Our Equestrian team was excited to head to the North West Equestrian Expo in Coonabarabran on Friday 4 June, having been two years since the last event. Our students competed with gusto and achieved outstanding results across the five days. Well done to all of...
Warmest congratulations to a member of our Class of 2020 Natalie Leroy, whose wonderful 3.5 minute film Mind of My Own / Journey won Best High School Animation at Flickerfest 2021 last Saturday night at Bondi Pavilion. Selected out of 26 finalists for Flickerfest, Mind of...
We were delighted to receive the news last week that four of our HSC bodies of work have been selected for exhibition in next year’s ARTEXPRESS. Congratulations to Year 12 students Alexandra Cooke, Natalie Leroy, Phoebe Silverton and Phoebe Turner. Alexandra's work O.M.G. (Organisms Modified Genetically) will...
On Saturday 24 October, Ascham girls met their Speech and Drama teachers at school to participate in the virtual AHIGS Festival of Speech. AHIGS is the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools. Prior to this online festival, the girls had to submit a video of...
It has been a hugely successful week for our 2020 HSC cohort in the visual and performing arts arena. Many nominations have been received across Music, Drama, Dance and Visual Arts for the respective showcases and exhibitions. Nominees for Encore, a concert showcasing outstanding performances and...
Tournament of Minds (TOM) is an excellent opportunity for students with a drive to engage in creative thinking and team work. Ascham Junior School girls participate in TOM every year. A problem-solving competition for teams of seven students, TOM requires students to work collaboratively and creatively...
Warm congratulations to our Year 12 student Simone Fan on being presented her Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award by the Governor of NSW. Simone's hard work and dedication over the past year in completing her Gold Award paid off when she was presented with the honour...
This week, Ascham had the honour of being presented with SchoolAid National Accreditation by the Patron of SchoolAid, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Her Excellency Mrs Hurley. Alongside seven other schools from NSW and...
Visual Arts is a focus at Ascham, from Prep onwards. We have many students extremely talented in visual arts and many do well in various art prizes. This term we warmly congratulate Alyssa Bova (Year 6) who won second prize in the junior division of...
On 4 June, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), held a virtual presentation ceremony to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements of two of our incredible young leaders, Zara Dempsey (Year 7) and Anna Myers (Year 5). Zara and Anna...
Last week Zara Dempsey (Year 7) and Anna Myers (Year 5) were awarded a SchoolAid National Award in recognition of their philanthropic leadership. The girls were presented with their awards by SchoolAid Chairman Warren Bingham at the Halogen Australia National Young Leadership Day at the International...
The Class of 2019 brought home outstanding results in the Higher School Certificate. With State placings and 14 students on the All-round Achievers list, the girls should be very proud of themselves. The Year 12 cohort comprised 116 students and they were known for their...
