Bishops College (Newfoundland)

at 190 Pennywell Road, , A1C 2L6

1. High School
2. Local Business

Description

Bishops College was a high school located in central St. John's, Newfoundland. It was next to another high school called Booth Memorial High.Bishops College had a French Immersion and English stream programs and was well into its fifth decade as an educational institution, was located in St. John's, NF, Canada. It offered grades 10 to 12 to a total student population of about 600 and operated under the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education curriculum. Bishops College was under the trusteeship of the Eastern School District.Over the past two decades Bishops College had been proud to nominate its teachers for one of the most prestigious awards an educator can receive – the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence. Bishops College had been even more proud to announce successful nominees year after year. Winners included Bonnie Campbell, Yvonne Dawe, Carolyn Morgan, Claire Frankel, Renee Boyce, Brian Vardy, Pat Wells, Jim Moore, Brenda Rowe-Bartlett, Sharon Whitt and Garland Jennings. To have so many winners from the same school has been unprecedented nationwide. It closed its doors for the last time on June 25th, 2015.HistoryBefore 1787 the Church of England in Newfoundland was under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of London, and then later the diocese of Nova Scotia. It was not until 1839 that the first Bishop of Newfoundland, Rev. Aubrey George Spencer, was consecrated. Bishop Spencer laid foundations upon which his successors built. He extended the work of the church, established a school for the training of clergymen (afterwards Queen's College), and laid the foundation stone for the building of a cathedral in St. John’s. Under his successor, the Right Rev. Edward Feild, education continued to be encouraged, and orphanages founded.Bishop Feild founded a collegiate school for boys which in 1894 became Bishop Feild College. He also established Bishop Spencer College, a diocesan school for girls. For 100 years these schools were homes to boys and girls from the Church of England. Bishop Feild College was the College for all Anglican people in Newfoundland. To that end Feild Hall was erected near present day St. Thomas' Church to house the "outport" boys whose parents could afford to send them to Feild. Bishop Jones Hostel (Rennies Mill Road) was the girls’ accommodation.

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Summary

Bishops College (Newfoundland) is St. John's based place and this enity listed in High School category. Located at 190 Pennywell Road A1C 2L6. Contact phone number of Bishops College (Newfoundland): 709-579-4107