Canberra Grammar School

Infobox Aust school private
name = Canberra Grammar School


motto = "Deo Ecclesiae Patriae"
established = 1929
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day & Boarding
denomination = Anglican
slogan =
key_people = Mr. A. Simon Murray (Principal)
Mr. Mark Baker (Chairman)
Revd Christopher Welsh (Chaplain)
fees = AU$9,680 - AU$15,510 p.a (Day)
AU$30,720 - AU$31,430 p.a (Boarding)cite web |url=http://www.cgs.act.edu.au/images/content/general/documents/fees_2008_-_plain_paper.pdf |title=Fee Schedule 2008 |accessdate=2008-01-25 |format=PDF |work=Enrolments |publisher=Canberra Grammar School]
city = Red Hill
state = Australian Capital Territory
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|35|19|51|S|149|7|31|E|display=inline,title
enrolment = ~1,570 (ELC-12) [http://www.schoolchoice.com.au/brose_by_region_nsw?cid=12212&pid=1857176 Australian School Choice- Canberra Grammar School] (accessed:20-06-2007)]
num_employ =
revenue = AU$24,798,519 (2006) [http://www.cgs.act.edu.au/images/content/static/documents/annual_report_06.pdf Canberra Grammar School Annual Report 2006] (accessed:20-06-2007)]
colours = Navy Blue & Sky Blue color box|#000080color box|#87CEEB
homepage = [http://www.cgs.act.edu.au/ www.cgs.act.edu.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 1,571 students in attendance as of February 2006.

Curriculum

Unlike other schools in the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra Grammar School subscribes to the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC) System. The curriculum in Years 11 and 12 is thus based on New South Wales HSC courses. As such, English is the one course which is compulsory up to and including Year 12. Canberra Grammar School leans towards a focus on Academic courses (as opposed to Vocational courses). Mathematics and English can both be studied at Extension 2 (4-unit) level, and many other subjects are taught at 3-unit level. These include History, Music and Languages.

Co-curriculum

The school offers many activities outside of school hours. These include sport, music and other activities.
*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: Athletics, 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 Ensemble, Horn Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble.
*Combined Canberra Grammar School and Canberra Girls' Grammar School Ensembles: Clarinet Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, 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 Enemble, Symphonic Wind Band

Education technology

Canberra Grammar School uses the Studywiz [cite web
url=http://www.apac.studywiz.com/?page_id=32
title=Studywiz Schools list
date=2008-03-25] learning portal system as well as Microsoft Exchange for email. The school mostly uses Apple iMac computers with Boot Camp so students have a choice from using Mac OS X version 10.5 “Leopard” and Microsoft Windows XP. The school's library has an online catalogue [http://cgsrc.cgs.act.edu.au/webopac/] that allows students to search the entire library as well as check what books he has on loan, reserved or overdue.

Year 12 Centre

The CGS Year 12 centre is the central commune for Year 12 students. It is located next to the gallery in the school quadrangle.

Houses

As with most Australian schools, Canberra Grammar utilises a house system. The school currently has eight houses:

Notable alumni

;Academic
*Peter David Arthur Garnsey, Rhodes Scholar (1961). [http://www.usyd.edu.au/registrar/rhodes/previous.shtml "NSW Rhodes Scholars"] — University of Sydney list, (retrieved 16 April 2007)]
*Professor Malcolm Gillies, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the Australian National University

;Business
*Kerry Packer, publishing, media and gaming tycoon. [cite web
url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/chip-off-the-old-block/2005/12/30/1135915692196.html
title=Chip off the old block
publisher=Fairfax Digital
date=2005-12-31]

;Media, entertainment and the arts
*Richard Glover, author, journalist, ABC radio presenter
*Francis James, journalist
*James O'Loghlin, ABC Sydney presenter
*Peter Leonard, former WIN News Canberra reader

;Politics, public service and the law
* Larry Anthony, federal Member of Parliament (National Party)
* Andrew Constance, state Member of Parliament Liberal Member for Bega
* Wallace Clyde Fife, Liberal Party of Australia Representative, New South Wales
* Andrew Refshauge, deputy Premier of New South Wales 1995-2005
* Gough Whitlam, (Dux three years running), Prime Minister of Australia 1972-1975 (also attended Mowbray House, Knox Grammar School and Telopea Park High School) [http://www.nma.gov.au/education/school_resources/websites_and_interactives/primeministers/gough_whitlam/ National Museum of Australia: Gough Whitlam] (accessed:02-08-2007)]

;Sport
* David Gallop, Chairman of the National Rugby League (NRL)
* Rod Kafer, Wallabies rugby union player
* Guy Shepherdson, Wallabies rugby union player
* Michael Milton, one-legged skier, won four gold medals at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
* Nick McDonald Crowley, Olympic rower
* Peter Kimlin, Brumbies player (Rugby Union)

;Other
* David Eastman, former Dux, convicted murderer

References

Further reading

*

See also

* List of schools in the Australian Capital Territory
* List of boarding schools

External links

* [http://www.cgs.act.edu.au/ Canberra Grammar School website]