Cranbrook School Sydney

Infobox Aust school private
name = Cranbrook School


motto = _la. Esse Quam Videri
("To be, rather than to seem to be")cite web |url=http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/Sia/en/CourseSearch/OrganisationDetails.htm?Sectors=SCHOOLS&Provider=02298E&FoS=0&OrgId=238&States=ACT%2CNSW%2CNT%2CQLD%2CSA%2CTAS%2CVIC%2CWA |title=Cranbrook School |accessdate=2008-01-18 |year =2005 |work= Schools |publisher=Study in Australia]
established = 1918cite web |url=http://www.schoolseek.com.au/school/cranbrook-school |title=Cranbrook School |accessdate=2008-01-18 |year =2008 |work= School Directory |publisher=SchoolSeek]
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding
denomination = Anglican
slogan =
key_people = Mr Jeremy Madin (Headmaster)
Rev F. T. Perkins (Founder)
Rev David Hayman (Chaplain)
Justice Ken Handley (Chairman)
fees = AU$11,412–22,701 p.a (Day)
AU$42,081–43,551 p.a (Boarding)cite web |url=http://www.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au/enrolment/fees.cfm |title= Fee Structure for 2008 |accessdate=2008-01-23 |year =2007 |work= Enrolment |publisher=Cranbrook School]
city = Bellevue Hill and Rose Bay
state = New South Wales
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
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enrolment = ~1,300 (P–12)
num_employ = ~134cite web |url=http://www.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au/docs/2006BOSAnnualReport-FINAL-070702_001.pdf |title=Annual Report 2006 |accessdate=2008-01-18 |year =2006 |format=PDF |work= Publications |publisher=Cranbrook School]
revenue =
colours = Red, White and Blue color box|#FF0000color box|#FFFFFFcolor box|#0000FF
homepage = [http://www.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au/ www.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au]

Cranbrook School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in Bellevue Hill and Rose Bay, both eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Founded in 1918 by the Reverend Frederick Thomas Perkins, Cranbrook has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,300 students from Pre-school (4 years old) to Year 12 (18 years old), including 97 boarders from Years 7 to 12.

The school is affiliated with the International Coalition of Boys' Schools,cite web |url=http://www.theibsc.org/page.cfm?p=91&start=1 |title=Cranbrook School |accessdate=2008-05-20 |year =2007 |work=Member Directory |publisher=International Boys' Schools Coalition] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2230 |title=AHISA Schools|accessdate=2008-01-18 |year =2008 |month =January |work=New South Wales|publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),cite web |url=http://www.jshaa.asn.au/nsw/directory/index.asp |title=JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members |accessdate=2008-01-18 |year =2008 |work=New South Wales Branch|publisher=Junior School Heads' Association of Australia] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),cite web |url=http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=84 |title=Cranbrook School |accessdate=2008-01-18 |year =2007 |work=Schools|publisher=Australian Boarding Schools' Association] the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,cite web |url=http://www.hmc.org.uk/schools/international.htm |title=International Members |accessdate=2008-03-11 |work= HMC Schools |publisher= The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference] and is a founding member of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS).cite web |url=http://www.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au/aboutus/cas.cfm |title=Combined Associated Schools |accessdate=2008-01-28 |work=CAS |publisher=Cranbrook School]

History

On December 1 1917, the former private home and vice-regal residence, Cranbrook, was purchased at auction by an agent for Mr (later Sir) Samuel Hordern. He was the main financial benefactor of a group of businessmen and churchmen aiming to establish an Anglican boys' school in the Eastern Suburbs. From December 1917 to June 1918, a provisional committee of twelve, comprising the founders and six additional men, prepared for the opening of the new school. They held meetings, ensured building renovations were completed, drew up the first articles of association and appointed the first Headmaster, Rev. F T Perkins. On 6 June 1918, the provisional committee reformed itself as the first council of Cranbrook School and organised the official opening of the school for 22 July 1918.

From the time of its foundation in 1918, Cranbrook School established a tradition of high teaching standards, a comprehensive curriculum and an acknowledgement of the importance of boys' physical and social development and giving individual attention to every boy. As well, boys were expected to contribute their spirit toward the community through participation in social service. Cranbrook also has a strong history of sporting and academic success.

Campus

Cranbrook school is situated over two campuses; the Junior and Senior schools (Years 3 to 12) are located on the main campus in suburban Bellevue Hill, while "Dickens House" for students from Kindergarten to Year 2, is located in nearby Rose Bay.cite web|url = http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/16321/2007_Schools.pdf|title = Woollahra and Surrounds Schools Directory|accessdate = 2008-01-28 |year = 2007|format = PDF|publisher = Woollahra Municipal Council]

Facilities

Current facilities of Cranbrook School include:
*A gymnasium used for sports, games and physical education (PE) classes. Also used as the venue for fortnightly assemblies and other official school occasions such as the Year 12 Farewell Assembly, Scholars' Assembly and Prefect Induction.
*Hordern Oval, located outside the Carter Centre on the main campus, is used by boys during PDHPE classes, sport training sessions and rugby and cricket fixtures.
*Dangar Oval is located off the main senior school campus, at the rear of the prep school in Kent Road.

Rose Bay campus

In 2004, Cranbrook announced plans to build a preparatory and primary school complex (including tennis courts, a gymnasium and a multipurpose hall) on the former Rose Bay Bowling Club site, which the school bought in 2001 for a reported $7 million. The development would involve the demolition of the current Cranbrook-owned prep school Dickens House, and of the Rose Bay Bowling Club buildings. Woollahra Municipal Council and the Land and Environment Court both knocked back the school's original plans, which were met by sometimes vehement objection by local residents. The particular concern of the council was the bowling club's zoning as 'open space', on which building is permitted only in a small number of forms; one of them being as development deemed a 'community facility'. The council argued that it had not intended schools to operate on land zoned as 'open space'. Cranbrook took the case to the Court of Appeal, which ruled unanimously on June 19, 2006 that the school's development was permissible with consent under the Woollahra Local Environmental Plan 1995. Justice Basten, one of the three presiding judges, said that: cquote|Cranbrook School – being an organisation of people seeking to promote the physical, social, cultural, intellectual and religious welfare of school children, and seeking to develop a junior school on the land – is providing a community facility for the purposes of the definition.

Song, motto and crest

The Cranbrook School motto is "Esse Quam Videri" and translates from Latin to "to be rather than to seem to be".

The school song is "Schola Nostra", or "our school" in Latin. It is sung to the tune of "Gaudeamus" and the lyrics were written by Mr. F Gale. During school sport matches or when farewelling the year 12 boys, Schola Nostra is often turned into a school cheer.

The school crest incorporates four symbols. The first is the cross that runs through the crest. It is the St George's Cross from the first crusaders and it represents Christianity. The second is the five 5 pointed stars that lie within the cross that represent the Southern Cross. The third is the open book situated in the top left section of the cross representing knowledge. The last symbol is found in the top right corner and is a Roman lamp representing truth.

House system

Cranbrook has a system of houses from year seven to twelve. This system was created in order for boys to socialise better between different year groups, where senior boys would be acting as juniors' mentors within the house. There are currently nine day houses, with about 80 boys each. There are also two boarding houses with around 40 boys each:

Boarding houses

;Rawson House Founded in 1931, it was named after the former Governor of New South Wales, Sir Harry Rawson. Colour: Red.

;Street House Founded in 1957, it was named after the Sir Kenneth Street, a previous President of School Council. Colour: Green.

Day houses

The school also has nine day boy houses - Strickland, Northcott, Davidson, Wakehurst, Woodward, Perkins, Cutler, Chelmsford and Hone.

Prefects

Every year, the school community elects prefects from boys in Year 12 to serve the school and to enforce the daily routine. There are prefects, head of house prefects, a second prefect and a head prefect.

Curriculum

Academic results

In 2007, Cranbrook boys studied 34 courses at school for the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC). The Universities Admission Index (UAI), or rank, of students for university entrance purposes, is not available to schools. However, based on the information given to schools, the highest UAI achieved was 99.75, followed by two scores of 99.65 and three other scores over 99.9. In addition, there were two state placements achieved: 2nd in Information Processes and Technology and 6th in Earth and Environmental Science. Seven boys scored 90 or above in ten or more of their HSC units and hence gained a place on the 2007 Premier's All-Rounder List. Sixty-six boys (45% of Cranbrook’s candidature) achieved places on the merit list (90 or above in a subject) with a total of 139 credits including 51 in Mathematics and 15 in English. This places Cranbrook as one of the best performing non-selective schools in the area. [ [http://www.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au/aboutus/hscresults.cfm Cranbrook 2007 HSC Results] (accessed 2 March 2008)]

Co-curriculum

Sport

The school has a proud tradition on the rugby field. Cranbrook has won the Combined Associated Schools (CAS) Plume Shield (for the winner of the CAS rugby competition) 13 times. Premiership-winning teams played in 1930, 1931, 1933, 1943, 1960, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1985 and 1994. The 1980s could be regarded as the 'glory days' of Cranbrook rugby. As well as collecting three Plume Shields, the 1st XV was CAS runner-up four times. It made the Waratah Shield Final on two occasions and defeated St. Joesph's College, Hunters Hill, in 1986 and 1988.

In basketball, 2006/7 marked Cranbrook's most successful season in its history, losing only one game from their 10 CAS matches. They placed equal top of the CAS ladder alongside Barker College.

The popularity of cricket at Cranbrook has declined in recent years, with the overall number of teams falling since the halcyon days of the 1990s. The last Archer Shield winning team was in 1998. Despite this, Cranbrook has had respectable seasons in recent years, particularly in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2007 when the 1st XI placed third or higher.

In 2007, the Cranbrook Athletics squad placed 2nd at the CAS Athletics carnival, a result which had not previously occurred for 47 years.

Also in 2007, the Cranbrook Swimming team placed fifth at the CAS Swimming carnival, this was the first time that this had occurred in 11 years.

Notable alumni

Alumnus of Cranbrook School are known as "Old Cranbrookians" and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Old Cranbrookians' Association (OCA).cite web |url=http://www.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au/aboutus/oldcranbrookians.cfm |title=Old Cranbrookians' |accessdate=2008-01-28 |work=About Us |publisher=Cranbrook School] For a list of notable Old Cranbrookians', see List of Old Boys of Cranbrook School Sydney.

References

* "Two magic words give the signal for a 'school in a park' ", June 20, 2006, The Sydney Morning Herald (now archived).

See also

* List of non-government schools in New South Wales
*List of boarding schools
*Lawrence Campbell Oratory Competition

External links

* [http://www.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au/ Cranbrook School website]