Sophia Mundi Steiner School - Melbourne

Sophia Mundi is an independent, non-denominational and co-educational inner city Steiner school offering an affordable, enriching educational pathway from Early Childhood to Senior Secondary. We are located on a five-acre campus in inner city Melbourne within the beautiful and safe surrounds of the Abbotsford Convent, adjacent to the Collingwood Children's Farm. We are a not-for-profit organization, a member of Steiner Education Australia, and an International Baccalaureate World School, offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma, starting at year 11 in 2012.  We are the the first school in Australia to offer the unique combination of a Steiner curriculum and the International Baccalaureate.

Sophia Mundi’s senior school has recently moved from our Nicholson St campus to join the primary school at the St Mary’s campus within the Abbotsford Convent. We are now preparing to construct four new classrooms and new science laboratories to replace what we have previously used at Nicholson St. The Prep classroom and prep garden will also move from Nicholson St during the 2012 year.

We look forward to meeting you at one of our regular school tours, which are held on the first Tuesday of each month. Prep tours are held on the first Friday of each month.

Many thanks to our amazing school community: our students, staff, parents and friends who have helped along our journey during 2011.  Some great highlights at the end of the year included our Shepherds' Play by the staff, the beautiful music concerts  and class play performances, our Farewell to Nicholson Street and the class 8 project presentations.  These capped off a busy but inspiring year.

This year we look forward to our first class starting the IB Diploma – class 11 2012.  We also look forward to welcoming our new prep class and new families into the school and our community.

Jennifer West, Principal