词条 | Wilderness School |
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|name = The Wilderness School |image = |motto = {{lang-la|Semper Verus}} |motto_translation = Always True |established = 1884 |type = Independent, Day and Boarding |denomination = Non-denominational |slogan = |principal = Mrs. Jane Danvers |city = Medindie |state = South Australia |country = Australia {{flagicon|Australia}} |enrolment = ~750 |enrolment_as_of = 2008 |grades = R–12[1] |gender = Girls |staff = |colours = Brown and Blue {{color box|#964B00}}{{color box|#87CEEB}} |homepage = www.wilderness.com.au }} 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. Established by the Brown sisters in 1884 with four girls and one small boy, Andrew Muecke, as students,[1] 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.[1] In 2003, The Australian declared The Wilderness School one of the ten highest achieving schools in Australia.[2] Wilderness School is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[3] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[4] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association,[5] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA) [6] and the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA). SportWilderness 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 systemThe Wilderness School has five houses, through which all girls partake in intra-school activities:
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References1. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35759891 |title=Wilderness School Diamond Jubilee |newspaper=The Advertiser (Adelaide) |location=South Australia |date=7 October 1946 |accessdate=25 February 2017 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}} 2. ^The Australian- Wilderness School award (accessed:26-06-2007) 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=3243& |title=School Directory|accessdate=2008-05-21 |year =2008 |work=South Australia |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080719060121/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=3243& |archivedate = 2008-07-19}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.jshaa.asn.au/southaustralia/directory/index.asp |title=JSHAA South Australian Directory of Members |accessdate=2008-05-21 |year=2008 |work=South Australia Branch |publisher=Junior School Heads' Association of Australia |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406045335/http://www.jshaa.asn.au/southaustralia/directory/index.asp |archivedate=2008-04-06 |df= }} 5. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=175 |title=Wilderness School |accessdate=2008-05-21 |year=2008 |work=Schools |publisher=Australian Boarding Schools' Association |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117110520/http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=175 |archivedate=November 17, 2007 }} 6. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=W|title = Member Schools|accessdate = 2008-05-21 |last = Butler|first = Jan|year = 2006|work = Members|publisher = The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia}} 7. ^1 {{cite news| first = Jonathan| last = Green| title = Famous alumni on Latham's hit list| url = http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20060614-Famous-alumni-on-Lathams-hit-list.html| work = Politics| publisher = Crikey| date = 2005-03-30| accessdate = 2007-08-06| deadurl = yes| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926224608/http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20060614-Famous-alumni-on-Lathams-hit-list.html| archivedate = 2007-09-26| df = }} 8. ^{{cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = GRAEME-EVANS Posie| date = 2006-11-17| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic}} 9. ^http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=522 External links
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