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St Catherine's School, Waverley, New South Wales
St Catherine's is the oldest independent Anglican girls' school in Australia, founded in 1856 by Jane Sophia Barker, the wife of Bishop Frederick Barker, to provide an education for the daughters of clergy (it was also known as the Clergy Daughters' School). Mrs Barker decided to call the school St Catherine's after Catherine of Alexandria, the patron saint of scholars.
The School Archives were established in 1988.
The buildings on the site range in date from 1859 to 2011. Alex Tzannes designed the Jo Karaolis Sports Centre and part of the Junior School.
Holdings include:
The school holds collections of memorabilia regarding Old Girls such as Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano), Eirene Mort (artist), and Una Fielding (Scientist).
The Archives are stored in five repositories on site, which house 44 compactus bays with additional shelf storage.
Museum opening times - Monday to Thursday 9am-3pm, by appointment only.
Contact the Archivist for any other research requests - egalettis@stcaths.nsw.edu.au
Direct enquiries about access to the Archivist.
Direct enquiries to the Archivist.
Direct enquiries to the Archivist.
Revised 13 April 2018