Fahan School

This article is about the Tasmanian school. For the Irish district, see Fahan

Fahan School
Location
Sandy Bay, Tasmania Australia
Coordinates	42°54′52″S 147°21′6″E / 42.91444°S 147.35167°ECoordinates: 42°54′52″S 147°21′6″E / 42.91444°S 147.35167°E
Information
Type	Independent, Single-sex school, Day and Boarding
Denomination	Non-denominational Christian[1]
Established	1935[2]
Chair	Liz Jack
Principal	Tony Freeman
Enrolment	~383 (PK–12)[3]
Colour(s)	Orange, White and Blue
Slogan	"Small School Big Future"
Website	www.fahan.tas.edu.au

Fahan School is an independent, day and boarding school located in Sandy Bay, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is a non-denominational school with a Christian ethos.

Established in 1935 by Isobel Travers and Audrey Morphett. The school after the County Donegal, Ireland township of Fahan. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 383 students from Pre–Kindergarten (PK) to Year 12,^[3] including 40 boarders from years 5 to 12.^[4] Boys are enrolled from PK to Year 2, and girls from PK to Year 12.^[2]

Fahan School is a member of the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),^[5] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),^[1] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),^[4] and the Association of Independent Schools' of Tasmania (AIST).^[2]

Campus

Fahan School is located on a single campus set amongst beautiful private gardens and grounds overlooking the River Derwent, in the affluent suburb of Sandy Bay. Boarding students are accommodated in one of two houses. The new Senior Boarding residence provides private accommodation and study facilities for Year 11 and 12 students. Boarders from Years 5 to 10 live in 'Nateby', an old stately homestead offering dormitory accommodation. Both boarding houses are located within the school grounds.

Co-curriculum

The Fahan School has a number of sister schools around the world, Fintona (Melbourne), Jogghakan (Japan) and St Mary's (Africa). The school works closely with The Hutchins School in Sandy Bay, Tasmania - with senior students able to study across both campuses.

Sport

Each year Fahan fields teams in a variety of sports. Students may compete for their House and School in sports such as: athletics, badminton, basketball, cross country, equestrian, hockey, netball, rowing, sailing, soccer, softball, tennis and water polo.^[6]

House system

The Fahan School has three house systems; Fenton, Franklin or Freycinet. The houses form the basis of the pastoral care program in the Senior School, and also support competition across all sections of the school. Students compete for trophies in a variety of sports as well as academic application.^[7]

Notable alumnae

The Fahan School alumnae are quite active within the school community alumnae association.^[8] Some notable alumnae include:

• Patricia Marea Bale-Hirst AM – Former Head of the Histopathology Department at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children; Histopathologist; former Assistant Director of Morbid Anatomy at Sydney Hospital^[9]
• Kimbra Cameron Boyer – Senior Research Fellow of Rural Health at the University of Tasmania; former CEO of the Tasmanian Division of General Practitioners; state director of the Community and Rural Health Department of Community and Health Services Tasmania; former Deputy Chancellor of the University of Tasmania; Centenary Medal recipient (2003). ^[10]
• Judith Mavis Durham AO (née Cock) – Actress, singer, composer, pianist and author; former lead singer for the popular folk music group The Seekers; presented the Key to the City of Melbourne (2006); Centenary Medal recipient (2003); ARIA Hall of Fame inductee (1995); Australian of the Year (1967)^[11]
• Posie Graeme-Evans – Novelist, producer; television director; co-creator of Hi-5 and McLeod's Daughters.^[12]
• Ann Hollingworth (née Turner) – Physiotherapist; wife of Peter Hollingworth, the 23rd Governor-General of Australia
• Robyn Nevin AM – Artistic Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Sydney Theatre Company and actress.^[13]
• Sally Poncet, (née Brothers) (Class of 1970) winner of the Polar Medal and 1995 recipient of the school's Gerdy Jevtic Medal for prominent alumni.^[14]

See also

• List of schools in Tasmania
• List of boarding schools

References

1. "Tasmania". School Directory. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
2. "Fahan School". Member Schools. Association of Independent Schools' of Tasmania. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
3. "Annual Report for 2006" (PDF). News. The Fahan School. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
4. "Fahan School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
5. "JSHAA Tasmania Directory of Members". Tasmania Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
6. "Sport". Student Life. The Fahan School. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
7. "Houses". Student Life. The Fahan School. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
8. "Old Scholars Association". Community. The Fahan School. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
9. Suzannah Pearce (ed.). "BALE-HIRST Patricia Marea". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
10. Suzannah Pearce (ed.). "BOYER Kimbra Cameron". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
11. Suzannah Pearce (ed.). "DURHAM Judith Mavis". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
12. Suzannah Pearce (ed.). "GRAEME-EVANS Posie". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
13. Suzannah Pearce (ed.). "NEVIN Robyn". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
14. Byfield, Rebecca, ed. (2012). "30 years of Gerdy Jevtic Awards" (PDF). Fahan in Focus. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: Fahan School. 2 (2): 30. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

Further reading

• Winter, Gillian.(1981) Fahan 1935-1980 West Hobart: G. Winter.
• Winter, Gillian.(1995) Sixty years of endeavour, Fahan 1935-1995Sandy Bay, Tas. : Fahan School, 1995. ISBN 0-646-25560-6

External links

• The Fahan School website