Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School
Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School | |
---|---|
Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School crest. Source: www.strathcona.vic.edu.au (Strathcona website)
|
|
Location | |
Canterbury, Victoria Australia ![]() |
|
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Information | |
Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day school |
Denomination | Baptist Union |
Established | 1924[1] |
Founder | Mrs. Florence Livingstone & Miss. Henrietta Hughes |
Chairperson | Mrs. Laurinda Gardner |
Principal | Mrs. Marise McConaghy |
Chaplain | Rhonda Burns |
Enrolment | ~700 (P–12)[2] |
Colour(s) | Navy Blue and Yellow |
Slogan | "Bring out her best" |
Website | www.strathcona.vic.edu.au |
Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School is an independent, Baptist, day school for girls, located in Canterbury, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Established in 1924 by Florence Livingstone and Henrietta Hughes, the school currently caters for approximately 700 students from Preparatory to Year 12, over three campuses. Year nine girls attend 'Tay Creggan', a historic building on the Yarra River in Hawthorn, Years 7 to 12 are located in Canterbury, and the primary school is located on new purpose built premises in close proximity to the Main Campus in Canterbury.[3]
The school is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[4] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[5] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),[1] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[6] and is a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).[7]
History
Strathcona was established in 1924 by its founding Principals, Mrs Florencia Livingstone and Henriette Hughes, with a small number of pupils, both boys and girls.[8]
In 1942, the school was purchased by the Baptist Union for the purpose of establishing a Baptist school for girls, and thus the school was renamed Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School.[8]
Ms Featherstone commenced as Headmistress in 1943, serving the school for 10 years. Enrolments increased rapidly and despite strict building restrictions after the Second World War, facilities were expanded providing for up to 200 girls.[8]
In November 1969, Strathcona purchased 'Tay Creggan', the Year 9 campus located in Hawthorn on the banks of the Yarra River.[8]
Notable alumnae
Alumnae of Strathcona are known as Old Strathconians and may elect to join the school's alumni association, the Old Strathconians' Association (OSA).[9] Some notable Old Strathconians include:
- Jill Baker – Publisher and former newspaper editor[10][11]
- Pamela Christine Gutman – Author; Member of the Refugee Review Tribunal; Deputy Director of the Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific at the University of Sydney; Senior Advisor for the Foreign Affairs Department[12]
- Margaret Anne Jackson – Professor and Director, Law Discipline, School of Accounting and Law, RMIT Business, RMIT University[13]
- Regan Lamble - Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics in Athletics[14]
- Norma Redpath OBE – Sculptor[15]
- Prudence Anne Sibree – Parliamentarian and Solicitor; Member for Kew in the Legislative Assembly in the Victorian Parliament from 1981-88.[16]
- Jo Stanley – TV and Radio personality
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School- International (accessed:12-06-2007)
- ↑ National Education Directory Australia- Strathcona (accessed:12-06-2007)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Australian Woman Biographical Entry- Sibree, Prudence Anne (1946 -) (accessed:12-06-2007)
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles containing Latin-language text
- Girls Sport Victoria
- Girls' schools in Australia
- Educational institutions established in 1924
- Schools in Melbourne
- Private schools in Victoria (Australia)
- Baptist schools in Australia
- Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools
- 1924 establishments in Australia