Sydney Grammar School
Laus Deo (Latin:"Praise be to God")
Established	1857[1]
School Type	Independent, Single-sex, Selective, Day school
Denomination	Non-denominational
Key People	Dr J.T Vallance (Headmaster) Laurence Hynes Halloran (Founder) Mr David Gonski AC (Chairman)
School Fees	AU$14,067–22,491 p.a[2]
Location	Darlinghurst, Edgecliff & St Ives, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°52′29″S 151°12′47″E / -33.87472, 151.21306Coordinates: 33°52′29″S 151°12′47″E / -33.87472, 151.21306
Enrolment	~1,830 (K–12)[3]
Employees	~176[3]
Colours	Black & Gold
Homepage	www.sydgram.nsw.edu.au

Sydney Grammar School (colloquially known as Grammar)^[4] is an independent, secular, selective, day school for boys, located in Darlinghurst, Edgecliff and St Ives, all suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Image File history File links Sydney_Grammar_School_Logo. ... For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ... A single-sex school is a school that only accepts boys or girls exclusively. ... A selective school is a school which admits students on the basis of some sort of selection criteria, usually academic. ... A day school is an institution where children are given educational instruction only during the day and after which children return to their homes. ... A non-denominational church (usually Christian) is a religious organization which does not necessarily align its mission and teachings to an established denomination. ... Laurence Hynes Halloran (29 December 1765 – 8 March 1831) was a pioneer schoolteacher and journalist in Australia. ... Look up AC, ac in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Edgecliff is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... St Ives is a suburb in northern Sydney, Australia, part of the Upper North Shore and 16 kilometers north of the CBD. It is part of the Ku-ring-gai Local Government Area. ... NSW redirects here. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article concerns secularity, that is, being secular, in various senses. ... A selective school is a school which admits students on the basis of some sort of selection criteria, usually academic. ... A day school is an institution where children are given educational instruction only during the day and after which children return to their homes. ... Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Edgecliff is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... St Ives is a suburb in northern Sydney, Australia, part of the Upper North Shore and 16 kilometers north of the CBD. It is part of the Ku-ring-gai Local Government Area. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... NSW redirects here. ...

Incorporated in 1854 by an Act of Parliament^[5] and opened in 1857, the school claims to offer a "classical" or "grammar school" education thought of as liberal, humane, pre-vocational pedagogy.^[4] An Act of Parliament or Act is law enacted by the parliament (see legislation). ...

Sydney Grammar School currently has an enrolment of approximately 1,830 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, over three campuses.^[3] The two preparatory schools (K to 6), are located at Edgecliff in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs,^[6] and St Ives, on the Upper North Shore.^[7] The historic College Street campus caters for students from Forms I to VI (Years 7 to 12), and is situated in Darlinghurst, close to the Sydney central business district.^[6] For other uses, see Kindergarten (disambiguation). ... Preparatory school or prep school may refer to: University-preparatory school, in North America, is a private secondary school designed to prepare a student for higher education. ... The Eastern Suburbs is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the east and south-east of the Sydney central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... St Ives is a suburb in northern Sydney, Australia, part of the Upper North Shore and 16 kilometers north of the CBD. It is part of the Ku-ring-gai Local Government Area. ... The Upper North Shore is an informal term for the upper northern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia which are located on the north shore of Sydney Harbour. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... A view of the Sydney CBD from Farm Cove Map of the CBD The central business district (CBD) of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia, extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ...

The school is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),^[8] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),^[9] the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,^[10] and is a founding member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS).^[11] Students in Rome, Italy. ... The Junior School Heads Association of Australia, informally known as the JSHAA is an incorporated body representing the heads of independent primary schools in Australia. ... The Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference (HMC) is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 242 leading day and boarding independent boys and coeducational schools in the United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and the Republic of Ireland. ... The GPS, Great Public Schools, or Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS) is an association of mostly private boys schools in New South Wales, Australia that share common interests, ethics, educational philosophy and contest sporting events among themselves. ...

In 2001, The Sun-Herald ranked Sydney Grammar School tenth in Australia's top ten boys' schools, based on the number of its alumni mentioned in the Who's Who in Australia (a listing of notable Australians).^[12][a] The Sydney Morning Herald is one of the most prestigious and important newspapers in Australia, published daily in Sydney, the largest city in Australia. ... An alumn (with a silent n), alum, alumnus, or alumna is a former student of a college, university, or school. ... The Whos Who in Australia is an Australian biographical dictionary, first published Fred Johns in 1906 as Johnss Notable Australians, it has been published under its current name since 1923. ...

History

Foundation

Collectable Cigarette card featuring the Grammar colours and crest, c. 1910s

The Sydney Public Free Grammar School opened in 1825 with Laurence Hynes Halloran (1765–1831) as Head Master. Halloran, who had operated a private school in Exeter, England, had fled England in 1796 due to debts and after being accused of immorality. Also, it had been claimed by Henry Hobhouse, under-secretary of state there, that his degrees (in Divinity) were self-awarded; however, no authority saw fit to pursue the claim formally, nor was any sworn evidence ever presented to render this a just charge. Look up Circa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Latin word circa, literally meaning about, is often used to describe various dates (often birth and death dates) that are uncertain. ... Laurence Hynes Halloran (29 December 1765 – 8 March 1831) was a pioneer schoolteacher and journalist in Australia. ... For the film of this title, see Private School (film). ... For other uses, see Exeter (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Debt (disambiguation). ... Morality is a complex of principles based on cultural, religious, and philosophical concepts and beliefs, by which an individual determines whether his or her actions are right or wrong. ... A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study. ... For other uses, see Divinity (disambiguation) and Divine (disambiguation). ...

In 1830 Sydney College was founded. Sir Francis Forbes, Chief Justice, became President of the College and laid the foundation stone of the present building in College Street on 26 January 1830. In 1835, Sydney College opened in this building with W.T. Cape as Head Master. In 1842 he resigned and was succeeded by T.H. Braim. In 1850 Sydney College was closed. Sir Francis Forbes (1784- on 8 November 1841) was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, and the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. ... The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth- or other countries with an Anglosaxon type of justice, such as the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme... For other uses, see President (disambiguation). ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1854, Sydney Grammar School (SGS) was incorporated by an Act of Parliament^[5] and acquired the land and building in College Street which had been temporarily occupied by the newly-founded University of Sydney in 1852. It was opened on 3 August 1857, specifically as a feeder school for the University. An Act of Parliament or Act is law enacted by the parliament (see legislation). ... The University of Sydney (colloquially Sydney Uni) is the oldest university in Australia. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Feeder school is a name applied to schools, colleges, universities, or other educational institutions that provide a significant number of graduates who intend to continue their studies at specific schools, or even in specific fields. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ...

The preamble of the Sydney Grammar School Act 1854 states that: Look up Preamble in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

It is deemed expedient for the better advancement of religion and morality and the promotion of useful knowledge to establish in Sydney a public school for conferring on all classes and denominations of Her Majesty’s subjects resident in the Colony of New South Wales without any distinction whatsoever the advantages of a regular and liberal course of education.^[13]

The Act provides that the Trustees of the School shall consist of twelve persons, of whom six shall be persons holding the following offices respectively: The word trustee is a legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of a beneficiary. ...

• The Honourable the Attorney-General of New South Wales
• The Honourable the President of the New South Wales Legislative Council
• The Honourable the Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• The Chancellor of the University of Sydney
• The Principal Professor of Classics of the University of Sydney
• The Senior Professor of Mathematics of the University of Sydney

The Act also provides that the Governor of New South Wales shall be the official Visitor of the School. In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General or Attorney-General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... NSW redirects here. ... The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... The University of Sydney (colloquially Sydney Uni) is the oldest university in Australia. ... The meaning of the word professor (Latin: [1]) varies. ... For other uses, see Classics (disambiguation). ... The University of Sydney (colloquially Sydney Uni) is the oldest university in Australia. ... The meaning of the word professor (Latin: [1]) varies. ... For other meanings of mathematics or uses of math and maths, see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). ... The University of Sydney (colloquially Sydney Uni) is the oldest university in Australia. ... List of Governors of New South Wales See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... A Visitor, in United Kingdom law and history, is an overseer of an autonomous ecclesiastical or eleemosynary institution (i. ...

Site history

Hyde Park with Sydney Grammar School in the distance, 1842

Sydney Grammar School is the oldest school still in use in the City of Sydney, and is also historically significant as the site on which the University of Sydney began. The School also holds scientific significance as containing examples of early building materials and techniques in pre-Federation Australia.^[14] This article is about the local government area. ... The written history of Australia began when Dutch explorers first sighted the country in the 17th century. ...

The site was founded as The Sydney College in 1830, and the following year began operations in a new building in Hyde Park designed by Edward Hallen. It consisted of a single large room (now known as "Big School") with basement rooms beneath. Sydney College continued despite financial difficulties until 1853, when it was taken over by the fledgling University of Sydney until such time as the present Grose Farm site was ready for occupation. The site was then sold in 1856 to the Trustees of the newly incorporated Sydney Grammar School, which had been established and endowed with a building fund by Act of Parliament. Edmund Blacket was commissioned to design extensions to the south and north of the Hallen building, which were completed in 1856 and 1857 respectively. The "Big School" building became central to the Colonial Architect, James Barnet's vision for the cultural focus of Sydney Town.^[15] A Fig-lined avenue in Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia Hyde Park is a large park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... A townhouse with basement windows showing A basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor. ... An Act of Parliament or Act is law enacted by the parliament (see legislation). ... Edmund Thomas Blacket (25 August 1817 – 9 February 1883) was an Australian architect, best known for his designs for the University of Sydney, St. ... James Barnet James Johnstone Barnet (1827 – 1904) was the Colonial Architect for New South Wales from 1862 - 1890. ...

'Big School'

The War Memorial wing, named for its position behind Big School's monument to the Great War, was built at the northern end of Big School in 1953 by the Scott brothers, at the cost of its double stair case. In 1876, the main building was extended to the east by Mansfield Brothers, and this extension was itself extended to the north and south in 1899 by John W Manson. The Science classrooms on Stanley Street were built in 1889-90. Other early buildings on the site, now demolished, included the Sergeant's Lodge, an ablutions block (known as the "White House") on Stanley Street, and a former postal sorting office on Yurong Street (now the Palladium building). Image File history File linksMetadata CBD031-01. ... Image File history File linksMetadata CBD031-01. ... This memorial in England lists the names of soldiers who died in the First World War. ... For other uses, see Monument (disambiguation). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... Stanley St is a small street in the East Sydney district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ...

Today

The Middle Playground

Sydney Grammar is a private, selective school.^[16] Each year up to 18 full scholarships are offered to boys who show academic promise and who perform well in the scholarship examination. Currently, it is regarded as the most academically proficient private school in NSW and performs consistently well in the Higher School Certificate.^[17] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (859x644, 69 KB) Summary Lifted off Berthold Gymnasiums (Germany) gallery http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (859x644, 69 KB) Summary Lifted off Berthold Gymnasiums (Germany) gallery http://www. ... For the film of this title, see Private School (film). ... This article is about the New South Wales Higher School Certificate. ...

At AUD$22,491 per annum (for Forms I - VI, non-boarding ),^[2] the tuition fees are among the highest of any secondary day school in the country.^{[citation needed]} ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia 6 countries and territories Kiribati Nauru Tuvalu Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Norfolk Island Inflation 4. ...

Sydney Grammar is located near the centre of the Sydney Central Business District. The campus is compact and consists of multi-storey buildings (of up to seven floors) in a concrete landscape setting. Sydney Grammar is situated on the eastern side of Sydney's Hyde Park, next to the Australian Museum, and extends from College Street to Yurong Street. The designs of the School's buildings illustrate many different architectural eras: "Big School" (dating from the early 19th century colonial era), the Blacket buildings (annexed onto either side of "Big School" and completed in the 1850s), the original Science building (1891), the Science laboratory block (1960s), the Palladium building (an example of 1970s Modernist architecture), the Stanley Street building and Alastair Mackerras Theatre (1980s), and the A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson Library (1990s). A view of the Sydney CBD from Farm Cove Map of the CBD The central business district (CBD) of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia, extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... A Fig-lined avenue in Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia Hyde Park is a large park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Australian Museum is the oldest museum in Australia, centering on natural history and anthropology, with collections centering on vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, as well as minerology, palaeontology, and anthropology. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article focuses on the cultural movement labeled modernism or the modern movement. See also: Modernism (Roman Catholicism) or Modernist Christianity; Modernismo for specific art movement(s) in Spain and Catalonia. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Andrew Barton Banjo Paterson (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941)[2] was a famous Australian bush poet, journalist and author. ...

Weigall, the School's sportsground (named after former Headmaster Albert Bythesea Weigall), is located at Rushcutters Bay next to the Edgecliff Preparatory School and includes tennis courts, cricket nets and three fields for cricket, rugby and football. It is routinely used for Saturday sports matches, Physical Education and as a recreational area for Grammar's Edgecliff Preparatory School next door. There is also a large gymnasium at College Street and full rowing facilities at the School's boatshed at Gladesville. Albert Bythesea Weigall CMG, (16 February 1840 – 20 February 1912) was an English-born Australian schoolmaster. ... Rushcutters Bay is a harbourside eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cricket nets are practice nets used by batsmen and bowlers to warm up and/or improve their techniques. ... Physical education (PE) is the interdisciplinary study of all area of science relating to the transmission of physical knowledge and skills to an individual or a group, the application of these skills, and their results. ... Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops. ... Boatsheds on the beach at Edithvale, Victoria, Australia. ... Gladesville is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

In May 2005, Headmaster John Vallance announced that the School would lead a consortium to purchase 30 Alma St Paddington, known as White City, from Tennis New South Wales, thus extending the Weigall grounds substantially.^[18] In 2006, development applications to subdivide the White City tennis courts (numbered DA 20/2006 and DA 302/2006) were lodged with Woollahra Council to develop the site to accommodate more tennis and basketball courts; these were subsequently passed. Paddington is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... White City may be: In the United Kingdom: White City, London In Canada: White City, Saskatchewan In the United States: White City, Florida White City, Kansas White City, Illinois White City, Oregon White City, Utah And also; Tel Aviv; The White City is a nickname for this city in Israel... The Municipality of Woollahra is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor with baskets at either end. ...

On the the 14th of June the new field now known as Weigall 4 was opened with a range of guests including Mr Frank Lowe Chairman of Westfield.

Headmasters

The current Headmaster of Sydney Grammar School is Dr John T. Vallance. Dr Vallance attended St John's College, Cambridge and was later a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge at which time he wrote The Lost Theory of Asclepiades of Bithynia (ISBN 0-19-824248-4), which is cited by a number of other histories of philosophy and of medicine.^[19] Dr Vallance is also the author of the entries on medicine and anthropology in the Oxford Classical Dictionary (3rd edition). In the UK and elsewhere, a head teacher is the most senior teacher in a school. ... College name The College of Saint John the Evangelist of the University of Cambridge Motto Souvent me Souvient (Latin: I often remember) Named after The Hospital of Saint John the Evangelist Established 1511 Location St. ... Full name Gonville and Caius College Motto - Named after Edmund Gonville & John Caius Previous names Gonville Hall (1348), Gonville & Caius (1557) Established 1348 Sister College Brasenose College Master Neil McKendrick Location Trinity St Undergraduates 468 Graduates 291 Homepage Boatclub Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, generally known as Caius (though pronounced... This article is about the city in England. ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ... For the chemical substances known as medicines, see medication. ... The Oxford Classical Dictionary (OCD) is the standard one-volume encyclopedia in English of topics relating to Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. ...

Dr Vallance succeeded Dr Ralph Townsend in his role as Headmaster. After a period at Oundle School, Dr Townsend is now Headmaster of Winchester College, England. Dr Ralph Townsend is Headmaster of Winchester College. ... Oundle School is a famous public school located in the ancient market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire, England. ... For the university in Winchester of a similar name, see University of Winchester. ...

William Timothy Cape (October 25, 1806 - June 14, 1863) was an early school master in Sydney, several of the Premiers of New South Wales attended his school. ... Albert Bythesea Weigall CMG, (16 February 1840 – 20 February 1912) was an English-born Australian schoolmaster. ... Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas (7 May 1853 – 10 June 1936) was an English-born Australian schoolmaster and scientist. ... Dr Ralph Townsend is Headmaster of Winchester College. ...

Structure

Sydney Grammar has a total enrolment of 1,830 boys across Years K to 12.^[3] In Term Three of 2006, the main high School campus had an enrolment of 1,109 boys in Forms I–VI (Years 7–12). There are also two Preparatory Schools, one at St. Ives in the Northern Suburbs (440 boys) and the other at Edgecliff in the Eastern Suburbs (300 boys). Each year, approximately two-thirds of the incoming Form I at College Street are from the two Preparatory Schools, while the rest are drawn from schools in Sydney, from interstate and overseas. Enrollment may refer to: Whenever a bill passes both houses of the State Legislature, it is ordered enrolled. ... An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ...

Curriculum

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Sydney Grammar offers a liberal, pre-vocational type education, and this is reflected in its academic structure and subject choices. The academic departments are: The term liberal education has its origins in the medieval concept of the liberal arts , but now tends to be mainly associated with the application of Enlightenment liberalism. ...

• Classics
• Design and Technology
• Economics
• English
• Geography
• History
• Mathematics
• Modern Languages (Asian and European)
• Music
• Physical Education
• Science
• Visual Arts.

Subjects offered for the Higher School Certificate (HSC) include English Standard, English Advanced, English Extension 1, English Extension 2, Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Earth and Environmental Science, Geography, Modern History, Ancient History, History Extension, Economics, Latin, Latin Extension, Classical Greek, Classical Greek Extension, French Continuers, French Extension, Italian Continuers, Italian Extension, German Continuers, German Extension, Chinese Continuers, Chinese Extension, Japanese Beginners, Music 1 and 2, Music Extension, Visual Art and PDHPE. Sanskrit, Design and Technology and Special Academic Courses are offered as non-HSC subjects. For other uses, see Classics (disambiguation). ... All Saints Chapel in the Cathedral Basilica of St. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S., Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, India, South Africa, and the Middle East, among other areas), English linguistics (including English phonetics, phonology... For other uses, see History (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of mathematics or uses of math and maths, see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). ... This article is about the properties of language in general. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... Physical education (PE) is the interdisciplinary study of all area of science relating to the transmission of physical knowledge and skills to an individual or a group, the application of these skills, and their results. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... The Mona Lisa is one of the most recognizable artistic paintings in the Western world. ... This article is about the New South Wales Higher School Certificate. ... English is a compulsory subject for the award of the Higher School Certificate at the end of secondary schooling in New South Wales, Australia. ... The New South Wales, Australia, Board of Studies, Higher School Certificate (HSC) Chemistry course studied by secondary students in their final year of schooling involves three compulsory modules, and five elective modules (one of which must be studied). ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... For other uses, see Biology (disambiguation). ... Environmental science is the study of the interactions among the physical, chemical and biological components of the environment; with a focus on pollution and degradation of the environment related to human activities; and the impact on biodiversity and sustainability from local and global development. ... Modern history describes the history of the Modern Times, the era after the Middle Ages. ... Ancient redirects here. ... For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ... The History of Greece extends back to the arrival of the Greeks in Europe some time before 1500 BC, even though there has only been an independent state called Greece since Turkey, Italy and Libya. ... Sanskrit ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ... Design and Technology (also D&T, D.T, or Craft and Design in Scotland) is a National Curriculum academic subject of the UK educational system that can be taken at all levels from primary school upwards. ...

Co-curriculum

Music

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Sydney Grammar's music programme is arguably amongst the best of any secondary school in Australia.^{[citation needed]} SGS has won the AMEB Music Shield ten times in the past eleven years. Two-thirds of pupils in the School play a musical instrument or are involved with music in some way. SGS boasts scores of musical groups in mostly classical, chamber and jazz styles. The School Orchestra has received wide acclaim and frequently engages in both national and international tours. Grammar's choir programme involves hundreds of students, Old Boys, and parents, participating in its many annual concerts. The School's senior a cappella group is known as The Grammarphones and is composed of the best tenors, basses and baritones in the senior years. For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... The Australian Music Examination Board (AMEB) is a government funded institution that assesses music, speech and drama in Australia. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Look up chamber in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Orchestra (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Concert (disambiguation). ... This article is about the vocal technique. ... This article is about Tenor vocalists in music. ... This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. ... For other uses, see Baritone (disambiguation). ...

Recently, SGS has embarked upon a five year programme entitled Bach: 2010, in which all the known choral cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach will be performed in a series of concerts between 2005 and 2010.^[20] Sydney Grammar is one of the few institutions in the world seeking to engage in such an exercise and, is aided by its newly installed Mander Organ in the Big School.^[21] A cantata (Italian, sung) is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment and generally containing more than one movement. ... “Bach” redirects here. ... Mander Organs is an English pipe organ maker and refurbisher based in London. ...

Under the current Head Master, an organic Rock-&-Roll movement has emerged and is currently thriving. The end of 2004 saw the consummation of years of practice in the first Grammarpalooza Rock Concert, which included the musical style of Old Boy band, Dappled Cities Fly. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Dappled Cities Fly (sometimes simply Dappled Cities) are a five-piece indie rock band from Sydney, Australia. ...

Sport

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Victorious Head of the River crew, 1934

Sydney Grammar School is a member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of NSW (GPS). GPS sporting events are contested in rugby union, football, cricket, tennis, volleyball, cross country, basketball, rowing, swimming, athletics, rifle shooting, and debating. The School also competes in fencing and chess competitions. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Soccer redirects here. ... This article is about the sport. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... The Minnesota State Highschool Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... This article is about the sport. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... Swimmer redirects here. ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red urethane track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of proficiency (accuracy and speed) using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns (see Archery for more information on shooting sports that make use of bows and arrows). ... Debate is a formalized system of (usually) logical argument. ... This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... This article is about the Western board game. ...

Grammar participates in the annual Tri-Grammar competitions, a series of cricket and rowing competitions between the Firsts teams of Sydney Grammar School, Melbourne Grammar School and Brisbane Grammar School. Sydney and Melbourne Grammar School also compete for "The Bat" in the same competition. The Sydney-Melbourne match dates back to 1876, and in 1976, to mark the centenary of this rivalry, a "Bat" was struck, with the winner of the annual match taking possession. Melbourne Grammar School, also known as MGS or Melbourne Boys, is an independent, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, . Founded in 1858, the school is a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria. ... The Brisbane Grammar School (BGS) boys school is located in the suburb of Spring Hill in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ...

Competition in rowing culminates in the Riverview Gold Cup for Junior Crews and the Head of the River for Senior Crews. A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... The Head of the River rowing regatta refers to two New South Wales school rowing competitions, one for boys and one for girls. ...

Extra-Curricular

Dozens of clubs and societies service the extended student body of the School. These include:

• Academic Extension Programme (Available to high achieving students. Prepares boys for university and olympiad level chemistry, physics or maths)
• Air Force Cadets^[22] (Established in 1942^[23])
• Anime Society^[22]
• Army Cadet Corps^[22] (Founded in 1871 by School Headmaster Albert Bythesea Weigall, the Corps is one of the oldest military units in the nation, even predating the Australian Army.^[24][14])
• Asian Education Club
• Audio-visual Team^[22]
• Ceramics Club
• Chess Club^[22]
• Classical Chinese club
• Classical Culture Society^[22]
• Computer Club^[22]
• Gourmet Food Society
• Creative Writing Club,^[22] run by Dr Hughes
• Debating Club^[22]
• Drama Club^[22]
• Endeavour Club^[22]
• Film Club
• French Club
• Fly Fishing Club^[22]
• Crusaders
• Kaleidoscope Eyes, an academic extension magazine
• Library team
• Mathematics Club
• Philosophy Club^[22]
• Rock Music Club
• Student Advisory Council
• Tiger magazine, a satirical school newspaper established in 1989
• Viking Club

A number of boys also assist in editing the School's yearly almanac, The Sydneian,^[22] over 400 editions of which have been produced since 1875. The Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC), known as the Air Training Corps (AIRTC) until 2001, is a Federal Government funded youth organisation. ... Animé redirects here. ... Australian Army Cadets Badge 2001-2006 The Australian Army Cadets (AAC) is a youth organisation that is involved with progressive training of youths in military and adventurous activities. ... Albert Bythesea Weigall CMG, (16 February 1840 – 20 February 1912) was an English-born Australian schoolmaster. ... The Australian Army is Australias military land force. ... Audio Visual (AV) technology is technology that combines visual input such as video or 35mm slides with sound to convey information. ... This article is about ceramic materials. ... This article is about the Western board game. ... Classical Chinese or Literary Chinese is a traditional style of written Chinese based on the grammar and vocabulary of very old forms of Chinese , making it very different from any modern spoken form of Chinese. ... This article is about the machine. ... A gourmet is a person with a sensitive and discriminating palate, and who is knowledgeable in fine food and drink or haute cuisine. ... Creative writing is a term used to distinguish certain imaginative or different types of writing from technical writing. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Debate is a formalized system of (usually) logical argument. ... For other uses, see Drama (disambiguation). ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Fly rod and reel with a wild brown trout from a chalk stream. ... Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, and services: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ... This article is about the genre. ... Front page view of student newspaper The Daily Toreador. ...

Notable alumni

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Main article: List of Old Sydneians

Alumnus of Sydney Grammar School are commonly referred to as Old Boys or Old Sydneians,^[25] and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Old Sydneians' Union (OSU).^[26][27] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The following is a list of notable past pupils of Sydney Grammar School (SGS). ... Old girl redirects here. ... An alumni association is an association of former students (alumni). ...

In 2001, The Sun-Herald ranked Sydney Grammar School tenth in Australia's top ten boys' schools, based on the number of its alumni mentioned in the Who's Who in Australia (a listing of notable Australians).^[12][a] Amongst these men are Sir Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia (1901–1903),^[28] Sir William McMahon, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (1971–1972),^[29] Bruce Gyngell, first person to appear on Australian television,^[30] and Andrew "Boy" Charlton, an Olympic gold medallist swimmer.^[31] The Sydney Morning Herald is one of the most prestigious and important newspapers in Australia, published daily in Sydney, the largest city in Australia. ... An alumn (with a silent n), alum, alumnus, or alumna is a former student of a college, university, or school. ... The Whos Who in Australia is an Australian biographical dictionary, first published Fred Johns in 1906 as Johnss Notable Australians, it has been published under its current name since 1923. ... Sir Edmund Barton, GCMG, QC (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920), Australian politician and judge, was the first Prime Minister of Australia and a founding justice of the High Court of Australia. ... The Prime Minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. ... Sir William McMahon, GCMG, CH (23 February 1908 – 31 March 1988), Australian politician and 20th Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, where his father was a lawyer. ... Bruce Gyngell (b. ... Andrew Murray Charlton (12 August 1907 – 10 December 1975), known popularly as Boy Charlton, was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1920s and 1930s who won a gold medal in the 1500m freestyle at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. ... The Games of the VIII Olympiad were held in 1924 in Paris, France. ...

Notes

• ^{^}  Who's Who of boys' school rankings: 1.Scotch College, Melbourne, 2.Melbourne Grammar School, 3.Melbourne High School, 4.Geelong Grammar School, 5.Sydney Boys High School, 6.Wesley College, 7.Shore, 8.Fort Street High School, 9.North Sydney Boys High School, 10.Sydney Grammar School

For other schools named Scotch College, see Scotch College. ... Melbourne Grammar School, also known as MGS or Melbourne Boys, is an independent, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, . Founded in 1858, the school is a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria. ... Melbourne High School redirects here. ... Geelong Church of England Grammar School is an Anglican co-educational boarding and day-boarding Public School. ... Sydney Boys High School is a secondary school in City of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Wesley College is an independent, co-educational, day school, located at St Kilda Road, Glen Waverley, Elsternwick & Clunes, in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Sydney Church of England Grammar School (also known as the Shore School and SCEGS) is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Fort Street High School is a coeducational, academically selective high school currently located in Petersham, Sydney, Australia. ... North Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective, Public high school for boys, located at Crows Nest, on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

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Further reading

• Sheldon, J.S 1997. The Big School Room at Sydney Grammar School with an Account of the Decline & Fall of Sydney College. Sydney Grammar School Press, Sydney, NSW. ISBN 0-646-30507-7.
• Turney, C. 1989. Grammar: A History of Sydney Grammar School 1819 - 1988. Allen & Unwin with Sydney Grammar School, Sydney, NSW. ISBN 0-04-910115-3.

See also

• List of non-government schools in New South Wales
• Lawrence Campbell Oratory Competition

^ Non-Government Registered Schools List. ... The Lawrence Campbell Oratory Competition is an annual competition in impromptu public speaking between representatives of each of the Great Public Schools (GPS) and Combined Associated Schools (CAS) in New South Wales, Australia. ...

External links

• Sydney Grammar School website
• The Old Sydneians Union
• The Sydneian Bach Choir