Melbourne Girls Grammar School (also known as MGGS), is an independent

Independent school

An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...

, Anglican, day

Day school

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 and boarding school

Boarding school

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 for girls, located in South Yarra

South Yarra, Victoria

South Yarra is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Stonnington and Melbourne...

, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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, Australia.

Founded in 1893 by Miss Emily Hensley and Miss Alice Taylor, the school

School

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 has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 950 students from Pre-school to Year 12, including 90 boarders.

Melbourne Girls' Grammar is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia

Junior School Heads Association of Australia

The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia formerly Junior School Heads Association of Australia , is an incorporated body representing the heads of independent primary schools in Australia....

 (JSHAA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV), the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA), and is a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria

Girls Sport Victoria

Girls' Sport Victoria was established in 2001, and is one of the largest independent school sporting association in Victoria, with 24 member schools from around Melbourne....

 (GSV).
Melbourne Girls' Grammar School was founded in 1893, as a private school

Private school

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 in Domain Road, South Yarra, by Miss Emily Hensley and Miss Alice Taylor.