Canberra Grammar School
| Canberra Grammar School (CGS) | |
|---|---|
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Latin: Deo Ecclesiae Patriae For God, for Church, for Country | |
| Location | |
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Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory Australia | |
| Coordinates | 35°19′51″S 149°7′31″E / 35.33083°S 149.12528°ECoordinates: 35°19′51″S 149°7′31″E / 35.33083°S 149.12528°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day & Boarding |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1929 |
| Sister school | Canberra Girls' Grammar School |
| Chairman | Stephen Byron[1] |
| Head of school | Dr Justin Garrick |
| Chaplain | Fr Christopher Welsh |
| Staff | 314 |
| Teaching staff | 150 |
| Enrolment | 1,647 (ELC-12)[2] |
| Campuses | Southside Campus & Northside Campus |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue & Sky Blue |
| Slogan | Lead the Future |
| Revenue | A$34,704,083 (2013)[3] |
| Website | canberragrammar.org.au |
Canberra Grammar School (CGS) is an independent, day and boarding school for boys, located in Red Hill, a suburb of Canberra, the capital of Australia.
The school is affiliated with the Anglican Church of Australia and provides an education from Pre-school to Year 2 for boys and girls, and from Year 3 to 12 for boys only.
The school was founded in 1929, the foundation stone being laid on 4 December 1928 by Prime Minister of Australia Stanley Bruce. Initially it was attended by only 63 students, but has grown sharply since the early 1950s to a total of 1,647 students in attendance as of December 2013[4]
Curriculum
Unlike other schools in the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra Grammar School awards the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC) to its Year 12 students.[5] The curriculum in Years 11 and 12 is thus based on New South Wales HSC courses. Canberra Grammar is an International Baccalaureate World School.[6]
Co-curricular
The school offers many activities outside of school hours. These include sport, music and other activities.[7]
- Junior School: Athletics, Ball games, Basketball, Chess, Cricket, Cross Country Running, Drama, European Handball, Gardening, Golf, Indoor Soccer, Mini Volleyball, Multimedia, Orienteering, Rugby, Art, Swimming, Tae Kwon Do, Tennis, Triathlon.
- Senior School: Badminton, Basketball, Chess, Community Service, Cricket, Cross Country, Debating, Dragon Boats, Drama, Duke of Edinburgh awards, Football (soccer), Golf, Hockey, Karting, Mountain Biking, Orienteering, Outdoor Education, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Snowsports, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tae Kwon Do, Tennis, Triathlon, Track Cycling, Venture Group, Water Polo.
- Junior School Music: Junior School Chorale, Junior Choir, Senior Choir, String Orchestra, Concert Band, canberra Grammar School Stage Band.
- Senior School Music: Canberra Grammar School Choir, Chapel Choir, Guitar Orchestra, Horn Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble.
- Combined Canberra Grammar School and Canberra Girls' Grammar School Ensembles: Clarinet Ensemble, Guitar Orchestra, Flute Ensemble, Lloyd (Elementary) Concert Band, Hultgren (Beginner) Concert Band, Stanhope (Intermediate) Concert band, Grainger (advanced) concert band, Junior Big Band, Senior Big Band, String Orchestra, Symphony orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Motet Choir, Senior Percussion Ensemble, Intermediate Percussion Ensemble, Symphonic Wind Band
Education technology
Canberra Grammar School uses a wide range of technologies to enhance the learning of its students. Interactive whiteboards are installed in all Senior School and Junior School classrooms and the School has several computer labs for students to use. The School also has campus-wide wireless networks for students, staff and guests to use. In 2012 the School commenced a Mobile Technology trial giving each Year 9 student an iPad for use in the classroom and at home.[8] This trial was funding by the Federal Government under the Digital Education Revolution. Following the trial, the School decided to implement a BYOD scheme. This began in 2013 and students in the Senior School were encouraged to bring a 'light' mobile device such as a tablet or laptop. These mobile devices had to meet certain specifications set by the School to ensure that they were appropriate and useful learning tools. Junior School students in Years 5 and 6 were also encouraged to bring an iPad to school. From 2014, all Senior Students were required to have a mobile device at school. At the start of 2014, all staff were also issued new laptops, the Sony Vaio Pro, to increase teachers' engagement with technology and as part of the move to a digital attendance system, Synergetic, which took place in February 2013.
The School has a dedicated Education Technology Support Desk located in the Senior School Resource Centre for providing technology support to staff and students. The support desk is staffed by over six full-time employees.
Houses
As with most Australian schools, Canberra Grammar utilises a house system. The Senior School currently has eight houses: [9]
| House | Colour | Mascot |
|---|---|---|
| Burgmann | Gold | Lion Rampant |
| Manaro (boarding) | Red | Dragon |
| Garran | Purple | Bull |
| Garnsey | Sky Blue | Dove with Olive Branch |
| Eddison | Navy Blue | Eagle |
| Hay | Black | Murray Cod |
| Sheaffe | White | Pegasus |
| Edwards | Maroon | Kookaburra |
Sheaffe House is the current holder of the Manaro House Shield, the award for the culmination of inter-house competitions.
Also two year seven houses:
| House | Mascot |
|---|---|
| Clements | Agnus Dei (Lamb) |
| Burgess | Kangaroo |
The two Boarding houses are smaller than the day boy houses, to allow for more one on one pastoral care, during school sporting events they combine to form Monaro house to remain competitive with the larger day boy houses.
In the Junior School, there are four houses.
| House | Colour |
|---|---|
| Edwards | Green |
| Radford | Red |
| Garnsey | Blue |
| CJ Shakespeare | Gold |
Headmasters
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| The Rev. Canon W.J. Edwards | 1929–1946 |
| The Rev. A.E. Gardner | 1947 |
| The Rev. Canon David A. Garnsey | 1948–1958 |
| Paul J. McKeown, AM | 1959–1985 |
| Timothy C. Murray | 1986–1998 |
| A. Simon Murray | 1998–2010 |
| The Rev. Christopher Welsh | 2010 |
| Justin Garrick | 2011–present |
Notable alumni
- Rhodes Scholars
- Peter David Arthur Garnsey (1961).[10]
- Daniel Guinness (2008).[11]
- Mayur Pater (2007).[11]
- Tom Snow (2000).[11]
- Michael Stanier (1992).[11]
- Jacob Wolf Taylor (2013).[12]
- Academia
- Professor Stephen Bartos, Director, National Institute of Governance.[13]
- Professor David Braddon-Mitchell, Philosopher[14]
- Professor Thomas Alured Faunce, Health Law and Medical Education[15]
- Professor Geoffrey Garrett, Political Scientist[16]
- Professor Malcolm Gillies, Vice-Chancellor and President, City University, London; Vice-Chancellor, London Metropolitan University[17]
- Professor Jeffrey Grey, Australian Military Historian[18]
- Professor Toby Miller, Sociologist[19]
- Business
- Kerry Packer, publishing, media and gaming tycoon.[20]
- Terry Snow, Executive Director of the Canberra Airport Group,[21] Australian businessman (trained accountant), entrepreneur, and self-proclaimed philanthropist
- Media, entertainment and the arts
- Richard Glover, author, journalist, ABC radio presenter[22]
- Francis James, journalist[23]
- Peter Leonard, former WIN News Canberra reader[24]
- James O'Loghlin, ABC Sydney presenter[25]
- Dan O'Malley, author of The Rook
- Howard Penny cellist[26]
- Mark Walmsley, musician and composer for ABC children's CDs[27]
- George Washingmachine international jazz musician[28]
- Politics, public service and the law
- Wal Fife, Liberal Party of Australia Federal member for Hume, New South Wales[29]
- Shane Rattenbury, Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, 2008–2012 and Speaker[30]
- Andrew Refshauge, deputy Premier of New South Wales 1995–2005[31]
- Richard Refshauge, ACT Supreme Court Justice[32]
- Jon Richardson Australian High Commissioner to Ghana[33]
- Stephen Walmsley, NSW District Court Judge and Acting NSW Supreme Court judge[34]
- Peter Webb, New South Wales State member for Monaro 1999–2003[35]
- Gough Whitlam, (Dux three years running), Prime Minister of Australia 1972–1975[36]
- Sport
- Edward Bissaker, Junior World Champion Cyclist[37]
- Bob Brown, Former Wallabies rugby union player[38]
- Josh Bruce, GWS Giants Australian rules football player[39]
- Andy Friend, ACT Brumbies Former Head Coach[40]
- David Gallop, Former Chairman of the National Rugby League (NRL)[41]
- Rod Kafer, Wallabies rugby union player[40]
- Peter Kimlin, Wallabies rugby union player[40]
- Michael Milton, World and Australian Record Holder, Winter Paralympic Gold Medalist[42]
- Nick McDonald Crowley, Olympic rower[43]
- Cody Meakin, Australian Wheelchair rugby paralympian
- Fergus Pragnell, Australian representative rower[44]
- Guy Shepherdson, Wallabies rugby union player[40]
- Jacob Taylor, Australian rugby sevens player[45]
- Ben Treffers, Junior World Champion Swimmer[46]
- Other
- David Eastman, former Dux and convicted murderer.[47]
See also
- List of schools in the Australian Capital Territory
- List of boarding schools
- Associated southern colleges
References
- ↑ "CGS: Governance". Canberra Grammar School. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Annual Report 2013". Canberra Grammar School. p. 4.
- ↑ Canberra Grammar School Annual Report 2013 (accessed:04-11-2014)
- ↑ Australian School Choice- Canberra Grammar School (accessed:20-06-2007)
- ↑ "Years 11-12". Canberra Grammar School. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ "Canberra Grammar School - International Baccalaureate". IBO. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Co-Curricular". Canberra Grammar School. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ "CGS: Teaching and Innovation". Canberra Grammar School. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Houses". Canberra Grammar School. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ "NSW Rhodes Scholars" — University of Sydney list, (retrieved 16 April 2007)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 CGS Rhodes Scholars. Red Hill Outlook 2011; 28
- ↑ "News | The University of Sydney". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ Debating Team. McKeown PJ (ed) Deo, Ecclesiae, Patriae Fifty Years of Canberra Grammar School ANU Press Canberra 1979 p195
- ↑ Debating Team. Original choral music composition YABROVIII won 1976 music prize The Canberran 1976: 44: 72.
- ↑ Pursehouse Prize for Cricket (Cptn 1st XI); Prize for Ancient History; Littlejohn Prize for Public Speaking (Senior). Debating Team. 1st XV. The Canberran 1976: 44: 90 and 165.
- ↑ 1st XI and early entry ANU. The Canberran 1976; 44: 79 and 91
- ↑ "City University web site", (retrieved 1 January 2009).
- ↑ Smarden Essay Prize 1976. Debating Team. The Canberran 1976: 44: 38-43, 166
- ↑ Butler Prize for Modern History. Debating Team. The Canberran 1976; 44: 166
- ↑ "Chip off the old block". Melbourne: Fairfax Digital. 2005-12-31.
- ↑ "Team | Canberra Airport". canberraairport.com.au. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ Debating Team. The Canberran 1976: 44: 38-43.
- ↑ "Francis James interviewed by Stewart Harris [sound recording] | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Howard Penny. http://www.anam.com.au/cms-2011-faculty/howard-penny.phps accessed 14 December 2011.
- ↑ 2nd place music competition The Canberran 1976: 44: 72
- ↑ Clarence Festival. George Washingmachine.http://www.ccc.tas.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=728 accessed 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "The Hon. Wallace Clyde FIFE". parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ Dodd, Mark (20 October 2008). "Eco-brawler unworried about front line". The Australian.
- ↑ "Passions kept Carr on track". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2005-08-03.
- ↑ Capital Magazine Publishing (18 May 2008). "I love my Capital" (PDF). Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ 1st X1 and 1st XV The Canberran 1976: 44: 88
- ↑ http://www.nswbar.asn.au/docs/resources/publications/bn/bn_winter2002.pdf
- ↑ "Mr Peter William WEBB". parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ National Museum of Australia: Gough Whitlam (accessed:02-08-2007)
- ↑ "Cycling Australia > Home | Edward Bissaker". cycling.org.au. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.cgs.act.edu.au/documents/Rugby%20Lineout%20three
- ↑ "ROMS | Crew listing for Canberra Grammar racing the Schoolboy Coxed Quad Scull at 2009 Hydro Tasmania Australian Rowing Championships and Interstate Regatta". web.archive.org. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 "Rugby — Canberra Grammar School". web.archive.org. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "A man on top of his game". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2007-03-10.
- ↑ "Michael Milton". michaelmilton.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "1986 National Championships - Australian Rowing History". rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "Athlete profile: Fergus Pragnell". rowingaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ Rugby.com.au | Australian Sevens Player Profiles (accessed:26-11-2009)
- ↑ "Swimming Australia". swimming.org.au. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ Inquiry into fitness to plead of David Harold Eastman, page 56
Further reading
- McKeown, P.J., Editor (1979). Deo, Ecclesiae, Patriae; Fifty Years of Canberra Grammar School. Australian National University Press. ISBN 0-7081-1591-8.