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Redlands
Redlands, Adams Centre, pictured in 2012
Location
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Cremorne, Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°49′48″S 151°13′29″E / 33.83000°S 151.22472°E / -33.83000; 151.22472
Information
Former names
  • College for Girls
    (1884–1911)
  • Redlands
    (1911–1945)
  • Sydney Church of England Girls Grammar School, Redlands / SCEGGS Redlands
    (1945–1977)
  • Sydney Church of England Co-educational Grammar School, Redlands / SCECGS Redlands
    (1978–2006)
  • Redlands
    (2006–present)
TypeIndependent co-educational secondary day school
MottoLatin: Luceat Lux Vestra
(Let Your Light Shine)
DenominationAnglican
EstablishedJuly 14, 1884; 140 years ago (1884-07-14)
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
ChairpersonGlenn Wightwick [2]
PrincipalSean Corcoran[1]
Teaching staff184 (2022)[4]
YearsEarly learning and K–12
Enrolment1,765[3] (2023)
Campus
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Blue and gold   
Affiliations
AlumniThe Redlanders
Websitewww.redlands.nsw.edu.au

Redlands, Sydney Church of England Co-educational Grammar School, is a multi-campus independent co-educational early learning, primary, and secondary day Christian school, in the Anglican tradition, located in Cremorne on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1884, the non-selective school caters for approximately 1,700 students from early learning and on to kindergarten to Year 12.

Redlands is a member of the Association of Independent Schools NSW, the Independent Schools Association, the Junior School Heads Association of Australia, and the Council of International Schools.

History

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Redlands House c. 1916

Established in 1884 as the College for Girls in Milsons Point with five students, the school was originally run by Elizabeth Liggins and Clara Arnold as a single-sex boarding school. In 1899 the school moved to Cremorne under the name College for Girls, Redlands.[5]

The school was then was purchased by Gertrude Amy Roseby and her sister Mabel in 1911 who ran the school until 1945.[6] In 1942, the school discontinued boarding.[5]

Redlands later established an association with the Anglican Diocese of Sydney and became the Sydney Church of England Girls Grammar School, Redlands, in 1945, abbreviated as SCEGGS. The school then severed legal ties with the Anglican Diocese in 1976, the same year in which they incorporated as SCEGGS (Later SCECGS) Redlands. Whilst being reconstituted as an independent school, it retained the Church of England title in its name, which was also true for SCEGG's other branch schools: SCEGGS Darlinghurst, SCEGGS Wollongong, SCEGGS Loquat Valley and SCEGGS Moss Vale.

In 1978, Redlands became coeducational, changing its title to Sydney Church of England Co-educational Grammar School, Redlands, or abbreviated as SCECGS Redlands.[5]

Since the Sydney Anglican SCEGGS schools collapse, Redlands has been independently owned and operated by SCECGS Redlands Limited, a public company limited by guarantee. The board appoints the School Principal, monitors performance, manages the school's strategic vision and its resources.[7]

Motto

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The Latin school motto of Redlands, Luceat lux vestra, is taken from Matthew 5:16, and translates to "Let your light shine". It appears in the school song which was shared with the other SCEGGS schools:

Students of Redlands School, those old and new
Gathered or parted, all the world through
Still to the motto that binds us keep true:
Luceat Lux Vestra.

After the collapse of the SCEGGS school network, and Redlands' admission of boys in 1978, the first line of the SCEGGS song was altered at Redlands to "Students of Redlands School, those old and new...."[citation needed]

Academics

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Redlands offers the International Baccalaureate as well as the New South Wales Higher School Certificate. Redlands has offered the International Baccalaureate since 1989, longer than any other school in NSW.[citation needed]

A large number of students choose the International Baccalaureate each year, with 92 out of 168 students choosing the curriculum in 2024.[8]

Currently, five languages are taught at Redlands: French, Spanish, Latin, Mandarin and Japanese.[9]

Campus facilities

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Redlands occupies two campuses in Sydney: the Senior School campus, which houses students from Years 7 to 12; and the Junior School campus, which houses students from preschool to Year 6. In addition the school operates the High Country Campus in Jindabyne.

Senior School

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The Senior School is located on Military Road, Cremorne.

Peter J. Cornish, school principal from 1981 to 2002, created an association with the immediately adjacent Anglican parish of St Peter's, Cremorne. The school continues use of the parish church as the Secondary School chapel.[citation needed]

Named in recognition of the school's longest serving Headmistress, G. A. Roseby, the school's Roseby building includes its science laboratories.

In 2010, the school completed the Redlands Fitness Centre. In 2010–11, a major development was undertaken on the Murdoch Street Campus as part of the Federal government BER program.

In 2016, the school commenced a 20-year, $114 million redevelopment of the Senior Campus, with the central building being a four-story tall Learning Hub.[10] The first stage of redevelopment was completed in 2020.

Junior School

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The Junior School campus includes the former Cremorne Girls High School site on Murdoch Street, which it purchased from the Government of New South Wales in 1989. This site houses the Preschool, Preparatory and Junior School students.

The 1960s three-storey building was demolished to make way for the new home for the Margaret Roberts Preparatory School (K–2) and an all purpose sports and assembly hall. A playground, oval and courts were built.[citation needed]

High Country Campus

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Redlands also owns a separate campus in Jindabyne.[11]

Principals

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Ordinal Officeholder Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Elizabeth Liggins & Clara Arnold 1884 1911 26–27 years [12]
2 Gertrude Amy Roseby 1911 1945 33–34 years
3 Isobel Humphery 1946 1973 26–27 years
4 Helen Foote 1974 1978 3–4 years
5 Rod Wells 1979 1980 1 year
6 Enid Lakeman (Acting) 1980 1980 1 year
7 Peter Cornish 1981 2002 20–21 years
8 Christopher Daunt Watney 2002 2006 3–4 years
9 Neil Tucker (Interim) 2007 2007 0–1 years
10 Peter Lennox 2008 2019 10–11 years
11 Stephen Webber 2020 2022 1–2 years
12 Sean Corcoran 2023 Incumbent

House system

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Redlands has four houses; Cowper, McDouall, Roseby and Dumolo, denoted by a badge worn on the school's . Each is named after a notable family or person linked with the school's history.[13] School pride amongst students is most prominent at the school's yearly Swimming Carnival, Cross Country Carnival, Athletics Carnival and performing arts night – Gala Arts.

House Colour Year Founded
Cowper     1947
McDouall     1947
Roseby     1947
Dumolo     1966

Extracurricular activities

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Sport

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Redlands is a member of the Independent Schools Association (ISA),[14] also competing against the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS) in some sports.

The school offers both representative and non-representative sports, with students being required to compete in one representative sport a year (either Summer or Winter). Summer sports include basketball, swimming, tennis, touch football, indoor hockey, rowing, and sailing. Winter sports include AFL, athletics, cross country, soccer, hockey, netball, rugby, snowsports, tennis, and water polo.[15]

The school's rowing program is situated at Mosman Rowing Club, Pearl Bay for on water training, after an arson attack destroyed the shed at Tambourine Bay in 2007.[16]

Each year at its High Country Campus in Jindabyne, Redlands hosts Winter School, a nine-week long residential program where students combine skiing and snowboarding with schoolwork.[17]

Redlands Art Prize

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The school has hosted the Redlands Art Prize since 1996. Since 2013 (as of 2021) it has been named the Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize and sponsored by Konica Minolta. It was formerly called the Redlands Westpac Art Prize after its then sponsor Westpac.[18][19][20]

From 2012 it has been presented at the National Art School in Darlinghurst, after 15 years of being presented by the school and then by Mosman Gallery.[21] The prize was worth A$25,000 in 2017.[22] As an acquisitive prize, the substantial collection is displayed at the school.[23] Past winners have included Imants Tillers, Pat Brassington, Callum Morton, Julie Gough, Vernon Ah Kee, Ben Quilty, Lindy Lee, Fiona Foley[24] and Tom Polo (2014).[25]

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Meet Our Principals". redlands.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Governance". redlands.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ^ "FAQ". redlands.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Redlands Annual Report 2022". online.pubhtml5.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Our History - Redlands School". www.redlands.nsw.edu.au. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  6. ^ "1911–1945 – Redlands". Redlands. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Governance - Redlands School". www.redlands.nsw.edu.au. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 Redlands Academic Results - Redlands School". www.redlands.nsw.edu.au. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  9. ^ "FAQs - Redlands School". www.redlands.nsw.edu.au. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  10. ^ Bosworth, Tony (13 May 2016). "$40m revamp planned for Redlands school at Cremorne has neighbours concerned about privacy, traffic". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Redlands School - High Country Campus". www.redlands.nsw.edu.au. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Meet Our Principals - Updated - Redlands School". www.redlands.nsw.edu.au. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Our History - Redlands School". www.redlands.nsw.edu.au. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  14. ^ "School Finder". www.aisnsw.edu.au. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Sport - Redlands School". www.redlands.nsw.edu.au. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  16. ^ "School row boats destroyed in arson attack". 30 September 2006.
  17. ^ "Redlands Winter School". www.redlands.nsw.edu.au. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  18. ^ "Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize". Redlands School. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012.
  19. ^ "Redlands Westpac Art Prize". Redlands School. 6 October 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008.
  20. ^ "Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize". Redlands. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  21. ^ "Redlands Westpac Art Prize: 3 May – 2 August 2012: National Art School Gallery" (PDF). Emma Lindsay. 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  22. ^ Mortlock, Celia (May 2017). "Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize". Broadsheet. Retrieved 24 February 2020. The Konica Minolta Art Prize returns for its 17th year at the National Art School this month
  23. ^ "History". Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  24. ^ "Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize". The Golden Mean. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  25. ^ Benton, Penelope (16 November 2017). "Tom Polo". National Association for the Visual Arts. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  26. ^ "Redlands – Notable Alumni". Redlands. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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