Walford Anglican School for Girls
Independent, single-sex, day & boarding school in Hyde Park, South Australia, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walford Anglican School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Hyde Park, South Australia.
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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[1] |
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/ |
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 "with Courage and Truth".[2]
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)