| Strathcona Girls Grammar School | |
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| Location | |
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| , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 37°49′47″S 145°4′48″E / 37.82972°S 145.08000°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, single-sex, Christian, day school |
| Motto | Latin: Fortiter Fideliter Feliciter (Bravely, Faithfully, Happily) |
| Denomination | Baptist |
| Established | 1924[1] |
| Founder | Mrs Florence Livingstone & Miss Henrietta Hughes |
| Chairperson | Jocelyn Furlan |
| Principal | Lorna Beegan |
| Chaplain | Rev. Janet Costello |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | ~800 (P–12)[2] |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue, yellow and pink |
| Slogan | Girls Unstoppable |
| Affiliation | Girls Sport Victoria |
| Website | strathcona |
Strathcona 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 800 students from Preparatory to Year 12, over three campuses. Year nine girls attend Tay Creggan, an historic building on the Yarra River in Hawthorn.[3] Years 7 to 8 and 10 to 12 are located in Canterbury, and the primary school is located on a new renovated purpose-built premises in close proximity to the Main Campus in Canterbury.[4]
The school is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[5] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[6] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),[1] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[7] and is a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).[8]
- ^ a b "Strathcona Girls Grammar School". Find a School. Association of Independent Schools of Victoria. 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
- ^ Strathcona Girls Grammar School- International (accessed:12-06-2007)
- ^ "Tay Creggan". Victorian Heritage Database. 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ National Education Directory Australia- Strathcona (accessed:12-06-2007)
- ^ "JSHAA Victoria Directory of Members". Victorian Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
- ^ "AHISA Schools". Victoria. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
- ^ Butler, Jan (2006). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
- ^ "Member Schools". Profile. Girls Sport Victoria. 2007. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008.