| Lauriston Girls' School | |
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| Location | |
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| , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 37°51′6″S 145°1′32″E / 37.85167°S 145.02556°E |
| Information | |
| Type | private, single-sex, day school |
| Motto | Latin: Sancte Sapienter Strenue (Holiness, Wisdom, Strength) |
| Denomination | Non-denominational |
| Established | 1901[1] |
| Founders | Margaret and Lilian Irving |
| Chairman | Elspeth Arnold |
| Principal | Susan Just |
| Staff | ≈145[3] |
| Years offered | ELC–12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | ≈1,040 (P–12)[2] |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue and white |
| Slogan | A school for life |
| Affiliation | Girls Sport Victoria |
| Website | lauriston |
Lauriston Girls' School is a private, non-denominational, day school for girls, located in Armadale, an inner south-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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),[4] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[5] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[6] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),[1] and is a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).[7]
- ^ a b "Lauriston Girls' School". Find a School. Association of Independent Schools of Victoria. 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ^ Butler, Jan (2007). "womenleading@global.edu" (PDF). The Alliance of Girls' Schools Annual Conference. Melbourne, Vic.: The Alliance of Girls' Schools (published 15 June 2007). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2007..
- ^ Lauriston Girls' School: Lauriston Council Annual Report 2006 (accessed:04-09-2007)
- ^ "AHISA Schools". Victoria. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ^ "JSHAA Victorian Directory of Members". Victoria Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ^ Butler, Jan (2006). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ^ Mawkes, Leonie (2005). "Member Schools". Profile. Girls Sport Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
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