Primary contact
2 Torrington Street, CanterburyMelbourne, Victoria 3126
Identity area
Identifier
daa/610
Authorized form of name
Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Melbourne
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Camberwell Anglican Girls Grammar School
- Formerly Camberwell Church of England Girls Grammar School
- Ormiston Girls School (amalgamated with CGGS, 1965)
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Marian Jenkinson
Type
Address
Street address
2 Torrington Street, Canterbury
Locality
Melbourne
Region
Victoria
Country name
Postal code
3126
Telephone
0438 098 161
Fax
Note
Description area
History
Camberwell Girls Grammar School (CGGS) educates girls from early learning through to Year 12. It had its beginnings in 1920 when Rev Hubert Brooksbank established St Mark’s Parish School in the church hall to educate young girls. By 1926 the school had outgrown the hall and moved, in 1927, to the newly purchased Torrington Street site, where it remains today.
In 1965 Ormiston Girls’ School, the oldest girls’ school on the Australian mainland and the oldest in Victoria, merged with Camberwell Girls Grammar School. The Ormiston name was adopted by the Junior School section.
For further information about history, see https://cggs.vic.edu.au/discover/history/
In 1965 Ormiston Girls’ School, the oldest girls’ school on the Australian mainland and the oldest in Victoria, merged with Camberwell Girls Grammar School. The Ormiston name was adopted by the Junior School section.
For further information about history, see https://cggs.vic.edu.au/discover/history/
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
School Archivist
Principal/ Foundations Department/ Archives
Principal/ Foundations Department/ Archives
Records management and collecting policies
The history of Camberwell Girls Grammar School and Ormiston Girls School: relating to staff, students, buildings and events.
Buildings
Buildings: Mountfield Anne Feehan Building; Barbara Fary Science Centre; Barbara Sutton Assembly Hall & Cultural Centre; Holt Wing; Cole Wing; Ormiston House; Ransom Physical Education Centre; Westcott Wing; Woodstock Building.
Holdings
- Marcian Magazine, 1927- present
- Stray Leaves (Ormiston Girls School Magazine, 1934-1964)
- Other school publications
- Photographs, 1920- present
- Uniforms
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Not open to public.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Enquiries can be made by contacting the school archivist at archives@cggs.vic.edu.au.
Services area
Research services
Assistance available via archives@cggs.vic.edu.au or by phone on 03 9813 1166.
Reproduction services
Copying service of most records to A3 size available.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created 29 May 2021
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)