Ballarat Grammar School
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| Balllarat Grammar School | |
| Honores labourem sequenter
"Honour follows work" |
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| Established | |
| School type | Independent, Day and Boarding |
| Principal/Headmaster | Mr S J Higgs |
| Chairman | Mr. John E Miller |
| Chaplain | Fr. Peter Treleor |
| Affiliations | Round Square |
| Location | Wendouree, Victoria, Australia |
| Campus | Rural Parkland |
| Enrolment | (P-12) |
| School colours | Blue, Brown and Gold |
| School Hymn | "Serva Fidem"
The mitre and the millrind are met by Wendouree; The Heavenly Creed, the homely deed, together still should be; Sure and steadfast, spite of scathe, serva fidem - keep the faith. Where once earth's gold was gathered, and now the golden fleece; Each gloden thought, by wisdom wrought, let these the more increase; Sure and steadfast, spite of scathe, serva fidem - keep the faith. |
| Area | 16.5 Hectares |
| Homepage | www.bgs.vic.edu.au |
Ballarat Grammar School is a coeducational private school located in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The full title is Ballarat and Queens Anglican Grammar School, but it is informally called "Grammar" by locals. The school was formed by the 1972 amalgamation of the all boys school Ballarat Grammar with the all girls school Queen's College. It is a member of the Round Square association of schools and has some of the highest VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) scores in the state.
The school motto is "Honores labourem sequenter" - Honour follows work.
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Round Square
The school's Round Square philosophy is seen in its student exchange programs and its community service projects on a local and global scale, including its "Thai water project" that aims to provide remote Thai villages with fresh running water.
Sport
Rowing is considered by many to be the school's most celebrated sport, although a subculture considers it overhyped. The Ballarat Associated Schools (BAS) crews compete in the annual "Head of the Lake" (also known simply as "Boat Race"), which has recently been held at Lake Nagambie.
The school has also performed very well in athletics, cross country and cricket. In cricket, it won the BAS premiership for three out of the last five years and a Victorian Championship in 2003-2004.
House System
The house system is very important to the structure of the school, and there is substantial rivalry between houses in swimming, athletics, and choral competitions, among others. The house system also provides pastoral care and a degree of mentoring to students. The rivalry is particularly seen between the two boys' boarding houses, Dart and Wigan, which often engage in pranks against each other. Wigan Dart and Wigan also compete against each other in soccer and football matches. These houses used to be one, and their subsequent division may be the cause of the competition. The Dart-Wigan rivalry is often overlooked when competing against the "day" (non-boarding) houses.
There are also two girls' boarding houses, Hayhoe and Woodbridge. Hayhoe has multiple buildings including Larritt which was created in the last few years to accommodate the ever-increasing number of boarders, housing exclusively female boarders in years 7 and 8.
There are also 8 day houses, 4 for girls and 4 for boys. The girls' day houses are Manifold, Krome, Cuthbert and Macpherson. The boys' houses are Smith, Butler, Robin and Nevett.
All houses are named after people who were important to the school such as former Headmasters/Headmistresses or substantial donors.
Other houses have also developed reputations, some known to students and others to the wider community. Robin-Cuthbert has a strong pastoral care tradition, which has led to it being the house of choice for many parents who have children with special needs. Krome-Butler tend to dominate sporting activities, which may be explained by the house's excellent leadership and vigorous training regime. Boarding houses tend to excel in performance-based competitions. Smith-Manifold has a very strong link to the support of charities.
The day girls' house Cuthbert has competed successfully in The Chorals, an annual singing competition
House Combinations
In addition, the houses are paired in brother-sister groups. While the houses are generally independent, having separate meetings and tutorial groups for example, they form one team in the various competitions.
The pairs are:
- Krome - Butler
- Woodbridge - Dart
- Manifold - Smith
- Hayhoe - Wigan
- Cuthbert - Robin
- Macpherson - Nevett
Notable alumni and staff
- Henry Bolte - Premier of Victoria 1955-1972
- A.J. "Jim" Pittard - Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne
- George Seddon AM - distinguished academic in English, Geology, History and Philosophy of Science, and Environmental Science
- Geoff Tunbridge - AFL footballer (Melbourne and Victoria)
- John Vernon - highjumper (Australian Champion, Empire Games 1954)
- John Pasquarelli - Member of Parliament (Papua New Guinea), writer, artist
- Brian James - actor
- Ernie Gray - actor (Mercury, Round The Twist), playwright
- David Hirschfelder - musician and composer
- James Valentine - musician, writer, radio and television presenter
- David Hobson - musician, composer and opera singer
- Tony Lockett - AFL footballer (St Kilda and Sydney)
- David Fleay MBE, AM - naturalist
- Roy Dalgarno - artist
- G.F.J. Dart - headmaster 1942-1970
- John Jones - curator, National Gallery of Australia, author of A Story of Australian Painting
References
- M.J.W. Boyle, Winds of Influence: A Short History of The Ballarat Grammar School 1911-1971 (n.d.)
- Susanne L. White, Mainly About Girls: A History of Queen's, Ballarat 1876-1972 (1990)
External links
Ballarat & Clarendon | Ballarat and Queen's Grammar | Ballarat High | Damascus | Loreto | St Patrick's
