The McDonald College

The McDonald College
The McDonald College – Markkam House
Location
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Australia
Coordinates33°51′30″S 151°5′13″E / 33.85833°S 151.08694°E / -33.85833; 151.08694
Information
Former nameAnn McDonald College of Dancing
TypeIndependent co-educational specialist primary and secondary day and boarding school
Established1984; 40 years ago (1984)
FounderAnn McDonald
SpecialistCreative and performing arts
ChairmanAntoinette Colbran
PrincipalMaxine Kohler
Employees~45[1]
YearsKindergarten to Year 12
Enrolment300 (2020[1])
Colour(s)Red, navy and white
   
SloganDiscover Your Journey
Affiliations
Websitewww.mcdonald.nsw.edu.au

The McDonald College is an independent co-educational specialist primary and secondary day and boarding school with speciality in the creative and performing arts, in North Strathfield, an inner western suburb of Sydney, Australia.

Established in 1984, the school currently caters for approximately 440 students from Kindergarten to Year 12,[1] including 45 boarders of all genders from Year 7 to Year 12.[2] It is Australia's only Kindergarten to Year 12, independent school that provides specialist training in the performing arts on a daily basis.[3]

The college is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[4] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[5] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[2] and the Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales (AISNSW).[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2006" (PDF). The McDonald College. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Schools: The McDonald College". Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
  3. ^ "About the College". The McDonald College. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
  4. ^ "AHISA Schools: New South Wales". Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. April 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
  5. ^ "JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members". Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
  6. ^ "NSW Independent Schools by Region". Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.