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Meriden, An Anglican School for Girls is an
independent,
Anglican,
day school for girls, located in
Strathfield, an
inner-western suburb of
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia.
Founded in 1897 by Mrs Jane Monckton, the
school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 850 students from Pre-
Kindergarten to Year 12.
Meriden is affiliated with the
Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS), the Alliance of Girls Schools Australia, the
Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), and the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA).
History
Meriden was founded by Jane (Jeannie) Monckton in 1897, at Agnes Street, Strathfield. Monckton had decided to
home school her two sons due to a lack of suitable educational facilities for boys in the Strathfield area. Friends and neighbours clamoured to have their children join the two boys under her instruction, and so it was decided to establish Meriden, a school with approximately 19 students and two staff to assist. Boarding facilities were available and fees for tuition were from 1 ½ guineas ($3.15) to 2 guineas per quarter for the regular
curriculum, which included
English,
French,
Latin,
Mathematics,
Australian History,
Music,
Needlework and
Dancing.
In 1907, Meriden moved to Woodward Avenue, where it was sold to Bertha Turner in 1908. Turner continued at Woodward avenue until larger premises could be found near
Santa Sabina College on the Boulevarde, moving again soon after to its current location in the original Redmire Estate, on Redmyre Road. The school expanded in 1914 with the purchase two properties, The Briars, located adjacent to Meriden, and the original site at Redmyre Road.
In 1979, as with numerous other schools at the time, Meriden closed its boarding facility due to a steady decline in enrolments.
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