Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School

Infobox Aust school private
name = Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School


motto = " _la. Fortiter Fideliter Feliciter"
(Latin:"Bravely, Faithfully, Successfully")
established = 1924
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day school
denomination = Baptist Union
slogan = "Bring out her best"
key_people = Mrs. Helen Hughes (Principal)
Mrs. Florence Livingstone & Miss. Henrietta Hughes (Founders)
Mr. Robert Arnold (Chairman)
Judy McMaster (Chaplain)
fees = AU$9,624–17,336 p.acite web|url = http://www.strathcona.vic.edu.au/enrolment/fees/ |title = Strathcona School Fees 2008|accessdate = 2008-02-22 |year = 2008 |work = Enrolment |publisher =Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School]
city = Canterbury
state = Victoria
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|37|49|47|S|145|4|48|E|display=inline,title
enrolment = ~700 (P–12) [http://www.strathcona.vic.edu.au/html/international.html Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School- International] (accessed:12-06-2007)]
num_employ =
revenue =
colours = Navy Blue and White color box|#000080color box|#FFFFFF
homepage = [http://www.strathcona.vic.edu.au www.strathcona.vic.edu.au]

Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School is an independent, Baptist, day school for girls, located in Canterbury, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Established in 1924 by Florence Livingstone and Henrietta Hughes, the school currently caters for approximately 700 students from Preparatory to Year 12, over three campuses. Year nine girls attend 'Tay Creggan', a historic building on the Yarra River in Hawthorn, Years 7 to 12 are located in Canterbury, and the primary school is located on new purpose built premises in close proximity to the Main Campus in Canterbury. [http://www.education.net.au/profile.php?id=1977 National Education Directory Australia- Strathcona] (accessed:12-06-2007)]

The school is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),cite web |url=http://www.billanook.vic.edu.au/projects/jshaa/TeacherLibrarian.htm |title=JSHAA Victoria Directory of Members |accessdate=2008-01-15 |year =2007 |work=Victorian Branch|publisher=Junior School Heads' Association of Australia] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2235 |title=AHISA Schools|accessdate=2008-01-15 |year =2008 |month =January |work=Victoria |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),cite web|url = http://services.ais.vic.edu.au/ebiz/customerservice/schooldetails.aspx?ID=165|title =Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School |accessdate = 2008-01-15|year = 2007|work = Find a School|publisher = Association of Independent Schools of Victoria] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),cite web|url = http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=S|title = Member Schools|accessdate = 2008-01-15|last = Butler|first = Jan|year = 2006|work = Members|publisher = The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia] and is a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).cite web |url=http://www.gsv.vic.edu.au/profile/member.html |title=Member Schools |accessdate=2008-01-15 |year =2007 |work=Profile |publisher=Girls Sport Victoria]

History

Strathcona was established in 1924 by its founding Principals, Mrs Florence Livingstone and Henrietta Hughes, with a small number of pupils, both boys and girls.cite web
url = http://www.strathcona.vic.edu.au/about/history/|title = History of Strathcona |accessdate = 2008-02-22|year = 2008|work = About |publisher = Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School]

In 1942, the school was purchased by the Baptist Union for the purpose of establishing a Baptist school for girls, and thus the school was renamed Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School.

Ms Featherstone commenced as Headmistress in 1943, serving the school for 10 years. Enrolments increased rapidly and despite strict building restrictions after the Second World War, facilities were expanded providing for up to 200 girls.

In November 1969, Strathcona purchased 'Tay Creggan', the Year 9 campus located in Hawthorn on the banks of the Yarra River.

Notable alumni

Alumnae of Strathcona are known as Old Strathconians, and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Old Strathconians' Association (OSA).cite web|url = http://www.strathcona.vic.edu.au/osa/ |title = The Old Strathconians' Association |accessdate = 2008-02-22 |year = 2008 |work = OSA |publisher =Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School] Some notable Old Strathconians include:

*Jill Baker – Publisher and former newspaper editorcite news| first = Jonathan| last = Green | title = Famous alumni on Latham's hit list| url = http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20060614-Famous-alumni-on-Lathams-hit-list.html| work = Politics| publisher = Crikey| date = 2005-03-30| accessdate = 2007-08-06] [cite web
url=http://www.walkleys.com/the-awards/walkley-awards-finalists/2007-walkley-finalists-announced.html
title=The Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism - 2007 Walkley Finalists Announced
publisher=www.walkleys.com
accessdate=2008-07-07]
*Terry Bracks – Wife of former Victorian Premier Steve Bracks
*Pamela Christine Gutman – Author; Member of the Refugee Review Tribunal; Deputy Director of the Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific at the University of Sydney; Senior Advisor for the Foreign Affairs Departmentcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = GUTMAN Pamela Christine| accessdate = 2007-09-19| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Margaret Anne Jackson – Professor and Director, Law Discipline, School of Accounting and Law, RMIT Business, RMIT Universitycite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = JACKSON Margaret Anne| accessdate = 2007-09-19| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Norma Redpath OBE – Sculptorcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = REDPATH Norma| accessdate = 2007-09-19| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Prudence Anne Sibree – Parliamentarian and Solicitor; Member for Kew in the Legislative Assembly in the Victorian Parliament from 1981-88. [http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE1207b.htm Australian Woman Biographical Entry- Sibree, Prudence Anne (1946 -)] (accessed:12-06-2007)]
*Jo Stanley – TV and Radio personality

See also

* List of schools in Victoria
* Victorian Certificate of Education
*List of schools in Victoria, Australia according to 2006 VCE results

References

External links

* [http://www.strathcona.vic.edu.au/ Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School Website]
* [http://baptist.org.au/ Baptist Union of Australia]
* [http://www.gsv.vic.edu.au Girls Sport Victoria]