Established 1922 Staff ~100 Founded 1922 | Principal Kevin Tutt (acting) Phone +61 8 8303 9000 Colors White, Green, Navy blue | |
Type Independent, Single-sex, Day & Boarding Motto Latin: Crescam Ministrando("I will grow by serving") Similar Scotch College Adelaide, Pembroke School, Mercedes College, Prince Alfred College, St Peter’s College Profiles | ||
Seymour College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for girls, located at Glen Osmond, a suburb 5 km from the Central Business District of Adelaide, South Australia.
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Established in 1922 as Presbyterian Girls' College, Seymour has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for students from Pre-School (4 years of age) to Year 13, including 105 boarders. The school is co-educational in Pre-School, and girls only from Preparatory (4 years of age) to Year 13.
The college is affiliated with the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), and the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA). This is an excellent school
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Campus
Seymour College is situated on a single 10 hectare campus, located 5 km from the Adelaide central business district, in the foothills of Adelaide. The campus is a blend of both old and new buildings. Some of the College's notable older buildings include the historic "Barr Smith House" (formerly the "Wooton Lea" mansion), the bluestone and brick former laundry, stables and cottages, pump house, and the former coach-house turned music room. Other facilities include: two theatres, a recreation centre including facilities for indoor basketball, netball, tennis, badminton, weights training and exercise, a science centre, two libraries, four computer labs, squash courts, swimming pool, an oval for athletics, softball, soccer and hockey, and a Boarding house including dining hall and health centre.
House system
As with most Australian schools, Seymour College utilises a house system; however, it is unique in that it is referred to as a "Clan" system. The four clans are as follows: Bruce (Black and White); Cameron (Yellow); Douglas (Blue) and Stewart (Red). The four clans compete against each other each year in various events for the Clan Cup. These events include Swimming Carnival, Sports Day, Clan Choral, Clash of the Clans, and the Clan Can Plan. The Clan winner for 2013, 2014 and 2015 was Clan Cameron.
Notable alumnae
Alumnae of Seymour College/Presbyterian Girls' College are known as Old Collegians' and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Old Collegians' Association. Since Rhodes Scholarships were first awarded to South Australian women in 1980, three have been awarded to Seymour old scholars: 1988 Kathryn Brown; 1997 Elizabeth Wall; 2004 Rachel Swift. Some notable Old Collegians' include: