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Melbourne High School (MHS) and The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School (MacRob) split into separate single-sex campuses in 1927 because the original co-educational school ran out of space and the Department of Education decided to separate students by gender.The Old School (Melbourne Continuation School)Began in 1905: The institution started as the Melbourne Continuation School on Spring Street in Melbourne.Co-educational roots: It was Victoria's first state post-elementary school, educating both boys and girls together.Growing pains: By 1913, the school hit full capacity, forcing senior students into an annex on Victoria Street. By 1919, the main Spring Street building was old, overcrowded, and falling apart.The Main Shift ReasonOvercrowding and policy: The Department of Education faced a crumbling, packed facility and chose to split the student body into single-sex campuses.The physical separation (1927): On October 3, 1927, the boys moved to a brand-new, castle-like red brick building on Forest Hill in South Yarra (now Melbourne High School).Leaving the girls behind: The girls stayed behind in the old Spring Street building, which was renamed Melbourne Girls' High School. They entered a nomadic period without a permanent home.How the Castle and MacRob SeparatedThe new permanent home: After moving around temporarily, the girls finally received a permanent facility in 1934.The Macpherson Robertson gift: Entrepreneur Sir Macpherson Robertson donated £40,000 to build a dedicated state-of-the-art campus in Albert Park.The renaming: The school was renamed The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School to honor his major philanthropic contribution, permanently establishing their separate identity while remaining close partner schools to MHS.
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Melbourne High School and what became Mac.Robertson Girls' High School split in 1927 because the original Spring Street campus became severely overcrowded and the Department of Education decided that managing a single large co-educational student body was no longer practical.Why They Split Along Gender LinesOvercrowding and Growth: By the 1910s and 1920s, the original Melbourne Continuation School (later named Melbourne High School) had vastly outgrown its facilities.Administrative and Social Norms: In the 1920s, educational authorities and school leadership favored single-sex environments, believing that adolescent boys and girls had different developmental needs, social training expectations, and educational focuses.Logistical Execution: Rather than building one massive co-educational facility, the department chose to separate the sexes. The boys were moved into a newly constructed campus at Forrest Hill in South Yarra in 1927 (becoming Melbourne Boys' High School, later reverting to Melbourne High School), while the girls remained at the original Spring Street location as Melbourne Girls' High School before eventually moving to their permanent home funded by Sir Macpherson Robertson.
