Academic Enrichment

Mentone Girls’ Grammar offers a variety of co-curricular programs across our Senior School. Students can choose from a range of academic enrichment programs and clubs, designed to inspire students to pursue their interests, further enhancing their learning and development.

Harriet Blaich

At Mentone Girls' Grammar, I take pride in being 'known, seen, and heard,' and my role as Debating Captain further enriches this sense of connection.

Debating allows me to make a meaningful impact within our community by fostering self-expression and encouraging others to find their voices.

Academic Enrichment Programs

The Mentone Girls’ Grammar Enrichment program extends students within and beyond the classroom.

Timetabled Extension classes complement the core Mathematics curriculum in the Middle Years, and acceleration paths are offered in the Senior School.

Scheduled events through the Boroondara Gifted Network provide regular opportunities to collaborate with gifted peers from other schools. Students engage in a range of external workshops, competitions and conferences across academic disciplines.

Our thriving co-curricular clubs, such as the Writers’ Guild and Classics Club, are hubs of intellectual inquiry and discourse, offering further opportunities for connection and extension.

External opportunities:

Da Vinci Decathlon
Ethics Olympiad
Mission to Mars Space Simulation
Thriving Minds Oxford Stretch
Monash University Hackathon
Together for Humanity Youth Summit
Global Action for Leading Edge School for Sustainability (GALESS)
Academic Challenge Day
BrainSTEM
Brain Bee Challenge
Public Speaking and Debating
Maths Olympiad and ICAS Science Competitions

On-campus opportunities

Writers’ Guild
Classics Club
STEM Club
Maths Club
Student Run Trivia
Workshops
Author Sessions

Duke of Edinburgh Award

The Duke of Edinburgh Award is open to all young people aged 14-24. It is solely a co-curricular activity and is undertaken primarily in the student’s own time. Key elements of the program are Physical Recreation, Skills, Voluntary Service and Adventurous Journey. Once the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award has been achieved, students are encouraged to progress to the Silver and Gold Awards.

You can learn more about this program here.