Ascham School | |
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Address | |
188 New South Head Road , , 2027 Australia | |
Coordinates | 33°52′43″S 151°14′12″E / 33.87861°S 151.23667°E |
Information | |
Type | Independent, day and boarding |
Motto | Latin: Vi Et Animo (With Heart and Soul) |
Established | 1886 |
Headmaster | Andrew Powell |
Teaching staff | 127.1 FTE (2019)[1] |
Years | K–12 |
Gender | Girls |
Enrolment | 1,181[1] (2019) |
Campus type | Urban area |
Colour(s) | Navy blue, red and khaki |
Affiliations |
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Website | ascham |
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.