St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls

For the school in Queensland, see St Hilda's School. For other uses of "St Hilda's", see St. Hilda's (disambiguation).

St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls is an Australian independent non-selective Anglican single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding school for girls, located in Mosman Park, a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia. In addition, the school provides co-educational early learning education to both girls and boys.

St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls
Location
Mosman Park, Perth, Western Australia Australia
Coordinates	32°00′18″S 115°46′05″E
Information
Type	Independent single-sex and co-educational early learning, primary, and secondary day and boarding school
Motto	Latin: Domine Dirige Nos (Lord Direct Us)
Denomination	Anglican
Patron saint(s)	Saint Hilda of Whitby
Established	1896; 129 years ago (1896)
Sister school	Christ Church Grammar School (Brother school) Hangzhou Foreign Language School
Educational authority	WA Department of Education
Chairman	Nita Peploe
Principal	Fiona Johnston
Chaplain	Father Frank Sheehan
Years	Early learning; JK–12
Gender	Girls only (K–12) Co-educational (Early learning)
Enrolment	~1,200+ (2020[1])
Houses	De Grey, Blackwood, Fitzroy, Gascoyne
Colour(s)	Blue, yellow, and grey
Slogan	Opportunities for Life
Athletics	Independent Girls Schools Sports Association
Affiliations	Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia Junior School Heads Association of Australia Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia Australian Boarding Schools' Association
Website	www.sthildas.wa.edu.au

History

Established in Claremont in 1896 when Miss Ross took in girls to her house in Claremont. It was called the Claremont Ladies' College and Kindergarten when it was bought by Melina Florence Parnell in 1904.^[2]

In 1930 it was taken over by the Church of England and re-established in 1931 at Mosman Park.^[3]

In 1938 the school employed Jeana Bradley to teach Biology, history and economics and while at the school she led St Hilda's Dramatic Scociety. Her productions in 1942 of Macbeth, Five Birds in a Cage, and The Rehearsal led to her being invited by Professor Allan Edwards to lecture at the University of Western Australia.^[4]

Today

The school catered for approximately 1,200 students from Early Learning, through Junior Kindergarten to Year 12, including 150 boarders in Years 7 to 12 in 2007.^[1]

St Hilda's is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),^[5] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),^[6] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),^[1] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),^[7] and is a member of the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).

St Hilda's brother school is Christ Church Grammar School located in Claremont.

Notable alumni

• Jessica Marais, actress
• Fitria Yusuf, socialite, fashion model and writer
• Gina Rinehart, mining magnate, billionaire businesswoman.^[8]
• Adelaide Kane, actress

Sister and brother schools

St Hilda's has a sister and brother school partnership with the following schools:

• Christ Church Grammar School
• Hangzhou Foreign Language School^{[9][clarification needed]}

See also

• Schools portal
• Christianity portal

• Anglican education in Australia
• List of schools in the Perth metropolitan area
• List of boarding schools in Australia