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=== Adelaide Exchange === |
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Every year, an exchange takes place with Adelaide High School over the period of three 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 exchange. The latest exchange was the |
Every year, an exchange takes place with Adelaide High School over the period of three 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 exchange. The latest exchange was the 98th exchange in 2008, which Mac.Rob won. |
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=== Sydney Girls' High School Exchange === |
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Revision as of 20:59, 5 December 2008
Template:Infobox Aust school Template:Top Victorian Schools 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.Rob, 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 The 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).[1][a]
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).
The 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 avaliable for purchase if they wish to do so.
Some students have the centenary tie (half Mac.Rob and MHS colours) or Adelaide Exchange tie (Adelaide High School's tie).
Extra Curricular Activities
Mac.Rob offers a wide range of extra curricular activities for its students. For example: debating, combined school musical and 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, Winter Concert, Ballroom Dancing, Peer Support, Links Leader Program, GIV (Girls in Volunteering) and more. This is 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:
- Naiads, River Nymphs (Blue)
- Dryads, Tree Nymphs (Green)
- Nereids, Sea Nymphs (White)
- Oreads, Mountain Nymphs (Red)
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
- Jean Burns, Australia's youngest female pilot in 1937 and first Australian female Parachutist from an aeroplane on Australian soil.
- Judith Buckrich, academic and author [citation needed]
- Chloe Dallimore, actress[citation needed]
- Beverley Farmer, novelist[citation needed]
- Lili Wilkinson, author[citation needed]
- Alexandra Adornetto, author[2]
Exchanges
Overseas Exchange
The Mac.Robertson GIrls' High School 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 three 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 exchange. The latest exchange was the 98th exchange in 2008, which Mac.Rob won.
Sydney Girls' High School Exchange
The Sydney Girls' High School Exchange began in 2008. It is a two day leadership exchange between Mac.Rob and the The Sydney Girls' High School, with the focus on the sharing of ideas rather than competition. However there is still some competition with water polo and table tennis played. In 2009 the exchange will be held at The Sydney Girls' High School.
Notes
- ^ Who's Who of girls' school rankings: 1.PLC Melbourne, 2.SCEGGS Darlinghurst, 3.MLC Melbourne, 4.PLC Sydney, 5.Melbourne Girls Grammar School, 6.Mac.Robertson Girls' High School, 7.North Sydney Girls High School, 8.Sydney Girls High School, 9.MLC Sydney, 10.University High School, Melbourne
References
- ^ Walker, Frank (2001-07-22). "The ties that bind". Sunday Life. The Sun-Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ^ "Author, 14, lands publishing deal". The Age. theage.com.au. October 27, 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-24.