, motto_translation = Let Your Light Shine
, established = , type =

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single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding school , denomination =

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, oversight = , educational_authority =

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, grades_label = Years , gender =

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, principal = Jenny Allum , founder =

Edith Badham Edith Annesley Badham (6 December 1853 – 17 May 1920) was an Australian educator and headmistress of the SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Sydney Church of England Girls Grammar School in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Darlinghurst, New South Wales (a sub ...

, chairman = Sharon Cook , streetaddress = 215 Forbes Street , city =

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SCEGGS Darlinghurst is an

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single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding school for girls, located in

, an inner-city,

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. Founded in 1895 as the Sydney Church of England Girls Grammar School, the school's official name was changed to SCEGGS Darlinghurst in 1995. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 890 students from Year K to Year 12. The school is regularly among the top-performing schools in New South Wales academically. While predominantly a day school, SCEGGS offers a small number of boarding places at

St Vincent's College, Potts Point , motto_translation = Religion and Knowledge united , established = , type = Independent single-sex secondary day and boarding school , gender = Girls , denomination = Roman Catholic , reli ...

. SCEGGS is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the

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(JSHAA), the

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(AGSA), and is a founding member of the

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(AHIGS). In 2001, ''

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'' ranked SCEGGS Darlinghurst second in Australia's top ten girls' schools, based on the number of its

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mentioned in the ''

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'' (a listing of notable Australians).

History

On 17 July 1895, a

grammar school A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching Latin, but more recently an academically oriented secondary school ...

for girls was officially opened in Sydney under the auspices of the Sydney Diocese of the Church of England. The Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School (abbreviated as S.C.E.G.G.S.) commenced in a

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at 65 (now 55) Victoria Street, Darlinghurst with one pupil, Mary Watson, one teacher, Miss Janet Uther, and the Principal, Miss

. Within a year, the school had increased to 50 pupils enrolled, and moved to "Chatsworth", a larger home in Macleay Street. By 1900, the school had 100 pupils, including a

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and

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. "Barham" in Forbes Street, Darlinghurst was purchased and the school moved there in 1901. The

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at the time included

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and

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and

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and

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, Needlework and Drilling. Classes in

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or other scientific subjects, were also offered to pupils who reached a fair standard of proficiency in their ordinary subjects. Classes in Cookery and Dressmaking were held whenever there was sufficient demand. S.C.E.G.G.S. continued to expand and several branch schools were opened –

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(1906–1929) relocated to

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(1930–1974),

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(1912–1915), North Sydney (1911–1941) becoming Redlands (1945–1976),

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(1955–1976) and Loquat Valley (1967–1976). In 1974, financial difficulties arose due to the controller of the Anglican Diocesan schools misappropriating school funds, threatening the school with closure. Within two years, contributions from the school community and the Sydney Diocese ensured that the original school, S.C.E.G.G.S. Darlinghurst, was not closed but continued to operate. Moss Vale was forced to close in 1974, and two years later, Redlands, Wollongong and Loquat Valley became schools independent from S.C.E.G.G.S. Darlinghurst, and have been governed by their own boards ever since. A not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, S.C.E.G.G.S. Darlinghurst Ltd, was formed in 1976, under a Board of Directors, to govern the school. On the school's Centenary in 1995, the school changed its name from Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Darlinghurst (S.C.E.G.G.S.) to SCEGGS Darlinghurst.

Principals

Campus

SCEGGS Darlinghurst has expanded from a terrace house in 1895 to a campus incorporating a

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, classroom blocks, assembly hall, science and

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block,

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, sports hall, senior study building, lecture theatre, play house, Great Hall and performing arts centre and many more. From 1965 to 1983, a preparatory school was operated at Bellevue Hill for boys and girls up to Kindergarten age. A new music centre has also been added, including a renovated church to be used for performances etc.

House system

The house system was introduced in 1926 by Miss Wilkinson to help generate school spirit and sporting enthusiasm, encourage good conduct and to provide girls with opportunities for taking on responsibility. House competitions are held in various sports, in music, drama, science and debating. * Badhamnamed after Edith Badham, first

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(1895–1920) and founder and first president of the Old Girl's Union. Colours: red and gold. * Bartonnamed after

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, first

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(1901–1903), Justice of the High Court (1903–1920) and father of Jean "Muffie" Barton, pupil 1895–1899. Colours: red and white. * Becknamed after Ernest Beck, member of the school council (1895–1906) and second school

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(1901–1928). Colours: blue and gold. * Christiannamed after Lydia Christian, member of the school council (1897–1919) and mother of Lilian Mary Christian, pupil 1895–1896. Colours: red and black. * Dockernamed after Wilfred Law Docker, first treasurer of the school council (1895–1919). Colours: blue and black. * Langleynamed after John Douse Langley, first secretary of the school council (1894–1927) and bishop of Bendigo (1907–1919). Colours: green and gold.

Notable alumnae

;Media, entertainment and the arts *

Ethel Anderson Ethel Campbell Louise Anderson (née Mason; 16 March 1883 – 4 August 1958) was an early twentieth century Australian poet, essayist, novelist and painter. She considered herself to be mainly a poet, but is now best appreciated for her witty an ...

- writer and painter * Gillian Armstrong – film director * Sally Bowrey – TV presenter / producer * Blanche d'Alpuget – biographer * Anne Davies – ''

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'' journalist and MEAA identity *

Tania Davis Tania Davis (born 4 July 1975) is the first violinist of the British/Australian classical crossover string quartet Bond. Originally the violist of the quartet, she became the first violinist of the group in 2008 when its original first violini ...

– musician *

Ursula Dubosarsky Ursula Dubosarsky (born ''Ursula Coleman''; 1961 in Sydney) is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults, whose work is characterised by a child's vision and comic voice of both clarity and ambiguity. She ha ...

– author * Celina Edmonds – TV news presenter *

Susanne Gervay Susanne Julia Gervay is an Australian author. Her younger fiction in the ''I Am Jack'' series are rites-of-passage books focusing on school bullying reaching adults and children. The first instalment has been adapted into a play by the award- ...

– author *

Claudia Karvan Claudia Karvan (born 19 May 1972) is an Australian actress, producer and scriptwriter. As a child actor, she first appeared in the film, '' Molly'' (1983) and followed with an adolescent role in ''High Tide'' (1987). She portrayed a teacher in ...

– actress *

Julie McCrossin Julie Elizabeth McCrossin (born 2 October 1954) is an Australian radio broadcaster, journalist, comedian, political commentator and activist for women's and gay rights. She is best known for her role as a team captain on the news-based comedy q ...

– MC/comedian *

Pamela Stephenson Pamela Helen Stephenson, Lady Connolly (born 4 December 1949) is a New Zealand-born psychologist, writer, and performer who is now a resident in both the United Kingdom and the United States. She is best known for her work as an actress and co ...

– comedian and therapist *

Zoe Terakes Zoe Terakes (born March 22, 2000) is an Australian actor who most notably played Reb Keane in '' Wentworth.'' Life and career Terakes is non-binary and trans masculine, and came out to the acting industry at age 19. Terakes attended SCEGGS D ...

- actor *

Sarah Wynter Sarah Wynter (born 15 February 1973)
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– actor ;Medicine and science * Elizabeth Elliott – Professor of Paediatrics, Sydney University * Joan Freeman – nuclear physicist,

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winner *

Tanya Monro Tanya Mary Monro FOSA FAIP GAICD (born 1973)Prof. Tanya Monro
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– physicist, academic * Vera Ramaciotti – philanthropist (established the Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation for biomedical research) ;Politics, public service and the law * Virginia Bell – a

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of the

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, since 2009 *

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– Liberal politician *

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– World War I ambulance driver * Kay Patterson – Liberal senator and former health minister * Esme Tombleson – Member of Parliament in New Zealand, and multiple sclerosis advocate *

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(''née'' Dovey) – champion swimmer, social worker, wife of the 21st

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, and a former

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;Business * Kirstin Ferguson – Company director, Deputy Chair of Australian Broadcasting Corporation *

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- Businesswoman ;Sport * Samantha Marshall – swimmer, Commonwealth Games silver medallist and

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- netballer * Freda Du Faur - Mountaineer, credited as the first woman to climb New Zealand's tallest mountain,

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Notes

* Who's Who of girls' school rankings: 1.SCEGGS Darlinghurst 2. Ascham, 3. MLC Melbourne, 4. PLC Sydney, 5.

Melbourne Girls Grammar School , motto_translation = Without the Lord, All is in Vain , established = 1893 , type = Independent, single sex, day & boarding, Christian school. , years = ELC–12 , gender ...

, 6.

Mac.Robertson Girls' High School , motto_translation = Mastery of self , established = , type = Government-funded single-sex selective secondary day school , principal = Sue Harrap , location = South Melbourne, Victoria , country = Australia , coordi ...

, 7.

North Sydney Girls High School , motto_translation = Towards Higher Things , established = , type = Government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school , gender = Girls , oversight = New South Wales Department of Education , principal = Megan Co ...

, 8.

Sydney Girls High School Sydney Girls High School (abbreviated as SGHS or Sydney Girls) is a Education in Australia#Government schools, government-funded Single-sex school, single-sex Selective school (New South Wales), academically selective secondary school, secondary da ...

, 9. MLC Sydney, 10.

University High School, Melbourne , motto_translation = With Zeal and Loyalty , established = , type = Government-funded co-educational secondary day school , principal = Ciar Foster , location = 77 St ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sceggs Darlinghurst Anglican Diocese of Sydney Educational institutions established in 1895 Anglican primary schools in Sydney Anglican secondary schools in Sydney Girls' schools in New South Wales Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools 1895 establishments in Australia Darlinghurst, New South Wales Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia