Camberwell Girls Grammar School

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Camberwell Girls Grammar School is an independent Anglican day school for girls located in Canterbury, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Founded in 1920 in the hall of St Mark's Church in Camberwell, the school welcomes students of all cultures and currently caters for 750 students from Early Learning to Year 12.The school is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV), and is a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).HistoryCamberwell Girls Grammar School was founded in February 1920. Charged by the Archbishop of Melbourne, the Most Reverend Henry Lowther Clarke, the parishioners of St Mark's Church in Camberwell embarked on a significant project. Led by their vicar, the Reverend Hubert Brooksbank, they established St Mark's Parish School.With just $1,000, Brooksbank built a brick hall for the school to operate from. Opening with eight pupils, both boys and girls, the school flourished and by 1925 there were 70 students and by 1926 the school had outgrown its home.In late 1926, the school council purchased "Torrington", a nearby homes, for $7,500. With frontage to both Torrington and Woodstock streets, the property was in an ideal position. The grounds and the main building had potential to be a school.