Primary contact
12 Selbourne Road, Kew
Melbourne, Victoria 3101
Identity area
Identifier
daa/531
Authorized form of name
Ruyton Girls' School, Melbourne
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Educational
Contact area
School Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
12 Selbourne Road, Kew
Locality
Melbourne
Region
Victoria
Country name
Postal code
3101
Telephone
03 9819 2422
Fax
03 9818 4790
archives@ruyton.vic.edu.au
URL
www.ruyton.vic.edu.au
Note
Description area
History
Ruyton Girls' School was established by Mrs Charlotte Anderson in her Kew home in Melbourne in 1878. The school grew quickly, and moved to two other sites in the district before finding a purpose-built home in A'Beckett St, Kew between 1888 and1919. In 1920, Ruyton moved to its current home, Henty House (built in 1872 ) in Selbourne Road, under then Principal, Miss Hilda Daniell.
Ruyton has always been a self-sufficient school, surviving difficulties that saw the demise of many similar schools that existed more than a century ago. Ruyton has remained free of church and state control, and continues to celebrate its heritage and proud reputation as one of Melbourne's oldest independent girls' schools. It caters for students from early learning through to senior years.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Records and artefacts relating to the foundation, development and activities of the school since its foundation in 1878.
Buildings
Holdings
- Enrolment book, 1888-1972
- Prospectuses, 1885- present
- Photographs, 1882- present
- Ruyton Board minutes, 1930- present
- "The Ruytonian" annual magazine, 1909- present
- "Ruyton Reporter" magazine, 1992- present
- Artefacts, eg uniforms, badges, trophies.
Finding aids, guides and publications
- Daniell, Hilda. "History of Ruyton 1878–1956", Ramsay, Ware Publishing, 1956.
- Theobald, Marjorie. "Ruyton Remembers 1878–1978", Hawthorn Press, 1978.
Access area
Opening times
Open by appointment Tuesdays and Thursdays during school terms.
Access conditions and requirements
No access restrictions on Ruyton publications or School memorabilia. Access restrictions are placed on non-published material which includes any personal information of private individuals. Contact the School Archivist for more information.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference service available. Research enquiries are welcome.
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 30 March 2018
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)