Ballarat Grammar School

Infobox School
name = Ballarat Grammar
free_label = Full Name
free_text = "Ballarat and Queen’s Anglican Grammar School"


streetaddress = 201 Forest Street,
city = Wendouree
state = Victoria
postcode = 3355
country = AUS
coordinates = Lat : 37°32'22.52"S, Long :143°49'52.23"E, [http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=-37.5395752&lon=143.8307762&z=16&l=0&m=a&v=2 Location on wikimapia]
religion = Anglican
headmaster = Mr. S.J Higgs
chairperson = Hon Rob Knowles, AO
viceprincipal = Mr. B. Fry
chaplain = Fr. P. Treleor
gender = Co-educational
fees = AU$4,040 p.a - AU$12,660 p.a (Boarding additional) [http://www.bgs.vic.edu.au/resources/2007%20Business%20Notice%20(B&W).pdf Ballarat Grammar School Day & Boarding Fees 2007] (accessed:08-05-2007)]
enrolment = Approx 1300
grades = ELC - 12
slogan = "Leading through Learning"
song = Serva Fidem
motto = "Honores Labourem Sequenter"
Latin : "Honour Follows Labour"
school_colours = Blue, Brown & Gold color box|bluecolor box|browncolor box|gold
yearbook = "The Grammarian"
publication = "Boomalacka"
established = 1972
homepage = [http://www.bgs.vic.edu.au www.bgs.vic.edu.au]

Ballarat Grammar School is an independent, Anglican Church school located at Wendouree (Ballarat), Victoria, 123km west of Melbourne. The school motto is "Honores labourem sequenter" - Honour follows labour.

Campus

"The Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts" was opened in 2006 through a partnership between the School and the wider Ballarat Community. The main auditorium seats 857 and the expansive stage area has the capacity to handle a range of performances. It is used by the School and also hosts community events and performances. It also features natural cooling utilizing underground catacombs and natural air-flow.

"The Heinz Centre" is an award-winning (2002 BEN Environment Award [http://bird.net.au/bird/index.php?title=2002_Environment_Awards 2002 BEN Environment Awards] (accessed:20-07-2008)] ) Year 9 Environmental Centre, opened in 2001. The centre was the venue for the Sustainable Building Expo held in 2002 as part of World Environment Week.

Music

Ballarat Grammar Pipes And Drums(juvenile band non-competing as yet lack of numbers)Senior Strings,junior Strings,Choir('s,)Stage Band,symphonic Band, Many more yet to be mention,(yet to complete music section)

port

Rowing is considered by many to be the school's most celebrated sport, although a subculture considers it overhyped. The Ballarat Associated Schools (BAS) crews compete in the annual "Head of the Lake" (also known simply as "Boat Race"), which has recently been held on the Barwon river.

The school has also performed very well in athletics, cross country and cricket. In cricket, it won the BAS premiership for three out of the last five years and a Victorian Championship in 2003-2004.

House system

The house system is very important to the structure of the school, and there is substantial rivalry between houses in swimming, athletics, and choral competitions, among others. The house system also provides pastoral care and a degree of mentoring to students. The rivalry is particularly seen between the two boys' boarding houses, Dart and Wigan, which often used to engage in pranks against each other. This practice was abandoned in 2007 after new administration deemed the activities of the boarding houses to be inappropriate. Dart and Wigan still compete against each other in soccer and Australian rules football matches. These houses used to be one, and their subsequent division may be the cause of the competition. The Dart-Wigan rivalry is often overlooked when competing against the "day" (non-boarding) houses.

There are also two girls' boarding houses, Hayhoe and Woodbridge. Hayhoe has multiple buildings including Larritt which was created in the last few years to accommodate the ever-increasing number of boarders, housing exclusively female boarders in years 7, 8 and 9. Larritt girls 'graduate' to Hayhoe and Woodbridge when they reach year 10.

There are also 8 day houses, 4 for girls and 4 for boys. The girls' day houses are Manifold, Krome, Cuthbert and Macpherson. The boys' houses are Smith, Butler, Robin and Nevett.

All houses are named after people who were important to the school such as former Headmasters/Headmistresses or substantial donors.

Other houses have also developed reputations, some known to students and others to the wider community. Robin-Cuthbert has a strong pastoral care tradition, which has led to it being the house of choice for many parents who have children with special needs. Krome-Butler tend too dominate sporting activities, which may be explained by the house's excellent leadership and vigorous training regime.Boarding houses tend to excel in performance-based competitions. Smith-Manifold has a very strong link to the support of charities.

The Day Boys House Smith in particular is well known for 'Dougies Donuts' which, named after the head of house, are sold every Tuesday Recess to raise money for many of the notable charities supported by the school.

The day girls' house Cuthbert often compete successfully at Chorals, an annual singing competition.

House combinations

In addition, the houses are paired in brother-sister groups. While the houses are generally independent, having separate meetings and tutorial groups for example, they form one team in the various competitions.

The pairs are:

*Macpherson - Nevett
*Manifold - Smith
*Woodbridge - Dart
*Hayhoe - Wigan
*Cuthbert - Robin
*Krome - Butler

Notable teachers

Rob Olston - Teacher, Registrar and author of "Farina: An Open-Air Museum" (ISBN 0959816739 (0-9598167-3-9)) and "Nana and Pa: The History of the Olston Family of Powell Street, Yarraville" (ISBN 0959816747 (0-9598167-4-7))

Alumni

;Academia
*G. F. J. Dart - Ballarat Grammar headmaster 1942-1970
*David Fleay MBE, AM - naturalist
*Barry Mataz - Professor of Science, Monash University
*George Seddon AM - Professor of Environmental Science, University of Melbourne

;Arts and Media
* Brian James - actor
* Ernie Gray - actor (Mercury, Round The Twist), playwright
*Roy Dalgarno - Artist
* John Jones - curator, National Gallery of Australia, author of "A Story of Australian Art"
* Jane Scribble - Journalist and Humanitarian

;Music
*David Hirschfelder - musician and composer
*James Valentine - musician, writer, radio and television presenter
*David Hobson - musician, composer and opera singer
*Tim Bodey - University Of Ballarat Pipe Band, Drum tutor, Life Member

;Politics
* Henry Bolte - Premier of Victoria 1955-1972
* Thomas Hollway - Premier of Victoria 1947-50, 1952
* John Pasquarelli - Member of Parliament (Papua New Guinea) and aide to Pauline Hanson

;Sport
* Tony Lockett - AFL Champion footballer
* Geoff Tunbridge - AFL Champion footballer
* John Vernon - Highjumper (Australian Champion, Empire Games 1954)
* Sebastian Oliver - Sporting Champion

References

Further reading

* M.J.W. Boyle, "Winds of Influence: A Short History of The Ballarat Grammar School 1911-1971" (n.d.)
* Susanne L. White, "Mainly About Girls: A History of Queen's, Ballarat 1876-1972" (1990)

External links

* [http://www.bgs.vic.edu.au/ Ballarat Grammar School website]