Independent Schools Guide 2020: Bayside & South East

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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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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The Bayside School of Choice Book a tour today at stleonards.vic.edu.au

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

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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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YA R R A J U N C T I O N

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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

ensembles.

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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.

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Over this time, we have been serving the Bayside community, forming personal relationships with not only our customers but also with a large number of local sporting clubs, organisations and events across Brighton, Sandringham, St Kilda and the greater Port Phillip area.

We’re proud to be your one-stop-shop for Mercedes-Benz Service, Parts and Autobody repairs and with an on-site dealership cafÊ, you can relax while we tend to your vehicle. With exceptional value across our large selection of new, demonstrator and Certified Pre-Owned vehicles, bring the whole family and visit us today.

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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.

share experiences.

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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.

outside the curriculum.

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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.

international study tours.

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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.

a rooftop garden.

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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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HINDSIGHT: CAMILLA BACHET

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.

their teachers.

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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.

action programs.

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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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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

W

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.

Lochend.

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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

X

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.

excellence in all things.

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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.

Book a School Tour www.mentonegirls.vic.edu.au

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