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Head Of The Schoolgirls (Victoria)
The Victorian Head of the Schoolgirls regatta is contested between girls at schools from all across the state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria Australia. Schools from the Girls Sport Victoria (GSV) and also Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS), as well as smaller school rowing groups which enter under a rowing club banner, compete in a range of events over 1000m for the Year 9 and Year 10 events or 1500m for the Open events (typically girls in years 11 and 12). Whereas in most rowing, coxswains can be of either sex, in the HOSG all coxswains must be female and attend the same school as the rowers of the crew that they are coxing. The racing is usually held over an entire weekend (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) in mid-March on the Barwon River (Victoria), Barwon River in Geelong. In 2022 the regatta was held on the third weekend of March, with all event heats on Friday the 18th, all repechages, all quarter-finals (for events with over 16 entries) and most semi-finals (for e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barwon River (Victoria)
The Barwon River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in The Otways and the Bellarine Peninsula regions of the Australian state of Victoria. Location and features Fed by the confluence of the East and West Branches of the river, the Barwon River rises in the Otway Ranges and flows generally north by east and then east, joined by thirteen tributaries including the Leigh and Moorabool rivers and flowing through Lake Connewarre, before reaching its mouth and emptying into Bass Strait at Barwon Heads. The river flows adjacent to the settlement of Winchelsea and the city of Greater Geelong. The estuarine section of the river forms part of the Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar Site as a wetland of international importance, as well as of the Bellarine Wetlands Important Bird Area. From its highest point including its source confluence, the river descends over its course. The river is crossed by a number of bridges in Geel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genazzano
Genazzano is a town and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, located on a tuff spur at above sea level that, starting from the Monti Prenestini, ends on the Sacco River valley. History The name originates from its role as vacation resort for the ancient Roman gens Genucia. In the fifth century, during the reign of Pope Sixtus III, the town of Genazzano contributed a large portion of its revenue for the Roman basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. In the 11th century AD it was a fief of the Colonna family who, from their baronial Palace (castle), controlled the road from Naples to Rome. In the late fifteenth century, it became fief of the Borgia Family. Landmarks The church of the ''Madonna del buon consiglio'', built in appreciation for the town's contribution to Santa Maria Maggiore, and entrusted in 1356 to the Augustinian Order, holds the original fresco of ''Our Lady of Good Counsel'' ( la, Mater boni consilii) a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary, after the mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballarat High School
Ballarat High School is a government secondary school located in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Buildings and grounds The school was originally opened on 16 April 1907 as a Continuation School located at 208 Sturt Street (directly opposite the Ballarat Town Hall). This initial location was due to the need to make alterations to the Dana Street Primary school building. Initially, 37 students were enrolled. In September 1907, the school moved to a building attached to Dana Street Primary School which allowed for a larger enrollment and more staff. In March 1909 it was announced that the foundation stone of the Agricultural College would be laid that month. In April 1910 the Ballarat Continuation School moved to its present site at the corner of Sturt and Gillies streets, Lake Gardens. The new building cost around 10,000 pounds to construct (approximately $1.3 million in 2018 terms) with a further 1000 pounds for fittings and fixtures. The school then became known as the Ballara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballarat And Clarendon College
Ballarat Clarendon College is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Formerly affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of Australia, it now operates in association with the Uniting Church in Australia (but is not governed or managed by the Church) and is a member of the Ballarat Associated Schools. Academic standing Clarendon was ranked number third in all of Victoria in 2020. Co-curriculum Sport The College participates in many sports both within and outside the Ballarat Associated Schools. The Boys First XI Cricket team won the premiership in the 2008/2009 season, over rivals St Patricks's College. The firsts then, after winning this premiership, made the final in "The Lord Taverner's Cup" but were defeated in Shepparton by Notre Dame College. Another notable sport participated within the school is rowing. The rowing program starts at Year 8 and continues through the years. In 2008 and 2010 the BCC Girls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballarat Grammar School
, motto_translation = Honour Follows Labour , streetaddress = 201 Forest Street, , city = Wendouree , state = Victoria , postcode = 3355 , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent, co-educational, day & boarding , denomination = Anglican , established = 1911 , chairperson = Shantini Deutscher , headmaster = Adam Heath , chaplain = Rev’d Dr Timothy Gaden , grades = ELC–12 , slogan = Learning to Thrive, Engaged in the World. , song = Serva Fidem (To the tune of Holst's "Jupiter Hymn") , test_name = VCE , test_average = 32 , publication = ''Boomalacka'' , yearbook = ''The Grammarian'' , affiliation = Ballarat Associated Schools , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morongo Girls' College
Morongo Girls' College was a Presbyterian school for girls, founded in 1920 on Bell Post Hill near Geelong, Australia, on the site of an original homestead (called ''Morongo''). The founding principal was Gertrude Pratt BA, the second principal was Miss Shaw BA (Qld) and Dulcie Brookshaw was the third headmistress. The fourth and final headmistress was Judith Watt. Morongo Girls' College closed at the end of 1994, and the site is now occupied by Kardinia International College. A book on the school's history was commissioned and published by the school council in 1969. Morongo Girls' College was associated with Geelong College. Geelong College is now the caretaker of artefacts from Morongo.http://gnet.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au:8080/wiki/MORONGO-PRESBYTERIAN-GIRLS-COLLEGE.ashx Alumni * Rebecca Maddern * Rosemary Crossleyhttps://plus.google.com/108464644298927722456 – disability advocate * Winsome McCaughey – Lord mayor of Melbourne See also *List of schools in Victor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kardinia International College
Kardinia International College is an independent K-12 school located in Bell Post Hill, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is a triple campus college, residing on the site of the former Morongo Girls' College and has two other campuses, one in Lovely Banks, Geelong and another located in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Enrolment across the school is usually around 1800 full time students. History Beginnings Kardinia International College was founded by the late Yoshimaro Katsumata who purchased Morongo's buildings, grounds, facilities and resources in mid-1995. It first opened in 1996 with 31 secondary students and 42 kindergarten children. The International Baccalaureate has been implemented at the primary years level and at the Diploma level. The word ''Kardinia'' is an Aboriginal word which means ''sunrise'' or ''new beginning''. Gotemba Nishi High School, also owned by Katsumata, is a sister school to Kardinia International College. The construction of a third campus and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Girls' College
Melbourne Girls' College (MGC) is an all-girl public school located on Yarra Boulevard in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. It has one campus on the banks of the Yarra River The Yarra River or historically, the Yarra Yarra River, ( Kulin languages: ''Berrern'', ''Birr-arrung'', ''Bay-ray-rung'', ''Birarang'', ''Birrarung'', and ''Wongete'') is a perennial river in south-central Victoria, Australia. The lower s ... which caters for girls from years 7 to 12, (11/12 VCE/VCE VET) and has an enrolment of 1465 (), with a division between the middle and senior school. Currently, girls from 212 Melbourne postcodes, in Melbourne and country Victoria, along with girls from overseas countries, make up the student population. Sixty countries of birth are represented at the school. History Melbourne Girls' College was established in January 1994 with an enrolment of approximately 300 students. The college used the buildings of the former Richmond Secondary College, which had bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School
(Bravely, Faithfully, Happily) , established = , type = Independent, single-sex, Christian, day school , denomination = Baptist , slogan = Girls Unstoppable , principal = Marise McConaghy , chaplain = Rev. Janet Costello , founder = Mrs Florence Livingstone & Miss Henrietta Hughes , chairperson = Jocelyn Furlan , city = Canterbury , state = Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , gender = Girls , enrolment = ~800 ( P– 12)Strathcona Girls Grammar School- International (accessed:12-06-2007) , staff = , colours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korowa Anglican Girls' School
, motto_translation = No Reward Without Effort , established = 1890 , type = Independent, single-sex day school , denomination = Anglican , slogan = We can. We will. , principal = Helen Carmody , chairman_label = Chair of Council , chairman = Robert Turnbull , chaplain = Rev. Denise Tunstall & Rev. Michele Watson , city = Glen Iris , state = Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , grades = ELC–12 , gender = Girls , enrolment = ~689 , enrolment_as_of = 2011 , num_employ = , colours = Cherry and grey , affiliation = Girls Sport Victoria , homepage www.korowa.vic.edu.au Korowa Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gippsland Grammar School
(The truth will set you free) , established = 1924 , type = Independent, co-educational, day & boarding , denomination = Anglican , slogan = , principal = Michele Wakeham , chaplain = Reverend Tim Gaden , city = Sale , state = Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , enrolment = ~1000 (K–12)SchoolChoice Victoria: GIPPSLAND GRAMMAR (accessed:26-02-2013) , staff = , colours = Black, green & white , homepage [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruyton Girls' School
, motto_translation = Upright and Faithful , established = 1878 , type = Independent, single-sex, day school , denomination = Non-denominational , key_people = , chairman = Kathryn Watt , city = Kew , state = Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , gender = Girls , enrolment = ~850 , grades = P-12 , grades_label = Years , num_employ = ~120 , colours = Navy blue, white and gold , affiliation = Girls Sport Victoria , website ruyton.vic.edu.au , logo = Ruyton Girls' School logo.svg , principal = Linda Douglas Ruyton Girls' School, commonly referred to simply as Ruyton, is a non-denominational and independent day school for girls, located on Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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