Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools

Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools Trading as Independent Girls' Schools Association (IGSA)
Formation1916[1]
HeadquartersNorth Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°47′S 151°8′E / 33.783°S 151.133°E / -33.783; 151.133
Membership32 member schools (since 2020)
Official language
English
President
Lisa Maloney (MLC School) (since 2022)
SubsidiariesIGSA Sport (formerly Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association)
Websitewww.igsa.nsw.edu.au
Formerly called
Association of Head Mistresses of New South Wales

The Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS), is an Australian association for independent girls' schools, founded in New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1916 as The Association of Head Mistresses of New South Wales, the Association decided to trade as Independent Girls' Schools Association (IGSA). The Association in 2022 comprised 32 member schools, enables inter-school aesthetic, cultural and sporting activities between New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory's independent and Catholic girls' schools.

AHIGS also exists for the purpose of encouraging communication and a bond of co-operation and collegiality among independent girls' schools and their "heads", and working towards advancing the cause of the education of girls through policy development on major issues of concern. The association actively represents its members and the interests of their schools at a political level, through lobbying governments and politicians.[2] Through AHIGS competitions, member schools and their students, are encouraged to value good sportsmanship, participation, team spirit and fairness above undue competitiveness and individualism.[2]

Of New South Wales' fifteen female Rhodes Scholars (1904 to 2009), eight have attended an AHIGS School.[3]

Schools

Members

School Location Enrolment Founded Denomination Day / Boarding School colours
Abbotsleigh School for Girls [4] Wahroonga 1,370 [5] 1885 [6] Anglican Day & Boarding   
Ascham School Edgecliff 1,000 [7] 1886 [8] Non-denominational Day & Boarding    
Brigidine College St Ives 850 [9] 1954 [10] Roman Catholic Day   
Canberra Girls' Grammar School Deakin 1,450 [11] 1926 [12] Anglican Day & Boarding    
Danebank Anglican School for Girls Hurstville 910 [13] 1933 [14] Anglican Day    
Frensham School Mittagong 300 [15] 1913 [16] Non-denominational Day & Boarding    
Kambala Rose Bay 950 [17] 1887 [18] Anglican Day & Boarding    
Kincoppal-Rose Bay Rose Bay 930 [19] 1882 [20] Roman Catholic Day & Boarding    
Loreto Kirribilli Kirribilli 1,030 [21] 1901 [22] Roman Catholic Day   
Loreto Normanhurst Normanhurst 900 [23] 1897 [23] Roman Catholic Day & Boarding   
Meriden Strathfield 850 1897 [24] Anglican Day   
MLC School Burwood 1,260 [25] 1886 [26] Uniting Church Day    
Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College North Sydney 1,080 [27] 1875 [28] Roman Catholic Day   
Mount St Benedict College Pennant Hills ~1028 1966 Roman Catholic Day
New England Girls' School Armidale 380 [29] 1895 [30] Anglican Day & Boarding    
Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta 1,030 [31] 1889 [32] Roman Catholic Day     
Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale Armidale 400 [33] 1887 [34] Presbyterian Day & Boarding    
Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney Croydon 1,350 [35] 1888 [36] Presbyterian Day & Boarding    
Pymble Ladies' College Pymble 2,135 [37] 1916 [38] Uniting Church Day & Boarding    
Queenwood School for Girls Mosman 800 1925 [39] Non-denominational Day    
Ravenswood School for Girls Gordon 1,140 [40] 1901 [41] Uniting Church Day & Boarding   
Roseville College Roseville 790 [42] 1908 [43] Anglican Day   
SCEGGS Darlinghurst Darlinghurst 890 [44] 1895 [45] Anglican Day   
St Catherine's School Waverley 910 [46] 1856 [47] Anglican Day & Boarding    
St Patrick's College Campbelltown 850 [48] 1840 Roman Catholic Day      
St Scholastica's College Glebe
St Vincent's College Potts Point 680 [49] 1858 [50] Roman Catholic Day & Boarding    
Santa Sabina College Strathfield 1,500 [51] 1894 [52] Roman Catholic Day    
Stella Maris College Manly 900 1931 Roman Catholic Day   
Tangara school for Girls Cherrybrook 660 [53] 1982 [54] Roman Catholic Day   
Tara Anglican School for Girls North Parramatta 1,000 [55] 1897 [56] Anglican Day & Boarding   
Wenona School North Sydney 815 [57] 1886 [58] Non-denominational Day & Boarding    

Former members

School Location Denomination Founded Closed/Merged Years
Competed
Brighton College[4] Manly[59] 1889[59] Closed 1960[59] ?–1960
Calrossy Anglican School for Girls Tamworth[60] Anglican 1919
Claremont College[61] Randwick[62] Anglican[62] 1882[62] Secondary school closed 1966[62] ?–1966
Normanhurst School[63] Ashfield[64] Non-denominational[65] 1882[66] Closed 1941[65] ?–1941
Presbyterian Ladies' College[4] Goulburn[67] Presbyterian 1921[67] Closed 1970[67] 1956–1966
Presbyterian Ladies' College[4] Orange Presbyterian 1928 Merged 1975 with Wolaroi College to form Kinross Wolaroi School 1928–1975
Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Redlands[4] Cremorne Anglican 1884 Became SCECGS Redlands in 1976 ?–1975
SCEGGS Wollongong[4] Wollongong Anglican 1955 Merged 1976 with The Illawarra Grammar School 1955–1976
SCEGGS Moss Vale[4] Moss Vale Anglican 1906 Closed 1974 ?–1974
St Clare's College Waverley
St Luke's Anglican School for Girls'[4] Dee Why [Anglican[68] 1961 Amalgamated 1992 with Peninsula Anglican Boys School and Roseby Preparatory School to form St Lukes Grammar School 1961–?

History

At the Women's Club on 8 November 1916 a group of eight Headmistresses formed The Association of Head Mistresses of New South Wales, with Miss Edith Badham (SCEGGS Darlinghurst) elected as Foundation President.[1]

The eight founding schools were:

  • Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga
  • Normanhurst School, Ashfield (no longer exists).
  • Kambala, Rose Bay
  • Meriden School, Strathfield
  • Methodist Ladies' College, Burwood
  • The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Croydon (now Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney)
  • Ravenswood School for Girls, Gordon
  • The Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School (now SCEGGS Darlinghurst)

Eligibility for membership was eventually offered to a further 24 girls' schools.[1]

In 1945, a national association was formed, and AHIGS New South Wales heads served as Presidents of that organisation as follows:

  • 1950–1952 Miss D. Knox (PLC Pymble)
  • 1959–1962 Miss P. Bryant (Frensham)
  • 1975–1978 Miss B. Chisholm (SCEGGS)
  • 1985 Miss K. McCredie (Abbotsleigh).

The national organisation was disbanded on 26 August 1985 when the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia was founded.[1]

AHIGS first admitted male heads of girls' schools to membership from 1973 however, so far no male member has been elected to the position of President.[1]

Presidents of the New South Wales association

Term[4] President[4] School[4] Years as Principal Notes
1950 Miss Beatrice L. Rennie Queenwood 1931–1961 [39]
1952 Miss Barbara Chisholm SCEGGS Darlinghurst 1947–1977 [69]
1955 Dorothy Whitehead[70] Ascham School 1949–1961 [8]
1956 Fifi Hawthorne Kambala 1933–1966 [18]
1957 Kathleen Crago Ravenswood 1932–1961 [41]
1958–1959 Miss Ann Crocker Brighton College, Manly 1943– 1960 [59]
1960 Miss Faith Patterson St Catherine's 1955–1987 [4]
1961 Miss Edith M. Ralston Wenona 1920–1963 [58]
1962–1963 Miss Phyllis Bryant Frensham 1938–1965 [4]
1964 Mrs Isobel Humphery SCEGGS Redlands 1946–1973
1965 Miss Barbara Chisholm SCEGGS Darlinghurst 1947–1977 [69]
1966 Miss Freda L. Whitlam PLC Croydon 1958–1976 [71]
1967 Miss Dorothy Knox Pymble 1936–1947 [4]
1968 Miss Merrilee Roberts Ascham 1961–1972 [8]
1969 Miss Phyllis Evans Ravenswood 1962–1985 [41]
1970 Miss Sheila Morton Meriden 1966–1984 [4]
1971 Miss Faith Patterson St Catherine's 1955–1987
1972 Miss Joyce Gibbons Kambala 1966–1984 [18]
1973 Miss Violet Medway Queenwood 1942–1982 [39]
1974 Miss Barbara Jackson Wenona 1967–1994 [58]
1975 Miss Kathleen McCredie Abbotsleigh 1970–1987 [72]
1976 Miss Cynthia Parker Frensham 1968–1993 [4]
1977 Miss Barbara Chisholm SCEGGS Darlinghurst 1947–1977 [69]
1978 Miss Jeanette Buckham Pymble 1967–1989 [4]
1979 Mrs Joy Park Tara 1974–1979
1980 Miss Phyllis Evans Ravenswood 1962–1985 [41]
1981 Miss Faith Patterson St Catherine's 1955–1987 [4]
1982 Miss Sheila Morton Meriden 1966–1984
1983 Mrs Mary Richardson Roseville College 1972–1984 [43]
1984 Mrs Rowena Danziger Ascham 1973–2003 [8]
1985 Miss Kathleen McCredie Abbotsleigh 1970–1987 [72]
1986 Miss Cynthia Parker Frensham 1968–1993 [4]
1987 Miss Diana Bowman SCEGGS Darlinghurst 1978–1996 [73]
1988–1989 Dr Jan Milburn NEGS 1973–1989 [30]
1989–1991 Mrs Denise Thomas Meriden 1985–2002 [4]
1991–1993 Miss Diana Bowman SCEGGS Darlinghurst 1978–1996 [73]
1993–1995 Mrs Joy Yeo Roseville College 1985–1999 [43]
1995–1997 Mrs Judith Wheeldon Abbotsleigh 1996–2004 [74]
1997–1999 Mrs Gillian Moore Pymble 1989–2007 [4]
1999–2001 Miss Rosalyn Bird Danebank 1988–2010
2001–2003 Mrs Margaret Hadley Wenona 1995–2007 [58]
2003–2005 Mrs Kem Bray Queenwood 1996–2008 [39]
2006–2007 Mrs Margaret White Kambala 2000–2014 [18]
2008 Mrs Carol Bowern Tara 2000–2008 [4]
2009–2010 Ms Vicki Steer Ravenswood 2005–2015
2011–2012 Dr Briony Scott Wenona 2011–present
2013–2014 Mrs Vicki Waters Pymble 2007–2019
2015–2016 Mrs Megan Krimmer Roseville College 2012–2016
2017–2020 Mrs Susan Middlebrook Tara 2009–present
2020–2022 Dr Julie Greenhalgh Meriden 2007–present
2022–present Ms Lisa Moloney MLC School 2018–present

Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association

The thirty-two members' schools of AHIGS are eligible to participate and compete against each other in a number of sporting carnivals and interschool sports through IGSA Sport (formerly known as IGSSA). Secondary school girls compete in team and individual sports at school level and can be selected to represent IGSA Sport as part of the NSWCIS and All Schools sporting pathways.

Main article: Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association

Archdale debating competition

The Archdale Debating Competition is a competition conducted by the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools for the benefit of students from 24 of its members' schools.[75]

Betty Archdale (1907–2000)

Established in the early 1970s, it is an annual competition conducted over two terms (typically between March and August),[75] with each member school entering a team into each of the divisions. The Archdale Shield is awarded to the school which performs best across the whole competition. The award is determined through an overall points score after the conclusion of the final round.

The competition is named in honour of Helen Elizabeth (Betty) Archdale (August 21, 1907–January 11, 2000), former principal of The Women's College at the University of Sydney (1946–1957), and former headmistress of Abbotsleigh (1958–1970). Betty Archdale was also a talented cricketer, captaining the English women's cricket team in 1934 and 1935. In 1944 Archdale was awarded an Order of the British Empire for her part in getting nurses out of Singapore during World War II. In 1999 she was one of the first ten women to be granted Honorary Life Membership of Marylebone Cricket Club in England. Archdale was listed as an Australian Living Treasure in 1997.[76]

History

Although a number of AHIGS schools offered debating as an extracurricular activity from around the 1920s, it was not until the 1960s that inter-school debating became common among girls' schools.[75]

In 1971, following a debate between Abbotsleigh and a combined high schools team, the decision was made to form a debating organisation for independent girls' schools. This organisation was called 'ISSGDA', and it was made up of sixteen independent schools (girls' and co-educational) divided into four geographic areas for competition purposes.[75]

The first ISSGDA final was contested between Abbotsleigh and Moriah College (the only non-AHIGS school to compete) at Abbotsleigh. The trophy, which Miss Archdale had donated, was won by Abbotsleigh and presented by Miss Kathleen McCredie, the then headmistress of Abbotsleigh. From this point on, the competition became known as the 'Archdale Debating Competition'.[75]

Archdale winners

Year Archdale Shield[77] Most Improved Seniors[78] Year 10[79] Junior Year 9[80] Year 8A[81] Year 8B[82] Year 7A[83] Year 7B[84]
1988 Kambala MLC
1989 Ravenswood Moriah
1990 MLC Moriah
1991 Kambala Ravenswood Pymble
1992 Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh St Catherine's
1993 St Catherine's Tara Abbotsleigh
1994 MLC Abbotsleigh SCEGGS Pymble
1995 Kambala Kambala Kambala Moriah
1996 Pymble MLC Tara Tara
1997 Pymble Kambala SCEGGS Moriah Tara
1998 Pymble Roseville Pymble SCEGGS Pymble Kambala
1999 Pymble Kambala Kambala Pymble Pymble SCEGGS
2000 Pymble Abbotsleigh Pymble PLC Pymble SCEGGS
2001 SCEGGS MLC SCEGGS MLC MLC Pymble Tara SCEGGS
2002 SCEGGS Pymble Danebank SCEGGS Tar] MLC St Catherine's Pymble
2003 SCEGGS MLC Pymble Tara PLC Pymble MLC Pymble
2004 SCEGGS MLC Tara Tara SCEGGS Queenwood Tara SCEGGS
2005 Abbotsleigh Meriden Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh SCEGGS SCEGGS Abbotsleigh Loreto Kirribilli
2006 PLC Sydney Pymble SCEGGS Roseville MLC SCEGGS Santa Danebank
2007 Abbotsleigh Pymble Tara Pymble Abbotsleigh Meriden Loreto Kirribilli MLC
2008 Abbotsleigh Roseville SCEGGS Tara MLC St Catherine's Queenwood Abbotsleigh
2009 Tara Pymble Tara SCEGGS Ascham MLC Roseville Ascham
2010 SCEGGS Tara Tara SCEGGS SCEGGS Ascham SCEGGS SCEGGS
2011 SCEGGS Monte Kambala SCEGGS Ascham SCEGGS Tara SCEGGS
2012 Tara MLC Meriden SCEGGS Tara Abbotsleigh MLC Ravenswood
2013 MLC SCEGGS Ascham Meriden St Catherine's MLC MLC Kincoppal
2014 MLC Ascham Tara Wenona Meriden MLC Abbotsleigh SCEGGS
2015 SCEGGS MLC SCEGGS Pymble Ravenswood SCEGGS Abbotsleigh Danebank
2016 Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh MLC MLC Abbotsleigh SCEGGS Kambala Kambala
2017 MLC MLC SCEGGS Wenona Kincoppal SCEGGS Abbotsleigh MLC
2018 Abbotsleigh SCEGGS Darlinghurst SCEGGS Darlinghurst Abbotsleigh Kambala Monte Sant' Angelo Kambala MLC
2019 Abbotsleigh Tara Monte Sant’ Angelo Kambala Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh Monte Sant' Angelo Tara Abbotsleigh
2020 Abbotsleigh Queenwood School Abbotsleigh MLC School Queenwood School Abbotsleigh Ascham SCEGGS Darlinghurst Pymble Ladies’ College SCEGGS Darlinghurst
2021 SCEGGS Darlinghurst Santa Sabina Kambala Queenwood School Queenwood School Ascham PLC Sydney SCEGGS Darlinghurst MLC School Pymble Ladies’ College
2022 MLC School Ravenswood Abbotsleigh Ravenswood SCEGGS Darlinghurst MLC School Kambala MLC School Queenwood Meriden
2023 Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh,

St Vincent's College & Tara

SCEGGS Darlinghurst Abbotsleigh Wenona Abbotsleigh Kambala Meriden Roseville Abbotsleigh

Festival of Speech

The concept of a 'Festival of Speech' for the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools was first suggested in the early 1990s by Mr. Chris Faisandier, then Principal of Kincoppal-Rose Bay and a member of AHIGS.

Formerly a Principal of Sacred Heart College in New Zealand, Faisandier was involved with the O'Shea Shield Competition in which about twenty schools from the lower North Island of New Zealand participated.

The purpose of the O'Shea Shield Competition was to encourage students to develop skills in the areas of public speaking, debating, analysis and rhetoric. So popular was the competition and so high was the standard of presentation, that the winners of the O'Shea Shield were often featured on New Zealand television.

With the support of the AHIGS membership, Mr Faisandier established the Festival of Speech (then known as the Independent Girls Schools Speaking Competition) in NSW in 1996. The inaugural Festival, spanning Friday evening and all day Saturday, was hosted by Kincoppal-Rose Bay, won by Roseville College, and attended by fifteen schools.

Today the Festival continues to be hosted annually by an AHIGS member school, and some thirty-two schools now participate. Students have the opportunity to perform in the areas of drama, debating, poetry, prose readings, current affairs and religious and ethical questions. The Festival is open to girls from AHIGS schools in years seven to eleven.[85]

Winning schools

Year Overall Champion
1996 Roseville
1997 PLC Sydney
1998 PLC Sydney
1999 PLC Sydney
2000 PLC Sydney
2001 PLC Sydney
2002 PLC Sydney
2003 PLC Sydney
2004 PLC Sydney
2005 PLC Sydney
2006 PLC Sydney
2007 Kambala[86]
2008 PLC Sydney
2009 SCEGGS Darlinghurst
2010 SCEGGS
2011 PLC Sydney
2012 SCEGGS
2013 SCEGGS
2014 SCEGGS
2015 PLC Sydney
2016 Ravenswood
2017 PLC Sydney
2018 Pymble
2019 SCEGGS
2020 PLC Sydney
2021 PLC Sydney
2022 PLC Sydney
2023 PLC Sydney
2024 PLC Sydney

See also

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