Goulburn Valley Grammar School

Goulburn Valley Grammar School

Semper Ulterius
Always Further
Location
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
Established 1982
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
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, 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 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.

Notable alumni include Xavier Di Petta (class of 2014) as well as AFL players Ollie Wines (class of 2012), Clayton Oliver (class of 2015) and Josh Schache (class of 2015).

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 Vic Ryall. The house colours are Blue for Dunlop, Red for Fairley, Green for McLennan and Yellow for Ryall.[1]

2007 Academic results

31% of students gained a score of over 90 on the Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER), with 18% scoring over 95. Four students scored over 99 and 57% of students received an ENTER of above 80 placing them in the top 20% of the state. The median score was 81.40.

2010 Academic results

More than half the students (53%) achieved a score of over 80 on the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), with 17% of students achieved a score of over 90 and 12% scoring over 95. Four Goulburn Valley Grammar School students achieved ATAR scores in excess of 99.

Summary of results:

2011 Academic results

Rank (ATAR) placing them in the top 30% of the State. A quarter of students (25%) achieved a score over 90 which placed them in the top 10% of the State. 10% of students achieved a score over 95 placing them in the top 5% of the State. In 2011 three students achieved an ATAR score over 99 placing them in the top 1% of the State, with James O'Callaghan scoring a perfect score of 99.95.

2015 Academic Results

A total of 98 students completed VCE in 2015 to receive an ATAR. Of these 98, 79 (81%) received an ATAR of over 70, placing them in the top 30% of the state. In total, two students (across three subjects) scored a perfect study score of 50, and five students scored an ATAR of 99 or above, placing them in the top 1% of the state. Henry Fox achieved a score of 99.75, resulting in him receiving the 2015 Dux.

Summary of results:

[2]

External links

  1. http://www.goodschools.com.au/school/goulburn-valley-grammar-school
  2. Torriero, Mark (2015). Class of 2015 VCE Results (PDF) (Report). GVGS. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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