Ruyton Girls' School
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| Ruyton Girls' School | |
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| Recte et Fideliter (Latin:"Upright and Faithful") |
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| Established | 1878[1] |
| School Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day school |
| Denomination | Non-denominational[2] |
| Key People | Mrs. Carolyn Anderson (Principal) Ms. Prue Digby (Chairman) |
| School Fees | AU$11,220–18,660 p.a[3] |
| Location | Kew, Victoria, Australia  |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Enrolment | ~750 (P–12) |
| Colours | Navy Blue and Gold |
| Homepage | www.ruyton.vic.edu.au |
Ruyton Girls' School (commonly referred to simply as Ruyton), is a non-denominational, independent, day school for girls, located in the inner-eastern Melbourne suburb of Kew, Victoria, Australia.
Ruyton was established in 1879 by its first Principal, Charlotte Anderson. Its motto is Recte et Fideliter meaning "Upright and Faithful", which is also the name of the school song. Ruyton caters for approximately 750 students from three-year-old Kindergarten and Pre-Prep, to Year 12, with boys in Kindergarten and Pre-Prep.
The school is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[2] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[4] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[5] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),[1] and is a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).[6]
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[edit] Curriculum
Ruyton offers students the Victorian Certificate of Education program, as well as the Vocational Education Training (VET) course.
[edit] Co-curriculum
The school offers co-curricular activities such as sport, music, drama and debating. Ruyton is involved regularly in intra- and inter-school activities, competitions and events, including the Debaters Association Victoria (DAV) debating programme, Girls Sport Victoria (GSV) sporting carnivals, the Tournament of Minds (TOM) cross-curricular competition, the Alliance Française French speaking, reading and writing competitions, the Boroondara Literary Award, an extensive range of academic competitions and honours and the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Ruyton also hosts the inter-school Performing Arts House Festival (PAHF), the Alan Patterson Prize for Public Speaking, the Isobelle Carmody Award for Literature and the annual Twilight Concert, which hosts famous Australian popular or jazz musicians.
[edit] External programmes
In Years 11 and 12, students of Ruyton may study their chosen courses with students from the nearby boys’ school Trinity Grammar. These classes are shared between Ruyton and Trinity. The two schools also collaborate in the annual Trinity-Ruyton musical. Ruyton also performs plays with the Scotch College, Melbourne.
Another of Ruyton's features is its International Programme, providing international opportunities and student exchange visits through the Sister School Network, a regime created in 1989, that has expanded over the years to include 16 schools throughout Canada, China, New Zealand, United States of America, United Kingdom, France and South Africa.
An Expanding Horizons Programme is run for each year level from Year Three to Year Eleven. The programme consists of an educational and challenging camp, which visits various parts of Australia, depending on the year level. Camps such as ski camp, surf camp, a political journey to Australia's capital Canberra and a two-week camping tour of Australia's Northern Territory are included in the programme.
[edit] House system
As with most Australian schools, Ruyton utilises a house system. Girls from Year 3 to Year 12 are divided into four houses, each named after a former Principal of Ruyton - Anderson (Red), Bromby (Navy), Daniell (Sky Blue), and Lascelles (White).
The houses are primarily sporting houses, competing annually in athletics, swimming and cross-country carnivals. They are also involved in inter-house debating and performing arts (PAHF) festivals.
[edit] Associated Schools
Ruyton's brother school is Trinity Grammar in Kew. At VCE level, they conduct co-educational classes, and also perform drama productions (such as 2008's Oliver) together. Girls also may go to Trinity for classes, and vice versa.
[edit] Alumni
Alumni of Ruyton Girls' School are known as Old Girls or Old Ruytonians, and may elect to join the school's alumni association, the Old Ruytonians' Association (ORA). The Association was founded in 1908, as a way of keeping former students in contact with each other and the School, through social and sporting activities. The current membership of the ORA exceeds 1,300.[7]
- Dame Zara Bate DBE – Fashion designer and wife of former Prime Minister Harold Holt (also attended Toorak College, Mt Eliza)[8]
- Judith Mavis Durham OAM – Singer, Actress, Composer, Pianist and Author; Former lead singer for the popular folk music group The Seekers (also attended The Fahan School)[9]
- Michelle Grattan – Political reporter for The Age[10]
- Ellen Mary Kent-Hughes – Medical practitioner and Alderman[11]
- Mabel Mary Hailes Lush – Influential educator[12]
- Fay Marles – Former chancellor of the University of Melbourne, and former member or the Equal Opportunity Board[10]
- Jean Eileen (Jane) Muntz – First nursing adviser to the Victorian minister of health; Co-founder and fellow of the College of Nursing, Australia[13]
- Lilian Avis Scantlebury – Red Cross worker[14]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ruyton Girls' School. Find a School. Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ a b Victoria. School Directory. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Tuition Fees 2008 (xls). Enrolment. Ruyton Girls' School. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ JSHAA Victorian Directory of Members. Victoria Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia (2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Butler, Jan (2006). Member Schools. Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Mawkes, Leonie (2005). Member Schools. Profile. Girls Sport Victoria. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Old Ruytonian’s Association. Old Girls. Ruyton Girls' School (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Heywood, Anne (2002). "Bate, Zara Kate (1909 - 1989)". Australian Women Biographical entry (Online). Melbourne: National Foundation for Australian Women. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ "DURHAM Judith Mavis". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
- ^ a b Green, Jonathan. "Famous alumni on Latham's hit list", Politics, Crikey, 2005-03-30. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Kent Hughes, Ellen Mary (1893 - 1979) (accessed:27-07-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Lush, Mabel Mary Hailes (1881 - 1958) (accessed:27-07-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Muntz, Jean Eileen (Jane) (1903 - 1969) (accessed:27-07-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Scantlebury, Lilian Avis (1894 - 1964) (accessed:27-07-2007)
[edit] See also
- List of schools in Victoria
- List of high schools in Victoria
- List of schools in Victoria, Australia according to 2006 VCE results
[edit] External links
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