Melbourne Girls' College

Melbourne Girls' College (MGC) is an all-girl public school[2] located on Yarra Boulevard in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. It has one campus on the banks of the Yarra River which caters for girls from years 7 to 12, (11/12 VCE/VCE VET) and has an enrolment of 1465 (as of 2018),[1] with a division between the middle and senior school. Currently, girls from 212 Melbourne postcodes, in Melbourne and country Victoria, along with girls from overseas countries, make up the student population. Sixty countries of birth are represented at the school.

Melbourne Girls' College
Location
Richmond
,
Victoria

Australia
Coordinates37°49′19″S 145°0′52″E
Information
TypeSingle-sex, day school
MottoLead and Achieve
Established1994
PrincipalTamy Stubley
Years7−12
Enrolment1,490[1] (2020)
Colour(s)Navy blue, white, green, purple     
Websitewww.mgc.vic.edu.au

History
Melbourne Girls College operating a rowing program on the Yarra River

Melbourne Girls' College was established in January 1994 with an enrolment of approximately 300 students. The college used the buildings of the former Richmond Secondary College, which had been closed in 1992 by the Kennett government.[3][4]

Although the college was established as an entirely new school, with a unique identity and mission, many of the founding staff and the initial intake of students, came from three other schools which had been closed by the Kennett government: Richmond Girls' High School, Malvern Girls' High School, and Richmond Secondary College.

The founding principal was Cavell Zangalis, previously the principal of Richmond Girls' High School. The school was founded on the former site of Richmond Secondary College. From 1995, Jan Parkes led the college for over seven years, developing it into an innovative educational institution. In 2002, a new principal, Judy Crowe, made changes to the curriculum structure and oversaw the development of several new facilities. The current principal, Karen Money, joined the college in 2015.

In 2016, Melbourne Girls’ College initiated a S.T.E.A.M program. This program is designed to promote Science, Technologies, Engineering, The Arts and Mathematics across the school and as a career pathway.[5]

Extracurricular programs run by the college include Australian Airforce Cadets, aerobics, environment, instrumental music, dance and a Confucius Classroom.[6]

In 2020, Melbourne Girls' College was ranked ninth out of all state secondary schools in Victoria, based on VCE results.[7]

References
  1. "My School provides information that helps parents and the community in understanding the performance of schools over time".
  2. "School Details from education.vic.gov.au". education.vic.gov.au.
  3. Cook, Henrietta (21 February 2017). "Richmond's $43m, really high school gets off the ground, aims to be open by 2018". The Age. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. Kennett, Jeff (2014). "A lesson in how good grew from bad". Herald Sun. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. "S.t.e.a.m." S.T.E.A.M. Melbourne Girls' College. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. "Co-Curricular". Co-Curricular. Melbourne Girls' College. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. "VCE Public School Ranking - 2020". Better Education. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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