Fintona Girls' School
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| Fintona Girls' School | |
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| Age Quod Agis (Latin:"Do what you do well") |
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| Established | 1896 |
| School Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day school |
| Denomination | Non-denominational |
| Slogan | "Where Girls Excel" |
| Key People | Mrs. Suzy Chandler (Principal) Mrs. Merran Schoeffel (Chairman) |
| School Fees | AU$9,950–17,350 p.a[1] |
| Location | Balwyn, Victoria, Australia  |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Enrolment | ~600 (K–12)[2] |
| Employees | ~60[2] |
| Colours | Navy Blue and Gold |
| Homepage | www.fintona.vic.edu.au |
Fintona Girls' School is a small, independent, non-denominational, day school for girls, located in Balwyn, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Established in 1896, Fintona is a non-selective school and currently caters for approximately 600 students from the Early Learning Centre (ELC) to Year 12. The school accepts both local and international students.
Fintona is a member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV),[3] the Alliance of Girls Schools Australia (AGSA),[4] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[5] and the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA).[6]
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[edit] History
Fintona was established as a Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls, in 1896. The school was originally located in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell.
The school occupies 'Balwyn', the historic home and vineyard built by early settler Andrew Murray, from which the suburb of Balwyn takes its name.[7]
[edit] Curriculum
Fintona Girls' School is divided into 4 teaching sections:
- The Early Learning Centre (ELC)
- Junior School, catering for Prep to Year 4
- Middle School, catering for Years 5 to Year 8
- Upper School, catering for Years 9 to 12[8]
The school's ELC curriculum is based on the Reggio Emilia approach to education. From Prep to Year 6, students are involved in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program which covers the subject ares of language, social studies, mathematics, science and technology, arts, and personal, social and physical education.[8] Upper School students are prepared for the Victorian Certificate of Education, in which the school typically performs well. In 2006, Fintona was ranked in the top five schools in the state of Victoria, based on its VCE results, with 33% of study scores over 40.[9] In 2007, this dropped to only 24% of scores over 40.
Fintona has three languages included in its curriculum, Indonesian, French and Japanese.[8]
[edit] Houses
The three junior school (P-6) houses of Fintona are:
- Bedggood (White)
- Menzies (Navy)
- Reid (Yellow)
The six middle and senior school (years 5-12) houses of Fintona are:
- Boyne (Red), named after Mr & Mrs Boyne, generous friends of the school
- Clarke (Sky Blue), named after Louisa Clarke, first Fintona boarder and first Matriculant
- Hughston (Navy),named after the first headmistress of Fintona
- Murdoch (Yellow), after Reverend PJ Murdoch of Trinity church, Camberwell, where many boarders attended
- Maxwell (Green), named after Mr G.E. Maxwell, M.L.A., whose elder daughter was one of Fintona's first prefects
- Ower (Purple, after Miss Jeannie Ower, member of staff from 1900 - 1930.
[edit] Notable alumnae
Ex-student's of Fintona Girls' School are known as 'Old Fintonians' and may elect to join the 'Old Fintonians Association'.[10] Some notable 'Old Fintonians' include:
- Academic
- Edith Gladys Pendred - Influential educator (Dux 1915)[11]
- Business
- Diana Eirene Angliss Gibson AO - Company Director and Grazier[12]
- Media, entertainment and the arts
- Hannah Greenwood - Australian actress[citation needed]
- Lorna Mary Belton Stirling - Musicologist[13]
- Eleanore Watson - One of Australia's first female journalist's[14]
- Medicine and science
- Dora May Lush - Pioneering Bacteriologist[15]
- Politics and the law
- Dame Beryl Beaurepaire AC, DBE (nee Bedggood) - Australian feminist, former chairman of the Federal Women's Committee of the Liberal Party of Australia, wife of Ian Beaurepaire (of Beaurepaire tyre's fame)[16]
- Dr Helen Caldicott - Environmentalist and anti-nuclear campaigner [17]
- Andrea Coote - Australian politician[18]
- Pattie Maie Menzies (nee Leckie) - Wife of former Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies. Appointed appointed Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (Civil), for public duty in hospitalwork[19]
[edit] References
- ^ Fintona Girls School. Directory. Melbourne's Child (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ a b Fintona Girls' School: From the Principal (accessed:15-08-2007)
- ^ Girls Sport Victoria: Member Schools (accessed:10-08-2007)
- ^ The Alliance of Girls Schools Australasia: Member Schools (accessed:10-08-2007)
- ^ JSHAA Victoria: Directory of Members (accessed:10-08-2007)
- ^ Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (accessed:10-08-2007)
- ^ Travelmate: Balwyn Victoria (accessed:10-08-2007)
- ^ a b c Fintona Girls' School: Curriculum (accessed:10-08-2007)
- ^ The Herald Sun, 14/12/06:"Girls take VCE honours" (accessed:10-08-2007)
- ^ Fintona Girls' School: Old Fintonians (accessed:10-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography- Pendred, Edith Gladys (1897 - 1964) (accessed:27-07-2007)
- ^ "GIBSON Diana Eirene Angliss". Who's Who in Business Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ Stirling, Lorna Mary Belton (1893 - 1956) (accessed:27-07-2007)
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald, 19/3/07: "Matriarch taught about living and dying" (accessed:23-03-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Lush, Dora Mary (1910 - 1943) (accessed:23-03-2007)
- ^ ABR Radio National-Bid Ideas, 24/4/05: "Wisdom Interviews: Dame Beryl Beaurepaire" (accessed:23-03-2007)
- ^ Green, Jonathan. "Famous alumni on Latham's hit list", Politics, Crikey, 2005-03-30. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ Parliament of Victoria: Coote, Andrea (accessed:26-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Women Biographical Entry: Menzies, Pattie Mae (accessed:23-03-2007)
[edit] Further reading
- Chilvers, B.J. 1946. The History of Fintona 1896-1946. Fintona Girls' School, Melbourne.
- Reichl, P. 1986. Fintona 1896 - 1986: The Story in Pictures. Fintona Girls' School, Melbourne.
[edit] See also
- List of schools in Victoria
- Victorian Certificate of Education
- List of schools in Victoria, Australia according to 2006 VCE results
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