Firbank Girls' Grammar School
Independent, day and boarding school in Brighton, Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Firbank Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school, situated in the suburb of Brighton, in the Bayside area of Melbourne, Australia.
Firbank Grammar School | |
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Address | |
51 Outer Crescent , 3186 Australia | |
Coordinates | 37°54′22″S 144°59′45″E |
Information | |
Type | Independent, day and boarding |
Motto | Latin: Vincit Qui Se Vincit (She conquers who conquers herself) |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established | 1909 |
Founder | Archbishop Henry Lowther Clarke |
Sister school | Brighton Grammar School |
Chair | Jennine Ross |
Headmistress | Jenny Williams |
Chaplain | Christine Croft |
Key people | Leandra Turner (Head of Senior School) Melanie Smith (Head of Campus: Turner House) Brad Nelsen (Head of Campus: Sandringham House) |
Years offered | ELC–12 |
Gender | Co-educational (junior school) Girls (senior school) |
Enrolment | ~1,200 (ELC–12)[1] |
Colour(s) | Green, gold and white |
Slogan | Where all students find their place, now and for the future |
Affiliation | Girls Sport Victoria |
Website | firbank |
Established on 26 April 1909,[2] by the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, Henry Lowther Clarke, the school currently caters for approximately 1,200 students. The Early Learning Centre and primary school are co-educational, whilst the secondary school (years 7–12) is for girls only.
Firbank is a member of the Australian Anglican Schools Network, the British Schools and Universities Foundation and Girls Sport Victoria (GSV). Firbank has close ties with its brother school, Brighton Grammar School, a boys' school. Students of the two schools participate in a number of co-educational activities together such as music and drama.