Cranbrook School, Sydney

Cranbrook School
Latin: Esse Quam Videri To be, rather than to seem to be[1]
Location
Bellevue Hill and Rose Bay, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°52′15″S 151°15′9″E / 33.87083°S 151.25250°ECoordinates: 33°52′15″S 151°15′9″E / 33.87083°S 151.25250°E
Information
Type	Independent, day and boarding
Denomination	Anglican[2]
Established	1918[3]
Chairman	Helen Nugent
Director of Service and Alliances	Craig Davies
Director of Teaching and Learning	Mark McAndrew
Director of Teaching Administration	Barbara Marinakis
Director of Boarding	James Boyd
Headmaster	Nicholas Sampson
Chaplain	Craig Tubman
Employees	~134[4]
Key people	F. T. Perkins (Founder)
Gender	Boys
Enrolment	~1,369 (P–12)[4]
Colour(s)	Red, white and blue
Website	www.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au

Cranbrook School is an independent, day and boarding school for boys, located in Bellevue Hill and Rose Bay, both eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Founded in 1918 with the Reverend Frederick Thomas Perkins as the first headmaster, Cranbrook has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,300 students from Pre-school (4 years old) to Year 12 (18 years old),^[4] including 97 boarders from Years 7 to 12.^[5]

The school is affiliated with the International Coalition of Boys' Schools,^[2] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),^[6] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),^[7] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),^[5] the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,^[8] and is a founding member of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS).^[9]

History

On 1 December 1917, the former private home and vice-regal residence, Cranbrook, was bought at auction by an agent for Samuel Hordern. He was the main financial benefactor of a group of businessmen and churchmen aiming to establish an Anglican boys' school in the Eastern Suburbs. From December 1917 to June 1918, a provisional committee of twelve, comprising the founders and six additional men, prepared for the opening of the new school. They held meetings, ensured building renovations were completed, drew up the first articles of association and appointed the first Headmaster, Rev. F T Perkins. On 6 June 1918, the provisional committee reformed itself as the first council of Cranbrook School and organised the official opening of the school for 22 July 1918.

From the time of its foundation in 1918, Cranbrook School established a tradition of high teaching standards, a comprehensive curriculum and an acknowledgement of the importance of boys' physical and social development and giving individual attention to every boy. As well, boys were expected to contribute their spirit toward the community through participation in social service. Cranbrook also has a strong history of sporting and academic success.

Charles Kingsford Smith during a visit to Cranbrook in 1928

Headmasters

Headmaster	Years	Education	Other positions held
Rev. Frederick Perkins MA	1918–1932	Townsville Grammar School University of Sydney	Headmaster Monaro Grammar School & The Armidale School
Brigadier Iven Mackay BA	1933–1939	Newington College University of Sydney
Brian Hone BA MA FACE	1940–1951	Prince Alfred College New College, Oxford	Headmaster, Melbourne Grammar School Deputy Chancellor, Monash University
Gethyn Hewan MA MACE	1951–1963	Marlborough College The University of Cambridge
Mark Bishop OBE BSc ARACI FACE	1963–1985	Parramatta High School University of Sydney
Dr. Bruce Carter AM BA EdM EdD	1985–2000	Knox Grammar School University of Sydney Harvard University University of Toronto	Headmaster Scotch Oakburn College Principal Emanuel School
Jeremy Madin BA(Hons) DipEd	2001–2012	Geelong Grammar School Australian National University	Headmaster Christ Church Grammar School
Nicholas Sampson MA	2012–present	The University of Cambridge	Headmaster Geelong Grammar School & Marlborough College

Campus

Cranbrook school is situated over two campuses; the Senior school (Years 7 to 12) are located on the main campus in suburban Bellevue Hill, while the Junior School, for students from Kindergarten to Year 6, is located in nearby Rose Bay.^[10]

House system

Cranbrook has a system of houses from year seven to twelve. This system was created in order for boys to socialise better between different year groups, where senior boys would be acting as juniors' mentors within the house. There are currently ten day houses, with about 80 boys each. There are also two boarding houses with around 40 boys each:

Boarding houses

     Rawson House (Red)

Founded in 1931, it was named after the former Governor of New South Wales, Sir Harry Rawson.

     Street House (Green)

Founded in 1957, it was named after the Sir Kenneth Street, a previous President of School Council.

Day houses

The school also has ten day boy houses -

     Chelmsford (White) Founded: 1931 - Named after Governor Lord Chelmsford

     Strickland (Navy) Founded: 1931 - Named after Governor Sir Gerald Strickland

     Davidson (Cambridge Blue) Founded: 1941 - Named after Governor Sir Walter Davidson

     Northcott (Maroon) Founded: 1957 - Named after Governor Sir John Northcott

     Wakehurst (Yellow) Founded: 1960 - Named after Governor Lord Wakehurst

     Woodward (Orange) Founded: 1969 - Named after Governor Sir Eric Woodward

     Hone (Purple) Founded: 1970 - Named after Headmaster Sir Brian Hone (1940–1951)

     Cutler (Black) Founded: 1980 - Named after Governor Sir Roden Cutler

     Perkins (Grey) Founded: 1994 - Named after founding Headmaster Rev. Frederick Perkins (1918–1932)

     Harvey (Light Green) Founded: 2012 - Named after founding school council chairman Sir John Musgrave Harvey (1918–1938)

Prefects

Every year, the school community elects prefects from boys in Year 12 to serve the school and to enforce the daily routine. There are prefects, head of house prefects, a senior prefect (a duty that is shared between four prefects, each for one term) a second prefect and a head prefect.

Cranbrook Sports Pavilion was designed by John Horbury Hunt and is heritage-listed

Notable alumni

Alumni of Cranbrook School are known as "Old Cranbrookians" and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Old Cranbrookians' Association (OCA).^[11] For a list of notable Old Cranbrookians', see List of Old Boys of Cranbrook School, Sydney.

See also

• List of non-government schools in New South Wales
• List of boarding schools
• Lawrence Campbell Oratory Competition

References

1. "Cranbrook School". Schools. Study in Australia. 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
2. "Cranbrook School". Member Directory. International Girls' Schools Coalition. 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
3. "Cranbrook School". School Directory. SchoolSeek. 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
4. "Annual Report 2006" (PDF). Publications. Cranbrook School. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
5. "Cranbrook School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
6. "AHISA Schools". New South Wales. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
7. "JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members". New South Wales Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
8. "International Members". HMC Schools. The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
9. "Combined Associated Schools". CAS. Cranbrook School. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
10. "Woollahra and Surrounds Schools Directory" (PDF). Woollahra Municipal Council. 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
11. "Old Cranbrookians'". About Us. Cranbrook School. Retrieved 28 January 2008.

• "Two magic words give the signal for a 'school in a park' ", 20 June 2006, The Sydney Morning Herald (now archived).

External links

• Cranbrook School website