Sydney Church of England Grammar School
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| Motto: Vitai Lampada Tradunt (Lucretius) 'They Hand on the Torch of Life' |
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| Established | 1889 |
| Type | Independent all-male secondary |
| President | Most Rev. Peter F Jensen |
| Principal | Dr T. A. Wright |
| Founder | Rev. Alfred Barry |
| Chaplain | Rev. Matthew Pickering |
| Students | 1300 |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Location | North Sydney, NSW Australia |
| Campus | 19 acres |
| Colours | Navy Blue and white |
| School song | Here's To The Shore Boy |
| Website | www.shore.nsw.edu.au |
Sydney Church of England Grammar School (also known as the Shore School and SCEGS) is an Anglican school for boys in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school is a member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales.
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[edit] Foundation
The School was founded on 4th May, 1889 and was the initiative of Bishop Alfred Barry of the Sydney Diocese of the Church of England. The site of the School's first building stands on that of the Victorian mansion of the legendary gold prospector BH Holtermann. Holtermann was a German migrant who discovered the famous Holtermann Nugget in the Australian gold fields. He used his new found wealth to build a magnificent home in North Sydney which is now a boarding house of Shore. His sons were amongst the first students enrolled at Shore.
The School officially has two names, Sydney Church of England Grammar School and The Shore School. The school has long been known by the latter, however it was not until the early nineties when the name The Shore School was officially adopted. The name came about at sporting matches where supporters could not chant 'Grammar', as this was already done by the students of Sydney Grammar School. Another reason for the changing of the name was that Sydney Church of England Grammar School was shortened to S.C.E.G.S, which sounded similar to S.C.E.G.G.S, Sydney Church Of England Girls Grammar School, the sister school of Shore. The name comes from the school being located in Sydney's North Shore region.
[edit] Charter
The St James' School Compensation Trust Act (1886) provided for the foundation of "A school of the highest type, including departments of education for all classes of the community, in which the teaching shall be throughout in accordance with the principles of the Church of England, and which shall be placed under the direction of a governing body of clergy and laity to be elected by the Synod, the Bishop of the Diocese being the ex-officio President".
[edit] School psalm
- Psalm 15
- Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle: or who shall rest upon thy holy hill?
- Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life: and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart.
- He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbour: and hath not slandered his neighbour.
- He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his own eyes: and maketh much of them that fear the Lord.
- He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disappointeth him not: though it were to his own hindrance.
- He that hath not given his money upon solicitation: nor taken reward against the innocent.
- Who so doeth these things: shall never fall.
- Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost.
- As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.
- Amen
[edit] School song
- Music by Julius Langhans
- Arranged by Tommy Tycho
- Words by Robson/Lewarne
- Here's to the Shore boy who loves the School,
- Be he scholar, or dullard, or wit, or fool,
- If he never allows his love to cool,
- Tradunt Lampada Vitai
- Here's to the Shore boy who never says die,
- Though his oar may be sprung, or his bowling awry,
- Five lengths to make up, or four goals to a try -
- Tradunt Lampada Vitai
- Here's to the Shore boy who manfully fought
- In all that he did, at his work, in his sport;
- May he cherish the values the School has sought -
- Tradunt Lampada Vitai
- Here's to the Shore boys who follows the lead,
- Maintaining tradition in words and in deed;
- As they face the wide world we bid Godspeed,
- Tradunt Lampada Vitai
[edit] School hymn
- Ye servants of the Lord,
- Each in his office wait,
- Observant of his heavenly word,
- And watchful at his gate.
- Let all your lamps be bright
- And trim the golden flame:
- Gird up your loins as in his sight,
- For aweful is His Name.
- Watch; 'tis your Lord's command,
- And while we speak, He's near;
- Mark the first signal of his hand,
- And ready all appear.
- O happy servant he,
- In such a posture found!
- He shall his Lord with rapture see
- And be with honour crowned.
- Christ shall the banquet spread
- With his own royal hand.
- And raise that faithful servant's head
- Amid the angelic band.
- Amen.
[edit] Headmasters
The present Headmaster of Shore School is Dr Tim Wright. He was previously Headmaster of the All Saints College in Bathurst, New South Wales and holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry. He had been an educator for over twenty years before starting his time at Shore.
The School is also governed by a council jointly appointed by the Old Boys' Union and the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. The Deputy headmaster is Graeme Robertson who has a very positive connection with students and is well respected within the school.
[edit] Former Headmasters
- E.I. Robson (1889-1900)
- C.H. Hodges (1900-1910)
- W.A. Purves (1910-1922)
- L.C. Robson (1923-1958)
- B.H. Travers (1959-1984)
- R.A.I. Grant (1984-2002)
- Dr T.A. Wright (2003-present)
[edit] HSC Performance
In 2005, Shore recorded its best recorded HSC result since 1994. Some notable facts:-
- The top student of 2005 achieved the maximum Universities Admission Index (UAI) of 100
- 16 boys, 15% of year 12 enrolments, accomplished a UAI of over 99.0
- Boys from Shore accounted for 14% of the Band 6 results of the entirety of the north shore line private boy school colleges [citation needed]
- Several boys achieved a "Premier's Award" for achieving a Band 6 result in 10 units or more.
- Shore's performance was the best overall of the entirety of non-selective boys schools in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory [citation needed]
[edit] Campuses
[edit] North Sydney
In the Senior School, in addition to the administrative centres and classroom blocks there are:
- Four Boarding Houses
- Barry House
- Hodges House
- Robson House
- School House
- War Memorial Chapel (1915)
- The War Memorial Hall
- Ken and Joan Smith Auditorium (1994)
- BH Travers Centre, including the Library and Basketball Courts (2000)
- The Benefactors Building, including the Bob Gowing Museum incorporating the School Archives
- The Centenary Building, including the Art Department
- Sporting facilities, including one oval, cricket nets, tennis courts, a 25 m outdoor pool, basketball courts, squash courts and weights rooms.
Shore has 13 day houses named Anderson, Burns, Burrell, Colebrook, Dixon, Eldershaw, Emery, Gillespie, Mathers, Pascoe, Sawkins, Tiley and Whight
The Preparatory School, originally constructed in 1926, was completed renovated in March 2006. Now one of the most advanced Primary Schools Australia Wide, being equipped with "Smart Boards" and other technological investments that are widely considered to be greatly beneficial for students' learning.
[edit] Northbridge
Opened in 2003, the Early Learning Centre is a K-2 learning facility for boys and girls. With Long Day Care facilities, the ELC is open 48 weeks per year.
The School's main sports facility is at Northbridge, on land purchased in 1916. The School was given a choice of either buying the neighbouring Graythwaite property, or land at Northbridge. The School chose to buy the land at Northbridge as playing fields, since the school was desperately in need of more fields. This now has one of the finest ovals (A Ground) in Sydney and five other full-sized ovals, as well as tennis courts, pavilions and dressing rooms. The grounds were opened in 1919 as a memorial to the 880 Old Boys who served and the 122 who died in the Great War. Plans for their redevelopment are currently being reviewed and are expected to be approved by June 2006.
Northbridge is currenty under plans for a redevelopment as the current grandstands are becoming old, and will probably collapse within the next year. The new redevelopment will include new grandstands and changeroom facilities.
The Gym and Pool are currently aged and in need of an upgrade. The new upgrade plans have been made up and are ready. The new proposed plans include an updated gym, Squash courts, Basketball court and an indoor/outdoor 50 m pool (the current pool is 25 m).
[edit] Sport
Shore plays a large variety of Sports, mainly within the GPS competition. Sports include Rugby Union, Football, Cricket, Tennis, Tae Kwon Do, Basketball, Rowing, Cross Country running, Athletics, Shooting, Surf Life Saving and Snowsports. Furthermore, the school is currently trialing some new sports such as AFL.
Until the arrival of Headmaster R.A.I. Grant (1984-2002), the choice of sports available to students was very limited. For example, during the winter months, there was only Rugby Union unless a medical exemption was available. That all changed after 1984, with sports such as tennis and more importantly Association Football(soccer) being an alternative to all students.
[edit] Performing Arts
Shore has a comprehensive performing arts program. Shore came 4th in the 2006 Theatre Sports Grand Final of Sydney.
- Music Ensembles
- Wind Orchestra
- Concert band
- Stage band
- Show band
- Symohony Orchestra
- Senior String Ensemble
- Chapel Choir
- The Early Music Vocal Ensemble
- Drama productions
- 2006
- Musical - George Gershwin's "Crazy For You"
- Junior Play - Robin Hood
- Student directed play- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
- Middle School Play - The Outsiders
- Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet
- 2007
- Musical - Frank Loesser's "Guys and Dolls"
Previous productions include West Side Story (2002), The Music Man (2003), Les Miserables (2004), Grease (2005), Dead White Males (2003), Alice In Wonderland (2003), The Tempest (2004), Amadeus (2004), A Christmas Carol (2004) The Taming of the Shrew (2005) and The Merchant of Venice (2005), Huckleberry Finn (2005), Crazy for You (2005)
The Stoppard play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" was first performed at the Shore School in 1971. Guildenstern was played by Dr. Gregory Lewin and Rosencrantz by Mr. Joel Spencer.
[edit] Uniform
As of 2006 the Sydney church of England Grammar senior school uniform is characterised by:
- Grey 'blazer' and trousers with navy school emblem on the left breast pocket.
- Boater style hat, with the navy and white colours in stripes around it.
- White shirt, long or short sleaved [Short sleaved contains emblem upon left breast pocket]
- Navy and thin white diagonally striped tie.
- Black, polished shoes.
- School bag in either back-pack, or carry-bag style.
Prefects: Should one be a school prefect, the following changes occur to reflect one's position:
- Solid navy tie.
- Solid navy ribbon for boater, with small emblem in front center.
Other possible changes:
- Upon the left suit lapel, 'house colours', school badges, and/or Duke of Endinburgh medals may be worn.
- Unlike other schools of this region or 'GPS school' nature, Sydney Church of England Grammar school does not have badges for memberships such as choir or band, or for sporting teams.
[edit] Publications
The school also boasts its own weekly publication, the Shore Weekly Record, which, along with informing boys and parents of upcoming happenings in the school and sporting fixtures and results, gives a certain group of boys the opportunity to express their writing and artistic talents in their own section, usually the inner part of the publication. Over the years this variously-named "inside section" has fostered the satirical talents of the The Chaser's Chris Taylor (comedian) and provided a unique perspective on the school and the wider world.
The current inside section is called the Inside Trader.
Other publications are the Shore Reports(quarterly) and the Torch Bearer(yearly).
