Haberdashers' Girls' School
Independent Girls' Day School · Est. 1875
Haberdashers' Girls' is a heavyweight North London selective day school built for ambitious, articulate, all-round girls who can hold their own in a confident peer group. Top-tier academics (77% A*/A at A Level 2025; 19 Oxbridge offers in 2024) sit alongside an unusually well-resourced co-curricular programme and — since September 2023 — a partially co-educational Sixth Form taught jointly with Habs Boys on the same Elstree campus. Day-school in feel; Russell-Group factory in outcomes.
A genuinely top-10 North London girls' day school with a QUEST online first-round assessment, a partially co-ed Sixth Form, and one of the largest bursary programmes in the independent sector — £3.6m a year and ~10% of senior pupils on financial assistance.
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Elstree, Hertfordshire
Year 7 Places
80–85
External
Interview Cut
~50%
Of exam sitters
A-Level 2025
77%
A*/A grades
Oxbridge 2024
19
12 Oxford + 7 Cambridge
Medicine 2024
18
Med school places
Bursary Holders
~160
≈10% of senior school
Best For
Bright, articulate, socially confident girls who thrive in a high-achieving peer group and want serious academic results without trading away breadth in music, sport, drama, and debate.
Watch Out For
Habs explicitly recruits 'bright, confident, outgoing, ambitious' girls — quieter, more introverted candidates who interview best 1-on-1 may find the group dynamics of assessment day and Sixth Form scale (1,160 pupils) genuinely challenging. The parent meeting is also a group format and is unusual.
Entry Points
- 4+ (Reception)
- 7+ (Year 3)
- 11+ (Year 7)
- 16+ (Sixth Form). No 13+ entry.
The Complete Admissions Timeline
Every key date, deadline and decision point — with insider intelligence you won't find on the school website. Click any item to reveal verified insider knowledge.
The critical window: Registration AND scholarship applications close Friday 6 November 2026. The QUEST first-round assessment is on Monday 23 November 2026. Second-round interviews run 8–15 January 2027. Offers are emailed Friday 12 February 2027 and must be accepted by 9am on Wednesday 3 March 2027.
Open Events & familiarisation
Open mornings are essential — Habs is a big site and the confident, outgoing culture is best experienced in person before committing. Walk the campus with your daughter, not just for her.
Practise on the QUEST familiarisation test
Quest Assessments publishes a free familiarisation test specifically for the Haberdashers' Elstree Schools (app.questassessments.com/public/taster/habs-elstree). Treat it as the single most important free preparation asset — the question style, on-screen layout and timer feel are not replicated by paper-based 11+ practice.
Registration & scholarship deadline
Online registration and the registration fee must be submitted by this date. Scholarship applications (academic, art, creative writing, drama, music, sport) share the same deadline. Late applications are not accepted.
Bursary application deadline
The bursary application is separate from the main registration and runs to a slightly later deadline. Bursary assessment requires an informal meeting with the Finance team — book early.
QUEST first-round assessment
Online, adaptive, ~105 minutes across Maths, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Puzzles & Problem Solving, and English. Plus a handwritten Creative Writing piece (~30 minutes). Multiple-choice with some free-response. No calculators, dictionaries or mobile devices.
Second-round assessment & interview
Top ~50% of exam sitters are invited back. The girl is interviewed; one or both parents have a separate group meeting with the Headmistress and senior staff to assess fit with school values. Candidates do NOT need to bring portfolios or extra work.
Offers emailed
Decisions are emailed by 5pm. The offer-holder event follows on 26 February. Scholarships are confirmed alongside the offer.
Acceptance deadline
Hard deadline. The offer lapses if not accepted with deposit. Plan acceptance logistics in advance — half-term landing inside the window is a common trap.
Key Dates at a Glance — September 2027 Year 7 Entry
- 1
Open Events
Summer term (Yr 5) onwards
- 2
Registration & scholarship deadline
Fri 6 November 2026
- 3
Bursary application deadline
Thu 19 November 2026
- 4
QUEST first-round assessment
Mon 23 November 2026
- 5
Second-round interview window
Fri 8 – Fri 15 January 2027
- 6
Offers emailed
Fri 12 February 2027
- 7
Offer-holder event
Fri 26 February 2027
- 8
Acceptance deadline
Wed 3 March 2027 (9am)
Inside the Haberdashers' Girls' 11+ Assessment
From 2026 entry, Habs Girls and Habs Boys share the same QUEST online first-round assessment (~105 minutes, 5 sections), followed by a 30-minute handwritten Creative Writing piece. Top ~50% of sitters are then invited to a second-round visit: an individual candidate interview plus a group parent meeting with the Headmistress.
QUEST Online
Paper-only practice mis-trains layout, timing and adaptive flow. The official Habs Elstree familiarisation test on the Quest platform is essentially mandatory.
Creative Writing
Tutored vocabulary and memorised plot templates read as coached. Habs explicitly says it wants potential, not rehearsed lexical patterns.
Interview Day
Parents expect a personal interview and are routinely surprised by the group format. Coached candidates are visible — Habs asks for potential and independent thinking, not rehearsed performance.
Topic Difficulty & Weight
Difficulty (%) and exam weight by topic area
Key takeaway: Adaptive on-screen assessment across Maths, NVR, VR, Puzzles & Problem Solving, and English. Interface comfort is as important as content fluency.
Topic Breakdown
Known Exam Traps — QUEST Online
The pattern: Paper-only practice mis-trains layout, timing and adaptive flow. The official Habs Elstree familiarisation test on the Quest platform is essentially mandatory.
If you can only improve in one area, make it
Section Pacing & Interface Comfort
For example:
- →Sit the official Habs Elstree QUEST familiarisation test 3+ times
- →Practise QUEST-style sections weekly on a tablet or laptop
- →Mental arithmetic and inference reading drilled daily across Y5/early Y6
All focus areas ranked by impact:
#1
Section Pacing & Interface Comfort
QUEST Online
#2
Authentic Voice & Handwriting Stamina
Creative Writing
#3
Authentic Conversation
Interview Day
Results & League Table Position
Habs Girls consistently ranks among the top co-educational schools in England. These figures are benchmarked against national averages so you can see the full picture.
A-Level A* Rate
Not published
Public A-Level breakdown not published.
A-Level A*/A Rate
77%
Use the narrative summary below.
GCSE Grade 9-7
93%
Public GCSE breakdown not published.
A-Level A*-B Rate
Not published
Habs Girls sits inside the top tier of UK girls' day schools by leavers' destinations. The peer group is North London Collegiate, St Albans High School for Girls, City of London School for Girls, and South Hampstead High.
A-Level Results vs National Average
Habs Girls vs England average (%)
What this means: 77% of A-Level grades at A*/A in 2025 — comfortably top-quartile nationally and consistent with the school's positioning as one of the leading North London girls' day schools. The first cohort taught partially co-educationally with Habs Boys sat A Levels in 2024.
GCSE Grade Distribution
Habs Girls vs National distribution (%)
What this means: Roughly 93% of GCSE grades at 9–7 (older external summary). Combined with 19 Oxbridge offers and 18 medical school places in 2024 from a cohort of 111 leavers, the outcomes profile is straightforwardly top-tier.
University Destinations
Where Habs Girls leavers go — % of cohort
Notable Academic Achievements
19 Oxbridge offers in 2024
12 Oxford + 7 Cambridge from 111 leavers — one of the strongest Oxbridge conversion rates for a girls' day school in the region.
18 medical school places in 2024
Medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine combined — Habs is unusually strong at supporting medical applications, including UCAT/BMAT prep.
Co-ed Sixth Form since September 2023
All Sixth Formers now take at least one A-Level in a mixed-gender class with Habs Boys on the same campus, plus the joint Habs Diploma. Habs Girls remains single-sex for Years 7–11.
ISI Inspection February 2025 — all standards met
Inspectors highlighted ambition, curiosity, courage and community as constants. Safeguarding and pupil wellbeing met all standards.
League Table Position: Habs Girls sits inside the top tier of UK girls' day schools by leavers' destinations. The peer group is North London Collegiate, St Albans High School for Girls, City of London School for Girls, and South Hampstead High.
The Habs Interview Day: What's Actually Confirmed
Around half of QUEST sitters are invited back to a second-round visit in early-to-mid January. The girl is interviewed individually; one or both parents sit in a separate GROUP meeting with the Headmistress and senior staff. This dual format — and especially the group nature of the parent meeting — surprises many families, and the public record on what is asked in the candidate interview is comparatively thin.
Format
Individual interview (candidate) + Group meeting (parents, multiple families together)
Duration
Candidate ~15–20 minutes; parent meeting ~30–45 minutes
Role in Admissions
Part of a holistic assessment, not a pass/fail gate
The Parent Meeting Is a Group Session, Not a Personal Interview
Multiple Mumsnet parents report that the parent meeting is held with approximately 20 families at once, in a Q&A style format — not a personal sit-down with the Head. One parent described it as 'really odd' and felt the school 'weren't looking to find out anything personal' (Mumsnet, Habs Girls 11+ interviews thread, 2023–2024). The most plausible interpretation, also voiced in the thread, is that the meeting screens fee affordability over seven years and broad family alignment with the school's values. Calibrate your expectations accordingly — there is no reward for trying to 'stand out' in a 20-family room.
What Makes a Strong Impression
For the candidate's individual interview, the public signal is consistent across the school's own admissions language and tutoring-site commentary: Habs is looking for 'well-rounded students with a genuine interest in learning' who 'will be comfortable in an academically challenging environment, and will make the most of the opportunities we offer'. In practice this rewards (1) a candidate who reads outside her age band and can name and discuss a current book with specificity, (2) two or three genuine extra-curricular interests she can pivot between, (3) the social poise to listen and ask a question back of the interviewer, and (4) intellectual flexibility when the conversation moves outside her comfort zone.
Likely Interview Themes (school-stated values + tutoring-site commentary)
Compiled from parent reports (2023-2025)
- A book you have read recently and what you thought of it — be specific, with a personal view
- Your favourite subject at school and why — concrete examples, not platitudes
- An extra-curricular interest in depth — listening for genuine motivation, not CV-stuffing
- Why Habs in particular — Habs Diploma, a club seen at open day, a specific teacher's work
- Something you have learned from a setback or mistake — reflection and resilience cue
- A current affairs topic that interests you — read one weekly and form a personal view
- A hypothetical or open-ended discussion question testing intellectual flexibility
The pattern: A relaxed, conversational interview testing the candidate's curiosity, articulacy and authentic interests; the parent group meeting appears to be values/fit/fees screening rather than personal Q&A.
Never Asked — Don't Over-Prepare
- Mental arithmetic puzzles or trick questions (this is not an academic top-up)
- Memorised facts about Habs — coached answers are visible
- A formal speech ('tell me about yourself' as a monologue)
- Anything requiring a 'right' answer rather than her own thinking
What Actually Wins Offers
- 1Specificity about her own reading — naming and discussing recent books unprompted
- 2Three or four authentic interests she can pivot between, not one rehearsed deep-dive
- 3Ability to listen, ask a question back, and recover gracefully when out of her depth
- 4A genuine reason she wants Habs specifically — a Habs Diploma element, a club, a teacher's published work seen on the website
- 5One current-affairs view she can articulate with her own reasoning, not borrowed phrasing
- 6Visible enjoyment of conversation — the school wants energy, not performance
“It was really odd — about 20 parents in the room. They weren't looking to find out anything personal. I felt like a number in a highly oversubscribed machine.”
“We loved the school in the junior branch. Under the previous Head we would have moved it down our pick list — but the new leadership has settled things.”
“Pastoral care was second to none. When we raised a concern, it was dealt with efficiently within the day.”
“I do not recognise the comment about getting good grades at the expense of enjoying school. My daughter is absolutely thriving with lovely friends.”
“Habs deliberately recruits bright, confident, outgoing, ambitious kids. It will challenge an introverted or anxious child.”
Insider Intel: What Other Parents Don't Know
These are the verified insights you will not find on the school website, in Good Schools Guide, or from any single tutoring agency. Each insight is compiled and cross-referenced from 52+ sources including official documents, parent reports, and tutoring industry data.This is the intelligence that gives ClassAce families an edge.
The QUEST familiarisation test is the single highest-value free resource
Quest Assessments publishes a free familiarisation test specifically for Haberdashers' Elstree at app.questassessments.com/public/taster/habs-elstree. From 2026 entry, QUEST is the same first-round paper for Habs Boys and Habs Girls. Sitting the familiarisation test 3+ times before the real assessment is closer to mandatory than optional — paper-based 11+ practice does not replicate the on-screen interface, adaptive flow or section pacing. Quest themselves warn it does not show the full difficulty range, so use it for interface comfort, not as a difficulty benchmark.
Don't push beyond Key Stage 2 — Habs explicitly assesses potential, not extension
The school states publicly that candidates 'should need no specialised coaching beyond standard National Curriculum work' and that it assesses 'potential and the capacity to think independently'. Tutoring agencies routinely push Habs candidates onto Year 7 maths or independent-school accelerator material; this is wasted preparation. Solid Year 5/6 fluency, fast mental arithmetic, and inference-rich reading consistently outperform extension drilling.
The parent meeting is a GROUP session — not a personal interview
This is the single most common parent surprise on the day. Multiple Mumsnet reports describe ~20 families in the parent meeting, run as a Q&A by the Headmistress and senior staff rather than as personal sit-downs. One parent described it as 'really odd' and the school 'weren't looking to find out anything personal'. Treat it as fit/fees screening, not as a chance to sell your daughter — and don't rearrange the universe to make sure both parents attend.
Habs explicitly recruits confident extroverts — calibrate fit before applying
Forum consensus across multiple threads (Habs vs STAHS, current parents) is that Habs 'deliberately recruits bright, confident, outgoing, ambitious kids' and that 'bubbly, extroverted, confident sorts' thrive while 'introverted, anxious' girls find the social environment harder. This is not a hidden bias — it shows up in the group dynamics of the day. If your daughter is genuinely shy, weigh STAHS, City of London Girls, or a smaller alternative seriously before assuming Habs is the right stretch school.
Handwriting still matters — Creative Writing is the only handwritten element
While the QUEST first round is on-screen, the 30-minute Creative Writing piece is deliberately retained on paper. Children who type at home most days arrive with under-developed handwriting endurance and produce shorter, less structured stories under timed pressure. Three to four 25-minute handwritten practice runs in the month before the exam consistently lift creative writing scores. Spelling, grammar and legibility all count.
Bursary income thresholds are genuinely generous — and stackable with scholarships
Households with gross income below ~£55,000 are likely to qualify for a free place. The scheme awards 50–95% of fees (some 100%) and free-place holders also receive £400 toward uniform, a device, and instrument hire. Crucially, scholarships and bursaries can be combined — so a Music or Sport scholarship plus means-tested bursary can stack to substantial fee relief. The bursary deadline is ~2 weeks AFTER the registration deadline and requires an informal meeting with the Finance team. Apply early and provide complete documentation.
The 'Bright Futures Bursary' is a meaningful targeted opportunity
Habs runs a Bright Futures Bursary specifically for students of Black African or Caribbean heritage, offering up to two fully-funded places at 11+, 13+ (boys) or 16+. This is a smaller targeted scheme than the general bursary fund and is not widely publicised on tutoring sites. Eligible families should reference it explicitly when contacting the Finance team — it has a different evidence threshold from the general scheme.
The Sixth Form is now partially co-educational — significant differentiator
Since September 2023, every Habs Girls Sixth Former takes at least one A-Level in a mixed-gender class with Habs Boys on the same Elstree campus, plus the joint Habs Diploma. Years 7–11 remain single-sex. The class of 2024 was the first to have been taught co-educationally; that cohort delivered 19 Oxbridge offers and 18 medicine places. Families weighing girls-only vs co-ed at Sixth Form can stop framing this as binary — Habs effectively offers both inside one offer.
The school no longer uses 'Aske's' — references matter on the application
In September 2021 the school dropped 'Aske's' from its official name (following a March 2021 review of founder Robert Aske's slavery connections). The boys' school did likewise. Current letterhead, signage and admissions correspondence are 'Haberdashers' Girls' School'. Use the current name on your application, scholarship application and references — older tutoring resources still use the historic 'Aske's' name and look outdated.
Leadership transition is settling — Dr Hazel Bagworth-Mann appointed 2023
Dr Hazel Bagworth-Mann took over as Headmistress in 2023 following Rose Hardy's departure to John Lyon School in 2022/23. Parent commentary in late 2022 around the previous head was, by the school's own forum record, 'markedly negative'; by spring 2023 sentiment was stabilising. The February 2025 ISI inspection — under the new leadership — met all standards. Treat the school as settled, but ask current parents specifically about the senior school under the new Head if your daughter would be joining Years 7–11.
Registration window is short and hard-stop — early November of Year 6
Registration and scholarship applications both close on 6 November 2026 for September 2027 entry. The bursary deadline is two weeks later (19 November). Late applications are not accepted under any circumstances, and the school does not run a second-window option. Diary the deadline immediately on the first open-day visit; registration plus references plus current-school report uploads take longer than parents expect. Half-term landing inside the acceptance window is also a recurring trap.
Scholarships are stackable and worth applying for early
Academic scholarships (10–20% fee remission, exceptionally up to 30%) are awarded automatically from the entrance assessment — no separate application needed. Separate applications are required by 6 November for Art, Creative Writing, Drama, Music and Sport. All scholarship awards can be stacked with means-tested bursaries. Music scholarships typically require Grade 5+ on a primary instrument; Sport scholarships look at county-level performance rather than national.
Sample papers are not published — Familiarisation is the only authoritative preview
Unlike many independent schools, Habs Girls does not publish past papers. The QUEST familiarisation test is the only authoritative preview of question style, layout and timing — and it intentionally does not show the full difficulty range. Treat any third-party 'Habs 11+ past paper' product with caution: most are reverse-engineered from the previous (pre-QUEST) format and will mis-train your daughter on layout and timing.
Common Mistakes Parents Make
The errors we see most often from families preparing for Haberdashers' Girls' School. Avoid these and you're already ahead of the majority of applicants.
Treating QUEST as a paper exam
Practising only on printed 11+ books wastes the highest-leverage preparation asset — interface familiarity. Sit the official Habs Elstree QUEST familiarisation test on a tablet or laptop multiple times.
Pushing beyond Key Stage 2 content
Habs explicitly assesses potential and KS2 fluency, not Year 7 extension. Time spent on accelerator material is time stolen from inference reading, mental arithmetic speed, and handwritten creative writing.
Treating the parent meeting as a personal interview
Multiple parents on Mumsnet describe ~20 families in the parent meeting at once. Treat it as values/fit/fees screening, not a sales opportunity — and don't rearrange the universe to ensure both parents attend.
Assuming a quiet, introverted daughter will thrive here
Habs deliberately recruits confident, outgoing girls and the social environment reflects that intake bias. Genuinely shy candidates can be under-read at interview and find the day-to-day social pace tiring. Consider STAHS or smaller alternatives before stretching here.
Tutored vocabulary in the Creative Writing piece
Habs publicly says it wants 'potential and the capacity to think independently'. Shoehorned vocabulary lists are visible to readers and read as coached. Build her own bank from her own reading instead.
Memorising one favourite book for the interview
Interviewers pivot the conversation. A candidate prepared on one deep-dive stalls when the topic moves; three or four genuine interests she can pivot between consistently outperforms.
Missing the bursary deadline two weeks after registration
The bursary application has a separate deadline (19 November 2026 for September 2027 entry) and requires an informal meeting with the Finance team. Late applications are not accepted.
Using outdated 'Aske's' references and resources
The school dropped 'Aske's' in September 2021. Old tutoring books, sample papers, and even some forum posts still use the historic name and pre-QUEST format. Verify your prep materials are dated 2024 or later.
Habs Girls vs Competitor Schools
How does Haberdashers' Girls' School compare to the schools your child is most likely also applying to? This analysis covers the key factors that actually matter to families.
Important context: Habs is differentiated by (1) the new shared-campus, partially co-ed Sixth Form with Habs Boys, (2) the unusually generous bursary scheme (~10% of senior pupils, ~£3.6m/year), and (3) a deliberately confident, outgoing intake culture. The QUEST format is now shared with Habs Boys — paper-based 11+ practice does not adequately prepare for it.
| Factor | FeaturedHabs Girls (Elstree) | North London Collegiate (NLCS) | St Albans High School for Girls (STAHS) | City of London School for Girls | South Hampstead High School | Henrietta Barnett (state grammar) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Type | Independent | Independent | Independent | Independent | Independent (GDST) | State Grammar |
| Co-educational | Girls (co-ed Sixth Form) | Girls | Girls | Girls | Girls | Girls |
| VR in Exam | ||||||
| Annual Fee | ~£30,500 | ~£28,800 | ~£23,500 | ~£25,500 | ~£25,000 | Free |
| 11+ Difficulty | Very Hard | Extreme | Hard | Very Hard | Very Hard | Extreme |
| Interview Style | Individual + group parent meeting | Individual | Individual | Individual | Individual | None |
Why Parents Choose Habs Girls
- Top-tier Oxbridge and medicine outcomes19 Oxbridge offers and 18 medical school places in 2024 from 111 leavers
- Partially co-ed Sixth Form since 2023All Sixth Formers take at least one A-Level mixed-gender with Habs Boys on the same Elstree campus, plus the joint Habs Diploma
- One of the largest bursary programmes in the sector~£3.6m/year, ~160 senior pupils on bursary (~10%), free places for households below ~£55k income
- Bright Futures BursaryTargeted fully-funded places for students of Black African or Caribbean heritage
- Same QUEST first round as Habs BoysShared platform; families applying to both schools prepare once
Points to Consider
- Group parent meeting surprises families~20 families per session per Mumsnet reports — not a personal interview
- Deliberately confident/extrovert intake biasQuieter or more introverted candidates may find both the assessment day and the day-to-day social environment harder
- Large site (1,160 pupils, 4–18)High-energy, busy environment; not a small school in feel
- Annual fee ~£30,500 (Sixth Form)~14% net rise from January 2025 due to VAT — fees are in line with NLCS and STAHS
- Recent leadership transitionDr Hazel Bagworth-Mann appointed 2023; February 2025 ISI met all standards but the previous transition had a turbulent parent body
Scholarships & Financial Support
Habs Girls offers scholarships at 11+ and 16+ across academic, art, creative writing, drama, music and sport. All scholarships are stackable with the means-tested bursary scheme — combining the two can deliver substantial fee remission.
| Scholarship Type | Value | Available Places | Selection Method | Stackable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Scholarship | 10–20% fee remission (up to 30% exceptionally) | Multiple | Awarded automatically from entrance assessment performance | Yes |
| Music Scholarship | Fee remission + tuition | Limited | Audition; Grade 5+ on primary instrument typically expected | Yes |
| Sport Scholarship | Fee remission | Limited | Trials and assessment; county-level performance bar | Yes |
| Art Scholarship | Fee remission | Limited | Portfolio + practical assessment | Yes |
| Drama Scholarship | Fee remission | Limited | Workshop + monologue | Yes |
| Creative Writing Scholarship | Fee remission | Limited | Portfolio + assessment — unusual scholarship category | Yes |
* Scholarship applications share the 6 November registration deadline; academic scholarships are awarded automatically from the entrance assessment. Contact admissions@habselstree.org.uk for current values and bursary thresholds.
The Preparation Roadmap
Everything here is built around Haberdashers' Girls' School's specific exam format, interview style, and selection criteria. This is not generic 11+ advice. Every recommendation is calibrated to this school.
Year 5 (April–August)
- Read widely across the age band for inference and stamina
- Daily mental arithmetic — times tables, decimals, fractions, percentages
- Develop 2–3 genuine extra-curricular interests in depth
- Attend a Habs Open Morning to feel the school in person
Year 5 September → Year 6 October
- Sit the Habs Elstree QUEST familiarisation test 3+ times across the year
- Practise QUEST-style on-screen sections weekly on a tablet or laptop
- Three handwritten 25-minute creative writing pieces per fortnight from September Y6
- One current-affairs topic per week — read, form a view, discuss
Year 6 October → 6 November Registration Deadline
- Submit online registration + scholarship application by Fri 6 November 2026
- Submit bursary application by Thu 19 November 2026 (if applicable)
- Two full QUEST-style simulations per week under timed conditions
- Handwritten creative writing under timer (30 mins, with 60-second plan)
23 November 2026 (Exam Day) → 15 January 2027 (Interview)
- Day-before: light revision, early sleep, no new material
- QUEST exam day: arrive early, dress comfortably (online + handwritten)
- Wait for interview invitation (mid-December)
- Interview preparation: authentic interests, current reading, current affairs — no scripts
- Parent meeting: arrive expecting a group format, ~20 families, no personal sales pitch
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