Melbourne Girls Grammar School

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Melbourne Girls Grammar School
Motto	"Nisi Dominus Frustra"
Established	1893
Type	Independent, Primary and Secondary, Co-educational preschool
Chairman	John Blanch
Chaplain	Father Walter McEntee
Students	c.1000
Grades	preschool to Year 12
Location	South Yarra, VIC Australia
Campus	Urban
Colours	Navy blue and white
Website	www.mggs.vic.edu.au

Melbourne Girls Grammar School, also known as MGGS, is a Anglican girls' independent school located in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1893 by Miss Emily Hensley and Miss Alice Taylor. Its current principal is Christine Briggs.

1 Campuses
2 Buildings and Facilities
3 Houses
4 Academics
5 References
6 External Links

[edit] Campuses

Melbourne Girls Grammar has two main campuses:

Merton Hall (Senior School, Years 7-12): 86 Anderson Street, South Yarra, opposite the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.
Morris Hall (Junior School, Prep - Year 6): 100 Caroline Street, South Yarra.

The Barbara Tolson Early Learners' Centre (ELC) for preschool students is the only part of the school that is co-educational. It is located within Merton Hall.

For maps of the two campuses, see this Location Guide.

[edit] Buildings and Facilities

The School opened its new Science Futures Centre in February 2005. The official opening was attended by Sir Gustav Nossal. The Science Futures Centre comprises 8 Laboratories, 3 preparation rooms, 3 laboratory technicians' offices and a number of withdrawal areas¹.

In 2006 the school re-opened the Nina Crone Library, named after a past headmistress. The newly renovated library features; wireless internet and extensive new technology options

[edit] Houses

In the Senior School, there are five houses:

Batman (Yellow), named after John Batman
Clarke (Red)
Hensley (Pink), named after one of the founders of the school, Emily Hensley
Mungo (Green)
Taylor (Blue), named after one of the founders of the school, Alice Taylor

[edit] Academics

Melbourne Girls Grammar offers VCE for its students at Years 11-12, with some students beginning their VCE studies in Year 10.

In 2005, three MGGS students achieved the maximum possible ENTER score of 99.95, out of 32 students in Victoria. In 2006, one MGGS student achieved the maximum possible ENTER score of 99.95, out of 35 students in Victoria.