Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 2010

IN FOCUS

Main Building The historic Main Building opened for classes on 1 February 1884. Originally it housed classrooms, a library and the boarders’ dormitories, a kitchen and dining room. It has been changed and refined over the years, with major restoration in 1990. It now accommodates administration offices as well as he Heads of House and Differentiated Studies Faculty.

Bain Centre Opened in 1975 by Emeritus

Professor Zelman Cowen. The building was named after Dr Yvonne Bain AM , a former student who became the first female trustee on the Board. Originally built as the Humanities Centre it now houses staff and faculty areas.

Western Wing The original single storey building was completed in 1915 and a second storey was added in 1956.

Communications Centre The building comprises two wings: the Kathleen Lilley Wing built in 1958 and the Judith A Hancock Communication Centre completed in 1992 and incorporating the Beanland Memorial Library. The Centre commemorates three former principals of the School. Miss Sophia Beanland (1882-1888) who established the School’s first library; Miss Kathleen Lilley (1925-1952) and Dr Judith Hancock AM (1977-2001).

Cherrell Hirst Creative Learning Centre In 2007 the six-storey, multi award winning centre opened and has significantly re-shaped the School’s built environment, placing the cultural and creative disciplines in a prominent location. With 8900 m2 of floor space the centre added 45% more teaching space and 65% more overall space to the campus. The centre is named after a former student who became the first female Chair of the Board of Trustees.

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grammar gazette AUTUMN 2010