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Collegiate School (Richmond, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°34′41.8″N 77°35′13.6″W / 37.578278°N 77.587111°W / 37.578278; -77.587111
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Collegiate School
Address
Map
103 North Mooreland Road

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23229

Coordinates37°34′41.8″N 77°35′13.6″W / 37.578278°N 77.587111°W / 37.578278; -77.587111
Information
TypePrivate, preparatory
MottoParat. Ditat. Durat.
Established1915; 109 years ago (1915)
Head of schoolJeff Mancabelli
Faculty218
GradesJK–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment1,600
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Green and Gold   
SongHail Collegiate
MascotThe Collegiate Cougar
Team nameCollegiate Cougars
AccreditationsSouthern Association of Independent Schools, Virginia Association of Independent Schools
PublicationThe Spark, The Magazine for Collegiate School
NewspaperThe Match (Student Newspaper) and The Flame (Creative Arts)
YearbookThe Torch
Endowment$84,605,000 (as of June 30, 2022)
Tuition$18,730–$31,500
Websitewww.collegiate-va.org

Collegiate School is a preparatory school for boys and girls located in Richmond, Virginia. The student body of Collegiate comprises about 1,600 total students from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12. The Lower School and Upper School are coeducational, while the Middle School is coordinated with boys and girls in separate classes.

History

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Collegiate was founded in 1915, by Helen Baker as the Collegiate School for Girls, a college preparatory school located in downtown Richmond. In addition to this campus in town, Collegiate opened the Collegiate Country Day School, off Mooreland and River Roads, in 1953 Collegiate's Town School and the Country Day School merged on Mooreland Road in 1960. Today, Collegiate still remains on the Mooreland Road campus and has purchased over 155 acres (0.63 km2) in Goochland County. Collegiate had already developed 60 of these acres for athletic purposes.

Notable alumni

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Footnotes

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