Launceston Church Grammar School

Launceston Church Grammar School
Latin: Nisi Dominus Frustra
("Unless the Lord is with us, our labor is vain")
Location
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Information
Type Independent, Co-educational, Day & Boarding
Denomination Anglican
Established 1846
Chairman Ian Wright
Headmaster Stephen Norris
Chaplain Rev. Paul Grayston
Staff ~73[1]
Enrolment ~770 (PK-12)[2]
Colour(s) Blue, Black & White
Slogan "Nurture, Challenge, Inspire"
Website www.lcgs.tas.edu.au

Launceston Church Grammar School is a co-educational private school in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia for years kindergarten through to Year 12.

Although founded in 1846, the present school was formed in 1981 from the amalgamation of the boys' Launceston Grammar School and girls' Broadland House, Church of England Girls' Grammar School. The school celebrated its 160th birthday on 25 June 2006 and retains its longevity, arguably being the longest continuously running independent school in Australia.

The school competes mainly with Scotch Oakburn College and St Patrick's College, Launceston for student numbers, the three being the only large-scale private schools in Launceston.

In 2010 The Age reported that Launceston Grammar School ranked equal tenth among Australian schools based on the number of alumni who had received a top Order of Australia honour.[3]

Contents

Campuses

The Senior School is located at the top of Stephenson's Bend in Mowbray Heights, Launceston and caters for students in Years 7 – 12. This site includes the chapel, Poimena Art Centre, School Hall, Gymnasium, Boarding House and the newly completed Swimming Pool. The chapel is a popular location for weddings.

The Junior School is located at the old Broadland House site on Elphin Road, East Launceston. The campus has seen a recent redevelopment.

Houses

Fraser House
Gillett House
Roff House
Savigny House
Wilkinson House
Hawkes Boarding House

Notable alumni (Grammar)

Business
Entertainment and the Arts
Politics and the Law
Sport

Notable alumni (Broadland)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annual School Report 2006" (PDF). Launceston Church Grammar School. 2006. http://www.lcgs.tas.edu.au/uploads/File/about/gram%204936%20fed%20report.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-23. 
  2. ^ "Launceston Church Grammar School". Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20070509015506/http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=165. Retrieved 2007-08-23. 
  3. ^ Topsfield, Jewel (4 December 2010). "Ties that bind prove a private education has its awards". The Age. p. 11. http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/ties-that-bind-prove-a-private-education-has-its-awards-20101203-18jx0.html?from=age_sb.  The hard copy article also published a table of the schools which were ranked in the top ten places, as follows: (1st with 19 awards) Scotch College, Melbourne, (2nd with 17 awards) Geelong Grammar School, (3rd with 13 awards) Sydney Boys High School, (equal 4th with 10 awards each) Fort Street High School, Perth Modern School and St Peter's College, Adelaide, (equal 7th with 9 awards each) Melbourne Grammar School, North Sydney Boys High School and The King's School, Parramatta, (equal 10th with 6 awards each) Launceston Grammar School, Melbourne High School, Wesley College, Melbourne and Xavier College.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Crikey.com.au: Famous alumni on Latham's hit list (accessed:26-04-2006)
  5. ^ "Dave Warren – Biography". Defence Science and Technology Organisation. Australian Government Department of Defence. 2006-06-06. http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/page/3384/. Retrieved 2007-09-23. 
  6. ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed (2006-11-17). "WARREN David Ronald". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. 
  7. ^ Welch, Bruce (5 Aug 1954) History made by Tas Athlete; The Age

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