Authorized usage of the Arms of St. Margaret’s School on a vesica piscis shield within a bordure inscribed with the name of the School and the Motto
Authorized usage of the Arms of St. Margaret’s School on a vesica piscis shield within a bordure inscribed with the name of the School and the Motto
Blazon
Gules on a fess Azure edged Argent between in chief an antique crown and in base a marguerite daisy Or, a saltire Argent surmounted by an escutcheon Argent bearing a cross Gules;
Symbolism
The design relates to the two schools which amalgamated in 1928: St. Margaret’s and St. George’s, both being private schools for girls. The marguerite daisy is a visual reference to Margaret, Queen of Scotland as wife of Malcolm III, and later canonized as Saint Margaret. She was also called “The pearl of Scotland” because the name Margaret has its origin from the Greek word for “pearl.” The small shield is that of St. George, while the white diagonal cross on blue is the symbol of Scotland. The crown represents Queen Margaret, and is depicted as a Scottish “antique crown” to represent the fact that she lived in the eleventh century.
Motto of St. Margaret’s School
Blazon
SERVITE IN CARITATE;
Symbolism
This means “Serve with love.”
