St John's Grammar School

St John's Grammar School
Location
Belair, South Australia
Australia
Information
Type Independent
Denomination Anglican Church
Established 1958
Chairman Mr Arndrae Luks
Principal Mr Richard Anderson
Staff 110
Enrolment 800
Campus Belair
Colour(s) Maroon, Blue, Gold
Slogan Success, wisdom, balance / Learning to soar!
Yearbook The Eagle
Website http://www.stjohns.sa.edu.au

St John's Grammar School is a co-educational Anglican school situated in Belair in the Adelaide Hills, about 12 km south of the Adelaide city centre. It caters for students from Early Learning Centre (ELC) through to Year 12.

St John's Grammar School was founded in 1958. It operates from three campuses; the Junior School is adjacent to Belair National Park and the Belair railway station, the Early Learning Centre is opposite the Junior School, and the Secondary School, setup in 1998, occupies the site of the former Retreat House and St Barnabas Theological College. The school offers a range of subjects to its students, who begin electing their courses from Year 8. St John's has traditionally had a strong emphasis on music, winning numerous awards in this area. (See South Australian Choral Eisteddfod for details). The school offers a range of co-curricular activities, including various sports, music, debating, future problem solving, Pedal Prix, Duke of Edinburgh, and school productions. In 2006, the school entered into a partnership with EFM Health Clubs to provide an on-site health and fitness studio for curriculum use.[1]

House system

St John's Grammar has a rich House life. Students from each House compete with each other every Friday in a range of sports and co-curricular activities. Points from the House activities go towards the House Shield. There are four houses named after pioneers of the Belair area. The school has a pastoral care system through which students are placed into one of these Houses and encouraged to participate in House Life. The Houses are:

  • Gooch (Red)
  • Halstead (Green)
  • Moffatt (Yellow)
  • Prince (Blue)

Senior School Shields

YearHouse ShieldAthleticsSwimmingAcademic ShieldCross Country
1998–MoffattGooch––
1999–MoffattGooch–Gooch
2000–GoochGooch–Gooch
2001GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2002MoffattGoochGoochHalsteadGooch
2003GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2004GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2005GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2006GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2007GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2008GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2009GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2010GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2011GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2012GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2013GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2014GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2015GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2016GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2017GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch
2018GoochGoochGoochGoochGooch

Campus

There are 3 campuses:

  • ELC Precinct (3-4 year olds)
  • Junior Campus (Reception - Year 6)
  • Secondary Campus (Years 7-12)

Extracurricular activities

Music and arts

The Secondary School stages a musical in the even years, with a Cabaret in the odd years. The drama productions have included adaptions of well-known stories such as Peter Pan and Charlie and the Chocolate factory.

  • 2002- Spring Swing
  • 2003- Sounds of Salsa
  • 2004- On Broadway
  • 2005- Motown!
  • 2006- Gone Hollywood
  • 2007- From the Jukebox
  • 2008- The Three Musketeers (A Musical)
  • 2009- Ethel And Eric's Final Flight of Fantasy
  • 2010- Copacabana, The Musical
  • 2011- Legends of Jazz
  • 2012- Fame
  • 2013- All You Need Is Love
  • 2014- Bye Bye dab
  • 2015- Where Dreams Come True
  • 2016- Year 12 Showcase
  • 2016- Return To The Wild

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ http://www.stjohns.sa.edu.au/community/efm-health-club
  2. ↑ http://nikkilovell.com/the-book/
  3. ↑ Great results rewarded with Rhodes Scholarship, 16 October 2009, Flinders University
  4. ↑ Tiffany Cromwell, 9 February 2011, Cycling Australia
  5. ↑ Annette Edmondson, 3 August 2012, Australian Olympic Team
  6. ↑ Alexander Edmondson, 4 December 2012, Australian Olympic Team

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