On 20 March our Senior School rowers shone at the Junior section (Years 8-9) of the annual Head of the River rowing regatta. Here, Head Coach Thomas Parker provides a colourful reflection of what was a really exciting and successful day for Ascham. 'The mythical story...
Despite the weeks of rain, soggy fields and dripping clothes and equipment, Ascham students have continued to shine in sport. It has been a huge week for participation, with some fantastic results. Athletics Last weekend three Senior students, Anna Colquhoun, Madeleine Gregg and Ruby Madden, competed in...
Congratulations to our skiing superstar Charlotte Halley of Year 12, who has been awarded the 2021 Spirit of Interschools Skiing Award. The Spirit of Interschools award recognises a Year 12 student’s individual achievement and success on the slopes across disciplines, and more importantly their leadership and...
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...
