Seymour College

:"For related schools, see Presbyterian Girls' College."Infobox Aust school private
name = Seymour College


motto = "Crescam Ministrando"
(Latin:"I will grow by serving")cite web|url = http://www.seymour.sa.edu.au/about_seymour.htm|title = About Seymour|accessdate = 2007-09-27|publisher = Seymour College]
established = 1922
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day & Boarding
denomination = Uniting Church
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key_people = Ms. Belinda Provis (Principal)
fees =
city = Glen Osmond
state = SA
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
enrolment = ~765 (P-13)cite web|url = http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=140|title = Seymour College|accessdate = 2007-09-27|work = Schools|publisher = Australian Boarding Schools' Association]
num_employ = ~70
revenue =
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homepage = [http://www.seymour.sa.edu.au www.seymour.sa.edu.au]

Seymour College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school predominantly for girls', located at Glen Osmond, a suburb 5 km from the Central Business District of Adelaide, South Australia.

Established in 1922 as the Presbyterian Girls' College, Seymour has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 765 students from Pre-School (3 years of age) to Year 13, including 105 boarders. The school is co-educational in Pre-School, and girls only from Preparatory (4 years of age) to Year 13.

The college is affiliated with the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),cite web|url = http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=S|title = Member Schools|accessdate = 2007-09-27|work = Members |publisher = The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),cite web|url = http://www.jshaa.asn.au/southaustralia/directory/index.asp|title = JSHAA South Australian Directory of Members|accessdate = 2007-09-27|work = South Australian Branch |publisher = Junior School Heads Association of Australia] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),cite web|url = http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2233|title = SOUTH AUSTRALIA |accessdate = 2007-09-27|year = 2007|month = April|work = AHISA Schools |publisher = Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia] and the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA).

History

Seymour College was founded in 1922 as the Presbyterian Girls' College (PGC), following a desire of the Reverend Dr John Alfred Seymour, of the Scots Church, Adelaide, to provide South Australians with a Presbyterian day and boarding school for girls. It was established at its current location in Glen Osmond, then the site of the estate of "Wooton Lea".cite web|url = http://www.seymour.sa.edu.au/school_heritage.htm|title = School Heritage |accessdate = 2007-09-27|work = About Seymour|publisher = Seymour College] "Wooton Lea" is a large, plain Georgian house consisting of 17 rooms. It was built in 1861 for Francis Hardy Faulding, the founder of F.H. Faulding & Co, and his wife Elizabeth. Its next owner, G.S. Fowler, a principal of the firm of D.& J. Fowler, enlarged the building.cite web|url = http://www.burnside.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Glen_Osmond.pdf|title = Seymour College|accessdate = 2007-09-27|format = PDF|work = Historic Self-Guided Walk: Glen Osmond
publisher = City of Burnside|pages = pp.6-7]

In 1977, following the amalgamation of the Presbyterian,
Congregational and Methodist Churches to form the Uniting Church, PGC was renamed Seymour College after the Reverend Dr John Alfred Seymour.

Campus

Seymour College is situated on a single 10 hectare campus,cite web|url = http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/Jahia/search?SearchMode=ItemMetadata&print=1&itemcode=282409&print=1|title = Item metadata |accessdate = 2007-09-27|date = 2007-05-30|work = edna |publisher = Commonwealth of Australia] located 5km from the Adelaide central business district, in the foothills of Adelaide.cite web|url = http://www.seymour.sa.edu.au/info_for_applicants.htm|title = Information for Applicants |accessdate = 2007-09-27|work = Employment |publisher = Seymour College] The campus is a blend of both old and new buildings. Some of the College's notable older buildings include the historic "Barr Smith House" (formerly the "Wooton Lea" mansion), the bluestone and brick former laundry, stables and cottages, pump house, and the former coach-house turned music room.Other facilities include: Two assembly halls/theatres, a Recreation centre including facilities for indoor basketball, netball, tennis, badminton, weights training and exercise, a Science centre, two Libraries, three computer labs, Squash courts, Swimming Pool, an Oval for athletics, softball, soccer and hockey, and a Boarding house including dining hall and health centre.cite web|url = http://www.seymour.sa.edu.au/facilities_experiences.htm|title = Facilities and Experiences|accessdate = 2007-09-27|work = About Seymour|publisher = Seymour College]

House system

As with most Australian schools, Seymour College utilises a house system, however it is unique in that it is referred to as a "Clan" system.

Notable alumni

Alumnae of Seymour College/Presbyterian Girls' College are known as Old Collegians' and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Old Collegians' Association.cite web|url = http://www.seymour.sa.edu.au/old_collegians.htm|title = The Old Collegians' Association|accessdate = 2007-09-27|work = Seymour Community|publisher = Seymour College] Some notable Old Collegians' include:

;Academic
*Jennifer Ann Marshall Graves - Professor of the Research School of Biological Sciences at the Australian National University; Director of the Australian Research Council Centre for Kangaroo Genomics; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = GRAVES (Jenny) Jennifer Ann Marshall| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic] cite web|url = http://www.science.org.au/scientists/notesjg.htm|title = Teachers notes – Professor Jenny Graves: Geneticist |accessdate = 2007-09-27|work = Interviews with Australian Scientists|publisher = Australian Academy of Science]
*Linley Margaret Martin - Vice-President (Academic and Information Services) and Council Secretary of Deakin Universitycite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = MARTIN Linley Margaret| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Professor Janice Clare Reid AM - Vice-Chancellor and University President at the University of Western Sydney; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = REID (Jan) Janice Clare| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Judith Mary Roberts AO AM - Deputy Chancellor of Flinders University; Trained Nurse/Voluntary Community Worker; Former President of The Cancer Council Australia, and the Family Services Council Aust; Foundation Chair of the Helpmann Academy Board; Former President of Relationships Australia; Former Director of the Office for the Ageing SA Governmentcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = ROBERTS Judith Mary| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Christina Mary Slade - Dean of Humanities at Macquarie University; Professor of Media Theory at the Universiteit Utrecht Netherlandscite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = SLADE (Christie) Christina Mary| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Claire Ann Woods - Professor of Communication and Writing at the University of South Australia; Recipient of the Max Harris Literary Award 2002 (also attended Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = WOODS Claire Ann| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]

;;Rhodes Scholars
*1988 - Kathryn Jane Brown - University of Adelaide
*1997 - Elizabeth Wall - University of Adelaide
*2004 - Rachel Swift - University of Adelaidecite web|url= http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/scholarships/postgrad/pdf/sarhodesscholars.pdf |title= The Rhodes Scholarship South Australia |accessdate= 2008-02-12 |format=PDF |year= 2007 |work=Rhodes Scholarship Information |publisher= The University of Adelaide]

;Business
*Leonie Jane Clyne - Managing Director of Angus Clyne Australia Pty Ltd; Recipient of the Inaugural Enterprising Woman of the Year Awardcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = CLYNE Leonie Jane| accessdate = 2007-11-28| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Carolyn Judith Hewson (née Somerville) - Company Director; Director of AGL Energy Ltd, and Westpac Banking Corp.cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = HEWSON Carolyn Judith| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Elizabeth Lewis-Gray - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gekko Systems Pty Ltd; Director of Austmine Limitedcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = LEWIS-GRAY Elizabeth| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]

;Entertainment, media and the arts
*Janet Bridgland - Artist and Illustratorcite web|url = http://www.greenhillgalleriesadelaide.com.au/bridgland/index.htm|title = Janet Bridgland |accessdate = 2007-09-27|work = About the Artist |publisher = Greenhill Galleries Adelaide]
*Helen Louise Leake - CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation (2004-07), Company Director/Producer of Duo Art Productions (1996-2004)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = LEAKE Helen Louise| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Penny Matthews (née Vigar) - Children's Authorcite web|url = http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A%2B)W|title = Matthews, Penny|accessdate = 2007-09-27|year = 2007|work = Agent Details|publisher = AustLit]
*Georgina McGuinness - Weekend News Presenter for National Nine News Adelaidecite web|url = http://www.nws9.com.au/news_desk.html|title = News Team Personal Profiles|accessdate = 2007-09-27|year = 2007|work = The News Desk|publisher = National Nine News]

;Medicine and science
*Freda Evelyn Gibson - Pioneering Flying Doctorcite encyclopedia| last = McHugh| first = Mary | encyclopedia = Australian Dictionary of Biography| title = Gibson, Freda Evelyn (1908 - 1977) | url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140302b.htm?hilite=Presbyterian%3BGirls%27%3BCollege| accessdate = 2007-09-27| year = 1996| publisher = Melbourne University Press| volume = 14| pages = pp. 267-268]

;Politics, public service and the law
*Hon. Justice Catherine Margaret Branson - Judge of the Federal Court of Australiacite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = BRANSON Catherine Margaret, Hon. Justice| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Hon. Diana Vivienne Laidlaw AM - Vigneron; MLC (Liberal) for South Australia (1982-2003), SA Minister for Transport and Urban Planning (1997-2002), The Arts (1993-2002), the Status of Women (1993-2002), (Transport) 1993-97; SA Shadow Minister for Transport, Marine, Arts and Cultural Heritage, Status of Women, Local Govt Relations (1992-93), Tourism (1986-93)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = LAIDLAW Diana Vivienne, Hon.| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*HE Susan Elizabeth Tanner - Australian Ambassador to Spain and Andorra (2003-06), Assistant Secretary Europe Br. DFAT (2000-02), Australian Ambassador to Chile, Bolivia and Peru (1997-99)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = TANNER Susan Elizabeth, HE| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]

References

ee also

*List of schools in South Australia
*List of boarding schools

External links

* [http://www.seymour.sa.edu.au Seymour College Website]