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Wenona School
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| Established | 1886 |
| School Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day & Boarding |
| Denomination | Non-denominational |
| Slogan | "Where Her Spirit Grows Tall" |
| Key People | Mrs. Denise Thomas (Principal) Miss. Edith Hooke (Founder) Ms. Dianna Crebbin (Chairman) |
| Location | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Enrolment | 815 (K-12)[1] |
| Employees | 65 (Full-time)[1] |
| Colours | Navy Blue, Red & White |
| Homepage | www.wenona.nsw.edu.au |
Wenona School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for girls', located in the suburb of North Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia.
Founded in 1886 as 'Woodstock School', Wenona has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 815 students from Kindergarten to Year 12,[1] including 50 boarders in years 7 to 12.[2]
The school is a member of the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[3] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association,[2] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia,[4] and the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).[5]
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Woodstock School was founded in 1886, by Miss Edith Hooke who was prominent in educational circles at the time. The school was closed in April 1913, and in its place Miss Hooke founded Wenona School, a preparatory school with an enrolment of 40.
Hooke was forced to leave the school in February 1920 due to an illness in the family, and Miss Messiter stepped in to watch over the school. By June of that year, an ex-Woodstock student, Miss Ralston, became Principal and owner. In 1922 she moved the school to its current site in Walker Street, North Sydney through the purchase of an extensive property, and opened the schools first boarding house. In the following years, Miss Ralston extended Wenona into a large and successful school for girls, with a curriculum providing for students from Kindergarten to year 12.[6]
| Period | Details |
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| 1886 – 1920 | Miss Edith Hooke, Founder of Woodstock[7] |
| Feb – June 1920 | Miss Dorothy Messiter[7] |
| 1920 – 1963 | Miss Edith M. Ralston, Ex-Student of Woodstock[7] |
| 1963 – 1966 | Miss Frances M. Mills[7] |
| 1967 – 1994 | Miss Barbara Jackson[7] |
| 1995 – 2007 | Mrs Margaret Hadley[7] |
| 2007 | Acting Principal – Mrs Denise Thomas[8] |
| 2008 – | Dr Kerrie Wilde[8] |
- Academic
- Sarah Irving - Author and Research Fellow, Oxford University
- Beatrice Lilias Rennie - Headmistress and founder of Queenwood School for Girls[9]
- Dr Petre Ann Santry - Academic Consultant at Victoria University
- Rebecca Elizabeth Scott - Rhodes Scholar (1993)[10]
- Entertainment, Media and the Arts
- Mandy Chang - Documentary maker and winner of the Grierson Award for Best Arts Documentary 2005
- Jacqueline Maddock - Channel 10 News Reporter
- Lyndey Milan - TV presenter and Australian Women's Weekly Chef
- Ann Moyal AM - Author; Biographer; Social Historian of Science, Telecommunication and Technology; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003 (also attended Canberra High School)[11]
- Wendy Paramor - Artist[12]
- April Rose Pengilly - Australian Model and daughter of INXS band member Kirk Pengilly
- Ellie Ross - Australian Model
- Anna Hipsley - Radio and TV journalist
- Rebecca Hetherington - Miss Rebecca from Mr. Squiggle
- Margi di Ferranti - actress, award winning singer, cabaret style enertainer
- Politics, Public Service and the Law
- HE Dr Ruth Adler - Australian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam[13]
- Hon. Justice Annabelle Claire Bennett AO (née Darin) - Judge of the Federal Court of Australia; Additional Judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory; Presidential Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003[14]
- ^ a b c Annual Report 2006 (PDF). Governance. Wenona School (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ a b Wenona. Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members. New South Wales Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ Butler, Jan (2006). Member Schools. Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ Heads of New South Wales Independent Girls' Schools. About AHIGS. The Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (2004). Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ Wenona School Prospectus (accessed:17-07-2007)
- ^ a b c d e f History of Wenona (PDF). The Wenona Prospectus. Wenona School. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ a b Wenona announces new Principal (PDF). Home. Wenona School. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Rennie, Beatrice Lilias (1893 - 1971) (accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ "NSW Rhodes Scholars" — University of Sydney list, (retrieved 16 April 2007)
- ^ "MOYAL Ann Veronica". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography (2000). [1].
- ^ "ADLER Ruth, HE Dr". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ "BENNETT Annabelle Claire, Hon. Justice". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
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