| Principal | Ms Susan Middlebrook |
|---|---|
| Year levels | K to 12 |
| Enrolment numbers | 694 |
| Boarding or day | boarding |
| Website | http://www.tara.nsw.edu.au |
| Phone | 02 8838 2622 |
| Fax | 02 9890 1805 |
| Postal address |
Masons Drive North Parramatta, North Parramatta |
Tara Anglican School for Girls, located in North Parramatta, Sydney, is a day and boarding school for girls form Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12. Tara’s core 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 offers an outstanding education for girls based on best practice and designed to encourage excellent academic achievement as well as providing a strong co-curricular program in the Arts, Sports and the Service of others. The school has a rich and proud heritage of girls education in a Christian context of more than 116 years. The School’s programs provide a wide range of academic, co-curricular and personal development opportunities in a contemporary context based on a deep knowledge of girls’ learning styles that allows the school to cater for each girl in our care. Tara is located in a park-like setting and has extensive grounds, sport, music and drama performance facilities that encourage all girls to participate and accept challenges to develop and pursue their passions. Tara is linked with Oxford University and has one of the largest privately run telescopes in Australia and has developed an outstanding astronomy program for students. Tara regularly achieves outstanding academic results in the Higher School Certificate and considerable representative success in Sports, Debating, Public Speaking, Rowing, Music, Performance, Visual Arts and Sciences.