Chairman Steve Byron Phone +61 2 6260 9700 Number of students 1,712 Teaching staff 163 | Established 1929 Head of school Dr Justin Garrick Founded 1929 Revenue 39.37 million AUD (2015) | |
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Type Independent, Co-educational, Day & Boarding Motto Latin: Deo Ecclesiae Patriae(For God, for Church, for Country) Similar Canberra Girls Grammar, Marist College Canberra, Telopea Park School, St Edmund's College, St Clare's College | ||
Canberra Grammar School (CGS) is an independent, day and boarding school for boys and girls, located in Red Hill, a suburb of Canberra, the capital of Australia.
Contents
- Curriculum
- Co curricular
- Education technology
- In classrooms
- Systems available
- Support
- Houses
- Notable alumni
- References
The school is affiliated with the Anglican Church of Australia and provides an education from Pre-school to Year 5 for boys and girls, Year 6 for boys, Year 7 for boys and girls, from Year 8 to 10 for boys only, Year 11 boys and girls and Year 12 Boys only.
In October 2015, the school announced that it would extend co-education to all years, commencing in 2016 with an intake of girls in Years 3 and 4. This will extend in 2017 to Years 7 and 11, with full co-education achieved by 2020.
The school was founded in 1929 when the existing Monaro Grammar School was relocated to Canberra from Cooma. The foundation stone was laid on 4 December 1928 by Prime Minister of Australia Stanley Bruce. Initially it was attended by only 63 students, but has grown considerably since the early 1950s to a total attendance of 1,712 students as of December 2014.
Curriculum
In the Primary School, the Australian Curriculum and Early Years Learning Framework requirements are incorporated through International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme.
In the Senior School, from Years 7 to 10, the School follows the Australia Curriculum and the ACT Every chance to learn curriculum framework. Unlike other schools in the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra Grammar School does not follow the ACT Year 12 Curriculum. Instead, students in Year 11 and 12 have the option to study either the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC) or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. In 2012, Canberra Grammar became an International Baccalaureate World School.
Co-curricular
The school offers many activities outside of school hours. These include sport, music and other activities.
Education technology
Canberra Grammar School uses a wide range of technologies to enhance the learning of its students.
In classrooms
Interactive whiteboards are installed in all Senior School and Junior School classrooms. These allow teachers and students to share content through connected PCs or wirelessly from a number of devices.
In 2012 the School commenced a Mobile Technology trial giving each Year 9 student an iPad for use in the classroom and at home. This trial was funding by the Federal Government under the Digital Education Revolution. Following the trial, the School decided to implement a BYOD scheme. This began in 2013 and students in the Senior School were encouraged to bring a 'light' mobile device such as a tablet or laptop. These mobile devices had to meet certain specifications set by the School to ensure that they were appropriate and useful learning tools. From 2014, all Senior Students were required to have a mobile device at school and laptops are used by most students.
Junior School students in Years 5 and 6 were also encouraged to bring a tablet (iPad) to school and Year 4 students may optionally bring one also. Tablets are provided to students in early years and to students in years 4 to 6 who do not bring their own device.
The School has several computer labs available for student use.
All teaching staff are issued with a laptop to increase engagement with technology.
Systems available
High-speed Internet access is made available throughout the School. The School has a campus-wide wireless network available to students, staff and guests.
The School maintains its own servers to deliver authentication, email, database and anti-virus services. Network security filtering is used to protect students.
Canberra Grammar School runs a student information system, a learning management system and a single sign-on system allowing convenient access between systems.
Support
The School has a dedicated Education Technology Support Department with 12 staff including a Service Desk providing support to staff and students, an AV technician, data and networking specialists, a full-time trainer and management.
Houses
As with most Australian schools, Canberra Grammar utilises a house system. The Senior School currently has eight houses:
Garnsey House is the current holder of the Manaro House Shield, the award for the culmination of inter-house competitions.
The School also has two Year 7 houses:
The two Boarding houses are smaller than the day boy houses, to facilitate one-on-one pastoral care; during school sporting events they combine to form Monaro house to remain competitive with the larger day boy houses.
The Junior School has four houses: