Danebank
| Danebank Anglican School for Girls | |
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Latin: Ut Prosim ("That I May Serve") | |
| Location | |
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Hurstville, New South Wales Australia  | |
| Coordinates | 33°57′44″S 151°06′09″E / 33.9622°S 151.1025°ECoordinates: 33°57′44″S 151°06′09″E / 33.9622°S 151.1025°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day school |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1933 |
| Founder | Edith Roseby Ball |
| Chairman | Don Anderson |
| Principal | Maryanne Davis |
| Chaplain | Fiona Jensen |
| Staff | ~85[1] |
| Enrolment | ~930 (K–12)[1] |
| Colour(s) | Red, green and Silver |
| Website | 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. It is a member school of the Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation.
Established in 1933 by Edith Roseby Ball, Danebank has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 930 students from Prep 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
| Period | Details[5] |
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| 1933 – 1950 | Edith Roseby Ball, Founder |
| 1951 – 1953 | Olga Wilson |
| 1952 – 1974 | Joyce Cowell |
| 1975 – 1987 | Carole Tisdell |
| 1988 – 2009 | Rosalyn Bird |
| 2010 – present | Maryanne Davis |
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 'toothpaste'. 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 or socks with garters. 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, although in 2011 there was a competition for the most grey school hats for each class .
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 – Former Principal of Macquarie Anglican Grammar School (2007), Dubbo[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2012 Annual Report" (PDF). Danebank. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "AHISA Schools". New South Wales. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. January 2008. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- ↑ "JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members". New South Wales Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- ↑ Butler, Jan (2006). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Heads of New South Wales Independent Girls' Schools". About AHIGS. The Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools. 2004. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ↑ "From small beginnings". Danebank. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Principal's Biography". Executive. Macquarie Anglican Grammar School. 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
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