Canberra Grammar School

Canberra Grammar School (CGS)

Latin: Deo Ecclesiae Patriae
For God, for Church, for Country
Location
Red Hill, ACT
Australia Australia
Coordinates 35°19′51″S 149°7′31″E / 35.33083°S 149.12528°E / -35.33083; 149.12528Coordinates: 35°19′51″S 149°7′31″E / 35.33083°S 149.12528°E / -35.33083; 149.12528
Information
Type Independent, Co-educational, Day & Boarding
Denomination Anglican
Established 1929
Chairman Steve Byron[1]
Head of school Dr Justin Garrick
Chaplain Rev Andrew Robinson
Staff 340
Teaching staff 163
Enrolment 1,712 (ELC-12)[2]
Campuses Southside Campus & Northside Campus
Colour(s) Navy Blue, Sky Blue & Orange             
Slogan Ready for the World
Revenue A$39,369,357 (2015)[3]
Website cgs.act.edu.au

Canberra Grammar School (CGS) is an independent, day and boarding school for boys and girls, 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.

In October 2015, the school announced that it would extend co-education to all years, commencing in 2016 with an intake of girls in Years 3 and 4. This will extend in 2017 to Years 7 and 11, with full co-education achieved by 2020.[4]

The school was founded in 1929 when the existing Monaro Grammar School was relocated to Canberra from Cooma.[5] The foundation stone was laid on 4 December 1928 by Prime Minister of Australia Stanley Bruce. Initially it was attended by only 63 students, but has grown considerably since the early 1950s to a total attendance of 1,712 students as of December 2014.[6]

Curriculum

In the Primary School, the Australian Curriculum and Early Years Learning Framework requirements are incorporated through International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme.[7]

In the Senior School, from Years 7 to 10, the School follows the Australia Curriculum and the ACT Every chance to learn curriculum framework.[8] Unlike other schools in the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra Grammar School does not follow the ACT Year 12 Curriculum. Instead, students in Year 11 and 12 have the option to study either the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC) or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.[9] In 2012, Canberra Grammar became an International Baccalaureate World School.[10]

Co-curricular

The school offers many activities outside of school hours. These include sport, music and other activities.[11]

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 available for student use. The School also has campus-wide wireless network available to students, staff and guests. In 2012 the School commenced a Mobile Technology trial giving each Year 9 student an iPad for use in the classroom and at home.[12] 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

Grounds and buildings of Canberra Grammar School viewed from Red Hill

As with most Australian schools, Canberra Grammar utilises a house system. The Senior School currently has eight houses: [13]

House Colour Mascot
Burgmann Gold Lion Rampant
Manaro (boarding) Red & Green 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

Garnsey House is the current holder of the Manaro House Shield, the award for the culmination of inter-house competitions.

The School also has two Year 7 houses:

House Mascot
Clements Agnus Dei (Lamb)
Burgess Kangaroo

The two Boarding houses are smaller than the day boy houses, to facilitate one-on-one pastoral care; during school sporting events they combine to form Monaro house to remain competitive with the larger day boy houses.

The Junior School has four houses:

House Colour
Edwards Green
Radford Red
Garnsey Blue
CJ Shakespeare Yellow

Heads of School

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
Dr Justin Garrick 2011–present

Notable alumni

Rhodes Scholars
Academia
Business
Media, entertainment and the arts
Politics, public service and the law
Sport
Other

See also

References

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