York College for Girls

{{Short description|Grade II* listed building in York, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox historic site

| name = York College for Girls

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| image = York College for Girls.jpg

| caption = The building in 2018

| locmapin = England

| map_caption = Shown in England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.960992|-1.081264|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| location = 62 Low Petergate,
York, England

| area =

| built = c.{{start date and age|1725|p=yes}}

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| designation1 = Grade II* Listed Building

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| designation1_date = 14 June 1954

| designation1_number = 1257410

| website =

}}York College for Girls was a girls' school in York, England, founded in 1908 and closed in 1997.{{cite web |title=York College for Girls |url=https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/york-college-for-girls/ |publisher=York Civic Trust |access-date=29 March 2019}}

The school was founded by the Church Schools Company (later the United Church Schools Trust) and opened with twelve pupils on 24 January 1908 in Low Petergate, York, in a building dating to around 1725. By 1997, the school had about 200 pupils and was in the same buildings with later extensions.

In 1996, there were reports of a "cash crisis"{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Stephen |title=York College For Girls in Low Petergate |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/history/8217090.york-college-for-girls-in-low-petergate/ |access-date=29 March 2019 |newspaper=York Press |date=14 June 2010}} and the school closed in 1997.{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.yorkcollegeoldgirls.co.uk/history.php |publisher=York College Old Girls Association |access-date=29 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311004437/http://www.yorkcollegeoldgirls.co.uk/history.php |archive-date=11 March 2018}}

The buildings are grade II* listed,{{NHLE|num=1257410|desc=York College for Girls, 62 Low Petergate|access-date=29 March 2019}}{{NHLE|num=1257411|desc=York College for Girls, 64 and 66 Low Petergate|access-date=29 March 2019|fewer-links=yes}} and after the school closed they became the home of the restaurant La Vecchia Scuola ("the old school" in Italian),{{Cite web |title=About – La Vecchia Scuola – Italian Restaurant |url=https://lavecchiascuola.co.uk/about/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |language=en-GB}} which is still in operation.