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, single-sex,

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, slogan = Girls Unstoppable , principal = Marise McConaghy , chaplain = Rev. Janet Costello , founder = Mrs Florence Livingstone & Miss Henrietta Hughes , chairperson = Jocelyn Furlan , city =

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, country = Australia , coordinates = , gender = Girls , enrolment = ~800 ( P– 12)Strathcona Girls Grammar School- International
(accessed:12-06-2007) , staff = , colours = Navy blue and yellow , affiliation =

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, homepage = Strathcona Girls Grammar School is an

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for girls, located in

, an inner-eastern suburb of

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, 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', a historic building on the

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. Years 7 to 12 are located in Canterbury, and the primary school is located on a new purpose-built premises in close proximity to the Main Campus in Canterbury.National Education Directory Australia- Strathcona
(accessed:12-06-2007) The school is affiliated with the

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(JSHAA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), and is a founding member of

(GSV).

History

Strathcona was established in 1924 by its founding principals, Florence Livingstone and Henrietta Hughes, with a small number of pupils, both boys and girls. In 1942, the school was purchased by the

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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

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, facilities were expanded providing for up to 200 girls. In November 1969, Strathcona purchased 'Tay Creggan', the Year 9 campus located in

on the banks of the

Principals

There have been a total of nine principles or formerly headmistresses of Strathcona since the school was established in 1924. Note, between 1924 and 1941 there were two headmistresses at the same time who were the co-founders of the school.

Curriculum

Strathcona Baptist Girls’ Grammar School offers the

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(VCE) for their Year 11 and 12 students.

Sport

Strathcona is a member of

(GSV).

GSV premierships

Strathcona has won the following GSV premiership. * Tennis - 2004

Notable alumnae

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of Strathcona are known as Old Strathconians and are part of the school's

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, the Old Strathconians' Association (OSA). Some notable Old Strathconians include: *

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– Publisher and former newspaper editor *

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– Author; Member of the

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; Senior Advisor for the Foreign Affairs Department *

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– professor and

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, Law Discipline, School of Accounting and Law, RMIT Business,

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– Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics in Athletics and selected for the 2016 Rio Olympic Team for the 20 km Race Walk. * Norma Redpath OBE – Sculptor * Prudence Anne Sibree – Parliamentarian and Solicitor; Member for

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in the Legislative Assembly in the

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from 1981 to 1988.Australian Woman Biographical Entry- Sibree, Prudence Anne (1946 -)
(accessed:12-06-2007) *

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– TV and Radio personality *

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References

External links

Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School Website

Girls Sport Victoria
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