Primary contact
794 New South Head Road, Rose Bay
Sydney, New South Wales 2029
Identity area
Identifier
daa/88
Authorized form of name
Kambala School, Rose Bay, Sydney
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Kambala Church of England Girls' School
- Kambala Independent Anglican School
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
794 New South Head Road, Rose Bay
Locality
Sydney
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2029
Telephone
02 9388 6777
Fax
info@kambala.nsw.edu.au
Note
Description area
History
Kambala is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located on one campus in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb of Sydney.
Kambala began as a class of 12 girls in 1887, taught in a terrace house in Woollahra by Miss Louisa Gurney, the daughter of an English clergyman. The school moved in 1891 to a larger property in Bellevue Hill called ‘Kambala’.
In 1913, with an enrolment of nearly 50, the school moved to its present site on New South Head Road in Rose Bay.
In 1926, Kambala became a Church of England Foundation School with an independent council.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Archivist
Records management and collecting policies
The Kambala Archives collects records pertaining to the school, ie students, teachers etc.
Buildings
Holdings
- School Council: Minutes, 1926- present (4m)
- Administration: Principal's files, news bulletins, photos etc, c1914- present (40m)
- Old Girls: Minutes and relics, photos, c1916- present (20m)
- Students: Original work etc, c1920s- present (1m)
- Staff: Notes etc rolls, c1918- present (5m).
Finding aids, guides and publications
School publications including The Soubeiran and KOGU magazine (from 2015), annual reports (from 2013) and school policies are available online, see https://kambala.nsw.edu.au/publications/
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday to Thursday by appointment only.
Access conditions and requirements
Advance notice of visit required. Some records are classified as confidential but access can be gained by authorisation from the Principal.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available.
Reproduction services
Copying services for books, journals, original records to A3 size, photographs, newspapers, maps and plans.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 28 October 2021
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)
- Religion (Thematic area)
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)