Fahan School
Independent, single-sex school and day school in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fahan School is an independent school for girls located in Sandy Bay, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is a non-denominational school with a Christian ethos.
Fahan School | |
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Location | |
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Coordinates | 42°54′52″S 147°21′6″E |
Information | |
Type | Independent, single-sex school and day |
Denomination | Non-denominational Christian[1] |
Established | 1935[2] |
Chair | Lia Morris |
Principal | Meg Lawson |
Enrolment | ~430 (Pre-K–Year 12)[3] |
Colour(s) | Orange, white and blue |
Affiliation | Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools |
Website | www |
The School was established in 1935 by Isobel Travers and Audrey Morphett. The School was named after the village of Fahan (pronounced 'Fawn') in Inishowen in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland.[citation needed] The School has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 430 students from Pre–Kindergarten (PK) to Year 12,[3]
Fahan School is a member of the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[4] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[1] and the Association of Independent Schools' of Tasmania (AIST).[2]