National Cathedral School (NCS) is an independent

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for girls in grades 4–12 located on the grounds of the

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, United States. Founded by philanthropist and suffragist

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and Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee in 1900, NCS is the oldest of the institutions constituting the

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About

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NCS has about 580 students in grades 4 through 12. Its mascot is the

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. Its brother school,

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, and the shared coeducational elementary school (K–3), Beauvoir, are also located on the Cathedral Close in Northwest Washington near the

. Elinor Scully is the twelfth Head of School.

Notable alumnae

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References

External links

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Washington National Cathedral

Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation

Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington
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