Kambala Girls School
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| Esto Sol Testis
"Let the Sun be your witness" |
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| Established | 1887 |
| School type | Independent, Anglican, Day and Boarding |
| Principal/Headmaster | Mrs. Margaret White |
| Chairman | Mrs. Chris McDiven |
| Founder | Miss. Louisa Gurney |
| Location | Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| Campus | Urban |
| Enrolment | 950 (P-12) |
| School colours | Blue, Gold and Grey |
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| Area | 4 Hectares |
| Homepage | www.kambala.nsw.edu.au |
Kambala is an Anglican, independent, preschool to secondary school located on one campus in Rose Bay, Sydney, Australia. It overlooks Sydney Harbour, and from the school one can see both the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House (where the Kambala Music Festival is held once a year). It caters for both day girls and boarders. The school is a founding member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).
The school motto, Esto Sol Testis means Let the sun be your witness, and the school colours are blue, gold and grey.
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[edit] History
[edit] Principals
- Mrs Margaret White 2000-
- Mr Roderick West 1999 (Interim Head)
- Mr Peter Moxham 1988-1999
- Mrs Barbara Monk 1985-1987
- Miss Joyce Gibbons 1966-1984
- Miss Fifi Hawthorne 1933-1966
- Mrs Flora Stewart 1927-1932
- Miss Minnie Roseby 1914-1926
- Miss Clara Roseby 1914-1927
- Miss Louise Gurney 1887-1914
- Mlle Augustine Soubeiran 1891-1914
[edit] Houses
There are four houses: Wentworth (red), Gurney (green), Roseby (blue) and Hawthorne (black). There are several interhouse competitions throughout the year in which houses can earn points towards the Angus Cup at the end of the year. Each house is led by two house captains.
[edit] Boarding House
There are two boarding houses in Kambala: Tivoli and Fernbank. Tivoli houses boarders from Year 6 to 10, and Fernbank houses those in Year 11 and 12.
[edit] See also
| Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools Schools |
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Abbotsleigh | Ascham | Brigidine | Calrossy | CGGS | Danebank | Frensham | Kambala | Kincoppal | Loreto Kirribilli | Loreto Normanhurst | Meriden | MLC | Monte | NEGS | OLMC | PLC Armidale | PLC Sydney | Pymble | Queenwood | Ravenswood | Roseville | SCEGGS | St Catherine's | St Clare's | St Vincent's | Santa Sabina | Tangara | Tara | Wenona |
