History of QAC

QAC can trace its history back to 1847 when the General Institution for the Blind was founded by Mary Badger and Elizabeth Harrold.

Initial Drawing of QAC Site

The first pupil was a small boy named John Dale, aged ten, the son of a tobacco-pipe maker living near Holloway Head, who lost his sight through smallpox.

What the students say

QAC is fun and the staff are really caring. My College programme is helping me to work towards my dream job in the future, a care worker for young people.