Reflective learning
Students being willing and able to become more strategic about learning. Good learners are aware of how their learning is going and are able to make decisions accordingly.
This is a vibrant, passionate community of learning.
Where every girl matters and belongs.
We’re fiercely proud of our traditional values.
Yet fully in step with the modern world.
Our girls are empowered with faith, compassion and optimism.
To live out their purpose and become everything they can be.
At Danebank, educational opportunities are fused with a unique culture.
This is a special place where girls grow and flourish.
Where sparks become flames.
Welcome From our PrincipalOlivia
Year 2
What do you most enjoy about school?
Playing in home corner.
Isabella
Year 12
My favourite thing about learning is the pathways it opens up and the connection it allows you to make. Pieces of information you accumulate over time across all of your subjects all interrelate somehow and recognising those connections is the best part of learning.
Amy
Year 4
I feel like I'd like to be a vet. I really like animals. I have a cat, Pom Pom, that I look after at home.
Harriet
Year 2
What do you most enjoy about school?
Serving at our ice cream shop.
Melissa
Year 10
I really enjoy when we learn new things that we have never tried before such as building a pinball machine or learning French. The variety in subjects and classes keeps everyday interesting and fun.
Amy
Year 6
At school, my favourite thing about it is being able to make new friends and play with my old ones and it's the same about teachers.I love how I get to make so many fun, happy and exciting memories here. I'm glad that Danebank is the school that I get to go to.
Jessica
Year 12
I enjoy school as it allows me to spend my time in a community where I feel safe and accepted, with my friends and teachers.
Hannah
Year 2
What do you most enjoy about school? Cooking in the kitchen. And my favourite recipe is a birthday cake.
Erin
Year 12
I would say that I love getting the opportunity to deepen my understanding of different topics by asking questions when it comes to learning. I am a naturally inquisitive person, so feeling supported in an environment where girls are encouraged to want to learn is something that I am very grateful for and most appreciative of.
Ashlyn
Year 4
I want to be a chiropractor. My dad, aunty, and grandpa are my inspirations – they are
chiropractors too.
Lia
Year 5
I love learning new things and more about math.
Ananya
Year 11
I hope that I make a meaningful contribution to society and leave a positive influence on the world.
Charlotte
Year 12
What do you love most about learning?
The ability to learn new thing and uncover secrets or facts.
Amelia
Year 4
What do you love most about learning?
I love learning because we can learn new things and make improvements on things we are not good at yet.
Portia
Year 5
What do you love most about learning?
That I get to find out how I learn the best.
Will my daughter
Danebank .. aspires that every girl belongs and every girl is becoming all she is purposed to be.
Grounded in our heritage, we are a futures-focused Christian learning community. We nurture and inspire girls to flourish through inclusive and powerful educational opportunities.
Join us, as we serve and shape the world.
Compassionate Service | Creative Collaboration | Respectful Relationships | Courageous Optimism | Personal Excellence | Loving Kindness | Taking Responsibility
Our Approach to Learning
Danebank is the top performing independent school in Sydney's Georges River and Sutherland Shire regions, and one of the leading girls schools in Australia.
We are an inspiring and engaging Christian learning community with a proud history and abiding commitment to excellence in thinking, learning and care.
Our approach to learning is comprehensive and student-centred, designed to foster academic excellence, personal growth and lifelong learning. It's holistic in its approach, with enriched learning and wellbeing programs that develop the broader base of skills, values and attitudes that our girls need to flourish.
It is built on a strong learning culture that promotes not just the acquisition of knowledge, but the development of learning dispositions and mindsets to ensure our girls are becoming powerful learners.
To ensure an engaging, forward-looking and fully rounded experience, we focus on five key ways of learning:
Wellbeing learning
Supporting our learning by knowing ourselves and having proven strategies to build on our strengths and improve our sense of resilience and wellbeing.
Relational learning
Being ready, willing and able to learn alone and with others. The ability to listen, take your turn and understand the viewpoints of others, even when you do not immediately agree.
Resourceful learning
Being able to learn in different ways. Being resourceful means having a good repertoire of attitudes and strategies for approaching the world when it becomes strange or out of control. It’s about knowing what to do when you don't know what to do (Jean Piaget).
Faith and Character learning
The foundation of our Danebank community.
Wellbeing
A Danebank girl is inspired to be herself and to explore who she is and who she wants to be. Some of us dream of becoming scientists, artists, chefs, lawyers, scholars, musicians, engineers — Danebank nurtures you to get there.
We focus on developing a strong sense of wellbeing within a supportive, safe and inclusive environment.
Faith and Values
Danebank is anchored in a Christian foundation and, as a member of the Anglican Schools Corporation, provides an exemplary education-based on an Anglican reformed faith. The Philosophy of Education of The Anglican Schools Corporation, ‘Serving Christ by equipping students for His world’, provides a clear outline of beliefs, purpose and intent for every aspect of the school life. The very essence of our motto Ut ProsimThat I May Serve reflects our intention for each girl to develop meaning in her life, to grow in faith, to serve others and contribute to society.
As a Christian school, we frame our planning and actions for each girl in the contemporary world within the context of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our values of Compassionate Service, Creative Collaboration, Respectful Relationships, Courageous Optimism, Personal Excellence, Loving Kindness and Taking Responsibility guide our path.
