| Ashwood School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 37°51′33″S145°06′25″E / 37.8592°S 145.107°E |
| Information | |
| Established | 1976 |
| Principal | Helen Hatherly |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 5to 18 |
| Website | ashwoodsch.vic.edu.au/ |
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Principal of the school, Helen Hatherly, was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia). [3]
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