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The Agnes Irwin School | |
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Type | Private, Independent, All-Girls |
Established | 1869 |
Head of School | Sally B. Keidel |
Enrollment | 606 |
Average class size | 15 [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 6 to 1 |
Campus | Suburban [1] |
Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
Athletics | Lacrosse, Squash, Tennis, Cross-Country, Swimming, Soccer, Field Hockey, Golf, Rowing, Softball, Track and Field, Basketball, Volleyball |
Athletics conference | Inter-Academic League |
Mascot | Owl |
Website | www.agnesirwin.org |
The Agnes Irwin School is a non-sectarian college preparatory day school for girls from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. It was founded in 1869 by Agnes Irwin in Philadelphia. Irwin, a great-great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin, later became the first dean of Radcliffe College. In 1933, the campus moved to Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, and then to its present location in Rosemont in 1961.
The campus in Rosemont, is 10 miles (16 km) west of Philadelphia. It is in Radnor Township. [2] The campus sits on eighteen-acres.
Fourteen varsity sports including basketball, crew, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, squash, swimming and diving, tennis, track, and volleyball. [3] Performing arts include dance, choral and instrumental groups and dramatic and musical productions. Visual arts include studio art, ceramics, photography and media arts. There is a Community Service program and a number of clubs.
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (1934), Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools, National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, Cum Laude Society (1991), National Association of Independent Schools. [1]
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