# Hunterhouse College

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**Hunterhouse College** is a cross-community all-girls' grammar school based in [Finaghy](/source/Finaghy), [Belfast](/source/Belfast), [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland). It was formed from the amalgamation of two local schools – *Ashleigh House School* and *Princess Gardens School* in 1987.

As the headmistresses from both schools had the surname "Hunter" at the time of the merger, and an original headmistress was Anna Hunter, the combined school took the name "Hunterhouse College".

Hunterhouse now has its first ever headmaster. Mr Andrew Gibson has been the Principal since September 2008 and was previously Vice-Principal at Grosvenor Grammar.

In 2012 Hunterhouse celebrated its 25 Anniversary year including a concert at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, which past Hunterians, Princess Gardens and Ashleigh House pupils attended.

From 1966 to 1975, Jean Crawford Cochrane was the headmistress of Ashleigh House.[1]

The popular comedy series Derry Girls is filmed here.[2]

## Principals

No. Name Tenure 1 Doreen Hunter 1987–1998 2 Maureen Clark 1998–2008 3 Andrew Gibson 2008–2025 3 Chris Collins 2025–present

## Controversies

In November 2014, after a parent of a pupil complained, the school apologised for a worksheet which presented the traditional [Christian](/source/Christianity) view of [homosexuality](/source/Homosexuality) as sinful according to 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 in the [New Testament](/source/New_Testament). [3]

## References

1. Gallagher, Niav (2019). "Cochrane, Jean Crawford". *[Dictionary of Irish Biography](/source/Dictionary_of_Irish_Biography)*. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

1. ["Derry Girls"](https://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/production-catalogue/derry-girls/). *Northern Ireland Screen*. 10 August 2017. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190628154048/https://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/production-catalogue/derry-girls/) 28 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

1. ["School apologises over Bible and homosexuality worksheet"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-30222550). *BBC News*. 27 November 2014. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210414213029/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-30222550) 14 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

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