Denomination Non-denominational Grades R–12 Enrolment ~750 (2008) Phone +61 8 8344 6688 Founded 1884 | Established 1884 Gender Girls Colour(s) Brown and Blue Principal Mrs. Jane Danvers Motto Semper Verus (Latin) | |
Address 30 Hawkers Rd, Medindie SA 5081, Australia School types Independent school, Single-sex education, Day school, Boarding school Similar Pembroke School, Pulteney Grammar School, St Peter’s College, Prince Alfred College, Loreto College Marryatville Profiles | ||
Wilderness school hor 2017
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.
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- Wilderness school hor 2017
- Life at wilderness school
- Uniform
- Sport
- House system
- Notable alumnae
- References
Established by the Brown sisters in 1884 with four girls and one small boy, Andrew Muecke, as students, Wilderness is a Reception to Year 12 school, and also caters for Year 13. The school currently enrols approximately 750 students, including up to 80 boarders. In 2003, The Australian declared The Wilderness School one of the ten highest achieving schools in Australia.
Wilderness School is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA) and the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).
Life at wilderness school
Uniform
In 2000, Wilderness changed its uniform, and became one of the first traditional private schools in Adelaide to allow girls to wear pants instead of the traditional winter skirt.
Sport
Wilderness maintains the sporting grounds at Park 6 on Robe Terrace, for use as hockey, lacrosse and soccer fields. Other sporting facilities include a gymnasium which was completed in 2005, and a boatshed at the South Australian Rowing Association complex at West Lakes for rowing.
House system
The Wilderness School has five houses, through which all girls partake in intra-school activities: