Danebank

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.^[1]

The school is affiliated with the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA),^[2] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),^[3] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),^[4] and the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).^[5]

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.^[6]

Principals

Uniform

• Summer - In Summer months students from K-10 wear a Green striped dress with red tubing on the collar and sleeves, with white socks and black school shoes often the uniform is commonly referred to as 'watermelons'. Years 11 and 12 wear a similarly striped skirt and blouse, with jade green tubing, white socks and skirts. Matching scrunchies and red, green or white ribbons can be worn in hair.
• Winter - In Winter months students in Kindergarten to year 4 wear a green and red tartan pinafore with a grey skivvy and long green socks.Years 5-10 wear a green and red tartan skirt with a pink blouse and green stockings, and are referred to as 'Watermelons'. Years 11 and 12 wear the same tartan skirt with a pale green blouse and green stockings. All students are required to have a jade green school jumper and bottle green Blazer.

Grey School Hats are no longer compulsory and are rarely worn by students.

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, Visual Design, Industrial technology Multi Media 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.
• Prep Cottage - Home of the Prep Class and Outside School Hours Care.
• Wingara Senior Studies Centre - Study rooms, classrooms, common room, Conference Room and kitchen for Year 12.
• Roseby Ball House - "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, Japanese Room, Language laboratory, computer laboratory.
• 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.
• The Performing Arts Centre - Also commonly known as the PAC, consists of a main stage with seating for 1000 people, music and drama classrooms and 10 individual music practice rooms.

Notable alumnae

• Ally Mansell – Winner of Australian Princess (television program)
• Lynda Tooth – Principal of Macquarie Anglican Grammar School, Dubbo^[7]

See also

• List of non-government schools in New South Wales

References

External links

• Danebank website