Ascham School

Ascham School
Ascham's Edgecliff campus, in 2007
Address
Map
188 New South Head Road

, ,
2027

Australia
Coordinates33°52′43″S 151°14′12″E / 33.87861°S 151.23667°E / -33.87861; 151.23667
Information
TypeIndependent, day and boarding
MottoLatin: Vi Et Animo
(With Heart and Soul)
Established1886; 138 years ago (1886)
HeadmasterAndrew Powell
Teaching staff127.1 FTE (2019)[1]
YearsK12
GenderGirls
Enrolment1,181[1] (2019)
Campus typeUrban area
Colour(s)Navy blue, red and khaki
   
Affiliations
Websiteascham.nsw.edu.au

Ascham School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for girls, located in Edgecliff, an Eastern Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1886, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently has approximately 1000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, including 100 boarders from Years 6 to 12.[2]

Ascham follows the 'Dalton Plan', an educational philosophy created by Helen Parkhurst in 1916. The 'Dalton Plan' aims to produce independent and confident leaders.[3]

Ascham is a member of the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[4] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia[5] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[6] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association,[7] and the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).[8]

Ascham is operated as a not-for-profit company. All funds must be used to benefit the school. This function is administered by the school's Council of Governors who are elected by the school's members.

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  2. ^ "School Choice – Australia Choosing a School". Archived from the original on 30 August 2007.
  3. ^ "A Dalton Education".
  4. ^ "The Alliance of Girls Schools Australia - Member Schools". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
  5. ^ "Junior Schools Heads Association of Australia: JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members". Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
  6. ^ "Association of Heads of Independent Schools of aus : NSW". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
  7. ^ "Australian Boarding Staff Association Inc". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
  8. ^ "Association of Heads of Independent Girls Schools (AHIGS)". AHIGS. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007.