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(I will grow by serving) , established = 1922 , type = Independent, single-sex, day & boarding , denomination =
Uniting Church The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Union ...

previously
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Glen Osmond Glen Osmond is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Burnside which is in the foothills of the Adelaide Hills. It is well known for the road intersection on the western side of the suburb, where the South Eastern Freeway (National ...
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, country = Australia , enrolment = ~850 (P-13) , staff = ~100 , colours = Green, navy & purple , homepage = https://www.seymour.sa.edu.au/ Seymour College is an independent,
Uniting Church The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Union ...
, day and
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for girls, located at
Glen Osmond Glen Osmond is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Burnside which is in the foothills of the Adelaide Hills. It is well known for the road intersection on the western side of the suburb, where the South Eastern Freeway (National ...
,
Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
, South Australia. Established in 1922 as Presbyterian Girls' College, Seymour has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for students from
pre-school A preschool, also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, or play school or creche, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school ...
(4 years of age) to Year 12, including 105 boarders.Citation error. See inline comment how to fix. In addition, The Early Years at Seymour offers a co-educational program for children from 6 weeks of age. The college is girls only from Prep (4 years of age) to Year 12. The college is affiliated with the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia, (AHISA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, (ABSA), the Uniting Church in Australia and the International Baccalaureate Organisation.


Academic

In 2018, Seymour restructured its Middle School curriculum, introducing two 'super subjects', GEM and STEM from Year 6. Principal, Kevin Tutt, has introduced a wellbeing framework, GIRLbeing, which is delivered via the Strength, Optimism and Justice (SOJ) program.


Service

''Crescam Ministrando'', I grow by serving, has been the college's motto and guiding philosophy since the college's foundation in 1922. Service Learning is embedded in the curriculum from Reception to Year 12 and the whole-school approach is centred around ‘Justice’ for people and the world in which they live.


Campus

Seymour College is situated on a single 10 hectare campus, located 5 km southeast of the
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, in the Adelaide foothills. The campus is a blend of both old and new buildings. Some of the college's notable older buildings include the historic "Barr Smith House" (formerly the "Wooton Lea" mansion), the
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and brick former laundry,
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and
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s,
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, and the former
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-house turned music room. Other facilities include: two theatres, a Sports Centre including facilities for indoor
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,
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,
tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
,
badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
, weights training and exercise, a science centre, two
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, swimming pool, an oval for
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,
softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...
, soccer, and
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, and a Boarding House including
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and
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.


House system

As with most Australian schools, Seymour College uses a
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; however, it is unique in that it is referred to as a "
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" system. The four Clans are: Bruce (White); Cameron (Yellow); Douglas (Blue) and Stewart (Red). The four Clans compete against each other each year in various events for the Clan Cup. These events include Swimming Carnival, Sports Day, Clan Choral, Clash of the Clans, and the Clan Can Plan.


Sport

Seymour College is a member of the Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).


IGSSA premierships

Seymour College has won the following IGSSA premierships. * Athletics (2) - 2000, 2002 * Badminton (4) - 1994, 1998, 1999, 2007 * Basketball (2) - 2012, 2014 * Hockey (15) - 1987, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018 * Netball - 2003 * Soccer (3) - 1999, 2002, 2004 * Swimming (2) - 2013, 2018 * Tennis (3) - 1995, 1998, 2004 * Volleyball (7) - 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012


Notable alumnae

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of Seymour College/Presbyterian Girls' College are known as Old Collegians and may elect to join the schools
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, the Old Collegians Association.


Rhodes Scholars

Since
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were first awarded to South Australian women in 1980, three have been awarded to Seymour Old Collegians: * 1988 Kathryn Brown * 1997 Elizabeth Wall * 2004 Rachel Swift Some notable Old Collegians include:


Academic

*
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– professor of the Research School of
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s at the
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; Director of the Australian Research Council Centre for Kangaroo Genomics; Recipient of the
Centenary Medal The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia and to recognise "people who made a contribution to Australian society or go ...
2003 *Linley Martin – Commissioner of Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, Vice-President (Academic and Information Services) and Council
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of
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Biographies
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*Professor
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AC – Vice-Chancellor and University President at the
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; Recipient of the
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2003 *Judith Roberts AO – Deputy
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of
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; Trained Nurse/Voluntary Community Worker; Former President of
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, and the Family Services Council Aust; Foundation Chair of the Helpmann Academy Board; Former President of Relationships Australia; Former Director of the Office for the Ageing SA Government
"For service to the community, particularly women's affairs
"For service to the community, particularly through leadership roles in a range of womens health, social service, family and multicultural organisations and boards, and to education through Flinders University, the Senior Secondary Board of South Australia and the Helpmann Academy.
*Professor Christina Slade – Conjoint
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of Arts and Social Sciences at
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; Professor of Media Theory at the
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Netherlands *Claire Woods – Professor of Communication and Writing at the
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; Recipient of the Max Harris Literary Award 2002; (also attended
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)


Business

*Leonie Clyne – managing director of Angus Clyne Australia Pty Ltd; Recipient of the Inaugural Enterprising Woman of the Year Award *Carolyn Hewson (née Somerville) – Company Director; Director of
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Ltd, and
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Banking Corp. *Elizabeth Lewis-Gray – chairman and chief executive officer of Gekko Systems Pty Ltd;
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of Austmine Limited


Entertainment, media and the arts

*Janet Bridgland – artist and illustrator * Helen Leake – CEO of the
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(2004–07), Company Director/Producer of Duo Art Productions (1996–2004) *Penny Matthews (née Vigar) – children's author *
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– weekend
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Adelaide *
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– runner-up in Masterchef Australia *
Alice Monfries Alice Monfries (born 13 February 1987) is a journalist and news presenter for the Nine Network in Adelaide. Career Monfries studied journalism at the University of South Australia and began her career at Messenger Newspapers, where she was ...
– news reporter, journalist * Olivia Rogers –
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Medicine and science

*Freda Evelyn Gibson – Pioneering Flying Doctor * Dr Rhodanthe Grace Lipsett OAM - Midwife and author


Politics, public service and the law

*
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Catherine Margaret Branson – Judge of the
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*
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AM
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; MLC (
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) for South Australia (1982–2003), SA Minister for Transport and Urban Planning (1997–2002), The Arts (1993–2002), the Status of Women (1993–2002), (Transport) 1993–97; SA Shadow Minister for Transport, Marine, Arts and Cultural Heritage, Status of Women, Local Govt Relations (1992–93), Tourism (1986–93) *Susan Elizabeth Tanner – Australian Ambassador to Spain and
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(2000–02), Australian Ambassador to
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(1997–99)


Sport

* Kimberley Wells (cyclist), Professional Cyclist and Australian National Criterium Champion 2013 & 2015 (
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)


Notable staff

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(1904–1993),
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Lade, English teacher and
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and women's activist


See also

*
List of schools in South Australia This is a list of all schools, both current and closed schools in South Australia. Aboriginal Schools, operated by the South Australian Government Aboriginal early learning centres and kindergartens * Kalaya Children's Centre, Queenstown ...
*
List of boarding schools This list includes notable boarding schools (where some or all pupils study and live during the school year). Africa Cameroon * Our Lady of Lourdes College, Mankon *Saker Baptist College, Limbe Ghana *Aburi Girls' Senior High School *Accr ...


References


External links


Seymour College Website
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