Primary contact
Masons Drive, North Parramatta
Sydney, New South Wales 2151
Identity area
Identifier
daa/584
Authorized form of name
Tara Anglican School for Girls, Sydney
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Tara School
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Enid O’Carroll
Type
Address
Street address
Masons Drive, North Parramatta
Locality
Sydney
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2151
Telephone
02 8838 2604
Fax
archives@tara.nsw.edu.au
Note
Description area
History
Established in 1897, Tara Anglican School for Girls has a long experience in educating young people in the Parramatta and Hills region of Sydney. Tara provides for Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12 girls, and offers short-term and full-time boarding to girls from Years 5 to 12.
Tara was founded by Mary Elizabeth Waugh in 1897 in Parramatta. She conducted classes for boys and girls. Following Miss Waugh’s death in 1946, the School was moved to All Saint’s Church Hall. In 1947, Tara came under the governance of the Council for the Promotion of Sydney Church of England Diocesan Schools.
In the early 1950s, first secondary classes were offered. A decision made in March 1955 saw the cessation of enrolment for boys.
In 1956, Tara became an independent Church of England School. On 15 October 1956, an ordinance creating a separate internal council for Tara was passed by the Standing Committee of Synod of the Diocese of Sydney.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Tara Church of England Girls School Ordinance 1956 Amended Ordinance 1977 .
Administrative structure
Officer-in-charge: School Archivist
Records management and collecting policies
Tara Anglican School for Girls Archives Policy 2017.
Buildings
Holdings
- Tara School Council Minutes of meetings
- Annual reports
- Publications - Tara News, Tara Circle, Checks and Stripes, Tara Magazine/Yearbook
Finding aids, guides and publications
Finding aids can be consulted onsite only.
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9am to 4pm.
Access conditions and requirements
Archivist can be contacted for all enquiries. By appointment only. At the discretion of the Archivist, and if required with consultation of the Principal. Completion of Application to Access Form.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Photocopying available, charges apply.
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 February 2024
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)