The Wilderness School
Wilderness School crest. Source: www.wilderness.com.au (Wilderness School website)
Location
Medindie
,
South Australia

Australia
Information
TypeIndependent, day and boarding
MottoLatin: Semper Verus
(Always True)
DenominationNon-denominational
Established1884
PrincipalBelinda Arnfield
GradesR–12[1]
GenderGirls
Enrolment820 (2018)
Colour(s)Brown and blue   
AffiliationIndependent Girls Schools Sports Association
Websitewww.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,[2] Wilderness is a Reception to Year 12 school, and also caters for Year 13. The school currently enrols approximately 820 students, including up to 80 boarders.[1] In 2003, The Australian declared The Wilderness School one of the ten highest achieving schools in Australia.[3]

Wilderness School is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[4] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[5] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association,[1] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA)[6] and the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).

House system

The Wilderness School has five houses, through which all girls partake in intra-school activities:

  • Amaryllis (Pink)
  • Antholiza (Blue)
  • Carob (Green)
  • Cedar (Purple)
  • Sparaxis (Orange)

Sport

Wilderness School is a member of the Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA). The school 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.

IGSSA premierships

Wilderness school has won the following IGSSA premierships.[7]

  • Badminton (3) – 2009, 2014, 2015
  • Hockey (7) – 1981, 1982, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2019
  • Swimming – 2010

Notable alumnae

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wilderness School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2008. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  2. ↑ "Wilderness School Diamond Jubilee". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 7 October 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 25 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ The Australian- Wilderness School award (accessed:26-06-2007)
  4. ↑ "School Directory". South Australia. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "JSHAA South Australian Directory of Members". South Australia Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  6. ↑ Butler, Jan (2006). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  7. ↑ "Sports – Independent Girls Schools Sports Association". Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  8. 1 2 Green, Jonathan (30 March 2005). "Famous alumni on Latham's hit list". Politics. Crikey. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
  9. ↑ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "GRAEME-EVANS Posie". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
  10. ↑ "Home | Hockey Australia".
  11. ↑ Yew, Anthea (August 2017). "Eloise Petrucco: St. Andrew's University Scotland". Life in the Wilderness. 7: 20–21 – via issuu.com.

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