Gilmore College for Girls

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Gilmore College for Girls
formerly Footscray Domestic Arts School
Address
298 Barkly Street

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Coordinates 37°47′55″S144°53′41″E / 37.7987°S 144.8948°E / -37.7987; 144.8948 Coordinates: 37°47′55″S144°53′41″E / 37.7987°S 144.8948°E / -37.7987; 144.8948
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TypeGovernment
Established1925
Administrator Victorian Department of Education
PrincipalBette Prange
YearsSecondary School
Campus Footscray, Victoria
Affiliation Victorian Department of Education
Website

Gilmore College for Girls was founded in 1925 as the Footscray Domestic Arts School in response to the vast demand for employment in the Domestic Arts. [1] Aspirations for young women have progressed greatly over the decades and Gilmore College changed and developed continually.

Consequently, the name of the College has changed over the decades to reflect the rapid progress in girls’ education. In 1996 the college became Gilmore College in recognition of Dame Mary Gilmore.

Mary Gilmore Australian poet

Dame Mary Jean Gilmore was an Australian writer and journalist known for her prolific contributions to Australian literature and the broader national discourse. She wrote both prose and poetry.

Gilmore College for Girls runs the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) from year 7 to 10.

The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP), is an educational program for students between the ages of 11 to 16 around the world as part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum. MYP is intended to prepare students for the two-year IB Diploma Programme (IBDP).

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References

  1. David McCallum (2013), The Social Production Of Merit, Routledge, p. 81, ISBN   9781134079339