Meriden, Strathfield

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Meriden, An Anglican School for Girls

Meriden School crest. Source: www.meriden.nsw.edu.au (Meriden website)
Semper Fidelis

"Always Faithful"
Established 1897
School type Independent, Anglican, Day
Known As Meriden
Principal/Headmistress Dr Julie Greenhalgh
Chairman
Chaplain
Affiliations Anglican, AHIGS
Location Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia
Campus Suburban
Enrolment 850 (K-12)
School colours Blue and White
School Hymn
Area 2 Hectares
Homepage www.meriden.nsw.edu.au

Meriden, An Anglican School for Girls Sydney, is a non-selective, girls' day school in the suburb of Strathfield, in the inner-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, founded in 1897. The school has an enrolment of 850, and is a school of the Anglican Church, with the motto Semper Fidelis: 'Always Faithful'. Meriden is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Meriden was ranked 36th in New South Wales in the 2005 Higher School Certificate .[1] . This made Meriden the third best performing independent school in Inner Western Sydney, and the ninth best performing non-selective private school for girls in New South Wales.

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[edit] Principals

  • Dr Julie Greenhalgh 2007-
  • Mrs Denise Thomas (Acting) 2006
  • Mrs Carolyn Blanden 2003-2006
  • Mrs Denise Thomas 1985-2002
  • Miss Sheila Morton 1966-1984
  • Miss Joy Fox 1961-1965
  • Miss Evelyn James 1959-1961
  • Miss Eleanor Colborn 1958 (Acting)
  • Miss Elsie Hannam 1941-1957
  • Miss Grace Overy 1926-1940
  • Miss Bertha Turner 1908-1925
  • Mrs Jeannie Monckton 1897-1908

[edit] Notable Alumnae

[edit] Associated schools

Meriden's 'brother school' is Trinity Grammar School at Summer Hill, an Anglican Day and Boarding School for Boys.


[edit] Neighbour schools

Nearby schools include:


Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools Schools

Abbotsleigh | Ascham School | Brigidine College | Calrossy Anglican School for Girls | Canberra Girls' Grammar School | Danebank | Frensham School | Kambala Girls School | Kincoppal-Rose Bay | Loreto Kirribilli | Loreto Normanhurst | Meriden | MLC School | Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College | New England Girls' School | OLMC Parramatta | Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale | Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney | Pymble Ladies' College | Queenwood | Ravenswood | Roseville College | SCEGGS | St Catherine's School | St Clare's College | St Vincent's College | Santa Sabina College | Tara | Wenona School


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