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.
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Firbank Grammar School crest | |
Address | |
51 Outer Crescent , Victoria 3186 Australia | |
Coordinates | 37°54′22″S 144°59′45″E |
Information | |
Type | Independent, day and boarding |
Motto | Latin: Vincit Qui Se Vincit (She conquers who conquers herself) |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established | 1909 |
Founder | Archbishop Henry Lowther Clarke |
Sister school | Brighton Grammar School |
Chair | Jennine Ross |
Headmistress | Jenny Williams |
Chaplain | Christine Croft |
Key people | Leandra Turner (Head of Senior School) Melanie Smith (Head of Campus: Turner House) Brad Nelsen (Head of Campus: Sandringham House) |
Years offered | ELC–12 |
Gender | Co-educational (junior school) Girls (senior school) |
Enrolment | ~1,200 (ELC–12) |
Colour(s) | Green, gold and white |
Slogan | Where all students find their place, now and for the future |
Affiliation | Girls Sport Victoria |
Website | firbank |
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.