Ivanhoe Grammar School

Ivanhoe Grammar School
Latin: Fidelis Usque Ad Mortem Faithful even unto death[1]
Location
Ivanhoe & Mernda, Victoria, Australia
Information
Type	Independent, Co-educational, Day school
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1914
Chairman	P.T Kempen
Principal	Roderick D. Fraser
Enrolment	~1,700 (ELC–12)[2]
Colour(s)	Brown & White[1]
Slogan	"A co-educational community"[3]
Website	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 located in the north-eastern 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.^[2]

The school is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,^[4] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),^[5] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),^[6] and is a founding member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV).^[7] The school is also a member of the G20 Schools Group. Ivanhoe Grammar School is also one of only four Round Square schools in the state of Victoria,^[8] and has been an International Baccalaureate World School since December 1994.^[9]

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

History

• 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, Locksley becomes the boarding school.
• 1967: The re-built Buckley Hall opens
• 1977: After 62 years, Ivanhoe cancels its boarding program. Locksley House becomes the Middle School for year 7 and 8 students and Sherwood, whose membership was formerly exclusive to boarders, becomes the fourth day house.
• 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
• 2003: The first year in which girls are admitted to the year 7 student intake to Ivanhoe/Ridgeway campus.
• 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.
• 2007: Ivanhoe Grammar School establishes equestrian training center at Mernda Campus.
• 2009: Innovation Centre opens at Buckley House, for Year 5 and 6 students.
• 2010: New school cafeteria named "The Ridge" opened.

Principals

Period	Details
1915 – 1947	Rev Sydney Buckley
1948 – 1974	Mr V R C Brown
1975 – 1996	Rev Charles E A Sligo
1996 –	Mr Roderick D Fraser

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 Campus, Ivanhoe. Years: 7-12.
• Plenty Campus (formerly the Mernda Campus) , Mernda. Years: Prep-12.

The school also has three former campuses:

• Parish Hall at St James' Church (1915 - 1920)
• Yea, Victoria - The school was relocated to Yea during WWII.
• "Charnwood" (later renamed "Strathbogie"), Lima East, Victoria - The school's country centre was opened in 1978. It was recently sold.

The Ridgeway Campus

The Ridgeway 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, The Ridgeway Campus offers the state's traditional Victorian Certificate of Education qualification, or the Internationally-recognised International Baccalaureate Programme.^[9]

The Ridgeway Campus is co-educational, with both girls and boys holding leadership positions within the school. School Uniforms and Sport Uniforms are required, and must be worn at all times. Physical Education is required.

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 Campus to study the International Baccalaureate for their final two years of schooling.

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 Year 6, and is located on the North side of the Ridgeway campus. Classes are moderately sized. 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. Science and Library.

Co-curriculum

Cadets

Ivanhoe Grammar School has an Australian Army Cadets (AAC) unit that is one of the largest in the state. Founded in 1961, the unit is known as Ivanhoe Grammar School Cadet Unit (IGSCU).

Sports

At Ivanhoe Grammar School participation in Physical Education classes is compulsory. The School participates in the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria's sporting fixture, where it has been the competitions powerhouse in the sports of Athletics and Swimming where it has, since 1988 won 14 and 13 Premierships respectively. More recently Ivanhoe has dominated in Cricket, with Premierships in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002.

Ivanhoe Grammar School is a traditional rival of Camberwell Grammar School and the two schools have a tradition of annual sporting fixtures. Most notable of these is the annual cricket match, for the Allan Graham Trophy.

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^[10]

Business

• Robert Crichton Allison AM – Director of John Allison Monkhouse Pty Ltd; Former Chairman of John Allison Monkhouse; Former Chairman of Norwood Park Ltd^[11]
• Kenneth Raymond Carnie – Managing Director of Ken Carnie and Company Pty Ltd^[12]
• James Hogan. CEO of Etihad Airways^[13]

Entertainment, media and the arts

• 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^[14]

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^[15]
• Stephen Brian Harrap – Professor of Physiology at The University of Melbourne and Head of the Department of Physiology; Consultant Physician at Royal Melbourne Hospital^[16]
• 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^[17]

Politics, public service and the law

• John Kelvin Dawson – Agent General for Queensland to the United Kingdom and Commissioner for Europe in London^[18]
• 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^[19]
• James Lloyd Parrish S.C – Barrister-at-Law; Senior Counsel (Vic)^[20]
• 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)^[21]
• Harry Jenkins, Sr.
• John Brumby - Premier of Victoria (2007-10)

Sport

• Ben McKinley; AFL Footballer
• Cameron McConville; Racing car driver

See also

• List of schools in Victoria
• List of high schools in Victoria

References

External links

• Ivanhoe Grammar School website

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