Ormond Stories
From student life and traditions, to sport, culture, our people and iconic campus, immerse yourself in stories which make up the fabric of our Ormond community.
Celebrating 50 years of co-education
Shifting the narrative in Hollywood
The company Sarah Hardern (1990) founded with Reese Witherspoon tells the women-centred stories that Hollywood has long neglected.
Celebrating 50 years of co-education
In 2023 Ormond celebrates fifty years as a fully co-educational college.
One of the first
In 1973 I was one of Ormond's first cohort of resident women. Looking back, it was an amazing experience, one which I perhaps did not fully grasp at the time.
Featured stories
An Artificial History of Ormond
Misconceptions, mistakes and the history of Ormond according to artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT-3.
Accounting for cows
A deep dive into Ormond's accounting archives a century ago turns up everything from cows to a lot of marmalade.
Secrets of the Dining Hall
Ormond's magnificent neo-gothic Dining Hall has been a centre of College life for over 125 years. It is often compared to a similar room in the Harry Potter series, with this similarity no coincidence.
People & community
A leader for all
Prof Hugh Collins made a significant contribution to Ormond as Master from 1994 to 2008.
A legend of hockey
Ken O'Connor was recently inducted into the Field Hockey Canada Hall of Fame after a long and distinguished career in the sport as player, coach, umpire and official.
They pursued it with forks and hope
Formal dinners at Ormond and the curious menu cards that accompanied them.
Share your Ormond story
Every Ormondian has their own unique experience of College life, and their own story to tell. What Ormond moment stands out in your memory? Whether on the sporting field or the stage, in the JCR, Dining Hall or on Picken Lawn, share your favourite story of life at Ormond College.
Our history
The College was founded thanks to the generosity of Francis Ormond, a Western District farmer and landowner. Francis Ormond believed in the transformative power of education and wanted the College founded in his name to be more than simply a place to live: it should equip its graduates with both the potential and the sense of responsibility to make the world a better place.
