Ascham School

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Ascham School
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Ascham's Edgecliff campus, in 2007
Location
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188 New South Head Road

Edgecliff
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New South Wales
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2027

Australia
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Information
TypeIndependent, day and boarding
MottoTemplate:Langx
(With Heart and Soul)
Established1886; 140 years ago (1886)
HeadmasterAndrew Powell
Teaching staff
127.1 FTE (2019)[1]
YearsK–12
GenderGirls
Enrolment1,181[1] (2019)
Campus type
Urban area
ColourTemplate:Pluralize from textNavy blue, red and khaki
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Affiliations
Websiteascham.nsw.edu.au

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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.

Established in 1886, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently has approximately 1000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, including 100 boarders from Years 6 to 12.[2]

Ascham follows the 'Dalton Plan', an educational philosophy created by Helen Parkhurst in 1916. The 'Dalton Plan' aims to produce independent and confident leaders.[3]

Ascham is a member of the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[4] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia[5] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[6] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association,[7] and the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).[8]

Ascham is operated as a not-for-profit company. All funds must be used to benefit the school. This function is administered by the school's Council of Governors who are elected by the school's members.

History

Ascham school was established in 1886 by Marie Wallis, as a private, day and boarding school for girls, in a terrace house in Darling Point. The school moved to its current site following the acquisition of Glenrock estate in 1911. The school was named after Roger Ascham, tutor to Queen Elizabeth I.

In 1914 Kathleen Gilman Jones (1880–1942) came from South Africa to be a joint head mistress at the school. She went on to lead Melbourne Church of England Girls' Grammar School.[9]

The school adopted the 'Dalton Plan' as its method of teaching in 1922.[10]

Ascham became a company, Ascham School Limited, in 1937 under the direction of Headmistress Margaret Bailey. This transferred ownership of the school from herself to ensure the long-term succession of the school.[11] The next head who served the school for some time was Dorothy Whitehead.[12] She had served in the war rising to the rank of temporary Major. She continued with the Dalton Plan, before she left in 1961 to lead Firbank Girls' Grammar School.[12]

School crest

The Ascham school crest was developed in 1911 by Ascham art teacher, Albert Collins. Symbols on the crest were explained in the school's Charivari magazine in December 1911: the dolphins symbolise energy, persistence and the ability to swim against, as well as with, the tide; the wings suggest aspiration and ambition; the lamp and book represent learning; and the combination of the acorn and eucalyptus seed mark the historical union of Britain and Australia.[13]

Campus

Ascham is composed of three school areas designed to accommodate for the different stages of the students' educational development.

Infant School

The youngest students, from Preparatory to Year 2, are taught in the Hillingdon building which has its own hall, library, classrooms and recreation area. The students at Hillingdon are taught according to the Spalding Method.

Junior School

Students from Years 3 to 6 live in the Fiona building. Junior School students have access to a broad range of school subjects and co-curricular activities.

Senior School

The senior school is for students from Year 7 to Year 12. They are taught according to the Dalton Plan. This method gives the older students increased flexibility while placing on them the responsibility to learn and participate in the school's numerous academic and cultural opportunities. The campus hosts the Packer Theatre, a studio theatre, an indoor heated pool, a gymnasium, tennis courts, playing fields, IT facilities, art rooms, science laboratories and three libraries.

Exchange programme

Ascham has exchange programmes with the following girls schools: St Mary's Calne, UK; City of London School for Girls in London; Havergal College in Toronto; Nightingale-Bamford School in New York; Northlands School in Buenos Aires; Durban Girls' College in Durban; Institut de la Tour in Paris, St. George's School, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Heads

The following individuals have served as Head of School, or preceding title:

Ordinal Name Title Start date End date Time in office Notes
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Marie Wallis Founding Principal 1886 1902 15–16 years [8]
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Herbert J. Carter Principal 1902 1914 11–12 years [8]
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Kathleen Gilman Jones Co-Principal 1914 1916 1–2 years
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Margaret Bailey
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Headmistress 1916 1946 29–30 years [8]
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Hilda Rayward Headmistress 1947 1948 0–1 years [8]
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Dorothy Whitehead[12] Headmistress 1949 1961 11–12 years [14][8]
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Merrilee Roberts Headmistress 1962 1972 9–10 years [14][8]
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Rowena Danziger Headmistress 1973 2003 29–30 years [15][8]
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Susan Preedy Headmistress 2004 2005 0–1 years [16][8]
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Rowena Danziger Acting Headmistress 2005 2005 0 years [17]
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Frances Booth Acting Headmistress 2005 2005 0 years [8]
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Louise Robert-Smith Headmistress 2006 2012 5–6 years [18][8]
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Helen Wright Headmistress 2013 2014 0–1 years [19][8]
Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Andrew Powell Head of School 2014 incumbent 11–12 years [19][8]

Former students

Old Girls' Union

The Ascham Old Girls' Union (AOGU) was founded in 1899 by former students of the school. It now[when?] has a membership of over 4,000 alumnae. The AOGU encourages involvement of all past students in the Ascham community and helps alumnae remain in contact with their classmates.[20] The AOGU also funds bursaries for the daughters and granddaughters of past students. The recipients of bursaries are means-tested and reviewed annually, and also carry an obligation to uphold the ideals and values of Ascham.[20] The AOGU released[when?] three publications per year to its members.[20]

Notable alumnae

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Arts

Creative arts

Literary arts

Performing arts

Business

Education

Medicine and the sciences

Sport

See also

References

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