Barker College

Barker College[1]

Latin: Honor Non Honores
Seek Honour above Rewards
Location
Hornsby, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates 33°42′40″S 151°6′1″E / 33.71111°S 151.10028°ECoordinates: 33°42′40″S 151°6′1″E / 33.71111°S 151.10028°E
Information
Type Independent, Private Selective, Single-sex (K-9), Co-educational (10-12), Day and Boarding
Denomination Anglican[2]
Established 1890 by Reverend Henry Plume[2]
Deputy Headmaster Mrs. Susan (Sue) Field[1]
Headmaster Mr. Phillip Heath[1]
Chaplain Revd. Jeffrey (Jeff) Ware[1]
Employees ~204[3]
Enrolment ~2,300 520 [Girls] 1,780 [Boys](K-12)[3]
Colour(s) Red, Blue and Gold
              
Slogan "Balanced Learning in a Caring Environment"[4]
Website www.barker.nsw.edu.au

Barker College is an Independent Anglican, day and boarding school, located in Hornsby, a North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1890 by the Reverend Henry Plume at Kurrajong Heights, Barker is an all-boys school from Kindergarten to Year 9, and co-educational from Years 10 to 12. The college currently caters for approximately 2000 students,[3] including 60 boarders from Years 10 to 12.[5]

Barker is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,[6] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[7] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[8] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[5] the Independent Schools Association (ISA),[9] and is a founding member of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS).[9]

History

Barker College was founded in early 1890 by an Anglican priest, the Reverend Henry Plume, at Kurrajong Heights in the Blue Mountains with five pupils. It was named for Plume's mentor and friend, the Right Reverend Frederic Barker, the second Bishop of Sydney. The College moved to its present site in Hornsby early in 1896, and in 1919 its ownership transferred to the Church of England.[10]

Co-education

1975 saw the introduction of the co-educational collegiate senior school for students in Years 11 and 12, with the enrolment of 59 female students. In 2000, Year 10 also became part of the senior School, and girls now usually enter the school at Year 10 level.[10] Today there are 450 girls enrolled at Barker.[5]

Headmasters

Cigarette card featuring the Barker colours & crest, c.1910s
Period Details
1890 – 1905 Reverend Henry Plume
1905 – 1929 William Carter
1929 – 1932 Arthur Thorold
1933 – 1957 William Leslie
1958 – 1963 John Dewes
1963 – 1986 Trevor McCaskill
1986 – 1995 Neil Tucker
1996 – 2013 Dr. Roderic Kefford
2014 – Phillip Heath

Motto

The school motto, Honor, non Honores, is derived from the Latin term to mean "Honour, not rewards". This replaced a previous motto, "I Take, but I Surrender", adopted for the school by Henry Plume in 1875 from the armorial achievement of one of his friends, Robert Fowler, Lord Mayor of Sydney. The motto was changed in 1895, when the school moved from Kurrajong to Hornsby.

Campus

Barker College is situated on a 44-hectare campus in suburban Hornsby,[11] 25 kilometres to the north of Sydney (with additional facilities located in the Blue Mountains and Barrington River).[12] The Junior School, shares the campus with the Middle and Senior schools.[11]

The current facilities of the school include:

House system

As with most Australian schools, Barker College utilises a house system for students in years K-9.

Middle school houses
Junior school houses

The houses are named after explorers of Australia and Antarctica:

Alumni

Old Barker Association

Alumni of Barker may elect to join the school's alumni association, the Old Barker Association (OBA). The Old Barker Association (OBA) was formed in 1908, and was originally known as the 'Barker College Old Boys Union'. The OBA provides a link between Barker College and its past students, with in excess of 7,500 members.[13] Some notable Barker alumni include:

Notable alumni

Media, entertainment and the arts

Politics, public service and the law

Science, medicine and technology

Sport

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.barker.nsw.edu.au
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Barker College". New South Wales. School Choice. 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Annual Report 2006" (PDF). About Barker. Barker College. 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  4. ↑ "Home". Barker College: An Anglican School. Barker College. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Barker College". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  6. ↑ "International Members". HMC Schools. The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  7. ↑ "AHISA Schools". New South Wales. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. January 2008. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  8. ↑ "JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members". New South Wales Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Sport". Co-Curricular. Barker College. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "History of Barker College". About Barker. Barker College. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Barker Now". About Barker. Barker College. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  12. ↑ "Aims and Objectives". Vision and Values. Barker College. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  13. ↑ "All About Us". Old Barker Association. Barker College. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  14. ↑ "Jamie Brazier". Other Countries / Players. Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.

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