Park School for Girls

Park School for Girls is a former independent all-girls school situated in Glasgow, Scotland.

Park School for Girls
Address
25 Lynedoch St

Glasgow
,
G3 6AA

Scotland
Information
TypeIndependent day school
Established1880
FounderGlasgow Girls School Company
Closed1996
GenderGirls School
HousesBruce, Kelvin, Raeburn and Scott
Colour(s)Navy Blue and Green

History

The school was founded in 1880 by the Glasgow Girls School Company who appointed the self-taught Georgina Kinnear who was allowed to develop a school as she saw fit.[1] One of the first pupils in the school was Margaret Paulin Young who rose to become Head Girl. She returned to teach and was groomed by Georgina Kinneear to take her place. Young took over and under her leadership it continued to grow developing separate classes for art and science.

In 1976 the requirement for girl's schools in the west end of Glasgow was falling and the governors of the school agreed to share finances with two other nearby girls schools.[2]

Due to falling roll numbers Park School merged with Laurel Bank school in 1996, creating Laurel Park School. The Park School premises on Lynedoch Street were sold and converted into luxurious flats while Laurel Park School occupied the former Laurel Bank School premises on Lilybank Terrace in Hillhead. Laurel Park School for girls closed in 2002 with pupils transferring to Hutchesons' Grammar School.

References
  1. "Kinnear, Georgina (1826/1828–1914), headmistress | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". www.oxforddnb.com. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/53798. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. "Till the end of their days". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

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