St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School
| St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School | |
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Per Volar Sunata
("Born To Fly Upwards") |
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| Location | |
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Corinda, Queensland Australia 
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| Coordinates | 27°32′18″S 152°58′44″E / 27.53833°S 152.97889°ECoordinates: 27°32′18″S 152°58′44″E / 27.53833°S 152.97889°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day school |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1929 |
| Chairman | Gillian Brown LLB (Hons) |
| Principal | Mrs Karen Spiller BA, BEdSt, MEd Admin., MBA, FACE., FAIM., FACEL, FAHRI, FAICD |
| Chaplain | Suzanne Wilton |
| Enrolment | ~857 (P–12) |
| Colour(s) | Brown, white and blue |
| Website | www.staidans.qld.edu.au |
St Aidan’s Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Corinda, a western suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was named after Aidan of Lindisfarne, an Irish saint.
Founded in 1929 by the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and caters for approximately 800 students from Kindergarten to Year 12. Along with St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, it remains a school run by the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent (part of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane).
St Aidan's is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), and has been a member of the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA) since 1939.
In Year 7, students begin their high school academic program with the core subjects of English, Mathematics, Science, Design and Innovation Studies, Geography, History, Religious and Values Education and Physical Education. They also choose a language – Chinese or French and either Art or Drama as an elective subject. Students may also choose to study Music as part of our Every Day Music Program.
In Year 8, students undertake a core program of English, Mathematics, Science, History, Design and Innovation Studies, Geography, Religious and Values Education and Physical Education. They also choose a language – Chinese, French, German or Japanese and two of the following elective subjects: Business Studies, Drama, Elective Science and Visual Art. Students may also choose to study Music as part of our Every Day Music program.
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