Our History

On 23 January 1901, a notice appeared in the Argus newspaper announcing the opening of a Girls’ High School: Lauriston in Erskine Street, Malvern. Twelve girls entered the school on 11 February that year and the Lauriston story began.

120 Years of Celebrating Girls' Education

In 2021, we looked back on 120 years of looking forward, we celebrated the curiosity, freedom, self-worth, tenacity, confidence, love of learning and work ethic of all our current and past students and we recognised the unique impact they have as they discover new possibilities and find their place in the world.