Wilderness School
| The Wilderness School | |
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| Location | |
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| , Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, day and boarding |
| Motto | Latin: Semper Verus (Always True) |
| Denomination | Non-denominational |
| Established | 1884 |
| Principal | Jane Danvers |
| Grades | R–12[1] |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | 820 (2018) |
| Colour(s) | Brown and blue |
| Website | www.wilderness.com.au |
Wilderness School is an independent, non-denominational Christian, day and boarding school for girls, located in Medindie, an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
Established by the Brown sisters in 1884 with four girls and one small boy, Andrew Muecke, as students,[2] Wilderness is a Reception to Year 12 school, and also caters for Year 13. The school currently enrols approximately 820 students, including up to 80 boarders.[1] In 2003, The Australian declared The Wilderness School one of the ten highest achieving schools in Australia.[3]
Wilderness School is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[4] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[5] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association,[1] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA)[6] and the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).
Sport
Wilderness maintains the sporting grounds at Park 6 on Robe Terrace, for use as hockey, lacrosse and soccer fields. Other sporting facilities include a gymnasium which was completed in 2005, and a boatshed at the South Australian Rowing Association complex at West Lakes for rowing.
House system
The Wilderness School has five houses, through which all girls partake in intra-school activities:
- Amaryllis (Pink)
- Antholiza (Blue)
- Carob (Green)
- Cedar (Purple)
- Sparaxis (Orange)
Notable alumnae
- Annabel Crabb – the ABC's chief online political writer, formerly political columnist with The Age[7]
- Ally Fowler – Actress[7]
- Posie Graeme-Evans – Novelist; Producer; Director of Drama, Nine Network; Co-creator of Hi-5 and McLeod's Daughters (also attended The Fahan School)[8]
- Catherine Ellis – Journalist; reporter on ABC's 'Behind The News'; contributor on Seven Network's 'The Bounce'
- Georgie Parker, member of the Australian National Hockey Team.[9]
- Beccy Cole, Australian singer-songwriter
- Mekhla Kumar, Australian pianist
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Wilderness School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2008. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ "Wilderness School Diamond Jubilee". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 7 October 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 25 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ The Australian- Wilderness School award (accessed:26-06-2007)
- ^ "School Directory". South Australia. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ "JSHAA South Australian Directory of Members". South Australia Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ Butler, Jan (2006). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ a b Green, Jonathan (2005-03-30). "Famous alumni on Latham's hit list". Politics. Crikey. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "GRAEME-EVANS Posie". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
- ^ http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=522