Wenona School

Wenona School
Address
Map
176 Walker Street

, ,
2060

Australia
Coordinates33°50′1″S 151°12′32″E / 33.83361°S 151.20889°E / -33.83361; 151.20889
Information
Former namesWoodstock School
TypeIndependent single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding
MottoLatin: Ut Prosim
(That I May Serve)
Established1886; 138 years ago (1886)
FounderMiss Edith Hooke
Educational authorityNSW Department of Education
ChairmanMs Dianna Crebbin
PrincipalDr Briony Scott
Staff113 (Full-time)
YearsK–12
Enrolment1,000
Colour(s)Navy blue, red and white
   
SloganEmpowering young women to serve and shape their world
Affiliations
Websitewww.wenona.nsw.edu.au

Wenona School is an independent, secular, day and boarding school for girls, located in the Sydney suburb of North Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia.

Founded by Miss Edith Hooke in 1886 as Woodstock School, Wenona has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12,[1] including 50 boarders in Years 7 to 12.[2]

The school is affiliated with the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[2] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[3] and the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).[4]

  1. ^ "Annual Report 2006" (PDF). Governance. Wenona School. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Wenona". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  3. ^ Butler, Jan (2006). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Heads of New South Wales Independent Girls' Schools". About AHIGS. The Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools. 2004. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2007.