Barker College

Barker College is an independent Anglican, day and boarding school, located in Hornsby, a North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1890 by the Reverend Henry Plume at Kurrajong Heights, Barker is an all-boys school from Kindergarten to Year 9, and co-educational from Years 10 to 12. The college has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,968 students, At the commencement of 2011 there will be additional K-2 Classes.

Barker is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Independent Schools Association (ISA), and is a founding member of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS).

History

Barker College was founded in early 1890 by an Anglican priest, the Reverend Henry Plume, at Kurrajong Heights in the Blue Mountains with five pupils. It was named for Plume's mentor and friend, the Right Reverend Frederic Barker, the second Bishop of Sydney. The College moved to its present site in Hornsby early in 1896, and in 1919 its ownership...
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