Canberra Grammar School
Deo Ecclesiae Patriae
Established	1929
School Type	Independent, Single-sex, Day & Boarding
Denomination	Anglican
Key People	Mr. A. Simon Murray (Principal) Mr. Mark Baker (Chairman) Revd Christopher Welsh (Chaplain)
School Fees	AU$9,680 - AU$15,510 p.a (Day) AU$30,720 - AU$31,430 p.a (Boarding)[1]
Location	Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Coordinates	35°19′51″S 149°7′31″E / -35.33083, 149.12528Coordinates: 35°19′51″S 149°7′31″E / -35.33083, 149.12528
Enrolment	~1,570 (ELC-12)[2]
Revenue	AU$24,798,519 (2006)[3]
Colours	Navy Blue & Sky Blue
Homepage	www.cgs.act.edu.au

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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. Arms of the Anglican Church of Australia The Anglican Church of Australia, a member church of the Anglican Communion, was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania (renamed in 1981). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Day care. ...

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.^[2] is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Prime Minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. ... Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, CH, MC, FRS, PC (15 April 1883–25 August 1967) was an Australian politician and diplomat, and the eighth Prime Minister of Australia. ...

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. Canberra Grammar School in Red Hill Almost all educational institutions in the Australian Capital Territory are located within Canberra. ... This article is about the New South Wales Higher School Certificate. ... Year 12 are the first year of 6th Form, in Great Britain. ...

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

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Education technology

Canberra Grammar School uses the Studywiz^[4] 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[1] that allows students to search the entire library as well as check what books he has on loan, reserved or overdue. Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft. ... The original iMac model The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... For other uses, see boot camp. ... Mac OS X v10. ... A typical Windows XP desktop. ...

The school's Main Oval and Breezeway

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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

Grounds and buildings of Canberra Grammar School viewed from Red Hill

As with most Australian schools, Canberra Grammar utilises a house system. The school currently has eight houses: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2016x819, 1455 KB) Summary Canberra Grammar School viewed from Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2016x819, 1455 KB) Summary Canberra Grammar School viewed from Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. ... The House System is a traditional feature of British schools, similar to the collegiate system of a university. ...

• Burgmann (Gold)
• Monaro (Green/Red)

• Blaxland
• Jones

• Garran (Purple)
• Garnsey (Sky Blue)
• Eddison (Dark Blue)
• Hay (Black)
• Sheaffe (White)
• Edwards (Maroon)

Also two year seven houses:

• Clements
• Burgess

After spending year seven in either of these two houses, boys then make the transition into their allocated senior houses (one of the eight mentioned above). The senior houses provide a nurturing environment, where life long friends and associates are made, as well as encouraging friendly competition between the houses. House competitions include the swimming carnival, the athletics carnival, the cross country carnival, and house music, consisting of house rock, house instrumental, the 'house shout' and the 4-20 voices section. There are also several, non-official house competitions organised by the boys, including house cricket, and house soccer and house basketball.

The Junior School also includes 4 sporting houses:

• Radford (Red)
• Garnsey (Blue)
• C.J. Shakespeare (Yellow)
• Edwards (Green)

Headmasters

Notable alumni

Academic

• Peter David Arthur Garnsey, Rhodes Scholar (1961).^[5]
• Professor Malcolm Gillies, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the Australian National University

Business

• Kerry Packer, publishing, media and gaming tycoon.^[6]

Media, entertainment and the arts

• Richard Glover, author, journalist, ABC radio presenter
• Francis James, journalist
• James O'Loghlin, ABC Sydney presenter

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 Knox Grammar School)^[7]

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

Other

• David Eastman, former Dux, convicted murderer

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References

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Further reading

• McKeown, P.J., Editor (1979). Deo, Ecclesiae, Patriae; Fifty Years of Canberra Grammar School. Australian National University Press. ISBN 0-7081-1591-8. 

See also

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

There are numerous public and non-governmental schools in the Australian Capital Territory. ... This list includes boarding schools offering a curriculum in English and other languages: // Canisius Secondary School Chengelo School Musikili Primary School Prempeh College Wesley Girls High School presby boys sec. ...

External links

• Canberra Grammar School website