Ruyton Girls' School

Ruyton Girls School acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which our school sits, the place where our students come to learn and play and gives thanks to the people of the Woiworung Language Groups of the East Kulin Nation. Our vision for reconciliation is pursued through our core values of Character, Citizenship, Endeavour and Integrity. From these core values, we action our commitment to building an enduring, strong, respectful, equitable and lived relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures everywhere while actualising our vision of reconciliation.   Through respectful consultation, we are committed to deep listening and learning as we endeavor to respectfully embed First Nations truths and perspectives in our education. We are committed being global citizens and we undertake to seek truth and effect positive change with First Nations communities by educating our students, staff, and school community, as well as our broader community. We unreservedly seek to bring others on our journey of acknowledgment, listening, learning and reconciliation. We endeavour to provide curious minds with truth, new perspectives and understanding. We actively seek opportunities for First Nations peoples cultures, histories and perspectives to take their rightful place within our curriculum and embed it in the heart of our school. We act with integrity and will not ignore the call for reconciliation. We are committed to pursuing reconciliation through the ongoing education of our own and others, to ensure it is reflected in our community outreach and social justice programs. We strive to be examples of living engagement and leadership in the pursuit of reconciliation; building truthful, strong and positive relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.