Cranbrook School, Sydney

Cranbrook School
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Australia
Coordinates33°52′15″S 151°15′9″E / 33.87083°S 151.25250°E / -33.87083; 151.25250
Information
TypeIndependent early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school
MottoLatin: Esse Quam Videri
(To be, rather than to seem to be[1])
DenominationAnglican[2]
Established1918; 106 years ago (1918)[3]
FounderFrederick T. Perkins
President of CouncilVacant
Headmaster (Acting)Michele Marquet
Deputy Headmaster/Head of Senior SchoolBob Meakin
Head of Junior SchoolMichele Marquet
Director of Students/Deputy Head of Senior SchoolPeter Young
ChaplainRoderick Farraway
Employeesc. 187[4]
YearsEarly learning and K12
GenderBoys (Co-Ed from 2026)
Enrolmentc. 1,680 (2021[4])
Colour(s)Red, white and blue    
Affiliations
AlumniOld Cranbrookians
Websitewww.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au
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Cranbrook School is an independent Anglican day and boarding school, with multiple campuses in Sydney's eastern suburbs New South Wales, Australia for students from pre-school to year 12. The school was founded in 1918 with the Rev'd Frederick Thomas Perkins as the first headmaster. Cranbrook has a non-selective enrollment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,680[4] students from early learning (4 years old) to Year 12 (18 years old),[5] including 80 boarders from Years 7 to 12. Cranbrook is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[6] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[7] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[8] and the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.[9] It is a founding member of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS).[10][11] and the Independent Sporting Association (ISA).

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  6. ^ "AHISA Schools". New South Wales. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  7. ^ "JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members". New South Wales Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
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  9. ^ "International Members". HMC Schools. The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  10. ^ "Combined Associated Schools". CAS. Cranbrook School. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
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