INDEPENDENT
SCHOOLS GUIDE 25th
ANNIVERSARY EDITION
THE LEGACY ISSUE
CULTIVATING CREATIVITY SHAPING OUR FUTURE LEADERS
GETTING REAL ADAPTING TO A CHANGING WORLD
B AY S I D E & S O U T H E A S T
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CAULFIELD
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Mind for life. Caulfield Grammar School nourishes learners to know who they are, what they value and why they are valued. We cultivate character, compassion, creativity and connection. Our learners come to define themselves and their value, allowing them to anticipate their future directions with confidence, courage and capability. Our academic outcomes stand as a testament to our teaching philosophy.
Co-educational E a r l y l e a r n i n g t o Ye a r 1 2 B o a r d i n g f r o m Ye a r 9 t o 1 2 caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au +61 3 9524 6333
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Building a legacy
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n our rapidly changing world, one of the most important skills to foster in our children is their ability to develop new skills. It’s likely that a large proportion of today’s primary and secondary students will end up in jobs that don’t yet exist. With this in mind, schools are evolving their curriculums and teaching styles to equip students with the ability to adapt and thrive in a complex, ever-changing global community. Traditional subjects like maths and English are being taught alongside practical subjects that encourage students to find new and creative solutions to real-world challenges. And topics like financial literacy, online ethics and mental health are being tackled to ensure that students are not just tertiary-ready when they leave school, but life-ready. Outside the classroom, volunteer programs are giving students the opportunity to make a real difference in their community and inspiring them to work towards a better future. Often only explored retrospectively, a legacy is something that we have the ability to shape in the present; what schools do today will form part of their legacy tomorrow, and the many years a child spends in the classroom, school playground and within the wider community will become an important part of their personal journey. In this 25th anniversary edition of Domain Review’s Independent Schools Guide, we explore how Victoria’s independent schools are rising to the challenges of today and providing opportunities for their students to make a positive mark on the world, both in their time at school and beyond. ● JESSICA GOLDING
CONTENTS Caulfield Grammar School
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Christ Church Grammar School
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Cornish College 15 De La Salle College
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Geelong Grammar School
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Haileybury 23 Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak
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Melbourne Girls Grammar
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Mentone Girls’ Grammar
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Mentone Grammar
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Presbyterian Ladies’ College
35
Sacré Cœur
37
Shelford Girls’ Grammar
41
St Catherine’s School
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St Leonard’s College 45 Wesley College
49
Xavier College
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THE LEGACY ISSUE
Getting ‘real’ is becoming a proven way to educate young Victorians. BY MEGAN WHITFIELD
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ADAPTING TO A CHANGING WORLD
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rom “Surviving the Apocalypse” to “Criminal Investigations”: Victorian school curriculums are adapting to a changing world by offering subjects focused on real-world applications and collaboration. The key is in curating a learning environment that combines soft skills with external applications, according to Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar principal Dr Deborah Priest. “There are two key focuses for us,” she says. “Firstly, developing our students’ character and wellbeing – placing [mental and physical health] on the same level as academics. And, secondly, the learning must be connected to a real-world context, with inter-faculty collaboration.” Priest says this flexibility in thinking and emphasis on co-operation is vital in equipping students with skills that they can carry into life. “Soft skills are best learnt in context,” Priest adds. “While traditional core subjects are still, and always will be, important … it’s also about looking at the ways we can develop skills for the future – from being collaborative and fluid, to existing in a virtual world.” Over a two-year period, the school has been developing a range of new subjects to best reflect a changing society and the modern workplace, including the year 8 subject “Lights, Camera, Action” which was launched in 2019. Exploring ethical questions about how people conduct themselves online, the subject addresses both the challenges and benefits of having an online profile and teaches hands-on skills for working in a virtual sphere.
It’s an approach being met with enthusiasm by students, with enrolments for a series of new year 9 electives (developed out of feedback from the girls) already completed. “Our elective ‘Criminal Investigations’ already has three classes filled,” says Priest. “We’ll be using real-life equipment to simulate a crime scene investigation as closely as we can, conducting soil analysis, DNA sequencing … the girls are fascinated.” Also popular is “The Game of Life”, a practical subject addressing money
so years and building a new learning ecosystem.” Known as “Polaris”, the system is focused on foundational literacies (including financial and digital literacy), capability skills focused on responding to complex challenges, and personal characteristics extending to mental and physical health.
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management, how to apply for jobs, and planning for life after school. “It’s about creating students that aren’t just tertiary-ready, but lifeready,” says Priest. In Melbourne’s north, Marcellin College is also shaking up its curriculum, amounting to a kind of “renaissance in schooling”, according to deputy principal Adriano Di Prato. “We need to prepare students for their future, not how we work now,” he says. “We’re moving away from the standardised teaching of the last 50 or
he school is introducing Polaris in stages, with 2020 seeing the commencement of the depth (years 9 and 10) and pathway (years 11 and 12) phases. This will see the introduction of new electives and timetable structures designed to encourage students to take ownership of their learning plan while tapping into their individual passions and goals. “The focus is on dynamic learning, with the opportunity for hyperspecialisation,” Di Prato says. On top of VET and VCE offerings, niche subjects such as the sciencebased, religious education “Who is Jesus, really?” and “Surviving the Apocalypse” - a humanities subject exploring how to thrive in a postapocalyptic world, year 9 and 10 students will have five periods a fortnight to meet with mentors, careers advisers or school counsellors to develop methods of managing their extra-curricular activities and overall wellbeing. “We’re trying to build an understanding that wellbeing and learning are interconnected,” says Di Prato. “It’s about comprehensive wellbeing … and catering for unique learning processes.”
“While traditional core subjects are still, and always will be, important . . . it’s also about looking at the ways we can develop skills for the future.” DR DEBORAH PRIEST
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WHEELERS HILL
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CAULFIELD
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Mind for life. Caulfield Grammar School nourishes learners to know who they are, what they value and why they are valued. We cultivate character, compassion, creativity and connection. Our learners come to define themselves and their value, allowing them to anticipate their future directions with confidence, courage and capability. Our academic outcomes stand as a testament to our teaching philosophy.
Co-educational E a r l y l e a r n i n g t o Ye a r 1 2 B o a r d i n g f r o m Ye a r 9 t o 1 2 caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au +61 3 9524 6333
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Caulfield Grammar School
THE BASICS ENQUIRIES +61 3 9524 6333
WHEELERS HILL CAMPUS
caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au
74-82 Jells Road, Wheelers Hill VIC 3150
cgs@caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au
MALVERN CAMPUS 5 Willoby Avenue, Glen Iris VIC 3146
YEARS
CAULFIELD CAMPUS
3yo Kindergarten – Year 12
217 Glen Eira Road, East St Kilda VIC 3183 DENOMINATION Anglican
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PRIN CIPA L \ A S H LE I G H MA R TIN
aulfield Grammar School prides itself on focusing on the whole person. We have a strong history of academic achievement and are committed to exceptional results for our students. We recognise, however, that this is only part of a person’s learning journey. We believe in developing a mind for life so that learners are equipped with the mental, emotional and academic capabilities they need to follow – whatever path they choose. For students to chart their course in life, they must develop character, creativity, compassion and connection. These competencies are nurtured through several ways at Caulfield – in the way we teach, the breadth of co-curricular offerings and our commitment to every learner’s wellbeing. We are renowned for our passionate vision for innovation in education, offering modern learning facilities and forward-thinking curriculum. Our educators take a personalised approach to learning and help every student find value in who they are, so they may become confident, socially conscious, brilliant individuals. We foster a teaching environment invested in improving knowledge so that they can anticipate and plan for emerging skills and careers. We are an authorised school to deliver The International Baccalaureate – (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP), and a candidate school for the Middle Years Programme (MYP).
GENDER Co-educational FEES ELC $19,308 – Year 12 $33,084 BOARDING \ Yes SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Ashleigh Martin, appointed Principal in late 2017, is a strong advocate for the relational element of teaching and the benefit to students that arise through strong connections. He passionately believes in living out the School’s values.
GLOBAL IMMERSION
EDUCATION OUTDOORS
ARTS PROGRAM
SPORTS PROGRAM
Our School equips learners
Our experiential learning
Music, dance, theatre and
Specialised coaches, trained
to engage with the global
program at Yarra Junction
visual arts are supported
in delivering age-
community through
provides students with the
by specialist teachers and
appropriate sports
cultural immersion. We
opportunity to develop
outstanding resources to
programs for beginner to
have a dedicated campus
practical skills, and
challenge students and
elite level, deliver our
for Year 9 students in
consider the effect that our
bring out their best.
Sports Program with a
Nanjing, China. Immersion
actions and lifestyle have
Featuring more than 100
unique approach designed
learning tours in sport,
on the natural
concerts, performances,
to maximise engagement
music, language, The Arts
environment.
productions and
and enjoyment.
and STEM.
exhibitions yearly. I N DEPE N DE N T SCHOOL S GU IDE 2020
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Leaders in education since 1898 Come and find out more about Christ Church Grammar School Book online now for one of our tours www.ccgs.vic.edu.au or call our Registrar on 8533 7911
3–12 YEAR OLDS COEDUCATIONAL INDEPENDENT CCGS.VIC.EDU.AU
INSPIRE HEARTS. IGNITE MINDS.
Christ Church Grammar School
THE BASICS
677 Punt Road, South Yarra VIC 3141
registrar@ccgs.vic.edu.au
ENQUIRIES +61 3 9866 3540 ccgs.vic.edu.au
YEARS 3 – 12 year olds
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PRIN CIPA L \ N E IL A N DA RY
stablished in 1898, Christ Church Grammar School is a leading, inner city, independent, coeducational school that provides an outstanding education for children. We aspire to be the leading coeducational school for children through to Year 6 by embracing explicit, evidencebased learning; enabling every child to be their best; ensuring our children learn in an environment grounded by love and faith; and by fostering caring, supportive and enduring relationships with children, families and the community. We are an inclusive community and treasure the unique spirit of each and every child. Quality teaching and learning, high expectations and supportive relationships encourage our young children to develop in character and to aspire to be their very best. From Preparatory onwards, specialist teachers work with our children in a range of areas including the arts, music, languages and physical education. We also offer a comprehensive co-curricular program that caters for diverse interests such as Latin, French, chess, computer coding, homework club, karate, gymnastics and drama. At Christ Church Grammar we know that children learn best when their individual needs are identified and addressed in a nurturing, supportive and encouraging environment with positive role models.
DENOMINATION Anglican GENDER Co-educational FEES $16,320 – $27,276 BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Neil is a highly experienced educator who is committed to building strong, enduring relationships with families and the community. Neil has worked at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide since 2004 and commences at CCGS in January 2020.
TEACHING/LEARNING
FAMILIES
OUR PARISH
COMMUNITY
Our high-quality
Christ Church Grammar
Proud of our connection
We understand the
curriculum ensures that
welcomes families, not just
with Christ Church South
importance of community
our teaching and learning
students. Diversity is
Yarra, as the only
connections and value our
program is both rigorous
celebrated and children,
co-educational Anglican
partnerships with the 2/14th
and enjoyable. We challenge
their families and our staff
parish school for 3-12 year
Australian Field Regiment,
our students to achieve
are all cherished and
olds in Victoria, we embed
the Shrine of Remembrance,
their very best and have
valued. We develop and
the Anglican faith and ethos
Red Dust Role Models and
small class sizes to
nurture trusting
into our daily practice,
the Areyonga School, in a
maximise the engagement
relationships based on
welcoming those of all
remote Indigenous
of students and teachers.
respect and honesty.
faiths and none.
community. I N DEPE N DE N T SCHOOL S GU IDE 2020
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Educate for a sustainable future Discover why Cornish College offers education of a different kind Book a school tour now at www.cornishcollege.vic.edu.au/discover-cornish
For more information contact Admissions admissions@cornishcollege.vic.edu.au or call 9781 9000.
www.cornishcollege.vic.edu.au
THE BASICS
Cornish College
YEARS Early Learning – Year 12
65 Riverend Road, Bangholme VIC 3175 DENOMINATION Associated with the Uniting ENQUIRIES
Church
+61 3 9781 9000, cornishcollege.vic.edu.au GENDER
admissions@cornishcollege.vic.edu.au
Co-educational
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PRIN CIPA L \ N I C O L A FO R R E S T
hen you choose Cornish College, you choose a wealth of educational experiences. From our passionate, experienced staff to the many co-curricular opportunities, Cornish offers education quite like no other. Located on 100 acres of natural parkland, Cornish provides Early Learning to Year 12 students the space to stretch their legs and their curiosity, beyond the classroom walls and into nature’s classroom. Our environment is the key to our vision of educating students for a sustainable future. We are committed to this vision, engaging our students beyond textbooks and encouraging a different way of thinking, one which considers how our decisions impact the world around us. Our motto is “Make a Difference”. At the heart of this is our dedication to developing independence, compassion and personal excellence amongst our students, ensuring they have the capacity and the desire to make a difference, both locally and globally. “At Cornish, we are developing curriculum to educate for a sustainable future now, with structures that mobilise the attitudes, skills, knowledge and values required for young people to become the best individuals they have the capacity to be,” Principal, Nicola Forrest said.
FEES $11,800 – $20,800 BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Nicola joined Cornish in 2013 and was appointed Principal in August 2019. She presents workshops and keynote addresses for educators throughout Australia in curriculum design, pedagogical leadership and innovation in middle years education.
WHY CORNISH?
COMMUNITY
FORWARD-THINKING
OUR SUCCESS
Our inspiring learning
We are a supportive and
Cornish offers education of
Cornish excels in academia,
environment and holistic
cohesive community that
a different kind. We give
sport, the arts and
approach to education
values each person. Cornish
students the tools to thrive
environmental and social
empowers students to
has a strong and welcoming
now and into the future to
leadership. We have award-
be curious, courageous
relationship with all those
meet the socio-cultural,
winning learning spaces
and compassionate. Our
integral to our development
economic, technological
and teachers who are
expert teachers design
- parents, alumni and
and environmental
educational thought
meaning ful curriculum
friends of the school.
challenges of our time.
leaders. Our success is
that challenges and extends
evident in the way our
our future leaders.
students make a difference. I N DEPE N DE N T SCHOOL S GU IDE 2020
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THREE UNIQUE CAMPUSES TAILORED TO EACH STAGE OF YOUR SON’S
EDUCATION AND JOURNEY
“We deliver a quality education in a respectful and encouraging environment, providing students with the skills to be active and successful citizens in today’s society.” Mr Peter Houlihan, Principal
TIVERTON CAMPUS 1318 High Street, Malvern HOLY EUCHARIST CAMPUS 1241 Dandenong Road, Malvern East KINNOULL CAMPUS Northbrook Avenue, Malvern
TAKING ENROLMENTS YEARS 5 - 12
www.delasalle.vic.edu.au P: 03 9508 2100
THE BASICS
De La Salle College
ENQUIRIES +61 3 9508 2100
TIVERTON CAMPUS
delasalle.vic.edu.au
1318 High Street, Malvern VIC 3144
enrolment@delasalle.vic.
HOLY EUCHARIST CAMPUS
edu.au
1241 Dandenong Road, Malvern East VIC 3145 KINNOULL CAMPUS
YEARS
Northbrook Avenue, Malvern VIC 3144
5 – 12 DENOMINATION
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PRIN CIPA L \ PE T E R H O U LIHA N
s a non-zoned Catholic boys school; De La Salle College welcomes students from all over the Melbourne metropolitan area. We operate on a culture of achievement and challenge, where each student is encouraged and supported to achieve his full potential. A variety of pathways and opportunities to specialise in areas of interest and expertise is a feature of our students’ experience. As a Lasallian College, our students are expected to contribute to the local and international community through volunteer and fundraising work. Through these opportunities students develop leadership skills, including, innovation, initiative and selflessness, along with a strong sense of compassion. Established in 1912, De La Salle, Malvern has a rich history. From our first class of 54 students in a parish hall to now educating over 1,100 students across three campuses, our emphasis remains on developing the existing traditions and strengths of our past. We are very proud of our 106 year-old tradition of developing young men of character and empathy, dedicated to their College, their studies and each other. Our dynamic curriculum, extensive co-curricular program and overarching culture of challenge and achievement, faith and service, develops our students to become capable, well-rounded and respectful young men.
Catholic GENDER Boys only FEES $9,720 – $12,689 BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ No
ABOUT THE PRINICPAL
Peter Houlihan is an exceptional educational leader with a focus on developing students’ 21stcentury skills. He holds Masters degrees in Education and Leadership. Peter operates on a platform of high expectations and innovation.
YEAR 9 CAMPUS
MUSIC
INNOVATION
SPORT
In 2019, De La Salle
Through the study of music,
The climate at De La Salle
As members of the
launched their dedicated
students develop
is one of progression and
Associated Catholic
Year 9 Campus at Holy
composition skills and gain
innovation. Students are
Colleges’ (ACC), De La Salle
Eucharist, Malvern East.
an appreciation for this
embracing new and
College offers high-quality
A unique formative year
universal art from. A
exciting learning
inter-school competition in
and curricular focussed on
multitude of performance
opportunities, including
weekly matches and many
collaboration and inquiry.
opportunities are available
programming, coding
major carnivals.
in ensembles and bands.
and robotics which are
Competitive sport is
Music is compulsory in
being expanded across all
timetabled into the
Years 5-8.
year levels.
school week. I N DEPE N DE N T SCHOOL S GU IDE 2020
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Geelong Grammar School
THE BASICS
BOSTOCK HOUSE
+ 61 3 5273 9200
139 Noble Street, Newtown VIC 3220
ggs.vic.edu.au
CORIO CAMPUS
admissions@ggs.vic.edu.au
ENQUIRIES
50 Biddlecombe Avenue, Corio VIC 3214 TIMBERTOP CAMPUS
YEARS
Private Mail Bag, Mansfield VIC 3722
ELC – Year 12
TOORAK CAMPUS DENOMINATION
14 Douglas Street, Toorak VIC 3142
Anglican
A
PRIN CIPA L \ R E B E C CA CO DY
t Geelong Grammar School (GGS) we do things differently; knowing it takes more than theory to make an impact beyond the classroom. Our educational theory is intentional and enduring; we exist to enable wisdom. Students as young as three years of age can begin their GGS adventure with us at our Bostock House or Toorak Campus. As our children enter early adolescence, their learning continues into Middle School at the Corio Campus, followed by a transformational year at Timbertop. With enlivened spirit and tenacity, our students return to our Corio Campus to complete Senior School. We are Australia’s largest coeducational boarding community and celebrate a culturally rich blend of students, from rural to regional, interstate to overseas. We encourage and celebrate diversity and want all our learners to feel a genuine sense of belonging within a caring and inclusive environment. At GGS, it is our privilege to enable wisdom by providing a holistic education which prioritises learning and academic skills, as well as the values of courage, curiosity and compassion. We offer a unique pathway for growth; an educational experience that is academically challenging and underpinned by three strategic educational pillars; Adventure Education, Positive Education and Creative Education.
GENDER Co-educational FEES POA BOARDING \ Yes SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Joining the School in early 2018, Rebecca’s approach centres on an unwavering commitment to the philosophy and practice of holistic education, and the far-reaching impact this has on shaping a buoyant, more adaptable and enlightened world.
ADVENTURE ED
POSITIVE ED
CREATIVE ED
BOARDING
Our Timbertop campus
Positive Education places
Our newest Strategic Pillar.
With ample open space and
provides learners with a
wellbeing at the heart of our
Cultivating the skills of
extraordinary facilities,
transformational year of
learning community.
communication,
GGS uniquely satisfies a
Adventure Education:
Equipping our learners
collaboration, critical
student’s desire for space
experiential learning
with the knowledge and
thinking, problem posing
and play, underpinned by
through and with nature
skills to nurture their own
and problem solving.
a well-established House
helps to develop competence
wellbeing and foster a
Prioritising transferable
System that provides the
in practical ways and
deeper purpose to
competencies for young
structure and support for
promotes independence and
contribute to the wellbeing
people to flourish in a fast-
young learners to thrive.
self-efficacy.
of others.
changing world. I N DEPE N DE N T SCHOOL S GU IDE 2020
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THE LEGACY ISSUE
A bold vision creates the opportunity to build a great school. BY SARAH MARINOS
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HAILEYBURY
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LEADING THE WAY
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hen Haileybury CEO and principal, Derek Scott, joined the school in 2002 it had already started on the road to modernisation. Six years later, when Scott became principal, he continued that journey. Since then, it has grown to become a school of 4,500 students within Australia, has seen a 20 per cent improvement in academic performance, and has become the biggest provider of Australian secondary education in China and the rest of Asia. The Haileybury International School in Beijing has 800 boarders and, more recently, Scott oversaw the establishment of the Meisha Academy by Haileybury in Guangzhou. Haileybury also offers nine other VCE programs in China and provides VCE education in Timor-Leste and the Philippines. In early 2018, a day school for students in Darwin, the Haileybury Rendall School, opened its doors and is one of the largest Indigenous boarding schools in the country. Haileybury is also the first independent school in Melbourne to introduce a vertical school in the CBD. “We have a bold vision to be recognised as a great world school – to be outward-looking, global and entrepreneurial and for that to become part of our DNA. The notion of academic excellence underpins all of that,” says Scott. Haileybury’s educational philosophy is gaining attention. In the past two years, the school has won six prestigious Australian Education Awards,
including Australian School of the Year, Principal of the Year and Best Professional Learning Program. The school’s teaching models are integral to its success. An Explicit Teaching Model in primary years has been designed to deliver strong outcomes in literacy and numeracy, and the Parallel Education Model supports students from years five and onwards. “In year 5, our students enter into single-gender classes. It takes the best of academic outcomes that come from single-sex classes, and the very strong social outcomes from the co-education environment,” explains Scott. National testing results show the school has reversed national and
international trends where boys traditionally do better in maths and girls perform better in reading and comprehension. Through the Haileybury Institute, the school is sharing its learnings to help other schools improve educational outcomes. “We have been working with more than 100 schools to help them improve their literacy and numeracy standards with great success,” says Scott. “Our deputy principal visits schools and trains the leadership of those schools in remote parts of Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia. Four times a year, up to four of our teaching staff travel with him
and work with teachers to help them understand the Explicit Teaching Model. “We have a fundamental belief that we want every student in Australia to have a great education. If we have something that we think is an area of expertise, we want to work with other schools to share it.” Haileybury also emphasises the importance of creativity, analytical skills, passion and curiosity – all encouraged through the school’s extracurricular program. Scott and his colleagues have forged partnerships to expose students to diverse and unique experiences while they learn. For the past two years, a partnership with Swinburne University and NASA has seen students design an experiment for the International Space Station. “This year’s experiment tested the notion of the impact of weightlessness on tooth decay. Our primary school students who lost a tooth brought it to school, and one tooth was sent into space. We’re now looking at the data,” says Scott. As Haileybury evolves, Scott hopes he is contributing to a legacy for current and future students. “Eventually, I hope to leave behind an institution that will continue to change rapidly and efficiently to meet the needs of each generation of students,” he says. “Education can get caught in a time warp. We want Haileybury to continue to keep pace with society and with the needs of our students so they can succeed in that society.”
“I hope to leave behind an institution that will continue to change rapidly and efficiently to meet the needs of each generation of students.” DEREK SCOTT
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Haileybury
THE BASICS
855 Springvale Road, Keysborough VIC 3173
+61 3 9904 6000
120 South Road, Brighton East VIC 3187
haileybury.vic.edu.au
138 High Street, Berwick VIC 3806
admissions@haileybury.vic.
383 King Street, West Melbourne VIC 3003
edu.au
ENQUIRIES
6057 Berrimah Road, Berrimah NT 0828 6 Gongxue Road, Gaocun County, Wuqing District, Tianjin, China
YEARS ELC – Year 12
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C E O | PRIN CIPA L \ M R D E R E K S COT T
ore parents choose to send their children to Haileybury than any other school in Australia. One of the Asia-Pacific region’s leading independent schools, it has campuses in Keysborough, Brighton, Berwick, Melbourne, China and Darwin. Haileybury is acclaimed for outstanding academic results, small class sizes, extensive co-curricular choices and stateof-the-art facilities. The school achieves exceptional national testing and VCE results, placing it among Australia’s leading schools. It has high expectations of students and provides the support they need to excel. In 2018, Haileybury was named Australian School of the Year and in 2019, CEO | Principal Mr Derek Scott was named Australian School Principal of the Year at the Australian Education Awards. Haileybury also won best Professional Learning Program and Department Head of the Year. Haileybury’s Parallel Education Model recognises the diverse educational needs of girls and boys. They learn together until the end of Year 4, then attend separate schools on the same campus from Years 5 to 12. While girls and boys benefit from co-education early on, single gender classes in the middle and senior years achieve better academic outcomes. Our newest campus, Haileybury Rendall School, draws upon the school’s leading programs and is committed to bringing world-class education to Darwin.
DENOMINATION NA GENDER Parallel Education – boys and girls share facilities but attend single-gender classes FEES Go to: haileybury.vic.edu.au BOARDING \ Haileybury Rendall School, Darwin SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Under the leadership of 2019 Australian Principal of the Year, Mr Derek Scott, Haileybury has become one of the nation’s leading academic schools with outstanding NAPLAN and VCE results.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
GLOBAL OUTLOOK
SPORT
MUSIC
Haileybury’s Program is
A wide range of travel
Haileybury Sport aims to
Our instrumental program
built upon social justice
experiences are available to
promote participation in
lies at the heart of music at
and a sense of fairness. This
Haileybury students
healthy activities and
Haileybury. Individual
creates student awareness
through our Global Outlook
provide appropriate
and group tuition is offered
of their community, as well
Program. All international
opportunities for all
in all orchestral
as their own self-worth.
opportunities are carefully
students of differing
instruments – piano, pipe
Each campus supports
designed to coincide with
interests and abilities.
organ, voice and guitar.
numerous charities
learning and ignite
Across the year, girls and
Each campus boasts a
throughout the year.
cultural awareness.
boys have more than 30
range of large and small
sports to choose from.
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At Loreto Toorak she’ll learn justice, sincerity, verity, felicity and freedom... Vietnam Pilgrimage
Our Positive Education approach is grounded in our Loreto values and guided by our vision to create a learning community which is strengths-focused, engenders resilience and enables individuals to flourish. 2020 School Tours @ 9.00am; Wednesday 12 February, Wednesday 25 March, Thursday 28 May, Wednesday 16 September, Tuesday 27 October. Enquiries: +61 3 9823 8231 admissions@loretotoorak.vic.edu.au AN INDEPENDENT CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ELC TO VCE
THE BASICS
Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak
ENQUIRIES +61 3 9823 8100 loretotoorak.vic.edu.au admissions@loretotoorak. vic.edu.au
10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak VIC 3142
YEARS ELC – Year 12
L
PRIN CIPA L \ D R SUSA N S T E VE N S
oreto Toorak is an Independent Catholic Girls’ School embracing genuine values of freedom, justice, sincerity, verity and felicity to foster a mutual respect and deep understanding of the individual and a compassion for the broader community. To become confident, self-assured women, girls need the right challenges. Loreto Toorak has created an environment where your daughter will be nurtured, challenged and encouraged to discover her true self. Excellent academic results are achieved each year, but this is only one aspect of our holistic approach to education. Established in 1924, the foundations began over 400 years ago with a truly remarkable English woman, Mary Ward. She overcame extraordinary opposition and hostility to found the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), known as the Loreto Sisters. Today there are seven Loreto Schools in Australia and more than 90 throughout the world. An extensive and challenging academic program is integral to the education of heart and mind, which is cherished at Loreto Toorak. A love of learning is fostered by specialist teachers who share a passion for their subjects with programs that aim to foster individual needs. The opportunities we provide will challenge and extend your daughter, helping her to graduate with an inner belief that there is much she can achieve.
DENOMINATION Catholic GENDER Girls only (Co-ed ELC) FEES $19,750 – $28,490 BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Dr Susan Stevens, PhD Melb, MEd (EdAdmin), MMusic, AMusA, GradDip (AdolHealth&Welfare), GradDipTheology, FACE, MACEA, MAICD. Principal for 17 years, she chairs and is an active contributor on many boards in several organisations.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
MUSIC
LANGUAGES
Students are taught to
Physical education includes
Music is a rich and diverse
Four languages are taught
critically analyse the
20 different sports. A
component of our
at Loreto Toorak. Chinese
structures of society that
member of Girls Sport
education. There are 25
(Mandarin) and French are
perpetuate injustice. We
Victoria, we compete
ensemble groups available
taught from Preparatory to
nurture their hearts and
against 23 girls’ schools
for students. These include
VCE. From Year 7, students
minds to become aware of
during a weekly
bands, choirs, orchestras,
may also elect to study
social justice issues.
competition. We engage
instrumental ensembles,
additional languages
Students participate in
many top specialist coaches
chamber groups and voice
including Italian and
numerous justice activities.
across several sports to
programs.
Indonesian, taught through
challenge our students.
to VCE. I N DEPE N DE N T SCHOOL S GU IDE 2020
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Writing
Guitar
LEARNING
Project Work
Acting
Singing
INFLUENCE
Public Speaking YouTube Channel Educating Others
Family from Brazil
Travel CULTURE
Language
MEET JULIA... Commenced: Year 3 Current age: 12
Creative communicator
MEET THE FUTURE
Melbourne Girls Grammar
THE BASICS ENQUIRIES +61 3 9862 9200
MERTON HALL (YEAR 5 TO YEAR 12)
mggs.vic.edu.au
86 Anderson Street, South Yarra VIC 3141
enrolments@mggs.vic.
MORRIS HALL (PREP TO YEAR 4)
edu.au
100 Caroline Street, South Yarra VIC 3141 EARLY LEARNING CENTRE
YEARS
63 Clowes Street, South Yarra VIC 3141
ELC – Year 12 DENOMINATION
M
PRIN CIPA L \ D R TO N I E . M E AT H
GGS is a school where challenge and choice create opportunities for every girl to discover and pursue her strengths, passions, and goals. We believe that an exceptional education is not only about academic skills, but also emotional and physical wellbeing. We have always been a future-focussed community and are innovative in our approach to preparing students for life in an increasingly complex and globally connected world. We focus on reinforcing strong values and lifelong skills like resilience and independence, instilling in our Grammarians the courage they need to excel in life beyond school. Students engage in experiences that develop their learnings in a way that suits them, individual passions are encouraged as we support each and every student: the Early Learning and Junior Years provide the foundations of positive learning, reinforcing that anything is possible, and where imagination, curiosity and inquiry lead to discovery; the Middle Years (Years 5-8) provide the opportunity to dive deeper into key learning concepts with real-world experiences to assist understanding; the Senior Years (Years 9-12) provide the launching pad for self-motivated learning. Graduates of MGGS are bold, dynamic and courageous leaders who develop the resilience, persistence and confidence to achieve their best in any path they choose.
Anglican GENDER Girls only FEES For fee listings, please visit mggs.vic.edu.au BOARDING \ Yes SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Principal Dr Toni E. Meath believes that learning is for all. Education is about developing the whole person, and good schools with good teachers have the ability to make a profound difference in someone’s life. Dr Meath and the School share a vision, mission and values to create an excellent learning environment.
INNOVATION
ENTERPRISE
WELLBEING
CREATIVITY
With a focus on
We champion the
Holistic wellbeing is an
Project based learning tasks
personalised learning,
development of enterprising
essential component of a
enable students to explore
students collaborate and
mindsets. Students interact
healthy life. To support and
real-world problems and
solve problems while
with companies and
extend every girl’s
develop creative solutions.
thinking critically.
industry sectors solving
capability, we provide
We foster budding futurists
Students enjoy authentic
real-world problems, attend
dedicated staff, facilities
who explore new ways of
opportunities to engage with
internships, attain micro
and programs.
thinking and are
emerging technologies as we
credentials and meet with
empathetic and conceptual
arm the next generation
visiting entrepreneurs to
in their approach.
with skills for the future.
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OPEN DAY 5 March 2020 Register at: www.mentonegirls.vic.edu.au
Empowering Girls
Mentone Girls’ Grammar
THE BASICS
11 Mentone Parade, Mentone, VIC 3194
ELC – Year 12
ENQUIRIES
DENOMINATION
+61 3 9581 1200
Anglican
YEARS
mentonegirls.vic.edu.au GENDER
info@mentonegirls.vic.edu.au
Girls only
M
PRIN CIPA L \ NATA LIE C HA R LE S
entone Girls’ Grammar is one of the finest schools for girls in Melbourne. As an open-entry school, we accept girls of all talents and abilities. Anglican in tradition, we pride ourselves on being culturally diverse, welcoming students of all faiths and cultures. Quality teaching, small classes, and an inspired curriculum, set within technologyrich, purpose built learning centres, have led to our long history of outstanding achievements. With a beautiful, single campus, we offer the advantages of a seamless education from our Early Learning Centre to year 12. Our unique location by the beach has inspired our WAVES priorities, which meet the needs of girls by contributing to their wellbeing, achievement, positive values, enterprising nature and success as women in society. We believe every girl is remarkable in her own way, and as such we value each individual and work to foster selfconfidence and achievement. We provide our students with important skills to manage their lives, to make informed choices and take calculated risks, and have the selfawareness and self-belief to deal with different challenges and pressures. The School is filled with staff and students who have passion, dedication and perseverance. We have high expectations and take great pride in exceeding them. This is why Mentone Girls become Remarkable Women.
FEES $12,215 – $27,515 BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Natalie Charles is a passionate educator and known for her expertise in educational leadership. She believes in empowering girls to be future ready through innovative curriculum, entrepreneurial learning and wellbeing support.
ENTERPRISE
WELLBEING & SPORT
STEM
CREATIVE ARTS
Our Enterprise Academy is
The wellbeing of our
The concept of scientific
We have a proud tradition
about real world enterprise
students is a key priority
exploration begins in our
of excellence in visual and
skills with hands on
and we believe girls with a
Early Learning Centre,
performing arts. We have
teaching and learning
strong sense of wellbeing
with a formal science,
award-winning musicians,
focused on developing
are engaged, productive,
technology, engineering
choirs and artists and take
digitally-literate,
focused and happy
and mathematics (STEM)
exciting creative risks with
innovative and
learners. Girls also
program from Year 5.
activities that
financially-savvy,
participate in an extensive
STEM extension activities
fundamentally enrich the
capable girls.
range of sports from
are also held within and
lives of our students.
aerobics to water polo.
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HAPPY
&
HEALTHY
HIGH ACHIEVING Mentone Grammar’s academic, cocurricular and wellbeing programs are designed for the holistic development of our students so that they can achieve their personal best and be happy and healthy young people. This is delivered within our highly acknowledged Together-Apart-Together coeducational model. From our Early Learning Centre through to Year 12, we provide age and stage appropriate programs designed to engage the modern learner in a dynamic environment.
EXPERIENCE MENTONE GRAMMAR AT A SCHOOL TOUR Book online or contact us for more information at: www.mentonegrammar.net
www.mentonegrammar.net 63 Venice Street Mentone T: +61 9584 4211
THE BASICS
Mentone Grammar
ENQUIRIES + 61 3 9584 4211 mentonegrammar.net
63 Venice Street, Mentone VIC 3194
enquiry@ mentonegrammar.net YEARS
E
PRIN CIPA L \ M A L CAT E R
stablished in 1923, Mentone Grammar is an Anglican independent school rich in tradition and contemporary in thinking. We take a leading role in educating girls and boys with our unique coeducational model that is responsive to children’s development from ELC to Year 12. Mentone Grammar is renowned for its successful learning model of Together-Apart-Together, where girls and boys in the Middle Years (5-9) learn within a coeducational environment in gender specific classes. In Early Learning through to Year 4 and in Years 10-12, students learn in a fully coeducational environment. We are ideally located by the beach and close to public transport. In addition to our Mentone Campus, our School also provides 17 hectares of lush playing fields at Keysborough and a beachside camp at Shoreham on the Peninsula. Our Creativity Centre is an outstanding facility which includes a 450-seat theatre, visual arts studios for painting, sculpture, drawing, digital photography, printmaking and visual communication design and specialist labs for robotics, animation, 3D printing, materials and food technology. In addition, there is a recording studio which is part of an extensive new music school and drama and dance studios. School tours are held every term, or private tours are offered by appointment with the Registrar.
ELC – Year 12 DENOMINATION Anglican GENDER Co-educational FEES $14,949 – $29,472 BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Mr Cater became Principal of Mentone Grammar in 2007, continuing his long association with the School. As an Old Mentonian (1981), he returned to the School after tertiary studies and employment in commerce in 1986.
ARTS
SPORT
SCIENCE
GREENWAYS
Our school also has a
Mentone Grammar has a
Our state-of-the-art Science
Our unique Greenways
deserving reputation as a
proud sporting history and
and Environmental Studies
Program for Year 9 includes
leader in the visual and
is a powerful contender in
Centre with specialist
running their own campus
performing arts with an
the AGSV program. Our
laboratories for chemistry,
cafe, learning valuable
events calendar filled with
Coaching Academy
biology, physics and
skills in hospitality,
extraordinary productions
provides specialist coaching
environmental science
financial literacy,
and celebrations of artistic
in a broad range of sports
provides students with the
marketing and business. As
and performance
and makes the most of our
resources they need to
well as four-week Learning
excellence.
excellent sports facilities.
engage with our
Journeys away from the
challenging curriculum.
classroom.
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THE BASICS
Presbyterian Ladies’ College
YEARS 6 months ELC – Year 12 DENOMINATION Presbyterian
141 Burwood Highway, Burwood VIC 3125
GENDER ENQUIRIES
ELC – co-educational.
+61 3 9808 5811
Prep to Year 12 – girls only
plc.vic.edu.au FEES
admissions@plc.vic.edu.au
$17,684 – $31,652 BOARDING \ Yes
P PRIN CIPA L \ DAWN CLE M E N T S
LC has been renowned as a leader in girls’ education for over 140 years. Nurtured within a Christian environment, girls are encouraged to develop a respect and concern for others, to acquire leadership skills and self-discipline and to have a sensitive informed understanding of other cultures. We passionately believe that for our students, every opportunity should be explored and any goal is achievable. Our girls, regardless of their talent, ability or background are challenged to pursue their interests and develop their strengths. Our focus is on the development of the whole person: academic, emotional, social, creative, physical and spiritual, with personal achievements across all areas of endeavour being celebrated. We look forward to working with your daughter to encourage, inspire and help her realise her own personal excellence as she prepares to take her place as a modern woman in tomorrow’s world.
SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Mrs Clements is passionate about educational excellence in Christian Independent Schools and equipping young women to positively influence their generation. We are delighted to have an engaging, warm, articulate leader as our Principal.
PASTORAL CARE
BEYOND CLASSROOMS
EXCELLENCE
A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Our pastoral care program
We highly encourage our
We believe everyone has
PLC is a Christian school
is one in which students’
girls to immerse themselves
their own excellence just
that celebrates and
voices are valued, and
in a diverse range of
waiting to be uncovered
nurtures the Christian faith
where diversity and
activities and interests
and we encourage and
within the school
personal excellence are
beyond the classroom,
inspire our girls to embrace
community and through
celebrated across a school
including theatre, sports,
life’s opportunities with
our Christian Studies core
community that sees staff
music, community
confidence, courage and
curriculum programs.
lead by example and
outreach, outdoor
optimism in whatever field
support the uniqueness of
adventure and
of interest they pursue.
every individual.
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= s g n i n r o Tour aM nd 18 March 4 March 5 – 1 1 a m 9:1
Sacré Cœur
Join us from 9:15am at 172 Burke Rd, Glen Iris for our tour morning. Meet our Principal, students, teachers and experience the Sacré Coeur way. Register today at sac.vic.edu.au
Courage X kindness = the Sacre Coeur way
THE BASICS
Sacré Cœur
ENQUIRIES +61 3 9835 2700 sac.vic.edu.au admissions@sac.vic.edu.au
172 Burke Road, Glen Iris VIC 3146
YEARS Prep – year 12
S
PRIN CIPA L \ A N NA MA S T E RS
acré Cœur is an Independent Catholic school where young women are inspired and challenged to shape the world. The transformation of heads, hearts and hands lies at the heart of a Sacré Cœur education. Our holistic approach to educating young women unites academic endeavour with a deep sense of care for each child and strength of community to create the truest expression of the Sacré Cœur way. Laughter, inclusivity, deep friendships and the diversity of opportunity are evidenced in the girls’ education. Our young women are encouraged to raise their voices and to look outwardly, applying their wisdom and skill. Students at Sacré Cœur feel a palpable sense of belonging and connection to their lived experience and benefit from a rich diversity of faiths within our community. Our students benefit from our highly qualified and passionate teachers, many of whom are curriculum experts and VCE assessors. Our teachers embrace each child as an individual, meeting their learning and wellbeing needs from Prep to Year 12. As a result our young women flourish and achieve exceptional VCE results. We are privileged to belong to an international Sacred Heart family of over 150 schools across 41 countries. Our international family deepens our sense of community as we learn together through exchanges and shared social justice initiatives.
DENOMINATION Catholic GENDER Girls only FEES $4,712 – $26,974 BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Anna Masters is an exceptional educational leader, quickly earning the respect of students, teachers and parents when she joined Sacré Cœur in 2018. Anna has a deep passion for student wellbeing and inspiring quality learning and teaching.
JUNIOR SCHOOL
YEAR 9 PROGRAM
CREATIVITY
NEW STEAM FACILITY
Children are naturally
Called Notre Monde, the
Creativity is a cornerstone
From 2021 we will enjoy
enthusiastic and curious.
program focuses on
of a Sacré Cœur education.
exciting new learning
The learning experiences
fostering growth in
From the creative and
spaces in our new science,
we deliver build upon their
resilience, communication,
performing arts to design
technology, arts,
inquisitiveness in a
teamwork, creativity,
thinking in STEM, we
mathematics and resource
stimulating and caring
leadership and problem
nurture creative thinking
building. Spread over four
environment. Our new fee
solving. Mindfulness,
so that our young women
levels the students will
schedule makes it more
community service and
can see and solve the
benefit from inspiring
accessible than ever before.
physical challenge also
challenges of today and the
learning spaces, including
form an integral part.
future.
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THE LEGACY ISSUE
A former student reflects on her time at Melbourne Girls Grammar. BY PETER HANLON
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W
hen she’s in Melbourne, Camilla Bachet often finds herself drawn back to her old school. One minute she’ll be walking the Tan Track, the next she’s sneaking through the Melbourne Girls Grammar gates to see how the latest renovations are coming along. Almost two decades have passed since she graduated, but it’s always nice to be back in a place that holds so many cherished memories. “I loved my time there,” she says. “All of my best friends now are still my old school friends. It was a fantastic learning environment – I found it was very inclusive, all the teachers were very supportive.” Bachet knows the professional path she took – engineering – is uncommon for a young woman. “We’re still struggling to get female engineers at work.” But in her time at the Merton Hall campus, she remembers only support and encouragement for all students to pursue subjects that interested and inspired them. A school trip to Papua New Guinea in year 11 planted the seed for the other enduring arm of her working life – humanitarianism. The visiting students slept in the local school, went trekking and were billeted out to families in villages where they were the only non-natives. “You saw different challenges in each household, each village, the difficulties that were faced in those environments. It made me think, ‘How can I actually do work that combines travel and helping people?’” She’s managed to sate those joint
passions exceptionally well. For the past three years, Bachet has worked for GHD on The Connections Project, modernising century-old irrigation systems in the Murray River region to provide farmers with more water for
international, engineering-centred organisation that rebuilds lives in the wake of disaster through training, supporting and providing aid workers. Amid the Rohingya refugee crisis, with water stocks down to five litres per person per day, she designed a new reservoir to help 20,000 desperate people.
“I
their crops and land, and also ensure there’s more feeding the ecosystems downstream. She’s happy with the outcomes, yet more proud of her work in Nepal and Bangladesh with RedR, an
n Australia you work for months and months on a project, you see it get built and that’s great, but you don’t see the impact on the individuals’ day-to-day lives,” she says. “You design something in a refugee camp to be built in the next few weeks; you see that impact immediately.” She feels fortunate to be described as a humanitarian engineer, having met many aid workers who move only from one emergency to the next. “That’s a tough lifestyle, I’m lucky to be able to do both.” In March 2019, Bachet’s old school declared her the inaugural recipient of the Emily Hensley Award, named after MGGS’s first principal, to honour alumnae who embody the school’s values through their contribution to society and professional success. It’s hard to imagine a more worthy first name for the honour board. “I didn’t realise people were that impressed by it – you know when you just do the work and it is what it is. I was really chuffed to have been awarded that. I saw the old principal and vice principal at the awards, it was like nothing had changed. I still have very fond memories of my time there.”
“You design something in a refugee camp to be built in the next few weeks; you see that impact immediately.” CAMILL A BACH E T
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She will belong One community. Countless opportunities. Shelford Girls’ Grammar 3 Hood Crescent Caulfield shelford.vic.edu.au
THE BASICS
Shelford Girls’ Grammar
ENQUIRIES +61 3 9524 7333 shelford.vic.edu.au information@shelford.vic.
3 Hood Crescent, Caulfield VIC 3161
edu.au YEARS
S
PRIN CIPA L \ M S K AT RINA B R E N NA N
helford Girls’ Grammar has a wonderful sense of community and welcomes students from all backgrounds. We have an outstanding academic tradition and offer exceptional performing arts and visual arts programs, and extensive sporting opportunities. Both achievement and effort are celebrated, and critical skills such as problem solving, decision making, and the ability to question and to be an independent, creative thinker are developed, equipping students for a rapidly changing and complex world. Students are encouraged to develop a social conscience and they undertake a variety of projects to support others. Shelford has small class sizes and offers a wide range of VCE and VET subjects. From the coeducational ELC to the Foundation to Year 12 School for girls, Shelford provides a stimulating environment where students thrive. Shelford at a glance: • Small class sizes that cater for the individual • Outstanding academic tradition • Very high university success rate • Exceptional performing arts and visual arts programs • Extensive sporting opportunities • Impressive range of subjects at VCE level • Unique Year 9 Challenge Program • Strong literacy and numeracy focus in Junior School • Reggio Emilia inspired, co-educational ELC • Active commitment to community service
ELC – Year 12 DENOMINATION Anglican GENDER Co-educational ELC; Girls only Foundation – Year 12 FEES POA BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
With a child-centred philosophy of education, Katrina’s passion for engaging and empowering her students is matched by her deep connection to the Shelford community and respect for the diversity within it.
RESPECT
INTEGRITY
PASSION
CREATIVITY
Sitting at the core of every
Courteous, reliable, honest,
Within a culture that
Shelford students are
interaction at Shelford,
loyal and trustworthy
fosters a love of learning,
taught to embrace the
students are taught to
behaviour is encouraged in
Shelford students are given
challenges of the 21st
respect excellence and
students and developed, so
the freedom, courage and
century and respond with
difference in others, be
they make ethical and
confidence to try new
curiosity, imagination and
mindful of the needs of their
principled decisions for
things, make a positive
innovative thinking.
peers and care for their
themselves, and our
contribution to our
community through
community.
changing world and strive
engagement and service.
for justice.
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Life at St Catherine’s Empowering young women to become bold, creative, independent and resilient.
Visit our School March | May | June | August | October Register online at www.stcatherines.net.au/VisitOurSchool �����������������������������������������������������������
ST CATHERINE’S SCHOOL A Day and Boarding School for Girls, ELC to Year 12 (ELC includes boys) 17 Heyington Place Toorak VIC 3142 | T: (03) 9822 1285 www. stcatherines.net.au
THE BASICS
St Catherine’s School
YEARS 3yo ELC – year 12
17 Heyington Place, Toorak VIC 3142 DENOMINATION Non-denominational ENQUIRIES
PRIN CIPA L \ M I CH E LLE CA R RO LL
+61 3 9822 1285
GENDER
stcatherines.net.au
Co-educational ELC, Girls
admissions@stcatherines.net.au
Prep – Year 12
A
FEES
t St Catherine’s School, our core philosophy is to empower and nurture independent and thoughtful young women with the confidence to aspire to their personal best. The fixed anchor points remain the strong values we embed within a St Catherine’s education; Empathy, Curiosity, Perseverance and Integrity. St Catherine’s School creates an enriching environment focusing strongly on the development of the whole person. A staunch advocate for the empowerment of women, Principal Michelle Carroll believes in encouraging a climate that allows girls to speak out, speak often and feel comfortable in doing so. Purposefully small, average class sizes of 17 in the Junior School enables every girl to receive engaging learning experiences and personalised learning plans. The academic journey continues in the Senior School where each student is focused on developing a depth of knowledge within the core subjects – Maths, English, Science and Humanities – from Years 7 to 10 to enable a successful platform in which to transition into the VCE years. Even within the confines of an extensive curriculum, the school culture remains affirming and aspirational, encouraging girls to safely explore risk-taking with their learning and works to create an environment that fosters participation, leadership and engagement.
$15,460 – $36,040 BOARDING \ Yes SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Mrs Michelle Carroll is passionate about providing a comprehensive, innovative and engaging educational environment, where students’ individual strengths flourish and girls are empowered to grow into confident and capable young women.
ELC
JUNIOR SCHOOL
SENIOR SCHOOL
CO-CURRICULAR
Centred on children’s innate
Our Junior School
The Senior Schools new
Our breadth of co-
curiosity, our Early
education embraces the
academic model allows for
curricular opportunities
Learning Centre features a
Harvard University led
increased time allocation
enable students to take the
strong educational
Cultures of Thinking
across core subjects.
stage in musicals, compete
program enriched with a
approach to teaching.
Students now have more
at elite levels of sport,
range of specialist
Focusing on developing
time to step logically
participate in Public
programs including Music,
critical thinking abilities to
through the curriculum
Speaking & Debating and
French and PMP.
engage purposefully with
and to work collaboratively
travel abroad on exchanges
their learning.
in class with the support of
and Study Tours.
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The Bayside School of Choice Visit St Leonard’s College
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163 South Road, Brighton East VIC 3187
stleonards.vic.edu.au
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THE BASICS
St Leonard’s College
ENQUIRIES +61 3 9909 9300 stleonards.vic.edu.au
163 South Road, Brighton East VIC 3187
enrolment@stleonards.vic. edu.au
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PRIN CIPA L \ S T UA R T DAVIS
t Leonard’s College is one of Australia’s leading independent co-educational schools and Melbourne’s bayside school of choice, educating students from ELC3 to Year 12. Renowned for pedagogical innovation and leadership, and a strong community spirit, we have been providing young people with exceptional educational experiences for over 100 years. Our students are educated in a physically, emotionally and spiritually safe environment where they are genuinely known, nurtured and loved. We are unwavering in our commitment to developing the whole child – head, heart and soul. In addition to the VCE, we offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) – the tertiary entrance qualification most respected and widely recognised by the world’s leading universities. Our highly qualified and committed staff teach across both the VCE and IBDP, ensuring our students enjoy the best support and tuition available. Our students excel academically and enjoy a diverse array of co-curricular experiences. Our outstanding facilities include a new purpose-built Year 12 Centre and Systems Engineering Centre and worldclass Performing Arts Centre opening in April 2020. St Leonard’s College welcomes applications for places in ELC, Prep and Years 3, 4, 5, 7, 10 and 11. Limited places are also available in other year levels as they arise.
YEARS ELC – Year 12, VCE and International Baccalaureate Diploma Program GENDER Co-educational FEES $19,557 – $33,351 BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Stuart Davis is a highly experienced educational leader committed to providing young people with an exemplary education. He seeks to uphold the St Leonard’s College tradition of excellence, community spirit and a strong sense of care.
ACADEMIC
CO-CURRICULUM
PASTORAL CARE
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Our extensive range of
Students develop skills and
Our commitment to the
Our education prepares
subjects includes
interests in debating, public
highest standards of
students to take their place
Mathematics, Science,
speaking, drama, music,
pastoral care is
in the world and make
LOTE, English, Music,
sport, photography, media
unwavering. Ensuring each
meaning ful contributions
STEM and a range of
production and outdoor
child feels safe and valued,
to society. Our students are
humanities and social
education. Our students
and develops a strong sense
passionate about helping
sciences. Students excel in
enjoy success in state,
of belonging is paramount
those in need through
the da Vinci Decathlon,
national and international
to the St Leonard’s College
fund-raising activities
Tournament of Minds and
competitions.
educational philosophy.
and student-led social
Future Problem Solving.
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THE LEGACY ISSUE
Resilience, adaptability and the ability to co-operate will all be essential skills of the future. BY PORTIA CONYERS-EAST
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SHAPING OUR FUTURE LEADERS
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t has become clear that the future on our planet will be vastly different to our current reality. In preparation, Victorian schools are developing curriculums that cultivate resilient and confident individuals; young learners who will one day be able to use their dynamic capabilities to lead complex global communities. Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar in Canterbury is nurturing the world’s future leaders through programs that encourage inquiry-based learning, critical thinking and creativity, says principal Marise McConaghy. “To us, a leader is anybody who can make a difference big or small, who has the ability to see a problem that needs to be addressed, can think critically and creatively about a remedy, and execute that idea,” McConaghy says. This philosophy is put into practice through Strathcona’s Tinker Train program. The junior school and early secondary program has been adapted from a design process used by the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University and various industries. Using a visual metaphor, students who undertake the Tinker Train program are tasked with progressing through the stages of solving an authentic problem. “We want our students to look beyond what is already available … beyond technologies and solutions that already exist … towards solutions that are new and different,” McConaghy says. “As students progress through the metaphorical ‘train’, they move from the acquisition of knowledge, to
articulating a problem and ideating a potential prototype solution, to physically creating the solution, and sharing and explaining their decision with peers and teaching staff.” The Tinker Train program prepares students from a young age to challenge the unknown, be resilient and courageous, and show initiative while working collaboratively to solve problems. “We want our students to be empowered in their learning and confident in their abilities,” says McConaghy. Caulfield Grammar School, a co-
Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Visible Thinking and Melbourne Graduate School of Education’s Visible Learning,” says Melanie Beere, the deputy head of senior school at Caulfield’s Wheelers Hill campus. “Over the course of two years, the school has trained staff in Visible Wellbeing,” Beere adds. “The students have then gone on to create a student action group centred on a shared love and passion for wellbeing.”
T
educational independent school, has a strong history of academic achievement and engaging students to achieve exceptional results. However, Caulfield prides itself on being about more than academic achievements. They are committed to nurturing students to become capable and highly skilled, but also emotionally aware. “The Visible Wellbeing approach, designed by Professor Lea Waters, draws on the latest research and ideas from three evidence-based education movements: the University of Pennsylvania’s Positive Education,
he students’ action group is run collaboratively by a collection of 20 students from years 8 to 12. They meet once a fortnight to discuss projects they wish to establish for the broader schooling community, with all projects centred on wellbeing, student voice and making a difference. Some projects the students have put together include notes in the year 7 lockers to welcome them to the secondary school, wellbeing-themed awareness days, and an ongoing monthly Actions for Happiness calendar, which features “tips” suited to that month’s theme. “The students have full autonomy over the ideas they create for Visible Wellbeing, and they are never short on ideas,” Beere says. “The program is nurturing and cultivating students with high emotional intelligence … they are active listeners, can work collaboratively, have empathy and can ‘read’ people and situations, which is imperative to creating any kind of future leader.”
“To us, a leader is anybody who can make a difference big or small, who has the ability to see a problem that needs to be addressed, can think critically and creatively about a remedy, and execute that idea.” MARISE M c CO NAG HY
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OPE N D AY Wesley College, Elsternwick
Saturday 29 February 2020, 11.00am
• Discover the opportunities of a True Education at Wesley • Explore our unique learning environment and our specialist music and immersive language programs • Find out why we are a leading VCE and IB World School Scholarships open for 2021 entry General Excellence for Years 5 – 11 Academic for Years 5, 7 and 10 Elsternwick Music Scholarships for Prep – Year 6 Elsternwick Language Scholarships for Prep – Year 6 Register today Visit: www.wesleycollege.edu.au/tours Email: e.admissions@wesleycollege.edu.au Call: 8102 6808
THE BASICS
Wesley College
ENQUIRIES +61 3 8102 6508 wesleycollege.edu.au
WESLEY COLLEGE ST KILDA ROAD CAMPUS
admissions@
577 St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004
wesleycollege.edu.au
WESLEY COLLEGE GLEN WAVERLEY CAMPUS 620 High Street Road, Glen Waverley VIC 3150
YEARS
WESLEY COLLEGE ELSTERNWICK CAMPUS
3yo ECLC – Year 12
5 Gladstone Parade, Elsternwick VIC 3185 DENOMINATION Uniting Church
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PRIN CIPA L \ N I CK E VA N S
esley College is a leading co-educational, open-entry school. Established more than 150 years ago, the College has enriched the lives of thousands of students through its outstanding liberal, broad-based curriculum. Students from a range of international locations and cultures choose Wesley because of our strong tradition of academic excellence, outstanding curricular and co-curricular programs and state-of-the-art facilities. Wesley has three metropolitan campuses in Melbourne: • Elsternwick, 3-year-olds to Year 9 • Glen Waverley, 3-year-olds to Year 12 • St Kilda Road, 3-year-olds to Year 12 Wesley is one of the top Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and International Baccalaureate (IB) schools in Australia, and one of the only schools in Victoria to offer the IB continuum from Primary through to Middle and Senior Schools. We provide a diverse breadth of subjects for students to choose from, including six languages. We offer a True Education, ensuring all students are enthused with a lifelong desire to learn, grow and contribute to the world.
GENDER Co-educational FEES $23,110 – $34,610 BOARDING \ Yes SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Mr Nick Evans has a 20year association with the College as a student, teacher and in leadership roles. Following roles as Deputy Headmaster and Head of Senior School at Melbourne Grammar School, Nick returned to Wesley in 2019.
CO-CURRICULAR
BOARDING AT WESLEY
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Our rich variety of co-
Learning in Residence at
Wesley offers a unique
Wesley offers 20 organised
curricular activities
Glen Waverley enhances
residential program in
College tours including a
include visual and
students’ development
Clunes; the Yiramalay/
European music tour, Hong
performing arts, sport,
across many areas.
Wesley Studio School in the
Kong drama tour, and
music, outdoor education
Students reside in
Kimberley, Western
international hosting
and community service,
contemporary houses and
Australia; and three
partnerships with France,
with 19 sports, 23 bands, 21
access structured programs
Outdoor Education camps
Spain, Germany, China
chamber ensembles, 16
which focus on academic
in Victoria at Chum Creek,
and Japan.
choirs, 10 orchestras, 7
extension, life skills, career
Camp Mallana and
musicals and 4 plays.
preparation and wellbeing.
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Discover Xavier College Xavier College aspires to be world-class in all that we do. We strive to form exceptional graduates through inspiring learning experiences and our distinct Jesuit character. 2020 DISCOVERY TOURS Senior Campus
Saturday 28 March Friday 21 August
Burke Hall Campus
Friday 20 March
The Xavier model of a Catholic Jesuit education EARLY YEARS
MIDDLE YEARS
SENIOR YEARS
Co-educational 3-year-olds to Year 4
Boys Years 5 to 8
Boys Years 9 to 12
Friday 1 May Saturday 15 August Friday 23 October
(Including Boarding)
Kostka Hall Campus
Tuesday 17 March Tuesday 5 May Tuesday 18 August Tuesday 27 October
Senior Campus 135 Barkers Road Kew Kostka Hall Campus 47 South Road Brighton
To book a tour please visit
Burke Hall Campus Studley Park Road Kew
contact Di Odgers, Head of Admissions on (03) 9854 5307
xavier.vic.edu.au/tours
or
THE BASICS
Xavier College
ENQUIRIES +61 3 9854 5307
SENIOR CAMPUS
xavier.vic.edu.au
135 Barkers Road, Kew VIC 3101
admissions@xavier.vic.
BURKE HALL CAMPUS
edu.au
Studley Park Road, Kew VIC 3101 KOSTKA HALL CAMPUS
YEARS
47 South Road, Brighton VIC 3186
3-year-old Kindergarten – Year 12 DENOMINATION
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PRIN CIPA L \ M R WILLIA M DOHERTY
avier College aspires to be world-class in all we do. We strive to form exceptional graduates through inspiring learning experiences and our distinct Jesuit character. Xavier College was first opened by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) in 1878 and to this day continues to enlighten generations of fine young men. The College educates students from three-year-old Kindergarten through to Year 12 across three campuses: Kostka Hall Campus in Brighton, Burke Hall Campus in Kew and Senior Campus, also in Kew. Each campus is a culmination of modern innovation and rich historical preservation. At the Kostka Hall and Burke Hall campuses, the College enrols both Early Years (co-ed, three-year-old Kindergarten to Year 4) and Middle Years (boys Years 5 to 8) students. At the Senior Campus, Senior Years students (boys Years 9 to 12) also have the opportunity to board. Our students are at the heart of all that we do. Through their Xavier journey, we strive to form exceptional Xavier graduates who are authentic, spiritual, positive, inspiring, resilient and empathetic.
Catholic GENDER Co-educational 3-year-old Kindergarten – Year 4; Boys from Year 5 – Year 12 FEES Year 12 – $30,740 BOARDING \ Yes SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
“With passion and purpose, we seek to forge young men of character, of conscience, compassion and competent commitment. We challenge our students to pursue their best, to make a contribution, and so unlock their every potential.”
ACADEMICS
SERVICE
SPORT
BOARDING
Xavier College is a high
Embedded within the
Sport plays a significant
Boarding has been a part of
performing academic
philosophy of a Jesuit
role in the life of a Xavier
the very fabric of Xavier
school and has been
education is a commitment
student. The College
since 1878. With
consistently ranked within
to service. Students are
provides a unique,
outstanding staff to student
the top secondary schools in
encouraged to be ‘Men and
participation-based,
ratios, the Boarding House
the state. Students are
Women for Others’ and to
challenging and rewarding
maintains a personal feel
supported in an
utilise their God-given gifts
program that offers 29
where all boys are known
environment where they
to be of service to those in
different sports across the
and engaged by the
can flourish and pursue
the community and beyond.
College’s three campuses.
specialist boarding staff.
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Experience first-hand why we are the school of choice for girls in Bayside. Meet our expert teachers, view our state-of-the-art facilities and see our school in action.
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