Ruyton Girls' School, Melbourne

Ruyton Girls' School, Melbourne

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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.

Records and artefacts relating to the foundation, development and activities of the school since its foundation in 1878.

• 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.

• Daniell, Hilda. "History of Ruyton 1878–1956", Ramsay, Ware Publishing, 1956.
• Theobald, Marjorie. "Ruyton Remembers 1878–1978", Hawthorn Press, 1978.

Open by appointment Tuesdays and Thursdays during school terms.

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.

General reference service available. Research enquiries are welcome.

Revised 30 March 2018

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