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CLASS OF 2018 VCE RESULTS

Strathcona congratulates our Class of 2018 on their excellent VCE results. Their achievements are made possible through collaboration, dedication and sheer hard work. Strathcona’s Class of 2018 is truly unstoppable. Congratulations It is with pleasure that we congratulate the class of 2018 on their outstanding VCE results. We are proud of our enduringly strong academic …

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YEAR 12 RESULTS AREN’T THE ONLY MEASURE OF SUCCESS

As young people across the state prepare to receive their ATAR exam results, and the mixed bag of emotions that come with it, it’s important to remember that success should not be measured or reduced to mere letters and numbers; grades, ATAR scores, GPAs or degrees.

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BRIE AND CONNECTION ARE TOP TIPS FOR HELPING WITH ANXIETY

The Parent Website run by Independent Schools Victoria interviewed Faye Evans, Strathcona’s Postive Parenting Seminar speaker and psychologist, on her advice to assist children with anxiety. Clinical psychologist Faye Evans recently presented a Positive Parenting Seminar at Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar. Here she shares her advice for helping children deal with problems or something upsetting …

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2018 STRATHCONA MEDALLIST

We proudly announce Dr Kate Rickersey (Dalrymple ’96) as our 2018 Strathcona Medallist. Kate significant contribution to improving the lives and prospects of people in developing countries over three continents is a clear demonstration of excellence in her field and an exceptional contribution to the wider international community. Here is Kate’s acceptance speech from Presentation …

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#COLAB: THE TINKER TRAIN ARRIVES AT PLATFORMS 7 AND 8

In eighteen periods over the last two weeks, the Year 7 and 8 students engaged in an intensive transdisciplinary curriculum experience called #coLAB that focussed on a number of the most prized aspects of a contemporary education. The # acknowledges contemporary interactions and community through technology, the co stands for coding, the LAB suggests a …

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OUR UNSTOPPABLE GIRLS

Below is Principal, Mrs Marise McConaghy address to the audience at Presentation Night. Good evening distinguished guests, staff, students, families and special friends of Strathcona. I would like to acknowledge Rev Daniel Bullock, Director of Mission and Ministries at the Baptist Union of Victoria, and also Dr Kate Rickersley, recipient of this year’s Strathcona Medal. …

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FIRST EDITION OF STRATHCONIAN

This year it is 90 years since the very first Strathconian was published. It is interesting to see the difference between the 1928 cover and the 2018 cover. The stories and memories this publication has shared in its years of editions. To read the full 1928 edition please view below.

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Coding for Girls

Our Head of Digital Learning and Innovation discusses the importance of girls learning to code on Studio Ten  When other schools may be winding down at the end of term, our Year 7 and 8 students will be gearing up to a new level of learning with #coLAB.  In this week-long intensive program students …

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Malala Inspires

Congratulations to eight of our Strathcona students who have won the opportunity to hear equal rights and education activist and the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai in December. A huge thank you to all the students who shared their incredible entries on what courage means to them and the importance of girls education …

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