St Margaret's School, Melbourne

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St Margaret's School
St Margaret's School, Melbourne crest. Source: www.stmargarets.vic.edu.au (St Margaret's School website)
Location
Berwick
,
Victoria

Australia
Coordinates38°2′6″S 145°20′54″E / 38.03500°S 145.34833°E / -38.03500; 145.34833Coordinates: 38°2′6″S 145°20′54″E / 38.03500°S 145.34833°E / -38.03500; 145.34833
Information
TypeIndependent, day school
MottoLatin: Virtute Et Labore
(By Valour and Exertion)
DenominationNon-denominational
Established1926
ChairmanFiona Templar
PrincipalAnnette Rome
Years offeredK–12
GenderCo-educational (K–6)
Girls (7–12)
Enrolment~824 (K–12)[1]
Colour(s)Navy, red, and gold    
School feesA$16,075 (Pre-Prep)-$29,405 (Yr 12)
AffiliationGirls Sport Victoria
Websitewww.stmargarets.vic.edu.au

St Margaret's School is an independent, non-denominational day school with a co-educational primary school and an all girls high school. It is the sister school of Berwick Grammar School. The school is located in Berwick, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

History[]

St Margaret's School was established in 1926 with 18 pupils, as an affiliate of the Presbyterian church, in the manse of the Toorak Presbyterian Church. In 1927 St Margaret's School moved to Mayfield Avenue, Malvern, and in 1931 leased the former Governor's residence, Stonington. By the 1930s St Margaret's School had grown to 330 pupils. In 1929 the Berwick Presbyterian Girls’ School was purchased. This branch of the main School was established in 1930, with a purpose-built boarding house, Campbell House.[2]

The school was originally owned by its principal, Dora Gipson, until 1947 when she sold it to the parents and Old Girls as she needed to retire due to illness.[3]

St Margaret's School was incorporated in 1948 and the first Council established.[4]

It operated as a "rural boarding school" and was run as such until 1978.[5] The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 824 students from Pre-Prep to Year 12, across the St Margaret's School campus in Berwick and the boys campus, Berwick Grammar School in Officer.

In 2006, St Margaret's School Council announced its decision to establish a brother school for St Margaret's. This school opened in 2009 named Berwick Grammar School, currently catering for boys in Years 7 to 12.[6]

Sport[]

St Margaret's is a member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).

GSV premierships[]

St Margaret's has won the following GSV premierships.[7]

  • Cricket - 2013
  • Netball - 2001
  • Softball (3) - 2014, 2018, 2019
  • Tennis - 2014
  • Volleyball - 2018

School staff[]

Staff Name
President, School Council Fiona Templar
Principal Annette Rome
Performing Arts Administration Kim Sanders

Notable alumnae[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "St Margaret's School". My School. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. ^ "History | St Margaret's and Berwick Grammar School".
  3. ^ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/218504832?searchTerm=st%20margarets%20malvern&searchLimits=l-state=Victoria
  4. ^ "History | St Margaret's and Berwick Grammar School".
  5. ^ "St Margaret's School - History". St Margaret's School. 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  6. ^ http://www.stmargarets.vic.edu.au/
  7. ^ "Archives » Girls Sport Victoria". Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Famous alumni on Latham's hit list". Crikey.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  9. ^ "Alison Lester". AusLit. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  10. ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "McMASTER (Jan) Janette Robyn Heather". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.

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