Cranbrook School, Sydney

Cranbrook School is a dual-campus independent Anglican early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys, located in Bellevue Hill and Rose Bay, both eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Cranbrook School
Location
Bellevue Hill and Rose Bay, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°52′15″S 151°15′9″E
Information
TypeIndependent early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school
MottoLatin: Esse Quam Videri
(To be, rather than to seem to be[1])
DenominationAnglican[2]
Established1918 (1918)[3]
FounderFrederick T. Perkins
President of CouncilRoger Massey-Green
HeadmasterNicholas Sampson
Deputy Headmaster/Head of Senior SchoolBob Meaken
Deputy Head of School/Head of Junior SchoolMichele Marquet
Head of Pre-SchoolsHeidi Burke
Director of Students/Deputy Head of Senior SchoolPeter Young
ChaplainJames Vimpany
Employeesc. 134[4]
YearsEarly learning; K-12
GenderBoys
Enrolmentc. 1,369 (2006[4])
Colour(s)Red, white and blue    
Affiliations
Websitewww.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au

Founded in 1918 with the Rev'd Frederick Thomas Perkins as the first headmaster, Cranbrook has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,300 students from early learning (4 years old) to Year 12 (18 years old),[4] including 97 boarders from Years 7 to 12.[5]

Cranbrook is affiliated with the International Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC),[2] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[6] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[7] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[5] and the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.[8] It is a founding member of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS).[9]

History

On 1 December 1917 the former private home and vice-regal residence, Cranbrook, was bought at auction by an agent for Samuel Hordern. He was the main financial benefactor of a group of businessmen and churchmen aiming to establish an Anglican boys' school in the Eastern Suburbs. From December 1917 to June 1918, a provisional committee of twelve, comprising the founders and six additional men, prepared for the opening of the new school. They held meetings, ensured building renovations were completed, drew up the first articles of association and appointed the first Headmaster, Rev. F. T. Perkins. On 6 June 1918, the provisional committee reformed itself as the first council of Cranbrook School and organised the official opening of the school for 22 July 1918.

Charles Kingsford Smith during a visit to Cranbrook in 1928

Headmasters
OrdinalHeadmasterQualificationsYearsEducationOther key positions held
1Rev'd Frederick T. PerkinsMA1918–1932
2Brigadier Iven G. MackayBA HonLLD1933–1939
3Sir Brian W. Hone OBEBA(Hons) MA FACE1940–1951
4Gethyn HewanMA MACE1951–1963
5Mark Bishop OBEBSc ARACI FACE1963–1985
6Dr Bruce N. Carter AMBA EdM EdD1985–2000
7Jeremy J. S. MadinBA(Hons) DipEd2001–2012
8Nicholas A. SampsonMA PGCE2012–present

Campus

Cranbrook school is situated over two campuses; the Senior School (Years 7 to 12) are located on the main campus in suburban Bellevue Hill, while the Junior School, for students from Kindergarten to Year 6, is located in nearby Rose Bay.[10]

House system

Cranbrook has a system of houses from year seven to twelve. This system was created in order for boys to socialise better between different year groups, where senior boys would be acting as juniors' mentors within the house. There are currently ten-day houses, with about 80 boys each. There are also two boarding houses with around 40 boys each.

Day houses

The school has ten-day boy houses:

ColourNameYear foundedNamed in honour of
 Chelmsford1931Lord Chelmsford, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Strickland1931Sir Gerald Strickland, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Davidson1941Sir Walter Davidson, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Northcott1957Sir John Northcott, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Wakehurst1960Lord Wakehurst, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Woodward1969Sir Eric Woodward, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Hone1970Sir Brian Hone, a former Headmaster (1940–1951
 Cutler1980Sir Roden Cutler, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Perkins1994Rev. Frederick Perkins, the founding Headmaster (1918–1932)
 Harvey2012Sir John Musgrave Harvey (1918–1938), the founding School Council Chairman

Boarding houses

Cranbrook has two boarding houses:

ColourNameYear foundedNamed in honour of
 Rawson1931Sir Harry Rawson, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Street1957Sir Kenneth Street, a former President of School Council
Cranbrook Sports Pavilion was designed by John Horbury Hunt and is heritage-listed.

Notable alumni
Main article: List of Old Boys of Cranbrook School, Sydney

Alumni of Cranbrook School are known as "Old Cranbrookians" and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Old Cranbrookians' Association (OCA).[11] For a list of notable Old Cranbrookians, see the list of Old Boys of Cranbrook School. These "Old Cranbrookians" include Kerry, Clyde, and James Packer, David Gyngell, Hon. Tim Bruxner, Olympic sprinter Steven Solomon, Mike Cannon-Brookes, and Murray Rose.

See also

References
  1. "Cranbrook School". Schools. Study in Australia. 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  2. "Cranbrook School". Member Directory. International Girls' Schools Coalition. 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  3. "Cranbrook School". School Directory. SchoolSeek. 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  4. "Annual Report 2006" (PDF). Publications. Cranbrook School. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  5. "Cranbrook School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  6. "AHISA Schools". New South Wales. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  7. "JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members". New South Wales Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  8. "International Members". HMC Schools. The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  9. "Combined Associated Schools". CAS. Cranbrook School. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  10. "Woollahra and Surrounds Schools Directory" (PDF). Woollahra Municipal Council. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  11. "Old Cranbrookians'". About Us. Cranbrook School. Retrieved 28 January 2008.

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