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The New England Girls' School ('''NEGS'''), is an Independent , Anglican , Day and Boarding School for girls', located at Armidale , a rural city in northern New South Wales , Australia . Established in 1895, NEGS is a non-selective school, and currently caters for approximately 380 girls from Pre-Preparatory (4 years old) to Year 12 (18 years old), including 200 boarders from years 5 to 12. Australian Boarding Schools' Association: New England Girls' School (accessed:07-08-2007) N.E.G.S will enrol boys and girls in years P-6 from 2007. The school is a member of the Alliance of Girls’ Schools (Australasia), The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia: Member Schools (accessed:06-08-2007) the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, the (JSHAA). JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members (accessed:06-08-2007) HISTORY The New England Girls' School was founded in 1895, by Miss Florence Emily Green, New England Girls' School: History (accessed:07-08-2007) a deeply religious educator from Oamaru , New Zealand . Australian Dictionary of Biography: Green, Florence Emily (1862 - 1926) (accessed:07-08-2007) The aim of the school was to provide an all-round education for girls, with a strong emphasis on Christian values, in order to prepare students for the challenges of the new century. The schools first building was named 'Akaroa', and contained a large classroom, an office and boarding facilities. Today the building is the school’s administration centre, with the original classroom now used for meetings and functions, and named the 'W.H Lee Room' after the school’s architect. Under Green's guidance, NEGS became one of the largest girls' boarding schools in Australia, and in 1907, NEGS was purchased by the Anglican diocese and a school Council was appointed. Green subsequently moved to Victoria in 1910, to act as caretaker headmistress of Firbank Church Of England Girls' Grammar School , in Brighton . NEGS' first brick building, later known as "Northern and Southern", was opened in 1911. This building contained an assembly hall, gymnasium and boarding facilities. In 2006, due to financial difficulty and falling enrolments, the Armidale Diocesan Council announced that NEGS was to be sold to the of the University Of New England . It was agreed that a company limited by guarantee, known as 'NEGS Limited' would acquire the school and operate it as an independent Anglican school, with Cassidy as chairman of a new interim council, thus preventing the sale of NEGS. The Northern Daily Leader, 20/10/06: "NEGS rescued" (accessed:10-08-2007) CAMPUS The New England Girls' School is situated on over 40 hectares of landscaped gardens and Parkland , in a rural environment. The school is located in the city of Armidale, situated midway between Sydney and Brisbane on the New England Tablelands of New South Wales. New England Girls' School: Campus (accessed:23-07-2007) Some notable current facilities of the college include:
THE SCHOOL BADGE The New England Girls' School badge was designed shortly after the opening of the school, and is highly symbolic. The badge colours of scarlet and sky were chosen by Miss Green to be the official school colours. They were derived from her brother's academic gown and hood when he received his degree of Doctor of Laws at the University Of Sydney . The shield of the badge is surmounted by the Bishop 's Mitre symbolising the power of the Holy Spirit, and the authority of the Church. On the shield itself, three figures are depicted:
All three together are drawn from the final verse of the school reading, ''"So faith hope and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love"''. (1 Corinthians 13.1-13) Beneath the shield is the school Motto , ''"Quodcumque facitis ex animo operamini"'', which comes from Colossians 3.23, and may be translated as ''"Whatsoever you do, do it heartily"''. New England Girls' School: The Badge (accessed:07-08-2007) PRINCIPALS
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