This thesis examines the attitudes of parents to a range of issues concerning the content and application of the educational program of a small independent girls school in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. The material that forms the basis of the thesis was gathered from information supplied in response to questionnaires sent to all parents of daughters in the senior school, supplemented by a limited number of interviews. The intention of this review of the school was to establish the extent to which the schools educational program reflected the wishes and needs of the present parent body, to establish whether there were any areas of substantial dissatisfaction that need immediate attention, and to determine whether there were particular reasons why parents chose this school as such information could assist in the development of a particular style for the school. The thesis analyses the 198 responses to the questionnaire (with some illumination given by the interviews of 28 parents) and suggests areas for change. However, the overall impression gained from the analysis is that the present parent body is extremely satisfied with the school