Camberwell Grammar School
| Camberwell Grammar School | |
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| Address | |
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55 Mont Albert Road Canterbury, Victoria 3126 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 37°48′55″S 145°4′2″E / 37.81528°S 145.06722°ECoordinates: 37°48′55″S 145°4′2″E / 37.81528°S 145.06722°E |
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| Type | Independent, Single-sex |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1886 |
| Founder | A. B. Taylor |
| Headmaster | Dr Paul Hicks |
| Enrolment | 1,286 (P-12) |
| Houses | Bridgeland, Clifford, Derham, Macneil, Robinson, Schofield, Steven, Summons |
| Colour(s) | Gold, Navy Blue & Pale Blue |
| Website | www.cgs.vic.edu.au |
Camberwell Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day school for boys, located in Canterbury, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Camberwell Church of England Grammar School was founded in 1886. In its early years, the school was housed at a number of sites in and around the suburb of Camberwell, Victoria. It has occupied its present site on Mont Albert Road on Canterbury's Golden Mile, since 1935. In 2016, it celebrated the 130th year anniversary of its establishment in 1886.
The school currently has around 1600 students. The school is divided into three sections – Junior School (Prep – Year 5), Middle School (Year 6 – Year 8) and Senior School (Year 9 – Year 12).
The school has eight houses, named Derham, Macneil, Robinson, Summons, Bridgland, Schofield, Clifford and Steven. The house colours are red, yellow, emerald green, blue, sky blue, magenta, orange and royal blue respectively.
History
The school moved to its current location along Mont Albert Rd, Canterbury in 1936, and is made up from a collection of Victorian era estate houses, including Highton, Kingussie, Norge, Roystead, and Tara, which was demolished for the Performing Arts Centre in the 1990s.
In 2003, the H.R. McDonald Library and Humanities building replaced the old library block. The building includes a two storey library, seventeen classrooms and a ceramics studio.
In 2007, the new Middle School, VCE, Careers and Counselling offices were opened. The new Middle School building was named the William Angliss building.
At the beginning of 2013, the new Senior School building, the Wheelton Centre, was completed. It includes the new science department and science laboratories, a lecture theatre, language centres, computer pods and a new Year 12 Common Room. The new building also houses a revamped IT Center responsible for the maintenance of the school's computer network and re-imaging students' laptop computers. Currently, the school chooses to support both Windows and Macintosh computers, in the hope of diversifying the student body's current preferences.
A new sports centre and chapel is currently being built for the school, which will replace the existing gymnasium. These buildings have also replaced the Old Angliss Building, which stood for over 90 years.
Crest
- The Bishop's Mitre
- symbol of the Church of England
- The Laurel Wreath
- symbol of victory
Extra-curricular activities
- The Camberwell Grammar School Army Cadet Unit (CGSACU) was established in 1888 and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2013. The Cadet Unit conducts military training including weekend bivouacs and annual camps. The cadets participate in weekly trainings and activities within and outside of school. They have had a friendly rivalry with the Melbourne High School Cadet Unit over the years, operating in exercises against each other at annual camps. Additionally, the cadet unit participate on the annual marches to the Shrine of Remembrance on ANZAC Day. They also participate in the Remembrance Day service at the Shrine of Remembrance.
- Interschool Debating
- Camberwell Grammar is a part of the Debaters Association of Victoria (DAV) and holds interschool debates with other schools in the region with school grounds.
- Rotary Interact Club
- Camberwell Grammar has one of only a few Interact clubs in Victoria. The club participates in many community service and fundraising events.
Notable Old Camberwell Grammarians
- Darren Chau (writer, performer, producer, television executive).[1]
- Simon Chesterman (international law professor).[2]
- David de Kretser AC KStJ (born 1939, former Governor of Victoria)[3]
- Issi Dye An institution in the Australian advertising and entertainment industry.
- Rob Gell (born 1952, geomorphologist and television weather man)[4]
- Sam Gibson (born 1986, Australian rules footballer)
- Lindsay Urwin (born 1956, Bishop and leading member of the Anglican Church)
- Kym Gyngell (born 1952, actor and comedian)
- Greg Ham (1953–2012, musician in the band Men at Work and actor)
- Barry Humphries AO CBE (born 1934, also educated at Melbourne Grammar School, known for the characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson)[5]
- Andy Lee (born 1981, television and radio personality, captain of music and sport 1999)[6]
- Robert A. Little (1895–1918, World War I flying ace)[7]
- Andrew McFarlane (born 1951, actor, in ABC play school and many TV dramas)
- Clive Baillieu, the 1st Baron Ballieu KBE, CMG (1889-1967), Australian-British rower, businessman and public servant.
- Sir Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1874-1970, academic, former Chancellor of the University of Western Australia, great uncle of Rupert Murdoch )
- Sir Keith Murdoch (1886–1952, journalist, father of Rupert Murdoch).[8]
- Ken Slater (1924-1963, Australian rules footballer and tennis player)
- Henry Douglas Stephens (1877–1952, paediatric surgeon)[9]
- Greg Strachan (born 1958, Australian rules footballer).[10]
- Rod Turnbull lead singer in the Spinning Wheels, Australia'a first R'n'B group, 1964-66.
- George Alan Vasey (1895–1945, Major General) – Also attended: Wesley College, Melbourne
- Tony Wilson (author and broadcaster)
See also
- List of schools in Victoria, Australia
- List of high schools in Victoria
- Victorian Certificate of Education
References
- ↑
- ↑ OCGA Gallery of Achievement
- ↑ "Professor David de Kretser". Victoria's Governor: Governors of Victoria. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ Aiten, Doug (29 Oct 1989). "The weatherman who wants more". Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ↑ Pender, Anne (13 September 2010). "Barry Humphries: Man of many funny masks". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ Fynes-Clinton, Matthew (10 November 2007). "Hamish Blake, boy wonder". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ↑ "Gallery of Achievement". Camberwell Grammar School. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ "Noted Business Man – Death of Mr F. G. Murdoch". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933–1954). 27 December 1933. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ↑ Stephens, F. Douglas. "Stephens, Henry Douglas (1877–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biograph. National Centre of Biography at the Australian National University. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ Barr, Andrew (19 March 1985). "Consistent 'Strachan' looks to 'cubs' to lift Tigers". The Age. Retrieved 16 November 2009.