Ascham School

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Ascham School

Motto: Vi et Animo 'With Heart and Soul'
Established	1886
Type	Independent all-female primary; secondary
Headmistress	Mrs Louise Robert-Smith
Students	900
Grades	K–12
Location	Edgecliff, NSW Australia
Campus	3.3 Hectares
Colours	Blue, Red and Khaki
School Song	Heart and Soul
Website	www.ascham.nsw.edu.au

Ascham School is a non-denominational, K-12 private school for girls in the suburb of Edgecliff, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Named after Roger Ascham, tutor to Queen Elizabeth I, Ascham School was founded in 1886 as a private school for girls. Today Ascham has an enrolment of 300 in the Junior school and 600 in the Senior school.

There is no doctrinal teaching but, through music, literature and art, the school introduces the girls to some of the world's major religious beliefs. Ascham is also one of the few schools worldwide to follow the 'Dalton Plan', an educational philosophy which encourages students to become independent learners, to be more organised and to use their time more efficiently.

Ascham is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).

1 Headmistresses / Headmasters
2 Notable Alumnae
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Headmistresses / Headmasters

Mrs Louise Robert-Smith 2006 -
Ms Frances Booth (Acting) 2005
Miss Susan Preedy 2004 - 2004
Mrs Rowena Danziger 1973 - 2003
Miss Merrilee Roberts 1962 - 1972
Miss Dorothy Whitehead 1949 - 1961
Dr Hilda Rayward 1947 - 1948
Miss Margaret a Bailey 1914 - 1946
Mr Herbert J. Carter 1902 - 1914
Miss Marie Wallis (Founder) 1886 - 1902

[edit] Notable Alumnae

Mia Freeman - editor-in-chief at ACP for publications such as Dolly and Cosmpolitan magazines
Lucy Kemp - model
Poppy Montgomery - actress
Gretel Packer - Kerry Packer's daughter.
Elizabeth Anna Ackary Stone - Rhodes Scholar 1998
Arkie Whiteley - Actor & daughter of painter Brett Whiteley