Shelford Girls' Grammar | |
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Coordinates | 37°52′39″S145°0′41″E / 37.87750°S 145.01139°E |
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Type | Independent, single-sex, day school |
Motto | Latin: Quaerite Primo Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the Kingdom of God) |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established | 1898 |
Principal | Katrina Brennan |
Chaplain | Ella Baldwin |
Years offered | P–12 |
Gender | Girls |
Enrolment | ~600 |
Slogan | Thrive |
Affiliation | Girls Sport Victoria |
Website | www.shelford.vic.edu.au |
Shelford Girls' Grammar is an independent Anglican day school for girls living in Caulfield, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The school was established in 1898, and is a member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV), [1] [2] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA) and the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. [3] It is a non-selective entry school, with more than 600 students. [4]
Shelford has a coeducational Early Learning Centre, which educates toddlers 18 months old, as well as providing groups for 3 and 4-year-olds. [5]
Shelford is a member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).[ citation needed ]
Shelford offers students the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) program, and the Vocational Education and Training (VET) course.[ citation needed ]
Shelford uses a house system through which students participate in inter-house competitions, with 4 school houses.[ citation needed ]
The school was established in 1898 on Glen Eira Road by Emily Dixon. [6] [7]
The school was relocated to 77 Allison Road, Elsternwick, [8] by Dora Mary Petrie Blundell, [9] [10] [11] who served as the school's second principal from 1904 to 1921. [12] Dora was supported by her sisters, Lucy Annie Blundell, [13] Fanny Blundell, [14] and Margaret Helen Petrie Blundell. [15]
As the vicar of St Mary's Anglican Church in Caulfield, Henry Langley had been giving the pupils of Shelford Girls' School weekly lessons in religious instruction for many years. [16] In 1922, the Blundell sisters wished to give the school to the church. They approached Archdeacon Langley, who was responsible for its temporary move from 77 Allison Road, Elsternwick, to St Mary's Jubilee School Hall. The Argus reported on the re-opening and Archdeacon Langley's appointment of Ada Mary Thomas as the school's head mistress:
The following year, Archdeacon Langley moved the school to "Helenslea" in Hood Crescent, Caulfield North. [18] The school was officially opened at its new location by Archbishop Lees on 22 February 1923 [19] adjacent to St Mary's Church as the Shelford Girls' Grammar School.
Ada Mary Thomas served as Shelford's headmistress from 1922 to 1945. [20] [21] [22]
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