Philadelphia High School for Girls

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college-preparatory school girls' school historic school public high school selective school single-sex school

Philadelphia High School for Girls is a historic, academically selective public college-preparatory school in Philadelphia known for educating generations of young women, including notable alumnae such as singer and actress Jill Scott.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Philadelphia High School for Girls canonical	3
Girls High School of Philadelphia	1
Philadelphia High School for Girls Alumnae Association	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3137187 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Philadelphia High School for Girls
Context triple: [Jill Scott, education, Philadelphia High School for Girls]

A. South Philadelphia High School for Girls
South Philadelphia High School for Girls is a historic public secondary school in Philadelphia known for educating notable alumnae including renowned contralto Marian Anderson.
B. Overbrook High School
Overbrook High School is a Philadelphia public high school best known for producing basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain and other notable alumni.
C. Joel Barlow High School
Joel Barlow High School is a public secondary school serving students from the towns of Redding and Easton in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
D. Chestnut Hill Academy
Chestnut Hill Academy is a prestigious private preparatory school located in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
E. Guyer High School
Guyer High School is a public high school in Texas known for serving students from the surrounding communities, including the Town of Lantana.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Philadelphia High School for Girls
Target entity description: Philadelphia High School for Girls is a historic, academically selective public college-preparatory school in Philadelphia known for educating generations of young women, including notable alumnae such as singer and actress Jill Scott.

A. South Philadelphia High School for Girls
South Philadelphia High School for Girls is a historic public secondary school in Philadelphia known for educating notable alumnae including renowned contralto Marian Anderson.
B. Overbrook High School
Overbrook High School is a Philadelphia public high school best known for producing basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain and other notable alumni.
C. Joel Barlow High School
Joel Barlow High School is a public secondary school serving students from the towns of Redding and Easton in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
D. Chestnut Hill Academy
Chestnut Hill Academy is a prestigious private preparatory school located in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
E. Guyer High School
Guyer High School is a public high school in Texas known for serving students from the surrounding communities, including the Town of Lantana.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college-preparatory school ⓘ girls' school ⓘ historic school ⓘ public high school ⓘ selective school ⓘ single-sex school ⓘ
admissionPolicy	academically selective ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Girls High School of Philadelphia ⓘ linked to: Philadelphia High School for Girls Girls' High ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
educationLevel	high school ⓘ secondary education ⓘ
foundedBy	Board of Controllers of the Public Schools of Philadelphia ⓘ linked to: School District of Philadelphia
genderAdmission	female ⓘ
grades	9–12 ⓘ
hasAlumniDesignation	Girls' High alumnae ⓘ
hasAlumniNetwork	Philadelphia High School for Girls Alumnae Association ⓘ linked to: Philadelphia High School for Girls
hasCharacteristic	academically rigorous curriculum ⓘ college-preparatory focus ⓘ historic legacy ⓘ selective admissions ⓘ
isPartOf	public school system of Philadelphia ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ Philadelphia School District ⓘ linked to: School District of Philadelphia
mission	college preparation for young women ⓘ
namedAfter	city of Philadelphia ⓘ linked to: Philadelphia
notableAlumna	Constance Clayton ⓘ Ethel Allen ⓘ Jill Scott ⓘ Judith Rodin ⓘ Marian Anderson ⓘ Ruth Wright Hayre ⓘ Sonia Sanchez ⓘ Tamala Edwards ⓘ
operatedBy	School District of Philadelphia ⓘ
schoolBoard	School District of Philadelphia ⓘ
schoolType	college-preparatory ⓘ magnet school ⓘ public ⓘ
sector	public education ⓘ
servesPopulation	young women ⓘ
state	Pennsylvania ⓘ
studentBody	all-female ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jill Scott → education → Philadelphia High School for Girls ⓘ

Philadelphia High School for Girls → alsoKnownAs → Girls High School of Philadelphia ⓘ

linked to: Philadelphia High School for Girls

Philadelphia High School for Girls → hasAlumniNetwork → Philadelphia High School for Girls Alumnae Association ⓘ

linked to: Philadelphia High School for Girls

Joan Myers Brown → educatedAt → Philadelphia High School for Girls ⓘ

Logan → hasEducationalInstitutionNearby → Philadelphia High School for Girls ⓘ

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