Wilderness School

Wilderness School is an independent, non-denominational Christian, day and boarding school for girls, located in Medindie, an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

The Wilderness School
Location
Medindie
,
South Australia

Australia
Information
TypeIndependent, day and boarding
MottoLatin: Semper Verus
(Always True)
DenominationNon-denominational
Established1884
PrincipalJane Danvers
GradesR–12[1]
GenderGirls
Enrolment820 (2018)
Colour(s)Brown and blue         
Websitewww.wilderness.com.au

Established by the Brown sisters in 1884 with four girls and one small boy, Andrew Muecke, as students,[2] Wilderness is a Reception to Year 12 school, and also caters for Year 13. The school currently enrols approximately 820 students, including up to 80 boarders.[1] In 2003, The Australian declared The Wilderness School one of the ten highest achieving schools in Australia.[3]

Wilderness School is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[4] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[5] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association,[1] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA)[6] and the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).

Sport

Wilderness maintains the sporting grounds at Park 6 on Robe Terrace, for use as hockey, lacrosse and soccer fields. Other sporting facilities include a gymnasium which was completed in 2005, and a boatshed at the South Australian Rowing Association complex at West Lakes for rowing.

House system

The Wilderness School has five houses, through which all girls partake in intra-school activities:

  • Amaryllis (Pink)
  • Antholiza (Blue)
  • Carob (Green)
  • Cedar (Purple)
  • Sparaxis (Orange)

Notable alumnae
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See also

References
  1. "Wilderness School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2008. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  2. "Wilderness School Diamond Jubilee". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 7 October 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 25 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. The Australian- Wilderness School award (accessed:26-06-2007)
  4. "School Directory". South Australia. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  5. "JSHAA South Australian Directory of Members". South Australia Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  6. Butler, Jan (2006). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  7. Green, Jonathan (2005-03-30). "Famous alumni on Latham's hit list". Politics. Crikey. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
  8. Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "GRAEME-EVANS Posie". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
  9. http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=522


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