| The Wilderness School | |
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| Location | |
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| , Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, day and boarding |
| Motto | Latin: Semper Verus (Always True) |
| Denomination | Non-denominational |
| Established | August 8 1884 |
| Founder | Margaret Hamilton Brown OBE |
| Principal | Belinda Arnfield |
| Grades | R–12[1] |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | 820 (2018) |
| Colour(s) | Brown and blue |
| Affiliation | Independent Girls Schools Sports Association |
| Website | www.wilderness.com.au |
Wilderness School is an independent, non-denominational Christian, day and boarding school for girls, located in Medindie, an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
Established by the Brown family in 1884 with four girls and one small boy, Andrew Muecke, as students,[2] Wilderness is a Reception to Year 12 school, and also caters for Year 13. The school enrolled approximately 820 students in 2007, including up to 80 boarders.[1] In 2003, The Australian declared The Wilderness School one of the ten highest achieving schools in Australia.[3]
Wilderness School is affiliated with 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,[1] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA)[6] and the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).
- ^ a b c "Wilderness School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2008. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ^ "Misses Brown grow a home school at North Adelaide from 1884 into Wilderness at Medindie; thriving in 21st Century". Adelaide AZ. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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TheAustralianwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "School Directory". South Australia. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ^ "JSHAA South Australian Directory of Members". South Australia Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ^ Butler, Jan (2006). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Retrieved 21 May 2008.