Camberwell Grammar School
Camberwell Grammar School | |
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Latin: Spectemur Agendo ("By our deeds may we be known") | |
Address | |
55 Mont Albert Road Canterbury, Victoria, 3126 Australia | |
Coordinates | 37°48′55″S 145°4′2″E / 37.81528°S 145.06722°ECoordinates: 37°48′55″S 145°4′2″E / 37.81528°S 145.06722°E |
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Type | Independent, Single-sex |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established | 1886 |
Founder | Isabella Wilson |
Headmaster | Dr Paul Hicks |
Enrolment | 1,286 (P-12) |
Houses | Bridgeland, Clifford, Derham, Macneil, Robinson, Schofield, Steven, Summons |
Colour(s) | Gold, Navy Blue & Pale Blue |
Website | www.cgs.vic.edu.au |
Camberwell Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day school for boys, located in Canterbury, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Camberwell Church of England Grammar School was founded in 1886. In its early years, the school was housed at a number of sites in and around the suburb of Camberwell, Victoria. It has occupied its present site on Mont Albert Road on Canterbury's Golden Mile, since 1935. In 2011, it celebrated the 125th year anniversary of its establishment in 1886.
The school currently has around 1600 students. The school is divided into three sections – Junior School (Prep – Year 5), Middle School (Year 6 – Year 8) and Senior School (Year 9 – Year 12).
The school has eight houses, named Derham, Macneil, Robinson, Summons, Bridgland, Schofield, Clifford and Steven. The house colours are red, yellow, emerald green, blue, sky blue, magenta, orange and royal blue respectively.
History
In 2003, the H.R. McDonald Library and Humanities building replaced the old library block. The building includes a two storey library, seventeen classrooms and a ceramics studio.
In 2007, the new Middle School, VCE, Careers and Counselling offices were opened. The new Middle School building was named the William Angliss building.
At the beginning of 2013, the new Senior School building, the Wheelton Centre, was completed. It includes the new science department and science laboratories, a lecture theatre, language centres, computer pods and a new Year 12 Common Room. The new building also houses a revamped IT Center responsible for the maintenance of the school's computer network and re-imaging students' laptop computers. Currently, the school chooses to support both Windows and Macintosh computers, in the hope of diversifying the student body's current preferences.
A new sports centre and chapel is currently being built for the school, which will replace the existing gymnasium. These buildings have also replaced the Old Angliss Building, which stood for over 90 years.
Crest
- The Bishop's Mitre
- symbol of the English Church
- The Laurel Wreath
- symbol of victory
Extra-curricular activities
- Australian army cadet corps
- The Camberwell Grammar School Army Cadet Unit (CGSACU) was established in 1888 and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2013. The Cadet Unit conducts military training including weekend bivouacs and annual camps. The cadets participate in weekly trainings and activities within and outside of school. They have had a friendly rivalry with the Melbourne High School Cadet Unit over the years, operating in exercises against each other at annual camps. Additionally, the cadet unit participate on the annual marches to the Shrine of Remembrance on ANZAC Day. They also participate in the Remembrance Day service at the Shrine of Remembrance.
- Interschool Debating
- Camberwell Grammar is a part of the Debaters Association of Victoria (DAV) and holds interschool debates with other schools in the region with school grounds.
- Rotary Interact Club
- Camberwell Grammar has one of only a few Interact clubs in Victoria. The club participates in many community service and fundraising events. Which is no longer in operation as of March 2013.
Notable Old Camberwell Grammarians
- Darren Chau (writer, performer, producer, television executive).[1]
- Simon Chesterman (international law professor).[2]
- Rob Gell (born 1952, geomorphologist and television weather man)[3]
- David de Kretser AC KStJ (born 1939, former Governor of Victoria)[4]
- Barry Humphries AO CBE (born 1934, also educated at Melbourne Grammar School, known for the characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson)[5]
- Robert A. Little (1895–1918, World War I flying ace)[6]
- Sir Keith Murdoch (1886–1952, journalist, father of Rupert Murdoch).[7]
- Henry Douglas Stephens (1877–1952, paediatric surgeon)[8]
- Greg Strachan (born 1958, Australian rules footballer).[9]
- George Alan Vasey (1895–1945), Major General) – Also attended: Wesley College, Melbourne
- Andy Lee (comedian) (born 24 May 1981) Television and radio personality (Captain of music and sport 1999)[10]
- Greg Ham (1953–2012, musician in the band Men at Work and actor)
- Andrew McFarlane (actor, ABC play school and many TV dramas)
- Kym Gyngell (actor and comedian)
- Sam Gibson (footballer) (The North Melbourne Football Club)
- Tony Wilson (Radio Presenter) (author and broadcaster)
See also
- List of schools in Victoria, Australia
- List of high schools in Victoria
- Victorian Certificate of Education
References
- ↑
- ↑ OCGA Gallery of Achievement
- ↑ Aiten, Doug (29 Oct 1989). "The weatherman who wants more". Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ↑ "Professor David de Kretser". Victoria's Governor: Governors of Victoria. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ Pender, Anne (13 September 2010). "Barry Humphries: Man of many funny masks". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ "Gallery of Achievement". Camberwell Grammar School. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ "Noted Business Man – Death of Mr F. G. Murdoch". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933–1954). 27 December 1933. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ↑ Stephens, F. Douglas. "Stephens, Henry Douglas (1877–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biograph. National Centre of Biography at the Australian National University. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ Barr, Andrew (19 March 1985). "Consistent 'Strachan' looks to 'cubs' to lift Tigers". The Age. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
- ↑ Fynes-Clinton, Matthew (10 November 2007). "Hamish Blake, boy wonder". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 12 November 2009.