Camberwell Grammar School

Camberwell Grammar School
Address
55 Mont Albert Road
Canterbury, Victoria 3126
Australia
Coordinates 37°48′55″S 145°4′2″E / 37.81528°S 145.06722°E / -37.81528; 145.06722Coordinates: 37°48′55″S 145°4′2″E / 37.81528°S 145.06722°E / -37.81528; 145.06722
Information
Type Independent, Single-sex
Motto Latin: Spectemur Agendo
("By our deeds may we be known")
Denomination Anglican
Established 1886
Founder A. B. Taylor
Headmaster Dr Paul Hicks
Enrolment 1,286 (P-12)
Houses Bridgeland, Clifford, Derham, Macneil, Robinson, Schofield, Steven, Summons
Colour(s) Gold, Navy Blue & Pale Blue             
Website www.cgs.vic.edu.au

Camberwell Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day school for boys, located in Canterbury, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Camberwell Church of England Grammar School was founded in 1886. In its early years, the school was housed at a number of sites in and around the suburb of Camberwell, Victoria. It has occupied its present site on Mont Albert Road on Canterbury's Golden Mile, since 1935. In 2016, it celebrated the 130th anniversary of its establishment in 1886.

The school currently has around 1600 students. The school is divided into three sections; Junior School (pre Prep – Year 5), Middle School (Year 6 – Year 8) and Senior School (Year 9 – Year 12).

The school has eight houses, named Derham, Macneil, Robinson, Summons, Bridgland, Schofield, Clifford and Steven. The house colours are red, yellow, emerald green, blue, sky blue, magenta, orange and royal blue respectively.

Crest

  • The Bishop's Mitre
symbol of the Church of England
  • The Laurel Wreath
symbol of victory

Controversies

Camberwell Grammar School has been involved in numerous community-oriented controversies in the past several decades. Most notably, in 2015, a few dozen boys along with three teachers ran down Balwyn Avenue at 3:30 on a Tuesday, holding homophobic and xenophobic signs. This is not the first time the school has been wrapped up in potentially offensive stunts. In 2011, a video began circulating on the web of a "paddling" ritual at what seemed to be at a high school assembly at Camberwell Grammar.

Past headmasters

  • A.B. Taylor: 1886-91
  • A.S. Hall: 1891-1926
  • M.A. Buntine: 1927-31
  • H.L. Tonkin: 1931-49
  • M. Searle: 1950-54
  • T.H. Timpson: 1955-65
  • A.D.P. Dyer: 1966-1987 (died 2016)
  • C.F. Black: 1987-2004
  • P.G. Hicks: 2005-

Extra-curricular activities

The Camberwell Grammar School Army Cadet Unit (CGSACU) was established in 1888 and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2013. The Cadet Unit conducts military training including weekend bivouacs and annual camps. The Cadets participate in weekly trainings and activities within and outside of school. Participation in Cadets is voluntary for students in the Senior School and activities are organised by senior members of the Unit. They have had a friendly rivalry with the Melbourne High School Cadet Unit over the years, operating in exercises against each other at annual camps in the past. Additionally, the Cadet Unit participates in the annual marches to the Shrine of Remembrance on ANZAC Day. They also participate in the Remembrance Day service at the Shrine of Remembrance. The unit has a history of members, both Cadets and Officers of Cadets progressing up through the ranks to hold senior positions at Battalion and Brigade levels within the AAC.
  • Interschool Debating
Camberwell Grammar is a part of the Debaters Association of Victoria (DAV) and holds interschool debates with other schools in the region with school grounds.
Camberwell Grammar has one of only a few Interact clubs in Victoria. The club participates in many community service and fundraising events.

Notable Old Camberwell Grammarians

See also

References

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