Camberwell Grammar School

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Camberwell Grammar School
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School type	Private Secondary school
Established	1886
Affiliation	Anglican
Grades	Kindergarten – 12
Principal	Paul Hicks
Students	1250
Colors	Gold, navy blue, pale blue
Association	Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria
Location	55 Mont Albert Rd Canterbury, Victoria
Information	+613 9835 1777
Website	http://www.cgs.vic.edu.au

Camberwell Grammar School is a prestigious independent school for boys located in the affluent suburb of Canterbury in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Camberwell Church of England Grammar School was founded in 1886. In its early years, the school was housed in various mansions in and around the suburb of Camberwell, Victoria. It has occupied its present site on the renowned leafy boulevard of Mont Albert Road on Canterbury's famed Golden Mile, since the early 20th century.

The school currently has 1200 students, and often achieves very high VCE (university entrance) results. 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). The school's current Headmaster is Dr Paul G Hicks BA(Hons), MEd, PGCE (Cantab), PhD, MACE, MACEL, newly appointed in 2005. The Deputy Headmaster is Mr Julian Dowse LLB, BA, MA. Its present campus location is 55 Mont Albert Road, Canterbury, 3126, Vic. In 2006, it celebrated the 120 year anniversary of its establishment in 1886.

The school is famous for it academic, sporting and musical achievements and has excellent facilities for these endeavours. Camberwell Grammar School is home to the oldest Army Cadet Corp in Australia. All students belong to one of eight houses. These houses are Bridgland (Light 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.

It is rated as one of the leading schools in Victoria. It is also known for its emphasis on school, community, country and Church morals and ethics and expects its students to set high standards of behaviour and to uphold traditions. Annual student fees range between $14,000 - $18,500 per year.

[edit] 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.