Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School

Infobox Aust school private
name = Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School


motto = "Lux Mea Christus"
(Latin:"Christ my light")
established = 1903
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day school
denomination = Anglican
slogan =
key_people = Dr. Heather Schnagl (Principal)
Mr. George Boburka (Chairman)
fees = AU$9,855 - AU$14,580 p.acite web |url=http://www.ivanhoegirls.vic.edu.au/apply |title=2008 Tuition Fees Per Student |accessdate=2008-01-27 |work=Enrolment |publisher=Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School]
city = Ivanhoe
state = Victoria
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|37|45|58|S|145|2|49|E|display=inline,title
enrolment = ~1,025 (ELC-12) [http://www.ivanhoegirls.vic.edu.au/employment Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School- Employment] (accessed:21-06-2007)]
num_employ =
revenue =
products =
colours = Royal Blue and Chocolate Brown
homepage = [http://www.ivanhoegirls.vic.edu.au/ www.ivanhoegirls.vic.edu.au]

Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Ivanhoe, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Established in 1903, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,025 students from the Early Learning Centre (ELC) to Year 12.

Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar 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=2008-01-27 |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 = 2008-01-27|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=I |title = Member Schools|accessdate = 2008-01-27 |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=79 |title = Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School |accessdate = 2008-01-27 |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 = 2008-01-27|last = Mawkes|first = Leonie |year = 2005|work = Profile|publisher = Girls Sport Victoria]

Campus

Classes are held in a number of different buildings. The most recently added building is the school's Performing Arts Centre, visible from Upper Heidelberg Road, which is used frequently both for school performances and external performances (including the local Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra). The school is also building a new centre including a new canteen, 2 story underground carpark, 2 new libraries (Senior & Junior) & a staff room that will be finished in late 2009

Curriculum

Languages and exchange

Languages taught include French and Chinese. Foreign exchanges are offered bi-annually, in addition to cultural trips with their sister school St. Agnes in Kyoto, Japan.

A bi-annual Art and Hospitality trip to Europe was introduced in 2005. The itinerary included Paris, London, Venice, Florence and Rome over a period of 17 days, where students visited various galleries and attended cooking classes.

Co-curriculum

port

The school is a member of Girls’ Sport Victoria, alongside 24 other Victorian independent girls’ schools. Sport facilities include a new all-weather, multi-purpose sports surface, including an athletics track and jumps strips. The indoor swimming pool allows girls to train all year round.

Music

The school has an extensive musical programme including on campus private tuition and musical ensemble groups.Some of these groups in the Junior School include the Junior Band, the Junior Flute Ensemble, Junior Choir, Irwin Orchestra.In addition to this, the senior school offers a wider range of choirs: Cantablie (Years 7 to 9) and Concordia (Years 10 to 12) which are non-auditioned, as well as the auditioned choirs Bel Canto (Years 7 to 9) and Chamber Choir (Years 10 to 12). Recently, a smaller, Jazz Choir has been added to this list.There are also ensembles, such as Jazz band, Bowie Orchestra, Boaden Orchestra, String Orchestra, Concert Band and Stage Band.

Debating

Debating is a well honed activity at IGGS. The debate team trains all year in order to progress to finals. With regional Swannie award winners in the DAV competitions each year, Ivanhoe Girls’ has a firm alumni base that goes on to adjudicate in the schools competitionsFact|date=February 2007. The Greenway Cup, an annual debate between strong regional rivals Ivanhoe Girls’ and Ivanhoe Grammar Ridgeway School, always provides a light hearted approach to conventional debating. This competition is contested by the senior class, and speakers often take a less rigid stance while upholding the integrity of their school.

tudent-driven philanthropy

Each year, the senior class raise funds for a humanitarian project through a charity concert. The class of 2008 set a new record, raising over AUD$47,000.00 in two weeks for the extremely worthy charity Kids Under Cover.fact|date=January 2008

House system

As with most Australian schools, Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School utilises a house system. Students are divided into six houses, named after characters and places in Sir Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe".
* Rotherwood (Blue)
* Locksley (White)
* Rowena (Yellow)
* Ashby (Red)
* Oswald (Green)
* York (Purple)The school awards points to each house, based on house-wide achievements in a number of fields including sports and debating. Individuals can also earn points for their house for their own individual achievements. These points are cumulated at the end of the year, and the winning house is announced at the School's "Celebration Night".

Uniform

There are three different uniforms: the summer uniform (worn in terms 1 and 4), the winter uniform (terms 2 and 3), and the sports uniform, for PE classes and other sporting activities. The sport uniform can only be worn for the whole day if the girls have two or more sports. Otherwise they must change into their winter or summer uniform.

The winter uniform, as well as the blazer, was redesigned in 2005 by Jane Lamerton, a former student of the school, along with a committee of students and teachers. Redesigns of the summer uniform and sports uniform have also been undertaken and are currently available at the uniform shop on campus.

In March 2006, an on-campus uniform shop was opened where students could purchase the new winter uniform. Students previously purchased uniform items from Stewarts of Ivanhoe, a uniform supplier for a number of schools in the area.

Following the redesign of the winter uniform, blue has been added as a school colour, in addition to brown and replacing the yellow.

Notable alumni

*Cate Blanchett - Actress (also attended Methodist Ladies' College & Presbyterian Ladies' College) [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)]
*Marjory-Dore Martin - Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Science and Technology at Deakin University; Former Professor of Science Education and Head of the School of Scientific and Developmental Studies in Education at Deakin Universitycite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = MARTIN Marjory-Dore| accessdate = 2007-10-03| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Jenny Mikakos - Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Planning; Member of the Legislative Council (ALP) for Northern Metropolitan, Victoria; Former Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Justice, and MLC (ALP) for Jika Jika Province (also attended Thornbury High School)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = MIKAKOS Jenny| accessdate = 2007-10-03| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Dorothy Ruth Pizzey AM - Former Principal of St Catherine's School, Toorak (1977-97); Former Secretary of Council for the Association of Heads of Independent Schools Australia etccite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = PIZZEY Dorothy Ruth| accessdate = 2007-10-03| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]

References

See also

* List of schools in Victoria
* Victorian Certificate of Education

External links

* [http://www.ivanhoegirls.vic.edu.au Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School]
* [http://www.gsv.vic.edu.au Girls' Sport Victoria]