Beaulieu Convent School is a
Roman Catholic
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independent school
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for girls located in
St Helier
St Helier (; Jèrriais: ; french: Saint-Hélier) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. St Helier has a population of 35,822 – over one-third of the total population of Jersey – ...
,
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...
.
The school was established in 1951 by sisters from the
Order of the Immaculate Conception
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In 1999 the Order of the Immaculate Conception gifted Beaulieu School, the site and its buildings to the island of Jersey on the understanding it would remain a Catholic School.
Today the school is divided into preschool,
primary and
secondary departments, and also operates a
sixth form
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. Courses of study offered at the school include
GCSE
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s,
A Level
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s and
BTECs.
See also
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Catholic Church in Jersey
The Catholic Church in Jersey is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
History of the Catholic Church in Jersey
Conversion in the 6th century
Sometime between 535 and 545 Helier, who was to b ...
*
List of schools in Jersey
This is a list of schools in Jersey. It includes non-fee paying schools, States' fee paying schools and private schools.
Primary schools
Non-fee paying primary schools
*Bel Royal School
*D'Auvergne School
*Grands Vaux School
*Grouville School
* ...
References
External links
Beaulieu Convent School official website
Schools in Jersey
Catholic Church in Jersey
Saint Helier
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...
Educational institutions established in 1951
Girls' schools in Jersey
Secondary schools in the Channel Islands
Sixth form colleges in British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
1951 establishments in the British Empire
Roman Catholic private schools in the Diocese of Portsmouth
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