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Class of 2012 Catch up

The Class of 2012 had a fabulous reunion on Saturday 9th September. Many Old Girtonians had not seen each other since graduating so they had plenty to catch up on. From Graphic Design and Mechatronics to Medicine and Motherhood, this cohort has taken off in all directions. See you at […]

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Vale Rosemary Rogers (nee Ward)

The following reflection has been provided by Ms Rosemary Turner, School Captain in 1966 and dear school and lifelong friend of Rosy Rogers, who has two children, Matthew and Kimberley who are Old Girtonians.  Rosemary was born in Melbourne, March 8th 1948. Her family transferred to Bendigo 1957 where she […]

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A Busy Five Years

According to the Association of Financial Advisers, of all financial planners in Australia, only 20 per cent are women. Given female graduates are outnumbering men in many fields and a number of other factors are contributing to money coming into female hands, it makes sense that Financial Planning is a […]

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Vale Rosemary Gaye Rogers

It is with sadness that the OGA passes on condolences to Matthew Rogers (1991) and Kimberley Rogers (1994), son and daughter of OGA stalwart, Rosy Rogers (OGA 1965), who passed away recently. At a touching memorial service for Rosy, the Girton College School Song from 1884 – 1968 (“The Pilgrim […]

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The Flying Wordsmith

As a child, flying captivated Liam Goodall’s imagination. It seemed powerful, free and adventurous. It also seemed like an impossible dream. In Year 12 at Girton (2007), Liam did English, Maths Methods, Advanced Maths, Physics and VET electronics, achieving entry into a Mechanical Engineering degree, which seemed like a logical […]

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School Prospectus Tells Tales of the Time

16th May, 2017 The below School Prospectus was donated to the OGA by current Year 10 student, Edwina Wallace-Smith. It belonged to her Grandmother, Mary Wallace, who was a Girton Prefect in 1953. Click here to see the contents of the School Prospectus, circa 1950 and to get a feel […]

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Mary Wallace: 1953 Prefect and OGA Stalwart

Edwina Wallace-Smith (10 Millward), along with her brother (William) and her sisters (Lucette and Rose), have a Grandmother who went to Girton Church of England Girls Grammar School in the 1940’s and 50’s. Her name was Mary Wallace and she was a Junior Prefect and then a Senior Prefect in […]

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20 Years is a Long Time

On Saturday 22nd March 2017, the class of 1997 got together and swapped stories from their school days 20 years ago. This resourceful cohort of Old Girtonians’ are doing a range of things now from Primary teaching and surveying to running hardware stores, farming, full time parenting, selling agriculture machinery […]

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