Mollison Cup

Miss Essie Mollison at Melbourne University in the 1950s.

However, the facts which can be verified are that Essie Mollison was a committed, creative teacher; she was fully involved in the co-curricular program – both swimming and athletics; and the trophy we now refer to as the Interhouse Athletics Aggregate Cup was named in her honour from 1920 to 1957; and, in 2024, we celebrate 104 years of the awarding of this trophy. Whatever the true name of this trophy – Miss Mollison’s Challenge Cup or the Interhouse Aggregate – The Athletics Challenge Cup – it represents Girls Grammar’s commitment to athletic pursuits, teamwork, leadership; a community conscience; and a celebration of a woman who believed in an education that was well-rounded and strove to establish high standards.

Pauline Harvey-Short (Harvey 1971)

School History and Culture Manager