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...
After seeing the devastating impact of the NSW mid-north coast bushfires on our beloved native koalas, Year 12 student Ali Brand decided to put her crocheting talents to very good use. 'I kept hearing about the thousands of koalas that were dying and the awful statistics...
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...
Ascham's Head Girl and Chair of the School Committee, Ruby Alexander, gave a powerful address to her fellow students this week. Our assemblies are being held online via Teams at the moment, but they are still crucial gatherings where our students share their thoughts, concerns,...
The birth and evolution of our Ascham crest is intriguing. Here, our Archivist Ms Marguerite Gillezeau, explains how the wings, dolphins and acorns came to symbolise our School over a century ago. Before it was the substantial book that it is today, the Ascham yearbook, Charivari, began...
Ascham has a long history of giving, supporting and connecting with the community. Why do we do this? Because it’s in our ethos as a School community. It is not new and it’s a natural value of every Ascham girl, past and present. Now is no different...
Mr Richard Charlton, Ascham's Composer-in-Residence and Coordinator of Guitar Studies, was recently named one of 'Nine Outstanding Australian Composers' in the online music magazine Interlude. Richard has been teaching at Ascham for 38 years. As well as his current roles, he was formerly Director of Music...
Our Year 12 Social Justice Committee has created a new bulletin for our Ascham School community, called The Good News, so that amid all the bad news of the COVID-19 pandemic we can reflect on all the great things happening in the world. Here is their...
Our Year 6 Wellbeing Prefects started the year with much excitement and enthusiasm. The girls were well prepared with initiatives that they had devised to foster a happy and positive atmosphere where each girl feels seen and recognised for her strengths. This term Audrey implemented her...
