William Clarke College
| William Clarke College | |
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| Coordinates | 33°42′42″S 150°58′35″E / 33.711676°S 150.976471°E |
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| Type | Independent, co-educational |
| Motto | Learning Wisdom for Life; Christ Our Wisdom |
| Denomination | Anglican (evangelical [1]) |
| Established | 1988 |
| Founder | Phillip Bryson |
| Headmaster | David Raphael |
| Colour(s) | Teal, Navy and Gold |
| Sports | Rugby Union Football Touch Football Basketball Netball Tennis Volleyball |
| Team name | William Clarke College Titans |
| School fees | $8,492 to $18,197 |
| Website | www.wcc.nsw.edu.au |
William Clarke College is an Anglican co-educational P-12 school founded in 1988. It is located in Kellyville, in the north-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The college takes its name from William Branwhite Clarke, an Anglican clergyman who arrived in Australia during 1839. He was a headmaster of The King's School Parramatta, the first incumbent of the Parish of Castle Hill, but is also remembered as a noted and respected geologist. The school's motto is "Christ Our Wisdom." The College was commenced as a 7-12 school, but expanded into a K-12 school at the beginning of 2007 and into pre-school-12 at the beginning of 2015.
The school's leadership includes Headmaster Mr David Raphael; Deputy Headmaster, Dr Scott Marsh; Head of Senior School, Mrs Janine Stillen; Head of Middle School, Mr Daniel Wong; and Head of Junior School, Mrs Felicity Grima. The most successful year for HSC results was 2005 and there has been proven academic success in HSC, SC and NAPLAN.
The school exceeds 1400 students and is attended by students from the Hills district and other surrounding suburbs.
The founding principal was Philip Bryson who served in the role until mid-2002.
The college's students and staff are divided into 12 houses each named after a famous Christian (some still living) the houses are further divided into tutor groups (six per house) so that every student is associated with one member of staff (their tutor) and around 18 other students from 5-8 and 9-12.
Faculties
William Clarke Middle School and Senior School consist of 14 faculties: Technological Applied Studies (TAS), PDHPE, Social Sciences, Visual Arts, History, Mathematics, Christian Development, Drama, Languages, Music, Science, the Library and English.
The heads of these faculties are:
- TAS - Mr Rohan Simpson
- PDHPE - Mr Ben Carr
- Social Sciences - Mr Peter Doherty
- Visual Arts - Mr Robert Riley
- History - Mr Omar Chahine
- Mathematics - Mrs Loraine Dredge
- Christian Development - Mr David Burton
- Drama - Mrs Karleen Arnold
- Languages - Mrs Fiona Boughey
- Music - Mr Andrew Peachey
- Science - Mr Daniel Miller
- Library - TBA
- English - Mr Gareth Scott
Houses
Junior years (K-4) are divided into four houses: Arnold, Young, Cowper and Leigh.
The middle and senior school houses and their namesakes are as follows.[1]
- Andrews (Mary Andrews) - Sky blue/Purple
- Chapman (John Chapman) - Blue Teal/Sky Blue
- Claydon (Robyn Claydon) - Apple Green/Silver
- Darling (Lady Eliza Darling)- Jade/Green
- Hamlin (Dr. Catherine Hamlin) - Royal Blue/Lemon
- Hassall (Mary Hassal) - Burgundy/Powder Blue
- Johnson (Richard Johnson) - Gold/Silver
- Knox (Rev. Dr. Broughton Knox) - Burnt Orange/Brown
- Langdon (Alan Langdon) - Purple/Burnt Orange
- Robinson (Donald William Bradley Robinson) - Red/Bottle Green
- Warren (Dr. Grace Warren) - Navy Blue/Red
- White (Dr. Paul White) - White/Bottle Green
Each of these houses have a Head of House who is in charge of what goes on in each house as well as making sure the house's pastoral care system is functioning properly. These Heads of Houses are:
- Andrews - Mrs Jan Squire
- Chapman - Mrs Paul Kantek (Acting)
- Claydon - Mr Ross McKenzie
- Darling - Mrs Lynne Page-Welchman
- Hamlin - Mr Peter Reid
- Hassall - Miss Penny Chilton
- Johnson - Mr Alex Wharton
- Knox - Mr Kent Weir
- Langdon - Mrs Nicole Williamson
- Robinson - Mr Jeremy Arthur
- Warren - Miss Alison Van't Spiker
- White - Mrs Tamara Earl
Junior house are coloured blue, red, green and yellow respectively. Students in Junior School that later continue into middle are placed in the middle and high school houses.
See also
References
- ^ William Clarke College; Section 3, History of the College. William Clarke College. p. 8.