Lauriston Girls' School

The school’s mission is to inspire students to be courageous lifelong learners who are ethical, compassionate, and capable of resolving new-world problems. Its educational approach is built upon five core values: Engagement in Life, Intellectual Curiosity, Courage, Creativity, and Relationships. The school promotes a progressive, academically rigorous environment that values intellectual courage and ethical leadership.

The school offers a coeducational Early Learning program (from six weeks to four years old) and single-sex girls' education from Prep to Year 12. The academic pathway includes a compulsory, transformative Year 9 curriculum at the Howqua campus, where students board in houses. In Years 11 and 12, the school offers the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).

Graduates are described as enterprising, compassionate, and intellectual women who are prepared for university and the world beyond. The school aims to foster intellectual courage, ethical leadership, and the ability to collaborate and adapt. Students are encouraged to be courageous lifelong learners and responsible global citizens.

The school provides pastoral programs designed to support students across every stage of their development. It emphasizes a community built around belonging, where educators seek to know and understand students as individuals to help reveal their ideas and challenge their thinking.

The school is open-entry and non-denominational, welcoming families from all backgrounds and beliefs. Prospective families are encouraged to register interest early due to limited places, and the process can begin by applying online or booking a campus tour. For families located outside of Melbourne, the school supports the enrolment process through online interviews.

The school provides downloadable PDF documents for term dates on its website, which are subject to change. The site currently lists term dates for 2026 and 2027.

The school operates three campuses: the coeducational Blairholme early learning campus, the main Armadale campus, and the Howqua campus in the Victorian High Country. Facilities at Armadale include the Ullmer Sports and Wellbeing Centre (netball courts, pool, weights/yoga room), a Digital Fabrication Lab (FabLearn Lab), and dedicated centres for Year 5/6 and Year 7/8. The Howqua campus features sustainable, nature-integrated learning spaces, including outdoor classrooms and science facilities near the Howqua River.

The school offers a range of extra-curricular programs across STEM, performing arts, and sport. These include music and drama performances, dance and movement, swimming, and urban adventures, as well as Bush Kinder for four-year-olds. Students also participate in GSV sporting fixtures.