Seymour College


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.
Established in 1922 as Presbyterian Girls' College, Seymour has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for students from pre-school to Year 12, including 105 boarders.Seymour College#cite%20note-ABSA-4| In addition, The Early Years at Seymour offers a co-educational program for children from 6 weeks of age. The College is girls only from Prep to Year 12.
The College is affiliated with the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia,Seymour College#cite%20note-AGSA-5| the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia,,Seymour College#cite%20note-AHISA-7| the Australian Boarding Schools' Association,,Seymour College#cite%20note-ABSA-4| the Uniting Church in Australia and the International Baccalaureate Organisation.Seymour College#cite%20note-8|

Academic

In 2018, Seymour restructured its Middle School curriculum, introducing two 'super subjects', GEM and STEM from Year 6.Seymour College#cite%20note-9| Principal, Kevin Tutt, has introduced a wellbeing framework, GIRLbeing, which is delivered via the Strength, Optimism and Justice program.Seymour College#cite%20note-10|

Service

Crescam Ministrando, I grow by serving, has been the College’s motto and guiding philosophy since the College's foundation in 1922. Service Learning is embedded in the curriculum from Reception to Year 12 and the whole-school approach is centred around ‘Justice’ for people and the world in which they live.Seymour College#cite%20note-11|

Campus

Seymour College is situated on a single 10 hectare campus, located 5 km southeast of the Adelaide city centre, in the Adelaide foothills.
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", 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 Sports Centre including facilities for indoor basketball, netball, tennis, badminton, weights training and exercise, a science centre, two libraries, 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 uses a house system; however, it is unique in that it is referred to as a "Clan" system. The four Clans are: Bruce ; Cameron ; Douglas and Stewart. 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.

Notable 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.

Rhodes Scholars

Since Rhodes Scholarships were first awarded to South Australian women in 1980, three have been awarded to Seymour Old Collegians:
Some notable Old Collegians include:

Academic