Strathcona Girls Grammar

Strathcona was honoured to celebrate the 140th Foundation Ceremony of Ewha Girls’ High School in Seoul, marking a significant milestone for our South Korean sister school and the enduring connection between our two communities.

Representing Strathcona, Principal Ms Lorna Beegan joined Ewha Girls’ High School for this special occasion, celebrating a remarkable legacy of education and opportunity for young women. Across continents and cultures, Strathcona and Ewha share a genuine commitment to empowering students, and preparing young women to contribute meaningfully to the world around them.

Our relationship with Ewha has long extended beyond travel. Since the early years of the sister-school exchange, students have had the opportunity to live, learn and connect across cultures with openness and respect. These experiences shape perspectives, build friendships and remind us that global learning is most powerful when it is grounded in genuine human connection.

As we look to the future, Strathcona is proud to continue strengthening this important international relationship. Through exchange, shared learning, and cross-cultural understanding, our connection with Ewha Girls’ High School will continue to create opportunities for students to expand their thinking, embrace difference and recognise their place within a broader global community.

Congratulations to Ewha Girls’ High School on 140 years of history, impact and vision. We look forward to continuing this valued partnership and the rich learning opportunities it creates for Strathcona students.

SAVE THE DATE for our upcoming Future Pathways Series in 2026.

As students begin to explore the opportunities ahead of them, we look forward to welcoming families across Years 7–12 to two key events designed to support informed and confident decision‑making as students begin to shape their future pathways.

Families from Years 7–12 are invited to attend our OSA Careers Evening on Wednesday 17 June at our Senior Campus. The evening will bring together Strathcona alumnae to share their unique career journeys across a range of industry panels, offering valuable insight into pathways beyond school.

In Term 3, our annual Subject & Futures Expo Evening on Monday 20 July will provide students in Years 9–12 and their families with the opportunity to explore 2027 subject selections, speak with teachers, and connect with representatives from tertiary and TAFE institutions across Australia.

We look forward to welcoming our Strathcona families to both these events.

To launch National Reconciliation Week (27 May - 3 June), our Strathcona community came together to listen, learn and reflect on the importance of reconciliation and the ongoing journey towards greater understanding and connection.

This year's National Reconciliation Week theme, 'All In', reminds us that reconciliation requires commitment every day. It is about the actions we take, the conversations we have, and the willingness to grow together.

We were privileged to welcome Pallyan, son of Murrundindi, who shared a Welcome to Country and spoke about the importance of recognising, respecting, and sharing the oldest continuing culture in the world. His words provided an important opportunity for our students to deepen their understanding and appreciation of First Nations culture, history, and perspectives.

Students also engaged with music and storytelling through the work of Adam Briggs, whose message encouraged our girls to believe they can be anything they aspire to be. Through a reading of Our Home, Our Heartbeat, students celebrated stories of identity, achievement and the strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

At Strathcona, opportunities such as these encourage meaningful conversations and help foster curiosity, understanding and respect. National Reconciliation Week serves as an important reminder that reconciliation belongs to all of us, and that listening, learning and walking forward together can help shape a stronger future for our community.

Throughout May, our school community came together to celebrate the talent, dedication and passion of our student musicians through the May Music Mini-Series.

From the energy and collaboration of our Bands Showcase, to the creativity and dexterity on display at the String Fling, and the beautiful voices heard at our Choral Concert, each event highlighted the depth and diversity of music at Strathcona.

Behind every performance were countless rehearsals, individual practice sessions, and the confidence built through collaboration and a shared love of music. These concerts allow us to appreciate the remarkable talent of our students, and reflect on the strength of Strathcona’s music program and the opportunities it provides for girls to grow as performers, leaders and creative thinkers.

We thank our students, music staff and families for their support in making this series such a memorable celebration of music and community.

Across the track and field, the spirit of Strathcona was on full display!

Last week, our Junior and Senior School students came together for their annual Athletics Days, bringing the track and field to life through participation, determination and a genuine sense of community.

From warm ups through to the final relays, the day was filled with energy, encouragement and moments of celebration, as students embraced new challenges across both track and field.

House sport at Strathcona is about more than competition. It is about building confidence, stepping outside of comfort zones and creating connection across year levels.

We also extend our sincere thanks to the Strathcona Family Association for their annual sausage sizzle, which continues to bring our community together each year.

Congratulations to Findlay who won in the Senior School and to Gilbert who won their first Junior School Athletics since 2017!

Last night’s Women’s Networking Series Evening brought together current and future parents, alumnae, staff and valued partners for a night centred on connection, conversation and shared experience.

Hosted by alumna Genevieve Day at Roccella East Melbourne, the evening created space for women at different stages of life to come together, reflect on their journeys and hear from guest speaker Sarah Davidson, whose message resonated deeply across the room.

Sarah spoke to the importance of women being part of the balance, of showing up in spaces where our voices and perspectives matter. Not to wait for perfect timing or ideal conditions, but to take opportunities as they come, even when the path forward feels unclear.

Her reflections reminded us that life rarely follows a straight path. It shifts, curves and evolves and, like a jigsaw puzzle, every experience has a place, even the moments that feel uncertain at the time.

There was a strong sense that failure is not something to fear, but something to learn from, and that growth is always taking place, even when we cannot yet see the outcome. Perhaps most powerfully, the idea that when faced with a choice, we should lean towards the path we would regret less, the one that aligns with who we are becoming and what brings us joy. As Sarah shared, “Trust that itch, and always follow your yay.”

Evenings like this reflect the strength of our community and the impact of women supporting and learning from one another. At Strathcona, we speak often about Girls Unstoppable as something lived, and in rooms like this, that spirit feels very real.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and we look forward to seeing new faces at the next event.

This semester, as part of our Community Centre program, our Junior School parents have come together for a series of numeracy and literacy workshops focused on extending learning beyond the classroom and into the home.

Across the sessions, parents have explored how key skills such as reading, writing and mathematical fluency develop in the primary years, and what confident, independent learning looks like in practice. Through hands on, practical activities, families have been introduced to simple strategies that can be embedded into everyday life, whether through shared reading, conversations at home, cooking, shopping or problem solving in real world contexts.

Workshops have also provided a deeper understanding of how literacy skills such as decoding and encoding support reading and writing development, and how number knowledge and mathematical thinking build over time. These insights help strengthen the connection between home and school, enabling parents to support their daughter’s learning with greater confidence and clarity.

It has been wonderful to see our Junior School parent community come together each week, engaging in meaningful conversations and strengthening these important partnerships in learning.