Abbotsleigh

Entry type: Organisation
Entry ID: AWE4284

(From 1885 – )

Occupation Educational institution

Summary

Abbotsleigh was founded by an English woman, Marian Clarke, in 1885. An Anglican school for girls, it was first located in a terrace in North Sydney. The school then moved to Parramatta in 1888, and finally to its current premises in Wahroonga.

Abbotsleigh was one of the first girls’ school to have a sports field, which was opened in October 1901.

Details

The following women have been associated with Abbotsleigh School.

Headmistresses have included:

1885-1913: Marian Clarke
1913-1924: Margaret Murray
1924-1930: Dorothea Poole
1931-1954: Gladys Gordon Everett
1954-1957: Ruth Hirst
1958-1970: H .E. (Betty) Archdale
1970-1987: Kathleen McCredie
1988-1995: Diane Nicholls
1996-2004: Judith Wheeldon
2006-current: Judith Poole

Past students have included:

Una Parry Boyce AM, OBE
Margaret Enid (Peg) Christian, OAM.

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Archival resources

State Library of New South Wales
- [Collection of pamphlets on education and schools]

Published resources

Resource Section
- Clarke, Marian (1853-1933), Claydon, Robyn, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080016b.htm
Book
- Abbotsleigh, a walk through time, Claydon, Robin, 1984
- The lily and the lion: a history of Abbotsleigh, Emilsen, Susan, 2000
Resource
- Trove, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-545317

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- Boyce, Una Parry (1911 - 2003)
- Christian, Margaret Enid (Peg) (1920 - 2012)
- Clarke, Marian (1853 - 1933)
- Taylor, Dorothy Rhodes (1882 - 1971)
- Mander-Jones, Phyllis (1896 - 1984)
- Bonney, Nora Winifred
- Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd (1872 - 1960)

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