St Columba's College to welcome girls for the first time from September 2021

St Columba’s College in St Albans is moving to co-education, welcoming girls into the school for the first time. From September 2021, the school will welcome girls into Lower Sixth and Lower Prep.

The Governors and College Leadership Team of St Columba’s College in St Albans are delighted to announce the next step in the continuing development of the school. From September 2021, we will welcome girls into our Lower Sixth (Year 12) and Lower Prep (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2).

This will be followed by a phased transition, which will allow these first girls to stay with the school throughout their educational journey, and which will eventually see St Columba’s offering its unique, high-quality Catholic education to boys and girls from ages 4 to 18.

Announcing the move, St Columba’s Headmaster, Mr David Buxton said: “Following a great deal of research, investigation and deliberation over recent years, including a survey of our current parents, we have decided that introducing co-education to St Columba’s College is the right thing to do. It will fully prepare our students for life beyond St Columba’s College, and it will help the school continue to flourish. Such a change is consistent with what is happening in many of our fellow Brothers of the Sacred Heart schools around the world.”