Situated in the inner eastern suburb of Balwyn, Fintona is an independent, non-denominational day school for girls whose VCE results consistently place it among the top performing schools in Victoria and are the culmination of the personal attention students receive throughout their education in a small school.
From its commencement in 1896, Fintona has espoused the view that 'girls can do anything' and has encouraged students to be critical, independent thinkers empowered to take their place as active, effective citizens and leaders. Our friendly, supportive and caring environment, together with our broad based education program provide our girls with many experiences to stretch themselves beyond expectation and to cope with life beyond school.
Our beautiful school grounds include a mix of historic buildings and modern facilities such as our newly refurbished Early Learning Centre and landscaped, eco-friendly gardens in the Junior School. A state-of-the-art Health and Wellbeing Centre will be completed in 2009, providing our girls with even further opportunities for moving into the future with confidence and optimism.
The curriculum
Fintona consists of the Early Learning Centre (co-educational), Junior School (Prep to Year 4), Middle School (Year 5 to Year 8) and Upper School (Year 9 to Year 12) to enable a specific academic and pastoral focus. The Early Learning Centre curriculum is based on the Reggio Emilia philosophy, while the International Baccalaureate is taught from ELC to Year 6. Scholarships are available from Year 5 to Year 11.
