Bloomfield Collegiate School

Bloomfield Collegiate School is a controlled grammar school for girls in Ballyhackamore in Belfast, Northern Ireland.^[1]

History

Bloomfield was founded in 1905, one of a number of private school foundations of that era. It was originally proprietary (owned by the headmistress), co-educational, and accepted boarding students. It discontinued co-education in 1915.^[2]

House system

Bloomfield has a house system consisting of four houses named after previous headmistresses: Clarke, Curran, Spencer and Walker. The houses are each represented by four colors: blue (Clarke), red (Curran), green (Spencer), and yellow (Walker).

Notable former pupils

Christine Bleakley,^[3] television presenter
Gemma Garrett,^[4] Miss Great Britain 2008
Thaddea Graham,^[5] actress
Naomi Long,^[6] prominent politician in Northern Ireland (leader of the Alliance Party, and elected to various positions)
Joan Lingard,^[7] novelist
Elaine Shemilt,^[8] artist and university professor

References

^ "Bloomfield Collegiate School Website". Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^ "Bloomfield Collegiate School History". Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^ Smith, Ryan (28 March 2017). "Which Belfast schools did these celebrities go to?". belfastlive. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "People thought Gemma Garrett looked great as Miss GB, but she was 'binge drinking, going on crash diets and so unhealthy'". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ McNeilly, Claire (24 September 2020). "Young Northern Ireland actress Thaddea Graham the star of new BBC drama Us". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ Graham, Seanín (4 December 2017). "Alliance Party leader Naomi Long lifts lid on illness she hid for 20 years, in hope of helping others". The Irish News. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "Joan Lingard". Culture Northern Ireland. 21 July 2005. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "SSA". archive.is. 11 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

External links

Bloomfield Collegiate website

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[school_website-1] "Bloomfield Collegiate School Website". Retrieved 8 November 2019.

[history-2] "Bloomfield Collegiate School History". Retrieved 8 November 2019.

[belfastlive-1-3] Smith, Ryan (28 March 2017). "Which Belfast schools did these celebrities go to?". belfastlive. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[beltel-2-4] "People thought Gemma Garrett looked great as Miss GB, but she was 'binge drinking, going on crash diets and so unhealthy'". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[5] McNeilly, Claire (24 September 2020). "Young Northern Ireland actress Thaddea Graham the star of new BBC drama Us". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

[irish-news-1-6] Graham, Seanín (4 December 2017). "Alliance Party leader Naomi Long lifts lid on illness she hid for 20 years, in hope of helping others". The Irish News. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[cultureni-1-7] "Joan Lingard". Culture Northern Ireland. 21 July 2005. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[ssa-1-8] "SSA". archive.is. 11 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

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