Tintern Grammar[2](also known asTintern) is anindependent,Anglicanday schoolfor girls and boys located inRingwood East,a suburb ofMelbourne,Victoria,Australia.
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| Coordinates | 37°48′56″S145°15′34″E/ 37.81556°S 145.25944°E |
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| Type | Independent,co-educational |
| Motto | Latin:Factis Non Verbis (By deeds not words) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1877[1] |
| Principal | Bradley Fry |
| Years offered | P–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | ~890 (2015) |
| Colour(s) | Green, navy and white |
| Affiliation | Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne |
| Website | www.tintern.vic.edu.au |
Established in 1877 by Emma Bartlet Cook, Tintern has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for over 890 students, from ELC through to Year 12, including international students.
Located on one site in Ringwood East, the Early Learning Centre is co-educational, while girls and boys are educated in single-sex environments from Prep – Year 9. In Years 10 – 12 boys and girls learn together in a co-educational classes.
The school is a member of theEastern Independent Schools of Melbourne(EISM), theJunior School Heads Association of Australia(JSHAA),[3]the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[4]Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA)[5]and was a founding member ofGirls Sport Victoria(GSV).
History
editTintern was founded in 1877 by Emma Cook. Not satisfied with any of the established schools inHawthorn,Cook felt she needed to start "an excellent school"[1]for her four youngest daughters and the youngest of her five sons.[6]It was not long before neighbours asked Cook to allow their children to enrol, and as word spread about the achievements of the school, many country families also sent their children to attend.[1]
TheChurch of EnglandTrust purchased the school in 1918, and what was initially aco-educationalschool, became a school for girls known asTintern Church of England Girls' Grammar School.Continued growth led to the need for larger and more modern facilities, and subsequently the school moved to its currentcampusof just over 50 acres (20 ha), at Ringwood East in 1953.[1]The site had been purchased in June 1946 for £3,113.[6]
In 1999, under the principalship ofSylvia Walton(1982–2005), the school returned to Cook's founding wish of educating the whole family, with the establishment of Tintern'sbrother school,Southwood, located atRingwood.[1]
Campus
editTintern Grammar is set on a 20 hectares (49 acres)campusin a semi-ruralsetting, featuringbushlandand landscapedgardens.The schools facilities include a multi-function assembly and performance space, ELC, senior and juniorlibrariesand information centres,scienceandtechnologylaboratories,computerlaboratories, established areas forvisualandperforming arts,aswimming poolandgymnasiumcomplex and other sporting facilities.[7]
The school also features a farm, where students are encouraged to take part in a Young Farmers program, in which they enter in agricultural competitions. The farm has been operational since the opening of the Ringwood campus of the school, and has since been very successful in local sheep competitions.
Curriculum
editUp until 2021 Tintern Grammar offered theInternational Baccalaureate(IB), theVictorian Certificate of Education(VCE) andVocational Education Training(VET).[8]
However, from 2021 onwards Tintern Grammar only offers theVictorian Certificate of Education(VCE) andVocational Education Training(VET)
House system
editTintern has ahouse systemadopted in 1924 and modelled ongreat English Public Schools.
When Tintern Girls and Southwood Boys combined their houses did too. The Tintern Grammar houses are Butterss-Cross (after Agnes Cross, Headmistress 1911–1918), Gordon-Grant (after three former head prefects, all sisters), Mansfield-Mckie (after founder and first principal Emma Cook, whose maiden name was Mansfield), Somner-Stewart (after three sisters, two of whom were staff members) and Dann-Watt, after ex-student and Olympic Gold medal winning cyclistKathy Watt.[9]
Sport
editTintern is a member of theEastern Independent Schools of Melbourne(EISM).
EISM Premierships
editTintern has won the following EISM senior premierships.[10][11]
Combined:
- Swimming (5) – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Boys:
- Badminton (2) – 2009, 2019
- Hockey – 2009
- Indoor Soccer – 2004
- Swimming (5) – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Table Tennis (3) – 2006, 2008, 2017
- Tennis (3) – 2007, 2008, 2009
Girls:
- Athletics – 2006
- Basketball (2) – 2011, 2012
- Hockey (3) – 2010, 2011, 2022
- Indoor Cricket (4) – 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020
- Netball (3) – 2012, 2013, 2017
- Swimming (4) – 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010
- Tennis (4) – 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
- Volleyball – 2022
Notable alumni
editAlumnaeof Tintern Grammar are known as 'Old Girls' or 'Old Boys' and automatically become members of the schoolsalumni association,the Tintern Old Girls Association (TOGA) or the Southwood Old Boys Association (SOBA).[12]Some notable past students include:
- Jo Bailey–Sale of the Centuryco-presenter[13]
- Fifi Box– comedian and radio broadcaster
- Kimberley Chen– Taiwanese celebrity, singer and model
- Elizabeth Eggleston– author and lawyer
- Jacqueline Felgate-journalist
- Joan Gardner– microbiologist
- Louise Hearman– artist
- Scotty James– Olympic snow boarding bronze medallist,2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games[14]
- Judy Maddigan– Member for the seat ofEssendonrepresenting theALP
- Bridget McKenzie– politician
- Hilary McPhee– Vice-chancellor's fellowUniversity of Melbourneand former publisher[13]
- Celia Pacquola– comedian
- Helen Quinn– Australian-American theoretical physicist and educator, an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia.[15](Her name was Helen Arnold when she graduated from Tintern Church of England Girls' Grammar School in 1959.)
- Helen Reddy– Singer-songwriter and actress
- Phyllis Rountree(1911–1994) – bacteriologist[16]
- Penelope Thwaites– Concert pianist and composer
- Tafaoimalo Leilani Tuala-Warren– Samoan judge
- Kathy Watt– Gold medallist cyclist at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the Road Race[13]
Notable staff
editSee also
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References
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- ^"Old Grammarians".Our Community.Tintern Schools. 2007.Retrieved4 October2007.
- ^abcGreen, Jonathan (30 March 2005)."Famous alumni on Latham's hit list".Politics.Crikey. Archived fromthe originalon 26 September 2007.Retrieved6 August2007.
- ^"Scotty James visit | Tintern Grammar Aspectus".
- ^Helen R. QuinnArchived2015-02-27 at theWayback Machine.CWP, UCLA, and UC Regents. 1995 – 1998.
- ^Dean, Katrina,"Rountree, Phyllis Margaret (1911–1994)",Australian Dictionary of Biography,National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,retrieved2 February2020