Queenwood School for Girls
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| Queenwood School for Girls |
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| Motto: Per Aspera Ad Astra 'Through Struggles to the Stars' |
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| Established | 1925 |
| Type | Independent Girls K-12 |
| Principal | Mrs Kem Bray |
| Founder | Miss Grace Lawrence and Miss Beatrice Rennie |
| Students | 800 |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Location | Balmoral Beach, NSW Australia |
| Campus | Junior School at Queen Street, Senior School at Mandolong Road, Mosman |
| Colours | Red, Black and White |
| Website | www.queenwood.nsw.edu.au |
Queenwood School for Girls is an independent, non-denominational Christian school for girls from grades Kindergarten to Year 12, located in the suburb Balmoral Beach, on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).
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[edit] History
Queenwood School for Girls was opened on the 21st September, 1925. It was established by Miss Grace Lawrance, assisted by Miss Beatrice Rennie, as a private independent girls’ school.
The property at 47 Mandolong Road was chosen for the school because of its view and northeasterly aspect. Queenwood was named after a school in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, which had been founded by Miss Lawrance’s mother and which was similarly located on a hill overlooking the sea.
Queenwood grew, prospered and expanded to a second site at 44 Mandolong Road. In 1990 the Junior School moved to the Medway Centre at 6 Queen Street, Mosman and later the Visual Arts Department moved to a separate site on The Esplanade at Balmoral Beach
[edit] Principals
Mrs Kem Bray 1996-
Miss Beatrice Rennie 1932-1941
[edit] School Hymn
Happy is our School surrounded
Everywhere by loveliness
Sloping hills and sleeping waters,
With Thy glory ever bless;
May the beauties of creation
In each one an echo find,
Thoughts and words and actions guiding
Purifying heart and mind.
Far above the world at even'
Stars glow in the darkling sky,
Beck'ning us to strive towards them
Urging to endeavour high
Star of Truth, O make our thinking
So sincere and pure and bright,
That all dross of falseness perish
In Thy fiery, searching light.
Star of Courage, so inspire us
That we fearlessly may fight,
Spite of danger, scorn and laughter,
In the cause of truth and right.
Star of Service, make us dwell on
Not our own but others' needs,
Happiness and comfort bringing,
By self-sacrificing deeds.
Truth and courage and devotion,
Building stones of beauty rare,
Sanctified by God's own spirit,
Make each soul a temple fair.
Loving Father, may each member
Of our School be always true
To the ideals they have learnt here,
And the world with blessings strew.
[lyrics by B L Rennie]
[edit] Notable Alumnae
[edit] Academic
- Gemma Figtree - Rhodes Scholar
[edit] The Arts
- Shirley Hazzard - Writer
- Dorothy Porter - Writer
- Ann Carr Boyd - Musician
- Anna Volska - Actress
[edit] Sport
- Zali Steggall - Olympic skier
