Oxford Falls Grammar School
| Oxford Falls Grammar School | |
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Oxford Falls, NSW Australia | |
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| Type | Independent, Co-educational, private, Non-Denominational Christian, Day |
| Motto | For Greatness. For Excellence. For Christ. |
| Established | 1984 |
| Founder | Dr Phil Pringle |
| Headmaster | Mr Gabi Korocz |
| Grades | K – Year 12 |
| Enrolment | 1200 |
| Campus | 6 hectares/10 acres |
| Colour(s) | Navy and Grammar Green. Sport colours: Red and White |
| School fees | $13,095 per annum |
| Affiliations | Christian City Church, Christian Schools Australia, Combined Independent Schools, Christian Schools Sports Association, Peninsula Independent Schools Association |
| 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 set on 10 acres (4.0 ha) of landscaped grounds on Sydney’s northern beaches. Incorporating a four-stream infants school, three-stream primary school and a triple-stream senior school, the school community comprises approximately 1200 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 Geoffrey Fouracre
Current School Executive
- Headmaster: Mr Geoffrey Fouracre
- Head of Senior School: Rae Doak
- Head of Junior School: Roslyn Mahony
- Head of Operations: Greg Morris
Past School Executive
- Headmaster:
- Mr Gabi Korocz
- Head of Senior School:
- Dr. Briony Scott
- Mr Geoff Ives
- Head of Junior School:
- Mr Bary Southwell
Facilities
Located on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, the Oxford Falls Grammar School campus is situated on Oxford Falls Road. It is hemmed by Dreadnought Road and Wakehurst Parkway.
Sport
Oxford Falls Grammar School competes in many sports including at state and national levels.
Sports played at Oxford Falls Grammar include:
- Basketball
- Rugby league
- Rugby Union
- Rugby Sevens
- Australian Rules Football
- Cross Country
- Athletics (track and field)
- Triathlon
- Swimming
- Diving
- Touch Football
- Soccer
- Netball
- Ultimate (Ultimate Frisbee)
- Tennis
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, Pittwater House Schools, Northern Beaches Christian School and St Luke's Grammar School. 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.
See also
- List of Non-Government schools in New South Wales
Alumni
Charlotte Best, Australian actress