Danebank

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Danebank Anglican School for Girls
Danebank crest. Source: www.danebank.nsw.edu.au (Danebank website)
Ut Prosim
(Latin:"That I May Serve")
Established 1933
School Type Independent, Single-sex, Day school
Denomination Anglican
Key People Miss. Rosalyn Bird (Principal)
Miss. Edith Roseby Ball (Founder)
Dr. Don Anderson (Chairman)
Mrs. Fiona Jensen (Chaplain)
School Fees AU$7,100–12,375 p.a[1]
Location Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia Flag of Australia
Enrolment ~910 (K–12)[2]
Employees ~84[2]
Colours Red, Green and Aqua             
Homepage www.danebank.nsw.edu.au

Danebank Anglican School for Girls (commonly referred to as Danebank) is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Hurstville, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1933 by Edith Roseby Ball, Danebank has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 910 students from Kindergarten to Year 12.[2]

The school is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[3] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[4] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[5] and the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).[6]

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[edit] History

Danebank was established in 1933, on its current site in Hurstville, by Edith Roseby Ball. The school was established as a small co-educational Kindergarten with just five students.[7]

[edit] Principals

Period Details[6]
1933 – 1950 Miss Edith Roseby Ball, Founder
1951 – 1953 Dr Olga Wilson
1952 – 1974 Mrs Joyce Cowell
1975 – 1987 Mrs Carole Tisdell
1988 – Present Miss Rosalyn Bird

[edit] Facilities

Danebank's current facilities include:

  • The Gymnasium - opened in 2006 and holds a gymnastics area, court, dance studio, classroom, staffroom, storerooms, changerooms and contains equipment for sporting activities.
  • The Terraces - contains equipment and facilities for Design and Technology, Visual Arts, Hospitality and Computing. New facilities for Drama and Music have now been added including a drama space, drama room, music foyer and music classroom.
  • K-12 Resources Centre - contains the JC Cowell Library, the Careers Reference Area, AudioVisual Control Room and the Independent Learning Centre.
  • Heslop Hall - Stage, Drama Studio, Japanese Room, and Catering facilities. Plans are currently being undertaken to improve the facilities for Drama, Japanese and Communal areas. Heslop Hall has recently (December 2007) been demolished as the start of the facility improvement.
  • Prep Cottage - Home of the Prep Class and Outside School Hours Care.
  • Music Cottage - a federation building with classroom and tutorial rooms.
  • Wingara Senior Studies Centre - Study rooms, classrooms, common room and kitchen for Year 12.
  • Senior Learning Building - "The Quad" - a three storey building designed around a central courtyard. For administration, classroom teaching, science laboratories, mathematics laboratory, staff rooms.
  • The Langdon Wing - Junior School administration and classrooms, Design and Technology, Visual Arts and Computer Laboratories.
  • The Aquatic Centre - consists of the Aquatic Centre plus a multi purpose court. The indoor Aquatic Centre contains a 25 metre water polo pool plus a beginners pool. Other sporting facilities include a mini gymnasium and multi purpose court.
  • Performing Arts centerCurrently, a million dollar project, the performing arts centre, is under construction. I replaces the Heslop Hall. It is planned to finish in mid 2009.

[edit] Notable Alumnae

  • Ally Mansell – Winner of Australian Princess (television program)
  • Lynda Tooth – Principal of Macquarie Anglican Grammar School, Dubbo[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Current Fees 2008. How to Enrol. Danebank. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  2. ^ a b c Danebank Annual Report 2006 (accessed:15-08-2007)
  3. ^ AHISA Schools. New South Wales. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (January 2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  4. ^ JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members. New South Wales Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  5. ^ Butler, Jan (2006). Member Schools. Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  6. ^ a b Heads of New South Wales Independent Girls' Schools. About AHIGS. The Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (2004). Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
  7. ^ Danebank- History & Administration (accessed:13-06-2007)
  8. ^ Principal's Biography. Executive. Macquarie Anglican Grammar School (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-28.

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