The Fahan School

"This article is about the Tasmanian school. For the Irish district, see Fahan."Infobox Aust school private
name = The Fahan School


motto = "Light Come Visit Me"
established = 1935
type = Independent, Single-sex school, Day and Boarding
denomination = Non-denominational Christian
slogan = "A Unique School for Girls"
key_people = Mr. Tim Waley (Principal)
Mr. Kim Evans (Chairman), Mrs. Rosemary Sargison (Deputy Principal)
fees = AU$5,325–10,380 p.a (Day 2007)cite web |url=http://www.tchange.com.au/infrastructure/school_fees.html |title=Private school fees in Tasmania half those of mainland states |accessdate=2008-03-01 |date =2007-02-07 |work=Schools |publisher=T Change]
city = Sandy Bay
state = Tasmania
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
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enrolment = ~383 (PK–12)cite web |url=http://www.fahan.tas.edu.au/pdf/Annual_Report_07.pdf |title=Annual Report for 2006 |accessdate=2008-03-01 |year =2007 |format=PDF |work=News |publisher=The Fahan School]
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homepage = [http://www.fahan.tas.edu.au/ www.fahan.tas.edu.au]

The Fahan School is a small independent, day and boarding school predominantly for girls, located in Sandy Bay, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is a non-denominational school with a Christian ethos.

Established in 1935 and named after the Irish township of Fahan, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 383 students from Pre–Kindergarten (PK) to Year 12, including 40 boarders from years 5 to 12. Boys are enroled from PK to Year 2, and girls' from PK to Year 12.

Fahan School is a member of the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),cite web |url=http://www.jshaa.asn.au/tasmania/directory/index.asp|title=JSHAA Tasmania Directory of Members |accessdate=2007-10-04 |year =2007 |work=Tasmania Branch |publisher=Junior School Heads' Association of Australia ] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=3244& |title=Tasmania |accessdate=2008-03-01 |year =2008 |work=School Directory |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia ] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),cite web |url=http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=147 |title=Fahan School |accessdate=2007-10-04 |work=Schools |publisher=Australian Boarding Schools' Association] and the Association of Independent Schools' of Tasmania (AIST).cite web |url=http://www.aist.tas.edu.au/schools/fahan.htm |title=Fahan School |accessdate=2007-10-04 |work=Member Schools |publisher= Association of Independent Schools' of Tasmania ]

Campus

Fahan School is located on a single campus set amongst gardens and grounds overlooking the Derwent River, in suburban Sandy Bay.cite web |url=http://www.fahan.tas.edu.au/about_fahan.php |title=About Fahan |accessdate=2008-03-01 |work=Student Life |publisher=The Fahan School]

Boarding students are accommodated in one of two houses. The new Senior Boarding residence, catering for eighteen Year 11 and 12 students, features individual accommodation and study facilities. Boarders from Years 5 to 10 live in 'Nateby', an old stately homestead offering dormitory accommodation. Both boarding houses are located within the school grounds.cite web |url=http://www.fahan.tas.edu.au/boarding.php |title=Study and Board in Tasmania |accessdate=2008-03-01 |work=Boarding |publisher=The Fahan School]

Co-curriculum

The Fahan School has a lot of sister schools all around the world. Fintona (Melbourne), Jogghakan (Japan), St Mary's (Africa), and Collegiate (Tasmania). It also has one brother school, Hutchins, in Tasmania.

port

Each year Fahan fields many teams in a variety of sports. Students may compete for their House and School in sports such as: athletics, badminton, basketball, cross country, equestrian, gymnastics, hockey, minkey (mini hockey), netball, rowing, sailing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and water polo.cite web |url=http://www.fahan.tas.edu.au/sport.php?menu=/student_life.php |title=Sport |accessdate=2008-03-01 |work=Student Life |publisher=The Fahan School]

House system

As with most Australian schools, The Fahan School utilises a house system. Upon enrolment, students are placed in one of the three school houses – Fenton, Franklin or Freycinet. The houses form thebasis of the pastoral care program in the Senior School, and also support competition across all sections of the school. Studentscompete for trophies in a variety of sports as well as academic application.cite web |url=http://www.fahan.tas.edu.au/the_houses.php?menu=/student_life.php |title=Houses |accessdate=2008-03-01 |work=Student Life |publisher=The Fahan School]

Notable alumnae

Alumnae of The Fahan School are known as Old Scholars and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Old Scholars Association.cite web |url=http://www.fahan.tas.edu.au/old_scholars.php?menu=/community.php |title=Old Scholars Association |accessdate=2008-03-01 |work=Community |publisher=The Fahan School] Some notable Old Scholars include:

*Patricia Marea Bale-Hirst AM – Former Head of the Histopathology Department at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children; Histopathologist; Former Assistant Director of Morbid Anatomy at the Sydney Hospital cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = BALE-HIRST Patricia Marea| accessdate = 2007-10-04| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Kimbra Cameron Boyer – Senior Research Fellow of Rural Health at the University of Tasmania; Former CEO of the Tasmanian Division of General Practitioners; State Director of the Community and Rural Health Department of Community and Health Services Tasmania; Former Deputy Chancellor of the University of Tasmania; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003 etc.cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = BOYER Kimbra Cameron| accessdate = 2007-10-04| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Judith Mavis Durham OAM (née Cock) – Singer, Actress, Composer, Pianist and Author; Former lead singer for the popular folk music group "The Seekers"; Presented the Key to the City of Melbourne 2006; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003; Inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame 1995; Australian of the Year 1967 (also attended Ruyton Girls' School)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = DURHAM Judith Mavis| accessdate = 2007-10-04| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Posie Graeme-Evans – Novelist; Producer; Director of Drama, Nine Network; Co-creator of "Hi-5" and "McLeod's Daughters" (also attended Wilderness School)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = GRAEME-EVANS Posie| accessdate = 2007-09-17| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Ann Hollingworth (née Turner) – Physiotherapist; Wife of Peter Hollingworth, the 23rd Governor-General of Australia (also attended Korowa Anglican Girls' School)cite web |url=http://www.gg.gov.au/governorgeneral/content.php?id=25 |title=Dr Hollingworth & Mrs Hollingworth |accessdate=2008-03-01 |work=Former Governors-General |publisher=Governor General of Australia]
*Robyn Nevin AM – Actress; Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Sydney Theatre Company (also attended Genazzano FCJ College)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = NEVIN Robyn| accessdate = 2007-10-04| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]

References

Further reading

* Winter, Gillian.(1981) "Fahan 1935-1980" West Hobart: G. Winter.
* Winter, Gillian.(1995) "Sixty years of endeavour, Fahan 1935-1995"Sandy Bay, Tas. : Fahan School, 1995. ISBN 0646255606

ee also

*List of schools in Tasmania
*List of boarding schools

External links

* [http://www.fahan.tas.edu.au/ The Fahan School website]