Fahan School | |
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Location | |
Sandy Bay, Tasmania Australia |
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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 |
Established | 1935 |
Chair | Liz Jack |
Principal | Tony Freeman |
Enrolment | ~383 (PK–12) |
Colour(s) | Orange, White and Blue |
Slogan | "Small School Big Future" |
Website | www.fahan.tas.edu.au |
This article is about the Tasmanian school. For the Irish district, see Fahan
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, including 40 boarders from years 5 to 12. Boys are enrolled from PK to Year 2, and girls from 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), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), and the Association of Independent Schools' of Tasmania (AIST).
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.
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.