Frensham School
For the independent special school see More House School, Frensham
| Frensham School | |
|---|---|
Frensham front entrance, 1934. (Harold Cazneaux) | |
| Location | |
Mittagong, Southern Highlands, New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34°27′19″S 150°27′10″E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent comprehensive single-sex early learning, primary, and secondary day and boarding school |
| Motto | In Love Serve One Another (St. Paul to the Galatians 5:13) |
| Denomination | Non-denominational |
| Established | 1913 |
| Founder | Winifred West |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Chairman | Gabrielle Curtin |
| Head of school | Geoff Marsh |
| Staff | ~35 |
| Years | Early learning and 7–12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | c. 313 |
| Colour(s) | Purple, green and white |
| Slogan | Education that inspires... |
| Website | www |
Frensham School is an independent non-denominational comprehensive single-sex preschool, primary, and secondary day and boarding school for girls, located at Mittagong, in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1913 by Winifred West, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 300 students from Years 7 to 12, including 222 boarders. Students come to Frensham from Sydney, rural New South Wales, interstate, overseas and the Southern Highlands. The school is governed by the Winifred West Schools Limited, along with Miss West's other two schools, Sturt School Craft Centre and Gib Gate Primary school.
Frensham is affiliated with the Boarding Schools' Association of the United Kingdom, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), and is a founding member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).