Firbank Girls' Grammar School

Firbank Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school, situated in the suburb of Brighton, in the Bayside area of Melbourne, Australia.

Firbank Grammar School
Firbank Grammar School crest
Address
51 Outer Crescent

,
Victoria
3186

Australia
Coordinates37°54′22″S 144°59′45″E
Information
TypeIndependent, day and boarding
MottoLatin: Vincit Qui Se Vincit
(She conquers who conquers herself)
DenominationAnglican
Established1909
FounderArchbishop Henry Lowther Clarke
Sister schoolBrighton Grammar School
ChairJennine Ross
HeadmistressJenny Williams
ChaplainChristine Croft
Key peopleLeandra Turner (Head of Senior School)
Melanie Smith (Head of Campus: Turner House)
Brad Nelsen (Head of Campus: Sandringham House)
Years offeredELC–12
GenderCo-educational (junior school)
Girls (senior school)
Enrolment~1,200 (ELC–12)
Colour(s)Green, gold and white    
SloganWhere all students find their place, now and for the future
AffiliationGirls Sport Victoria
Websitefirbank.vic.edu.au

Established on 26 April 1909, by the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, Henry Lowther Clarke, the school currently caters for approximately 1,200 students. The Early Learning Centre and primary school are co-educational, whilst the secondary school (years 7–12) is for girls only.

Firbank is a member of the Australian Anglican Schools Network, the British Schools and Universities Foundation and Girls Sport Victoria (GSV). Firbank has close ties with its brother school, Brighton Grammar School, a boys' school. Students of the two schools participate in a number of co-educational activities together such as music and drama.

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