Mentone Girls' Grammar School
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| Vero Nihil Verius (Latin:"Nothing truer than Truth") |
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| Established | 1899[1] |
| School Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day school |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Slogan | "I am a Mentone Girl" |
| Key People | Mrs. Fran Reddan (Principal) Mr. David Stewart (Chairman) Fr. Mick Potter (Chaplain) |
| School Fees | AU$8,416–18,066 p.a[2] |
| Location | Mentone, Victoria, Australia  |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Enrolment | ~500 (ELC–12)[3] |
| Employees | ~70[4] |
| Colours | Murrey, Blue and Gold |
| Homepage | www.mentoneggs.vic.edu.au |
Mentone Girls' Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day school predominantly for girls, located in Mentone, a bayside suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Established in 1899 as the Mentone High School for Girls', the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 500 students, with boys and girls enrolled in the Early Learning Centre (3 and 4 years of age), and girls only from Kindergarten to Year 12.[3]
Mentone Girls' Grammar is a member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV),[5] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[6] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[7] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),[1] and the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia.[8]
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[edit] History
Mentone Girls' Grammar School was established in 1899 as the Mentone High School for Girls', by the four Simpson sisters at "Cobbalanna", in Como Parade, Mentone. "Cobbalanna" is now the name given to the new Senior College.[9] In 1924, the school was re-opened as the Mentone Girls' Grammar School (St. Margaret's) under the leadership of the then Headmistress, Miss Evaline Mary Pearson.[9]
Mentone Girls' Grammar became affiliated with the Church of England in 1962, and subsequently the Bishop's mitre was added to the school crest.[9]
[edit] Campus
Mentone Girls' Grammar School is located on single campus[10] in suburban Mentone, directly adjacent to Mentone Beach.[11] Features of the campus include: a pre–tertiary learning centre for students in Years 11 and 12 known as the "Cobbalanna Senior College", the Junior School with specialised facilities, the Simpsons Art Centre with facilities for photography and ceramics, "The Bay Cafe", a science wing, Library, multi-media laboratories, and Performing arts spaces.[12] Sporting facilities include Tennis Court's, a Gymnasium,[13] a 25 metre, outdoor heated swimming pool and a smaller indoor heated pool used by the ELC and Prep students.[14]
The school also makes use of outside facilities such as Mentone Beach.[15]
[edit] School crest
The Mentone Girls' Grammar School crest was designed in 1924, by Headmistress, Miss Mary Pearson. To complement the school crest Miss Pearson developed the school motto of Vero Nihil Verius, which may be translated from Latin as "Nothing truer than Truth".
The crest is based on the design of St. George's shield, and is made up of four components:
- The three stars represent the Holy Trinity: God the Father; God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
- The three wavy gold lines symbolise the school's location by a Bay.
- The bishop's mitre was added in 1963 to signify the School's association with the Anglican Church of Australia.
- The colour's of murrey, blue and gold, also add significance. Murrey, a traditional heraldic colour, represents the blood of Christ. Blue represents both the sky and the water and indicates the height and depth of learning. Gold represents the sands of the shore.
Former Headmistress, Miss Prudence Lewty and Bursar Miss Mary Coxall added a laurel wreath around the crest in 1963. In heraldic terms, the laurel wreath identifies heroes returning from battle and technically should only be displayed on crests which have been carried into battle. For this reason the laurel wreath was removed in 1999.[16]
[edit] Co-curriculum
[edit] Sport
Mentone Girls' Grammar School has been a member of Girls Sport Victoria since its foundation in 2001.[17] Through this association, students from Year 7 to 12 are given the opportunity to compete against 24 other girls' schools, in up to twelve different sports. Students from Year 4 to 6 participate in the local CDPSSA inter-school sports program.[10]
[edit] Notable alumni
Alumnae of Mentone Girls' Grammar School are known as Old Girls and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Old Girls Club (OGC).[18] Some notable Old Girls' include:
- Dulcie Boling – Magazine editor and company director[19]
- Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann – Swimmer, aquatic performer and film actress[20]
- Jenny Kinder – Choreographer; Founding director of TasDance; Head of School of Dance at the Victorian College of the Arts[21]
- Vera Mackie – Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow, History, The University of Melbourne[22]
- Elizabeth Shingleton – Television actress
- Penelope Ward – Partner with law firm Baker & McKenzie[21]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Mentone Girls' Grammar School. Find a School. Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ Schedule of Fees - 2008 (PDF). Affordability. Mentone Girls' Grammar School (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- ^ a b Overview of Mentone Girls' Grammar. About. Mentone Girls' Grammar School (2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
- ^ Mentone Girls' Grammar Academic Staff 2006 (accessed:15-08-2007)
- ^ Mawkes, Leonie (2005). Member Schools. Profile. Girls Sport Victoria. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ Junior School Heads Association of Australia (accessed:15-06-2007)
- ^ Victoria. AHISA Schools. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (April 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (accessed:15-06-2007)
- ^ a b c "Mission and History", About, Mentone Girls' Grammar School. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ a b "Mentone Girls’ Grammar School", Home, Seek. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ "Location/Transport", About, Mentone Girls' Grammar School. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ "Facilities & Building Program", About, Mentone Girls' Grammar School. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ "Gymnasium", Facilities & Building Program, Mentone Girls' Grammar School. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ "The Pool", Facilities & Building Program, Mentone Girls' Grammar School. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ "Mentone Beach", Facilities & Building Program, Mentone Girls' Grammar School. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ Mentone Girls' Grammar School- School crest (accessed:15-06-2007)
- ^ Otzen, Roslyn (2005). Girls’ Schools Sport & Girls Sport Victoria - a History (PDF). Profile p.4-5. Girls Sport Victoria. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ Old Girls' Club. Home. Mentone Girls' Grammar School (2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Australia (accessed:31-07-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography- Kellermann, Annette Marie Sarah (1886 - 1975) (accessed:15-06-2007)
- ^ a b Brasch (ed.), Nicolas (1996). Contemporary Australian Women 1996/97. Port Melbourne, Vic.: Reed Reference Australia. ISBN 1-875589-92-9.
- ^ "MACKIE Vera". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
[edit] Further reading
- Burren, P.B. 1984. Mentone: The Place for a School - A History of Mentone Girls' Grammar School from 1899. Hyland House Publishing P/L, South Yarra, Vic. ISBN 0-9080907-2-2.
[edit] See also
- List of schools in Victoria
- List of high schools in Victoria
- List of schools in Victoria, Australia according to 2006 VCE results
- Victorian Certificate of Education
- International Baccalaureate
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