Mac.Robertson Girls' High School


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The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School
Latin: Potens Sui
("Mastery of self")
Established 1905
School type Public, Single-sex, Selective, Day school
Principal/
Headmaster		 Jane Garvey
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Flag of Australia
Coordinates 37°50′11″S 144°58′16″E / -37.83639, 144.97111Coordinates: 37°50′11″S 144°58′16″E / -37.83639, 144.97111
Campus Urban
Enrolment ~950 (9-12)[1]
School colours Maroon, Green & Charcoal

            
Homepage www.macrob.vic.edu.au
VCE Highest Median Study Scores
Year Top School Second Third
2007 MGHS MHS KAGS
2006 MGHS MHS BC
2005 MGHS BC MHS
2004 MGHS MHS BC
2003 MGHS MHS CGGS
2002 MGHS MHS BC
2001 MHS MGHS BC

The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School (also known simply as Mac.Rob or MGHS) is an academically selective, public high school for girls, located in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Entry for Mac.Robertson, which is operated by the Victoria Department of Education [1], is by competitive academic examination. It is unique in its status as a statewide provider for girls in years 9 to 12. The equivalent for boys is Melbourne High School.

In 2001, The Sun-Herald ranked Mac.Robertson Girls' High School sixth in Australia's top ten girls' schools, based on the number of its alumni mentioned in the Who's Who in Australia (a listing of notable Australians).[2][a]

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History

The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School traces its origin to the Melbourne Continuation School, the first government funded school in the state of Victoria, established in 1905 in Spring Street, Melbourne. Melbourne High School was a co-educational school, but the school's second principal, Mr Claude Searby, believed that boys studied better in a single sex environment. And so, in 1927, the boys moved to their current residence in Forrest Hill, South Yarra in Victoria, Melbourne, and became Melbourne Boys' High School.

The girls remained in the crumbling Spring Street building until it was condemned in 1930. The girls then moved to Government House. They were moved once again to King Street in 1933. In 1934 Victoria celebrated its centenary. Sir Macpherson Robertson made a gift of 100,000 pounds, 40,000 of which was to be spent on building what was to become The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School in the north/east corner of Albert Park Reserve. The building gained a national trust classification in 1987.

The school celebrated its centenary year in 2005 with Melbourne High School with a joined assembly. Mac.rob also celebrated by inviting Steve Bracks (the 44th Premier of Victoria) to witness the restarting of the school clock tower (which coincidentally would not start when the time came).

Mac.Robertson Girls' High School today continues and maintains a tradition of high academic achievement. Each year the school's VCE results are among the highest in the state, topping the statewide VCE results six years running (2002-2007 inclusive). Despite the school's impressive results for 2006, the highest in its long history, the class of 2007 were able to top it with a median ENTER of 96.8 compared to the previous year's 96.5, the median study score across all subjects at the school was once again 39.

Uniform

The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School uniform consists of a summer and winter uniform. The summer uniform is worn in term one and four, consisting of an A-line dress, charcoal blazer with red as well as green trim and emblem, optional red jumper for years 9 and 10, optional green jumper for years 11 and 12, white knee-high socks and either black leather t-bars or lace-ups.

The winter uniform consists of a tartan green and red skirt, school tie, long sleeved shirt, black tights or knee-high socks, optional red jumper for years 9 and 10, optional green jumper for years 11 and 12, charcoal blazer with red as well as green trim and emblem, optional school scarf, optional school umbrella and either black leather t-bars or lace-ups.

Hair accessories must be in the school colours. No make-up is allowed. Hair must be in a neat hairstyle and should be in a natural hue.

As a privilege, year 12 students are allowed to wear free dress in terms 2, 3 and 4. There is a year 12 grey hoodie they can purchase if they wish to.

Some students have the centenary tie (half Mac.Rob and MHS colours) and adelaide exchange tie.

Extra Curricular Activities

Mac.Rob offers a wide range of extra curricular activities for its students. For example: debating,combined school musical with Melbourne High,combined school play with Melbourne High, chess club, JAM (Jesus At Macrob), CCC (Chinese Culture Club), Amnesty International, I.T. Committee, SHAM (silent housewives at macrob), Japanese Shinwa club, Indo club, french club, german club, contemporary classics club, winter concert, ballroom dancing, peer support, links program, work experience and GIV (Girls in Volunteering). Along with sports such as basketball, badminton, table tennis, cross country, volleyball, hockey, football, soccer, softball, cricket, aerobics, gymnastics and swimming.

Houses

The four Houses and their associated colours are:

Nereids official colour is white, although throughout the years it has come to adopt purple as its secondary colour.

The houses compete in four major competitions, each taking place annually:

Other competitions include lipsynching, warball, volleyball, softball, soccer, rounders and cricket.

School Magazine

The school's yearbook is called Pallas, with the editor generally being a year 11 student. There is also an informal satirical magazine, Ethos, with articles written by students and editorship shared by a group of year 11 students who are elected by the student body.

Notable Alumnae

Exchanges

Overseas Exchange

Macrob offers its students various chances to interact with students from different schools in other countries, which involve Japan, Germany and France.

Adelaide Exchange

Every year, an exchange takes place with Adelaide High School over the period of 3 days. This exchange varies its location every year, alternating between Macrob and Adelaide. The students compete in a variety of different events, such as Debating, Theatre Sports, Chess and Football. The school that wins most events is awarded with the Prefect Cup to keep until the next Adelaide Exchange. The latest exchange was the 57th exchange in 2008, which Macrob won.

Sydney Girls' High School Exchange

The Sydney Girls' High School Exchange began in 2008. It is a 2 day leadership exchange with the focus on the sharing of ideas rather than competition. However some sport competitions are played such as water polo and table tennis. In 2009 the exchange will be held at Sydney Girls' High.

Notes

References

  1. ^ "2006 Annual Report to the school community" (PDF). Mac.Robertson Girls' High School (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  2. ^ Walker, Frank (2001-07-22). "The ties that bind", Sunday Life, The Sun-Herald, p. 16. Retrieved on 12 September 2007. 
  3. ^ "Author, 14, lands publishing deal". The Age. theage.com.au (October 27, 2006). Retrieved on 2008-07-24.
  4. ^ "School for Scandal". The Age. theage.com (August 30, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-09-26.

See also

External links

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