Ruyton was founded in 1878 in the Bulleen Road, Kew, home of newly widowed Mrs Charlotte Anderson (now High Street South). There she hired a governess, Miss Flora Barton, to educate a small group of children, including her own, in her front parlour. Her school immediately flourished. By 1882 she was able to move it to larger premises at ‘Edgecomb’, in Studley Park Road, and name it Ruyton, after a family connection with the village of Ruyton-XI-Towns, Shropshire, England.

The Ruyton Heritage Collection documents and promotes the proud history and unique identity of the School, through a broad collection that includes photographs, uniform, publications and items of ephemera. Your enquiries and donations are welcome.

Holdings include:

• Enrolment book, 1888-1972
• Prospectuses, 1885- present
• Photographs, 1882- present
• Ruyton Board minutes, 1930- present
• ‘The Ruytonian’ annual magazine, 1909- present
• ‘Ruyton Reporter’ magazine, 1992- present
• Artefacts, eg uniforms, badges, trophies.

For more information, please contact the School Archivist, Cathy Dodson on +61 (3) 9819 2422 or Archives@ruyton.vic.edu.au