Normanhurst School, Ashfield
| Normanhurst School | |
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| Location | |
| , Australia | |
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| Type | Independent, girls' |
| Denomination | Non-denominational |
| Established | 1882 |
| Founder | Ellen Clarke |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | 1941 |
The Normanhurst School was an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for girls that operated in Ashfield, in the Inner Western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1]
Despite being non-denominational, the Normanhurst school maintained close links with St John's Anglican Parish, which was situated in the vicinity of the school.[2]
History
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The Normanhurst School was established in 1882 by Ellen Clarke, who was an English national.[2] Clarke was principal of the school from its founding in 1882 to 1893.[2] In 1884, her sister Marian Clarke arrived in Australia from England to join the faculty, and founded Abbotsleigh the following year.[3]
At its foundation, the school operated out of a cottage located on Bland Street, Ashfield.[2] Later as the school expanded, it moved to another larger campus in Ashfield at the intersection of Orpington and Chandos streets (pictured right).[2]
Through the initiative of the then headmistress, Evelyn Tildesley, the Normanhurst School became a founding member of the Headmistresses’ Association of NSW (which has since become the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools) in 1916.[4]
The school ceased operations in 1941.[1]
Notable alumnae
[edit | edit source]- Daphne Akhurst (1903–1933) – five times Australian Open tennis champion[5]
- Janet Cosh (1901–1989) – amateur botanist and plant collector[6]
- Constance Elizabeth Harker (1875–1964) – was a headmistress at Somerville House.[7]
- Margaret Slattery AM, DCSG (1922–2015) – National Secretary of the Australian Parents Council during the 1970s, an advocacy organisation for non-government schools[8]
- P. L. Travers AO (1899–1996) – author of the Mary Poppins series of children's books, later adapted into the musical film of the same name[9]
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- 1882 establishments in Australia
- 1941 disestablishments in Australia
- Defunct girls' schools in Australia
- Defunct schools in Sydney
- Defunct schools in New South Wales
- Defunct boarding schools in New South Wales
- Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools
- Defunct secondary schools in Sydney
- Australian school stubs