– investigative journalist at The Sydney Morning Herald Penny Meagher – painter Joan Phipson – author of 25 novels, including The Family Conspiracy; Winner of the Australian Children's Book of the Year (1963), and the New York Herald Tribune Children's Spring Book Festival Award (1964) Babette Smith – colonial historian and mediator Betty Who – stage name of Jessica Anne Newham, pop artist Zoë Young – Archibald Prize finalist, 2014 Medicine and science Dr Catherine Hamlin – obstetrician and gynaecologist; co-founder of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia; pioneer in fistula surgery; 1999 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize Politics, public service and the law Ruth Dobson – former Ambassador to Denmark and the Republic of Ireland. Rosemary Foot – former Deputy Leader of the NSW Liberal Party. First woman to be elected to a leadership position of a major party in a lower house anywhere in Australia Jane Mathews – judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Lucy Hughes Turnbull – a former Lord Mayor of Sydney (2003–2004); wife of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull; Company Director and author (she also attended Kincoppal-Rose Bay, School of the Sacred Heart, Sydney) Sport and aviation Christine Davy – former alpine skier who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics and pioneering female airline pilot who was the first Australian woman to hold a 1st Class Air Transport Pilot's Licence Jessica Young, member of the Israeli National Netball Team, who competed at the 2017 Netball Europe Championships, Aberdeen and 2017 Maccabiah Games Education Annabel Chauncey – founder of School For Life Foundation Patience Hawker – co-founder of Stawell School for girls in South Australia See also List of non-government schools in New South Wales List of boarding schools in Australia References Further reading Curd, L.M. 1938. Frensham: The First Twenty-five Years. Frensham School, Mittagong. Emilsen, S.E. 1988. Frensham: An Historical Perspective. Winifred West Schools, Mittagong. Svensen, J. 1993. Lasting Influences: Memories of Frensham 1938–1965. Molong Write Way, Molong, NSW. Tuckey, E. 1963. Fifty years at Frensham: A history of an Australian School. Winifred West Schools, Mittagong. External links Frensham School website 1913 establishments in Australia Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools Boarding schools in New South Wales Buildings and structures awarded the Sir John Sulman Medal Educational institutions established in 1913 Girls' schools in New South Wales Private secondary schools in New South Wales Mittagong, New South