Seymour College
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| Crescam Ministrando (Latin:"I will grow by serving")[1] |
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| Established | 1922 |
| School Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day & Boarding |
| Denomination | Uniting Church |
| Key People | Ms. Belinda Provis (Principal) |
| Location | Glen Osmond, SA, Australia  |
| Enrolment | ~765 (P-13)[2] |
| Employees | ~70[3] |
| Colours | Green, Navy & White |
| Homepage | www.seymour.sa.edu.au |
Seymour College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school predominantly for girls', located at Glen Osmond, a suburb 5 km from the Central Business District of Adelaide, South Australia.
Established in 1922 as the Presbyterian Girls' College, Seymour has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 765 students from Pre-School (3 years of age) to Year 13, including 105 boarders.[2] The school is co-educational in Pre-School, and girls only from Preparatory (4 years of age) to Year 13.
The college is affiliated with the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[4] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[5] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[6] and the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA).[2]
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[edit] History
Seymour College was founded in 1922 as the Presbyterian Girls' College (PGC), following a desire of the Reverend Dr John Alfred Seymour, of the Scots Church, Adelaide, to provide South Australians with a Presbyterian day and boarding school for girls. It was established at its current location in Glen Osmond, then the site of the estate of "Wooton Lea".[7] "Wooton Lea" is a large, plain Georgian house consisting of 17 rooms. It was built in 1861 for Francis Hardy Faulding, the founder of F.H. Faulding & Co, and his wife Elizabeth. Its next owner, G.S. Fowler, a principal of the firm of D.& J. Fowler, enlarged the building.[8]
In 1977, following the amalgamation of the Presbyterian, Congregational and Methodist Churches to form the Uniting Church, PGC was renamed Seymour College after the Reverend Dr John Alfred Seymour.[7]
[edit] Campus
Seymour College is situated on a single 10 hectare campus,[9] located 5km from the Adelaide central business district, in the foothills of Adelaide.[3] The campus is a blend of both old and new buildings. Some of the College's notable older buildings include the historic "Barr Smith House" (formerly the "Wooton Lea" mansion),[7] the bluestone and brick former laundry, stables and cottages, pump house, and the former coach-house turned music room.[8] Other facilities include: Two assembly halls/theatres, a Recreation centre including facilities for indoor basketball, netball, tennis, badminton, weights training and exercise, a Science centre, two Libraries, three computer labs, Squash courts, Swimming Pool, an Oval for athletics, softball, soccer and hockey, and a Boarding house including dining hall and health centre.[10]
[edit] House system
As with most Australian schools, Seymour College utilises a house system, however it is unique in that it is referred to as a "Clan" system.[7]
[edit] Notable alumni
Alumnae of Seymour College/Presbyterian Girls' College are known as Old Collegians' and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Old Collegians' Association.[11] Some notable Old Collegians' include:
- Academic
- Jennifer Ann Marshall Graves - Professor of the Research School of Biological Sciences at the Australian National University; Director of the Australian Research Council Centre for Kangaroo Genomics; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003[12][13]
- Linley Margaret Martin - Vice-President (Academic and Information Services) and Council Secretary of Deakin University[14]
- Professor Janice Clare Reid AM - Vice-Chancellor and University President at the University of Western Sydney; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003[15]
- Judith Mary Roberts AO AM - Deputy Chancellor of Flinders University; Trained Nurse/Voluntary Community Worker; Former President of The Cancer Council Australia, and the Family Services Council Aust; Foundation Chair of the Helpmann Academy Board; Former President of Relationships Australia; Former Director of the Office for the Ageing SA Government[16]
- Christina Mary Slade - Dean of Humanities at Macquarie University; Professor of Media Theory at the Universiteit Utrecht Netherlands[17]
- Claire Ann Woods - Professor of Communication and Writing at the University of South Australia; Recipient of the Max Harris Literary Award 2002 (also attended Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School)[18]
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- Rhodes Scholars
- 1988 - Kathryn Jane Brown - University of Adelaide[19]
- 1997 - Elizabeth Wall - University of Adelaide[19]
- 2004 - Rachel Swift - University of Adelaide[19]
- Business
- Leonie Jane Clyne - Managing Director of Angus Clyne Australia Pty Ltd; Recipient of the Inaugural Enterprising Woman of the Year Award[20]
- Carolyn Judith Hewson (née Somerville) - Company Director; Director of AGL Energy Ltd, and Westpac Banking Corp.[21]
- Elizabeth Lewis-Gray - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gekko Systems Pty Ltd; Director of Austmine Limited[22]
- Entertainment, media and the arts
- Janet Bridgland - Artist and Illustrator[23]
- Helen Louise Leake - CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation (2004-07), Company Director/Producer of Duo Art Productions (1996-2004)[24]
- Penny Matthews (née Vigar) - Children's Author[25]
- Georgina McGuinness - Weekend News Presenter for National Nine News Adelaide[26]
- Medicine and science
- Freda Evelyn Gibson - Pioneering Flying Doctor[27]
- Politics, public service and the law
- Hon. Justice Catherine Margaret Branson - Judge of the Federal Court of Australia[28]
- Hon. Diana Vivienne Laidlaw AM - Vigneron; MLC (Liberal) for South Australia (1982-2003), SA Minister for Transport and Urban Planning (1997-2002), The Arts (1993-2002), the Status of Women (1993-2002), (Transport) 1993-97; SA Shadow Minister for Transport, Marine, Arts and Cultural Heritage, Status of Women, Local Govt Relations (1992-93), Tourism (1986-93)[29]
- HE Susan Elizabeth Tanner - Australian Ambassador to Spain and Andorra (2003-06), Assistant Secretary Europe Br. DFAT (2000-02), Australian Ambassador to Chile, Bolivia and Peru (1997-99)[30]
[edit] References
- ^ About Seymour. Seymour College. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ a b c Seymour College. Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ a b Information for Applicants. Employment. Seymour College. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ Member Schools. Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ JSHAA South Australian Directory of Members. South Australian Branch. Junior School Heads Association of Australia. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ SOUTH AUSTRALIA. AHISA Schools. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (April 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ a b c d School Heritage. About Seymour. Seymour College. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ a b Seymour College (PDF). Historic Self-Guided Walk: Glen Osmond pp.6-7. City of Burnside. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ Item metadata. edna. Commonwealth of Australia (2007-05-30). Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ Facilities and Experiences. About Seymour. Seymour College. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ The Old Collegians' Association. Seymour Community. Seymour College. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ "GRAVES (Jenny) Jennifer Ann Marshall". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ Teachers notes – Professor Jenny Graves: Geneticist. Interviews with Australian Scientists. Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ "MARTIN Linley Margaret". Who's Who in Business Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "REID (Jan) Janice Clare". Who's Who in Business Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "ROBERTS Judith Mary". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "SLADE (Christie) Christina Mary". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "WOODS Claire Ann". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ a b c The Rhodes Scholarship South Australia (PDF). Rhodes Scholarship Information. The University of Adelaide (2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
- ^ "CLYNE Leonie Jane". Who's Who in Business Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
- ^ "HEWSON Carolyn Judith". Who's Who in Business Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "LEWIS-GRAY Elizabeth". Who's Who in Business Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ Janet Bridgland. About the Artist. Greenhill Galleries Adelaide. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ "LEAKE Helen Louise". Who's Who in Business Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ Matthews, Penny. Agent Details. AustLit (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ News Team Personal Profiles. The News Desk. National Nine News (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ McHugh, Mary (1996). "Gibson, Freda Evelyn (1908 - 1977)". Australian Dictionary of Biography 14. Melbourne University Press. pp. 267-268. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ "BRANSON Catherine Margaret, Hon. Justice". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "LAIDLAW Diana Vivienne, Hon.". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "TANNER Susan Elizabeth, HE". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
