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Ravenswood Shines with Excellence

Ravenswood School for Girls receives two Excellence Awards from The Educator, as part of the 2026 Australian Education Awards.  The School’s industry-leading Positive Education framework and Wellbeing Program sees Ravenswood achieve its fifth Excellence Award for Best Student Wellbeing Program in six years (also in 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025); and the Ravenswood Residential…
Ravenswood Acknowledged with Innovative Education Award
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Ravenswood Acknowledged with Innovative Education Award

Ravenswood School for Girls has today been announced as one of The Educator’s 5-Star Innovative Schools for 2025.
Years 7-9 Wellbeing Conference
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Years 7-9 Wellbeing Conference

Following the highly-successful Ravenswood and Knox Student-Led Wellbeing Conference designed for senior students from schools across NSW, Ravenswood School for…
Love RAVO Day

Love RAVO Day

On Friday 5 September, every student from Prep to Year 12 gathered with staff to celebrate the Ravenswood sisterhood, community…
American pioneers of positive education explain ‘tipping point’ for Australian schools

American pioneers of positive education explain ‘tipping point’ for Australian schools

Ravenswood School for Girls featured in the Daily Telegraph Article American pioneers of positive education explain ‘tipping point’ for Australian schools.
2025 Ravenswood School for Girls and Knox Grammar School Student-led Wellbeing Conference
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2025 Ravenswood School for Girls and Knox Grammar School Student-led Wellbeing Conference

Established in 2021, the fifth annual Ravenswood School for Girls and Knox Grammar Student-Led Wellbeing Conference, held at Ravenswood for…
Internationally renowned psychologists visit Ravenswood
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Internationally renowned psychologists visit Ravenswood

In June, Ravenswood was honoured to host one of the world’s most highly cited psychologists, Professor Barbara Fredrickson, Kenan Distinguished…
The movement making classrooms happier and healthier

The movement making classrooms happier and healthier

Positive psychology is reshaping classrooms across Australia, blending traditional learning with the science of wellbeing. Grounded in Martin Seligman’s PERMA model Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment. This approach promotes key pathways to wellbeing.
International Women’s Day at Ravenswood
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International Women’s Day at Ravenswood

The Ravenswood School for Girls community came together on Tuesday 11 March to celebrate International Women’s Day, with several initiatives from students highlighting the incredible and inspiring achievements of women and reaffirming the positive impact of the ‘RAVO sisterhood’.
IPEN presents in Indonesia
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IPEN presents in Indonesia

Global Chair of IPEN and Principal of Ravenswood School for Girls, Dr Anne Johnstone, and Ravenswood Head of Positive Education…
Mrs Anne Johnstone Named One of Australia’s Best Educators
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Mrs Anne Johnstone Named One of Australia’s Best Educators

For the third consecutive year Ravenswood Principal Mrs Anne Johnstone has been named on the 2024 Educator…
Ravenswood crowned for innovative education
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Ravenswood crowned for innovative education

Ravenswood School for Girls has today been announced as one of The Educator’s 5-Star Innovative Schools for 2024. Awarded the title for the sixth time in seven years, Ravenswood was again recognised for its commitment to being at the forefront of change and innovation in the education sector.
Australia’s top principal
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Australia’s top principal

In August 2024, Mrs Anne Johnstone, Ravenswood School for Girls Principal, was announced the winner of the prestigious Australian School Principal of the Year at the 2024 Australian Education Awards. On the same night, she was also named the School Principal of the Year (Non-Government).