Melbourne Girls Grammar
School in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Melbourne Girls Grammar (also known as MGGS, and earlier as MCEGGS[4]), is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in South Yarra, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Melbourne Girls Grammar | |
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Location | |
, Australia | |
Coordinates | 37°49′53″S 144°59′6″E |
Information | |
Type | Independent, single sex, day & boarding, Christian school. |
Motto | Latin: Nisi Dominus Frustra (Without the Lord, All is in Vain) |
Denomination | Anglican[1] |
Established | 1893[2] |
Founder | Emily Hensley & Alice Taylor |
Chairman | Mr Mark Burgess |
Headmistress | Dr Toni Meath |
Chaplain | Rev. Kirsty Ross |
Years offered | ELC–12 |
Gender | Girls |
Enrolment | ~1050 (P–12)[3] |
Colour(s) | Navy blue, grey and white |
Slogan | Integrity, Compassion, Courage, Self Discipline |
Affiliation | Girls Sport Victoria |
Website | www.mggs.vic.edu.au |
Founded in 1893 by Emily Hensley and Alice Taylor, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and caters for 1,010 students from Early Learning to Year 12, including 90 boarders.[5] It was originally known as Merton Hall and then as Melbourne Church of England Girls Grammar School.[6]
Melbourne Girls Grammar is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia,[7] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia,[8] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia,[9] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria,[2] the Australian Boarding Schools Association,[1] and is a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria.[10]