Goulburn Valley Grammar School

Goulburn Valley Grammar School

Semper Ulterius[1]
Always Further
Address
455 Verney Road
Shepparton, Victoria, 3630
Australia
Coordinates 36°19′37″S 145°24′48″E / 36.32694°S 145.41333°E / -36.32694; 145.41333Coordinates: 36°19′37″S 145°24′48″E / 36.32694°S 145.41333°E / -36.32694; 145.41333
Information
Type Independent
Denomination Non denominational
Founded 1982
Founder Mr Victor Ryall
Principal Mr Mark Torriero
Years offered 5-12
Gender Co-educational
Enrolment 650 (2008)
Campus Shepparton North
Campus type Rural
Houses      Dunlop
     Fairley
     McLennan
     Ryall
Colour(s)         
Gold & Navy Blue
VCE average 35[2]
Publication Nexus
Yearbook FullFlight
Website www.gvgs.vic.edu.au

Goulburn Valley Grammar School (or GVGS) is an independent, co-educational school in Victoria situated on a 17 hectare rural site 6 km north of the centre of Shepparton, approximately 190 km north of Melbourne. Students from across Victoria and southern New South Wales attend, with students from Benalla, Seymour, Cobram, Numurkah, Yarrawonga, Tocumwal, Moama and Echuca all undertaking the daily bus trip. The school's mascot is the pelican, and the motto is Semper Ulterius, which can be translated from Latin to 'Always further', suggesting there is always something more to know or experience. The school was founded in 1982 by Mr. Vic Ryall. It has students from Years 5-12.

In 2008 a new principal was appointed, Mark Torriero. He succeeded Ian Rule, who had been in the position of Principal since 1998.


Houses

The school has four houses Dunlop, Fairley, McLennan and Ryall. The houses were names after Edward "Weary" Dunlop, Sir Andrew Fairley, Ian McLennan and founding principal Vic Ryall. The house colours are Blue for Dunlop, Red for Fairley, Green for McLennan and Yellow for Ryall.[3] Students from these houses complete annually in the school Swimming, Athletics, Cross-Country, and Eisteddfod Competitions.

Principals

Principal Years acting
Victor G Ryall 1982-1989
Kevin J Bacon 1990-1991
David Prest 1992-1997
Ian C Rule 1998-2008
Mark Torriero 2009-Present

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Notable alumni

Entrepreneurs

Sportspeople

Academic results

2007 Academic results

2010 Academic results

2011 Academic results

2015 Academic results


References

  1. Motto Goulburn Valley Grammar School. Accessed 15 July 2016
  2. VCE School Ranking - 2015 BetterEducation.com.au. Accessed 30 July 2016
  3. Goulburn Valley Grammar School - Shepparton VIC The Good Schools Guide. Last updated 2016. Accessed 15 July 2016
  4. Barber, Stella M (2009). Something Quite Noble. Shepparton: Prominent Group. p. 361. ISBN 9780646497556.
  5. Torriero, Mark (2015). Class of 2015 VCE Results (PDF) (Report). GVGS. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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