SCECGS Redlands

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SCECGS, Redlands is a private school on Sydney's Lower North Shore.

Established 1884
School type Sydney Anglican
Headmaster Christopher Daunt Watney (retired, replacement to be determined)
Chairman Michael Jones
Enrolment 1600 Students (Years K-12)
School Colours Blue, Red and Gold
School Song "Girls of the Grammar School (altered)"
Area 12 Acres (over multiple "campuses")
Location Cremorne, NSW
Website www.redlands.nsw.edu.au

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[edit] Establishment

Established in 1884 as a school for girls, Redlands early established an association with the Anglican diocese of Sydney and became the "Sydney Church of England Girls Grammar School, Redlands" in 1945 — hence "SCEGGS" and, later "SCECGS." The current name is Redlands, Sydney Church of England Co-Educational Grammar School, though it is more commonly referred to simply as Redlands.

[edit] The Sydney Anglican association

The formal link with the Sydney Anglican diocese was severed in 1976 during the disaster of the School Council seeking to expand land-holdings, and the comptroller of the Anglican diocesan schools misappropriating school funds and ruining the SCEGGS schools; SCEGGS, Redlands (as it then was), SCEGGS, Darlinghurst, SCEGGS, Wollongong and SCEGGS, Loquat Valley survived by re-constituting themselves as wholly independent entities, severing their legal ties with the Anglican diocese while retaining the "Church of England" title in their corporate names. SCEGGS, Moss Vale, was unable to recover, and closed. Loquat Valley became a member of the Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation

Peter Cornish, the Headmaster of Redlands in the period 1980 to 2001 - the period of recovery from the '70s fiasco, cultivated an association with several neighbouring Anglican parishes.

Redlands retains its nominally Sydney Anglican, and may appoint a Chaplain on staff, who is, in accordance with Sydney Anglican practice, to be addressed as "Reverend X" as among American Southern Baptists and as learned from American television programmes.

[edit] Former association with past SCEGGS girls' schools

The Latin school motto of Redlands, Luceat lux vestra, is taken from Matthew 5:16, translates "Let your light shine." It is appears in the school song which was shared with the other SCEGGS schools:

Girls of the Grammar School, girls old and new
Gathered or parted, all the world through
Still to the motto that binds us keep true:
Luceat lux vestra.

After the collapse of the SCEGGS school network and Redlands' admission of boys in 1978 the first line of the SCEGGS song was altered at Redlands to "Students of Redlands School, those old and new...."

[edit] School Governance now

Redlands is owned and operated by SCECGS Redlands Limited - a public company limited by guarantee. The role of the Board is to oversee the management and business of the company, and in particular to: • Appoint the Head of School and Chief Operating Officer and monitor performance • Establish the vision and strategic direction of the School • Support the School Executive and management in the implementation of that vision and strategic direction • Ensure that the resources necessary for the achievement of agreed goals are available.

[edit] Independent co-educational school

In 1978 the school became co-educational by way of attempting to recover from the financial fiasco of the Sydney Anglican schools.

[edit] Mr Cornish

Peter J. Cornish, formerly from The Armidale School, and SCEGS (Shore), both boys' schools and the latter owned by the Sydney Anglican Diocese, was appointed Headmaster in 1980, and is credited with returning the school to financial security and academic respectability. Mr Cornish emphasised academic achievement, as well as developing numerous sport and co-curricular opportunities.

[edit] Redlands Expansion

Redlands continues to expand and it now occupies several "campuses" in Sydney, including the former Cremorne Girls' High School site which it purchased from the New South Wales government in 1989, and now operates as a Junior and Middle section of the school. The school also owns an experiential outdoor education site - High Country Campus in Jindabyne NSW. The School has gradually accumulated further academic reputation, with several students entering Oxford, Cambridge and Yale over recent years.

[edit] International Baccalaureate and academic reputation

Redlands offers the International baccalaureate as well as the State qualification, the New South Wales HSC.

[edit] Higher School Certificate

Redlands (as with other New South Wales schools) offers the State-mandated Higher School Certificate. The 2005 academic year proved impressive results: 147 of its 182 members received a UAI over 85. One of its students managed to score a UAI of 99.95

[edit] Mr Daunt Watney

Mr Christopher Daunt Watney, the recent Headmaster of Redlands, 'concluded' 10 years at the School at the end of 2006. While his official resignation, signed on his behalf by the Chairman of the Board Mr Jones, cited Mr Daunt Watney's intentions to travel overseas, and complete his doctoral studies, the actual nature of his departure was slightly more coercive. The liberal tendencies of Mr Daunt Watney were frowned upon by the religious conservatives on the Redlands Board, thus leading to his forced resignation. Mr Daunt Watney was outwardly committed to the future of Redlands and would not have left under such enigmatic circumstances had his departure been of his own free will. Since his departure a new chaplain has been appointed, as has a new religion teacher, and the existence of the school’s religious affiliation has been increasingly emphasised.

A current global and local search for a Head of School is underway.

[edit] Notable alumnae

  • Catriona Rowntree, a television presenter on Channel Nine's "Getaway" program, went to Redlands; she is reported to regard her time at Redlands as her golden years and to consider that she owes to Redlands her current position. This observation was documented in a conversation I had with her last week.
  • Lachlan MacKay is an established Rugby Union player of the Western Force Super 14 team. He captained the Australian Under-21 Team. He has played at the highest national level with the Wallabies, making his test debut for the country in 2005.

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