank: #9
    Academy of the Holy Family
    Academy of the Holy Family Photo - School year 2020-2021
    All-Girls  (Catholic)
    1874
    Grades: 9-12
    54 W. Main Street Box 691
    Baltic, CT 06330
    (860) 822-6279
  • 10.Rank: #10
    Dana Hall School
    Dana Hall School Photo - The Dana Hall Dragons are ready to roar.
    All-Girls 
    (6)
    1881
    Grades: 9-12 | 5-12 (day)
    45 Dana Road
    Wellesley, MA 02482
    (781) 489-1331
  • 11.Rank: #11
    Chatham Hall
    Chatham Hall Photo - Chatham Hall's campus was built to promote community and collaboration.
    All-Girls  (Episcopal)
    (4)
    1894
    Grades: 9-12
    800 Chatham Hall Circle
    Chatham, VA 24531
    (434) 432-5516
  • 12.Rank: #12
    Miss Hall's School
    Miss Hall's School Photo - A talented, supportive community of learners awaits you at MHS. Our faculty are dedicated mentors who are passionate about their subjects and creative in their teaching, unafraid to ditch the textbook in favor of collaborative, project-based learning.
    All-Girls 
    (4)
    1898
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    492 Holmes Road
    Pittsfield, MA 01201
    (413) 499-1300
  • 13.Rank: #13
    Branksome Hall
    Branksome Hall Photo
    All-Girls 
    1903
    Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    10 Elm Avenue
    Toronto, Canada m4w 1n4
    (416) 920-9741
  • 14.Rank: #14
    The Madeira School
    The Madeira School Photo - Capitol Hill internships in the offices of senators and representatives are a hallmark of the junior year at Madeira
    All-Girls 
    (2)
    1906
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    8328 Georgetown Pike
    McLean, VA 22102-1200
    (703) 556-8273
  • 15.Rank: #15
    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: 8-12 | 5-12 (day)
    4800 139th Avenue SE
    Bellevue, WA 98006
    (425) 641-0700
  • 16.Rank: #16
    Westover School
    Westover School Photo
    All-Girls 
    (12)
    1909
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    1237 Whittemore Rd.
    Middlebury, CT 06762
    (203) 577-4521
  • 17.Rank: #17
    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
  • 18.Rank: #18
    The Ethel Walker School
    The Ethel Walker School Photo - Beaver Brook Building - This building houses many of our academic classes as well as administrative offices, meeting spaces, art rooms, and our computer lab.
    All-Girls 
    1911
    Grades: 7-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)
    230 Bushy Hill Road
    Simsbury, CT 06070
    (860) 408-4200
  • 19.Rank: #19
    Foxcroft School
    Foxcroft School Photo - Schoolhouse
    All-Girls 
    (9)
    1914
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    22407 Foxhound Lane
    Middleburg, VA 20117
    (540) 687-4340
  • 20.Rank: #20
    St. Margaret's School
    St. Margaret's School Photo - WE BELIEVE YOU BELONG HERE. * 10 acre historic waterfront campus * 42 acre athletic complex * Within 2 hours of Washington, DC, Richmond, Charlottesville, Williamsburg, and Virginia Beach
    All-Girls  (Episcopal)
    (6)
    1921
    Grades: 8-12, PG
    PO Box 158, 444 Water Lane
    Tappahannock, VA 22560
    (804) 443-3357
  • 21.Rank: #21
    Santa Catalina School
    Santa Catalina School Photo - Come visit our beautiful campus in Monterey, California! Call the admission office at 831.655.9356 or email admission@santacatalina.org to schedule your visit.
    All-Girls  (Catholic)
    (1)
    1950
    Grades: 9-12
    1500 Mark Thomas Drive
    Monterey, CA 93940
    (831) 655-9356
  • 22.Rank: #22
    Branksome Hall Asia
    Branksome Hall Asia Photo - Branksome Hall Asia is a day and boarding school for girls in grades 6-12.
    All-Girls 
    2012
    Grades: 5-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    234 Global edu-ro, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si
    Jeju-do, South Korea 63644
    82649025000
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