Yarra Valley Grammar

Yarra Valley Grammar School

Latin: Levavi Oculos
I lift up my eyes
Location
Ringwood, Victoria
Australia
Coordinates 37°47′1″S 145°15′36″E / 37.78361°S 145.26000°E / -37.78361; 145.26000Coordinates: 37°47′1″S 145°15′36″E / 37.78361°S 145.26000°E / -37.78361; 145.26000
Information
Type Independent, Co-educational
Denomination Anglican
Established 1966
Principal Dr. Mark Merry
Enrolment 1200 (ELC-12)
Campus size 29 hectares (290,000 m2)[1]
Colour(s) Red, Gold & Black
              
Slogan "Confidence to Achieve"
Website www.yvg.vic.edu.au

Yarra Valley Grammar (YVG) is an independent, co-educational grammar school, located in Ringwood, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The school was established in 1966 as Yarra Valley Church of England School for boys.

In 1973, Yarra Valley Anglican School established a Hearing Unit for the Deaf under the tutelage of Bill Robinson. Its premise was that deaf children should receive the opportunity to grow and develop with their "hearing" peers in normal classroom settings. Hearing impaired students were encouraged to participate in all extracurricular activities, such as school sports. It has since grown to encompass every year level. The Hearing Unit also has its own classroom facilities where students receive assistance with speech therapy and classwork.

Girls were admitted to the two senior levels in 1978, and the school progressively became fully co-educational from 1993 through 1995.

In 2006, Yarra Valley Grammar celebrated its 40th birthday with many special events, including a whole-school photo and an aerial photo of the students positioned to create the number 40. The school celebrated its birthday in a service at St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne in September 2006. And is approaching its 50th birthday in 2016.

History

Information Technology

Yarra Valley Grammar provides Senior Primary and Middle School students iPads and operates a number of computer and multi media laboratories.

House system

There are four houses, named after important figures during the school's history, each with a specific house color - these are Hughes (Yellow), Arnott (Maroon), Annells (Blue) and Plummer (Green).

Old Grammarians

A number of students have gone on to success in corporate and public life. The Past Students Association offers the opportunity for alumni to stay in touch with one another.

Prominent Alumni

Sporting Careers

Several Yarra Valley Grammar students have had AFL careers. Drafted players include.:

See also

References

External links

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