Students at a private girls ' school in Sydney are reeling after the news that a 13-year-old student committed suicide , according to an email sent to all parents from the head of school . SCEGGS Darlinghurst 's headmistress , Jenny Allum is understood to have informed the school community of the Year Eight student 's death in an email to all school parents , according to The Daily Telegraph . 'It is with the greatest sadness that I inform you of the death of ( name ) , a girl in Year 8 , ' the email read , according to News Corp. Daily Mail Australia will not identify the name of the minor who has died . A 13-year-old SCEGGS Darlinghurst student is understood to have taken her own life on March 23 . 'This is a great tragedy which has affected us all ­deeply and will continue to do so for many days , weeks and months to come , ' Ms Allum reportedly wrote . 'We understand that ( the girl ) may have taken her own life although we are not fully aware of the details of her passing . ' The student 's friends took to social media to pay tribute to the 13-year-old and express their grief . Ms Allum reassured parents that a 'crisis ' team is in place to offer support to the school community as they struggle to deal with the devastating loss of the young teen . SCEGGS Darlinghurst 's headmistress , Jenny Allum reporedly informed the entire school community of the Year Eight student 's death in an email to all school parents . The headmistress says she has already spoken for the child 's parents to pass on the school community 's condolences . 'We are also in the process of phoning Year 8 parents to tell them the news and to talk to them about how to help their daughters in this tragic circumstance . ' Students showed great strength in the face of such a tragic loss . 'This is an example of why we have to reach out and check on our friends @ ruokday , ' one of the late student 's friend 's gently reminded . Ms Allum says she has already spoken for the child 's parents to pass on the school community 's condolences .
The headmistress of a private girls ' school in Sydney has informed all students ' parents that a Year Eight student has died . Tragically the 13-year-old girl reportedly took her own life . SCEGGS Darlinghurst headmistress Ms Allum broke the sad news . A crisis team is in place to help support the school community .