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49 departments. 



advanced courses in science and mathematics and other combinations of 

 subjects have received the official recognition of the Board of Education. 

 The majority of the pupils are boarders, and there is a preparatory school 

 attached. 



Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School, founded in 1546, is a recog- 

 nised secondary school and accepts both boarders and day boys. An 

 advanced course in science and mathematics is provided, and there is 

 accommodation for preparatory school pupils. 



The next school, in chronological order, is the Bar Convent Secondary 

 School for Girls, opened at St. Mary's Convent, Blossom Street, in 1686, 

 and now recognised by the Government for purposes of grant aid. This 

 is a Roman Catholic school for girls, and there is also a preparatory 

 department. 



These schools held the field alone for a long period. They were 

 followed in the early part of the nineteenth century by the two schools 

 of the Society of Friends. 



Bootham School was opened m 1823, and is a boarding school attended 

 by children of members of the Society and others, from a wide district. 

 The school has gained a reputation of its own and many of its old boys 

 have made a high mark in their subsequent careers. John Bright was 

 educated here, and a number of men who have attained prominence in 

 the scientific world began their studies at Bootham. 



The Mount School s the complementary school for girls, and cele- 

 brated its centenary last year. All are boarders, and there is a preparatory 

 school for young children who are all day pupils. 



The York College for Girls, conducted by the Church Schools Company, 

 Ltd., in Petergate, was opened in 1908. The boarders are accommodated 

 at Burton Grange, Clifton. 



The Queen Anne Secondary School for Girls, Queen Anne's Road, 



