St Margaret's School, Melbourne

at 27-47 Gloucester Avenue, Melbourne , 3806 Australia

1. Middle School
2. Elementary School

Description

St Margaret's School is an independent, non-denominational day school with a co-educational primary school to Year 4 and for girls from Year 5 to Year 12. The school is located in Berwick, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Established in 1926, the school was affiliated with the Presbyterian church and owned by its principal, Miss Dora Gipson, until she sold it to parents and Old Girls in 1947. It operated as a "rural boarding school" and was ran as such until 1978. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 900 students from Pre-Prep to Year 12, across the St Margaret's School campus in Berwick and the boys campus, Berwick Grammar School in Officer.In 2006, St Margaret's School Council announced its decision to establish a brother school for St Margaret's. This school opened in 2009 named Berwick Grammar School, currently catering for boys in Years 5 to 12, with one year level being added each year.Notable alumnaeJennifer Byrne - ABC journalistJanette Robyn Heather McMaster - Former Executive Director of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) (Qld), Former National Director of Trustee Relations for CEDA; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003Alison Lester - author and illustrator of children's books and young adult novels Rosalie Ham, novelist; author of The Dressmaker

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Summary

St Margaret's School, Melbourne is Melbourne based place and this enity listed in Elementary School category. Located at 27-47 Gloucester Avenue VIC 3806. Contact phone number of St Margaret's School, Melbourne: (03) 9703 8111