St Hilda's School

Infobox Aust school private
name = St Hilda's School


motto = " _la. Non Nobis Solum"
(Latin:"Not for Ourselves Alone")
established = 1912
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding
denomination = Anglican
slogan =
key_people = Mr Peter Crawley (Headmaster)
Mr Ian Hollindale (Chairman)
fees = AU$7,200–11,616 p.a (Day)
AU$21,468–22,992 p.a (Boarding)cite web |url=http://www.sthildas.qld.edu.au/enrolments/schFees.htm |title=Tuition Fees 2008 |accessdate=2008-02-05 |work=Enrolments |publisher=St Hilda's School]
city = Southport
state = Queensland
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
enrolment = ~1,188 (P–12)cite web|url= http://www.sthildas.qld.edu.au/culture/documents/2007CommonwealthStateGovtReportingAnnualReport2006Final.pdf|title= Annual Report of St Hilda's School 2006|accessdate= 2007-08-16|year= 2007|format= PDF|work= Documents|publisher= St Hilda's School]
num_employ = ~91
revenue =
colours = Red, Yellow and Blue color box|#FF0000color box|#FFD700color box|#000080
homepage = [http://www.sthildas.qld.edu.au www.sthildas.qld.edu.au]

St Hilda's School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Southport, a central suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Established in 1912, St Hilda's has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,100 students from Pre-Preparatory to Year 12, including 170 full and weekly boarders from Years 6 to 12. St Hilda's is the only girls' school in the Gold Coast region. Its informal brother school is The Southport School (TSS), also located in Southport, and the only boy's boarding school in the region.

The schools is a member of the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA), [http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-3802-0-0-0 Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association: What is QGSSSA] (accessed:16-08-2007)] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia (AGSA), [http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=S The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia: Member Schools] (accessed:16-08-2007)] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), [http://www.jshaa.asn.au/queensland/directory/index.asp Junior School Heads Association of Australia: JSHAA Queensland Directory of Members] (accessed:16-08-2007)] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), [http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2232 Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia] (accessed:16-08-2007)] and the Australian Boarding Schools' Association. [http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=120 Australian Boarding Schools' Association: St Hilda's School] (accessed:16-08-2007)]

History

St Hilda's School was founded in 1912, when the Diocese of Brisbane of the Anglican Church of Australia purchased an older school, Goyte-Lea, from Miss Davenport. Goyte-Lea was established prior to Australian federation in the late 19th century. The School was named after the seventh century Abbess of Whitby Saint Hilda. Saint Hilda was said to have turned serpents into stone, and three stone serpents are the emblem of the School's crest.

The School's first Headmistress was Catherine Bourne, for whom a series of classrooms are named. The School's motto since establishment is "Non Nobis Solum", Latin for "Not for Ourselves Alone".

Although always a girls' school, St Hilda's does have 'old boys'. During the second world war, secoundary schools were used as army barracks. The Anglican Church relocated boys from the Church of England Boys' School in Toowoomba, to St Hilda's in April 1942. St Hildas was also used for a short time by the 135th Medical Regiment.

Campus

St Hilda's is situated on a single, convert|14|ha|acre|0 campus, featuring gardens and bushland, at Southport, located one hour's drive south of Brisbane on Australia's Gold Coast. The school comprises a primary school (Pre-Preparatory to Year 6), middle school (Years 7 to 9) and senior school (Years 10 to 12). The whole school is on the one grounds, although the primary school is separate from the middle and senior schools. The middle and senior schools share facilities and teaching staff. The School has two libraries, the Junior School Library and Senior School Library, as well as IT facilities.

Built in 1995, the St Hilda's School Sports complex features indoor courts suitable for basketball, netball, badminton, and volleyball; a fitness gym; an artistic and rhythmic gymnastics area including a foam pit, balance beams and vaulting horse; and a 50m heated outdoor swimming pool. The School also has one oval and outdoor tennis and netball courts. The School previously owned hockey fields opposite the Gold Coast Hospital but this land was sold and is now developed as part of the redevelopment of the Gold Coast Hospital precinct.

House system

As with most Australian schools, St Hilda's utilises a house system in order to facilitate in-school competition in sporting and cultural events. A highlight of this competition is the Inter-House Musicals which are held at the Gold Coast Arts Centre. Other competitions include the Inter-House Athletics carnival, Inter-House Cross-Country, Inter-House Swimming carnival, Inter-House Drama Festival and Inter-House Debating.

The School's Houses are named after Australian plants. In the Middle and Senior schools, the houses are Banksia, Melaleuca and Karragaroo. The corresponding Junior School Houses are Acacia, Tristania and Grevillea.

Co-curriculum

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St Hilda's is a member of the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA) and the Andrews Cup, the only such school on the Gold Coast. Members of sporting teams travel to areas throughout South East Queensland to participate in sporting events.

References

ee also

*List of schools in Queensland
*Education in Australia
*List of boarding schools

External links

* [http://www.sthildas.qld.edu.au/ St Hilda's School Website]