Ivanhoe Grammar School

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Ivanhoe Grammar School


Established	1915
School type	Independent
Principal/ Headmaster	Rod Fraser
Location	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Campus	Multiple, refer to article
Enrollment
School colours	Brown and White
Homepage	www.igs.vic.edu.au

Ivanhoe Grammar School is a multi-campus independent school of Anglican Church of Australia in Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1915 as St James' Grammar School, and is a member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria.

1 Historical Dates
2 Campuses
3 Sports
4 Principals
- 4.1 List of principals
- 4.2 Current principal
5 Sources
6 Notes and references
7 See also
8 External link

[edit] Historical Dates

1915: St James' Grammar School established in Parish Hall at St James' Church
1920: The School moves to its current site, Ivanhoe House at The Ridegway and changes its name to Ivanhoe Grammar School
1924: Locksley House opens (located on far-South of Ridgeway Campus). Today it is utilized for teaching English to ESL students.
1928: The Headmasters' residence (now School House Administration Building) is built
1941: The first International students arrive at Ivanhoe Grammar School
1942: Occupation of the School by Armed Forces. School relocates to Yea and St James' Parish Church
1955: The Memorial Junior School (now Buckley House) opens
1961: First Cadet unit formed
1964: Entire senior school moves from Locksley House to Ivanhoe House site
1967: The re-built Buckley Hall opens
1978: The Country Centre opens
1985: Land purchased in the Plenty Valley (Mernda)
1990: Ivanhoe Grammar School's Plenty Campus opens
1992: The Plenty (Mernda) Campus becomes co-educational
1996: International Baccalaureate made available at The Ridgeway Secondary Campus
1998: New school uniform introduced
1998: The Memorial Junior School is renamed to Buckley House
1999: Buckley House and The Ridgeway Campus welcome female students
2001: The re-developed V R C Brown Centre and F O Watts Building open at The Ridgeway Secondary Campus, with a new school library
2001: The Sinclaire Trust Enterprise Centre at Plenty Campus opens
2005: Ivanhoe Grammar School hosts the 2005 International Round Square conference.
2005: The Creative Arts Centre at Plenty Campus opens

[edit] Campuses

The school has three campuses:

Buckley House, Ivanhoe. Years: Early Learning Centre (Age 3+) to Grade 6.
The Ridgeway Secondary Campus, Ivanhoe. Years: Grade 6-12.
Plenty Campus, Mernda. Years: Prep-Grade 12.

[edit] Ridgeway Secondary

Ridgeway Secondary encompasses Year 7 to 12. For students in Year 11 & 12, Ridgeway Secondary offers the state's traditional Victorian Certificate of Education qualification, or the Internationally-recognized International Baccalaureate program.

Ridgeway Secondary is coeducational, however, the vast majority is male. School Uniforms and "Sport Uniforms" are required, and must be worn at all times. Physical Education is required up to, and including, Year 10.

Ridgeway Secondary is located in the central part of the Ridgeway campus, stretching from the mid-east to the mid-west.

[edit] Plenty Campus

The Plenty Campus was founded in 1990 and is a co-educational campus from years Prep-12. It is located in Bridge Inn Rd, Mernda. The Plenty Campus offers only the Victorian Certificate of Education at years 11 & 12, however students at the Plenty Campus can choose to transfer to the Ridgeway Secondary campus to study the International Baccalaureate for their final two years of schooling.

In 2003, the Plenty Campus set the world record for the fastest sack race, with a time of 2 minutes, 29.09 seconds.^[1]

[edit] Buckley House

Buckley House is Ivanhoe's primary school, accepting students for Prep-Grade 6.

Classes are moderately sized, with 25-40 students in each. Classes are coeducational, although the vast majority is male. Buckley House requires students to wear school uniform at all times. "Sports Uniforms" are required for Physical Education classes, which are mandatory. Students in Year 5 are required to purchase laptop computers, available through the school, and are used in Year 5 & 6.

Buckley House is located on the North side of the Ridgeway campus.

[edit] Buckley House ELC

The Buckley House Early Learning Centre (ELC) caters to preschool children aged three and four. The ELC's program for three-year-olds is available either three mornings (9AM - Noon) or three full days (9AM - 3PM per week). Four-year-olds can be enrolled for either three or four full-days per week.

All students in the centre are required to wear the centre uniform at all times. The uniform consists of a teal-coloured polo shirt, and teal shorts with brown and white stripes. For winter, polar fleeces and tracksuit pants are also available.

The Early Learning Centre is located at the far North-West corner of the Ridgeway campus (south-east cnr Lwr Heidelberg Rd & Ridgeway).

[edit] Sports

Participation in Physical Education classes is compulsory up until, and including, Year 10.
The school participates in the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria's sporting fixture.

[edit] Principals

[edit] List of principals

1920-1947: Rev Sydney Buckley
1948-1974: Mr V R C Brown
1975-1996: Rev Charles E A Sligo
1996- : Mr Rod D Fraser

[edit] Current principal

Rod Fraser. Principal: 1996-present.

Rod Fraser is currently serving as the Principal of Ivanhoe Grammar School.

Fraser has attracted widespread criticism in the community for his political activism. The Heidelberg Leader, the local community newspaper, has featured many attacks against Fraser for his political endorsements. During Australia's 2001 Federal Election Campaign, Fraser vocally encouraged the school community to vote for the Liberal Party. His support for the Party included numerous public speeches, articles in the school newsletter, and pamphlets distributed in school publications.^{[citation needed]} Shortly after the September 11 attacks in the United States, Fraser made a speech declaring the School's support for George W. Bush's "stance against terrorism".^{[citation needed]}