The Armidale School

The Armidale School
The main building of The Armidale School, designed by Sir John Sulman in 1892
Location
Armidale, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates30°31′13″S 151°40′26″E / 30.52028°S 151.67389°E / -30.52028; 151.67389
Information
Former nameNew England Proprietary School
TypeIndependent co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school
MottoLatin: Absque Deo Nihil
(Without God, Nothing)
DenominationAnglicanism
Established1894 (1894)
Educational authorityNew South Wales Education Standards Authority
ChairmanMr Sebastian Hempel
PrincipalMr Ray Pearson
ChaplainRev Joanne Benham
Employees~127
GradesEarly learning and K–12
Enrolment682 (2022)
Campus typeRegional
ColoursNavy blue and straw   
Slogan"The One for All," or "Explore, Experience, Excel."
AthleticsAthletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales
Affiliations
AlumniOld Armidalians
Websitewww.as.edu.au

The Armidale School (abbreviated as TAS) is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, Pre K–12 boarding school located in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.

Founded in 1894 as the New England Proprietary School, TAS uses a non-selective enrolment policy. As of 2026, approximately 625 students were enrolled, including around 225 boarders from years 6 to 12. The school includes a preschool (ages 4 and above), a Junior School (Kindergarten to Year 5), offering the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme), a Middle School (Years 6–8), and a Senior School (Years 9–12).

The school is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia, and the Australian Boarding Schools Association. It is also one of three Round Square schools in New South Wales. It is also a member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS).