INDEPENDENT
Schools Guide
2019
SCHOOL PROFILES PLUS ADVI CE O N LE ARNIN G PHA S E S
STONNINGTON & BOROONDARA
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The path to learning
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earning may be a lifelong journey, but it’s our school years that set us on the path of education. Those formal, formative years of learning need to accomplish a great deal in order to develop and prepare children for the world that awaits them. As children grow and progress through their education, from pre-school and kindergarten through to primary and high school, their learning needs shift and change. For the early years, play is at the heart of learning. Younger children who are just beginning their schooling years are taught via games and guided activities designed to enhance their cognitive and physical abilities. By the time children reach year six, leadership and academic development come to the fore to ready them for their adolescent years. Students at this stage need to learn new skills, such as working independently from home. The middle years can be a trying time, caught between the younger phases of learning and the more senior end of schooling. For this reason, many Australian independent schools take their year nine students out of the traditional classroom and into a rural or regional setting to provide new opportunities for growth. And when students are preparing to graduate from their school careers, their commitments multiply. Students in years 11 and 12 are often juggling part-time jobs, social events and extracurricular activities in addition to lots of study and important decisions about their future. For that reason, more schools are incorporating programs that focus on stress management and wellbeing. In this edition of Domain Review’s Independent Schools Guide, we explore each of these phases to offer parents an insight into them. After all, having a greater understanding of your child’s needs and how Melbourne’s independent schools are catering for them could help you ensure they receive the best education possible. ●
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CONTENTS Camberwell Girls Grammar School
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Camberwell Grammar School
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EARLY YEARS
LEARNING THROUGH PLAY Kindergartens are finding a play-based curriculum emphasises creativity and independence. “They’re really engaged. They’re doing some amazingly creative stuff.” ANNA TIBB
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alk around Preshil Kindergarten in Kew, and you’ll see students digging in the garden, feeding the rabbits, building cubbies and climbing trees. They look like they are mucking around. But Anna Tibb, Preshil’s director of kindergarten, says they are part of a very intentional play-based curriculum, one that emphasises agency, creativity and independence. “It’s very hands on, and we place a big emphasis on time outside,” Tibb says. “Some are gardening or designing part of the playground or learning about life cycles. “We’re about being play-based,” she adds. “They’re not just playing all day. Our program curriculum incorporates literacy, numeracy, arts and science with a strong emphasis on developing higher-order thinking skills through play.” Preshil’s founder Greta Lyttle was a proponent of the philosophy that “play
is child’s work”, a common refrain among many early childhood educators and theorists. They believe that play is essential to a child’s development, and far more conducive to learning than simple instruction, such as a teacher delivering information to a classroom. Play-based learning differs from free play, where children direct themselves without adult participation, says Dr Anne-Marie Morrissey, a senior lecturer in early childhood education at Deakin University. “Play-based is where teachers are able to use children’s intrinsic motivation to play to guide children towards their learning goals,” she says. Dr Morrissey says different forms of play that coincide with different skills. For example, physical play contributes to health and physical development. Constructive or creative play, such as block-building, helps children develop creativity and fine motor skills.
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ducators at Preshil regularly use storytelling and drama to teach sophisticated concepts. For part of the year they frame daily activities around Charlotte’s Web, depending on what interests the children. They can reenact parts of the novel, create stories and rhymes about spiders or make their own spiders at the craft table. “Kids have got the time, if they want, to spend weeks on a project that they’re passionate about,” Tibb says. “They’re
really engaged. They’re doing some amazingly creative stuff.” The Early Years Learning Framework, which guides the curriculum for early education programs, also stresses the importance of play as a context for learning – and a way to help young children enjoy learning. The framework says play “provides a supportive environment where children can ask questions, solve problems and engage in critical thinking”. Dr Morrissey says that while most educators see play-based learning as crucial to early learning, there is “growing awareness” about the importance of play in primary school and beyond. “Play theorists would argue that actually play is important throughout life, it just takes different forms, and that intellectual playfulness is a basis for creativity.” ● KATE STANTON
ISTOCK
Dramatic play, or pretend play – pretending to be a firefighter or using a stick as a sword – can help children learn to hypothesise and communicate. “It’s also important, very important, for their intellectual development because they’re learning to think symbolically and to represent objects in an abstract way,” Dr Morrissey says. “It helps them, for example, when they start to read, to know that the words on a page are abstract symbols.”
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CREATE YOUR TOMORROW
CRICOS 00141J
We know first-hand the benefits of a balanced lifestyle and therefore opportunities to participate in activities outside the classroom are endless. With over 70 offerings, including performing arts, sport, debating, design and special interests clubs, CGGS girls are continually trying something new. cggs.vic.edu.au
DISCOVER MORE ON A SCHOOL TOUR
Camberwell Girls Grammar School
THE BASICS
SENIOR SCHOOL
DENOMINATION
2 Torrington Street, Canterbury, VIC, 3126
Anglican
YEARS ELC – year 12
JUNIOR SCHOOL GENDER
4 Mont Albert Road, Canterbury, VIC, 3126
Female (coed ELC) ENQUIRIES 9813 1166, www.cggs.vic.edu.au
FEES
admissions@cggs.vic.edu.au
$20,862 (ELC) – $30,196 (year 12)
A PRIN CIPA L \ D E B B IE D U NWO O DY
t CGGS girls enjoy not only equal opportunity, they enjoy every opportunity. They participate fully in an environment where there are no boundaries. As a result, they wholeheartedly explore their passions and interests and together, they create an environment of strong academic achievement. Quality education of girls is about fostering their passion for learning and service, as well as developing their talents, creativity and leadership capabilities. We are fully committed to supporting young women in becoming equal partners in shaping lives, shaping society and shaping the future. We have designed Pastoral Care and Wellbeing programs to enable our girls to be comfortable with who they are and not what they are expected to be. We aspire for our girls to mature into the best version of themselves in all areas of life, with an awareness of the needs of others as much as themselves. We aim to send forth young women who will work towards positive changes and create their tomorrow as a respected participant in their chosen career, in society and in their relationships. As a school, we are committed to the expectant hope that all our girls will experience the day when they will not be seen as female only. Instead, as highly esteemed equals. A day where they will realise #ItWasNeverADress – it was always a cape.
BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
With a strong 34-year career in education, Debbie Dunwoody is passionate about developing courageous learners. An advocate for gender equality, she is committed to enabling young women to become agents of change in this global society.
FUTURE FOCUSED
CO-CURRICULAR
SERVICE LEARNING
WELLBEING
We recognise the vital
We know the benefits of a
We empower our girls to
Wellbeing is fundamental
importance of preparing
balanced lifestyle and
lead with humility and
to positive academic and
girls for life and work in a
opportunities to participate
inspire them to make a
social growth. Our own
rapidly changing world.
in activities outside the
difference by contributing
model ensures a respectful,
Our STEAM program
classroom are endless. With
to build a more just and
safe, connected, nurturing
commences the moment
over 70 offerings, from
sustainable world. Our
and encouraging
girls arrive and we offer
sport to music and
Service Learning program
environment exists so
learning in areas that have
everything in between –
and dedicated Service
students can flourish in
been traditionally male
there is something for
classes encourage our girls
both academic and
dominated spheres.
every girl.
to take action.
personal endeavours. I N DEPE N DE N T SCHOOL S GU IDE 2019
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THE BASICS
Camberwell Grammar School
YEARS 4-year-old pre-preparatory – year 12
55 Mont Albert Road, Canterbury, Victoria, 3126 DENOMINATION Anglican ENQUIRIES
PRIN CIPA L \ D R PAU L G H I C KS
+61 3 9835 1777, www.cgs.vic.edu.au
GENDER
registrar@cgs.vic.edu.au
Boys only
A
FEES
s a student of Camberwell Grammar School, your son will join an impressive legacy of men who have been educated at our school since 1886. Today, we remain one of Melbourne’s leading independent schools for boys. Our impressive campus caters for students from pre-preparatory to Year 12, blending gracious period architecture with exciting contemporary design and state-of-the-art facilities. With about 1300 students, your son benefits from the personalised attention of a smaller school and the extensive facilities of a larger school. While our school enjoys an impressive reputation for academic excellence, this success stems from a culture where students, staff and parents work together to cultivate a supportive and inclusive school community. It’s a friendly, safe and energetic learning community where students can explore a well-rounded education across a wide range of fields: academic, sporting, artistic and spiritual – creating confident young men able to thrive in an ever-changing global world. Alongside academic pursuits, we take pride in helping our students to develop solid values, respect, integrity and an appreciation of the world around them. We encourage students to be inquisitive, view issues and problems from a range of perspectives and to see learning as an ongoing adventure.
POA BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Dr Paul Hicks (BA, MEd PhD History) has led Camberwell Grammar School since 2005. He was educated at Melbourne and Cambridge universities. Dr Hicks has taught English and History for many years and still takes a class each year.
BOYS’ EDUCATION
SPORTS ACADEMY
MUSIC ACADEMY
STEM
We specialise in teaching
New in 2019, it will offer
Students will have the
Sophisticated computing
boys. A comprehensive
individual pathways to
opportunity to receive
for over 20 years including
program includes a broad
students with an interest or
specialised tuition,
laptops and CISCO
and challenging
skill in a particular sport.
participate in master
networking. Mathematical
curriculum,a long
Students will have the
classes with elite musicians
excellence has a long
tradition in the perfoming
opportunity to take private
and to play in our unique
tradition with University
arts and a diverse sports
sporting lessons.
chamber music program.
Mathematics on campus.
offering. Boys are
Individual health and
They will be encouraged to
Science and Engineering
encouraged to be inquisitive
fitness programs will also
develop their musicianship
are prime tertiary student
and respectful.
be available.
to the highest level.
destinations. I N DEPE N DE N T SCHOOL S GU IDE 2019
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Carey Baptist Grammar School
Open Mornings Junior School Donvale
Tuesday 12 March Junior School Kew
Thursday 14 March Middle Senior School
Thursday 21 March
carey.com.au Feel connected
Carey Baptist Grammar School
THE BASICS
KEW CAMPUS
admissions@carey.com.au
ENQUIRIES +61 3 9816 1222, www.carey.com.au
349 Barkers Road, Kew, Victoria, 3101 DONVALE CAMPUS
YEARS
9 Era Court, Donvale, Victoria, 3111
ELC – Year 12 DENOMINATION
C
PRIN CIPA L \ M R PH ILIP G RU T Z N E R
arey Baptist Grammar School is a Christian independent coeducational school from Early Learning to Year 12. Carey works in partnership with families to develop wise, independent, motivated young people who are inspired and equipped to create positive change. As one of Australia’s leading schools, Carey maintains a 50:50 gender balance, fostering the development of confidence, communication skills and self-esteem in both girls and boys. Students participate in community service; study different cultures, religions and beliefs; learn the importance of human rights; and are encouraged to respect and appreciate the world beyond their own experience. Recruiting and developing highly professional teaching and support staff is of utmost importance to us. Carey is known for being innovative, progressive and leading the way in best practice teaching and learning, supporting strong academic results and personal development for each student. Carey’s philosophy of student-centred learning requires students to be active, responsible participants in their own learning, with the teacher working as a mentor, facilitator and guide. Carey students are curious, ambitious and engaged global citizens. We build on their individual qualities to develop young women and men who flourish and can lead and serve with courage, compassion and intelligence.
Baptist GENDER Coeducational FEES $20,632 (ELC) – $31,936 (Year 12) BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Philip Grutzner was appointed to Carey in 2010. Educated at Melbourne Grammar and The University of Melbourne, and selected for a Leadership Course for Principals at Harvard. He believes strongly in coeducational schools for a modern world.
CURRICULUM
CO-CURRICULAR
COMMUNITY
INNOVATION
Carey provides a
We maintain a balance
Carey students are engaged
Our new Centre for
curriculum to challenge
with study, offering APS
members of their local,
Learning and Innovation is
and stimulate each student.
and AGS sports, music,
national and global
at the forefront of
We offer IB and VCE in
drama, yoga, dance, media,
communities. From ELC to
contemporary education
Senior School; more than
bikes, chess, or St John
Year 12, students are
and pedagogical thinking,
50 elective subjects in
Ambulance – there is
encouraged and challenged
including a United Nations
Middle School; and an
something for each
to think beyond their
room, Information Resource
enriching collaborative,
individual. These activities
circumstances and to help
Centre, science labratories
inquiry-based approach at
foster creativity, spirit,
others, facilitated by our
and learning spaces to
Junior School.
leadership and teamwork.
social justice focus.
inspire young minds. I N DEPE N DE N T SCHOOL S GU IDE 2019
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WHEELERS HILL
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M A LV E R N
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CAULFIELD
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YA R R A J U N C T I O N
Mind for life.
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.
E a r l y l e a r n i n g t o Ye a r 1 2 . www.caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au
03 9524 6300
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NANJING CHINA
Caulfield Grammar School
THE BASICS ENQUIRIES +61 3 9524 6300, www.caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au
WHEELERS HILL CAMPUS
cgs@caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au
74-82 Jells Road, Wheelers Hill, Vic, 3150 MALVERN CAMPUS
YEARS
5 Willoby Avenue, Glen Iris, Vic, 3146
3yo kindergarten – year 12
CAULFIELD CAMPUS DENOMINATION
217 Glen Eira Road, East St Kilda, Vic, 3183
Anglican
C
PRIN CIPA L \ A S H LE I G H M A R TIN
aulfield Grammar offers a broader range of learning experiences and resources than most schools. With an emphasis on quality teaching for quality learning outcomes, girls and boys have more opportunities to discover their interests and develop their skills. Students can access a broad academic program as well as theatre, music, art, sports with specialist coaches, and hands-on education outdoors at Yarra Junction Campus. Students in years 7 and 8 have the benefit of two teachers in their classrooms – a subject specialist and a Learning Mentor, who focuses on the academic and pastoral development of each child in their class group. The Internationalism Program for year 9 students at the school’s Nanjing Campus in China engages and excites young minds through experiential learning. Our unique learning programs provide a solid foundation for the academic rigours of the senior years and a strong foundation for life. The youngest members of the school community, from 3yo Kindergarten, are supported by specialist teachers in a safe and beautiful learning environment. Early learning programs are designed to stimulate children’s imagination and develop the necessary literacy, numeracy and social skills for success throughout their schooling.
GENDER Coeducational FEES $18,582 (kinder) – $31,842 (year 12) BOARDING \ Yes SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Mr Ashleigh Martin, appointed Principal in late 2017, is a strong advocate of the relational element of teaching and the benefit to students that arise through strong connections. He is a strong proponent of living out the school’s values.
COMMUNITY
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
MUSIC
SPORTS
A five-week immersion for
More than ever, today’s
Music, dance, theatre and
Specialised coaches, trained
Year 9 students in the
students require an
visual arts are supported
in delivering age-
school’s Nanjing Campus
understanding of their
by specialist teachers and
appropriate sports
and the school’s community
environment and their
outstanding resources to
programs for beginner to
service programs are just
impact on it. The school’s
challenge students and
elite level, deliver the Sports
two of the ways the school
Yarra Junction Campus is
bring out their best.
program at Caulfield
explicitly works to give
an important resource with
Featuring more than 100
Grammar with a unique
students a strong sense of
eco-cabins, dairy farm and
concerts, performances,
approach designed to
their place in
education outdoors.
productions and
maximise engagement
exhibitions yearly.
and enjoyment.
the community.
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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
DENOMINATION
YEARS 3-12 year olds
Anglican ENQUIRIES +61 3 9866 3540, www.ccgs.vic.edu.au
GENDER
registrar@ccgs.vic.edu.au
Coeducational
E
FEES
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.
$16,320 – $27,276 BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
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,
coeducational 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 2019
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Our students learn and thrive in a supportive community, where a universal emphasis on wellbeing, academic excellence, spirituality and respect builds great young men of character.
”
Mr Peter Houlihan Principal
At De La Salle College, we recognise industry is increasingly requiring employees who demonstrate new skills such as critical thinking, creativity, metacognition, problem solving, collaboration, motivation, self-efficacy and perseverance. We are committed to the design and delivery of education programs, including assessment regimes that address the development of such skills in young people. Facilities including the Rheims Centre for Science and Technology (opened in 2018) represent the College’s commitment to an education that requires new thinking, new approaches and is responsive to the increasing global importance of STEM education. Join us on a student-led College Tour and experience De La Salle College for yourself. Book your place online today! www.delasalle.vic.edu.au
TIVERTON CAMPUS 1318 High Street, Malvern
KINNOULL CAMPUS Northbrook Avenue, Malvern
NEW: HOLY EUCHARIST CAMPUS 1241 Dandenong Road, Malvern East
THE BASICS
De La Salle College
ENQUIRIES 03 9508 2100, TIVERTON CAMPUS
www.delasalle.vic.edu.au
1318 High Street, Malvern VIC 3144
enrolment@delasalle.vic.
KINNOULL CAMPUS
edu.au
Northbrook Avenue, Malvern VIC 3144 HOLY EUCHARIST CAMPUS
YEARS
1241 Dandenong Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
5 – 12 DENOMINATION
A
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. Established in 1912, De La Salle has a rich history. From our first class of 54 students in a parish hall to now educating more than 1,100 students across three campuses, our emphasis remains on developing the existing traditions and strengths of our past. As a Lasallian College, 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. We are very proud of our 106-year-old tradition of developing young men of character and empathy, dedicated to their school, 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 $11,957 BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ No ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Peter Houlihan is an experienced and dynamic educational leader with a focus on developing students’ 21st-century skills. He has Masters degrees in Education and Leadership. Peter operates on a platform of high expectations and innovation.
NEW 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
College’s new Holy
students develop
is one of progression and
Associated Catholic
Eucharist Campus in
composition skills and gain
innovation. Students are
Colleges’ (ACC), De La Salle
Malvern East will deliver
an appreciation for this
embracing new and
College offers high-quality
our Year 9 students a
universal art from. A
exciting learning
inter-school competition in
program that is authentic,
multitude of performance
opportunities, including
many major carnivals and
distinctive and allows
opportunities are available
robotics, coding and
weekly matches.
students to lead their own
in ensembles and bands.
programming which are
Competitive sport is
learning through
Music is compulsory in
being expanded across all
timetabled into the
collaboration and inquiry.
Years 5-8.
year levels.
school week. I N DEPE N DE N T SCHOOL S GU IDE 2019
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YEAR 6
GREG FORD
TAKING THE NEXT STEP
Year 6 students are taking on leadership roles to build confidence and improve their lifeskills.
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here’s nothing like being the big kids in school. Victorian students in year 6 have almost made it through seven years of primary school, and can now look forward to the high school adventure that awaits them. “They’re really excited, particularly towards the end of the year,” says Edwina Aikman, head of junior school at Mentone Girls’ Grammar in bayside Victoria. “They’re the big fish in a small pond.” The latter years of primary school are a great time for students to practise skills such as leadership, confidence and self-motivation, especially because they are still in the relatively comfortable environment of primary school, Aikman says. That’s why Mentone’s year 6 students participate in an extensive leadership program. “Having leadership in primary school gives them responsibility, and it gives them opportunity to build their organisational skills, to learn to be patient, to have perseverance,” she says. “These are things that everyone needs to deal with, whether it’s secondary school or outside the school gates.” Every student is assigned a leadership role, which they apply for based on their interests. There are sports captains, IT leaders, wellbeing leaders and spiritual captains, for example, and they are in charge of organising events, such as assemblies, fundraisers or coding clubs. Year 6 students have a leadership meeting every week to discuss their progress and what they have learnt. “All our positions are very hands on,” Aikman says. “They’re not token positions, and that’s because we want the girls to know what it really is like to organise things.” Students in late primary school also start thinking about how their social and academic lives will change as they
prepare for the next phase of their academic career. Libby Renton, a year 6 teacher and upper primary coordinator at Presbyterian Ladies’ College in Burwood, says students are particularly concerned with friendships, which will inevitably begin to shift as they enter adolescence. “I love teaching year 6 because they are figuring out where they belong and how they fit in,” Renton says. “They’re at an age when friendships change and fluctuate. We talk about that a lot. They can move apart from their friends, but we need to say that it’s normal.”
A
cademic development is also key to preparing students for high school, where they will have to juggle a range of homework assignments from several teachers instead of one or two. Renton says teachers are very intentional about structuring lesson plans to help students develop critical thinking skills and self-motivation they will need in senior school. Each term, year 6 students are expected to complete a project over five or six weeks working independently at home. Teachers help them learn how to break down big tasks into smaller, more manageable ones, and to schedule tasks in their diaries. “We always articulate what we’re doing and why we’re doing it,” Renton says. “We say why they will need these skills to succeed in senior school.” But even with a year’s worth of preparation, Renton says it’s typical for year 6 students to be just as apprehensive as they are excited about the major changes ahead. “They are always a bit mixed,” she says. “They are nervous about getting lost and how they will manage the homework. But they are really excited about the future too.” ● KATE STANTON
“Having leadership in primary school gives them responsibility, and it gives them opportunity to build their organisational skills, to learn to be patient.” EDWINA AIKMAN
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WE VALUE
SMALL CLASS SIZES
THE BASICS
Fintona Girls’ School
YEARS ELC – year 12
79 Balwyn Road, Balwyn, Victoria, 3103 DENOMINATION ENQUIRIES
Non-denominational
9830 1388, www.fintona.vic.edu.au GENDER
registrar@fintona.vic.edu.au
Coeducational ELC, Girls only prep – year 12
F
PRIN CIPA L \ R AC HA E L FA LLO O N
intona Girls’ School is one of Melbourne’s leading independent schools with a long tradition of educating girls to the highest standard. Renowned for consistently achieving outstanding VCE and NAPLAN results, Fintona is firmly placed among the most successful schools in Victoria. Situated in the inner-eastern suburb of Balwyn, Fintona caters for girls from prep to year 12 and offers an early learning program for both girls and boys. The Primary Years Programme of the International Baccalaureate Organisation is taught from ELC to year 4. Our friendly, supportive and caring environment, together with our broad-based education programs, provide girls with a variety of experiences that challenge them beyond expectations and prepare them for life beyond school. Inspired by strong leadership and dedicated teachers, a Fintona girl will find the confidence to achieve her academic and personal aspirations, whatever they may be. If you are considering a school with a focus on personal development that fosters an ‘anything is possible’ mindset, then join us on one of our scheduled tours in 2019. Tours are a great opportunity to meet our Principal, Ms Rachael Falloon, an accomplished educator, and chat with our students and staff. For more information on our tours and how to book, visit our website.
FEES Prep $17,684 – year 12 $30,340 BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Rachael Falloon commenced as Principal in 2018. Her goal is to develop young women who are agile learners – capable, confident and curious; young women who know themselves deeply, embrace opportunity and contribute positively to the world.
CURRICULUM
CO-CURRICULAR
GLOBAL EXPERIENCES
STUDENT WELLBEING
Our curriculum is diverse
We offer a variety of
Senior school students can
The commitment by staff to
and challenging,
engaging activities that
participate in study tours
the wellbeing of each of our
encouraging each student
contribute to a balanced
and exchanges to schools in
students is a factor that sets
to become an independent
education including choir,
Japan, France, Scotland
us apart. The School
thinker. Our girls thrive in
music ensembles, Guides,
and Canada. Another
Counsellor plays an
languages, the arts,
House competitions, sport,
option is World Challenge,
important role by
mathematics and science
drama, public speaking,
where students lead an
providing confidential
where their learning
debating, Duke of
educational expedition
support and implementing
connects academic concepts
Edinburgh, overseas study
overseas to a
programs to develop
with real-world lessons.
tours and clubs.
developing country.
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Geelong Grammar School
THE BASICS ENQUIRIES + 61 3 5273 9200, www.ggs.vic.edu.au
BOSTOCK HOUSE
admissions@ggs.vic.edu.au
139 Noble Street, Newtown, Vic, 3220 CORIO CAMPUS
YEARS
50 Biddlecombe Avenue, Corio, Vic, 3214
ELC – year 12
TIMBERTOP CAMPUS Private Mail Bag, Mansfield, Vic, 3722
DENOMINATION
TOORAK CAMPUS
Anglican
14 Douglas Street, Toorak, Vic, 3142 GENDER
A PRIN CIPA L \ R E B E C CA CO DY
n independent Anglican coeducational boarding and day school, Geelong Grammar School (GGS) has earned an international reputation as a pioneer of modern education: a community that makes a positive difference and a home of exceptional opportunities. Across four campuses, our vibrant living and learning community of over 1,500 students includes 900 boarders, making it Australia’s largest coeducational boarding school. We believe that student agency, wellbeing and creativity are at the heart of education. Our focus throughout the GGS journey is to inspire and cultivate within each individual the mindset and competencies to flourish. Learners as young as three years of age can begin their GGS educational journey at Bostock House or Toorak Campus. As they enter early adolescence, the adventure continues into Middle School at Corio Campus, followed by a transformational year at Timbertop. With enlivened spirit and resilience, our learners return to Corio Campus for Senior School. We offer young people a unique pathway for growth: an educational experience that is academically challenging, rich in diversity and opportunity, supported by the science of positive psychology and underpinned by positive relationships within a caring and inclusive environment.
Coeducational FEES POA BOARDING \ Yes SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Rebecca Cody joined GGS 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 nation.
TIMBERTOP
POSITIVE EDUCATION
BOARDING
CREATIVE EDUCATION
Established in 1953, our
Positive Education is
The educational experience
Our Creative Education
unique year 9 programme
taught explicitly from ELC
at GGS is unique. Our
framework encourages the
provides a transformational
to year 10. Our mission is
community spirit celebrates
development of inquisitive,
year of challenge and
to equip all learners with
diversity and our well-
collaborative and
adventure, awakening in
the knowledge and skills
developed pastoral care
imaginative thinking; these
our learners self-reliance
that will nurture their own
programmes help to foster
are critical habits of mind
and independence that will
wellbeing and foster a
enduring friendships, a
for our learners to thrive in
sustain them throughout
deeper purpose to
strong sense of community
a fast-changing world.
their lives.
contribute to the wellbeing
mindedness and individual
of others.
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Open Mornings 2019
Genazzano invite you to experience what it means to be a Gen girl, where young women learn to lead and inspire others, embrace life and go confidently into the world. Book now to attend one of our Open Mornings and secure your place for Year 7 in 2020. Register today at genazzano.vic.edu.au or phone 8862 1207
Open Morning dates: Friday 1 March Wednesday 27 March All tours start at 9:30am
THE BASICS
Genazzano FCJ College
YEARS ELC – year 12 DENOMINATION
301 Cotham Road, Kew, Vic, 3101
Catholic ENQUIRIES
GENDER
+61 3 8862 1207, www.genazzano.vic.edu.au
Coeducational ELC;
registrar@genazzano.vic.edu.au
Girls only prep to year 12 FEES
N
PRIN CIPA L \ KAREN JEBB
urtured in the Catholic faith and the principles of the Faithful Companions of Jesus, Genazzano FCJ College is a school where young women learn to lead and inspire others, embrace life and go confidently into the world. It is proud of its 130 year history, its past and present students, and importantly, its community. Genazzano is a vibrant, energetic community that seeks to positively influence all aspects of a student’s development. At Genazzano learning and wellbeing go hand in hand. Ours is a College where intellectual pursuits flourish in a climate of excellence and enquiry. Our core values include a passion for life, a love of learning and the courage and confidence to lead and serve others. These values encourage our students from ELC to VCE to approach life with optimism, to be creative learners looking for ways to contribute to society and to be actively engaged with issues of social justice. Like a child’s imagination, we believe that learning should have no bounds. The College is located in magnificent grounds that offer spaces for students to explore and discover, and a wonderful setting for many of the College’s 130 co-curricular activities on offer.
$17,265 – $28,680 BOARDING \ Yes SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Karen is a highly regarded, faith-filled, modern educational leader, nurturing girls and young women for 21st century career opportunities, balanced by an innate sense of social responsibility and personal purpose.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
INNOVATION
CO-CURRICULAR
WELLBEING
Our FCJ heritage
The College has formed
Our 130 co-curricular
Our GenSTAR program is a
encourages and inspires
partnerships with
offerings encourage
whole school wellbeing
our students to offer not
universities and researchers
involvement, leadership,
program, utilising research
only companionship to
to enable a student’s
community spirit, physical
in psychology, that enables
each other, but beyond to
passion for learning to
engagement, artistic
students to develop
the wider community.
grow. Girls Invent is an
endeavour, teamwork and
resilience, think for peak
Students develop their
entrepreneurial program
social justice. Every student
performance and develop
confidence to positively
that brings their ideas to
has the opportunity to
skills for a safe, healthy and
contribute to society, now
life and motivates them to
explore a range
positive approach to life.
and in the future.
pursue their dreams.
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THE BASICS
Haileybury
ENQUIRIES +61 3 9904 6000, www.haileybury.vic.edu.au
855 Springvale Road, Keysborough, Victoria, 3173
admissions@haileybury.vic.
120 South Road, Brighton East, Victoria, 3187
edu.au
138 High Street, Berwick, Victoria, 3806 383 King Street, West Melbourne, Victoria, 3003
YEARS
6057 Berrimah Road, Berrimah, Northern Territory, 0828
ELC – year 12
6 Gongxue Road, Gaocun County, Wuqing District, Tianjin, China DENOMINATION NA
M PRIN CIPA L \ D E R E K S C OT T
ore parents choose to send their children to Haileybury than any other school in Australia. One of the AsiaPacific region’s leading independent schools, it has campuses in Keysborough, Brighton, Berwick, Melbourne, China and Darwin. Haileybury is acclaimed for outstanding academic achievements, small class sizes, extensive co-curricular choices and state-of-the-art facilities. In 2018, it was named Australian School of the Year and Primary School of the Year – Non-government at the Australian Education Awards. Every year Haileybury achieves outstanding national testing and VCE results, placing it among Australia’s leading academic schools. It has high expectations of students and provides them with the support they need to excel academically. Haileybury’s enlightened Parallel Education Model recognises the diverse educational needs of girls and boys. They learn together until year 4, then attend separate schools on the same campus from years 5 to 12. While girls and boys benefit from coeducation in their early years, single gender classes in the middle and senior years achieve better academic outcomes. In 2018, Haileybury Rendall School opened in the Northern Territory. The new School draws upon Haileybury’s award-winning education models and is committed to bringing world-class education to Darwin.
GENDER Parallel Education – boys and girls share facilities but attend single-gender classes FEES POA BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Derek Scott became Principal of Haileybury in 2008. Under Mr Scott’s leadership Haileybury has become one of the nation’s leading academic schools as confirmed by its outstanding NAPLAN and VCE results.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
SPORT
MUSIC
Social justice is a
Haileybury students have a
The aim of sport at
The instrumental program
cornerstone of the
wide range of travel
Haileybury is to promote
lies at the heart of music at
Haileybury Program. For
experiences available to
participation in healthy
Haileybury. Individual
students it creates
them. All international
activities and to provide
and group tuition is offered
awareness of their
opportunities are carefully
appropriate sporting
in all the orchestral
community, as well as their
designed to coincide with
opportunities for all
instruments, piano, pipe
own self-worth. Each of the
learning and ignite
students of all abilities.
organ, voice and guitar.
School’s campuses supports
cultural awareness.
Across the year, girls and
Each campus boasts a
a number of charities
boys have more than 30
range of large and small
throughout the year.
sports to choose from.
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10 -16 Ranfurlie Crescent, Glen Iris P: 8808 8888 E: admissions@korowa.vic.edu.au www.korowa.vic.edu.au
Korowa Anglican Girls’ School
THE BASICS
10-16 Ranfurlie Crescent, Glen Iris, Vic, 3146
DENOMINATION
YEARS ELC – year 12
Anglican
PRIN CIPA L \ H E LE N CA R M O DY
ENQUIRIES
GENDER
+ 61 3 8808 8888, www.korowa.vic.edu.au
ELC: coeducational;
reception@korowa.vic.edu.au
prep – year 12: girls only
W
FEES
hat do we most want for our girls? For girls to be happy, self-aware, confident and capable young women, who graduate from Korowa understanding their responsibility and capacity to influence the world in a positive way. Everything we do at Korowa is driven by this goal. In 2018, we were named the Secondary School of the Year (Non-Govt) in the Australian Education Awards. We have been a leader in girls’ education since 1890 and are renowned for academic excellence. Our 2017 VCE results placed us among the top 10 schools in the State. We are committed to academic excellence within a meaningful journey of holistic learning experiences, and support our staff to develop the expertise and commitment necessary for the success of our students. At Korowa, every teacher knows every student and encourages her to pursue her own unique interests, talents and ambitions – wherever they may lie. In 2019, Korowa will commence construction on a new centre for the health and wellbeing of our students, with zones dedicated to team sports, dance and yoga, a Perceptual Motor Program Studio, and consulting suites for Health Services, our Educational Psychologist and Learning Support. Your daughter can ‘Try Us for a Day’ and attend classes with a Korowa buddy and meet her peers and teachers, or we look forward to welcoming you to an open morning.
Please visit our website BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
A proud leader ensuring our students are the reason behind every decision. Helen’s vision is guided by the school’s motto which translates to “No Reward Without Effort”, and our collective passion for an excellent education for girls.
INNOVATION
EXCELLENCE
EXPERIENCES
STUDENT-CENTRED
In the STEAM Lab,
Korowa is renowned for its
From the top end of
Whether it’s working with
students are pushing the
academic excellence.
Australia to the NASA
the University of Melbourne
possibilities through Art,
Teaching is student-
Space Centre in the USA,
on education solutions,
Science and STEAM
centred, drawing on the
Korowa’s Trips and Tours
360-degree teaching
curricula: designing
natural curiosity of
offer girls opportunities to
feedback, real-time
bridges, 3D printing
students to engage them in
explore the world, with an
reporting or our small and
prosthetics, filmmaking,
the learning process. Our
emphasis on service
supportive classes, our
VR artwork and exploring
VCE results consistently
learning and independence.
students’ learning
space through VR games.
place Korowa among the
The year 9 programs are
experience is at the centre of
top schools.
always a highlight.
everything we do. I N DEPE N DE N T SCHOOL S GU IDE 2019
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MIDDLE YEARS
GETTY IMAGES
RITES OF PASSAGE
Rural experiences can help year 9 students transition into young adulthood.
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t may not be every 15-year-old’s idea of a good time to spend months living at school or in the bush, without a phone, social media or television. But it’s not unusual for year 9 students at independent schools around Victoria to participate in extended excursions away from home. And several schools have rural campuses, where year 9 students can hike, run, chop firewood, cook and clean, as part of their formal education. Year 9 students at Methodist Ladies’ College can choose to attend Marshmead, a rural campus in East Gippsland, for eight weeks. Wesley College has a country campus in Clunes, outside of Ballarat. Prince Charles famously attended Geelong Grammar School’s rural campus, Timbertop, for two terms in 1966, when he slept in tents and took part in cross-country hikes. So what’s significant about this age group, and what makes it a popular time for students to experience life away from home? Tom Hall, head of Timbertop, which is compulsory for year 9 students at Geelong Grammar, says it can be a “problematic” year level for students in a traditional school setting. “For many young people, year 9 can be a no man’s land between middle school and senior school. They’re too old for the younger parts of the school and they’re not quite old enough for the rest,” he says. Hall believes that rural education programs, especially ones with various physical, mental or academic challenges, give students a “rite of passage” typically missing from year 9. Students at Timbertop attend regular academic lessons. But they also participate in a range of physical challenges, including a running program that culminates in a 33-kilometre run. They do not have
access to the internet or their phones, and they have to perform a range of domestic chores, such as cutting wood to fire the boiler that heats their showers. “They live a simple existence, but they live in close connection with the natural world, and they can be responsible for themselves,” Hall says. “It’s a wonderful thing to see that transition from childhood to young adulthood and that happening both with their maturity, their intellectual and academic capacity and their physical capacity as well.”
Y
ear 9 students at Lauriston Girls’ School in Armadale spend most of their school at Howqua, a campus three hours away from Melbourne in Victoria’s High Country (pictured above right right). The girls participate in normal academic lessons, as well as an outdoor and fitness program that includes canoeing, rock climbing, skiing and camping. “We believe that year 9 is a good time to send our students to Howqua because girls are ready to face new challenges and are keen to make new friends,” says Lauriston principal Susan Just. The hope is that a year at Howqua will help students embrace challenge, independence and self-confidence, skills that will help prepare them for VCE. “Our year 9 students return to year 10 with more self-confidence and independence,” Just says. “They know how to organise their time and set goals. They know the other girls in their year level and feel more of a sense of belonging, which is important for the senior years.” ●
“Our year 9 students return to year 10 with more selfconfidence and independence.” SUSAN JUST
KATE STANTON
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FIND YOUR DIFFERENCE.
We all go to school to learn. Good schools produce strong academic results. Great schools teach life skills to go along with that. At Lauriston we do both. We build each girl’s learning path guided by her strengths and interests, empowering her to embrace challenge and constantly achieve. And our wellbeing program encourages empathy, perspective-taking and self-understanding, so she faces obstacles with confidence and competence.
BOOK A TOUR TODAY lauriston.vic.edu.au • Armadale
THE BASICS
Lauriston Girls’ School
YEARS 3yo – year 12 DENOMINATION
38 Huntingtower Road, Armadale, Vic, 3143
Non-denominational GENDER ENQUIRIES
Coeducational
+61 3 9864 7555, www.lauriston.vic.edu.au
kindergarten;
admissions@lauriston.vic.edu.au
Girls only prep – year 12 FEES
W
PRIN CIPA L \ SUSA N J US T
e all go to school to learn. Good schools produce solid academic results. Great schools teach life skills to go along with that. At Lauriston, we do both, but we don’t stop at just putting in. Our difference is what we bring out. We help every student find their difference. Our innovative and experiential pedagogy, combined with a comprehensive well-being program, work together to provide a well-rounded educational experience that encourages students to achieve their best. Lauriston values good teaching and, combined with the latest technology, each girl can learn at her own pace and be ready for the challenges that lie ahead. Our goal is to connect students with choice and best-practice teaching and learning; we work daily to bring local and international connections back to Lauriston. Learning is a constant process that doesn’t end with the submission of an assignment or the passing of an exam. At Lauriston ‘success’ is never the end of the story, it’s a launch pad towards new discoveries, innovation and understanding.
$22,728 – $34,528 BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Susan Just is an experienced educator and leader and, during her time at Lauriston, has spearheaded many innovations, including the creation of Australia’s first FabLearn Lab and the development of a comprehensive wellbeing program.
KINDERGARTEN
JUNIOR SCHOOL
SENIOR SCHOOL
HOWQUA
Play and laughter feature
Junior School students learn
As students take on their
Howqua teaches lessons no
strongly in our three and
in a nurturing environment
final years study, it’s
traditional classroom can.
four-year-old kindergarten
that encourages
important that they are
With a combination of
programs grounded in the
investigation and
supported, challenged and
academic learning and
Reggio Emilia philosophy.
collaboration. As they
inspired. Studying either
outdoor activity and an
Children’s cognitive skills
progress, students begin to
the VCE or IB, Lauriston
absence of social media,
are developed and they go
view the world from a
girls leave ready to take
girls learn to rely on
home happy and eager to
broader perspective,
their education further and
themselves and the people
return the following day.
investigating cultures and
face new challenges.
around them in this unique
viewpoints beyond their own.
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A choice of over 20 different sports.
Discover how your daughter will be nurtured, challenged and encouraged to realise her true self. 2019 School Tours, 9.00am - 10.30am Wednesday 13 February, Thursday 4 April, Thursday 4 June, Tuesday 17 September Enquiries: +61 3 9823 8231 admissions@loretotoorak.vic.edu.au AN INDEPENDENT CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ELC TO VCE
Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak
THE BASICS
10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak, Vic, 3142
DENOMINATION
YEARS ELC – year 12
Catholic ENQUIRIES
PRIN CIPA L \ D R SUSA N S T E VE N S
+61 3 9823 8100, www.loretotoorak.vic.edu.au
GENDER
admissions@loretotoorak.vic.edu.au
Girls only (coed ELC)
L
FEES
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.
$19,010 – $27,420 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 16 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 2019
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THE BASICS
Marcellin College
YEARS 7-12
160 Bulleen Road, Bulleen, Vic, 3105 DENOMINATION Catholic ENQUIRIES +61 3 9851 1589, www.marcellin.vic.edu.au
GENDER
info@marcellin.vic.edu.au
Male FEES
M
PRIN CIPA L \ M A R K M U R PH Y
arcellin College is a leading Catholic Marist school for boys established by the Marist Brothers, first at Camberwell in 1950 and later at Bulleen in 1963. We are a College founded on the spiritual and educational philosophy of Saint Marcellin Champagnat who believed that to educate young people we must love them and love them all equally. We do this by aiming to provide an environment where each boy is known and where each is supported to reach his full potential. At Marcellin the educational opportunities are driven by a desire to engage and connect boys with their learning in specific ways. Our college’s motto: Virtute Ad Altissima means “through virtue and courage to strive for the highest”. Our motto comes alive every day as we challenge our students to constantly aspire for personal excellence in all that they do. It is our conviction that an exceptional education begins with good teaching and learning that empowers individuals to strive to be the best they can be. The building and enhancement of relationships between students, parents and teachers is the most significant elements in the achievement of a student’s full potential and the College’s pastoral structures not only provide avenues of accessibility for home/school communication, they also provide parents with confidence that their son is known and supported.
Available on the College website BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ No
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
As Principal of a Marist school Mark Murphy has a strong commitment to the charisma and educational philosophy of Saint Marcellin Champagnat as a vehicle for supporting young men as they grow in their Catholic faith.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
LEADERSHIP
SPORTS
THE ARTS
Catholic Social Teaching
A variety of opportunities
Marcellin is blessed with
The College places a high
plays a great role in the
for leadership are available
extensive fields, an award-
value on the arts,
Marcellin community. Seen
at College, House,
winning gymnasium and
encouraging all students to
through our Cambodia and
academic, faith and
the equipment necessary for
develop their creative
South Africa immersions
sporting levels. These roles
students to strive for their
thinking capacities. Studies
and connections with The
enable students to gain
best. The College’s
are offered in art, drama,
Exodus Community, the
leadership experience, grow
membership of the AGSV
music, studio arts, theatre
Youth Juvenile Centre and
in confidence, and become
and the VSRU are integral
studies and visual
Marist Solidarity.
responsible citizens and
parts of the College’s life.
communication design.
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BLAZING THE TRAIL Our programs are all designed to give her the confidence, knowledge and skills to action her dreams, in her own unique way. See for yourself why we’re the only independent girls’ school in Victoria named a winner of “The Educator” Innovative Schools Award 2018. Visit mggs.vic.edu.au
Melbourne Girls Grammar
THE BASICS
MERTON HALL (YEAR 5 TO YEAR 12)
www.mggs.vic.edu.au
ENQUIRIES +61 3 9862 9200,
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
M
DENOMINATION
elbourne Girls Grammar (MGGS) is a school where challenge and choice create opportunities for every girl to discover and pursue her strengths, passions and goals. Wellbeing is central to the MGGS experience as we believe an exceptional education for life not only develops academic skills and attributes, but emotional and physical wellbeing as well. We are a forward-looking community and are innovative in our approach to preparing our girls for life in an increasingly complex and globally connected world. We focus on developing and empowering young women, instilling in them the courage, skills and experience they need to excel in life beyond school. Our programs are designed to respond to the unique needs of contemporary girls: 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, skills and unlock the secrets of the world, life and human endeavour; the senior years (years 9-12) provide the launching pad for selfmotivated learning, interrogation of ideas, innovation and resourcefulness, and the importance of integrating academics and wellbeing into daily routine to achieve your best.
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 brings a breadth of experience and drive for excellence across the spectrum of learning abilities and diversity. Her passion for developing the whole individual shines through in her warmth and wisdom.
INNOVATION
ENTERPRISE
WELLBEING
CREATIVITY
With a focus on supported
We champion the
We promote physical
Project based learning tasks
personalised learning,
development of enterprising
activity as an essential
enable students to explore
students develop
mindsets. Students interact
component of a healthy life
real world problems such as
collaboration and problem
with companies and
and an important
Artificial Intelligence and
solving skills. Students are
industry sectors solving
protective factor for mental
Bioethics. We foster
provided with authentic
real-world problems, attend
health and wellbeing. Our
budding futurists who
opportunities to engage
career internships, and
Fit For Life program helps
explore new ways of
with emerging technologies
meet with visiting
the girls establish their
thinking and are
such as Blockchain and
entrepreneurs who share
personal fitness goals.
empathetic and conceptual
drone flying.
their setbacks and successes.
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THE BASICS
Melbourne Grammar School
ENQUIRIES +61 3 9865 7555, mgs.vic.edu.au mgs@mgs.vic.edu.au
GRIMWADE HOUSE 67 Balaclava Road, Caulfield, Vic, 3161
YEARS
WADHURST AND SENIOR SCHOOL
Grimwade House:
355 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Vic, 3004
Prep – year 6; Wadhurst: years 7–8;
O
PRIN CIPA L \ M R ROY KE LLE Y
ur aspiration is for our students to be architects of their own lives. We ask them to look beyond the ordinary, to achieve the extraordinary and to make a difference in the world in which they live. Melbourne Grammar School is one of Australia’s leading independent schools, with a tradition of excellence extending over more than 160 years. Ours is an inclusive, community-focused culture – one in which we strive to ensure that everyone feels valued and respected. Throughout their time with us, we ask students to explore and develop their own identities, strengths and moral code, guided by a wide-ranging curriculum, highly skilled and dedicated teachers and a clear set of positive values. Our extensive co-curricular programme is designed to develop existing talents and to foster new interests. Diversity is one of the core strengths of our community, encouraging our students to build their capacity for empathy and understanding while broadening their individual ideas about achievement, contribution and sense of self. At Melbourne Grammar, we emphasise the crucial role of ideas, creativity and new ways of thinking alongside academic rigour and excellence. We measure success both in terms of academic achievement and through our students’ sense of integrity, responsibility and understanding of the world around them.
Senior School: years 9–12 DENOMINATION Anglican GENDER Grimwade House: coed; Wadhurst and Senior School: boys only FEES $26,420 – $35,300 BOARDING \ Yes SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Mr Kelley joined Melbourne Grammar School in 2009. “Successful lives are ones which are grounded in high-quality, positive human relationships, steered by knowledge, understanding and a strong sense of moral purpose.”
OUR MISSION
GRIMWADE HOUSE
WADHURST
SENIOR SCHOOL
We are committed to
At Grimwade House, we
Here, we ask students to
In their final four years of
creating a holistic learning
build firm academic
direct their natural
schooling, we aim to
community by providing a
foundations in a learning
curiosity toward new goals
prepare students to excel as
balanced, well-rounded
environment designed to
of academic excellence.
they take on new academic
education within a
meet the specific needs of
Boys are encouraged to
challenges, and to
challenging and nurturing
our young girls and boys,
apply their best to all
encourage their capacity to
environment, while
who discover the value and
pursuits and are given the
act as agents of positive
maintaining an authentic
excitement of learning
tools they need to build
change in their lives after
connection with parents
surrounded by a warm,
healthy relationships now
graduation.
and the broader community.
welcoming community.
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mlc.vic.edu.au +61 3 9274 6316 207 Barkers Road Kew Victoria 3101 Australia
be inspired. be great. be you. At MLC no dream is too big, whether it is technological, sporting, musical, creative, academic or a combination of all these. Offering one of the broadest curricula of any Australian independent school, we can support all of your daughter’s pursuits and provide her with the tools to achieve her best. Discover the possibilities at our 2019 Information Sessions: Register at mlc.vic.edu.au/visitus
Julia
Art expands her creative horizons
Methodist Ladies’ College
THE BASICS YEARS MLC Kindle (6 weeks - 5 years), Prep – year 12
207 Barkers Road, Kew, Vic, 3101 GENDER ENQUIRIES
Girls only
+61 3 9274 6316, mlc.vic.edu.au
(MLC Kindle – coed)
admissions@mlc.vic.edu.au FEES
M
PRIN CIPA L \ D IA NA VE R N O N
LC has long been one of Australia’s leading independent girls’ schools. An education at MLC is unique.As a large school, MLC is able to provide one of Australia’s broadest curriculum offerings, including over 60 subjects in VCE, VCE VET (vocational subjects enabling students to gain an industry qualification), and the International Baccalaureate (IB). There are many opportunities to expand your daughter’s passions through extensive co-curricular offerings, including ensembles, choirs and special interest groups. Additionally, with 30 sports and often multiple teams for each, there is something for everyone, whether your daughter is a high-level athlete or wants to participate for fun. With a diverse student and staff body and a proudly forward-thinking reputation, we have a long history as an inclusive community where students from all walks of life and backgrounds learn and achieve together. Our students leave the College with not just one friendship group, but many across different interests, year levels and houses. The world is also a diverse and exciting place. Many of our students affirm that an MLC education taught them how to navigate their journeys confidently after year 12 – whether university, travelling, owning their own businesses or joining multinational or local businesses. They are truly ‘world ready women’.
Prep – year 12: $19,170 – $32,130; see website for MLC Kindle fees. BOARDING \ Yes SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Passionate about girls’ education, Diana Vernon has been leading MLC since 2014. She is delighted to be supported by a talented leadership team and committed teaching and support staff to ensure MLC remains at the forefront of education.
WELLBEING
ACADEMIC SUCCESS
FACILITIES
STRONG COMMUNITY
Every student is heard.
With a long tradition of
From two rural outdoor
Our strong school
They are nurtured and
academic excellence, our
education campuses to a
community includes our
supported to be the best that
students consistently
commercial training
welcoming, active Parents’
they can be through our
achieve some of the top
restaurant, a TV studio to
Association, supportive
unique school structure,
results in the state as well
forward-focused science
families as well as a valued
integrated PROSPER
as a holistic, well-rounded
labs, MLC is fortunate to
network of 30,000+
wellbeing framework,
education. We are also one
provide exceptional
alumnae. Meeting new
extensive staff resources
of the nation’s most
facilities. 2019 will also see
people and supporting one
and supportive homegroup
successful IB schools.
the opening of our new year
another is part of the
7-8 Learning Centre.
MLC spirit!
programs.
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SENIOR SCHOOL
ISTOCK
A FOCUS ON WELLBEING
A more holistic approach to education is encouraging greater awareness of the pressures faced by senior students.
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ears 11 and 12 can be a challenging time for students, who face all sorts of pressures around academic success and personal development. With Mission Australia finding that one in four young people are at risk of serious mental illness, many schools are focusing on wellbeing as part of a more holistic education. “It underpins everything,” says Mara Vanderzeil, head of student wellbeing at Yarra Valley Grammar. “If a child is healthy and feeling safe, and mentally well, then they’re going to be able to achieve their potential. For them to be able to learn, they need to be well.” Students face a variety of pressures both inside and outside the classroom. “They’re becoming adults,” Vanderzeil says. “They’ve got relationships with people, even the fact that they’re becoming learner drivers ... there are so many different aspects.” The ubiquity of social media can also exacerbate things. “There are so many images, and there is so much information coming in all the time,” she says. “One of the things we try to teach is the mindfulness side of things. To be in the actual moment and focus in on one thing.” It’s an approach that has served Noah McGrath, a year 12 student at Brighton Grammar, well. McGrath says that he puts all his focus into whatever he’s working on – whether revising for a test or training for sport – so that he doesn’t get distracted or overwhelmed. “Say I had a test on Friday and I know that Wednesday and Thursday I’ll have soccer training,” he explains, “in class on that Wednesday and Thursday I’ll remove myself from my peers and
focus significantly on study. I’ll get two hours of quality work in.” He says the students at the school openly chat with each other about how they’re going. “I talk to a lot of the rowing boys about how they deal with [pressures]. A lot of people do different things. I probably focus more on being in the moment and trying to get everything out of every minute, whereas other students are really good at managing their time outside of school.” The school has a wellbeing committee, and McGrath says that it’s “awesome” that they encourage students to book in to see a psychologist if they have something they want to discuss.
B
righton Grammar has also introduced a camp that year 10 students go on with their fathers, or father figures. “You can talk about anything,” Noah says, “and you won’t be judged… it was just good that I could ask [dad] questions about how he’s gone through life. He’s experienced similar things to me.” Yarra Valley Grammar, meanwhile, is partnering with The Resilience Project on materials for homeroom teachers and year co-ordinators from prep right through to year 12. It’s all part of a drive to embed wellbeing across the school. “The education that we provide is not just academic,” Vanderzeil says. “It’s so many things. And to feel connected, you really want students to feel like they’re part of a community.” ●
“If a child is healthy and feeling safe, and mentally well, then they’re going to be able to achieve their potential.” MARA VANDERZEIL
ANDERS FURZE
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Strong Foundations – Amazing Futures
PLC School Tours
Visit us at our School Tours to see our school in action. Term 1 Wednesday 13 February Saturday 16 February
Term 2 Saturday 18 May Wednesday 22 May
Register at www.plc.vic.edu.au/admissions/school-tours
141 Burwood Road, Burwood VIC 3125 www.plc.vic.edu.au 9808 5811
THE BASICS
Presbyterian Ladies’ College
YEARS Six-month ELC to year 12 DENOMINATION Presbyterian
141 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Vic, 3125
GENDER ENQUIRIES
ELC - coeducational.
9808 5811, www.plc.vic.edu.au
Prep to year 12 - girls only
admissions@plc.vic.edu.au FEES $17,684 - $31,652
P PRIN CIPA L \ DAWN C LE 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 selfdiscipline 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.
BOARDING \ Yes SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINICPAL
Dawn 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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PRESHIL THE PROGRESSIVE ALTERNATIVE International Baccalaureate Scholarships in Creativity and Innovation for entry into Years 7 or 11 available. We encourage students seeking an opportunity to further their imaginative and independent thinking in any avenue of learning. We ask that applicants submit a portfolio of work displaying evidence of creativity, innovation, imagination and their ability to contribute to the Preshil community. Applications close May 31, 2019. Visit preshil.vic.edu.au/scholarships to learn more.
Blackhall Kalimna Secondary School Campus 26 Sackville St, Kew VIC 3101 T 03 9817 6135
2019 OPEN MORNINGS Arlington - Kindergarten and Primary Wednesday March 6, Thursday May 9, Friday August 2 Blackhall Kalimna - Secondary Wednesday March 13, Friday August 9 Visit preshil.vic.edu.au/enquiry to book your place or organise an alternative date to visit the school.
Arlington Kindergarten & Primary Campus 395 Barkers Rd, Kew VIC 3101 T 03 9816 7900
COURAGE TO QUESTION
THE BASICS
Preshil
YEARS Kindergarten – year 12
ARLINGTON (PRIMARY AND KINDERGARTEN) 395 Barkers Road, Kew, Vic, 3101
DENOMINATION
BLACKHALL KALIMNA (SECONDARY)
Secular
12-26 Sackville Street, Kew, Vic, 3101 GENDER ENQUIRIES
Coeducational
+61 3 9817 6135, www.preshil.vic.edu.au FEES
preshil@preshil.vic.edu.au
$16,400 – $26,800
P PRIN CIPA L \ M A RILY N S M IT H
reshil is the oldest progressive school in Australia, focusing on the education of each individual child and the social relationships which support their development as critical and creative thinkers. It remains a deliberately small school, welcoming children into the kindergarten at three years of age and following them through to the completion of their secondary schooling in year 12. Preshil is an International Baccalaureate World School, with an accredited IB Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) and Diploma Programme (IBDP) and acceptance as a candidate school for the Primary Years Programme (IBPYP). These IB Programmes perfectly align with Preshil’s focus on intellectual challenge, inquiry and research-based learning, which accommodate individual choice and independent learning. The school continues to produce graduates who have developed the “courage to question” – to find their own voice and to become responsible and active global citizens. The Preshil approach to schooling does not use the fear of failure or the threat of punishment to motivate children. We do not demand conformity or unthinking obedience to arbitrary rules. The rapport between teachers and students is relaxed, respectful and focused on achieving outstanding learning outcomes, trust and a genuine regard for each individual.
BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
With an educational background spanning more than 35 years, Marilyn Smith’s commitment to Preshil’s philosophy upholds the school’s steadfast regard for all individuals through the development of strong and respectful relationships.
KINDERGARTEN
PRIMARY SCHOOL
THE IBMYP
THE IBDP
The play-based program for
Our primary school and
The MYP affords an
The DP addresses the needs
children aged 3-5 offers rich
kindergarten are set in the
intellectually vibrant
of the whole person at the
and meaning ful
rambling grounds at
curriculum, preparing
highest level. Students
experiences that foster a
Arlington. Play, conceptual
students to progress to the
receive a broad, meaning ful
sense of curiosity and
and critical thinking are
DP in years 11 and 12.
educational experience that
connection. Music, French,
key elements in project-
Accompanied by electives,
is responsive to their needs
storytelling, art,
based inquiry, with art,
the outstanding program of
and equips them to be
philosophy, sport and
music, philosophy, PE and
arts, drama, film and
active, contributing
library are incorporated
French adding to the rich
music emphasises authentic
members of a global
into the daily program.
curriculum.
challenge and creativity.
community.
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ruyton
WE BELIEVE IN GIRLS grit • curiosity
creativity • leadership
integrity • global citizenship
You are invited to see our School at work from Early Learning to Year 12 open morning Thursday 14 March Thursday 16 May Thursday 29 August Thursday 14 November 9am–11am with Principal’s address at 10am
school snapshot Wednesday 27 March Monday 27 May Monday 12 August Tuesday 26 November 9am–10am
scholarships Saturday 23 February Pre-registration required information sessions small groups Held throughout the year 9.30am–11am Bookings essential
Contact the Registrar, Mrs Nadine Hibbert, on 9819 2422 or book online www.ruyton.vic.edu.au ruyton girls ’ school
12 Selbourne Road Kew 3101 Victoria Australia Tel +61 3 9819 2422
ruyton@ruyton.vic.edu.au CRICOS 00336J 00336J www.ruyton.vic.edu.au CRICOS
THE BASICS
Ruyton Girls’ School
YEARS Early Learning – year 12
12 Selbourne Road, Kew, Vic, 3101 DENOMINATION Non-denominational ENQUIRIES +61 3 9819 2422, www.ruyton.vic.edu.au
GENDER
hibbertn@ruyton.vic.edu.au
Girls FEES
PRIN CIPA L \ LIN DA D O U G L A S
We Believe in Girls At Ruyton we foster the individuality of each girl in a caring and safe environment, nurturing her intellectual, physical, social and emotional qualities essential to flourish. Powerful learning is central to the Ruyton culture, building on our strong academic reputation. We focus on advancing the learning of every girl through the engagement of intellectual curiosity, building knowledge and skills about how to learn and supporting them to be the best learners they can be and exemplary citizens. We believe in real world learning beyond the classroom, collaborating with the wider community to promote growth, discovery and sustainability. We empower our girls to lead lives of purpose with courage, character and compassion. Through the development of values and action-focused learning they are inspired to pursue equity and justice for self and others. By embracing diversity and raising their voices our girls effect positive change and make a difference. One Campus. Endless Opportunities. Our Early Learning, Junior School and Senior School are situated on one campus, emphasising our strength as a connected learning community and enabling many opportunities for collaboration, mentoring and role modelling.
$13,095 – $32,581 BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Through her involvement in both education and sport, Ms Douglas has a passion for providing the next generation with opportunities to achieve their personal best, as confident, engaged and compassionate members of their community.
CO-CURRICULAR
STEM
YEAR 4 PROGRAM
CO-ORDINATE
With a wide range of
By building strong links
At this age girls are finding
This unique signature
activities our girls have
with the scientific
their place and realising
program with Trinity
endless opportunities to
community beyond the
their ability to make a
Grammar School in years
achieve personal best,
School, our girls work with
difference. This program
11 and 12 provides shared
embrace a new challenge,
scientists from a range of
provides unique
classes and co-educational
ensure a sense of balance
fields, using STEM skills
opportunities to engage
learning at a time when
and have fun.
and understandings to deal
with the wider community,
students are emotionally,
with and solve real-world
increasing girls’
physically and
problems.
understanding and
socially mature.
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Sacré Cœur
“For the sake of a single child, I would have founded the Society of the Sacred Heart” St Madeleine Sophie Barat, RSCJ
172 Burke Road, Glen Iris Ph: 9835 2700
sacrecoeur.vic.edu.au
Our vision, Sacré Coeur Women Shape the World, is a strong statement that reflects our existing and future aspirations for our young women, and it is authentic to our Sacred Heart Tradition. We believe in the need for them to be globally minded citizens who are prepared and able to share their gifts and talents with others to shape the world. Sacré Coeur is built upon a proud tradition of providing an optimal educational outcome for each child in a caring, supportive environment. As a result, they consistently achieve excellent VCE results and seek to contribute to their local communities and to the world. Discover the opportunities a Sacré Coeur education can provide for your daughter and your family by attending our Open Day on 26 May 2019 or our Tour Mornings. Register now via the website.
Sacre Coeur Women Shape the World
THE BASICS
Sacré Cœur
YEARS Prep – year 12
172 Burke Road, Glen Iris, Vic, 3146 DENOMINATION Catholic ENQUIRIES
PRIN CIPA L \ A N NA M A S T E RS
+61 3 9835 2700, sacrecoeur.vic.edu.au
GENDER
admissions@sac.vic.edu.au
Girls only
S
FEES
acré Cœur is a leading Catholic girls’ school. It was founded in 1888 by the French order of nuns, the Society of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ). Our purpose is to “educate and empower our women to make a profound contribution to their world.” This purpose statement reflects our commitment to educate each student, not just academically, but holistically with the goal of empowering her and building her confidence and resilience to respond to change and to live her life with a future focus. Our expert and dedicated teachers are privileged to work with students to guide their heads and their hearts in all they do. Sacré Cœur is built upon a proud tradition of sharing our gifts and talents and for providing an optimal educational outcome in a caring and supportive environment. At the heart of a Sacred Heart education is a deep respect and concern for each student’s wellbeing. We believe that positive relationships lie at the heart of learning and for students to be ready to learn, they must first feel happy and secure. Our objective is to build and develop connections to maximise capabilities and opportunities for respectful and mutually beneficial relationships, ensuring all students have their emotional and social wellbeing carefully nurtured. ‘Sacré Cœur Women Shape the World’ reflects our ongoing aspirations for our young women.
$9,424-$26,188 BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Anna is a highly experienced educational leader in Wellbeing, Learning, Teaching and Innovation. She has had a range of educational leadership experiences in Vic and NSW, and looks forward to serving the Sacré Cœur community in 2018.
GLOBAL VILLAGE
COMMUNITY
CREATIVE THINKERS
CO-CURRICULAR
In an ever-changing world,
Programs and learning
Contemporary Learning,
Success comes in countless
it is a challenging time to
opportunities abound for
based on key pillars of
forms at Sacré acré Cœur Cœur. We
educate young women. We
students and staff in our
Connection, Agency, Mastery
are especially pleased our
belong to an international
international community.
and Authenticity inform
students achieve
Sacred Heart family
Participation in sharing
multi-discipline projects in
academically, and
comprising more than 150
contemporary learning
the STEAM (Science,
holistically, across a vast
sister schools in 40
ideas through our networks
Technology, Engineering, the
array of co-curricular
different countries. We are
and curriculum offerings,
Arts and Mathematics)
activities, often at a level
enriched by exchanging
influences global thinking
areas, develops critical
greater than their
cultures and contexts.
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A CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN THE DOMINICAN TRADITION, YEARS 7 TO 12
THE BASICS
Siena College
YEARS 7 – 12
815 Riversdale Road, Camberwell, Vic, 3124 DENOMINATION ENQUIRIES
Catholic
+ 61 3 9835 0200, www.siena.vic.edu.au GENDER
office@siena.vic.edu.au
Girls only
S
PRIN CIPA L \ G AY N O R RO B S O N - G A R T H
iena College is a Catholic school in the Dominican tradition, offering young women an education which will inspire and challenge them to make intelligent and responsible use of their personal gifts and develop a lifelong love of learning. Our students have a daily, lived experience of women as leaders at all levels, from a broad based Student Representative Council, to the women from past decades on whose shoulders we stand. Our patron, St Catherine of Siena, broke the bonds of what was expected of a woman in the 14th Century by speaking Truth. She challenged those in power and committed herself to a life of prayer and service of others. Our Dominican tradition places emphasis on diversity and the unique gifts of every person. We are inspired by each other and find joy in our work, our learning and our community. Our moto, Veritas, challenges us to search for Truth through prayer and contemplation, a commitment to study and a strong sense of justice and outreach to others. Siena College offers a richly stimulating and contemporary education that makes student learning exciting for young women. We encourage our students to engage in critical reflection on the world, we nurture their individual gifts and talents and build their self-esteem and sense of connectedness.
FEES $11,935 – $13,330 plus Capital Levy $2,220 per family BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ No
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
2019 is Gaynor’s 13th year as Principal at Siena College. She continues to be inspired by the College’s Dominican values to educate young women “towards intelligent use of liberty” and to empower them to go out and make a difference.
MATHEMATICS
COMMUNITY SERVICE
VISUAL ARTS
MUSIC
Year 7-10 classes are ability
Siena College’s Community
Siena College has a long
Siena College is known for
grouped to better support
Service Program seeks to
history of excellence in
an extensive and highly
student learning. There is
assist students to develop
Visual Arts and Technology,
successful co-curricular
an extension group at each
empathy and
with students’ work
music program. Specialist
year level. Technology is
understanding of the lives
consistently selected for
instrumental tuition is
integral to learning in
of others, and foster a
VCE Season of Excellence.
offered across 19 different
mathematics and students
willingness to help make a
Student work is showcased
instruments with
use graphics calculators
difference in our world.
in the College’s purpose
performance opportunities
and dynamic geometry
Students volunteer service
built Visual Arts and
in an array of ensembles,
software.
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Technology Gallery.
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Life at St Catherine’s Empowering and nurturing young women to be confident, creative, independent and resilient.
New Junior School
NOW OPEN
Visit our School 14 March | 7 May | 6 June | 15 August | 15 October Register online at www.stcatherines.net.au/VisitOurSchool Dates may be subject to change. Visit our website to confirm the program schedule.
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 +61 3 9822 1285, www.stcatherines.net.au
GENDER
admissions@stcatherines.net.au
Coeducational ELC; Girls only: prep – year 12
A
PRIN CIPA L \ M I C H E LLE CA R RO LL
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 of our school are the strong values we embed within a St Catherine’s education; Empathy, Curiosity, Perseverance and Integrity and 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, Mrs Carroll believes in enabling students to become lifelong learners, to manage complex ways of thinking, reasoning and problem-solving. Our newly opened Junior School features purpose-built STEM and Language labs with classroom designs premised upon flexibility – the capacity for spaces to capture the needs of individual or group work and team teaching. Light and colourful spaces inspire learning as well as the most up to date technology and classroom resources to enhance their learning journey at St Catherine’s. Offering personalised academic care and exceptional educational opportunities, St Catherine’s is a place for your daughter to excel. To find out more or to book a School Tour, please contact our Admissions team on (03) 9828 3071, email admissions@stcatherines.net.au or visit www.stcatherines.net.au/visit-our-school/
FEES $15,040 – $35,080 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.
GRADUATES
NEW JUNIOR SCHOOL
CO-CURRICULAR
KEY FACTS
Strong educational
Our new building reflects
Our breadth of co-
•
foundations empower our
the values of St Catherine’s
curricular opportunities
innovative approach to
graduates to study at top
and what we believe is
enable students to take the
education.
institutions throughout the
integral to girls’ education.
stage in musicals, compete
world, such as Imperial
Fostering critical and
at elite levels of sport,
program delivered in
College London, Princeton
creative thinking, the new
participate in Public
partnership with
University, Boston
spaces place a particular
Speaking & Debating and
Swinburne University.
University, University of St
emphasis on Literacy,
travel abroad to our
Andrews, ANU and The
STEM, Language, Music
Exchange Schools and on a
University of Melbourne.
and Arts.
range of study tours.
•
•
A progressive and
An established wellbeing
National Snowsports champions
•
Prominent alumni
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Scholarship applications open for 2020 entry Encouraging and recognising the diversity of our community, and the School’s commitment to each student’s holistic development and pursuit of educational excellence. St Michael’s Scholarships reward student achievement and effort in areas of academic excellence, all-round ability, science, maths, music and more.
Opportunities open to students entering Years 5 to 10 in 2020 Applications close Monday 18 February: stmichaels.vic.edu.au/enrolments/scholarships Co-educational | K–12 | St Kilda | 8530 3310
THE BASICS
St Michael’s Grammar School
YEARS 3-year-old kindergarten – year 12
25 Chapel Street, St Kilda, Vic, 3182 DENOMINATION ENQUIRIES
Anglican
+61 3 8530 3310, www.stmichaels.vic.edu.au GENDER
admissions@stmichaels.vic.edu.au
Coeducational
S
PRIN CIPA L \ T E R RIE J O N E S
t Michael’s is one of Australia’s leading independent coeducational schools, educating more than 1300 students from kindergarten to VCE. Educational excellence matters at St Michael’s. We prepare young people to flourish in the contemporary context, and enable them to build the skills and develop the personal qualities that will serve them throughout their lives. St Michael’s staff is committed to exercising and extending each student’s capacity for critical thinking, autonomous learning, problem-solving and collaboration. Our rich and diverse curriculum and co-curricular programs challenge students while enabling them to reflect on their individual growth. We encourage students to develop their identity as learners and work alongside them to pave their way to the destinations they wish to embrace beyond school. We have the advantage of being a K-12 school on one site in St Kilda. Our location provides a vast array of opportunities to learn with and from the creative, academic, not for profit and business communities that call this vibrant city home. Students perform, exhibit, play sport and learn in some of Melbourne’s most iconic, creative and professional spaces. Our welcoming and supportive environment enables each student to develop a strong sense of their gifts and to distil a purpose that will imbue their life with meaning.
FEES $20,221 (kindergarten) – $32,535 (year 12) BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Commencing as Head of the School in 2018, Terrie Jones’ experience in educational leadership complements a demonstrated track record in developing innovative, evidence-based curriculum that translates into meaning ful student outcomes.
K-12 EDUCATION
EXCELLENCE
STUDENT WELLBEING
COEDUCATIONAL
We have evolved our
Each student’s holistic
A focus on positive and
Learning together as equals,
approach to teaching,
development is our central
respectful relationships
girls and boys develop a
learning and caring,
concern. We strive for
and trust gives life to the
shared appreciation and
building on our strengths
personal excellence in all
School’s core values of
acceptance of each other.
as a kindergarten to year
learning areas, providing
Dignity, Respect, Care and
Our students encounter a
12 school on one campus.
students with clear
Compassion, which are
range of approaches to
We offer students greater
expectations and skilled
enacted daily in the quality
learning, personalities and
support, detailed guidance,
instruction while inspiring
of rapport that students
perspectives, underpinning
and increased diversity
curiosity, motivation
enjoy with their peers
our commitment to
of opportunities.
and confidence.
and staff.
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Trinity Grammar School, Kew
THE BASICS
40 Charles Street, Kew, Vic, 3101
DENOMINATION
YEARS ELC3 – year 12
Anglican ENQUIRIES
PRIN CIPA L \ PH IL D E YO U N G
+61 3 9854 3600, www.trinity.vic.edu.au
GENDER
trinity@trinity.vic.edu.au
Boys
T
FEES
rinity Grammar School, Kew has an esteemed history of educating boys that extends over 115 years. Our traditions are strong, and our motto ‘Viriliter Agite’ – Act Manfully – remains our guiding principle. A modern view of manfulness, however, requires much more than its traditionally ascribed characteristics of courage and stoicism. We prepare boys for a self-satisfying and happy life; a life of resilience, respectfulness and fulfilling relationships; of compassion to others and contribution to the communities in which they live. Our teachers are passionate about delivering a broad and stimulating curriculum that engages our boys and challenges them to achieve their best. They have a genuine interest in connecting with each of the boys in their care and helping them to develop positive relationships across the School. The sense of community and inclusivity among students of all ages is strong thanks to our vertical peer mentoring structures, and positive role modelling by senior students. At Trinity, boys are encouraged to learn with passion and purpose, and we offer a broad range of academic and cocurricular programs, which acknowledge, encourage and affirm their different needs, interests and abilities. Boys enjoy a mix of modern learning facilities and historical buildings, which offer plenty of space to learn and play.
$22,228 – $32,280 BOARDING \ Yes SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Phil De Young is a highly regarded education professional who, over four decades, has fulfilled a range of leadership roles in private schools and the commercial sector. He commenced his time as Trinity’s 11th Headmaster in 2018.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
SPORT
CO-CURRICULAR
LEADERSHIP
Our Outreach Program
Trinity competes in the
A wide range of
Our boys enjoy
provides opportunities for
AGSV Saturday morning
co-curricular activities
opportunities to become
our boys, through service in
competition. All senior boys
caters for the interests and
student leaders throughout
local, national and
choose a summer and a
passions of all boys.
the entirety of their
international initiatives, to
winter sport from more
Activities include almost
education at Trinity.
become aware of their
than 30 options. Our
30 different individual and
Leadership roles exist in
privilege, the needs of others
playing fields at Bulleen
team sports, debating and
peer support activities,
in their community, and
provide facilities for tennis,
public speaking, drama,
across the House System, in
the difference they
soccer, rugby, football,
musical ensembles, chess
sporting teams and through
can make.
hockey and cricket.
and bushwalking.
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DISCOVER A TRUE EDUCATION At Wesley we believe a True Education realises the full potential of every girl and boy. Our rich and comprehensive coeducational program promotes excellent academic results and values equally the importance of sport, music, visual and performing arts, outdoor education and community service.
Scholarships for 2020 are now open We have a range of scholarships available, from Academic to General Excellence and Boarding Scholarships. To ďŹ nd out more, visit www.wesleycollege.net/scholarships
Register for a campus tour Discover more about the unique learning opportunities at Wesley’s three metropolitan campuses. Elsternwick
Glen Waverley
Book online: www.wesleycollege.net/tours Email: admissions@wesleycollege.net Call: 03 8102 6508
St Kilda Road
THE BASICS
Wesley College
YEARS 3yo ECLC – year 12
WESLEY COLLEGE ST KILDA ROAD CAMPUS 577 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Vic, 3004
DENOMINATION
WESLEY COLLEGE GLEN WAVERLEY CAMPUS
Uniting Church
620 High Street Road, Glen Waverley, Vic, 3150 WESLEY COLLEGE ELSTERNWICK CAMPUS
GENDER
5 Gladstone Parade, Elsternwick, Vic, 3185
Coeducational
ENQUIRIES
FEES
+61 3 8102 6508, www.wesleycollege.net
$19,800 – $33,520
admissions@wesleycollege.net BOARDING \ Yes
W
PRIN CIPA L \ RI C HA R D B R E N KE R
esley College is a leading coeducational, 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 cocurricular 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, with 39 VCE and 30 IB DP subjects, including six languages. Wesley places the highest value on academic excellence and encourages each student to aspire to achieve excellence in all areas of learning.
SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Richard Brenker has worked at Wesley since 1981, enjoying a variety of roles and responsibilities. Recent roles as Head of Campus at Glen Waverley and Deputy Principal, have prepared him for his current position as Acting Principal.
CO-CURRICULAR
BOARDING AT WESLEY
RESIDENTIAL
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Our rich variety of co-
Wesley’s boarding facility,
Wesley offers a unique
Wesley offers 20 organised
curricular activities
Learning in Residence, is
residential program in
College tours. These tours
include visual and
purpose-built for Senior
Clunes, the Yiramalay/
include a world-class USA
performing arts, sport,
School students (years 10–
Wesley Studio School in the
space school program, a
music, outdoor education
12) from metropolitan
Kimberley, Western
European music tour, and
and community service,
Melbourne, rural Australia
Australia, and three
Hong Kong drama tour,
with 19 sports, 23 bands, 21
and international locations
Outdoor Education camps
and international hosting
chamber ensembles, 16
across Asia and Europe.
in Victoria; Chum Creek,
partnerships with France,
choirs, 10 orchestras, 7
Camp Mallana and
Spain, Germany, China
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Lochend.
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Great teachers. Great education. Great opportunities.
Yarra Valley Grammar a great place to excel.
“T
HE GREATEST STRENGTH OF THE SCHOOL IS ITS PEOPLE WITH A DEDICATED STAFF, SUPPORTIVE PARENTS AND STUDENTS WHO READILY ACCEPT THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES THEY ARE GIVEN. THIS IS A POWERFUL COMBINATION WHICH CREATES A VIBRANT SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.”
Ringwood, Victoria
Dr Mark Merry, Principal
A CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL IN THE ANGLICAN TRADITION – EARLY LEARNING TO YEAR 12 Yarra Valley Grammar Kalinda Road Ringwood Victoria 3134 T 03 9262 7700 E admissions@yvg.vic.edu.au www.yvg.vic.edu.au CRICOS NO. 00356E
THE BASICS
Yarra Valley Grammar
YEARS Early Learning – year 12
Kalinda Road, Ringwood, Vic, 3134 DENOMINATION Anglican ENQUIRIES +61 3 9262 7700, www.yvg.vic.edu.au
GENDER
admissions@yvg.vic.edu.au
Coeducational FEES
E
PRIN CIPA L \ D R MA R K M E R RY
stablished in the heart of Melbourne’s east in 1966 and set on a spacious 29-hectare campus, Yarra Valley Grammar overlooks the Yarra Valley and picturesque Dandenong Ranges. Our students excel under the guidance of great teachers who love what they do and seek to inspire them to strive for excellence. The school offers an extensive range of contemporary opportunities and sets high standards of performance, encouraging all students to achieve their personal best. Great teachers are able to vary the way they teach to suit the way each student learns. This takes patience, flexibility and the ability to see things from the students’ perspective. Yarra Valley Grammar’s team of teachers have a genuine interest in getting to know their students, so they can teach them effectively, encourage them to achieve their best, identify issues or problems, and care for their welfare. Yarra Valley Grammar’s broad curriculum is responsive to individual student needs, with extra opportunities for enrichment and support. Key learning areas include art, design and technology, business studies, English, health and physical education, humanities, ICT, languages, mathematics, music and science. Students study a common curriculum until the mid-secondary years and then a range of diverse electives for senior years is offered.
$9,600 – $28,000 approx BOARDING \ No SCHOLARSHIPS \ Yes
ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL
Dr Mark Merry was appointed principal of Yarra Valley Grammar in 2009. Prior to that he was Principal of Marcellin College and Deputy Principal at St Patrick’s College, Launceston. He has a doctorate in educational psychology.
SOCIAL
MEDIA
LANGUAGES
MUSIC
Social responsibility is
Yarra Valley Grammar
Yarra Valley Grammar
Students begin their
integral to a Yarra Valley
offers a range of subjects in
introduces the French
musical journey in ELC,
Grammar education. All of
media that explore the
language to students in
throughout junior school
our students are
different types of media
junior school. Students are
and are encouraged to
encouraged to participate
including television, film,
then given the choice of
continue in secondary
in fundraising and giving
sound, photography, games,
Indonesian, French or
years. Our music programs
back to the community.
and digital technologies.
Chinese in secondary
build students’ confidence
There are fundraising
VCE subjects include
school. Chinese as a first
by involving them in vocal
activities for local charities
Computing, Infomatics and
language is also offered at
and instrumental
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ABOUT US
FEES POA
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and wellbeing, to creative expression. Oac has created innovative environments for children to safely play and learn; guided by our passionate and highly qualified Educators. Together with our Oac Grow curriculum (an educational framework led by the interests of the child and includes literacy, numeracy, music, Spanish, active and sustainability programs), Oac Health and Wellbeing services, we’ve created an offering designed to give children the best possible preparation for life. At Oac, we empower every child to reach their full potential. ●
At Only About Children - we provide more than an education; we embrace a holistic approach that encompasses high quality early learning as well as health and development programs in exceptional learning environments. dedicated teams from newborn care through to school readiness , so that every child can reach their full potential.
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Camberwell Girls Grammar School
Camberwell Grammar School
SENIOR SCHOOL \ 2 Torrington Street, Canterbury, 3126 +61 3 9813 1166 JUNIOR SCHOOL \ 4 Mont Albert Road, Canterbury, 3126 +61 3 9813 1965 admissions@cggs.vic.edu.au www.cggs.vic.edu.au
55 Mont Albert Road, Canterbury, 3126 +61 3 9835 1777 registrar@cgs.vic.edu.au www.cgs.vic.edu.au
● 750 students ● ELC – Year 12 ● Anglican ● Girls only ● (ELC: coeducational)
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● 1300 students ● 4yo Pre-prep – Year 12 ● Anglican ● Boys only
Carey Baptist Grammar School
Christ Church Grammar School
KEW CAMPUS \ 349 Barkers Road, Kew, Victoria, 3101 DONVALE CAMPUS \ 9 Era Court, Donvale, Victoria, 3111 +61 3 9816 1222 admissions@carey.com.au www.carey.com.au
677 Punt Road, South Yarra, 3141 +61 3 9866 3540 registrar@ccgs.vic.edu.au www.ccgs.vic.edu.au
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● 2511 Students ● ELC – Year 12 ● Baptist ● Coeducational
● 400 Students ● 3yo – Year 6 ● Anglican ● Coeducational
Caulfield Grammar School WHEELERS HILL CAMPUS \ 74-82 Jells Road, Wheelers Hill, 3150 MALVERN CAMPUS \ 5 Willoby Avenue, Glen Iris, 3146 PROFILE PAGE
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CAULFIELD CAMPUS \ 217 Glen Eira Rd, East St Kilda, 3183 +61 3 9524 6300 cgs@caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au www.caulfieldgs.vic.edu.au
● Wheelers Hill: Pre-Prep – Year 12 ● Malvern: Kinder – Year 12 ● Caulfield: Years 7–12 ● Associated with Anglican Church ● Coeducational
De La Salle College
Fintona Girls’ School
TIVERTON CAMPUS \ 1318 High Street, Malvern, Vic, 3144 KINNOULL CAMPUS \ Northbrook Avenue, Malvern, Vic, 3144 HOLY EUCHARIST CAMPUS \ 1241 Dandenong Road, Malvern East, Vic, 3145 +61 3 9508 2100 enrolment@delasalle.vic.edu.au www.delasalle.vic.edu.au
79 Balwyn Road, Balwyn, 3103 +61 3 9830 1388 registrar@fintona.vic.edu.au www.fintona.vic.edu.au
● 1100 student ● Years 4–12 ● Catholic ● Boys only
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● Wheelers Hill Campus: Junior School – 400 students; Secondary School – 1020 ● Malvern Campus: 420 ● Caulfield Campus: 1400
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● 600 students ● ELC – Year 12 ● Non-denominational ● Girls only ● ELC: coeducational
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Geelong Grammar School
Genazzano FCJ College
14 Douglas Street, Toorak, 3142 Private Mail Bag, Mansfield, 3722 50 Biddlecombe Avenue, Corio, 3214 139 Noble Street, Newtown, Vic, 3220 +61 3 5273 9200 admissions@ggs.vic.edu.au www.ggs.vic.edu.au
301 Cotham Road, Kew, 3101 +61 3 8862 1207 registrar@genazzano.vic.edu.au www.genazzano.vic.edu.au
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● 1550 students ● ELC – Year 12 ● Anglican ● Coeducational
● 1000 students ● ELC – Year 12 ● Catholic ● Coed ELC ● Girls only: Prep – Year 12
Haileybury
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KEYSBOROUGH CAMPUS \ 855 Springvale Road, Keysborough, 3173
TIANJIN CAMPUS \ 6 Gongxue Road, Gaocun County, Wuqing District, Tianjin, China
BRIGHTON CAMPUS \ 120 South Road, Brighton East, 3187
NORTHERN TERRITORY CAMPUS \ Lot 6057 Berrimah Road, Berrimah, Northern Territory, 0828
BERWICK CAMPUS \ 138 High Street, Berwick, 3806
+61 3 9904 6000 admissions@haileybury.vic.edu.au www.haileybury.vic.edu.au
CITY CAMPUS \ 383 King Street, West Melbourne, 3003
● 4700 students ● ELC – Year 12 ● Non-denominational ● Parallel education
Korowa Anglican Girls’ School
Lauriston Girls’ School
10-16 Ranfurlie Crescent, Glen Iris, 3146 +61 3 8808 8888 admissions@korowa.vic.edu.au www.korowa.vic.edu.au
38 Huntingtower Road, Armadale, 3143 +61 3 9864 7555 admissions@lauriston.vic.edu.au www.lauriston.vic.edu.au
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● 750 students ● ELC – Year 12 ● Anglican ● ELC: Coeducational; Prep – Year 12: Girls only
● 1095 students ● Kindergarten – Year 12 ● Secular ● Coed to Kindergarten ● Girls only: Prep – Year 12
Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak
Marcellin College
10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak, 3142 +61 3 9823 8100 admissions@loretotoorak.vic.edu.au www.loretotoorak.vic.edu.au
160 Bulleen Road, Bulleen, 3105 +61 3 9851 1589 info@marcellin.vic.edu.au www.marcellin.vic.edu.au
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● 1100 students ● ELC – Year 12 ● Catholic ● Girls only ● ELC: coeducational
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Melbourne Girls Grammar
Melbourne Grammar School
86 Anderson Street, South Yarra, 3141 100 Caroline Street, South Yarra, Vic, 3141 63 Clowes Street, South Yarra, Vic, 3141
GRIMWADE HOUSE \ 67 Balaclava Road, Caulfield, 3161
+61 3 9862 9200 enrolments@mggs.vic.edu.au www.mggs.vic.edu.au
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● 1100 students ● ELC – Year 12 ● Anglican ● Girls only
Presbyterian Ladies’ College
207 Barkers Road, Kew, 3101 +61 3 9274 6316 (admissions) admissions@mlc.vic.edu.au www.mlc.vic.edu.au
141 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125 9808 5811, www.plc.vic.edu.au admissions@plc.vic.edu.au
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● 2000 students ● MLC Kindle (6 weeks – 5 years) and Prep – Year 12 ● Girls only ● Kindle: coeducational
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● 1480 students ● Six-month ELC to Year 12 ● Presbyterian ● ELC - coeducational. ● Prep – Year 12: Girls only
Preshil
Ruyton Girls’ School
ARLINGTON (PRIMARY AND KINDERGARTEN) \ 395 Barkers Road, Kew, VIC, 3101 BLACKHALL KALIMNA (SECONDARY) \ 12-26 Sackville Street, Kew, VIC, 3101 +61 3 9817 6135 preshil@preshil.vic.edu.au www.preshil.vic.edu.au
12 Selbourne Road, Kew, 3101 +61 3 9819 2422 hibbertn@ruyton.vic.edu.au www.ruyton.vic.edu.au
● 257 students ● Kindergarten – Year 12 ● Secular ● Coeducational
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● 900 students ● ELC – Year 12 ● Non-denominational ● ELC: coeducational ● Prep – year 12: Girls only
Sacré Cœur
Siena College
172 Burke Road, Glen Iris, Vic, 3146 +61 3 9835 2700 admissions@sac.vic.edu.au www.sacrecoeur.vic.edu.au
815 Riversdale Road, Camberwell, 3124 +61 3 9385 0200 office@siena.vic.edu.au www.siena.vic.edu.au
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● 722 students ● Prep – Year 12 ● Catholic ● Girls only
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● 1800 students ● Prep – Year 12 ● Anglican ● Grimwade House (Prep – Year 6): coeducational; ● Wadhurst and Senior School: Boys only
Methodist Ladies’ College (MLC)
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WADHURST AND SENIOR SCHOOL \ 355 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, 3004 +61 3 9865 7555 mgs@mgs.vic.edu.au www.mgs.vic.edu.au
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● 783 students ● Years 7 – 12 ● Catholic ● Girls only
St Catherine’s School
St Michael’s Grammar School
17 Heyington Place, Toorak, 3142 +61 3 9822 1285 admissions@stcatherines.net.au www.stcatherines.net.au
25 Chapel Street, St Kilda, 3182 +61 3 8530 3310 admissions@stmichaels.vic.edu.au www.stmichaels.vic.edu.au
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● 750 students ● ELC – Year 12 ● Non-denominational ● ELC: coeducational ● Prep – Year 12: Girls only
● 1300 students ● 3yo kindergarten – Year 12 ● Anglican ● Coeducational
Trinity Grammar School, Kew
Yarra Valley Grammar
40 Charles Street, Kew, 3101 +61 3 9854 3600 trinity@trinity.vic.edu.au www.trinity.vic.edu.au
Kalinda Road, Ringwood, 3134 +61 3 9262 7700 admissions@yvg.vic.edu.au www.yvg.vic.edu.au
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● 1500 students ● ELC3 – Year 12 ● Anglican ● Boys only
● 1300 students ● ELC – Year 12 ● Anglican ● Coeducational
Wesley College ELSTERNWICK \ 5 Gladstone Parade, Elsternwick, 3185 GLEN WAVERLEY \ 620 High Street Road, Glen Waverley, 3150 PROFILE PAGE
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ST KILDA ROAD \ 577 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, 3004
+61 3 8102 6508 admissions@wesleycollege.net www.wesleycollege.net ● 3298 students ● 3yo – Year 12 ● Uniting Church ● Coeducational
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BUILDING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR SUCCESS Early Childhood Learning at Wesley Our Early Childhood Learning Centres (ECLCs) provide girls and boys aged 3 and 4 with a guaranteed pathway to Wesley’s Prep class – beginning a lifelong journey of discovery and development.
Personalised IB learning We engage children with personalised learning, inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy and delivered through the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme. As the first authorised school in Victoria to offer the IB from ECLC through to Year 12, Wesley ECLC students begin learning within a framework that guides them throughout their education.
A unique Mandarin language program Students are immersed in Chinese language learning in the Early Childhood and Primary Years. Mandarin is integrated within subjects across the curriculum, to accelerate language learning and support their intellectual development in later years. Enquire now about opportunities available in ECLC for 3 and 4-year-olds.
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