Bloomfield Collegiate School
Bloomfield Collegiate School is a controlled grammar school for girls in Ballyhackamore in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
History
Bloomfield was founded in 1905, one of a number of private school foundations of that era. It was originally proprietary, co-educational, and accepted boarding students. It discontinued co-education in 1915.House system
Bloomfield has a house system consisting of four houses named after previous headmistresses: Clarke, Curran, Spencer and Walker. The houses are each represented by four colours: blue, red, green, and yellow.Notable former pupils
- Grace Bannister, Ulster Unionist politician and first lady Lord Mayor of Belfast, 1 June 1981 – 1 June 1982
- Christine Bleakley, television presenter
- Gemma Garrett, Miss Great Britain 2008
- Thaddea Graham, actress
- Naomi Long, politician in Northern Ireland and leader of the Alliance Party
- Joan Lingard, novelist
- Elaine Shemilt, artist and university professor