Melbourne Girls' College

The Year 12 jumpers have finally arrived, and the students look fantastic wearing them with pride. It’s been great to see them show school spirit and celebrate the milestone of their final year of school together. Some of the nicknames they selected were very clever!

Year 10 Outdoor Education students travelled to Mt Stirling to hike through some amazing scenery in the Victorian Alps. The three-day expedition included beautiful sunrises and sunsets from the Mt Stirling summit.

We have been extremely impressed with the resilience and positivity shown by all students in completing such a challenging journey!

Justine Bowers
Outdoor Education Teacher

Another fantastic Music Camp last weekend involving 70 students from our Back to the 80's Orchestra, A'capella Choir, Choir and Senior Rock bands.

Thanks to our parent volunteers and our instrumental music teachers, Ellyce Calder, Andy Clarke, Marissa Di Marzio, Susan de Jong and Tony Hicks and our camp mascot, Gretle.

A special shout out to our 18 Year 12's who attended their final Music Camp on the weekend, including Orchestra Captains Jasmine and Lucinda Buckle, Music Captains Indi Lewis and Mimi Kirsner-Reuten and Abigail Grigg, who have all attended every music camp for 6 consecutive years.

On Wednesday, our Senior School Executive hosted the Melbourne Girls’ College 2026 Leadership Conference, a day centred around student voice and it’s theme ‘Own Your Future’.

Planned and executed by the Executive, the event brought together a wide range of schools and leadership portfolios. Students worked collaboratively to develop solutions to challenging real-world scenarios and explored school initiatives from MGC and beyond during the Morning Tea Expo. Through our ‘Middle Ground’ debate students unpacked moral dilemmas and were encouraged to challenge others ideas.

A highlight of the day was hearing from our Alumni guests Kimmy Nguyen and Louella Breach, who spoke about backing yourself in professional spaces, navigating adversity in the workplace and university, and the role young people play as the leaders of tomorrow.

The conference wrapped up with groups performing their scenario resolutions as skits, which was a fun twist to finish off the day. As a whole it was such a great occasion to connect with student leaders from other schools and reflect on what we can do as young people in the present to shape the future

A massive thank you to everyone involved in making the conference happen!

Nova, Anna and Annie
Melbourne Girls’ College Captains

Join the MGC Enviro team this Saturday in keeping our lands and waters thriving! 🐝

The Murnong Patch Working Bee begins at 9am at the Year 7 Courtyard beside the Yarra trail.

We ask that all volunteers wear sturdy shoes and our Enviro team will provide everything else!

We hope to see you there 🌿

Bees, Butterflies, Gold, Dirt and Paper inspired the 2026 VCE Drama ensembles.

These ideas shaped five compelling performances, developed through contemporary drama practices and informed by the work of theatre practitioners: Bertolt Brecht’s Epic Theatre, Jerzy Grotowski’s Poor Theatre, and Antonin Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty.

VCE French - French Film Festival Excursion 🇫🇷 🍿

Un des meilleurs avantages d’étudier le français à MGC (à part d’apprendre une nouvelle langue et les supers profs, bien sûr) est les excursions annuelles. Le jeudi 19 mars, les élèves supérieurs ont eu l’opportunité de voir un film français, au cinéma Kino, en ville, pendant le Festival du Film Français. Nous y sommes allées par tram, et puis nous avons dû prendre la photo traditionnelle avec la charrette de fleurs.

Après avoir acheté des encas (moi, j’ai opté pour un coca et du pop-corn, mais les M&M’s étaient un bon choix aussi) nous nous sommes installées pour le film : « Jean Valjean », réalisé par Eric Besnard. Le film est une préquelle du film « Les Misérables » de Victor Hugo et suit le parcours de Jean Valjean après qu’il a été libéré de prison. Les critiques étaient variés, certains pensaient que le film était un hommage touchant à la beauté de l’humanité, et certains étaient un peu désorientés (y compris moi-même).

Mais en général, c’était une superbe occasion pour pratiquer notre compréhension orale et pour écouter un type de français très poétique (avec beaucoup de passé simple !). Le retour à l’école après était très triste, mais au moins nous pouvons retourner au cinéma l’année prochaine !

Isla W
élève d’année 11

May the 4th Be With You! 🌌✨

Today at lunchtime, our MGC STEAM Team organised a school-wide Star Wars Day trivia! A huge thank you to our incredible hosts and everyone who joined in.

The Force was definitely strong with these Young Padawans 💫

Impressionism was an influential art movement that emerged in France during the late 19th century. Artists such as Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir and Camille Pissarro were interested in capturing everyday scenes and the impression of a moment in time. Rather than focusing on fine detail, Impressionist artists explored the effects of light, movement and atmosphere using loose brushstrokes and visible textures. They often worked quickly to reflect changing light and natural environments.

In this task, our Year 8 students explored Impressionism through painting and collage. They experimented with layering, colour mixing and expressive markmaking to suggest light and movement within their compositions. Students created expressive artworks that reflect the fleeting, observational style of the Impressionists while developing their own individual artistic interpretation.