Oxford Falls Grammar School

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Oxford Falls Grammar School
Motto For Greatness. For Excellence. For Christ.
Established 1984
Type Independent, Co-educational, Christian, Day
Affiliations Christian City Church, Christian Schools Australia, Combined Independent Schools, Christian Schools Sports Association,Peninsula Independent Schools Association
Headmaster Mr Gabi Korocz
Founder Dr Phil Pringle
Students 1000
Grades K – Year 12
Location Oxford Falls, NSW, Australia
Campus 6 hectares/10 acres
Colours Green and Grammar Orange. Sport colours: Red and White
Website www.ofgs.nsw.edu.au

Oxford Falls Grammar School is a co-educational independent K - Year 12 Christian school in Oxford Falls, Sydney, NSW, Australia. The school is focused on excellence in education and is set on ten acres of landscaped grounds on Sydney’s northern beaches. Incorporating a four-stream infants school, three-stream primary school and a growing triple-stream senior school, the school community comprises approximately 1000 students, from over 600 families, and 120 staff members. The school is a member of Christian Schools Australia and also has membership of the Christian Schools Sporting Association (CSSA) and the Combined Independent Schools (CIS).

The current headmaster of Oxford Falls Grammar is Mr Gabi Korocz

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[edit] School Senior Executive

  • Headmaster: Gabi Korocz
  • Head of Senior School: Rae Doak
  • Head of Junior School: Barry Southwell
  • Head of Infants: Jo Harford
  • Head of Operations: Greg Morris

[edit] Facilities

  • Large Library with tranquil views over bushland
  • Main administration building
  • Senior School administration offices
  • Three Design and Technology Labs
  • Food Technology Lab with prep room
  • Three Science Labs with prep room
  • Four fully equipped computer labs with sound systems and data projectors
  • IT room with full time staff, 4 system linked computer firewalls, network monitoring system and much much more.
  • Drama room fully equipped with stage, lighting, sound and projectors
  • Music and recording studio fully equipped with stage, lighting and sound
  • Oval for Athletics, Cricket, Rugby and Soccer
  • One outdoor basketball and netball hard court
  • One indoor multi-purpose sporting hall (volleyball courts, badminton courts, indoor basketball and netball) and auditorium
  • Cross country track through bush
  • Uniform Shop
  • Canteen/Kiosk facility
  • Onsite, independently operated Before/After School Care and Vacation Care
  • Access to the Australian Tennis Academy, Oxford Falls
  • Access to the Sydney Institute of Sport
  • Over 1000 notebook computers for students. (portable computer room)
  • WAN (Wireless networking and internet) for students and staff
  • P.A.N.D.A.S (photography and new digital arts students) lunch time class

[edit] Sport

Oxford Falls Grammar competes in many sports including at state and national levels.

Sports played at Oxford Falls Grammar include:

Basketball is one of the main sports played in both the Junior and Senior schools. Teams have gone on to reach national levels and have competed at events such as The National Christian Schools Basketball Championships. The school is well represented at local and state Rugby, Soccer and Netball gala days. Aussie rules is a popular sport in the Junior school and Oxford Falls Grammar is very successful in competitions; reaching the 2006 NSW Finals in the Paul Kelly Cup. The school competes in swimming, diving, athletics and cross country events at Metropolitan, CSSA State and CIS State levels. Swimmers have gone on past CSSA State level to the annual National Christian Schools Swimming Championships. In 2005, a number of students competed in the Pacific School Games and brought home a number of Gold medals.

Every week the school participates in PISA sport with other schools including Covenant Christian School, Marter Maria, St Pauls, Northern Beaches Christian School and St Lukes. Different sports are played each term. If not selected for a PISA team, students have the choice of a recreational activity or sport such as tenpin bowling, rock climbing, bush walking, canoeing, surfing, sailing, rollerblading, skateboarding, squash, tennis, golf, fitness training.

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