▁Plan ', ▁an ▁educational ▁philosophy ▁created ▁by ▁Helen ▁Park h urst ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁The ▁' D al ton ▁Plan ' ▁a ims ▁to ▁produce ▁independent ▁and ▁confident ▁leaders . ▁ ▁A sch am ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Alliance ▁of ▁Girls ’ ▁School s ▁( Austral asia ), ▁the ▁Junior ▁School ▁He ads ▁Association ▁of ▁Australia ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁He ads ▁of ▁Independent ▁School s ▁of ▁Australia ▁( A H IS A ), ▁the ▁Australian ▁Board ing ▁School s ' ▁Association , ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁Association ▁of ▁He ads ▁of ▁Independent ▁Girls ' ▁School s ▁( A H IG S ). ▁ ▁A sch am ▁is ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit ▁company . ▁All ▁funds ▁must ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁benefit ▁the ▁school . ▁This ▁function ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁school ' s ▁Council ▁of ▁Govern ors ▁who ▁are ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁school ' s ▁members . ▁ ▁History ▁A sch am ▁school ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁by ▁Marie ▁Wall is , ▁as ▁a ▁private , ▁day ▁and ▁board ing ▁school ▁for ▁girls , ▁in ▁a ▁terra ce ▁house ▁in ▁Dar ling ▁Point . ▁The ▁school ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁site ▁following ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁Glen rock ▁estate ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Roger ▁A sch am , ▁t utor ▁to ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁I . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁adopted ▁the ▁' D al ton ▁Plan ' ▁as ▁its ▁method ▁of ▁teaching