Wenona School - Notable Alumnae

Notable Alumnae

Alumnae of Woodstock/Wenona are known as Old Girls or Wenonians, and may choose to join the school's alumni association, the Wenonians Inc. Some notable Wenonians include:

Academic
  • Beatrice Lilias Rennie – Headmistress and founder of Queenwood School for Girls
  • Rebecca Elizabeth Scott – Rhodes Scholar (1993)
  • Briony Scott - Principal of Roseville College 2006-2011. Appointed Principal of Wenona from July 2011
Entertainment, media and the arts
  • Ann Moyal AM – Author; Biographer; Social Historian of Science, Telecommunication and Technology; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003 (also attended Canberra High School)
  • Wendy Paramor – Artist
  • April Rose Pengilly – Australian model and daughter of INXS band member, Kirk Pengilly
  • Rebecca Hetherington – Miss Rebecca from Mr. Squiggle
  • Ashleigh Cummings– Actress
Medicine and the sciences
  • Judith Dey– Pioneer in paediatrics including developmental disabilities
Politics, public service and the law
  • HE Dr Ruth Adler – Australian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam
  • Hon. Justice Annabelle Claire Bennett AO (née Darin) – Judge of the Federal Court of Australia; Additional Judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory; Presidential Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003
Sport
  • Alexandra Green - Bronze medallist at paralympics

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