Highfield College was an
independent
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,
day and
boarding school for boys, in
Turramurra
Turramurra is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. It shares the postc ...
, on the
North Shore of
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
History
The school was opened in 1907 at 51 Ku-ring-gai Avenue, Turramurra, in a house owned by William John Baker. The property was rented by the Redgrave family and
Leslie Alfred Redgrave was the proprietor and headmaster of the school. His brother Wilfred Harold ran the junior school. Advertising for the school said:
:(a) An Ideal Home for Young Boys, with a mother's care, and best of food, and every comfort.
(b) Primary and Secondary Education, with the Individual Attention of Graduate Masters.
(c) Specially equipped Classrooms, Dormitories, and playing Fields, in a fine healthy climate. On its closure in 1915 the building was demolished and redeveloped with a new home in 1917.
Notable alumni
*
Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin, ,
Premier of
Queensland
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from 1957 to 1968
Sir George Francis (Frank) Nicklin, Australian Dictionary of Biography
Retrieved 30 April 2014.
See also
* List of non-government schools in New South Wales
This is a list of non-government schools in the state of New South Wales, current as of August 2017.
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References
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Defunct schools in New South Wales
Educational institutions established in 1907
Former boarding schools in New South Wales
Defunct boys' schools in Australia
1907 establishments in Australia
Educational institutions disestablished in 1915
1915 disestablishments in Australia