Calrossy Anglican School for Girls

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Calrossy Anglican School for Girls
Calrossy crest. Source: www.calrossy.nsw.edu.au (Calrossy website)
Laborare Est Orare
(Latin:"To Work is to Pray")
Established 1919[1]
School Type Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding
Denomination Anglican[2]
Slogan "Christian - Personal - Caring"[3]
Key People Mrs. Elisabeth Jackson (Principal)
Mrs Margaret Paterson (Head of Campus)
Rev. Andrew Newman (Chaplain)
School Fees AU$9,580–10,900 p.a (Day)
AU$22,580–23,900 p.a (Boarding)[4]
Location East Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia Flag of Australia
Coordinates 31°4′58″S 150°56′15″E / -31.08278, 150.9375Coordinates: 31°4′58″S 150°56′15″E / -31.08278, 150.9375
Enrolment ~450 (7–12)[5]
Employees ~43[6]
Colours Red, White and Blue             
Homepage www.calrossy.nsw.edu.au

The Calrossy Anglican School for Girls (Calrossy), is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in East Tamworth, a suburb of Tamworth, a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1919, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy, and currently caters for approximately 450 girls from Year 7 (12 years old) to Year 12 (18 years old).[1] With over 180 boarders, Calrossy has one of the largest boarding enrolments among New South Wales girls' boarding schools.[7] In 2006, Calrossy joined with William Cowper Anglican Boys High School and William Cowper Primary School,[8] to create the Calrossy Anglican School. This School now incorporates a secondary day and boarding school for girls (Calrossy), a secondary day school for boys, a co-educational prep and primary school, and a co-educational preschool, with total enrolments of 890.[9]

The school is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[10] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[1] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[11] and is an affiliate member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).[12] Calrossy is administered by the Anglican Diocese of Armidale.[13]

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[edit] History

Calrossy was founded in 1919 as the Tamworth Church of England Girls' School (TCEGS), by a group of parishioners from St John's Parish Church, Tamworth, led by the Vicar, Canon Rupert Fairbrother. With just seventeen foundation students, the school first occupied a site close to the church in East Tamworth. Lessons were held in the church hall, and the boarding house was an old building on the corner of Brisbane and Carthage Streets.[14]

The school moved to its present site in Brisbane Street in 1923, to a property formerly owned by John Patterson. His home, the centrepiece of the new school, was named 'Calrossy' after his family property in Scotland. The school eventually adopted the name in 1969.[14]

TCEGS remained a parish school until 1936, when it was taken over by the Diocese of Armidale and administered in a similar way to the Diocese' other schools, The Armidale School and the New England Girls' School.[14]

In 2006, Calrossy joined with William Cowper Anglican Boys High School and William Cowper Primary School, to create the Tamworth Anglican College (TAC), subsequently the schools name was changed to Tamworth Anglican College - Calrossy Campus.[8] This amalgamation created a Pre-school to Year 12 with school, with a co-educational primary school and two single-sex high schools (Secondary Girls and Secondary Boys). Each sub-school has retained its own crest and traditions. In 2007, the name "Tamworth Anglican College" was changed to Calrossy Anglican School. The senior school for girls is now therefore named Calrossy Anglican School - Brisbane Street Campus.[3]

[edit] Principals

Period Details[12]
1919 – 1929 Miss Mathilde Stockfield
1921 Miss Florence Suiter
1922 – 1925 Miss Katharine Bedford
1926 Miss Muriel Hammond
1927 – 1929 Mrs Annie Dannevig
1930 – 1940 Miss Annie Parr
1941 – 1951 Miss Gwendoline Horton
1951 Acting Principal – Miss Rita Allen
1952 – 1961 Miss Audrie Stafford Smith
1961 – 1968 Miss Winifred Wetherell
1968 – 1976 Miss Frances Stacey
1976 – 1988 Rev Peter Smart
1989 – 2001 (deceased) Mr Graham Hilder
2001 – Present Mrs Elisabeth Jackson

[edit] Curriculum

Calrossy Anglican school is registered and accredited with the New South Wales Board of Studies,[15] and therefore follows the mandated curriculum for all years. The school offers a variety of core and elective subjects designed to prepare students for a range of opportunities in tertiary studies and career pathways.[16]

Students in Years 11 and 12 may follow different Higher School Certificate (HSC) pathways, and complete vocational courses at TAFE or at school. Students may also undertake school-based traineeships, linking HSC studies with workplace developed competencies.[16] Current subject choices include: Agriculture, Agricultural Technology, Modern and Ancient History, Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Business Studies, Christian Studies, Commerce, Design and Technology, Drama, Earth Sciences, Economics, English, Food Technology, French, Hospitality, Information and Software Technology and Design, Japanese, Music, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE), Photography, Society and Culture, Studies in Religion, Technology, Textiles Technology, Textiles and Design and Visual Arts.[16]

[edit] Co-curriculum

Calrossy students are offered opportunities to partake in a range of extra-curriculum activities, including music groups, sporting teams, public speaking, debating and drama.[17]

[edit] Music

The school offers a number of music ensembles, such as the College orchestra, jazz band, string ensemble, cello choir, woodwind ensemble and choir. Links with the Tamworth Regional Conservatorium of Music enable the school to provide private tuition in piano, guitar, violin, clarinet, flute, cello and drums on the school grounds.[17]

Music activities are offered throughout the year, including a House Music competition, Carol's Service, Creative Skills week and recital evenings.[17]

[edit] Sport

Calrossy offers a number of sports in which each student is encouraged to be involved, from beginners to advanced level. The school participates in many local community sporting associations, where competition takes place throughout the week outside school hours.[17]

Calrossy is an affiliate member of the Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) and participates competitively against 28 other similar type independent girls' schools in swimming, athletics, cross-country, tennis and gymnastics. There is an opportunity for talented students to represent IGSSA in hockey, netball, waterpolo, swimming, athletics, cross-country, tennis and gymnastics. Other sports available include touch football, basketball, soccer, equestrian and softball.[17]

Calrossy holds annual inter-house competitions in swimming and athletics, and a Sports Day involving a range of sports in term three.[17]

[edit] Public speaking

Students may participate and compete in a range of speaking activities, including Mock Trials, Model United Nations, local, state and national debating and public speaking.[17]

[edit] Exchange

An overseas exchange program is in place for students in Years 11 and 12, whereby students may attend schools in England or Canada. Some students arrange short term stays at the completion of their Year 10 School Certificate course.[17]

[edit] Notable alumni

Alumnae of Calrossy are known as Old Girls and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Old Girls' Union (OGU).[18] Some notable Calrossy Old Girls include:

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Academic
Media, entertainment and the arts
Politics, public service and the law

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Calrossy. Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  2. ^ Calrossy School. School Directory. SchoolSeek. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  3. ^ a b A word of welcome from our Head of Campus. Home. Calrossy Anglican School. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
  4. ^ Fees 2008. Enrolment Information. Calrossy Anglican School. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
  5. ^ CALROSSY Campus TAMWORTH ANGLICAN COLLEGE. Find a School. School Choice. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  6. ^ Calrossy Anglican School Annual Report 2005 (accessed:12-06-2007)
  7. ^ Boarding at Calrossy: A Home away from Home. Our Boarders. Calrossy Anglican School. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  8. ^ a b 2006 Annual Report (PDF). Our News. Tamworth Anglican College (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  9. ^ Employment. Home. Calrossy Anglican School. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  10. ^ JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members. New South Wales Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  11. ^ Butler, Jan (2006). Member Schools. Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  12. ^ a b Heads of New South Wales Independent Girls' Schools. About AHIGS. Association of Heads of Independent Girls Schools. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
  13. ^ Diocesan Schools. Diocesan Profile. Diocese of Armidale. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  14. ^ a b c History. Our School. Calrossy Anglican School. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  15. ^ Non-Government Registered Schools List. Letter T - Board of Studies NSW. New South Wales Government (2007-10-18). Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  16. ^ a b c Curriculum. Our Curriculum. Calrossy Anglican School. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h Co-curriculum. Beyond our classroms. Calrossy Anglican School. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  18. ^ Old Girls' Union. Our Old Girls. Calrossy Anglican School. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  19. ^ "DAVIES Bronwyn". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-26. 
  20. ^ "GORMAN Lyn". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-26. 
  21. ^ Strings: First Violins. About Us. Sydney Symphony. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  22. ^ The Story of my life – So far!. Bio. Aleyce Simmonds. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  23. ^ "ADAMS Shirley Margaret". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-26. 

[edit] Further reading

  • Newman, W. 1994. Calrossy 1919-1994: A Vision Unfolding. Halbooks Publishing, Avalon, N.S.W. ISBN 0646199080.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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