Boarding school for girls in Sydney, Australia

Wenona, Sydney:
Wenona is a global learning community, educating and empowering young women to serve and shape their world. Established in 1886, Wenona is a non-denominational, independent boarding and day school for girls. Located in North Sydney, just 20 minutes from Sydney’s CBD, it provides an all-girls education for students from Kindergarten to Year 12. The School is ideally placed to provide opportunities for community engagement and cultural learning experiences. While most Wenona girls are day students, accommodation is available for 55 boarders. Boarders are from country regions, overseas countries, and some from Sydney itself.

Middle School:
Our Middle School curriculum offers a broad and diverse range of academic subjects and practical experiences that prepare girls for Senior College (Years 10, 11 and 12). We aim to stimulate them intellectually, to help each girl achieve her personal best, and to give her a lifelong love of learning.

In Middle School, it is important for girls to explore their individual interests and to study subjects that they enjoy and that challenge their learning. Their experience and achievements in the Middle School will help them make sound decisions when selecting HSC subjects in Years 11 and 12 and in their tertiary studies.

Early career guidance in the form of Careers Expos helps Middle School girls see the importance of keeping breadth and academic rigour in their program of study.

Years 7 and 8:
Girls in Years 7 and 8 follow a compulsory curriculum, largely determined by Board of Studies requirements. Girls must satisfactorily complete the following subjects for a School Certificate to be awarded: English, Mathematics, Science, Human Society and its Environment (HSIE), Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE).
Board requirements in Languages other than English (LOTE), Visual Arts, Music and Technology must also be met. However, in line with its aim to provide "a learning environment with the highest academic standards" which is "progressive and innovative in the provision of educational opportunities for its girls", Wenona provides some special extensions and enhancements.

Girls study Asian (Chinese and Japanese) and European (French and German) languages. As well, there is a unique "connected curriculum" for Year 8. This is made up of units of guided inquiry that involve student learning teams, problem solving, integrated tasks and experiential learning.

Year 9:
Wenona has a broad elective program. Subjects available provide for the range of interests and individual talents of Year 9 students.

Wenona offers these elective subjects to Years 9 and 10 (subject to interest):

* Chinese
* Commerce
* Design and Technology
* Drama
* French
* German
* Industrial Technology (Multimedia)
* Japanese
* Music
* Photographic and Digital Media
* Physical Activities and Sports Studies (PASS)
* Psychology
* Textiles Technology
* Visual Arts

Senior School:
In Year 10, girls complete their Stage 5 curriculum and meet the requirements of the Board of Studies for the School Certificate. The wide range of subject options beyond the core subjects required by the Board of Studies helps lay the foundations of good subject selection for a girl's final two years at Wenona.

In Years 11 and 12, the focus is on preparation for the Higher School Certificate. Girls may select up to 12 units from a broad range of subjects. We advise them to undertake a program of study that best suits their interests, abilities and career aspirations.

Extension courses are available in English, Mathematics (both Preliminary and HSC courses), History, Music and some languages (HSC courses only).

Wenona offers these elective subjects to Years 11 and 12:

* Advanced English
* Ancient History
* Biology
* Business Studies
* Ceramics (Non-UAI)
* Chemistry
* Chinese (Beginners)
* Dance
* Design and Technology
* Drama
* Earth and Environmental Science
* Economics
* Extension 1 English
* Extension 2 English
* Extension 1 Mathematics
* Extension 2 Mathematics
* French (Continuers)
* General Mathematics
* Geography
* German (Continuers)
* Japanese (Continuers)
* Legal Studies
* Mathematics
* Modern History
* Music 1
* Music 2
* Personal Development, Health, Physical Education
* Physics
* Senior Science
* Standard English
* Studies of Religion (1 Unit)
* Studies of Religion (2 Unit)
* Textiles and Design
* Visual Arts
* Visual Design (Non-UAI)

Extension courses are available in Music, History and languages (French, German and Japanese).

As well as the languages Wenona offers, girls are supported in studying HSC languages through the Open High School or the Saturday School of Community Languages.

Enrichment Programs:
Wenona celebrates the diversity of its girls' talents. We are committed to giving our girls opportunities for their individual talents to flourish. In the classroom we use differentiated teaching and learning approaches in all subjects.

Girls are encouraged to participate in the broad range of co-curricular activities available to develop their talents further.

For girls with specific talents or needs, individual programs are developed. These involve more complex work in the classroom, competitions, or appropriate activities outside Wenona, such as those offered by universities.