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28 July 2010 - Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College in Sydney's north has banned the sale of plastic water bottles.
Girls at Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College have set a great environmental example by banning water bottles and opting instead for filtered watter bubblers. Read the news article here.

02 July 2010 - Why choose a girls' school for your daughter?

Girls’ schools are ‘can do’ environments!! Girls in girls’ schools achieve significantly stronger academic results than any other group
Girl-centred learning leaves no doubt as to who receives the teacher’s full attention, or who will be taking maths, science, and technology ...

30 June 2010 - Alliance Conference 2010 hands over to 2012 conference in Christchurch New Zealand
The 2010 Alliance Conference is now over and work will begin soon for the 2012 conference to be hosted by St Margarets' College, Christchurch, New Zealand. Delegates were treated to an enticing presentation showcasing the sights and sounds of the South Island of New Zealand. Make a diary entry now ...

23 April 2010 - Girls' school graduates have an edge
Research shows: girls' school graduates have an edge

For the first time, educators have solid evidence of girls' schools' effectiveness. In April 2009, UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Studies released the results of a well-documented, national study which shows the statistically significant edge girls' school graduates have ...

23 March 2010 - EOWA 2010 Employer of Choice for Women
Seven Alliance member girls’ schools have been recognised as Employers of Choice for Women by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA). Brisbane Girls’ Grammar School, Canberra Girls’ Grammar School, Lauriston Girls’ School, Loreto Normanhurst, Santa Sabina College, St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School and St Catherine’s School ...

12 March 2010 - News from NZ Member: ALL-ROUNDER WINS PRESTIGIOUS GIRDLERS’ SCHOLARSHIP
ALL-ROUNDER WINS PRESTIGIOUS GIRDLERS’ SCHOLARSHIP Maria English is looking forward to being challenged by the wide range of views she will encounter when studying for a degree in Politics, Psychology and Sociology (PPS) at Cambridge University later this year. The 18-year-old former head girl and sacristan at Wellington’s Samuel Marsden College, world ...

03 February 2010 - Secrets of Powerful Women: Leading Change for a New Generation. A new book, now available.
Secrets of Powerful Women: Leading Change for a New Generation (Paperback) ~ Andrea Wong (Author), Rosario Dawson (Author). 'There is something special that happens when you get a group of powerful women in a room . . . and shut the door." Andrea Wong, President and CEO, Lifetime Networks "There's such a ...

21 January 2010 - Call for tenders for Student Leadership Conference 2011 - 2014
The Alliance is calling for tenders for the Student Leadership Conference for the four years from January 2011 to 2014. Interested organisations which are able to provide an exciting and high-level program with facilitators experienced in leadership training for young women may download the tender document here.

20 January 2010 - For Girls Only: State's first single-sex public school will be an attempt to lift achievement
First all-girls public school in Colorado will open next year in Denver.