In the Media

Passionate, caring, and driven to make the world a better place our Head of Arnold House, Ms Hollie Fields understands and promotes prioritising of wellbeing. She recognises the overall benefits to society, the community, and our school and students' productivity and vitality to life when wellbeing is a priority.

A reassuring voice, someone to laugh with and discuss what is on a student's mind is the Grenfell House Mentor Ms Claire Johns.

Creative, dedicated, and with a strong belief that what we do on a daily basis has the power to transform our lives, Mrs Rhiannon Ward heads up the Grenfell House.

Offering extra support to our Senior Students our House Mentors meet individually with each student throughout the year to discuss academic progress, personal wellbeing, and future pathways. Meet Mr Dave Vandenberg, our Findlay Mentor.

Meet our Head of Findlay, Mrs Megan Boyd. With strong emotional intelligence and expert knowledge on how to look after your physical and mental wellbeing, Megan is a positive role model for our senior students.

Strathcona is committed to reducing our carbon footprint by making significant changes through introducing greener alternatives on ourcampuses. Monitoring our energy consumption and being mindful of the impact on our environment, will ensure a better Earth for girls and families everywhere.

Bringing out the best version of a student's self is what drives our Dean of Students Mrs Amber Sowden. Discover more about Amber and her passion for wellbeing.

Ms Liesl Woods is a passionate and reassuring leader who offers Year 7s security and confidence to be their best self.

How to get the out-of-school hours right for your child? Dean of Students, Mrs Amber Sowden writes about how to get the balance right and the best out of extracurricular activities.

"Stretch your brain so far it can never go back to its old dimensions” was one of many bits of inspiration from our latest Strathcona Centre for Learning Futures speaker, Funtrepreneur Sarah Davidson.

Six reasons why studying a language is so rewarding. Our Head of Languages Mrs Virginia Prior outlines the benefits of having a second, third, or fourth language.