Burgmann Anglican School

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Burgmann Anglican School
Burgmann Anglican School
Information
MottoGrace, Commitment and Wisdom
Religious affiliation
 Anglican
Established1998
Chair
Ms Heather Walsh [1]
Principal
Leonie Harwood [2]
Years offered
6 months to Year 12 [3]
CampusesValley Campus & Forde Campus
TuitionAU$18,300 per annum [4]

Burgmann Anglican School is an Anglican, co-educational, independent, day school in Canberra, Australia, servicing students aged 6 months - 18 years (year 12) split across 2 campuses in the Gungahlin region. [5] It was named after Bishop Ernest Burgmann and has been noted as one of the best performing schools in the Australian Capital Territory according to the 2012 NAPLAN results. [6] It is the sister school of The Affiliated High School of Sichuan University, Chengdu Number 12 Middle School.[ citation needed ]

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History

Establishment

The idea for the school was conceived in April 1994, when Bishop George Browning invited Ian Heyward, one of the founding members of Gungahlin Anglican Church, to explore the possibility of building an Anglican school in the Gungahlin area. Members of Gungahlin Anglican Church, which, at that time, met as a house church in the premises of Ian and Margaret Heyward, promoted the idea of the school to the local Gungahlin community by letter-box drop and interest meetings.[ citation needed ] The foundation stone was laid at the Valley Campus on 14 November 1998 by Bishop George Browning, with the school opening on 9 February, 1999, with an enrolment of 24 students with Dr Paul Browning OAM as first principle. [7] The school continues to recognise its historic connection to Gungahlin Anglican Church through an agreement made between its founding Principal, Mr Paul Browning and the Church Rector at the time, Rev. Malcolm Richards.[ citation needed ]

2000s

In 2000 the school had grown to 76 students and just a year later in 2001 they had grown to 266. The first year 7 class was in 2003 [8] . In 2005 Burgmann expanded to a senior school with the first year 9 class. That same year Grace chapel opened by Bishop Browning as a shared facility with Gungahlin Anglican Church and Burgmann, the alter being designed and bult by Dr Paul Browning. [7] [9] In 2008 the class of 2008 graduated, making them the first year 12 cohort to graduate in the schools history. [7]

Then in 2009, Dr Paul Browning OAM retired from his role and Mr Steven Bowers was appointed as the second principal of Burgmann. [7] a month after Mr Steven Bowers appointed second principle, the Forde campus was opened, which initially provided second Preschool to Year 2 classes and from 2009-2011 the purpose-built Middle School was established. [7] [10]

2010s

By 2011 the school had grown to 1383 students, 50.98% female (705 students) & 49.02% male (678 students). On 10 June 2011, the Paul Browning Centre and the Ian and Margaret Heyward Building were officially opened at Forde Campus. In 2011 the Middle school at the Forde campus officially opened. [11] In 2016 (valid to 2019) both preschool services (Valley and Forde) were awarded the "Excellent" rating under the National Quality Framework, they were the 50th and 51st in Australia to receive it. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Annual Report". Burgmann Anglican School.
  2. ↑ "Principle Welcome". Burgmann Anglican School.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Burgmann Anglican School.
  4. ↑ "2027 Fee Schedule" (PDF). Burgmann Anglican School.
  5. ↑ "About Us". Burgmann Anglican School. Retrieved 30 October 2026.
  6. ↑ Macdonald, Emma (14 March 2013). "Independent schools dominate rankings".
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Our History". Burgmann Anglican School. Retrieved 1 November 2026.
  8. ↑ Alison Easey | Voices of Burgmann . Retrieved 1 November 2026.
  9. ↑ Margaret Heyward | Voices of Burgmann . Retrieved 1 November 2026.
  10. ↑ Steven Bowers | Voices of Burgmann . Retrieved 1 November 2026.
  11. ↑ https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/digistorm-websites/bas-au-act-70-website/documents/1.-About-Us/2011-Annual-Report.pdf?mtime=20160713193159
  12. ↑ "Burgmann Anglican School's Preschools recognised for Excellence". ACECQA. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2026.

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