Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College
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Matthew Flinders Girls' Secondary College is an all-girls high school located in Geelong, Victoria
, Australia
. It provides education for students years 7-12.
The foundation stone for the school was laid on December 5, 1856 by Lieutenant Governor Major General Edward McArthur. The school was to be named the Geelong National Grammar School, but the Governor said that should be named after Captain Matthew Flinders
, the first European explorer to visit the You Yangs
.
When the school opened in January 1858, 116 boys were enrolled, but there was no room for girls. Falling enrolments forced the school to become coeducational in 1864. The school was extended and remodelled in December 1879 due to increased student numbers. When the extensions were opened in April 1880, it was then known as Flinders State School no. 260. The school was unofficially known as 'Link's School', after fifth headmaster George Link who was in charge from 1879 to 1894. During this time enrolments had increased to 1000 students.
By 1938 enrolments were still increasing but there was not enough space. As a result, the decision was made in 1940 for it to become a girls only school. The name proposed was 'Geelong Girls School', but Matthew Flinders Girls School was later decided upon. In 1966 the name was altered to Matthew Flinders Girls High School. MFGSC stand for Mathew flinders girls secondary colledge.
In July 2006, Year 8 and 9 Matthew Flinders Girls' Secondary College students moved into the new Fraser campus on Myers Street. This campus was formerly the Fenwick Street campus of Catholic Regional College Geelong until 2003, and before that the home of Goold College until 1991.
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Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
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. It provides education for students years 7-12.
History
The school opened as Flinders National Grammar School in January 1858.The foundation stone for the school was laid on December 5, 1856 by Lieutenant Governor Major General Edward McArthur. The school was to be named the Geelong National Grammar School, but the Governor said that should be named after Captain Matthew Flinders
Matthew Flinders
Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...
, the first European explorer to visit the You Yangs
You Yangs
The You Yangs are a series of granite ridges that rise to 364m above the Werribee Plain approximately 55km south west of Melbourne and 22km north east of Geelong, in Victoria, Australia. The main ridge runs roughly N-S for about 9 km, with a lower extension running for about 15 km to the west...
.
When the school opened in January 1858, 116 boys were enrolled, but there was no room for girls. Falling enrolments forced the school to become coeducational in 1864. The school was extended and remodelled in December 1879 due to increased student numbers. When the extensions were opened in April 1880, it was then known as Flinders State School no. 260. The school was unofficially known as 'Link's School', after fifth headmaster George Link who was in charge from 1879 to 1894. During this time enrolments had increased to 1000 students.
By 1938 enrolments were still increasing but there was not enough space. As a result, the decision was made in 1940 for it to become a girls only school. The name proposed was 'Geelong Girls School', but Matthew Flinders Girls School was later decided upon. In 1966 the name was altered to Matthew Flinders Girls High School. MFGSC stand for Mathew flinders girls secondary colledge.
Today
In 2008, principal Helen Fraser left the school.In July 2006, Year 8 and 9 Matthew Flinders Girls' Secondary College students moved into the new Fraser campus on Myers Street. This campus was formerly the Fenwick Street campus of Catholic Regional College Geelong until 2003, and before that the home of Goold College until 1991.
External links
- Peter Begg (1990). Geelong - The First 150 Years. Globe Press. ISBN
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