Anglican Church Grammar School
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The Anglican Church Grammar School (Church of England Grammar School) (colloquially known as Churchie and abbreviated ACGS, or formerly CEGS), is an independent
, Anglican
, day
and boarding school
for boys, located in East Brisbane
, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
, Australia
.
Founded in 1912 by Canon William Perry French Morris, Churchie has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,700 students from Reception to Year 12, including 150 boarders from Years 8 to 12. It is owned by the Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane
.
The school
is affiliated with the Brisbane Boys College and State High, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
(JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), and is a founding member of the Great Public Schools Association of Queensland Inc. (GPS).
, before establishing it on the present site in East Brisbane in 1918.
Canon Morris assigned Saint Magnus
, a Viking
Earl, as the Patron Saint of the school, and had hoped that the students would be referred to as 'Magnates'. It is said that he did not like the nickname 'Churchie' at first, however when it had become commonplace by the 1930s and respected around Queensland he accepted the change.
The school's name was changed from St. Magnus Hall Collegiate School For Boys, to The Cathedral School early in 1913, following a move to a new site at St John's Cathedral
in the Brisbane central business district
, where 33 boys completed the school year. Enrolments proved strong, and in 1916, with an enrolment of 106 students and the new name of Church of England Grammar School (CEGS), a decision was made to purchase land to build a new school. In 1918 the foundation stone was laid on the school's current site.
In the early 1980s, the school name was changed once again, this time to Anglican Church Grammar School (ACGS).
A fire started in the Anglican Church Middle School in the Lanskey Building just after 4:20PM on 7 December 2007, between two Year 7 classrooms. The automated fire system set the alarms and just after 4:30 the fire fighters arrived to find two classrooms badly damaged.
, St. Magnus
, a Viking
earl
known for his strength of character and his qualities as an educated Christian
man. This Viking tradition is reflected in the school crest
, with the shield
and battle axe
s symbolising Viking courage, and the axes crossed to signify self-sacrifice.
The Viking tradition is also reflected in many aspects of school life, with rowing boats named after Vikings, architecture representing Viking icons, and the school's mascot, "Eric", a Viking effigy
.
Churchie is one of the group of schools controlled by the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane
. While enrolment is open to students of all faiths, or none, students are expected to participate in chapel services and the religious education program. The school has three Chaplain
s on staff, all of whom are ordained Priest
s.
Chapel worship for the preparatory middle and senior schools is a regular occurrence, as well as services for boarders and other groups in the Churchie community. Religious education is taught by a number of staff in each of the sub-schools. The middle school has an assistant head of faculty (religious education), while the senior Chaplain is head of faculty for religious education.
The school hymn is The Head That Once was Crowned with Thorns, to the tune of St. Magnus. It was chosen by the school's founder due to the link to the school's patron saint.
. Each student is a member of one of its eleven houses, and compete in inter-house sporting events: swimming
, cross-country
, track and field
, trivia
, public speaking
, lightning chess
, singing, and performance and design technology. Points are awarded according to participation and positioning. The inter-house cup is awarded at the end of the year, as well as a separate cup for each event.
Biggs
Named after E.E. Biggs, who was a member of the first school council and attended the school from 1918-1923. This family's association with the school has continued to the present day. The house motto is Always Striving. Colours: Blue and White.
Casey
Founded in 1971 and named in honour of Richard Gardiner Casey
(1890–1976), later Baron Casey of Berwick, the distinguished Australian diplomat, politician and Governor General. The house motto, Vis et Unitas, is usually translated as "progress through unity". The house coat of arms incorporates themes from Casey's own coat of arms, with the addition of the crossed Viking swords. Colours: Gold and Royal Purple (Baron Casey's own colours).
Grenfell
One of the first four day houses at Churchie, founded in 1935 and named after Sir Wilfred Thomasson Grenfell
, who was born at Parkgate, England, in 1865. He was a doctor whose interest in boating, and love of the sea led him to becoming a Master Mariner. A lecturer suggested he join a large fishing fleet as their doctor. Within five years he had encouraged the fishermen to stop drinking alcohol and Queen Victoria's interest in this feat led to her presenting the fleet with its first hospital boat. In 1891 Grenfell sailed to Cape St. John's in the North Atlantic. He was mobbed by people who needed medical attention. The following spring he returned to Labrador with two doctors and nurses, where he set up two hospital bases for the Eskimos who populated Labrador. A third hospital was set up at St. Anthony in about 1898. Sir Wilfred Grenfell gave the school permission to use his personal motto, Loyal Devoir, and coat of arms when the house was established. Colours: Red and Gold.
Hillary
Named by the late Charles Fisher, after looking for men who had achieved success in their chosen field. Sir Edmund Hillary
was in 1953 one of the first men ever to climb Mt. Everest. The house colours and crest were chosen by the first students of Hillary from designs submitted by students. The crest incorporates the symbols of knighthood - knight's helmet, a castle, and a fist pointing upward. The house motto is Semper Sursum ("ever upward"). Colours: Black and Gold.
Kingsley
One of the original four houses. It held both day and boarding students until 1950, when two boarding houses were created. In 1971, Kingsley House was divided to create Biggs and Hillary Houses. Canon Morris chose Charles Kingsley
as a patron hero, as he was seen as a Christian with a Viking's courage. History reveals Charles Kingsley to have been a man who practiced his Christian beliefs and followed his social conscience to help the less fortunate, with whom he chose to live. The Kingsley House motto translates to something like Do what you do well. Colours: Black and White.
Magnus
In 1935, Canon Morris implemented the house system at the school. Magnus is one of the original four day houses. The house is named after St. Magnus
, Churchie's patron saint. Magnus has as its coat of arms a simple shield with St. Magnus holding a sword and a palm of martyrdom. This image of St. Magnus is from a stained-glass window in St. Magnus Cathedral in Orkney and dates back probably to the thirteenth century. The house motto is Sibi Fidelis ("be faithful to oneself"). Colours: Maroon and Royal Blue.
Mansfield
Named after Sir Alan Mansfield, a distinguished barrister, judge, chief justice and governor of Queensland. Sir Alan attended the school when it was known as St. Magnus Hall. The house crest borrows heavily from the Mansfield family coat of arms. The motto is Steadfast. Colours: White and Blue.
Mawson
Named after Douglas Mawson
, a professor of geology
and distinguished academic, who became famous for his discovery of the South Magnetic Pole in 1908 and his tragic second journey to Antarctica in 1911. He continued to visit and explore Antarctica up to 1931. The house motto is Alis Austri, which translates to "On the wings of the South Wind". The coat of arms for the house includes the vessel Mawson used on his voyages south and the Southern Cross. Colours: Red and Green.
Nansen
One of the original houses, was named after Fridtjof Nansen
, a scientist, explorer and humanitarian. The Nansen House crest was established at Churchie in 1938; inscribed on the crest is the motto Fram, which means "Forward". Colours: Green and White.
Gerald
Gerald house was opened in 1934, as the need for new boarding accommodation grew. Prior to 1959, boarders took part in competitive sport as members of a day house. This changed in 1950 when the boarding houses became sporting competitors in their own right. The house was named after Archbishop Gerald Sharpe. The house crest shows the Bishop's mitre which symbolises the connection with Archbishop Sharpe; the large star signifies God; the two smaller stars king and country, and the five small stars signify truth, honesty, duty, comradeship, and charity. The house's motto is Fideliter Et Constanter, meaning "Faithfully and Constantly". Colours: Green and Yellow.
Goodwin
Goodwin house was opened in 1928, and named after Sir John Goodwin, most famous for his medical work in World War I
, and who took interest in the progress of the school while he was Governor of Queensland. The house motto is Fide et Virtute, meaning "By Faith and Courage". The Goodwin House crest is the family crest of Sir John Goodwin, who suggested it be adopted by the house when he granted permission for it to be named Goodwin. Colours: Red and Gold.
, basketball
, chess
, cricket
, cross-country
, debating, football, rowing
, rugby union
, sailing
, swimming
, tennis
, track and field
, volleyball
and water polo
. Churchie also offers leisure sports which operate out of school time, including golf
, scuba diving
and canoeing
.
Churchie won the Open 1st VIII in 1963, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1998, 2004, 2005 and 2010. The victories of 1963 (2 feet) and 1998 (0.36 seconds) have been the closest and both came at the end of over 20 years of trying.
George King-Scott and Alexander Groeneveld both rowed in the winning 2004 and 2005 crews. Alexander came close to winning three in a row in 2006 when the Churchie 1st VIII was defeated by TSS
. In 1989 the premiership in rowing was changed from the 1st VIII to an aggregate of points over all the races at the Head of the River, even though the 1st VIII remains the symbol of supremacy. Churchie won the aggregate premiership in 1990, 1991, 1999, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
at A Service for Australia in Westminster Abbey
, London
, to commemorate Australian Federation
. The service was attended by the Queen
and other dignitaries.
Churchie also runs annual musical productions in conjunction with the local girls' school, Somerville House
. Recent productions have included Beauty and the Beast
(2011),The Wiz
(2010), My Fair Lady
(2009), Fame
(2008), Bye Bye Birdie (2007), Back to the 80's (2006), Oliver!
(2005), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
(2004) and The Mikado
(2003). The 2012 production will be Oliver!. The Stage Crew is a group of school members that work on productions, assemblies, service events and other activities that require a technical component. Stage Crew is broken up into four departments: Lighting, Audio, Mechanics and Vision.
, assisting at special schools (Magnus House organises a charity golf day), and the Sony Foundation Camp held at the school during the holidays. The school also hosts regular mobile blood bank visits, which are attended by students and staff.
Between 1985 and 2001, the school had employed chaplain Robert Sharwood, later convicted of seven counts of indecently assaulting a 14 year old boy through means of kissing, fondling, oral sex and masturbation of a period of two years. Sharwood was convicted and sentenced to 33 months imprisonment.
In January 2002, an ex-student of the school came out and publicly spoke about being sexually abused by his gymnastics coach in 1989 and 1992, however, the accused staff member was not removed from the school until 1993 when a complaint was made about an unrelated incident in Sydney.
The school has had recurring brawls with local state school students. In June 2006 Headmaster Jonathon Hensmen banned students from Coorparoo railway station to stop the violence. Such gang violence between the school and other surrounding state schools had been evident for three months before action was taken by the school. In a similar (though unrelated) incident on Stradbroke Island
, an Anglican church Grammar School student was the victim of assault while attempting to defend fellow students who were being chased by locals.
In 2008, three Year 9 Churchie students were accused of charges of rape, attempted rape and indecent dealing after allegedly raping a female Year 9 student from another school in Hamilton, Queensland
. The headmaster was unavailable for comment on the subject. On 23 August 2008, The Sunday Mail and City News revealed details of the first hearing of the case and that the students were from the Anglican Church Grammar School and the victim was a then student at nearby Somerville House
. They were not charged.
During April 2008, there was some community debate when students were told they were not able to take male partners to the school formal. The school's principal referred the matter to the school's council who released a statement, which included that the council "strongly supported the headmaster's position on the school's education programs in social settings".
In October 2009, the deputy principal of the preparatory school, Chris Klemm, was stood down due to "serious allegations" made against him. The Headmaster issued letters to all parents regarding the matter, but has kept the allegation, which was revealed in the mid-semester holiday break, confidential. The Churchie Old Boys' Association President, Guy Williams, condemned the handling of the investigation as he didn't receive a copy of the letter and had to be phoned by someone else to be informed of what had happened. In November 2010, Klemm was convicted and received a jail sentence for five years after spending 15 months in custody. The Brisbane District Court was told Klemm struggled with his sexuality and performed sexual acts and sodomised a student over seven years. Klemm claimed that he had become infatuated with the boy and developed a 'true love' for him.
, who are collectively known as the Student Executive. The Head Boarder is the leader of the boarding students. The Student Council is a student organisation, led by the Speaker of the House (a school vice-captain) and the two managers-of-business, consisting of the assembly and the cabinet. The Middle School Leaders is a group of students selected within the middle school to work with students in grades seven, eight and nine. Service Coordinators is a group of seniors selected within their houses and led by the President of Service who encourage service within the school.
Since 2008, Boys in Year Nine must participate in one of the either one of the Tri-service cadets, community service or scouts. Boys must commit to these until the end of Year Nine, and if they wish to continue until Year Twelve, they are eligible for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards.
Alumni of Anglican Church Grammar School are known as 'Old Boys', and may elect to join the school's alumni association
, the Churchie Old Boys' Association. Some notable Churchie Old Boys include:
Business and philanthropy:
Public service and the law:
Politics
Sport
Arts and Literature :
Military:
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
, Anglican
Anglican Church of Australia
The Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania...
, day
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
and boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
for boys, located in East Brisbane
East Brisbane, Queensland
East Brisbane is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 3 km east of the Brisbane CBD. It is predominantly residential, with some original "Queenslander" style homes, but with an increasing number of apartment blocks. Major roads include Lytton Road, Wellington Road and Latrobe...
, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Founded in 1912 by Canon William Perry French Morris, Churchie has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,700 students from Reception to Year 12, including 150 boarders from Years 8 to 12. It is owned by the Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane
Anglican Diocese of Brisbane
The Anglican Diocese of Brisbane is based in Brisbane, Australia. The diocesan bishop's seat is St John's Cathedral, Brisbane. The current Archbishop of Brisbane is the Most Reverend Phillip Aspinall, who is also the Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia.The diocese stretches from the inner...
.
The school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
is affiliated with the Brisbane Boys College and State High, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
Junior School Heads Association of Australia
The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia formerly Junior School Heads Association of Australia , is an incorporated body representing the heads of independent primary schools in Australia....
(JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), and is a founding member of the Great Public Schools Association of Queensland Inc. (GPS).
History
In 1912 Canon William Perry French Morris founded the school at Ardencraig in ToowongToowong, Queensland
Toowong is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia which is located 5 km west of the Brisbane CBD. At the centre of Toowong is a commercial precinct including Toowong Village and several office buildings...
, before establishing it on the present site in East Brisbane in 1918.
Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney
Saint Magnus, Earl Magnus Erlendsson of Orkney, sometimes known as Magnus the Martyr, was the first Earl of Orkney to bear that name, and ruled from 1108 to about 1115...
, a Viking
Viking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
Earl, as the Patron Saint of the school, and had hoped that the students would be referred to as 'Magnates'. It is said that he did not like the nickname 'Churchie' at first, however when it had become commonplace by the 1930s and respected around Queensland he accepted the change.
The school's name was changed from St. Magnus Hall Collegiate School For Boys, to The Cathedral School early in 1913, following a move to a new site at St John's Cathedral
St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
St John's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral of Brisbane and the metropolitan cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of Queensland, Australia...
in the Brisbane central business district
Brisbane central business district
The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...
, where 33 boys completed the school year. Enrolments proved strong, and in 1916, with an enrolment of 106 students and the new name of Church of England Grammar School (CEGS), a decision was made to purchase land to build a new school. In 1918 the foundation stone was laid on the school's current site.
In the early 1980s, the school name was changed once again, this time to Anglican Church Grammar School (ACGS).
A fire started in the Anglican Church Middle School in the Lanskey Building just after 4:20PM on 7 December 2007, between two Year 7 classrooms. The automated fire system set the alarms and just after 4:30 the fire fighters arrived to find two classrooms badly damaged.
Headmasters
| Period | Details |
|---|---|
| 1912 – 1946 | Canon William Morris |
| 1947 – 1969 | Henry Roberts |
| 1970 – 1973 | The Hon Charles Fisher |
| 1974 – 1986 | Bill Hayward |
| 1987 – 1997 | Christopher Ellis |
| 1998 – 2003 | David Scott David Scott (headmaster) David G Scott is an Australian educationalist who has been the Principal of Kingswood College, Melbourne, Anglican Church Grammar School , Brisbane, and is the immediate past Headmaster of Newington College, Sydney.-Teaching career:... |
| 2003 – present | Jonathan Hensman |
Patron saint
Canon Morris based the school's ethos on its patron saintPatron saint
A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...
, St. Magnus
Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney
Saint Magnus, Earl Magnus Erlendsson of Orkney, sometimes known as Magnus the Martyr, was the first Earl of Orkney to bear that name, and ruled from 1108 to about 1115...
, a Viking
Viking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
earl
Earl
An earl is a member of the nobility. The title is Anglo-Saxon, akin to the Scandinavian form jarl, and meant "chieftain", particularly a chieftain set to rule a territory in a king's stead. In Scandinavia, it became obsolete in the Middle Ages and was replaced with duke...
known for his strength of character and his qualities as an educated Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
man. This Viking tradition is reflected in the school crest
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
, with the shield
Shield
A shield is a type of personal armor, meant to intercept attacks, either by stopping projectiles such as arrows or redirecting a hit from a sword, mace or battle axe to the side of the shield-bearer....
and battle axe
Battle axe
A battle axe is an axe specifically designed for combat. Battle axes were specialized versions of utility axes...
s symbolising Viking courage, and the axes crossed to signify self-sacrifice.
The Viking tradition is also reflected in many aspects of school life, with rowing boats named after Vikings, architecture representing Viking icons, and the school's mascot, "Eric", a Viking effigy
Effigy
An effigy is a representation of a person, especially in the form of sculpture or some other three-dimensional form.The term is usually associated with full-length figures of a deceased person depicted in stone or wood on church monuments. These most often lie supine with hands together in prayer,...
.
Spiritual ethos
Anglican Diocese of Brisbane
The Anglican Diocese of Brisbane is based in Brisbane, Australia. The diocesan bishop's seat is St John's Cathedral, Brisbane. The current Archbishop of Brisbane is the Most Reverend Phillip Aspinall, who is also the Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia.The diocese stretches from the inner...
. While enrolment is open to students of all faiths, or none, students are expected to participate in chapel services and the religious education program. The school has three Chaplain
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
s on staff, all of whom are ordained Priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
s.
Chapel worship for the preparatory middle and senior schools is a regular occurrence, as well as services for boarders and other groups in the Churchie community. Religious education is taught by a number of staff in each of the sub-schools. The middle school has an assistant head of faculty (religious education), while the senior Chaplain is head of faculty for religious education.
The school hymn is The Head That Once was Crowned with Thorns, to the tune of St. Magnus. It was chosen by the school's founder due to the link to the school's patron saint.
House system
As with most Australian schools, Churchie utilises a house systemHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
. Each student is a member of one of its eleven houses, and compete in inter-house sporting events: swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, cross-country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, trivia
Trivia
The trivia are the three lower Artes Liberales, i.e. grammar, rhetoric and logic. These were the topics of basic education, foundational to the quadrivia of higher education, and hence the material of basic education, of interest only to undergraduates...
, public speaking
Public speaking
Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners...
, lightning chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
, singing, and performance and design technology. Points are awarded according to participation and positioning. The inter-house cup is awarded at the end of the year, as well as a separate cup for each event.
Day houses
There are nine day boy houses.Biggs
Named after E.E. Biggs, who was a member of the first school council and attended the school from 1918-1923. This family's association with the school has continued to the present day. The house motto is Always Striving. Colours: Blue and White.
Casey
Founded in 1971 and named in honour of Richard Gardiner Casey
Richard Casey, Baron Casey
Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey KG GCMG CH DSO MC KStJ PC was an Australian politician, diplomat and the 16th Governor-General of Australia.-Early life:...
(1890–1976), later Baron Casey of Berwick, the distinguished Australian diplomat, politician and Governor General. The house motto, Vis et Unitas, is usually translated as "progress through unity". The house coat of arms incorporates themes from Casey's own coat of arms, with the addition of the crossed Viking swords. Colours: Gold and Royal Purple (Baron Casey's own colours).
Grenfell
One of the first four day houses at Churchie, founded in 1935 and named after Sir Wilfred Thomasson Grenfell
Wilfred Grenfell
Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell, KCMG was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador.He was born at Parkgate, Wirral, England, the son of Algernon Grenfell, headmaster of Mostyn House School, and Jane Georgiana Hutchison and married Anne Elizabeth Caldwell MacClanahan of Chicago, Illinois, in...
, who was born at Parkgate, England, in 1865. He was a doctor whose interest in boating, and love of the sea led him to becoming a Master Mariner. A lecturer suggested he join a large fishing fleet as their doctor. Within five years he had encouraged the fishermen to stop drinking alcohol and Queen Victoria's interest in this feat led to her presenting the fleet with its first hospital boat. In 1891 Grenfell sailed to Cape St. John's in the North Atlantic. He was mobbed by people who needed medical attention. The following spring he returned to Labrador with two doctors and nurses, where he set up two hospital bases for the Eskimos who populated Labrador. A third hospital was set up at St. Anthony in about 1898. Sir Wilfred Grenfell gave the school permission to use his personal motto, Loyal Devoir, and coat of arms when the house was established. Colours: Red and Gold.
Hillary
Named by the late Charles Fisher, after looking for men who had achieved success in their chosen field. Sir Edmund Hillary
Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...
was in 1953 one of the first men ever to climb Mt. Everest. The house colours and crest were chosen by the first students of Hillary from designs submitted by students. The crest incorporates the symbols of knighthood - knight's helmet, a castle, and a fist pointing upward. The house motto is Semper Sursum ("ever upward"). Colours: Black and Gold.
Kingsley
One of the original four houses. It held both day and boarding students until 1950, when two boarding houses were created. In 1971, Kingsley House was divided to create Biggs and Hillary Houses. Canon Morris chose Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley was an English priest of the Church of England, university professor, historian and novelist, particularly associated with the West Country and northeast Hampshire.-Life and character:...
as a patron hero, as he was seen as a Christian with a Viking's courage. History reveals Charles Kingsley to have been a man who practiced his Christian beliefs and followed his social conscience to help the less fortunate, with whom he chose to live. The Kingsley House motto translates to something like Do what you do well. Colours: Black and White.
Magnus
In 1935, Canon Morris implemented the house system at the school. Magnus is one of the original four day houses. The house is named after St. Magnus
St Magnus-the-Martyr
St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge is a Church of England church and parish in the City of London, located in Lower Thames Street near The Monument and the modern London Bridge. It is a part of the Diocese of London and under the pastoral care of the Bishop of London. By arrangement with the...
, Churchie's patron saint. Magnus has as its coat of arms a simple shield with St. Magnus holding a sword and a palm of martyrdom. This image of St. Magnus is from a stained-glass window in St. Magnus Cathedral in Orkney and dates back probably to the thirteenth century. The house motto is Sibi Fidelis ("be faithful to oneself"). Colours: Maroon and Royal Blue.
Mansfield
Named after Sir Alan Mansfield, a distinguished barrister, judge, chief justice and governor of Queensland. Sir Alan attended the school when it was known as St. Magnus Hall. The house crest borrows heavily from the Mansfield family coat of arms. The motto is Steadfast. Colours: White and Blue.
Mawson
Named after Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...
, a professor of geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
and distinguished academic, who became famous for his discovery of the South Magnetic Pole in 1908 and his tragic second journey to Antarctica in 1911. He continued to visit and explore Antarctica up to 1931. The house motto is Alis Austri, which translates to "On the wings of the South Wind". The coat of arms for the house includes the vessel Mawson used on his voyages south and the Southern Cross. Colours: Red and Green.
Nansen
One of the original houses, was named after Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...
, a scientist, explorer and humanitarian. The Nansen House crest was established at Churchie in 1938; inscribed on the crest is the motto Fram, which means "Forward". Colours: Green and White.
Boarding houses
There are two boarding houses, both based on the school grounds.Gerald
Gerald house was opened in 1934, as the need for new boarding accommodation grew. Prior to 1959, boarders took part in competitive sport as members of a day house. This changed in 1950 when the boarding houses became sporting competitors in their own right. The house was named after Archbishop Gerald Sharpe. The house crest shows the Bishop's mitre which symbolises the connection with Archbishop Sharpe; the large star signifies God; the two smaller stars king and country, and the five small stars signify truth, honesty, duty, comradeship, and charity. The house's motto is Fideliter Et Constanter, meaning "Faithfully and Constantly". Colours: Green and Yellow.
Goodwin
Goodwin house was opened in 1928, and named after Sir John Goodwin, most famous for his medical work in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and who took interest in the progress of the school while he was Governor of Queensland. The house motto is Fide et Virtute, meaning "By Faith and Courage". The Goodwin House crest is the family crest of Sir John Goodwin, who suggested it be adopted by the house when he granted permission for it to be named Goodwin. Colours: Red and Gold.
Past houses
In 2006 Churchie cut back from 16 houses to 11 abolishing three day boy houses and two boarding houses. Those removed include Alban (dark blue and sky blue), Schonell (red and blue), Halse - (gold and light green), Donaldson (boarding) - (blue and gold) and Strong (boarding) (gold and black).Sport
Churchie offers a range of sporting and cultural activities to all students. The school is involved within the Great Public Schools (GPS) sporting system, competing in most available sports. Boys of all skill levels are provided with an opportunity to participate in sports such as Australian rules footballAustralian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, cross-country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, debating, football, rowing
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
, rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
and water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
. Churchie also offers leisure sports which operate out of school time, including golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, scuba diving
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....
and canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....
.
Rowing
Rowing has played an important role from the very beginnings of Churchie at Ardencraig of Toowong in 1912. When, in 1917, the school began to rise at East Brisbane, rowing was one of the Headmaster's first considerations. The boatshed was built for 60 pounds on Norman Creek, just near the big gum tree beside the present tennis courts. Five Head of the River wins would come to East Brisbane in fours (1926, 1936, 1939, 1940 and 1941). Eights were introduced in 1955, however the number of fours races continued to increase until an 11th four race was introduced in 1966. The school always entered in every Head of the River event and in some years entered more than one crew in the lower divisions.Churchie won the Open 1st VIII in 1963, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1998, 2004, 2005 and 2010. The victories of 1963 (2 feet) and 1998 (0.36 seconds) have been the closest and both came at the end of over 20 years of trying.
George King-Scott and Alexander Groeneveld both rowed in the winning 2004 and 2005 crews. Alexander came close to winning three in a row in 2006 when the Churchie 1st VIII was defeated by TSS
The Southport School
The Southport School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in Southport, a suburb on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia....
. In 1989 the premiership in rowing was changed from the 1st VIII to an aggregate of points over all the races at the Head of the River, even though the 1st VIII remains the symbol of supremacy. Churchie won the aggregate premiership in 1990, 1991, 1999, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Cultural
The school offers a music program including a symphony orchestra, symphonic band, choirs, and dectet. Churchie also provides the choristers for St John's Cathedral, Brisbane. In July 2000, the Churchie Symphony Orchestra was recognised with the opportunity of performing prelude music and the national anthemAdvance Australia Fair
"Advance Australia Fair" is the official national anthem of Australia. Created by the Scottish-born composer, Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878, but did not gain its status as the official anthem until 1984. Until then, the song was sung in Australia as a patriotic song...
at A Service for Australia in Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, to commemorate Australian Federation
Federation of Australia
The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed one nation...
. The service was attended by the Queen
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
and other dignitaries.
Churchie also runs annual musical productions in conjunction with the local girls' school, Somerville House
Somerville House
Somerville House is an independent, boarding and day school for girls, located in South Brisbane, an inner-city suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
. Recent productions have included Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale. The first published version of the fairy tale was a rendition by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in La jeune américaine, et les contes marins in 1740...
(2011),The Wiz
The Wiz
The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A...
(2010), My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
(2009), Fame
Fame (musical)
A stage musical based on the 1980 musical film Fame has been staged under two titles. The first, 'Fame – The Musical' conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. The musical premiered in 1988 in Miami,...
(2008), Bye Bye Birdie (2007), Back to the 80's (2006), Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
(2005), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...
(2004) and The Mikado
The Mikado
The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations...
(2003). The 2012 production will be Oliver!. The Stage Crew is a group of school members that work on productions, assemblies, service events and other activities that require a technical component. Stage Crew is broken up into four departments: Lighting, Audio, Mechanics and Vision.
Service
The school is involved in charitable events including various doorknocks and fundraising events, meals on wheels, Billy Cart race to support World VisionWorld Vision
World Vision, founded in the USA in 1950, is an evangelical relief and development organization whose stated goal is "to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of...
, assisting at special schools (Magnus House organises a charity golf day), and the Sony Foundation Camp held at the school during the holidays. The school also hosts regular mobile blood bank visits, which are attended by students and staff.
Controversy
The school came under controversy when Frederick Roy Hoskins, a former teacher, boarding house head, and Father of the Year at the school, pleaded guilty in May 2004 to 16 child sex offences committed against seven victims aged nine to fifteen between 1947 and 1955. He continued to teach for 40 years. The crimes were not made public until plans were made to name a building after the teacher.Between 1985 and 2001, the school had employed chaplain Robert Sharwood, later convicted of seven counts of indecently assaulting a 14 year old boy through means of kissing, fondling, oral sex and masturbation of a period of two years. Sharwood was convicted and sentenced to 33 months imprisonment.
In January 2002, an ex-student of the school came out and publicly spoke about being sexually abused by his gymnastics coach in 1989 and 1992, however, the accused staff member was not removed from the school until 1993 when a complaint was made about an unrelated incident in Sydney.
The school has had recurring brawls with local state school students. In June 2006 Headmaster Jonathon Hensmen banned students from Coorparoo railway station to stop the violence. Such gang violence between the school and other surrounding state schools had been evident for three months before action was taken by the school. In a similar (though unrelated) incident on Stradbroke Island
Stradbroke Island
Stradbroke Island, also known as Minjerribah, was a large sand island that formed much of the eastern side of Moreton Bay near Brisbane, Queensland until the late 19th century...
, an Anglican church Grammar School student was the victim of assault while attempting to defend fellow students who were being chased by locals.
In 2008, three Year 9 Churchie students were accused of charges of rape, attempted rape and indecent dealing after allegedly raping a female Year 9 student from another school in Hamilton, Queensland
Hamilton, Queensland
Hamilton is an inner northern suburb of Brisbane, Australia, lying on the north bank of the Brisbane River along Bulimba Reach. The area is hilly with views of the Brisbane central business district....
. The headmaster was unavailable for comment on the subject. On 23 August 2008, The Sunday Mail and City News revealed details of the first hearing of the case and that the students were from the Anglican Church Grammar School and the victim was a then student at nearby Somerville House
Somerville House
Somerville House is an independent, boarding and day school for girls, located in South Brisbane, an inner-city suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
. They were not charged.
During April 2008, there was some community debate when students were told they were not able to take male partners to the school formal. The school's principal referred the matter to the school's council who released a statement, which included that the council "strongly supported the headmaster's position on the school's education programs in social settings".
In October 2009, the deputy principal of the preparatory school, Chris Klemm, was stood down due to "serious allegations" made against him. The Headmaster issued letters to all parents regarding the matter, but has kept the allegation, which was revealed in the mid-semester holiday break, confidential. The Churchie Old Boys' Association President, Guy Williams, condemned the handling of the investigation as he didn't receive a copy of the letter and had to be phoned by someone else to be informed of what had happened. In November 2010, Klemm was convicted and received a jail sentence for five years after spending 15 months in custody. The Brisbane District Court was told Klemm struggled with his sexuality and performed sexual acts and sodomised a student over seven years. Klemm claimed that he had become infatuated with the boy and developed a 'true love' for him.
Student bodies and leadership groups
A number of student and leadership groups exist at the school. The Prefect Body is a group of seniors selected by the students and teachers of the school to lead the student body in all aspects of Churchie life. It is led by the three school vice-captains and the School CaptainSchool Captain
School Captain is a student appointed or elected to represent the school.This student, usually in the senior year, in their final year of attending that school...
, who are collectively known as the Student Executive. The Head Boarder is the leader of the boarding students. The Student Council is a student organisation, led by the Speaker of the House (a school vice-captain) and the two managers-of-business, consisting of the assembly and the cabinet. The Middle School Leaders is a group of students selected within the middle school to work with students in grades seven, eight and nine. Service Coordinators is a group of seniors selected within their houses and led by the President of Service who encourage service within the school.
Since 2008, Boys in Year Nine must participate in one of the either one of the Tri-service cadets, community service or scouts. Boys must commit to these until the end of Year Nine, and if they wish to continue until Year Twelve, they are eligible for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards.
Notable alumni
Alumni association
An alumni association is an association of graduates or, more broadly, of former students. In the United Kingdom and the United States, alumni of universities, colleges, schools , fraternities, and sororities often form groups with alumni from the same organisation...
, the Churchie Old Boys' Association. Some notable Churchie Old Boys include:
Business and philanthropy:
- Right Reverend Dr Keith RaynerKeith RaynerKeith Rayner AO was the 11th Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne. He was born on 22 November 1929 and educated at the Church of England Grammar School , Brisbane and the University of Queensland. He was ordained priest in 1953...
- Archbishop of Melbourne and Anglican Primate of Australia - Don ArgusDon ArgusDonald Robert Argus AC is an Australian businessman, and the former chairman of BHP Billiton and Brambles. He stepped down as Chairman in favour of Jacques Nasser in 2010....
- Chairman of BHP Billiton - Sir John PidgeonJohn PidgeonSir John Allen Stewart Pidgeon is a successful contractor and property developer, who have been along with his sister, Valmai Pidgeon, involved with the Queensland construction industry since joining their father's business in the 1940s....
Public service and the law:
- Paul de JerseyPaul de JerseyPaul de Jersey, AC, QC was appointed Chief Justice on 17 February 1998 of the Supreme Court of Queensland, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Queensland.-Education:...
- Chief Justice of Queensland - Sir Alan MansfieldAlan MansfieldSir Alan James Mansfield KCMG, KCVO was Governor of Queensland, Australia between 1966 and 1972.-Family:Sir Alan Mansfield was born in Brisbane and educated in Sydney. The Mansfield family had land in Gumdale. Mansfield lived in the Mount Gravatt area for many years...
- Former Chief Justice of Queensland - Alex FreeleagusAlex FreeleagusAlexander Christy Freeleagus AO CBE AM RFD AE DUniv was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to Greek Orthodox parents...
AO - Honorary Consul-General of Greece in Queensland and Queensland Solicitor
Politics
- Andrew LamingAndrew LamingAndrew Charles Laming is an Australian politician who is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the Division of Bowman, Queensland, for the Liberal National Party of Queensland, having first won the seat at the 2004 federal election for the Liberal Party of Australia...
MP - Liberal Member for Bowman and Director of Funding for the Liberal Party of Australia - Clem JonesClem JonesClem Jones AO a surveyor by profession, was the longest serving Lord Mayor of the city of Brisbane, Australia, representing the Australian Labor Party from 1961 to 1975.-Public life:...
- Lord Mayor of Brisbane Queensland
Sport
- Karmichael HuntKarmichael HuntKarmichael Neil Matthew Hunt is an Australian professional multi-code football player, currently playing Australian rules football for the newly formed Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League ....
- Player for the Brisbane Broncos and the Gold Coast Football Club - David Pocock - Player for the Western Force Super 14 and the Australian National Rugby Union Team
- Quade CooperQuade CooperQuade S. Cooper is a New Zealand born Australian rugby union player.He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and the Australia national rugby union team, generally as fly-half.-Career:...
- Player for the Queensland Reds and the Australian National Rugby Union Team - Jonathan McKainJonathan McKainJonathan McKain is an Australian football player, who currently plays for Adelaide United in Hyundai A-League. He is generally a defender but can also play in midfield.-Club career:...
- Player for Adelaide United and the Australian National Football Team
Arts and Literature :
- Jeffrey BlackJeffrey BlackJeffrey Black , is an internationally acclaimed opera singer. He studied singing at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, and appeared in many of the operas staged by the Conservatorium students and post-graduate students, including appearing in the role of "Figaro", as a First year Opera...
- opera singer - Simon GallaherSimon GallaherSimon Gallaher is an Australian singer, actor, director and pianist.He was born in Brisbane and attended Anglican Church Grammar School. During the early 1980s, Gallaher had his own television program, The Simon Gallaher Show, in which he sang and played the piano...
- performer, director, producer - Peter PorterPeter PorterPeter Porter is the name of:* Peter Buell Porter , U.S. political figure and soldier* Peter A. Porter , U.S. political figure and grandson of Peter Buell Porter* Peter Porter , Australian-born British poet...
- poet - Karl StefanovicKarl StefanovicKarl Stefanovic is an Australian Gold Logie winning television presenter.Stefanovic is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program, Today.-Early years:...
- media personality
Military:
- Major General Mike HindmarshMike HindmarshMajor General Michael Simon "Mike" Hindmarsh AO, DSC, CSC was a senior officer in the Australian Army. Hindmarsh served as Special Operations Commander Australia from 2004 to 2008, and Commander of Australian Forces in the Middle East Area of Operations from March 2008 to January 2009.-Military...
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See also
- List of schools in Queensland
- List of boarding schools
- Queensland Great Public SchoolsQueensland Great Public SchoolsThe Great Public Schools Association of Queensland Inc. is an association of nine south east Queensland secondary schools established in 1918. With the exception of Brisbane State High School, GPS schools are all-boys schools. GPS competition is open to male competition only...