​As Term 1 draws to a close, there is a great deal to celebrate. This morning, as I recognised members of the Year 12 cohort who have exhibited consistently excellent effort towards their learning across all of their subjects over the last 10 weeks, I was reflecting on how much new knowledge and how many new skills have been acquired by the girls so far this year.

Celebrating the 1st Place result for our Lowther Swim Team at the recent GSV Swim and Dive Championship Carnival, and our Dive Team’s 3rd Place result! Notably, both our Junior Swim and Junior Dive teams also claimed 1st Place in their respective sections. Congratulations to all of our dedicated athletes, coaches, staff, and parents who contributed to these outstanding results!

​This time of term is a great time to stop and take stock of the academic routines that are in place for girls across the School. Such routines include having bags packed the night before a school day, bringing the things needed for each class, navigating the timetable and having an age appropriate homework routine.

A celebration of strength, resilience, and empowerment. Our 9th annual Lowther Hall International Women’s Day Lunch at the Park Hyatt Melbourne brought together our incredible community to reflect on progress, challenges, and the future of gender equality. A heartfelt thank you to keynote speaker Fiori Giovanni for sharing her inspiring journey of courage and perseverance.

​This week, as we prepare for International Women’s Day on Saturday, there have been special events to celebrate the day across the School: Assemblies for students, initiatives led by the Senior School Social Justice Committee and the International Women’s Day lunch which brings together many different parts of the Lowther Hall Community including parents, past parents, students and past students, School Council, Foundation members and staff.

Lowther Hall’s motto, non nobis solum, which translates “not for ourselves alone” was in place by the end of the School’s first year, having been chosen by Florence Hutton, the School’s first principal. It was the title given to the School Song, composed by Elizabeth Yeo late in 1920...

Our recent Academic Awards Ceremony gave Grant House a chance to celebrate our highest VCE scorers from 2024. The ceremony also featured an inspiring address from 2016 Lowther Clarke Scholar (Dux) Carina Chi. Our 2024 VCE Study Scores ranked Lowther Hall as the best performing school for VCE results in Metropolitan Melbourne’s North and West!

This week, Lowther Hall celebrated its 105th birthday! At the whole school Found Day Assembly, we recognised and gave thanks for the many individuals who have assisted our school to grow and develop since its first students entered the gates on the 11th of February, 1920. From Archbishop Lowther Clarke, who had the vision and foresight to establish and Anglican school for girls in Melbourne’s north west, through our school councils, principals, staff, parents and of course each generation of students, who have shaped our community into the wonderful place it is today. Our guest speaker, Diane Williamson from the Class of 1959, shared memoires of her own school days with the girls – including her reflections on assemblies and the uniform and fond reminiscences of Miss Sampford and Miss Thurman – individuals whose legacies live on tangibly in our school spaces today.

Our Year 6 cohort were excited to receive their leadership badges during our recent Raymond House Commencement Service and Dedication of Year 6 Students. As our new leaders of Raymond House we can’t wait to see everything that they have in store for the junior school and the wider School community!

Term 1 is in full swing! The day began with Principal Elisabeth Rhodes encouraging students to consider how they can build momentum this year in their pursuits as we gathered for a whole school assembly. Like with riding a bike, or starting the school year, she noted that getting started can require a bit of extra effort, but that in no time everyone will be surging ahead with all of the momentum they have generated.