, motto_translation = She conquers who conquers herself , city =

Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...

, state =

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, zipcode = 3186 , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent, co-educational, primary, single-sex, secondary, day and boarding , denomination =

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

, established = 1909 , founder = Archbishop Henry Lowther Clarke , headmistress = Jenny Williams , chair = Jennine Ross , chaplain = Christine Croft , key_people = Leandra Turner (Head of Senior School)
Melanie Smith (Head of Campus: Turner House)
Brad Nelsen (Head of Campus: Sandringham House) , years = ELC–12 , gender = Girls Brighton Campuses Co-ed Sandringham Junior School , enrolment = ~1,200 (ELC–12) , colours = Green, gold and white , slogan = Where all students find their place, now and for the future , revenue = , affiliation =

Girls Sport Victoria Girls' Sport Victoria (GSV) was established in 2001, and is one of the largest independent school sporting associations in Victoria, Australia, with 24 member schools from around Melbourne. GSV provides approximately 16,500 girls, from years se ...

, address = 51 Outer Crescent , sister_school =

Brighton Grammar School , motto_translation = Let us keep pursuing better things , city = Brighton , state = Victoria , zipcode = 3186 , country = Australia , coordinates ...

, homepage = Firbank Grammar School is an independent,

, day and

boarding school A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for many centuries, and now exten ...

, situated in the suburb of

, in the Bayside area of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, Australia. Established on 26 April 1909, by the

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of Melbourne, Henry Lowther Clarke, the school currently caters for approximately 1,200 students. The Early Learning Centre and primary school are co-educational, whilst the secondary school (years 7–12) is for girls only. Firbank is a member of the Australian Anglican Schools Networ

the British Schools and Universities Foundatio

and

(GSV). Firbank has close ties with its Sister school, brother school,

Brighton Grammar School , motto_translation = Let us keep pursuing better things , city = Brighton , state = Victoria , zipcode = 3186 , country = Australia , coordinates ...

, a boys' school. Students of the two schools participate in a number of co-educational activities together such as music and drama.

History

Firbank Grammar School was established as a Christian, day and boarding school for girls in 1909, by the

of Melbourne, Henry Lowther Clarke who was left a legacy for ''educational purposes''. The Archbishop purchased 'Gawsworth', a property which stretched between Outer and Middle Crescents, and named the school after

Firbank Firbank is a village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It has a population of 97.Westmorland Westmorland (, formerly also spelt ''Westmoreland'';R. Wilkinson The British Isles, Sheet The British IslesVision of Britain/ref> is a historic county in North West England spanning the southern Lake District and the northern Dales. It had an ...

, England. He chose the

motto A motto (derived from the Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation. Mot ...

, ''Vincit Qui Se Vincit'' ("She conquers who conquers herself") and gave the School his Archbishop

crest Crest or CREST may refer to: Buildings *The Crest (Huntington, New York), a historic house in Suffolk County, New York *"The Crest", an alternate name for 63 Wall Street, in Manhattan, New York *Crest Castle (Château Du Crest), Jussy, Switzerla ...

. Under the leadership of

Maud Cameron Maud Martha Cameron (1886–1973) was a teacher and school headmistress of Firbank Church of England Girls' Grammar School, in Australia. She served as president of the Victorian Association of Headmistresses and acting president of the Headmis ...

, Firbank's first and longest serving Headmistress, enrolments grew and further land was purchased, including the 'Pen-y-bryn' estate and 'Atherstone' in

Sandringham Sandringham can refer to: Places * Sandringham, New South Wales, Australia * Sandringham, Queensland, Australia * Sandringham, Victoria, Australia **Sandringham railway line **Sandringham railway station **Electoral district of Sandringham * Sand ...

. Since its foundation, Firbank has maintained a strong connection with St Andrew's Anglican Church, Brighton where formal school services are held.Firbank Girls' Grammar: History
(accessed:15-08-2007)

Campus

Firbank consists of three educational sections on two campuses: 'Sandringham House', a co-educational primary school in Sandringham offering a quality education; 'Turner House', a primary school for girls; and the Senior School catering for girls only in Years 7 to 12. The houses are Sheppard Tyson, Aylwin Cameron, Tonkin Clarke and Hancock Crowther.

Sport

Firbank is a member of

(GSV). Firbank has competed in

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...

since 1992. It has produced many nationally and internationally recognised swimmers.

GSV premierships

Firbank has won the following GSV premierships. * Badminton (2) - 2008, 2015 * Diving (18) - 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * Soccer (4) - 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018 * Swimming - 2004 * Triathlon, Mini (2) - 2019, 2020 * Triathlon, Sprint - 2015

Media

The Brighton campus was one of the sites for filming the 2005 television series '' We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year'', in two episodes of the television production ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

'' in 2007, the film ''

Any Questions for Ben? ''Any Questions for Ben?'' is a 2012 Australian comedy film created by Working Dog Productions, directed by Rob Sitch. It stars Josh Lawson, Rachael Taylor, Felicity Ward, Daniel Henshall, and Christian Clark. It was written by Santo Cilauro, ...

'' in 2012, Ja'mie Private school girl in 2013 and Upper Middle Bogan also in 2013.

Notable alumnae

Diana Bryant Diana Bryant (born 13 October 1947) is an Australian jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia from 5 July 2004 to 12 October 2017. Early life and education Bryant was born in Perth, Western Australia and attended ...

– Chief Justice of the

Family Court of Australia The Family Court of Australia was a superior Australian federal court of record which deals with family law matters, such as divorce applications, parenting disputes, and the division of property when a couple separate. Together with the Fede ...

Jane Bunn Jane Bunn (born 2 August 1979) is an Australian meteorologist and weather presenter. Bunn is the weather presenter on ''Seven News Melbourne''. Career Bunn completed a Bachelor of Science at Monash University in 2005, where she had majors in A ...

– meteorologist, ''

Seven News ''7NEWS'' is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia. National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition television, high definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while f ...

'' *

Jacqui Cooper Jacqueline Cooper (born 6 January 1973) is an Australian motivational speaker and retired freestyle skier. Skiing career Cooper started skiing aerials at age 16 and was on the Australian team for 20 years. During her career she had many injurie ...

– aerial skiing world champion *

Judy-Joy Davies Judith Joy Davies (5 June 1928 – 27 March 2016) was an Australian former backstroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s, who won a bronze medal in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. At the national level, she won 17 Au ...

– Olympic swimmer and journalist *

Beverley Dunn Beverley Ruth Dunn (24 April 1933 – 27 November 2021) was an Australian veteran radio, stage, television and film actress based in Melbourne, Australia. Dunn had roles in films including ''Ground Zero (1987 film), Ground Zero'', ''Gross Mi ...

– actress *

Mavis Freeman Mavis Anne Freeman (November 7, 1918 – October 1988) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Freeman received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team ...

– bacteriologist and biochemist *

Jennifer Hansen Jennifer Hansen is an Australian journalist and former news presenter on Network 10's ''Ten News'' in Melbourne. Alongside Mal Walden, the pair made history as the longest serving duo presenting news in Australia. Jennifer has co-hosted the br ...

– former co-presenter, Channel 10 News *

Amie Kaufman Amie Kaufman is a ''New York Times'' bestselling and internationally bestselling Australian author of science fiction and fantasy for young adults. She is known for the ''Starbound Trilogy'' and ''Unearthed'', which she co-authored with Meagan ...

– New York Times bestselling author *

Kirstie Marshall Kirstie Claire Marshall, OAM (born 21 April 1969) is an Australian aerial skier and Victorian state politician. Marshall was an ex-gymnast who became an aerial skier at Mount Buller, Victoria. During her skiing career Marshall won over 40 Wo ...

, – ALP celebrity MP for Forest Hill and former Aerial Skiing World Champion, also went to Mentone Girls' Secondary College * Ida Elizabeth Osbourne, – founder of A.B.C. Radio's national Children's Session''The Argus'' 4 January 1949
/ref> *

Thérèse Rein Thérèse Virginia Rein (born 17 July 1958) is an Australian entrepreneur who is the founder of Ingeus, an international employment and business psychology services company. Rein is the wife of Kevin Rudd, who was the Prime Minister of Austra ...

– wife of former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and founder of employment agency Ingeus *

Susan Renouf Susan, Lady Renouf (''née'' Rossiter; 15 July 1942 – 15 July 2016) was an Australian socialite. Her title was acquired through her third marriage to New Zealand businessman Sir Frank Renouf. Early life Renouf was born Susan Rossiter in Melb ...

– Australian socialite * Catherine Skinner – Olympic gold medallist for trap shooting *

Jan Wade Jan Louise Murray Wade (née Noone; born 8 July 1937) is a former Australian politician. She was born in Sydney to John Murray Noone and Lillian, ''née'' Knight. She attended Sydney High School and Firbank Girls' Grammar School in Melbourne, ...

– Attorney General in

Jeff Kennett Jeffrey Gibb Kennett (born 2 March 1948) is a former Australian politician who was the 43rd Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999, and currently a media commentator. He was previously the president of the Hawthorn Football Club, serving ...

's government *

Shaniera Akram Shaniera Akram (''née'' Thompson; born 20 March 1982) is an Australian social worker based in Pakistan. She is the wife of former cricketer Wasim Akram. Early and personal life Shaniera was born on 20 March 1982. Hailing from the Melbourne sub ...

-philanthropist, wife of cricket legend Wasim

References

External links

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