Danebank
Danebank, officially Danebank An Anglican School for Girls, is an independent Anglican early learning, primary and secondary day school for girls, located in Hurstville, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a member school of the Anglican Schools Corporation.
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Coordinates | 33°57′44″S 151°06′09″E |
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Other names | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls |
Type | Independent early learning, primary and secondary day school |
Motto | Latin: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established | 1933 |
Founder | Edith Roseby Ball |
Oversight | Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation |
Chairman | Dr Richard Sharp |
Principal | Dr Emma Burgess |
Chaplain | Emma Pfahlert |
Staff | c. 85[1] |
Years | Early learning; K–12[1] |
Gender | Girls |
Enrolment | c. 930 |
Colour(s) | Red and green |
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Website | www |
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Established in 1933 by Edith Roseby Ball, Danebank has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 930 students from PreK to Year 12.[1]
The school is affiliated with the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA),[2] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[3] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[4] and the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).[5]
History
Danebank was established in 1933 on its current site in Hurstville, by Edith Roseby Ball. The school was established as a small co-educational Kindergarten with just five students.[6]
Principals
Ordinal | Officeholder | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
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1 | Edith Roseby Ball | 1933 | 1950 | 16–17 years | [5] |
2 | Olga Wilson | 1951 | 1953 | 1–2 years | |
3 | Joyce Cowell | 1952 | 1974 | 21–22 years | |
4 | Carole Tisdell | 1975 | 1987 | 11–12 years | |
5 | Rosalyn Bird | 1988 | 2009 | 20–21 years | |
6 | Maryanne Davis | 2010 | 2019 | 10 years | |
7 | Dr Emma Burgess | 2020 | Present | ||
Facilities
Note: Construction and demolition is currently ongoing in Danebank and new facilities will be constructed. The Langdon Wing is being partly demolished for newer facilities. Danebank's current facilities include:
- The first stage of the Danebank masterplan for redevelopment was officially opened in May 2018. It houses a Pre-Kindergarten Centre and classrooms for Kindergarten to Year 2 students, as well as specialist music, technology and extension class rooms for Junior School.
- The Pre-Kindergarten Centre is part of our new Junior School Building. It has a large classroom, break-out areas where equipment serves different learning needs, outdoor play areas, Little-one's toilet area and staff facilities.
- The Gymnasium: opened in 2006. Holds a gymnastics area, court, upstairs dance studio, classroom, staffroom, storerooms, changerooms and contains equipment for sporting activities.
- The Terraces: contains equipment and facilities for Design and Technology, Visual Arts, Hospitality, Visual Design, Industrial technology Multi Media and Computing. New facilities for Drama and Music have now been added including a drama space, drama room, music foyer and music classroom.
- K-12 Resources Centre: contains the JC Cowell Library, the Careers Reference Area, AudioVisual Control Room and the Independent Learning Centre. Demolished as of early 2017, another is being rebuilt in place.
- Wingara Senior Studies Centre: Study rooms, Geography and History classrooms, common room, Conference Room and kitchen for Year 12.
- Roseby Ball House: "The Quad" - a three-storey building designed around a central courtyard. For administration, classroom teaching, science laboratories, mathematics laboratory, staff rooms.
- The Langdon Wing: Junior School administration and classrooms, Japanese Room, Language laboratory, computer laboratory. Partially demolished for construction on the Junior School.
- The Aquatic Centre: consists of the Aquatic Centre plus a multi purpose court. The indoor Aquatic Centre contains a 25-metre water polo pool plus a beginners pool. Other sporting facilities include a mini gymnasium and multi purpose court.
- The Performing Arts Centre: Also commonly known as the PAC, consists of a main stage with seating for 1,000+ people including a gallery level, large music and drama classrooms and storeroom, and 10 individual music practice rooms for individual student tutorials and class groups.
Notable alumnae
- Ally Mansell – winner of Australian Princess
- Lynda Tooth – former Principal of Macquarie Anglican Grammar School (2007), Dubbo[7]
- Sarah Ward – Singer, Actor, Director and winner of the Helpmann Award 2014
- Professor Noelene Weatherby-Fell, leading educationalist.
See also
References
- "2012 Annual Report" (PDF). Danebank. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- "AHISA Schools". New South Wales. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- "JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members". New South Wales Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- Butler, Jan (2006). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
- "Heads of New South Wales Independent Girls' Schools". About AHIGS. The Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools. 2004. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- "From small beginnings". Danebank. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- "Principal's Biography". Executive. Macquarie Anglican Grammar School. 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2007.