Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School | |
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Location | |
Ivanhoe, Victoria Australia |
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Coordinates | 37°45′58″S 145°2′49″E / 37.76611°S 145.04694°ECoordinates: 37°45′58″S 145°2′49″E / 37.76611°S 145.04694°E |
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Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day school |
Motto |
Latin: Lux Mea Christus (Christ my light) |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established | 1903 |
Principal | Dr Heather Schnagl AM |
Enrolment | ~1,025 (ELC-12) |
Colour(s) | Royal Blue, Chocolate Brown and White |
Website | www.ivanhoegirls.vic.edu.au |
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Ivanhoe, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Established in 1903, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for over 1000 students from the Early Learning Centre (ELC) to Year 12.
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV), and is a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).
Classes are held in a number of different buildings. There is a senior and junior library, and cafe, Arts and Hospitality Centre and many other facilities. The Performing Arts Centre, visible from Upper Heidelberg Road, is used frequently both for school performances and external performances (including the local Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra).
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 which includes visiting Paris, London, Venice, Florence and Rome over a period of 17 days, where students visit various galleries and attend cooking classes.