Lauriston Girls' School
Lauriston Girls' School is a private, non-denominational, day school for girls, located in Armadale, an inner south-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
| Lauriston Girls' School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| , Victoria Australia | |
| Coordinates | 37°51′6″S 145°1′32″E |
| Information | |
| Type | private, single-sex, day school |
| Motto | Latin: Sancte Sapienter Strenue (Holiness, Wisdom, Strength) |
| Denomination | Non-denominational |
| Established | 1901 |
| Founders | Margaret and Lilian Irving |
| Chairman | Elspeth Arnold |
| Principal | Susan Just |
| Staff | ≈145 |
| Years offered | ELC–12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | ≈1,040 (P–12) |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue and white |
| Slogan | A school for life |
| Affiliation | Girls Sport Victoria |
| Website | lauriston |
The school follows the motto; Sancte, Sapienter, Strenue. This motto is Latin for Holiness, Wisdom, Strength.
Established in 1901, Lauriston has a non-selective enrolment policy and is co-educational for three-year-old and four-year-old Kindergarten, and girls-only from Prep through to Year 12. The school currently caters for approximately 1040 students and offers the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and is also one of the few Victorian schools that offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) for the Year 11/12 students.
Lauriston is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV), and is a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).