Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools
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The Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS), is an association for private
girls' schools, based in North Ryde
, in the Northern Suburbs
of Sydney, New South Wales
, Australia
.
Established in 1916 as The Association of Head Mistresses of New South Wales, today the Association enables inter-school aesthetic, cultural and sporting activities (through the Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association
) between 30 of New South Wales
and the Australian Capital Territory
's most exclusive independent
and Catholic
girls' schools.
AHIGS also exists for the purpose of encouraging communication
and a bond of co-operation and collegiality
among independent girls' schools and their "heads", and working towards advancing the cause of the education
of girls through policy
development on major issues of concern. The association actively represents its members and the interests of their schools at a political level, through lobbying
government
s and politician
s. Through AHIGS competitions, member schools and their students, are encouraged to value good sportsmanship
, participation, team spirit and fairness above undue competitiveness and individualism
.
Of New South Wales' fifteen female Rhodes Scholars (1904 to 2009), eight have attended an AHIGS School.
.
The seven founding schools were:
Eligibility for membership was eventually offered to a further 23 girls' schools.
In 1945, a national association was formed, and AHIGS New South Wales heads served as Presidents of that organisation as follows:
The national organisation was disbanded on 26 August 1985 when the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia was founded.
AHIGS first admitted male heads of girls' schools to membership from 1973 however, so far no male member has been elected to the position of President.
Established in the early 1970s, it is an annual competition conducted over two terms (typically between March and August), with each member school entering a team into each of the seven divisions.
The Archdale Shield is awarded to the school which performs best across the whole competition. The award is determined through an overall points score after the conclusion of the final round.
The competition is named in honour of Helen Elizabeth (Betty) Archdale
(August 21, 1907–January 11, 2000), former principal of the The Women's College at the University of Sydney
(1946–1957), and former headmistress of Abbotsleigh
(1958–1970). Betty Archdale was also a talented cricketer, captaining the English women's cricket team
in 1934 and 1935. In 1944 Archdale was awarded an Order of the British Empire
for her part in getting nurses out of Singapore
during World War II
. In 1999 she was one of the first ten women to be granted Honorary Life Membership of Marylebone Cricket Club
in England
. Archdale was listed as an Australian Living Treasure
in 1997.
In 1971, following a debate between Abbotsleigh and a combined high schools team, the decision was made to form a debating organisation for independent girls' schools. This organisation was called 'ISSGDA', and it was made up of sixteen independent schools (girls' and co-educational) divided into four geographic areas for competition purposes.
The first ISSGDA final was contested between Abbotsleigh and Moriah College (the only non-AHIGS school to compete) at Abbotsleigh. The trophy
, which Miss Archdale had donated, was won by Abbotsleigh and presented by Miss Kathleen McCredie, the then headmistress of Abbotsleigh. From this point on, the competition became known as the 'Archdale Debating Competition'.
and a member of AHIGS.
Formerly a Principal of Sacred Heart College
in New Zealand
, Faisandier was involved with the O'Shea Shield Competition in which about twenty schools from the lower North Island
of New Zealand participated.
The purpose of the O'Shea Shield Competition was to encourage students to develop skills in the areas of public speaking
, debating, analysis and rhetoric
. So popular was the Competition and so high was the standard of presentation, that the winners of the O'Shea Shield were often featured on New Zealand television.
With the support of the AHIGS membership, Mr Faisandier established the Festival of Speech (then known as the Independent Girls Schools Speaking Competition) in NSW in 1996. The inaugural Festival, spanning Friday evening and all day Saturday, was hosted by Kincoppal-Rose Bay, won by Roseville College, and attended by fifteen schools.
Today the Festival continues to be hosted annually by an AHIGS member school, and some twenty-five schools now participate. Students have the opportunity to perform in the areas of drama
, debating, poetry
, prose
readings, current affairs
and religious and ethical questions. The Festival is open to girls from AHIGS schools in years seven to eleven.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
girls' schools, based in North Ryde
North Ryde, New South Wales
North Ryde is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Ryde is located 15 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Ryde...
, in the Northern Suburbs
Northern Suburbs (Sydney)
The Northern Suburbs is a general term used to describe the metropolitan area on the northern bank of the Parramatta River in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia east of West Pennant Hills and west of the Lane Cove National Park, south of Hornsby...
of Sydney, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Established in 1916 as The Association of Head Mistresses of New South Wales, today the Association enables inter-school aesthetic, cultural and sporting activities (through the Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association
Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association
The Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association , was established in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 1922 with five founding members, all of them independent Protestant girls' schools....
) between 30 of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
's most exclusive independent
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...
and Catholic
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
girls' schools.
AHIGS also exists for the purpose of encouraging communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
and a bond of co-operation and collegiality
Collegiality
Collegiality is the relationship between colleagues.Colleagues are those explicitly united in a common purpose and respecting each other's abilities to work toward that purpose...
among independent girls' schools and their "heads", and working towards advancing the cause of the education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
of girls through policy
Policy
A policy is typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome. The term is not normally used to denote what is actually done, this is normally referred to as either procedure or protocol...
development on major issues of concern. The association actively represents its members and the interests of their schools at a political level, through lobbying
Lobbying
Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by various people or groups, from private-sector individuals or corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or...
government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
s and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
s. Through AHIGS competitions, member schools and their students, are encouraged to value good sportsmanship
Sportsmanship
Sportsmanship is an aspiration or ethos that a sport or activity will be enjoyed for its own sake, with proper consideration for fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of fellowship with one's competitors...
, participation, team spirit and fairness above undue competitiveness and individualism
Individualism
Individualism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, or social outlook that stresses "the moral worth of the individual". Individualists promote the exercise of one's goals and desires and so value independence and self-reliance while opposing most external interference upon one's own...
.
Of New South Wales' fifteen female Rhodes Scholars (1904 to 2009), eight have attended an AHIGS School.
Members
| School | Location | Enrolment | Founded | Denomination | Day/Boarding | School Colours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsleigh School for Girls Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Wahroonga Wahroonga, New South Wales Wahroonga is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wahroonga is located 22 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council and Hornsby Shire.... |
1370 | 1885 | Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English... |
Day & Boarding | |
| Ascham School Ascham School Ascham School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for girls', located in Edgecliff, an Eastern Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Edgecliff Edgecliff, New South Wales Edgecliff is a small suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Edgecliff is located 4 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra. The postcode is 2027.Edgecliff is surrounded by... |
1000 | 1886 | Non-denominational | Day & Boarding | |
| Brigidine College | St Ives St Ives, New South Wales St Ives is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. St Ives is located 18 kilometres north of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council... |
850 | 1954 | Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity... |
Day | |
| Calrossy Anglican School for Girls Calrossy Anglican School for Girls The Calrossy Anglican School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys and girls and incorporates a primary and preschool... |
Tamworth Tamworth, New South Wales Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Peel River, Tamworth, which contains an estimated population of 47,595 people, is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council. The city... |
450 | 1919 | Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English... |
Day & Boarding | |
| Canberra Girls' Grammar School Canberra Girls' Grammar School Canberra Girls' Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school predominantly for girls, located in Deakin, a suburb of Canberra, the capital of Australia.... |
Deakin Deakin, Australian Capital Territory Deakin is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Deakin is named after Alfred Deakin, second prime minister of Australia... |
1450 | 1926 | Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English... |
Day & Boarding | |
| Danebank Anglican School for Girls Danebank Danebank Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Hurstville, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Hurstville Hurstville, New South Wales Hurstville is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hurstville is located 16 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Hurstville is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of... |
910 | 1933 | Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English... |
Day | |
| Frensham School Frensham School Frensham School is an independent, non-denominational, secondary, day and boarding school for girls, located at Mittagong, south of Sydney, in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia.... |
Mittagong Mittagong, New South Wales Mittagong is a town located in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. At the 2006 census, Mittagong had a population of 7,460 people. The town can be seen as the gateway to the Southern Highlands when coming from Sydney. The town is close to Bowral, Berrima,... |
300 | 1913 | Non-denominational | Day & Boarding | |
| Kambala Kambala Girls School Kambala is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located on one campus in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1887, Kambala has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 950 students from Pre-school... |
Rose Bay Rose Bay, New South Wales Rose Bay is a harbourside, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rose Bay is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Waverley Municipal Council and Woollahra Council .Rose Bay has views of both the Sydney... |
950 | 1887 | Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English... |
Day & Boarding | |
| Kincoppal-Rose Bay Kincoppal-Rose Bay, School of the Sacred Heart, Sydney Kincoppal-Rose Bay, School of the Sacred Heart , is a private, Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for girls, located in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Rose Bay Rose Bay, New South Wales Rose Bay is a harbourside, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rose Bay is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Waverley Municipal Council and Woollahra Council .Rose Bay has views of both the Sydney... |
930 | 1882 | Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity... |
Day & Boarding | |
| Loreto Kirribilli Loreto Kirribilli Loreto Kirribilli is a Roman Catholic, day school for girls, located in Kirribilli, a Lower North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Kirribilli Kirribilli, New South Wales Kirribilli is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located three kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area administered by North Sydney Council... |
1030 | 1901 | Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity... |
Day | |
| Loreto Normanhurst Loreto Normanhurst Loreto Normanhurst is a private, Roman Catholic, day and boarding school for girls, located in Normanhurst, a suburb on the upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Normanhurst Normanhurst, New South Wales Normanhurst is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Normanhurst is located 23 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Hornsby Shire.-History:... |
900 | 1897 | Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity... |
Day & Boarding | |
| Meriden | Strathfield Strathfield, New South Wales Strathfield is an Inner West suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Strathfield is located 14 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield... |
850 | 1897 | Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English... |
Day | |
| MLC School MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
Burwood Burwood, New South Wales Burwood is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Burwood is located 12 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of Burwood Council.... |
1260 | 1886 | Uniting Church Uniting Church in Australia The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union.... |
Day | |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College is a Roman Catholic, secondary, day school for girls, located in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
North Sydney North Sydney, New South Wales North Sydney is a suburb and commercial district on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Sydney is located 3 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of North Sydney... |
1080 | 1875 | Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity... |
Day | |
| New England Girls' School New England Girls' School The New England Girls' School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Armidale, a rural city in northern New South Wales, Australia.... |
Armidale Armidale, New South Wales Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale Dumaresq Shire had a population of 19,485 people according to the 2006 census. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region... |
380 | 1895 | Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English... |
Day & Boarding | |
| Our Lady of Mercy College Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta , is a private, Roman Catholic, day school for girls, located in Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is adjacent to St... |
Parramatta Parramatta, New South Wales Parramatta is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Greater Western Sydney west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Parramatta River. Parramatta is the administrative seat of the Local Government Area of the City of Parramatta... |
1030 | 1889 | Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity... |
Day | |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls. The school is located in Armidale, a large rural town with a population of 28,000 in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia.PLC Armidale currently caters for approximately... |
Armidale Armidale, New South Wales Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale Dumaresq Shire had a population of 19,485 people according to the 2006 census. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region... |
400 | 1887 | Presbyterian Presbyterian Church of Australia The Presbyterian Church of Australia is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Australia. .-Beginnings:... |
Day & Boarding | |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
Croydon Croydon, New South Wales Croydon is an affluent suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Croydon is located 11 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district. Croydon is split between the two local government areas of Burwood Council and the Municipality of Ashfield.The... |
1350 | 1888 | Presbyterian Presbyterian Church of Australia The Presbyterian Church of Australia is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Australia. .-Beginnings:... |
Day & Boarding | |
| Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Pymble Pymble, New South Wales Pymble is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pymble is located north-west of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council.... |
2135 | 1916 | Uniting Church Uniting Church in Australia The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union.... |
Day & Boarding | |
| Queenwood School for Girls Queenwood School for Girls Queenwood School for Girls is an independent, non-denominational, Christian day school, located in the suburb of Mosman, on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Mosman Mosman, New South Wales Mosman is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mosman is located 8 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Mosman.-Localities:In February... |
800 | 1925 | Non-denominational | Day | |
| Ravenswood School for Girls Ravenswood School for Girls Ravenswood School for Girls is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for girls, situated in Gordon, an Upper North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Gordon Gordon, New South Wales Gordon is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Gordon is located north-west of the Sydney Central Business District and is the administrative centre for the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council... |
1140 | 1901 | Uniting Church Uniting Church in Australia The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union.... |
Day & Boarding | |
| Roseville College Roseville College Roseville College is an independent, Anglican day school for girls, located in the suburb of Roseville, on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Roseville Roseville, New South Wales Roseville is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Roseville is located north-west of the Sydney central business district and sits across the local government areas of Ku-ring-gai and Willoughby... |
790 | 1908 | Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English... |
Day | |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst Darlinghurst, New South Wales Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Darlinghurst is located immediately east of the Sydney central business district and Hyde Park, within the local government area of the City of Sydney... |
890 | 1895 | Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English... |
Day | |
| St Catherine's School St Catherine's School, Sydney St Catherine's School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Waverley, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Waverley Waverley, New South Wales Waverley is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Waverley is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council.... |
910 | 1856 | Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English... |
Day & Boarding | |
| St Clare's College St Clare's College, Waverley St Clare's College is an independent, Roman Catholic, day school for girls, located at Waverley, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Waverley Waverley, New South Wales Waverley is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Waverley is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council.... |
500 | 1884 | Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity... |
Day | |
| St Vincent's College | Potts Point Potts Point, New South Wales Potts Point is a small, densely-populated suburb of inner-city Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Potts Point is located 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.... |
680 | 1858 | Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity... |
Day & Boarding | |
| Santa Sabina College Santa Sabina College Santa Sabina College, is a Roman Catholic, Dominican, day school for girls K-12 and boys K-4, located in Strathfield, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Strathfield Strathfield, New South Wales Strathfield is an Inner West suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Strathfield is located 14 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield... |
1500 | 1894 | Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity... |
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| Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook Cherrybrook, New South Wales Cherrybrook is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cherrybrook is located 27 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Hornsby Shire... |
660 | 1982 | Roman Catholic | Day | |
| Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
North Parramatta North Parramatta, New South Wales North Parramatta is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Parramatta is located 24 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta... |
1000 | 1897 | Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English... |
Day & Boarding | |
| Wenona School Wenona School Wenona School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for girls, located in the Sydney suburb of North Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia.... |
North Sydney North Sydney, New South Wales North Sydney is a suburb and commercial district on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Sydney is located 3 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of North Sydney... |
815 | 1886 | Non-denominational | Day & Boarding |
Former members
| School | Location | Denomination | Founded | Closed/Merged | Years Competed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton College | Manly Manly, New South Wales Manly is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Manly is located 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Manly Council, in the Northern Beaches region.-History:Manly was named... |
1889 | Closed 1960 | ?–1960 | |
| Claremont College | Randwick Randwick, New South Wales Randwick is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Randwick is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Randwick... |
Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English... |
1882 | Secondary school closed 1966 | ?–1966 |
| Normanhurst School Normanhurst School Normanhurst School is a private independent school in North Chingford in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The school was founded in 1923.... |
Ashfield Ashfield, New South Wales Ashfield is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Ashfield is about 9 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Ashfield.The official name for the... |
Non-denominational | 1882 | Closed 1941 | ?–1941 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Kinross Wolaroi School Kinross Wolaroi School is an independent, Uniting church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Orange, a provincial city west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Goulburn Goulburn, New South Wales Goulburn is a provincial city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council Local Government Area. It is located south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway and above sea-level. On Census night 2006, Goulburn had a population of 20,127 people... |
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1921 | Closed 1970 | 1956–1966 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College | Orange Orange, New South Wales Orange is a city in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is west of the state capital, Sydney, at an altitude of . Orange has an estimated population of 39,329 and the city is a major provincial centre.... |
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1928 | Merged 1975 with Wolaroi College to form Kinross Wolaroi School Kinross Wolaroi School Kinross Wolaroi School is an independent, Uniting church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Orange, a provincial city west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
1928–1975 |
| Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Redlands | Cremorne Cremorne, New South Wales Cremorne is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Cremorne is located 6 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of North Sydney Council.... |
Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English... |
1884 | Became SCECGS Redlands SCECGS Redlands Redlands, is an independent, co-educational, day school, located in Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia.The school is non-selective and currently caters for approximately 1700 students from pre-school to year 12.... in 1976 |
?–1975 |
| SCEGGS Wollongong | Wollongong Wollongong, New South Wales Wollongong is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometres south of Sydney... |
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1955 | Merged 1976 with The Illawarra Grammar School | 1955–1976 |
| SCEGGS Moss Vale | Moss Vale Moss Vale, New South Wales Moss Vale is a town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. It has a population of 7,339 and is sited on the Illawarra Highway, which connects to Wollongong and the Illawarra coast via Macquarie Pass... |
Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English... |
1906 | Closed 1974 | ?–1974 |
| St Luke's Anglican School for Girls' | Dee Why Dee Why, New South Wales Dee Why is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dee Why is located 18 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Warringah Council, and along with Brookvale is considered to be... |
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1961 | Amalgamated 1992 with Peninsula Anglican Boys School and Roseby Preparatory School to form St Lukes Grammar School | 1961–? |
History
At the Women's Club on 8 November 1916 a group of eight Headmistresses from seven schools formed The Association of Head Mistresses of New South Wales, with Miss Edith Badham (SCEGGS Darlinghurst) elected as Foundation PresidentPresident
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
.
The seven founding schools were:
- Abbotsleigh
- Frensham School
- Kambala
- The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Croydon (now Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney)
- The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Pymble (now Pymble Ladies' College)
- St. Catherines School
- The Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School (now SCEGGS Darlinghurst)
Eligibility for membership was eventually offered to a further 23 girls' schools.
In 1945, a national association was formed, and AHIGS New South Wales heads served as Presidents of that organisation as follows:
- 1950–1952 Miss D. Knox (PLC Pymble)
- 1959–1962 Miss P. Bryant (Frensham)
- 1975–1978 Miss B. Chisholm (SCEGGS)
- 1985 Miss K. McCredie (Abbotsleigh).
The national organisation was disbanded on 26 August 1985 when the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia was founded.
AHIGS first admitted male heads of girls' schools to membership from 1973 however, so far no male member has been elected to the position of President.
Presidents
| Term | President | School | Years as Principal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Miss Beatrice L. Rennie | Queenwood | 1931–1961 |
| 1952 | Miss Barbara Chisholm | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | 1947–1977 |
| 1955 | Miss Dorothy Whitehead | Ascham | 1949–1961 |
| 1956 | Miss Fifi Hawthorne | Kambala | 1933–1966 |
| 1957 | Miss Kathleen Crago | Ravenswood | 1932–1961 |
| 1958–1959 | Miss Ann Crocker | Brighton College | ? – 1960 |
| 1960 | Miss Faith Patterson | St Catherine's | 1955–1987 |
| 1961 | Miss Edith M. Ralston | Wenona | 1920–1963 |
| 1962–1963 | Miss Phyllis Bryant | Frensham | 1938–1965 |
| 1964 | Mrs I Humphreys | SCEGGS Redlands | ? |
| 1965 | Miss Barbara Chisholm | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | 1947–1977 |
| 1966 | Miss Freda L. Whitlam | PLC Croydon | 1958–1976 |
| 1967 | Miss Dorothy Knox | Pymble | 1936–1947 |
| 1968 | Miss Merrilee Roberts | Ascham | 1961–1972 |
| 1969 | Miss Phyllis Evans | Ravenswood | 1962–1985 |
| 1970 | Miss Sheila Morton | Meriden | 1966–1984 |
| 1971 | Miss Faith Patterson | St Catherine's | 1955–1987 |
| 1972 | Miss Joyce Gibbons | Kambala | 1966–1984 |
| 1973 | Miss Violet Medway | Queenwood | 1942–1982 |
| 1974 | Miss Barbara Jackson | Wenona | 1967–1994 |
| 1975 | Miss Kathleen McCredie | Abbotsleigh | 1970–1987 |
| 1976 | Miss Cynthia Parker | Frensham | 1968–1993 |
| 1977 | Miss Barbara Chisholm | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | 1947–1977 |
| 1978 | Miss Jeanette Buckham | Pymble | 1967–1989 |
| 1979 | Mrs Joy Park | Tara | 1974–1979 |
| 1980 | Miss Phyllis Evans | Ravenswood | 1962–1985 |
| 1981 | Miss Faith Patterson | St Catherine's | 1955–1987 |
| 1982 | Miss Sheila Morton | Meriden | 1966–1984 |
| 1983 | Mrs Mary Richardson | Roseville College | 1972–1984 |
| 1984 | Mrs Rowena Danziger | Ascham | 1973–2003 |
| 1985 | Miss Kathleen McCredie | Abbotsleigh | 1970–1987 |
| 1986 | Miss Cynthia Parker | Frensham | 1968–1993 |
| 1987 | Miss Diana Bowman | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | 1978–1996 |
| 1988–1989 | Dr Jan Milburn | NEGS | 1973–1989 |
| 1989–1991 | Mrs Denise Thomas | Meriden | 1985–2002 |
| 1991–1993 | Miss Diana Bowman | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | 1978–1996 |
| 1993–1995 | Mrs Joy Yeo | Roseville College | 1985–1999 |
| 1995–1997 | Mrs Judith Wheeldon | Abbotsleigh | 1996–2004 |
| 1997–1999 | Mrs Gillian Moore | Pymble | 1989–2007 |
| 1999–2001 | Miss Rosalyn Bird | Danebank | 1988–2010 |
| 2001–2003 | Mrs Margaret Hadley | Wenona | 1995–2007 |
| 2003–2005 | Mrs Kem Bray | Queenwood | 1996–Present |
| 2006–2008 | Mrs Margaret White | Kambala | 2000–Present |
| 2008–2009 | Mrs Carol Bowern | Tara | 2000–Present |
| 2009–Present | Ms Vicki Steer | Ravenswood | 2005–Present |
Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association
Twenty-eight member schools of AHIGS compete against each other in a number of sporting carnivals and termly sports through the Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA). Secondary school girls compete in team and individual sports at school level and can be selected through IGSSA for state representative teams and higher competitions.Archdale debating competition
The Archdale Debating Competition is a competition conducted by the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools for the benefit of students from 21 of its Member Schools.The Archdale Shield is awarded to the school which performs best across the whole competition. The award is determined through an overall points score after the conclusion of the final round.
The competition is named in honour of Helen Elizabeth (Betty) Archdale
Betty Archdale
Helen Elizabeth "Betty" Archdale was an educationalist and cricketer. She was a captain of the English women's cricket team in 1934 and 1935. In 1934/35 she led the first English cricket team to tour Australia and New Zealand, the result of which was a 2-0 victory over Australia...
(August 21, 1907–January 11, 2000), former principal of the The Women's College at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
(1946–1957), and former headmistress of Abbotsleigh
Abbotsleigh
Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
(1958–1970). Betty Archdale was also a talented cricketer, captaining the English women's cricket team
English women's cricket team
The England women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934–35, when they beat Australia 2–0 in a three-Test series. Their current captain is Charlotte Edwards, replacing Clare Connor after her five-year tenure, which she finished by leading England to their first Ashes series win since...
in 1934 and 1935. In 1944 Archdale was awarded an Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
for her part in getting nurses out of Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. In 1999 she was one of the first ten women to be granted Honorary Life Membership of Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Archdale was listed as an Australian Living Treasure
Australian Living Treasures
Australian Living Treasures are people who have been nominated by the National Trust of Australia. The first list of 100 Living Treasures was published in 1997....
in 1997.
History
Although a number of AHIGS schools offered debating as an extracurricular activity from around the 1920s, it was not until the 1960s that inter-school debating became common amongst girls' schools.In 1971, following a debate between Abbotsleigh and a combined high schools team, the decision was made to form a debating organisation for independent girls' schools. This organisation was called 'ISSGDA', and it was made up of sixteen independent schools (girls' and co-educational) divided into four geographic areas for competition purposes.
The first ISSGDA final was contested between Abbotsleigh and Moriah College (the only non-AHIGS school to compete) at Abbotsleigh. The trophy
Trophy
A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics...
, which Miss Archdale had donated, was won by Abbotsleigh and presented by Miss Kathleen McCredie, the then headmistress of Abbotsleigh. From this point on, the competition became known as the 'Archdale Debating Competition'.
Archdale winners
| Year | Archdale Shield | Seniors | Year 10 | Year 9 | Year 8A | Year 8B | Year 7A | Year 7B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Kambala Kambala Girls School Kambala is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located on one campus in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1887, Kambala has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 950 students from Pre-school... |
MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
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| 1989 | Ravenswood Ravenswood School for Girls Ravenswood School for Girls is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for girls, situated in Gordon, an Upper North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Moriah Moriah College Moriah War Memorial College is an independent, Modern Orthodox Jewish, co-educational, day school in Queens Park, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
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| 1990 | MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
Moriah Moriah College Moriah War Memorial College is an independent, Modern Orthodox Jewish, co-educational, day school in Queens Park, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
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| 1991 | Kambala Kambala Girls School Kambala is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located on one campus in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1887, Kambala has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 950 students from Pre-school... |
Ravenswood Ravenswood School for Girls Ravenswood School for Girls is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for girls, situated in Gordon, an Upper North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
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| 1992 | Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
St Catherine's St Catherine's School, Sydney St Catherine's School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Waverley, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
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| 1993 | St Catherine's St Catherine's School, Sydney St Catherine's School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Waverley, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
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| 1994 | MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
SCEGGS | Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
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| 1995 | Kambala Kambala Girls School Kambala is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located on one campus in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1887, Kambala has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 950 students from Pre-school... |
Kambala Kambala Girls School Kambala is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located on one campus in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1887, Kambala has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 950 students from Pre-school... |
Kambala Kambala Girls School Kambala is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located on one campus in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1887, Kambala has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 950 students from Pre-school... |
Moriah Moriah College Moriah War Memorial College is an independent, Modern Orthodox Jewish, co-educational, day school in Queens Park, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
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| 1996 | Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
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| 1997 | Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Kambala Kambala Girls School Kambala is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located on one campus in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1887, Kambala has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 950 students from Pre-school... |
SCEGGS | Moriah Moriah College Moriah War Memorial College is an independent, Modern Orthodox Jewish, co-educational, day school in Queens Park, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
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| 1998 | Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Roseville Roseville College Roseville College is an independent, Anglican day school for girls, located in the suburb of Roseville, on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
SCEGGS | Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Kambala Kambala Girls School Kambala is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located on one campus in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1887, Kambala has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 950 students from Pre-school... |
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| 1999 | Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Kambala Kambala Girls School Kambala is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located on one campus in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1887, Kambala has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 950 students from Pre-school... |
Kambala Kambala Girls School Kambala is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located on one campus in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1887, Kambala has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 950 students from Pre-school... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
SCEGGS | ||
| 2000 | Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
PLC Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
SCEGGS | ||
| 2001 | SCEGGS | MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
SCEGGS | MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
SCEGGS |
| 2002 | SCEGGS | Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Danebank Danebank Danebank Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Hurstville, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
SCEGGS | Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
St Catherine's St Catherine's School, Sydney St Catherine's School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Waverley, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
| 2003 | SCEGGS | MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
PLC Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
| 2004 | SCEGGS | MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
SCEGGS | Queenwood Queenwood School for Girls Queenwood School for Girls is an independent, non-denominational, Christian day school, located in the suburb of Mosman, on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
SCEGGS |
| 2005 | Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Meriden | Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
SCEGGS | SCEGGS | Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Loreto Kirribilli Loreto Kirribilli Loreto Kirribilli is a Roman Catholic, day school for girls, located in Kirribilli, a Lower North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
| 2006 | PLC Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
SCEGGS | Roseville Roseville College Roseville College is an independent, Anglican day school for girls, located in the suburb of Roseville, on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
SCEGGS | Santa Santa Sabina College Santa Sabina College, is a Roman Catholic, Dominican, day school for girls K-12 and boys K-4, located in Strathfield, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Danebank Danebank Danebank Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Hurstville, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
| 2007 | Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Meriden | Loreto Kirribilli Loreto Kirribilli Loreto Kirribilli is a Roman Catholic, day school for girls, located in Kirribilli, a Lower North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
| 2008 | Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Roseville Roseville College Roseville College is an independent, Anglican day school for girls, located in the suburb of Roseville, on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
SCEGGS | Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
St Catherine's St Catherine's School, Sydney St Catherine's School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Waverley, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
|Queenwood Queenwood School for Girls Queenwood School for Girls is an independent, non-denominational, Christian day school, located in the suburb of Mosman, on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
| 2009 | Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Pymble Pymble Ladies' College Pymble Ladies' College, , is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Pymble, a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
SCEGGS | Ascham Ascham -Surname:*Anthony Ascham*Anthony Ascham *Roger Ascham... |
MLC MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... |
Roseville Roseville College Roseville College is an independent, Anglican day school for girls, located in the suburb of Roseville, on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Ascham Ascham -Surname:*Anthony Ascham*Anthony Ascham *Roger Ascham... |
| 2010 | SCEGGS | Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
SCEGGS | SCEGGS | Ascham Ascham -Surname:*Anthony Ascham*Anthony Ascham *Roger Ascham... |
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| 2011 | SCEGGS | Monte Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College is a Roman Catholic, secondary, day school for girls, located in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
Kambala Kambala Girls School Kambala is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located on one campus in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1887, Kambala has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 950 students from Pre-school... |
SCEGGS | Ascham Ascham -Surname:*Anthony Ascham*Anthony Ascham *Roger Ascham... |
SCEGGS | Tara Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
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Festival of Speech
The concept of a 'Festival of Speech' for the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools was first suggested in the early 1990s by Mr. Chris Faisandier, then Principal of Kincoppal-Rose BayKincoppal-Rose Bay, School of the Sacred Heart, Sydney
Kincoppal-Rose Bay, School of the Sacred Heart , is a private, Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for girls, located in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
and a member of AHIGS.
Formerly a Principal of Sacred Heart College
Sacred Heart College, Auckland
Sacred Heart College is a secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. It is a Catholic, Marist College set on of land overlooking the Tamaki Estuary in Glen Innes.- History :The college was opened in 1903 in Ponsonby, by the Marist Brothers...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Faisandier was involved with the O'Shea Shield Competition in which about twenty schools from the lower North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
of New Zealand participated.
The purpose of the O'Shea Shield Competition was to encourage students to develop skills in the areas of public speaking
Public speaking
Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners...
, debating, analysis and rhetoric
Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. As a subject of formal study and a productive civic practice, rhetoric has played a central role in the Western...
. So popular was the Competition and so high was the standard of presentation, that the winners of the O'Shea Shield were often featured on New Zealand television.
With the support of the AHIGS membership, Mr Faisandier established the Festival of Speech (then known as the Independent Girls Schools Speaking Competition) in NSW in 1996. The inaugural Festival, spanning Friday evening and all day Saturday, was hosted by Kincoppal-Rose Bay, won by Roseville College, and attended by fifteen schools.
Today the Festival continues to be hosted annually by an AHIGS member school, and some twenty-five schools now participate. Students have the opportunity to perform in the areas of 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...
, debating, poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, prose
Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
readings, current affairs
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
and religious and ethical questions. The Festival is open to girls from AHIGS schools in years seven to eleven.
Winning schools
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| 1996 | Roseville Roseville College Roseville College is an independent, Anglican day school for girls, located in the suburb of Roseville, on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
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| 1997 | PLC Sydney Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
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| 1998 | PLC Sydney Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
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| 1999 | PLC Sydney Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
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| 2000 | PLC Sydney Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
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| 2001 | PLC Sydney Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
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| 2002 | PLC Sydney Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
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| 2003 | PLC Sydney Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
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| 2004 | PLC Sydney Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
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| 2005 | PLC Sydney Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
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| 2006 | PLC Sydney Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
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| 2007 | Kambala Kambala Girls School Kambala is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located on one campus in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1887, Kambala has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 950 students from Pre-school... |
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| 2008 | PLC Sydney Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls in Croydon, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, Australia... |
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| 2009 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | |||
| 2010 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst |