St Margaret's Anglican Girls School

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St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School
St Margarets School crest. Source: www.stmarg.qld.edu.au (St Margaret's website)
Per Volar Sunata
(Latin:"Born To Fly Upwards")
Established 1895
School Type Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding
Denomination Anglican
Key People Mrs Sue Simon (Principal)
School Fees AU$8,890–12,800 p.a (Day)
AU$27,660 p.a (Boarding)[1]
Location Ascot, Queensland, Australia Flag of Australia
Coordinates 27°25′48″S 153°2′57″E / -27.43, 153.04917Coordinates: 27°25′48″S 153°2′57″E / -27.43, 153.04917
Enrolment ~900 (P–12)
Colours Navy, White and Brown             
Homepage www.stmarg.qld.edu.au

St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Ascot, an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent,[2] the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 900 students from Prep to Year 12,[3] including 160 boarders from Years 8 to 12.[4]

St Margaret's is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[5] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[6] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[4] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[7] and is a founding member of the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA).[8]

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St Margaret's was founded in 1895, by the Anglican Religious Community, the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent. The school originally opened in a former boys school, Eton High School, at Nundah, but eventually moved to Ascot, its current location. Sister Emma was in charge of the school, and the Headmistress was Ms Caine. There were 23 boarders and four day pupils by 1902.

In 1907, the school moved to Toorak House, but three years later moved again to Albion Heights. Two years later it was renamed as St Margaret's Church of England Girls' School.

The School celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1970 with the opening of Toorak with its library, staff room and science laboratories. The Middle Block and the Commercial Room made way for Avoca and the Jackson Wing to accommodate the growing number of students in the 1970s and 1980s.

In 1995, the school's centenary year, the Philip Harris Sports Centre was built to provide new sporting facilities. On 31 May 2003, the Minister for Education, Ms Anna Bligh, opened The Arts Centre. This new Arts Centre supports the school's visual and performing arts program with facilities including three art studios, pottery area, and a display gallery.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ School Fees 2008. Enrolments. St Margaret's Anglican Girls School. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
  2. ^ Annual School Report 2007. School Reports. St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Procedures. Enrolments. St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ a b St Margaret's Anglican Girls School. Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  5. ^ Queensland. School Directory. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  6. ^ JSHAA Queensland Directory of Members. Queensland Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  7. ^ Butler, Jan (2006). Member Schools. Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  8. ^ A Brief History. (What is) QGSSSA. Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association (2005). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  9. ^ http://www.olympics.com.au/Athletes/TheTeam/tabid/343/Athletes/TheTeam/tabid/344/Default.aspx?cId=31569&teamId=1
  10. ^ "CHAPLAIN (Sally) Annabelle". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2008-02-10. 
  11. ^ "CRAIG-LEE Keri". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2008-02-10. 
  12. ^ Walsh, Scott. "Teen swim star in bully claims", National, Melbourne: Sunday Herald Sun, 2008-04-06. Retrieved on 2008-04-07. 
  13. ^ "SPENCER Paula". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2008-02-10. 

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Members of the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association, Australia
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Members of The Anglican Schools Office, Queensland, Australia
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