Annesley College
Encyclopedia
Annesley College is an independent
, Uniting Church, day
and boarding school
for girls, located in Wayville
, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia
.
Founded in 1902 as Methodist Ladies' College, the College
has a non-selective enrolment policy and features a co-educational Kindergarten
for children between the ages of three and five.
Annesley College is affiliated with
the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia,
the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
(JSHAA),
the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), and
the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA).
Annesley has been an IB World School since December 2005.
In June 2011, following declining enrolments, speculation of merging with nearby Pulteney Grammar School
, and interim management by Scotch College
, it was announced that the school would relaunch in 2012 as the Annesley Learning Community, offering a school for boys and girls from Reception to Year 6 (from 2012) and a women's college for Years 10 to 12 (from 2013).
In 1977, a Union of the Congregational
, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches took place, forming the Uniting Church of Australia. MLC subsequently took the name Annesley College, the maiden name of Susanna Wesley
, the mother of John Wesley
, the founder of the Methodist Church.
principal Christine Briggs as its new principal. However, Briggs withdrew from the appointment days later, and in the face of growing uncertainty the school then stated it was seeking formal discussion with Pulteney Grammar School
regarding amalgamation. The Uniting Church then changed tack again on 12 November, withdrawing from merger talks with Pulteney in favour of "the co-operation of another Uniting Church School". On 16 November, the Uniting Church stated that Annesley would not merge with another school, but that Scotch College
would take over its management. The existing school council resigned en masse, stating that amalgamation would provide a better outcome than that directed by the Uniting Church. By January 2011, only 108 students remained enrolled, down from 466 students mid-2010, with the school council chairman suggesting that in time the school would probably not sustain full Reception to Year 12 enrolment. This was confirmed in June 2011 with the school announcing that the it would relaunch in 2012 as the Annesley Learning Community, offering a school for boys and girls from Reception to Year 6 (from 2012) and a women's college for Years 10 to 12 (from 2013). The principal anticipated that staffing numbers would consequently drop from 29 to 13 in 2012.
in Wayville, opposite the Adelaide Parklands, 500 metres from the Adelaide CBD.
Some facilities of the school include: a Junior School with play facilities; Middle School classroom block; Senior College complex with Courtyard
; science laboratories; computing laboratories and a robotics room; Sports Centre including a Gym
nasium and 25 metre swimming pool
; Netball
/tennis court
s, fields and pitches; Art, Design rooms and a darkroom
; Food and Hospitality Centre; Dining Room adjacent to the Boarding House; Café
; Libraries
in the Junior and Secondary Schools; Drama
and Music
facilities; Health Centre; Boarding facilities including single Year 12 rooms with en-suite bathrooms; the historic 'Gillingham Hall' seating the whole school; and a Chapel
.
of the International Baccalaureate Organisation
(IBPYP), the South Australian Certificate of Education
(SACE), and Vocational Education
and Training (VET) specialisations.
evenings with girls writing essay
s for discussion. Some notable Annesley/MLC Old Scholars include:
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
, Uniting Church, day
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
and boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
for girls, located in Wayville
Wayville, South Australia
Wayville is an inner-southern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Unley. It is most notable for its hosting of the Royal Adelaide Show at the Royal Adelaide Showgrounds. The suburb is bordered to the north with the South Park Lands of Adelaide, and to the south with the tramline.Wayville Post Office...
, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
.
Founded in 1902 as Methodist Ladies' College, the College
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
has a non-selective enrolment policy and features a co-educational Kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
for children between the ages of three and five.
Annesley College is affiliated with
the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia,
the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
Junior School Heads Association of Australia
The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia formerly Junior School Heads Association of Australia , is an incorporated body representing the heads of independent primary schools in Australia....
(JSHAA),
the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), and
the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA).
Annesley has been an IB World School since December 2005.
In June 2011, following declining enrolments, speculation of merging with nearby Pulteney Grammar School
Pulteney Grammar School
Pulteney Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, day school, located on South Terrace in Adelaide, South Australia.- History :...
, and interim management by Scotch College
Scotch College, Adelaide
Scotch College is an independent, Uniting Church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located on two adjacent campuses in Torrens Park and Mitcham, inner-southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia....
, it was announced that the school would relaunch in 2012 as the Annesley Learning Community, offering a school for boys and girls from Reception to Year 6 (from 2012) and a women's college for Years 10 to 12 (from 2013).
History
Annesley College was founded in 1902 as Methodist Ladies' College (MLC), at the site of the former Malvern Grammar School, with 26 students enrolled. In 1903, the school was moved to the site of the former Way College for boys on Greenhill Road at Wayville.In 1977, a Union of the Congregational
Congregational church
Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs....
, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches took place, forming the Uniting Church of Australia. MLC subsequently took the name Annesley College, the maiden name of Susanna Wesley
Susanna Wesley
Susanna Wesley , born Susanna Annesley, was the daughter of Dr. Samuel Annesley and Mary White, and the mother of John and Charles Wesley....
, the mother of John Wesley
John Wesley
John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...
, the founder of the Methodist Church.
Merger discussions and management change
In October 2010 Annesley College stated it was considering merging with another school due to declining enrolments over the previous seven years. Later that month the Uniting Church stated it would guarantee the continuity of the school for the next two years and that no merger would proceed. The school then appointed former Melbourne Girls Grammar SchoolMelbourne Girls Grammar School
Melbourne Girls Grammar School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in South Yarra, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
principal Christine Briggs as its new principal. However, Briggs withdrew from the appointment days later, and in the face of growing uncertainty the school then stated it was seeking formal discussion with Pulteney Grammar School
Pulteney Grammar School
Pulteney Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, day school, located on South Terrace in Adelaide, South Australia.- History :...
regarding amalgamation. The Uniting Church then changed tack again on 12 November, withdrawing from merger talks with Pulteney in favour of "the co-operation of another Uniting Church School". On 16 November, the Uniting Church stated that Annesley would not merge with another school, but that Scotch College
Scotch College, Adelaide
Scotch College is an independent, Uniting Church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located on two adjacent campuses in Torrens Park and Mitcham, inner-southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia....
would take over its management. The existing school council resigned en masse, stating that amalgamation would provide a better outcome than that directed by the Uniting Church. By January 2011, only 108 students remained enrolled, down from 466 students mid-2010, with the school council chairman suggesting that in time the school would probably not sustain full Reception to Year 12 enrolment. This was confirmed in June 2011 with the school announcing that the it would relaunch in 2012 as the Annesley Learning Community, offering a school for boys and girls from Reception to Year 6 (from 2012) and a women's college for Years 10 to 12 (from 2013). The principal anticipated that staffing numbers would consequently drop from 29 to 13 in 2012.
Campus
Annesley College is located on a single campusCampus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
in Wayville, opposite the Adelaide Parklands, 500 metres from the Adelaide CBD.
Some facilities of the school include: a Junior School with play facilities; Middle School classroom block; Senior College complex with Courtyard
Courtyard
A court or courtyard is an enclosed area, often a space enclosed by a building that is open to the sky. These areas in inns and public buildings were often the primary meeting places for some purposes, leading to the other meanings of court....
; science laboratories; computing laboratories and a robotics room; Sports Centre including a Gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium and 25 metre swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
; Netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
/tennis court
Tennis court
A tennis court is where the game of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles.-Dimensions:...
s, fields and pitches; Art, Design rooms and a darkroom
Darkroom
A darkroom is a room that can be made completely dark to allow the processing of light sensitive photographic materials, including photographic film and photographic paper. Darkrooms have been created and used since the inception of photography in the early 19th century...
; Food and Hospitality Centre; Dining Room adjacent to the Boarding House; Café
Café
A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...
; Libraries
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
in the Junior and Secondary Schools; Drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
and Music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
facilities; Health Centre; Boarding facilities including single Year 12 rooms with en-suite bathrooms; the historic 'Gillingham Hall' seating the whole school; and a Chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
.
Curriculum
The College's academic programs include the Primary Years ProgramIB Primary Years Programme
The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme is an educational programme managed by the International Baccalaureate for students aged 3 to 11. While the programme prepares students for the IB Middle Years Programme, it is not a prerequisite for it...
of the International Baccalaureate Organisation
International Baccalaureate Organization
The International Baccalaureate , formerly the International Baccalaureate Organization , is an international educational foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968. IB offers three educational programmes for children ages 3–19.The organization's name and logo were changed...
(IBPYP), the South Australian Certificate of Education
South Australian Certificate of Education
The South Australian Certificate of Education is awarded to students who have successfully completed their senior secondary schooling in the state of South Australia....
(SACE), and Vocational Education
Vocational education
Vocational education or vocational education and training is an education that prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation...
and Training (VET) specialisations.
Notable alumnae
Alumnae of Annesley College are known as Old Scholars, and may elect to join the school's alumnae association, the MLC/Annesley College Old Scholars Association. The Old Scholars Association began in 1905 as the MLC Guild, as was a way for former pupils of the school to meet regularly. The first meetings were literary and musicMusic
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
evenings with girls writing essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
s for discussion. Some notable Annesley/MLC Old Scholars include:
- Jennifer Jane Batrouney – Senior CounselSenior CounselThe title of Senior Counsel or State Counsel is given to a senior barrister or advocate in some countries, typically equivalent to the title "Queen's Counsel" used in Commonwealth Realms...
, Victoria (also attended Methodist Ladies' College, MelbourneMethodist Ladies' College, MelbourneMethodist Ladies' College is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
) - Roxy Byrne (née Sims) – actress and hockey player (Head Prefect, Dux and Captain of Hockey; Class of 1929)
- Sara Douglass – author
- Gerda Jezuchowski – reporter for Ten NewsTen NewsTen News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
- Sally NewmarchSally NewmarchSally Newmarch is an Australian triple Olympic rower. Sally Newmarch and Amber Halliday broke the light weight women's double scull world record at the 2004 Athens Olympics, Newmarch currently holds the Australian ergometer record. Newmarch now resides in Perth, Western Australia...
– Olympic rower - Amy GillettAmy GillettAmy Gillett was an Australian track cyclist and rower who represented Australia in both sports before her death in a training accident when a motorist crashed into the Australian squad of cyclists with whom she was training....
– rower and cyclist