Camberwell Grammar School
Spectemur Agendo (Latin:"By our deeds may we be known")
Established	1886
School Type	Independent, Single-sex, Day school
Denomination	Anglican
Key People	Dr. Paul G Hicks (Principal) A.B. Tayor (Founder) The Honourable Justice J.E. Middleton (Chairman) Reverend Charles Butler (Chaplain)
School Fees	AU$9,900 p.a - AU$17,300 p.a[1]
Location	Canterbury, Victoria, Australia
Enrolment	1200 (P-12)[2]
Colours	Gold, Navy Blue & Pale Blue
Homepage	www.cgs.vic.edu.au

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The school currently has 1200 students. The school is broken into three sections - Junior School (Prep - Year 5), Middle School (Year 6 - Year 8) and Senior School (Year 9 - Year 12).

Camberwell Grammar School is home to the oldest Army Cadet Corp in Australia and has been in continuous operation since 1908.

House system

As with most Australian schools, Camberwell Grammar School utilises a house system. All students belong to one of eight houses. These houses are Bridgland (Sky Blue), Clifford (Orange), Derham (Red), Macneil (Yellow), Robinson (Green), Schofield (Maroon), Steven (Brown) and Summons (Dark Blue). Houses are used for co-curricular activities and competitions including debating, chess, drama, music, choir and sports. The house masters and tutors within each house are responsible for the discipline and pastoral care of each of the boys. The House System is a traditional feature of British schools, similar to the collegiate system of a university. ...

Gallery of Achievement

The Camberwell Grammar School Gallery of Achievement has been established to acknowledge and celebrate the success of generations of Old Camberwell Grammarians.

It is an ongoing, evolving project, which aims to inspire current and future students to pursue excellence in a wide range of careers, community service and sport.

A detailed biography of each Old Boy will be included in a Gallery of Achievement Perpetual Book, to be held in the Camberwell Grammar School Development Office.

List of inductees

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Notable Old Camberwell Grammarians

See also Old Camberwell Grammarians.

• Darren Chau (writer and performer)
• Rob Gell (born 1952, geomorphologist and television weather man)
• David de Kretser AC (born 1939, Governor of Victoria)
• Dr Malcolm Robert Haylock, climatologist
• Barry Humphries AO CBE (born 1934, also known as Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson)
• Robert A. Little (1895–1918, World War I flying ace)
• Sir Keith Murdoch (1886-1952, journalist, father of Rupert Murdoch)
• Henry Douglas Stephens (1877-1952, paediatric surgeon)
• Greg Strachan (born 1958, Australian rules footballer)
• George Vasey (1895–1945), Major General)
• Andy Lee (comedian) (born May 24, 1981) Television and radio personalty)Captain of music 1999)

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References

See also

• List of schools in Victoria
• List of high schools in Victoria
• List of schools in Victoria, Australia according to 2006 VCE results
• Victorian Certificate of Education

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External links

• Camberwell Grammar School Website
• Old Grammarian's Association Website

• Gallery of Achievement