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]
Danebank was established in 1933, on its current site in Hurstville, by Edith Roseby Ball. The school was established as a small co-educationalKindergarten with just five students.[6]
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. 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 Kindy to year 4 wear a green and red tartan pinafore with a grey skivvy and green stockings. Years 5-10 wear a green and red tartan skirt with a pink blouse and green stockings, and are affectionately refered to as 'Watermelons' or 'Red-necks'. Years 11 and 12 wear a similar tartan skirt with a pale green blouse and green stockings, and are often called 'Cucumbers'. 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 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 centerThis was a million dollar project, starting in 2008. It finished mid-2009. It replaces Heslop Hall. It has several music classrooms, drama studios, 14 music practice rooms and the hall area. It has a large stage and seating for about 1000 people and an upstairs mezzanine.
Lynda Tooth – Principal of Macquarie Anglican Grammar School, Dubbo[7]
Michelle Cremona - Darts collector
References
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