Kambala School, Rose Bay, Sydney

Kambala School, Rose Bay, Sydney

• Kambala Church of England Girls' School
• Kambala Independent Anglican School

• Educational

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.

Officer in charge: Archivist

The Kambala Archives collects records pertaining to the school, ie students, teachers etc.

• 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).

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/

Open Monday to Thursday by appointment only.

Advance notice of visit required. Some records are classified as confidential but access can be gained by authorisation from the Principal.

General reference assistance available.

Copying services for books, journals, original records to A3 size, photographs, newspapers, maps and plans.

Revised 28 October 2021

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