Cranbrook School
Location
Bellevue Hill and Rose Bay, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°52′15″S 151°15′9″E / 33.87083°S 151.25250°E / -33.87083; 151.25250
Information
TypeIndependent early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school
MottoLatin: Esse Quam Videri
(To be, rather than to seem to be[1])
DenominationAnglican[2]
Established1918 (1918)[3]
FounderFrederick T. Perkins
President of CouncilVacant
HeadmasterNicholas Sampson
Deputy Headmaster/Head of Senior SchoolBob Meakin
Head of Junior SchoolMichele Marquet
Director of Students/Deputy Head of Senior SchoolPeter Young
ChaplainRoderick Farraway
Employeesc. 187[4]
YearsEarly learning and K–12
GenderBoys (Co-Ed from 2026)
Enrolmentc. 1,680 (2021[4])
Colour(s)Red, white and blue    
Affiliations
Websitewww.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au

Cranbrook School is a dual-campus independent Anglican early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys, located in Bellevue Hill and Rose Bay, both eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was founded in 1918 with the Rev'd Frederick Thomas Perkins as the first headmaster. Cranbrook has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,680[4] students from early learning (4 years old) to Year 12 (18 years old),[5] including 97 boarders from Years 7 to 12.[6] Cranbrook is affiliated with the International Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC),[2] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[7] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[8] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[6] and the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.[9] It is a founding member of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS).[10]

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.[11]

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.[12]

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.[13]

Charles Kingsford Smith during a visit to Cranbrook in 1928

Headmasters

OrdinalHeadmasterQualificationsYearsEducationOther key positions held
1Rev'd Frederick T. PerkinsMA1918–1932
2Brigadier Iven G. MackayBA HonLLD1933–1939
3Sir Brian W. Hone OBEBA(Hons) MA FACE1940–1951
4Gethyn HewanMA MACE1951–1963
5Mark Bishop OBEBSc ARACI FACE1963–1985
6Dr Bruce N. Carter AMBA EdM EdD1985–2000
7Jeremy J. S. MadinBA(Hons) DipEd2001–2012
8Nicholas A. SampsonMA PGCE2012–present

Campus

Cranbrook school is situated over four 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.[14]

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 14 day-houses, with about 80 boys each. There are also two boarding houses with around 40 boys each.[15]

Day houses

The school has 12 houses for day students:

ColourNameYear foundedNamed in honour of
 Chelmsford1931Lord Chelmsford, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Strickland1931Sir Gerald Strickland, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Davidson1941Sir Walter Davidson, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Northcott1957Sir John Northcott, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Wakehurst1960Lord Wakehurst, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Woodward1969Sir Eric Woodward, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Hone1970Sir Brian Hone, a former Headmaster (1940–1951)
 Cutler1980Sir Roden Cutler, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Perkins1994Rev. Frederick Perkins, the founding Headmaster (1918–1932)
 Harvey2012Sir John Musgrave Harvey (1918–1938), the founding School Council Chairman
 Thomas2023Dr David Thomas, a staff member of 58 years
 Hewan2023Mr Gethyn Hewan, a former Headmaster (1951–1963) and staff member of 38 years

Boarding houses

Cranbrook has two houses for boarding students:

ColourNameYear foundedNamed in honour of
 Rawson1931Sir Harry Rawson, a former Governor of New South Wales
 Street1957Sir Kenneth Street, a former President of School Council
Cranbrook Sports Pavilion was designed by John Horbury Hunt and is heritage-listed.

Sport

Cranbrook School is a member of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS).

CAS premierships

Cranbrook School has won the following CAS premierships.[16]

  • Athletics (7) – 1930, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1951, 1952, 1965
  • Basketball – 2007
  • Cricket (6) – 1935, 1989, 1998, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Cross Country (9) – 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023
  • Rugby (13) – 1930, 1931, 1933, 1943, 1960, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1994, 2014
  • Swimming (8) – 1942, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1974, 1976

Notable alumni

Alumni of Cranbrook School are known as "Old Cranbrookians" and may elect to join the school's alumni association, the Old Cranbrookians' Association (OCA).[17]

Controversies

Anti-Semitic incidents

In 2022, there were reports that three students were the targets of anti-Semitic behaviour by fellow students. Later, video footage of a student doing a Nazi salute emerged.[18] In September 2022, the school announced an internal review to look into it.[19] Cranbrook has said it had built an improved and centralised incident behaviour register and strengthened its alliances with organisations including the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies.[20]

Mass resignation from school council

In November 2022, 10 of the 11 members of Cranbrook School’s council announced their resignation due to a deteriorating relationship between headmaster and school council president, as well as disagreement over plans to admit girls to the century-old boys’ school from 2026.[21] The Cranbrook School Council has appointed 13 new Councillors to fill the casual vacancies arising from retirements from Council on 31 December 2022, as previously announced. This follows the 21 November 2022 announcement that all but one member of the Cranbrook School Council intended to resign. Subsequently, on 25 November, former School Presidents, Helen Nugent AC and Roger Massy-Greene AM, formed an independent Nominations Committee to make recommendations to the current Council on nominations for new members of Council.[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cranbrook School". Schools. Study in Australia. 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Cranbrook School". Member Directory. International Girls' Schools Coalition. 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  3. ↑ "Cranbrook School". School Directory. SchoolSeek. 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 "Cranbrook School NESA Annual Report 2021" (PDF). Cranbrook School. October 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Annual Report 2006" (PDF). Publications. Cranbrook School. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  6. 1 2 "Cranbrook School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members". New South Wales Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  9. ↑ "International Members". HMC Schools. The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  10. ↑ "Combined Associated Schools". CAS. Cranbrook School. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  11. ↑ Paterson, Kate (10 April 2018). "Demolition Report. Cranbrook School". Major Projects. Planning Portal. NSW Govt. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Cranbrook Centenary". cranbrookcentenary.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Cranbrook Centenary". cranbrookcentenary.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Woollahra and Surrounds Schools Directory" (PDF). Woollahra Municipal Council. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  15. ↑ "Houses - Cranbrook School". www.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  16. ↑ "Trophies Awarded – cas-web". Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Old Cranbrookians'". About Us. Cranbrook School. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  18. ↑ "Cranbrook School delayed acting on Nazi salutes, anti-Semitism, families say". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "'A moral duty': Cranbrook undertakes review after anti-Semitic reports". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  20. ↑ Healey, Bianca (16 January 2023). "NSW Board of Jewish Deputies CEO Darren Bark calls for statewide Holocaust education". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  21. ↑ "'Untenable': Cranbrook School councillors quit as internal feud escalates". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  22. ↑ "NEW MEMBERS OF CRANBROOK SCHOOL COUNCIL ANNOUNCED" (PDF). Cranbrook School. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

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