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Fahan School
Fahan School crest
Location
Sandy Bay, Tasmania Australia
Coordinates	42°54′52″S 147°21′6″E / 42.91444°S 147.35167°E / -42.91444; 147.35167
Information
Type	Independent, single-sex school and day
Denomination	Non-denominational Christian
Established	1935
Chair	Lia Morris
Principal	Meg Lawson
Enrolment	~430 (Pre-K–Year 12)
Colour(s)	Orange, white and blue
Affiliation	Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools
Website	www.fahan.tas.edu.au

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

The School was established in 1935 by Isobel Travers and Audrey Morphett. The School was named after the village of Fahan (pronounced 'Fawn') in Inishowen in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. The School has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 430 students from Pre–Kindergarten (PK) to Year 12,

Fahan School is a member of the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), and the Association of Independent Schools' of Tasmania (AIST).

Campus

Fahan School is located on a single campus with grounds overlooking the River Derwent, in the suburb of Sandy Bay.

Co-curriculum

The Fahan School has a number of sister schools around the world, Fintona (Australia), Aoyamagakuin Yokohama Eiwa (Japan), Joggakan (Tokyo) and St Mary's (South Africa). The school works closely with The Hutchins School in Sandy Bay, Tasmania – with senior students able to study across both campuses.

Sport

The Fahan School is a member of the Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools (SATIS). 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.

SATIS premierships

The Fahan School has won the following SATIS premierships.

• Athletics (3) – 1983, 1986, 2017
• Cross Country – 2010
• Hockey (2) – 1986, 1988
• Soccer – 2016
• Softball (2) – 1983, 2003
• Tennis – 1993

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.

Notable alumnae

The Fahan School alumnae are active within the school community through the Fahan School Alumni Association (FSAA), formerly known as the Old Scholars Association. Some notable alumnae include:

Academia and sciences

• Patricia Marea Bale-Hirst AM – Histopathologist, former head of the Histopathology Department at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children and Assistant Director of Morbid Anatomy at Sydney Hospital
• Kimbra Cameron Boyer – Rural health academic and former Acting Chancellor of the University of Tasmania
• Margaret M. Davies – Herpetologist
• Ann Hollingworth – Physiotherapist and wife of Peter Hollingworth, 23rd Governor-General of Australia
• Sally Poncet – Antarctic scientist and adventurer, winner of the Polar Medal

Business

• Deborah Tabart OAM – chief executive officer of the Australian Koala Foundation

Entertainment, media and the arts

• Judith Mavis Durham AO – Actress, singer, composer, pianist and author, former lead singer for the popular folk music group The Seekers and Australian of the Year (1967)
• Posie Graeme-Evans – Novelist, producer, television director and co-creator of Hi-5 and McLeod's Daughters.
• Zehra Naqvi – Actress
• Robyn Nevin AM – Actress and former Artistic Director of the Sydney Theatre Company
• Rachael Treasure – Journalist and author

Government, politics and the law

• Elise Archer – Liberal politician, lawyer and Attorney-General of Tasmania
• Olivia McTaggart – Tasmanian magistrate and coroner

International law and diplomacy

• Dr Alice Edwards – Head of the Secretariat for the Convention against Torture Initiative and former Chief of Protection Policy and Legal Advice, at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2010–2015)

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. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
3. ^ "Annual Report for 2006" (PDF). News. The Fahan School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
4. "JSHAA Tasmania Directory of Members". Tasmania Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
5. "Sport". Student Life. The Fahan School. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
6. McBride, Barb. "History of Winners | SATIS". Retrieved 9 September 2021.
7. "Houses". Student Life. The Fahan School. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
8. "FSAA". Fahan School. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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. ^ "Star students: Fahan". The Mercury. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
12. Byfield, Rebecca, ed. (2012). "30 years of Gerdy Jevtic Awards" (PDF). Fahan in Focus. 2 (2). Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: Fahan School: 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
13. Suzannah Pearce (ed.). "DURHAM Judith Mavis". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
14. Suzannah Pearce (ed.). "GRAEME-EVANS Posie". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
15. Suzannah Pearce (ed.). "NEVIN Robyn". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
16. "The CTI appoints new full time Head of Secretariat - CTI - Convention Against Torture Initiative CTI".
17. "A career not for the faint hearted". 14 December 2017.
18. "Top international human rights lawyer recognised with University award - Communications | University of Tasmania". Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

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

• Girls' schools in Tasmania
• Educational institutions established in 1935
• High schools in Hobart
• Nondenominational Christian schools in Hobart
• Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools
• Boarding schools in Tasmania
• 1935 establishments in Australia
• Sandy Bay, Hobart
• Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia