Fahan School

Fahan School is an independent, day and boarding school located in Sandy Bay, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is a non-denominational school with a Christian ethos.

This article is about the Tasmanian school. For the Irish district, see Fahan.

Fahan School
Fahan School crest
Location
Sandy Bay
,
Tasmania

Australia
Coordinates42°54′52″S 147°21′6″E
Information
TypeIndependent, single-sex school, day and boarding
DenominationNon-denominational Christian[1]
Established1935[2]
ChairCharles Badenach
PrincipalPenny Curran Peters
Enrolment~383 (PK–12)[3]
Colour(s)Orange, white and blue    
SloganThe outstanding school for girls.
Websitewww.fahan.tas.edu.au

The School was established in 1935 by Isobel Travers and Audrey Morphett as Fahan Presbyterian Girls' College. The school was named after the village of Fahan (pronounced 'Fawn') in Inishowen in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 383 students from Pre–Kindergarten (PK) to Year 12,[3] including boarders from years 5 to 12.[4]

Fahan School is a member of the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[5] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[1] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[4] and the Association of Independent Schools' of Tasmania (AIST).[2]

Campus

Fahan School is located on a single campus with grounds overlooking the River Derwent, in the suburb of Sandy Bay. Boarding students are accommodated in one of two houses. The Senior Boarding residence provides private accommodation and study facilities for Year 11 and 12 students. Boarders from Years 5 to 10 live in 'Nateby'. Both boarding houses are located within the school grounds.

Co-curriculum

The Fahan School has a number of sister schools around the world, Fintona (Australia), Joggakan (Tokyo) and St Mary's (South Africa). The school works closely with The Hutchins School in Sandy Bay, Tasmania - with senior students able to study across both campuses.

Sport

Each year Fahan fields teams in a variety of sports. Students may compete for their House and School in sports such as: athletics, badminton, basketball, cross country, equestrian, hockey, netball, rowing, sailing, soccer, softball, tennis and water polo.[6]

House system

The Fahan School has three house systems; Fenton, Franklin or Freycinet. The houses form the basis of the pastoral care program in the Senior School, and also support competition across all sections of the school. Students compete for trophies in a variety of sports as well as academic application.[7]

Notable alumnae

The Fahan School alumnae are active within the school community through the Fahan School Alumni Association (FSAA), formerly known as the Old Scholars Association.[8] Some notable alumnae include:

Academia and sciences
Business
Entertainment, media and the arts
Government, politics and the law

International law and diplomacy

  • Dr Alice Edwards, Head of the Secretariat for the Convention against Torture Initiative[16] and former Chief of Protection Policy and Legal Advice, at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2010-2015)[17][18]

See also

References
  1. "Tasmania". School Directory. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. "Fahan School". Member Schools. Association of Independent Schools' of Tasmania. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  3. "Annual Report for 2006" (PDF). News. The Fahan School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. "Fahan School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  5. "JSHAA Tasmania Directory of Members". Tasmania Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  6. "Sport". Student Life. The Fahan School. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  7. "Houses". Student Life. The Fahan School. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  8. "FSAA". Fahan School. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  9. Suzannah Pearce (ed.). "BALE-HIRST Patricia Marea". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
  10. Suzannah Pearce (ed.). "BOYER Kimbra Cameron". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
  11. "Star students: Fahan". The Mercury. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  12. Byfield, Rebecca, ed. (2012). "30 years of Gerdy Jevtic Awards" (PDF). Fahan in Focus. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: Fahan School. 2 (2): 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  13. Suzannah Pearce (ed.). "DURHAM Judith Mavis". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
  14. Suzannah Pearce (ed.). "GRAEME-EVANS Posie". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
  15. Suzannah Pearce (ed.). "NEVIN Robyn". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
  16. https://cti2024.org/en/news/the-cti-appoints-new-full-time-head-of-secretariat/
  17. https://www.utas.edu.au/news/2017/12/15/485-a-career-not-for-the-faint-hearted/
  18. http://www.media.utas.edu.au/general-news/all-news/top-international-human-rights-lawyer-recognised-with-university-award

Further reading
  • Winter, Gillian.(1981) Fahan 1935-1980 West Hobart: G. Winter.
  • Winter, Gillian.(1995) Sixty years of endeavour, Fahan 1935-1995Sandy Bay, Tas. : Fahan School, 1995. ISBN 0-646-25560-6
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