Walford Anglican School for Girls

Walford Anglican School for Girls
Walford Anglican School for Girls
Location
	Hyde Park , South Australia ; Australia
Information
Type	Independent, single-sex, day & boarding
Motto	Latin: Virtute et Veritate; (Courage and Truth)
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1893
Founder	Lydia Adamson
Chairman	Peter Hastings
Principal	Dr Deborah Netolicky
Chaplain	Fr Gary Hillman
Staff	~70
Grades	ELC - 12
Enrolment	~550 (2023)
Colour(s)	Navy blue, light blue & gold
Affiliation	Independent Girls Schools Sports Association
Website	www.walford.sa.edu.au/

Last updated September 30, 2023

Walford Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Hyde Park, South Australia.

The school has a wide range of co-curricular activities and is just 4km from Adelaide CBD. Walford was the first all girls' school in Australia to offer all three programs of the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the first girls' school in South Australia to offer the IB Diploma (students are also welcome to study the SACE program).^[2]

There are 5 houses in Walford that provide the basis for pastoral care and opportunities for House-based community service activities.

Gordon (blue)

Murray (yellow)

Cleland (green)

Fletcher (red)

Prince Rayner (purple and white)

History

The school started in 1893 in Fisher Street, Malvern, in the home of the first headmistress, Lydia Adamson. In December 1912 Ellen Ida Benham purchased the school, and led it until her death in 1917.^[3] Mabel Jewell Baker, a senior teacher at the school took over as headmistress.^[4] In 1920 boarders were housed in a new property in Hyde Park, and later the school itself moved to this site.^[3] When Baker retired at the end of 1955 there were 450 students and a well-established boarding house.^[5]

In 1956 Walford was incorporated as a Church of England Girls' Grammar School^[6] and Nina Morrison, OBE became the first salaried headmistress.^[7] She was followed by Helen Reid AM (1972-1991) and then Marilyn Haysom (1992-2004).

In May 2004 Helen Trebilcock become the first Head of Walford to use the title of Principal. followed by Rebecca Clarke.^[5]

Sport

Walford is a member of the Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).

IGSSA premierships

Walford has won the following IGSSA premierships.^[8]

Athletics (2) - 2004, 2006
Basketball (3) - 1993, 1994, 2007
Hockey (4) - 1978, 2014, 2015, 2016
Soccer - 2020
Swimming (2) - 2008, 2009
Tennis (10) - 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Volleyball (2) - 2002, 2006

Notable alumnae

Christine Adamson – Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales^[9]
Frances Adamson – Governor of South Australia, previously Secretary, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Australian Ambassador to China.^[10]
Jennifer Cashmore – MHA of the South Australian State Parliament^[11]
Taasha Coates – Singer, Songwriter and member of the band The Audreys
Constance Margaret Eardley – botanist at the University of Adelaide
Isobel Marshall – 2021 Young Australian of the Year ^[12]
Jenna McCormick – Professional soccer player and Australian Rules footballer
Margaret Clunies Ross – Professor of English Literature at the University of Sydney
Pamela Sykes – Molecular Geneticist. Founding fellow of the Faculty of Science in the Royal College of pathologists of Australia
Ann Vanstone – Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (South Australia)
Danielle Wood — Economist and incoming chair of the Productivity Commission
Ann Woolcock – Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Sydney

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References

↑ Walford Anglican School for Girls- Choosing a School (accessed:23-05-2018)
1 2 "Overview". www.walford.net.au.
1 2 Jones, Helen, "Baker, Mabel Jewell (1885–1967)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 6 October 2018
↑ Jones, Helen, "Benham, Ellen Ida (1871–1917)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 6 October 2018
1 2 "History". www.walford.net.au. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
↑ "Church To Control Walford House". Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954). 17 December 1954. p. 24. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
↑ "Obituaries: Tributes to three of our finest". The Advertiser. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
↑ "Sports – Independent Girls Schools Sports Association" . Retrieved 6 September 2021.
↑ "Swearing in Ceremony of the Honourable Christine Adamson SC as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales" (PDF). Supreme Court of New South Wales. 17 October 2011.
↑ "Biography of Ms Frances Adamson". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
↑ "Jennifer Cashmore". Parliament of South Australia Former Members.
↑ Lansdown, Sarah (25 January 2021). "Young Australian of the Year 2021 is Isobel Marshall". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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[Choosingschool-1] Walford Anglican School for Girls- Choosing a School (accessed:23-05-2018)

[walford.net.au-2] 1 2 "Overview". www.walford.net.au.

[:0-3] 1 2 Jones, Helen, "Baker, Mabel Jewell (1885–1967)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 6 October 2018

[4] Jones, Helen, "Benham, Ellen Ida (1871–1917)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 6 October 2018

[:1-5] 1 2 "History". www.walford.net.au. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

[6] "Church To Control Walford House". Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954). 17 December 1954. p. 24. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

[7] "Obituaries: Tributes to three of our finest". The Advertiser. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[8] "Sports – Independent Girls Schools Sports Association" . Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[9] "Swearing in Ceremony of the Honourable Christine Adamson SC as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales" (PDF). Supreme Court of New South Wales. 17 October 2011.

[10] "Biography of Ms Frances Adamson". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

[11] "Jennifer Cashmore". Parliament of South Australia Former Members.

[12] Lansdown, Sarah (25 January 2021). "Young Australian of the Year 2021 is Isobel Marshall". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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