St Margaret's Berwick Grammar School
St Margaret's Berwick Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational day school with a co-educational primary school and senior secondary school, an all girls and an all boys junior secondary school. The school is located in Berwick, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 38°2′6″S 145°20′54″E |
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| Type | Independent, day school |
| Motto | Latin: Virtute Et Labore (By Valour and Exertion) |
| Denomination | Non-denominational |
| Established | 1926 |
| Chairman | Fiona Templar |
| Principal | Annette Rome |
| Years offered | K–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational (K–6 and 11-12) Girls (7–10) Boys (7–10) |
| Enrolment | ~824 (K–12)[1] |
| Colour(s) | Navy, red, and gold |
| School fees | A$16,075 (Pre-Prep)-$29,405 (Yr 12) |
| Affiliation | Girls Sport Victoria |
| Website | www.stmargarets.vic.edu.au |
History
St Margaret's School was established in 1926 with 18 pupils, as an affiliate of the Presbyterian church, in the manse of the Toorak Presbyterian Church. In 1927 St Margaret's School moved to Mayfield Avenue, Malvern, and in 1931 leased the former Governor's residence, Stonington. By the 1930s St Margaret's School had grown to 330 pupils. In 1929 the Berwick Presbyterian Girls’ School was purchased. This branch of the main School was established in 1930, with a purpose-built boarding house, Campbell House.[2]
The school was originally owned by its principal, Dora Gipson, until 1947 when she sold it to the parents and Old Girls as she needed to retire due to illness.[3]
St Margaret's School was incorporated in 1948 and the first Council established.[4]
It operated as a "rural boarding school" and was run as such until 1978.[5] The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 824 students from Pre-Prep to Year 12, across the St Margaret's School campus in Berwick and the boys campus, Berwick Grammar School in Officer.
In 2006, St Margaret's School Council announced its decision to establish a brother school for St Margaret's. This school opened in 2009 named Berwick Grammar School, catered for boys in Years 7 to 12.[6]
In 2021 the two schools were formally brought together under a new name St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar.[7]
Sport
St Margaret's Berwick Grammar is a member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV) and Southern Independent Schools (SIS).
GSV premierships
St Margaret's Berwick Grammar has won the following GSV premierships.[8]
- Cricket - 2013
- Netball - 2001
- Softball (3) - 2014, 2018, 2019
- Tennis - 2014
- Volleyball - 2018
SIS premierships
St Margaret's Berwick Grammar has won the following SIS senior premierships.[9]
- Basketball (4) - 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
- Soccer - 2016
School staff
| Staff | Name |
|---|---|
| President, School Council | Fiona Templar |
| Principal | Annette Rome |
| Performing Arts Administration | Kim Sanders |
Notable alumnae
- Jennifer Byrne – journalist, broadcaster, TV presenter (both ABC and commercial), former book publisher[10]
- Rosalie Ham – novelist; author of The Dressmaker
- Alison Lester – author and illustrator of children's books and young adult novels[11]
- Breann Moody – AFLW footballer for Carlton Football Club
- Celine Moody – AFLW footballer for Western Bulldogs
- Janette Robyn Heather McMaster – former Executive Director of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) (Qld), former National Director of Trustee Relations for CEDA; recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003[12]
- Laetisha Scanlan- Australian Athlete, Sport Shooting and Gold Medalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games
See also
References
- "St Margaret's School". My School. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- "History | St Margaret's and Berwick Grammar School".
- "St. Margaret's School at Berwick to Close". Dandenong Journal. 24 September 1947.
- "History | St Margaret's and Berwick Grammar School".
- "St Margaret's School - History". St Margaret's School. 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- "Home - St Margarets". www.stmargarets.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- "Heritage - St Margaret's". www.stmargarets.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- "Archives » Girls Sport Victoria". Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- "Archives". www.sis.org.au. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- "Famous alumni on Latham's hit list". Crikey.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
- "Alison Lester". AusLit. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "McMASTER (Jan) Janette Robyn Heather". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.