Lauriston Girls' School

Lauriston Girls' School

Infobox Aust school private
name = Lauriston Girls' School


motto = "Sancte Sapienter Strenue"
(Latin:"Holiness, Wisdom, Strength")
established = 1901
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day school
denomination = Non-denominational
slogan = "A school for life"
key_people = Mrs. Meg Hanson (Principal)
Ms. Elspeth Arnold (Chairman)
fees = AU$11,980 - AU$19,280 p.acite web |url=http://www.lauriston.vic.edu.au/section_3/pdf/pdf_200.pdf |title= 2008 Annual Tuition Fees and Charges |accessdate=2008-01-16 |format=PDF |work= |publisher=Lauriston Girls' School]
city = Armadale
state = Victoria
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|37|51|6|S|145|1|32|E|display=inline,title
enrolment = ~1,040 (P-12)Citation| last=Butler| first=Jan| publication-date=2007-06-15| year=2007| title=womenleading@global.edu| periodical=The Alliance of Girls' Schools Annual Conference| publication-place=Melbourne, Vic.| publisher=The Alliance of Girls' Schools| pages=p.2| url=http://www.agsa.org.au/files/content/329.pdf| accessdate=2007-10-02.]
num_employ = ~145 [http://www.lauriston.vic.edu.au/section_2/pdf/pdf_1357.pdf Lauriston Girls' School: Lauriston Council Annual Report 2006] (accessed:04-09-2007)]
revenue = ~AU$18,000,000 (2006)
products =
colours = Dark Blue & White color box|#000080color box|#FFFFFF
homepage = [http://www.lauriston.vic.edu.au www.lauriston.vic.edu.au]

Lauriston Girls' School is an independent, non-denominational, day school predominantly for girls, located in Armadale, an inner south-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Established in 1901, Lauriston has a non-selective enrolment policy and is co-educational for three-year-old and four year-old Kindergarten, and girls-only from Prep through to Year 12. The school currently caters for approximately 1040 students and offers both the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and the International Baccalaureate (IB).

Lauriston is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2235 |title=AHISA Schools|accessdate=2008-01-16 |year =2008 |month =January |work=Victoria |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),cite web
url = http://www.jshaa.asn.au/victoria/directory/index.asp|title = JSHAA Victorian Directory of Members|accessdate = 2008-01-16|year = 2007|work = Victoria Branch|publisher = Junior School Heads' Association of Australia] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),cite web|url = http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=L|title = Member Schools|accessdate = 2008-01-16|last = Butler|first = Jan|year = 2006|work = Members|publisher = The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),cite web|url = http://services.ais.vic.edu.au/ebiz/customerservice/schooldetails.aspx?ID=89|title = Lauriston Girls' School |accessdate = 2008-01-16|year = 2007|work = Find a School|publisher = Association of Independent Schools of Victoria] and is a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).cite web
url = http://www.gsv.vic.edu.au/profile/member.html|title = Member Schools|accessdate = 2007-10-11|last = Mawkes|first = Leonie |year = 2005|work = Profile|publisher = Girls Sport Victoria]

Campus

Lauriston's main campus is located in Armadale, seven km from the Melbourne CBD. [http://www.lauriston.vic.edu.au/section_2/campuslocation111.asp Lauriston Girls' School: Campus Location] (accessed:04-09-2007)] The Armadale campus is architecturally interesting as it comprises not only classic Victorian buildings (such as Montrose in the primary school area), but also newer buildings such as a science and technology center constructed from energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly materials. Years kindergarten through 12, excluding year 9, are educated at the Armadale campus.

The school has a unique rural campus for its year 9 students, known as 'Howqua', near the town of Mansfield in the Victoria highcountry. Attendance is compulsory for all year 9 students, with the girls spending the whole school year on the campus as full-time boarders. It is similar to 'Timbertop' run by Geelong Grammar School. Students at Howqua participate in activities such as skiing, horse riding, solo camping, hiking, rafting, rock climbing and other outdoor recreational activities.

In the 2006/2007 summer holidays, bushfires greatly threatened the Howqua Campus.

Curriculum

The Lauriston curriculum is managed within five learning areas, based on the developmental stages of children and adolescents.
#Kindergarten: 3 and 4 Year Old
#Junior School: Transition Prep to Year 6
#7/8 Centre: Year 7 and 8
#Howqua: Year 9
#Senior College: Year 10, 11 and 12 [http://www.lauriston.vic.edu.au/section_4/ourschool178.asp Lauriston Girls' School: Our School] (accessed:04-09-2007)]

Upon graduation, Lauriston students typically achieve high Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER) and International Baccalaureate (IB) scores. In 2007, 8% of students received an ENTER of 99 or over, 22% achieved 95 or over, and 43% of students received ENTER scores of 90 or over. [http://www.lauriston.vic.edu.au/section_2/year12results219.asp Lauriston Girls' School: Year 12 Results] (accessed:04-09-2007)]

Co-curriculum

Music

Lauriston's music program caters for students from Prep to year 12, and offers a number of choral and instrumental ensembles, including bands and orchestras. Annually, there are approximately twenty-five performance occasions, including the 'Annual School Concert', and a combined concert with Xavier College. [http://www.lauriston.vic.edu.au/section_4/music199.asp Lauriston Girls' School: Music] (accessed:04-09-2007)]

Lauriston also stages two musicals each year, one for students in years 5 to 8 and another for years 10 to 12. Recent performances include "Annie Jr", "Anything Goes" and "Godspell".

port

Lauriston offers over 20 sports, which may be played at both competitive and recreational level. The school is an inaugural member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV), which is an association of 24 similar type girls' schools throughout Melbourne. Through GSV, students in years 7 to 12 may compete at an inter-school level in Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country, Diving, Golf, Hockey, Indoor Cricket, Netball, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball and Water Polo. [http://www.lauriston.vic.edu.au/section_4/sport172.asp Lauriston Girls' School: Sport] (accessed:04-09-2007)]

Notable alumnae

Alumnae of Lauriston Girls' School are known as 'Old Lauristonians', and may elect to join the school's alumni association, the 'Old Lauristonian Association' (OLA). [http://www.lauriston.vic.edu.au/section_5/ola-oldlauristoniansassoc114.asp Lauriston Girls' School: OLA - Old Lauristonians' Assoc.] (accessed:04-09-2007)] Some notable 'Old Lauristonians' include:
*Hildred Mary Butler - Microbiologist [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130362b.htm?hilite=lauriston Australian Dictionary of Biography: Butler, Hildred Mary (1906 - 1975)] (accessed:27-07-2007)]
*Deborah Conway - Singer [http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20060614-Famous-alumni-on-Lathams-hit-list.html Crikey.com.au: Famous alumni on Latham's hit list] (accessed:26-04-2006)]
*Esme Mary Sorrett (Molly) Fink - Rani of Pudukota (wife of Marthanda Bhairava Tondiman, rajah of the southern India principality of Pudukota) [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140177b.htm?hilite=lauriston Fink, Esme Mary Sorrett (Molly) (1894 - 1967)] (accessed:27-07-2007)]
*Chloe Hooper - Writer and novelist
*Sybil Howy Irving MBE - Founder and controller of the Australian Women's Army Service [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140610b.htm?hilite=lauriston Australian Dictionary of Biography: Irving, Sybil Howy (1897 - 1973)] (accessed:27-07-2007)]
*Felicity Kennett - Former presenter of Network Ten TV lifestyle program "Healthy, Wealthy and Wise"; Wife of former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett
*Poppy King - Businesswoman; Young Australian of the Year 1995 (also attended Wesley College, Melbourne)cite news| first = Janet | last = de Silva | title = Girl power | url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/girl-power/2005/08/29/1125167596495.html | work = Education News| publisher = The Age| location = Melbourne | date = 2005-08-29| accessdate = 2007-07-27]
*Elizabeth Kilgour Kirkhope - Former headmistress of Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School; Former owner and headmistress of Lauriston Girls' School (Dux & Head Prefect 1914) [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150039b.htm?hilite=lauriston Australian Dictionary of Biography: Kirkhope, Elizabeth Kilgour (1896 - 1978)] (accessed:27-07-2007)]
*Kit Willow Mitchelmore - Fashion designer
*Livinia Nixon - Channel 9 presenter and the Ambassador and face for the City of Melbourne
*Fiona Stewart - Founder NotGoodEnough.org and partner of Philip Nitschke
*Kathleen Alice Syme - Journalist, company director and welfare worker [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160427b.htm?hilite=lauriston Australian Dictionary of Biography: Syme, Kathleen Alice (1896 - 1977)] (accessed:27-07-2007)]
*Jessie Vasey - Founder of the War Widows' Guild of Australia (also attended Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne) [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160533b.htm?hilite=lauriston Australian Dictionary of Biography: Vasey, Jessie Mary (1897 - 1966)] (accessed:27-07-2007)]
*Heli Simpson - Actress. The Saddle Club

References

See also

* List of schools in Victoria
* Victorian Certificate of Education
* International Baccalaureate
* List of schools in Victoria, Australia according to 2006 VCE results
* C. Rasmussen, Lauriston: 100 years of Educating Girls, The Helicon Press, Sydney 1999

External links

* [http://www.lauriston.vic.edu.au/ Lauriston Girls' School website]
* [http://www.gsv.vic.edu.au/ Girls Sport Victoria]


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