Wenona School

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Wenona School
Wenona School crest. Source: www.wenona.nsw.edu.au (Wenona website)
Motto Ut Prosim
'That I may serve'
Established 1886
Type Independent all-female secondary
Chairman Ms Dianna Crebbin
Principal Mrs Margaret Hadley
Founder Miss Edith Hooke
Students 815
Grades K–12
Location North Sydney, NSW Australia
Campus 2 hectares
Colours Navy, Red and White
School song Three Cheers for Old Wenona
Website www.wenona.nsw.edu.au

Wenona School, Sydney, formerly known as Woodstock, is a non-selective, non-denominational, day and boarding school for girls in the suburb of North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1886, Wenona is the smallest K-12 independent girls' school in Sydney, with 765 day girls and 50 boarders. Wenona is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).

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[edit] Principals

  • Mrs Margaret Hadley 1995-2007
  • Miss Barbara Jackson 1967-1994
  • Miss Frances M. Mills 1964-1966
  • Miss Edith M. Ralston 1920-1963
  • Miss Dorothy Messiter Feb-June 1920
  • Miss Edith Hooke 1913-1920
  • 1886-1913 (founder Woodstock)

Mrs Margaret Hadley announced on the 2nd of Feburary, 2007, her resignation as Principal of Wenona, commencing at the end of Term 1, 2007.

[edit] Notable Alumnae

  • Ann Moyal - Author
  • Rebecca Elizabeth Scott - Rhodes Scholar 1993
  • April Rose Pengilly - Australian Model and daughter of INXS band member Kirk Pengilly
  • Jillian Broadbent - Director of the Reserve Bank of Australia
  • Lyndey Milan - TV presenter and Women's Weekly Chef
  • Mandy Chang - Documentary maker and winner of the Grierson Award for Best Arts Documentary 2005
  • Dr Petre Ann Santry - Academic Consultant at Victoria University
  • Sarah Irving - Author and Research Fellow, Oxford University
  • Jacqueline Maddock - Channel 10 News Reporter

[edit] Associated schools

[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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