SCEGGS Darlinghurst is an

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single-sex

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and secondary

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and boarding school for girls, located in Darlinghurst, an inner-city, eastern

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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

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

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(JSHAA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), and is a founding member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS). In 2001, ''

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

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'' (a listing of notable Australians).

History

On 17 July 1895, a

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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 SCEGGS) commenced in a terrace house at 65 (now 55) Victoria Street, Darlinghurst with one pupil, Mary Watson, one teacher, Miss Janet Uther, and the Principal, Miss Edith Badham. 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

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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, German or Italian, 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. In 1920 Dorothy Irene Wilkinson became the head following Edith Badham. Wilkinson made unsuccessful appeals for money from the church before she began an internal expansion of the school's facilities. The school roll grew to 365 pupils by 1935. SCEGGS continued to expand and several branch schools were opened – Bowral (1906–1929) relocated to Moss Vale (1930–1974),

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(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, SCEGGS 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 SCEGGS Darlinghurst, and have been governed by their own boards ever since. A not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, SCEGGS Darlinghurst Limited, was formed in 1976, under a Board of Directors, to govern the school. On the school's

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in 1995, the school changed its name from Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Darlinghurst 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 headmistress (1895–1920) and founder and first president of the Old Girl's Union. Colours: red and gold. * Bartonnamed after Edmund Barton, 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 alumni

;Media, entertainment and the arts * Ethel Anderson – writer and painter *

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identity * Ursula Dubosarsky – author * Susanne Gervay – author * Claudia Karvan – actress * Julie McCrossin – MC/comedian * Pamela Stephenson – comedian and therapist * Zoe Terakes – actor * Sarah Wynter – actor * Yve Blake – screenwriter/playwright ;Medicine and science * Elizabeth Elliott – Professor of Paediatrics, Sydney University * Joan Freeman – nuclear physicist, Rutherford Medal and Prize winner * Tanya Monro – physicist, academic * Vera Ramaciotti – philanthropist (established the Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation for biomedical research) ;Politics, public service and the law * Virginia Bell – a Puisne

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, since 2009 * Liz Kernohan – Liberal politician * Olive Kelso King – 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 * Margaret Whitlam (''née'' Dovey) – champion swimmer, social worker, wife of the 21st

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, and a former Australian National Living Treasure ;Business * Sally Dominguez - Designer, Inventor * Kirstin Ferguson – company director, Deputy Chair of Australian Broadcasting Corporation * Roxy Jacenko – businesswoman ;Sport * Sienna Green (born 2004) - water polo Olympian * Samantha Marshall – swimmer, Commonwealth Games silver medallist and

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'' * Amy Parmenter – netballer * Freda Du Faur – mountaineer, credited as the first woman to climb New Zealand's tallest mountain, Aoraki / Mount Cook

Notes

* Who's Who of girls' school rankings: 1.SCEGGS Darlinghurst 2. Ascham, 3. MLC Melbourne, 4. PLC Sydney, 5. Melbourne Girls Grammar School, 6. Mac.Robertson Girls' High School, 7. North Sydney Girls High School, 8. Sydney Girls High School, 9. MLC Sydney, 10. University High School, Melbourne

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 Boarding schools in New South Wales