Tara Anglican School for Girls

Tara Anglican School for Girls is an inspirational learning environment for Pre Kindergarten to Year 12 girls. Established in 1897, Tara has a rich heritage of more than 120 years of girls' education with modern and powerful teaching in the 21st century. High academic results are being attained and a wide variety of opportunities are offered for girls to develop holistically within a strong Christian framework. Tara has a strong and proud tradition as an Anglican, non-selective school for girls which nurtures its students academically and spiritually and provides great opportunities in the co-curricular arenas of the arts, sports and the service of others. It is a school filled with energy and vitality and the students enjoy impressive facilities and excellent teaching by passionate and dedicated staff. Tara is an International Baccalaureate World School offering the Primary Years Programme (ELC - Year 6) and the Middle Years Programme (Years 7-10). We offer the Higher School Certificate in Years 11-12.

Our purpose is to be a Christian learning community, characterised by excellence, which encourages and empowers girls to achieve and serve in a dynamic world.

Tara is a wonderful place for girls and the Strategic Plan for 2016-2020 establishes a framework to further build our great school. The Strategic Plan provides the impetus and direction for the development of the school. Our aim is to build a future that optimises each girl's ability to learn and develop as a strong, resilient young woman who leaves Tara well prepared to embrace life's adventures. By the end of 2020, Tara will be a leader in girls’ Christian education: research-informed teaching and learning with an emphasis on the holistic development of each student, and where every student is cared for, challenged and equipped to live out the distinctive values of the School. Tara will continue to promote excellence. It will promote academic excellence and continue to offer a wide selection of opportunities and offer service to others. The relational aspects of connection and support will continue to be key defining aspects of the school's culture. The Christian faith will continue to form our foundation.

Tara Anglican School for Girls is a wonderful school for girls with a strong and proud tradition since 1897. Tara is an Anglican, non-selective school, which nurtures its students academically and spiritually and provides significant opportunities in the co-curricular arenas of the arts, sports and service to others.

At Tara, learning starts at an early age through flexible and creative programs in our Early Learning Centre. The core literacy and numeracy skills are developed through a balance of explicit, direct instruction and inquiry learning in the junior years. In the middle years a combination of explicit instruction and student-centred learning is used to broaden analytical thinking and problem solving. The HSC program in the senior years, coupled with a wide range of subject choices available, ensures that there are programs to suit all students’ interests and abilities.

Our School enjoys a reputation for academic excellence as a comprehensive school. This success stems from a supportive and inclusive School culture. Tara’s teaching practices are informed by research in best practice teaching and learning for girls from the early years of school through to our graduating Year 12 students. It’s a friendly, safe and energetic learning community where students explore a well-rounded education across a wide range of areas: academic, sporting, artistic and spiritual – creating confident, articulate and resilient young women who can thrive in an ever changing, global world.

Alongside academic pursuits we take pride in helping our students to develop solid values, including affirmation, opportunity, service to others and integrity. Education within a framework of Christian faith has been the cornerstone of Tara since it was established in 1897 and at Tara we value the girls as individuals and recognises their uniqueness.

Tara’s depth and breadth of educational opportunities will continue to promote the attainment of each girl’s potential, through the academic and co-curricular programs and the development of girls’ characters and leadership potential.

As one of Australia’s leading independent schools, we have an outstanding reputation for preparing the young women of Tara for life beyond school and to take their place on the world stage. Tara students develop an appreciation of the world around them and we encourage students to be inquisitive, value diversity, have a sense of personal responsibility and a commitment to social justice as well as to see learning as an ongoing adventure.

We recognise the importance you place on a quality education and creating the best opportunities for your daughter goes to the heart of the School. There is no greater privilege than being able to contribute to the development of a young girl’s growth into a great young woman. In my role, We have the joy of seeing girls achieve amazing things each day. It is indeed a great blessing to be able to join with families in the education of fine young women at Tara.

Tara is a school filled with energy and vitality and the students enjoy impressive facilities, extensive grounds and excellent teaching by dedicated and well-qualified staff who are passionate about their craft. Our aim is to provide the environment which optimises each girl’s ability to learn and develop as a capable, confident, articulate and resilient young woman who upon graduation is well prepared to embrace life’s adventures.

Our focus is on learning and we constantly examine our practice to ensure we are providing the best for each of our students. Education within a framework of Christian faith has been the cornerstone of Tara since it was established in 1897 and it continues to be so. The School’s Christian values of Affirmation, Service to Others, Opportunity and Integrity help define Tara’s culture and inform student well-being and personal development programs as well as relationships between staff and students. The School’s values encourage students to value diversity, develop a love for learning, a sense of personal responsibility and a commitment to justice.

Underpinning Tara Anglican School for Girls are our strong commitments to an outstanding educational offering for girls and authentic Christian faith which values individuals and recognises their uniqueness. Our purpose is to be a Christian learning community, characterised by excellence, which encourages and empowers girls to achieve and serve in a dynamic world.

Tara has a strong and proud tradition as a Christian school in the Anglican tradition. As such we envisage education to be more than the impartation of knowledge, and rather the very formation (in our context) of young women. This means that the knowledge and skills that we foster are developed in direct connection with a Christian way of seeing the world and the practices and behaviours that accompany this. This development occurs within the context of a Christian community of care. In turn, our educational practices are strengthened by this approach which properly takes account of the whole person and not merely one's mind.  Christian faith is integrated into all aspect of school life, including the curriculum, the pastoral programs, our behaviours and friendships, and our leadership development.