Guildford Grammar Preparatory School

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Guildford Grammar Preparatory School

'Go Forward'
Established	1921^[1]
School type	Independent School
Denomination	Anglican
Key People	Mr Robert Zordan (Headmaster), Mr Craig Wheatley (Head of the Preparatory School)
School Fees	AU$10,650 for Year 5-7 ^[2]
Location	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Enrollment	406 ^[3]
Employees
Colours	Navy Blue and White
Homepage	http://www.ggs.wa.edu.au/GuildfordGrammar

For other uses, see GGS (disambiguation)

Guildford Grammar Preparatory School is a co-educational school in Guildford, Western Australia. Its current Head is Craig Wheatley. There are currently 18 classes ranging from Kindergarten to Year 7. ^[4]^[5]

1 Students
2 Co-curricular activities
3 Curriculum
4 One Campus Project
5 Notable alumni
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Students

There are currently 411 students with the class size limit being 25^{[citation needed]} - even though most classes are well below that number - as low as 17.^[6] There are a number of Student Leadership positions are available for Year 7 pupils^{[citation needed]}. TEPs (Tailored Education Programs) are in use.^[4]

[edit] Co-curricular activities

Each student attends 70 minutes of PE each week, with Years 4-7 involved in extra after-school sports on Monday, and interschool matches with other JSHAA schools on Thursday for Years 5-7 from 1:00pm to 3:15pm. Younger grades participate in one hour of sport outside of PE on a Wednesday afternoon. ^[7]

Each student from Kindergarten to Year 7 is placed in a Quarter (similar to a house) for sporting purposes. Students participate in Quarter groups throughout the year for the end of year Cup. The four Quarters are North, South, East and West.^[7]

Co-curricular music groups include the Prep Band, String Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble (a Senior School group), a Chapel Choir, a Year 6/7 Choir, a Recorder Ensemble and the Junior (yr 4/5) Choir.

After school programs include chess club, homework club, archery club, challenge club, card club and Rugby Sevens^{[citation needed]}.

The only times when the school comes together is on Monday morning at Chapel - 11:50 - 12:25, Wednesday morning at the same times for Congregational Singing ('Congo') and at Assembly, where various awards are presented - from 8:30 to 9:05. ^[7]

[edit] Curriculum

The school is modelled closely upon the elite English 'Public' Schools^{[citation needed]}. The school is co-educational while the adjoining Senior School is boys only^{[citation needed]}. Girls transfer to Perth College, a nearby girls school in Mount Lawley upon reaching year eight^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] One Campus Project

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A diagram of the One Campus Project works.

The One Campus Project, commenced in December 2006, aims to expand the schools facilities and strengthen integration between the Senior School and the Preparatory School^{[citation needed]}. The project is currently costed at AU$5.5 million, and is being funded from the School's tuition fees^{[citation needed]}.

The project is expected to include the construction of a new hockey pitch, a second football oval, and twelve acrylic tennis courts.

[edit] Notable alumni

Heath Ledger ^[8]

[edit] References

^ Guildford Grammar Preparatory School Music Room Frieze.
^ Guildford Grammar School Fees and Charges 2007. (accessed 2007-02-27)
^ Guildford Grammar School Weekly Bulletin. First Issue.
^ ^a ^b Guildford Grammar Preparatory School Student Support Structures (accessed 2007-02-27)
^ Guildford Grammar Preparatory School. (accessed 2007-02-27)
^ Forward - the official journal of Guildford Grammar School, 2006. Accessed 2007-03-04
^ ^a ^b ^c Guildford Grammar School Handbook 2007.
^ NNDB. (accessed 2007-03-04)