Walford Anglican School for Girls

Walford Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Hyde Park, South Australia.

Walford Anglican School for Girls
Walford Anglican School for Girls crest. Source: www.walford.net.au/ (Walford website)
Location
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Information
TypeIndependent, single-sex, day & boarding
MottoLatin: Virtute et Veritate
(Courage and Truth)
DenominationAnglican
Established1893
FounderLydia Adamson
ChairmanPeter Hastings
PrincipalDr Deborah Netolicky
ChaplainFr Gary Hillman
Staff~70[1]
GradesELC–12
Enrolment~550 (2023)
Colour(s)Navy blue, light blue & gold
AffiliationIndependent Girls Schools Sports Association
Websitewww.walford.sa.edu.au/

The school is non-selective and caters for approximately 550 students from ELC to Year 12, including 65 boarders.

Walford's motto is "Virtute et Veritate" which translates to "with Courage and Truth".[2]

The school has a wide range of co-curricular activities and is just 4km from Adelaide CBD. Walford was the first all girls' school in Australia to offer all three programs of the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the first girls' school in South Australia to offer the IB Diploma (students are also welcome to study the SACE program).[2]


There are 5 houses in Walford that provide the basis for pastoral care and opportunities for House-based community service activities.

Gordon (blue)

Murray (yellow)

Cleland (green)

Fletcher (red)

Prince Rayner (purple and white)

History

Two-storey house
Mabel Jewell Baker House, original boarding house

The school started in 1893 in Fisher Street, Malvern, in the home of the first headmistress, Lydia Adamson. In December 1912 Ellen Ida Benham purchased the school, and led it until her death in 1917.[3] Mabel Jewell Baker, a senior teacher at the school took over as headmistress.[4] In 1920 boarders were housed in a new property in Hyde Park, and later the school itself moved to this site.[3] When Baker retired at the end of 1955 there were 450 students and a well-established boarding house.[5]

In 1956 Walford was incorporated as a Church of England Girls' Grammar School[6] and Nina Morrison, OBE became the first salaried headmistress.[7] She was followed by Helen Reid AM (1972–1991) and then Marilyn Haysom (1992–2004).

In May 2004 Helen Trebilcock become the first Head of Walford to use the title of Principal. followed by Rebecca Clarke.[5]

Sport

Walford is a member of the Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).

IGSSA premierships

Walford has won the following IGSSA premierships.[8]

  • Athletics (2) – 2004, 2006
  • Basketball (3) – 1993, 1994, 2007
  • Hockey (4) – 1978, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Soccer – 2020
  • Swimming (2) – 2008, 2009
  • Tennis (10) – 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
  • Volleyball (2) – 2002, 2006

Notable alumnae

See also

References

  1. Walford Anglican School for Girls- Choosing a School (accessed:23-05-2018)
  2. "Overview". www.walford.net.au.
  3. Jones, Helen, "Baker, Mabel Jewell (1885–1967)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 6 October 2018
  4. Jones, Helen, "Benham, Ellen Ida (1871–1917)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 6 October 2018
  5. "History". www.walford.net.au. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  6. "Church To Control Walford House". Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954). 17 December 1954. p. 24. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  7. "Obituaries: Tributes to three of our finest". The Advertiser. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  8. "Sports – Independent Girls Schools Sports Association". Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  9. "Swearing in Ceremony of the Honourable Christine Adamson SC as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales" (PDF). Supreme Court of New South Wales. 17 October 2011.
  10. "Biography of Ms Frances Adamson". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  11. "Jennifer Cashmore". Parliament of South Australia Former Members.
  12. Lansdown, Sarah (25 January 2021). "Young Australian of the Year 2021 is Isobel Marshall". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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