Shelford principal Pauline Cutajar,who started in the role earlier this month,and Caulfield Grammar principal Ashleigh Martin toldThe Age the formal transition for students would occur in 2025.
“While we appreciate the decision will be challenging for some members of our community,there is much to look forward to as the two schools work through the merger’s opportunities,” Cutajar said.
Shelford parents were notified at 4pm about the decision after the school said it underwent “a due diligence and consultation process” throughout 2023.
The single-sex Anglican school,whose VCE students achieved a median ATAR score of 90.95 last year,will continue normal operations in 2024 before the merger.
Cutajar said she expected some families would not move to Caulfield Grammar,which already caters for 3470 boys and girls across several campuses,although she hoped as many as possible would stay.