Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School

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Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School
Lux Mea Christvs (Christ my light)
Established	1903
School type	Independent
Principal/ Headmaster	Dr. Heather Schnagl
Location	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Campus	Urban
Enrollment	Approx. 1000
School colours	Brown and gold. Uniform has recently been modified and updated, replacing gold with blue
Homepage	Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School

Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, is an Anglican K-12 school located in Ivanhoe, VIC, Australia, with approximately 1,000 students.

Contents 1 Facilities 2 Academic programme 2.1 Languages other than English & int'l exchange 2.2 Sport 2.3 Music 2.4 Debating 3 Miscellaneous 3.1 Houses 3.2 Uniform 3.3 Student-driven philanthropy 4 Notable students 5 External links

[edit] Facilities

Classes are held in a number of different buildings. The most recently added building is the school's Performing Arts Centre, visible from Upper Heidelberg Road, which is used frequently both for school performances and external performances (including the local Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra). The school also utilizes some renovated local houses along Noel St. as classrooms.

[edit] Academic programme

[edit] Languages other than English & int'l exchange

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. The itinerary included Paris, London, Venice, Florence and Rome over a period of 17 days, where students visited various galleries and attended cooking classes.

[edit] Sport

The school is a member of Girls’ Sport Victoria, alongside 24 other Victorian independent girls’ schools. Sport facilities include a new all-weather, multi-purpose sports surface, including an athletics track and jumps strips. The indoor swimming pool allows girls to train all year round.

[edit] Music

The school has an extensive musical programme including on campus private tuition and musical ensemble groups. Some of these groups in the Junior School include the Junior Band, the Junior Flute Ensemble, Junior Choristers, Irwin Orchestra. In addition to this, the senior school offers a wider range of choirs: Cantablie (Years 7 to 9) and Concordia (Years 10 to 12) which are non-auditioned, as well as the auditioned choirs Bel Canto (Years 7 to 9) and Chamber Choir (Years 10 to 12). Recently, a smaller, Jazz Choir has been added to this list. There are also ensembles, such as Jazz band, Bowie Orchestra, Boaden Orchestra, String Orchestra, Concert Band and Stage Band.

[edit] Debating

Debating is a well honed activity at IGGS. The debate team trains all year in order to progress to finals. With regional Swannie award winners in the DAV competitions each year, Ivanhoe Girls’ has a firm alumni base that goes on to adjudicate in the schools competitions^{[citation needed]}. The Greenway Cup, an annual debate between strong regional rivals Ivanhoe Girls’ and Ivanhoe Grammar Ridgeway School, always provides a light hearted approach to conventional debating. This competition is contested by the senior class, and speakers often take a less rigid stance while upholding the integrity of their school.

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Houses

Students are divided into six houses, named after characters and places in Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe.

• Rotherwood (Blue)
• Locksley (White)
• Rowena (Yellow)
• Ashby (Red)
• Oswald (Green)
• York (Purple)

The school awards "points" to each "house", based on house-wide achievements in a number of fields including sports and debating. Individuals can also earn points for their house for their own individual achievements. These points are cumulated at the end of the year, and the winning house is announced at the School's "Celebration Night".

[edit] Uniform

There are three different uniforms: the summer uniform (worn in terms 1 and 4), the winter uniform (terms 2 and 3), and the sports uniform, for PE classes and other sporting activities.

The winter uniform, as well as the blazer, was redesigned in 2005 by Jane Lamerton, a former student of the school, along with a committee of students and teachers. Redesigns of the summer uniform as well as the sports uniform are also planned.

In March 2006, an on-campus uniform shop was opened where students could purchase the new winter uniform, although other items will become available in the future. Students previously purchased uniform items from Stewarts of Ivanhoe, a uniform supplier for a number of schools in the area.

Following the redesign of the winter uniform, blue has been added as a school colour, in addition to brown and replacing the yellow.

[edit] Student-driven philanthropy

Each year, the senior class raise funds for a humanitarian project through a charity concert. The class of 2006 set a new record, raising over $24,000.00 AUD in less than two weeks for the building of a school in Bangladesh^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Notable students

[edit] External links

• Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School
• Girls' Sport Victoria
• Debaters' Association of Victoria