Havergal College

Havergal College is a private day and boarding school for girls from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The school was established in 1894 and named for Frances Ridley Havergal, a composer, author and humanitarian.

[2] Havergal was founded in 1894 as a Church of England Ladies' College, under principal Ellen Mary Knox.

In the spring of 1894, a school for girls at 350 Jarvis Street was about to close its doors, and a group of men led by The Honourable H. Blake formed an organization for taking over the building and making it the home of what became Havergal College.

The group of men who founded Havergal College had great faith in the future of Canada and wanted to provide a sound academic education for their daughters.

Being members and strong followers of the Anglican Church of Canada, they established the continuing policy of having its beliefs and teachings in their school.

Courses provide the opportunity to explore current industry-standard software, including PhotoShop, InDesign, GoLive, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack, LiveType, Motion, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Microsoft Office.

[12] Havergal offers Advanced Placement courses in biology, calculus, Mandarin, statistics, French, seminar, and research.

Catherine Steele The House system recognizes the contributions of ten women to the life of the school, and provides a link between students and Old Girls.

Ellen Mary Knox , first principal of Havergal College
Gymnastics display at Havergal's Jarvis Street campus, 1908