Ivanhoe Grammar School

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Ivanhoe Grammar School
Fidelis Usque Ad Mortem (Latin:"Faithful even to death")[1]
Established	1915
School Type	Independent, Co-educational, Day school
Denomination	Anglican
Slogan	"The School of Choice"[2]
Key People	Mr. Roderick D. Fraser (Principal) Mr. P.T Kempen (Chairman
School Fees	AU$11,070–17,397 p.a[3]
Location	Ivanhoe and Mernda, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37°46′30″S 145°2′39″E / -37.775, 145.04417Coordinates: 37°46′30″S 145°2′39″E / -37.775, 145.04417
Enrolment	~1,700 (ELC–12)[4]
Colours	Brown and White[1]
Homepage	www.igs.vic.edu.au

Ivanhoe Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, day school, located in Ivanhoe (Buckley House and The Ridgeway Campus) and Mernda (Plenty Campus), both northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Founded in 1915 as St James' Grammar School for boys, Ivanhoe Grammar is a school of the Anglican Church of Australia, and currently caters for approximately 1,700 students from the Early Learning Centre to Year 12, over three campuses.^[4]

The school is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,^[5] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),^[6] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),^[7] and is a founding member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV).^[8] Ivanhoe Grammar School is also one of only four Round Square schools in the state of Victoria,^[9] and has been an International Baccalaureate World School since December 1994.^[10]

Contents 1 History 2 Principals 3 Campuses 3.1 Ridgeway secondary 3.2 Plenty campus 3.3 Buckley House 4 Co-curriculum 4.1 Cadets 4.2 Sports 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 See also 8 External links

[edit] History

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• 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 Ridgeway and changes its name to Ivanhoe Grammar School
• 1924: Locksley House opens (located on far-South of Ridgeway Campus). Today it is utilised for teaching English to ESL students, Music and Performing and Fine Art.
• 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 Mernda Campus (later renamed the Plenty Campus) opens.
• 1992: The 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 introduce co-education
• 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
• 2007: New Science Building (T.R Lee Science Building) was opened by the Governor of Victoria.

[edit] Principals

Period	Details
1920 – 1947	Rev Sydney Buckley
1948 – 1974	Mr V R C Brown
1975 – 1996	Rev Charles E A Sligo
1996 – 2007	Mr Roderick D Fraser

[edit] Campuses

Ivanhoe Grammar School is currently located over three campuses:

• Buckley House (formerly The Memorial Junior School), Ivanhoe. Years: Early Learning Centre (Age 3+) to Grade 6.
• The Ridgeway Secondary Campus, Ivanhoe. Years: Grade 7-12.
• Plenty Campus (formerly the Mernda Campus) , Mernda. Years: Prep-Grade 12.

The school also has two former campuses:

• Yea, Victoria - The school was relocated to Yea during WWII.
• "Charnwood" (later renamed "Stratbogie"), Lima East, Victoria - The schools country center was opened in 1978. It was recently sold.

[edit] Ridgeway secondary

The Ridgeway Secondary campus encompasses Year 7 to 12 and is located in Ivanhoe, a suburb located approximately 12 kilometres north-east of Melbourne's CBD. For students in Year 11 and 12, Ridgeway Secondary offers the state's traditional Victorian Certificate of Education qualification, or the Internationally-recognised International Baccalaureate program.^[10]

Ridgeway Secondary is co-educational, with both girls and boys holding leadership positions within the school. It is located in the central part of the Ridgeway campus, stretching from the mid-east to the mid-west. School Uniforms and Sport Uniforms are required, and must be worn at all times. Physical Education is required up to, and including, Year 10.

[edit] Plenty campus

The Plenty Campus (formerly the Mernda Campus) was founded in 1990, and is co-educational from Prep to Year 12. It is located in Bridge Inn Rd, Mernda, an outer suburb north of Melbourne. The Plenty Campus offers only the Victorian Certificate of Education to Years 11 and 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.^[11]

[edit] Buckley House

Also located in Ivanhoe, The Memorial Junior School was opened in 1955, and was built using the donations from the families of old boys who died in the Second World War. It was renamed "Buckley House" in 1998. In memory of the old boys who gave their life for King and Country, there now stands a small stone memorial.

Buckley House is Ivanhoe's primary school, accepting students for Prep to Grade 6, and is located on the North side of the Ridgeway campus. Classes are moderately sized, with 20 to 26 students in each. 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 and 6. The school recently opened its Year 5/6 Innovation Centre, which contains four classrooms, an indoor auditorium and a purpose built primary science area. Specialist teachers take classes in Japanese, Art, Music, Physical Education. and Library.

The Buckley House Early Learning Centre (ELC) is located at the far North-West corner of the Ridgeway campus, and 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.

[edit] Co-curriculum

[edit] Cadets

Ivanhoe Grammar School has an Australian Army Cadets (AAC) unit that is one of the largest in the state.^{[citation needed]} Founded in 1961, the unit is known as Ivanhoe Grammar School Cadet Unit (IGSCU), and parades every Thursday afternoon. The cadet unit is currently run by Lieutenant-Colonel David Waugh and led by student officers, known as Cadet Under Officers (CUOs) and Warrant Officers (WOs). The aim of cadets is foster an interest in the activities, lifestyle and operation of the Australian Defence Force through the acquisition of skills and attributes, including but not limited to, leadership, bushcraft/fieldcraft, Navigation, RATEL (radio telecommunications), Ceremonial Drill, Teamwork, self-preservation, communication, lateral thinking, adaptability, people skills, planning, organising, and character building.

[edit] Sports

At Ivanhoe Grammar School, participation in Physical Education classes is compulsory up until, and including, Year 10. However the Plenty Campus governs a completely compulsory senior sporting program. The school participates in the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria's sporting fixture.

[edit] Notable alumni

Academic

• John Alexander McKenzie – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at The University of Melbourne; Professor of Genetics and Personal Chair of the Department of Genetics; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003^[12]

Business

• Robert Crichton Allison AM – Director of John Allison Monkhouse Pty Ltd; Former Chairman of John Allison Monkhouse; Former Chairman of Norwood Park Ltd^[13]
• Kenneth Raymond Carnie – Managing Director of Ken Carnie and Company Pty Ltd^[14]
• George John Pizzey – Director of Amcor Limited; Director of Iluka Resources; Director of Alumina Limited ^[15]

Entertainment, media and the arts

• Ash Long – Publisher of the Melbourne Observer, Sydney News, and the Brisbane Sun newspapers^{[citation needed]}
• Stephen Mayne – Journalist and 'shareholder activist'; People Power Party candidate in the Victorian legislative election, 2006; Founder of the Mayne Report; Founder of and Columnist for Crikey.com.au; Former staffer of Liberal Victorian premier Jeff Kennett^[16]

Medicine and science

• Rev. Irwin Faris – Assistant Curate of the Surf Coast Parish; Foundation Professor of Surgery at Geelong Hospital and the University of Melbourne (1992-99), former Chief of Surgery (1997-99); Former Editor-in-Chief of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery; Recipient of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Medal 2001^[17]
• Stephen Brian Harrap – Professor of Physiology at The University of Melbourne and Head of the Department of Physiology; Consultant Physician at Royal Melbourne Hospital^[18]
• William Graeme Laver – Former Head of the Influenza Research Unit at Australian National University; Senior Fellow of the John Curtin School of Medical Research at ANU; Awarded the Australia Prize 1996^[19]

Politics, public service and the law

• John Kelvin Dawson – Agent General for Queensland to the United Kingdom and Commissioner for Europe in London^[20]
• David Mark Brudenell Derham QC – Barrister; Queen's Counsel in Western Australia, Victoria, & New South Wales; Former Assistant Parliamentary Council, Office of Parlty Counsel Australian Capital Territory; Former Chairman of the Victorian Bar Council^[21]
• James Lloyd Parrish S.C – Barrister-at-Law; Senior Counsel (Vic)^[22]
• John Ingles Richardson – Former Member of the Legislative Assembly (Liberal) for Forest Hill; Former Chairman of the Parliamentary Road Safety Committee; Former Chairman of the Planning Committee; Former Shadow Minister for Community Services, Housing and Aboriginal Affairs (also attended Kerang High School)^[23]

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• List of schools in Victoria
• List of high schools in Victoria
• List of schools in Victoria, Australia according to 2006 VCE results

[edit] External links

• Ivanhoe Grammar School website

v • d • e Members of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria, Australia Assumption • Camberwell Grammar • Ivanhoe Grammar • Marcellin • Mentone Grammar • The Peninsula School • Penleigh and Essendon Grammar • Trinity Grammar • Yarra Valley Grammar