Camberwell Girls Grammar School

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Camberwell Girls Grammar School
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Camberwell Girls Grammar School
Canterbury, Melbourne, Victoria

Australia
Coordinates 37°49′5″S145°3′35″E / 37.81806°S 145.05972°E / -37.81806; 145.05972
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Type private, single sex, early learning, primary and secondary, Christian day school
MottoUtilis in Ministerium
(Useful in Service)
Denomination Anglican
EstablishedFebruary 1920;103 years ago (1920-02) [1]
ChairmanNikita Weickhardt
PrincipalDebbie Dunwoody
ChaplainRev. Helen Creed
Years Early Learning to Year 12
Gender Girls
Enrolment820
Colour(s)Navy & light blue
SloganCreate Your Tomorrow
Affiliation
Website cggs.vic.edu.au

Camberwell Girls Grammar School is a private Anglican early learning, primary and secondary day school for girls located in Canterbury, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1920 in the hall of St Mark's Church in Camberwell, the school welcomes students of all cultures and currently caters for 820 students from Early learning to Year 12.

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The school is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia, [2] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia, [3] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia, [4] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria, [1] and is a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria. [5]

History

Camberwell Girls Grammar School was founded in February 1920. [6] Charged by the Archbishop of Melbourne, Henry Lowther Clarke, the parishioners of St Mark's Church in Camberwell embarked on a significant project. Led by their vicar, Hubert Brooksbank, they established St Mark's Parish School.

With just $1,000, Brooksbank built a brick hall for the school to operate from. Opening with eight pupils, both boys and girls, the school flourished and by 1925 there were 70 students and by 1926 the school had outgrown its home.

In late 1926, the school council purchased "Torrington", a nearby home, for $7,500. With frontage to both Torrington and Woodstock streets, the property was in an ideal position. The grounds and the main building had potential to be a school.

Over the 1926 Christmas holidays, the council members and families worked on the "Torrington" property and in February 1927 the school moved to its new home.

In November 1964, Ormiston Girls' School, the oldest girls' school on the Australian mainland and the oldest in Victoria, accepted the offer to merge with Camberwell Girls Grammar School. The following year, the two schools came together as one.

Ormiston

The school's junior school, Ormiston, was established in 1849 and is the oldest girls' school on Australian mainland and the oldest in Victoria. The history of Ormiston is one of private enterprise by pioneer women, mostly young women, who spent years of their lives in service of the infant state educating girls of the time. They enjoyed no financial assistance from church or public funds.

At 166 years of age, Ormiston has only had a few sites. For 52 years it operated out of buildings in East Melbourne before moving to Mont Albert in 1901. In 1964, Ormiston accepted the offer to merge with Camberwell Girls Grammar School. The following year, the two schools officially become one with the junior students working from the St John’s Avenue Campus (Ormiston) and the senior students at the Torrington Street campus. In 2007, the two schools were formally united as one with the opening of the junior school on Mont Albert Road.

House system

The school population is divided into four houses. The school house system builds spirit and maintains tradition. Being part of a house ensures that girls are connected across year levels.

The girls participate in many house competitions such as House athletics, swimming, cross country, diving, drama, dance, theatre sports, debating and music.

Principals

PeriodOfficeholdersNotes
1920–1927Elizabeth Lockley [7]
1928–1959Louisa S. Taylor
1959–1973Dorothy E. Hall
1973–1988Barbara SuttonOld Grammarian [7]
1989–2000Barbara Fary OAM [7]
2001–2014Anne Feehan
2014–presentDebbie Dunwoody

Sport

Camberwell Girls Grammar is a member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).

GSV premierships

Camberwell Girls Grammar has won the following GSV premierships. [8]

Notable alumnae

Alumnae of Camberwell Girls Grammar School are known as "Old Grammarians" or "Old Girls" and may elect to join the school's alumni association, the Old Grammarians' Association (OGA). [9] Some notable old grammarians include:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Camberwell Girls Grammar School". Find a School. Association of Independent Schools of Victoria. 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  2. ↑ "AHISA Schools". Victoria. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  3. ↑ "JSHAA Victorian Directory of Members". Victoria Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  4. ↑ Butler, Jan (2006). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  5. ↑ Mawkes, Leonie (2005). "Member Schools". Profile. Girls Sport Victoria. Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  6. ↑ "History" . Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 "History". Welcome. Camberwell Girls Grammar School. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  8. ↑ "Archives » Girls Sport Victoria" . Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Welcome to the Grammarians". Alumni. Camberwell Girls Grammar School. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  10. ↑ Veitch, Harriet (1 March 2013). "First female speaker had a lot to say". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
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