Senior School News
Tournament of Minds Winners
Girton's Secondary STEM and Language Literature teams won first place at the Tournament of Minds Victorian Finals in Melbourne. These students will now represent Victoria in Sydney at the International Final on 1 November!
In addition, our Primary Social Science and Secondary Arts teams received Honours, highlighting the exceptional effort and talent of our students.
Congratulations to the students below.
| Secondary Language Literature - Once Upon A Typpo |
| Hugo Dufty (7 Riley) |
| Dulanya Wickrama (8 Frew) |
| Ashleigh Hawker (9 Frew) |
| Anika Tadakamadla (9 Frew) |
| Hazel Ziffer (9 Jones) |
| Izzah Hadi (7 Frew) |
| Azlaan Qureshi (7 Jones) |
| Secondary STEM - Rabid Mongooses |
| Rrig Sharma (7 Jenkin) |
| Rafay Jeddi (8 Millward) |
| Emma Pomeroy (8 Jones) |
| Octavia Yuen (9 Frew) |
| Rory Vandersmagt (9 Jenkin) |
| Siun O'Malley (9 Jones) |
| Harshil Balraj (10 Riley) |
| Primary Social Science - The Better Blobfishes |
| Jaggar Naidoo (5 Aherne) |
| Abe Chapman (6 Riley) |
| Gilbert Pham (6 Aherne) |
| Katherine Morsillo (6 Riley) |
| Aarna Sapehiyia (4 Riley) |
| Yohan Shetty (5 Jenkin) |
| Annie Hulse (6 Jenkin) |
| Secondary Arts - Dramatically Nonsensical |
| William McGrath (8 Millward) |
| Charlotte Cason (9 Frew) |
| Maya Dean (9 Frew) |
| Varley Bobart (10 Millward) |
| Jacob Markoff (10 Frew) |
| James Jackson (7 Frew) |
| Steel Austin (7 Millward) |
It's In the Bag is back for 2025
During term four, GCAG will be running its annual It's In The Bag fundraiser. It’s In The Bag is a fundraiser organised by the non-profit organisation Share the Dignity, which aims to help women who are fleeing domestic violence, experiencing homelessness or are just doing it tough. The aim is to make up bags for women of different age groups (teens, young mothers, adults) that include essential items as well as some luxury items to give them a lift. Often, when a woman flees a domestic violence situation, she has very limited resources and these gifts really make a difference - providing dignity and showing that someone cares.
To maximise the impact, we are splitting the load between the Houses. Here is a list of what items each House is asked to donate:
| AHERNE - Period Products |
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| Pads |
| Tampons |
| Menstrual Cups |
| Period Undies |
| FREW - Mums and Bubs |
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| Maternity Pads |
| Breast Pads |
| Baby Wipes |
| Dummies |
| Newborn Nappies |
| Baby Shampoo |
| Baby Wash |
| Nappy Rash Cream |
| Disposable Nappy Bags |
| JENKIN |
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| Shampoo |
| Conditioner |
| Soap / Body Wash |
| Towels |
| Wet Wipes |
| JONES |
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| Undies |
| Sanitiser |
| Socks |
| Roll-on Deodarant |
| Tissues |
| MILLWARD |
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| Makeup |
| Face Wipes |
| Stationary |
| Jewellery |
| Books |
| Gift Vouchers |
| Small Umbrella |
| Scrunchies |
| Earphones |
| Lip Gloss |
| RILEY |
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| Toothbrushes |
| Toothpaste |
While we may not be able to eliminate the root causes of domestic violence, we can help to support those escaping it. While you may not see the direct impact of your generous donations, it does make a difference. If you would like to donate, there will be a labelled box outside your Head of House's office where you can place your donations.
Please help us to make a difference for those who need it!