Kilvington Girls' Grammar

Infobox Aust school private
name = Kilvington Girls' Grammar


motto = "Non Nobis Sed Omnibus"
(Latin:"Not for our own but others' good")
established = 1923
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day school
denomination = Baptist
slogan = "Inspired Learning"
key_people = Mr Jon Charlton (Principal)
Caroline & Constance Barrett (Founders)
Mrs Gaye Wymond (Chairman)
fees = AU$7,000 - AU$16,800 p.acite web|url = http://www.kilvington.vic.edu.au/pdf/Fee-Schedule-Business-Regulations.pdf|title =2008 Fee Schedule & Business Regulations|accessdate = 2008-01-16 |year = 2008|format = PDF|work = Enrolment|publisher = Kilvington Girls' Grammar]
city = Ormond
state = Victoria
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
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enrolment = ~550 (ELC-12)cite web|url = http://www.kilvington.vic.edu.au/aboutkilv-faqs.htm|title = Frequently Asked Questions |accessdate = 2007-05-05|year = 2006|work = About Kilvington|publisher = Kilvington Girls' Grammar]
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colours = Magenta, Royal Blue & Gold color box|#FF00FFcolor box|#4169E1color box|#FFD700
homepage = [http://www.kilvington.vic.edu.au www.kilvington.vic.edu.au]

Kilvington Girls' Grammar is an independent, Baptist, day school for girls, located in Ormond, a suburb in the Glen Eira region of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Established in 1923 by Caroline and Constance Barrett, Kilvington has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 550 students from the Early Learning Centre to Year 12.

The school is affiliated with the Alliance of Girls Schools Australia (AGSA),cite web|url = http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=S|title = Member Schools|accessdate = 2007-10-22|last = Butler|first = Jan|year = 2006|work = Members|publisher = The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia] 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 = 2007-10-22|year = 2007|work = Victoria Branch|publisher = Junior School Heads' Association of Australia] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),cite web
url = http://services.ais.vic.edu.au/ebiz/customerservice/schooldetails.aspx?ID=84|title = Kilvington Girls' Grammar |accessdate = 2007-10-22|year = 2007|work = Find a School|publisher = Association of Independent Schools of Victoria] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),cite web|url = http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2235|title = Victoria|accessdate = 2007-10-22|year = 2007|month = April|work = AHISA Schools|publisher = Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia] 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 = 2007-10-22|last = Mawkes|first = Leonie |year = 2005|work = Profile|publisher = Girls Sport Victoria]

History

Kilvington Girls' Grammar traces its origins back to 1922 when Mrs Phyllis Fethers employed the services of a young woman called Constance Barrett as a tutor for her children. As more children joined the group, it became apparent that there was a need for a school in the Ormond area. Constance enlisted the experience of her mother, a qualified educationist, and together they established Ormond Girls' School, with thirteen students on 19 June 1923.

Finding a permanent residence for the Ormond Girls' School proved difficult, and after several moves the Barrett women decided to purchase a vacant block of land and build. Constance successfully negotiated a sizeable bank loan to fund the new school.

The school was built in Walsh St, close to its current site and was officially opened as Kilvington Girls' Grammar in 1929. The School was named after another of a similar name in England.

Enrolment numbers improved at the new site, and in 1948 the school was sold to the Baptist Union, where it was subsequently renamed Kilvington Baptist Girls' Grammar School. In order to accommodate further growth, Kilvington moved to its much larger current site in 1955.

Principals

Co-curriculum

Music

Kilvington Girls' Grammar has a music program, which is compromised of the Kilvington Orchestra, Kilvington Madrigals, Kilvington Choir, String Orchestra and many other ensembles. Kilvington Madrigals came second in the 2006 ABC Youth Choir of the Year competition.Fact|date=October 2007 A madrigal group also partook in a music festival in Chengdu, China in early 2007. They helped raise money for the welfare and preservation of the giant panda.

port

Kilvington offers a large sporting program, including sports such as swimming, netball and hockey. The school is a member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV), an association facilitating interschool sporting competition against 23 other similar type Victorian girls' schools.

House system

As with most Australian schools, Kilvington utilises a house system through which students participate in inter-house competitions. The four school houses are:
*Barrett - Red
*Burman - Yellow
*Fethers - Blue
*Fysh - Green

Notable alumni

*Christine Linley Forster AM - Director of VicSuper Pty Ltd; Deputy Chair of the Victorian Water Trust Advisory Council; Named on the Victorian Honour Roll of Women 2004; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = FORSTER Christine Linley| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Linda Margaret Hanel - Champion Butterfly Swimmer, two time world record holder (1978 Commonwealth Games and 1976 Summer Olympics)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = HANEL Linda Margaret| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Robyn Joy Kronenberg (née Mann) - Principal of St Michael's Collegiate School, Hobart; Former Deputy Principal of Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School; Former Head of Middle School at Shelford Girls' Grammarcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = KRONENBERG Robyn Joy| accessdate = 2007-09-29| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]

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