Frensham School

Not to be confused with More House School, Frensham.

Frensham School
Frensham front entrance, 1934. (Harold Cazneaux)
Location
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Mittagong, Southern Highlands, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates34°27′19″S 150°27′10″E / 34.45528°S 150.45278°E / -34.45528; 150.45278
Information
TypeIndependent comprehensive single-sex early learning, primary, and secondary day and boarding school
MottoIn Love Serve One Another
(St. Paul to the Galatians 5:13)[1]
DenominationNon-denominational[3]
Established1913 (1913)[2]
FounderWinifred West
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
ChairmanGabrielle Curtin
Head of schoolGeoff Marsh
Staff~35[4]
YearsEarly learning and 7–12
GenderGirls
Enrolmentc. 313
Colour(s)Purple, green and white    
SloganEducation that inspires...
Websitewww.frensham.nsw.edu.au
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Frensham School is an independent non-denominational comprehensive single-sex preschool, primary, and secondary day and boarding school for girls, located at Mittagong, in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1913 by Winifred West,[2] the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 300 students from Years 7 to 12, including 222 boarders.[5] Students come to Frensham from Sydney, the Southern Highlands, regional New South Wales, interstate, and overseas.[4] The school is governed by the Winifred West Schools Limited, along with Miss West's other two schools, Sturt School Craft Centre and Gib Gate Primary school.

Frensham is affiliated with the Boarding Schools' Association of the United Kingdom,[6] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[7] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[5] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[8] and is a founding member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).[9]

  1. ^ "The School Motto". About Frensham. Frensham School. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b Kennedy, Priscilla (1990). "West, Winifred Mary (1881–1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 447–448. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Frensham". New South Wales Schools. School Choice. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b " "Educational & Financial Report 2015". Current Happenings. Frensham School. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Frensham". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. ^ "About Frensham". Home. Frensham School. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
  7. ^ "New South Wales". School Directory. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. ^ Butler, Jan (2016). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference AHIGS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).