Walford Anglican School for Girls

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Walford Anglican School for Girls
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Walford Anglican School for Girls
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Type Independent, single-sex, day & boarding
Motto Latin: Virtute et Veritate
(Courage and Truth)
Denomination Anglican
Established1893
FounderLydia Adamson
ChairmanPeter Hastings
PrincipalDr Deborah Netolicky
Staff~70 [1]
GradesELC–12
Enrolment~450 (2024)
Colour(s)Navy blue, light blue & gold
Affiliation Independent Girls Schools Sports Association
Website www.walford.sa.edu.au/

Walford Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Hyde Park, South Australia. The school is non-selective and caters for approximately 550 students from ELC to Year 12, including 65 boarders. Walford's motto is "Virtute et Veritate" which translates to "Moral Courage and Truth". [2]

Contents

Walford offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme in the Junior School [3] the SACE program in the Senior School [2] .

History

Mabel Jewell Baker House, original boarding house Walford Mabel Jewell Baker House.jpg
Mabel Jewell Baker House, original boarding house

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. [4] Mabel Jewell Baker, a senior teacher at the school took over as headmistress. [5] In 1920 boarders were housed in a new property in Hyde Park, and later the school itself moved to this site. [4] When Baker retired at the end of 1955 there were 450 students and a well-established boarding house. [6]

In 1956 Walford was incorporated as a Church of England Girls' Grammar School [7] and Nina Morrison, OBE became the first salaried headmistress. [8] 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 (2012-2022) [6] and Dr Deborah Netolicky in 2023 [9] .

In 2025, Walford introduced an all-seasons uniform [10] .

In 2024 Walford was an Excellence Awardee in the Australian Education Awards in the categories of Boarding School of the Year and Principal of the Year - Non-Government [11] . In 2025, the school was an Excellence Awardee in the Australian Education Awards in the category of Secondary School of the Year - Non-Government [12] .

Sport

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

IGSSA premierships

Walford has won the following IGSSA premierships. [13]


Walford has won the South Australian Head of the River 'Florence Eaton Cup' for Winners of the Girls First Eight 19 times, in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2022 [14] .

Notable alumnae

See also

References

  1. Walford Anglican School for Girls- Choosing a School (accessed:23-05-2018)
  2. 1 2 "Overview". www.walford.sa.edu.au.
  3. Australasia, IB Schools. "Walford Anglican School for Girls". IB Schools Australasia. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 Jones, Helen, "Baker, Mabel Jewell (1885–1967)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 6 October 2018
  5. Jones, Helen, "Benham, Ellen Ida (1871–1917)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 6 October 2018
  6. 1 2 "History". www.walford.net.au. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  7. "Church To Control Walford House". Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954). 17 December 1954. p. 24. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  8. "Obituaries: Tributes to three of our finest". The Advertiser. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  9. "Our Education History | Walford Anglican School for Girls". Walford. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  10. "The Advertiser". www.adelaidenow.com.au.
  11. wpadmin@keymedia.com (9 August 2024). "2024 Winners and Excellence Awardees". Australian Education Awards. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  12. wpadmin@keymedia.com (8 August 2025). "2025 Winners and Excellence Awardees". Australian Education Awards. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  13. "Sports – Independent Girls Schools Sports Association" . Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  14. "SA Schools Head of the River Winners of the Girls First Eight , Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  15. "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.
  16. "Biography of Ms Frances Adamson". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  17. "Jennifer Cashmore". Parliament of South Australia Former Members.
  18. 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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