St George's School
St George's School
St George's School started life in Rouge Bouillon in 1929, moved to Trinity Hill and then to La Hague Manor in 1979. It remains there in 2024
History
From the school website
1929
The school was founded by Harold Goodwin in a large Georgian terrace house in Rouge Bouillon. The school quickly established a reputation for academic excellence, combined with strong pastoral and moral leadership. By 1955 the school had 62 boarding and day boys, and one girl.
1956
The school was purchased in 1955 by Pat Job, who was considered a far-sighted educationalist. The school moved to new premises in 1956 at St Ewolds on Trinity Hill. This large, colonial style house, provided an ideal location with its extensive grounds and greatly improved opportunities for sport.
1965
Girls were officially admitted for the first time and by the mid-70s the school was a thriving, co-educational, day and boarding establishment with an excellent reputation throughout the Channel Islands and beyond.
1971
An educational charity, The Jersey Education Trust, was established to take ownership of the school and administer it for the benefit of the pupils and wider community. St George's remains a non-profit organisation with strong community links.
1979
By 1979, with 104 pupils, St George's was in need of larger premises again. The headship was handed to Pat Job's son Jonathon, who purchased La Hague Manor, which houses the school to this day. The old manor house provides a fabulous environment for the nurturing of children, rich in history and blessed with stunning grounds, extending to 35 acres.
1989
The 1980s proved a difficult time for St George's and pupil numbers fell from 145 to just 35 by 1989. Facing possible closure it was saved by the remarkable efforts of a small group of parents, led by Advocate Richard Michel and Mrs Jackie Collins.
1990
Trevor Clare was appointed headmaster and his tenure oversaw a remarkable transformation at St George's. Staying true to the original ethos of the school, numbers built to a total of 144 by 1997. Trevor and his wife, Bridget, are still fondly remembered by many staff and parents for their gentle style combined with a steely determination to promote the School as a centre of excellence.
1997
On Trevor Clare's retirement, Charles Blackwell was appointed headmaster and the school continued to flourish with pupil numbers peaking at 229 in 2002.
2002
The new sports hall was officially opened by Air Chief Marshal Sir John Cheshire, Lieut-Governor of Jersey. The hall includes space for several full size, double height, multi-purpose courts, inside and out, allowing a full programme of sports to take place throughout the year.
2006
Colin Moore was appointed headmaster in 2006 and under his headship, expansion of the facilities on offer continued, with new technology, music, ICT and science rooms being created, together with an enhancement of the nursery facilities, to allow the enrolment of pupils aged 2-3.
2011
On 16 December 2011 La Hague Manor Property Holdings Ltd purchased the manor from Ewood Ltd.
2017
Following Colin Moore's departure, former deputy head Cormac Timothy became headmaster after teaching around the world for 25 years
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St Ewold before the school took over the property -
A swimming gala at St Ewold
