Ballarat Grammar School
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Ballarat and Queens Anglican Grammar School is an independent, Anglican Church school located at Wendouree (Ballarat), Victoria, 123 km west of Melbourne.
The Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts (WCPA) was opened in 2006 through a partnership between the School and the wider Ballarat Community. The main auditorium seats 857 and the expansive stage area has the capacity to handle a range of performances. It is used by the School and also hosts community events and performances. Ballarat Grammar's Music School is located within the WCPA, featuring tutorial and rehearsal rooms, and a professional recording suite. The WCPA also features natural cooling utilizing underground catacombs and natural air-flow.
The Heinz Centre is an award-winning (2002 BEN Environment Award ) Year 9 Environmental Centre, opened in 2001. The centre was the venue for the Sustainable Building Expo held in 2002 as part of World Environment Week.
Ballarat and Queens Anglican Grammar School is a sister school to St Augustine's High School, an Anglican Mission boarding school in Penhalonga, Zimbabwe.'
is considered by many to be the school's most celebrated sport, although a subculture considers it overhyped. The Ballarat Associated Schools (BAS) crews compete in the annual "Head of the Lake" (also known simply as "Boat Race"), which has recently been held on the Barwon River
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In cricket, it won the BAS premiership for three out of the last five years and a Victorian Championship in 2003-2004.
is very important to the structure of the school, and there is substantial rivalry between houses in swimming, athletics, and choral competitions, among others. The house system also provides pastoral care and a degree of mentoring to students. The rivalry is particularly seen between the two boys' boarding houses, Dart and Wigan, which often used to engage in pranks against each other. This practice was abandoned in 2007 after new administration deemed the activities of the boarding houses to be inappropriate. Dart and Wigan still compete against each other in soccer and Australian rules football
matches. These houses used to be one, and their subsequent division may be the cause of the competition. The Dart-Wigan rivalry is often overlooked when competing against the "day" (non-boarding) houses.
There are also two girls' boarding houses, Hayhoe and Woodbridge. Hayhoe has multiple buildings including Larritt which was created to accommodate the ever-increasing number of boarders, housing exclusively female boarders in years 7, 8 and 9. Larritt girls 'graduate' to Hayhoe and Woodbridge when they reach year 10.
There are also eight day houses, four for girls and four for boys. The girls' day houses are Manifold, Krome, Cuthbert and Macpherson. The boys' houses are Smith, Butler, Robin and Nevett.
All houses are named after people who were important to the school such as former Headmasters/Headmistresses or substantial donors, and are paired in brother-sister groups. While the houses are generally independent, they compete together in a number of competitions.
The pairs are:
Notably, each winter the Chapel plays host to the charitable drive Can the Chapel. School houses compete to donate non-perishable items, lining the walls (and aisles) of the Chapel. All proceeds are donated to Anglicare Ballarat, and distributed to the needy within the Ballarat community.
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Music
Politics
Secret Service
Sport
History
Queen's College, later Queen's Church of England Girls' Grammar School, was established in Ballarat in 1876, and the Ballarat Church of England Grammar School in 1911. In 1972 these two schools were amalgamated under the name "Ballarat and Queen's Church of England Grammar School." With the name change of Church of England to the Anglican Church of Australia, the school was again renamed to "Ballarat and Queen's Anglican Grammar School."Campus
Ballarat and Queens Anglican Grammar School is located in Ballarat, on the corner of Howitt and Forest streets, Wendouree. The expansive campus stretches as far north as Norman St, and west towards Dare St. Both the Senior School and Junior School are situated on the same campus, sharing many facilities and resources. The Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts is accessed by students via the southern part of the campus, and by general public via Howitt St.The Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts (WCPA) was opened in 2006 through a partnership between the School and the wider Ballarat Community. The main auditorium seats 857 and the expansive stage area has the capacity to handle a range of performances. It is used by the School and also hosts community events and performances. Ballarat Grammar's Music School is located within the WCPA, featuring tutorial and rehearsal rooms, and a professional recording suite. The WCPA also features natural cooling utilizing underground catacombs and natural air-flow.
The Heinz Centre is an award-winning (2002 BEN Environment Award ) Year 9 Environmental Centre, opened in 2001. The centre was the venue for the Sustainable Building Expo held in 2002 as part of World Environment Week.
Ballarat and Queens Anglican Grammar School is a sister school to St Augustine's High School, an Anglican Mission boarding school in Penhalonga, Zimbabwe.'
Sport
RowingSport 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...
is considered by many to be the school's most celebrated sport, although a subculture considers it overhyped. The Ballarat Associated Schools (BAS) crews compete in the annual "Head of the Lake" (also known simply as "Boat Race"), which has recently been held on the Barwon River
Barwon River (Victoria)
The Barwon River rises in the Otway Ranges of Victoria, Australia, runs through Winchelsea and the city of Geelong, where it is joined by the Moorabool River, and enters the sea at Barwon Heads after passing through Lake Connewarre on the Bellarine Peninsula...
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In cricket, it won the BAS premiership for three out of the last five years and a Victorian Championship in 2003-2004.
House system
The 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...
is very important to the structure of the school, and there is substantial rivalry between houses in swimming, athletics, and choral competitions, among others. The house system also provides pastoral care and a degree of mentoring to students. The rivalry is particularly seen between the two boys' boarding houses, Dart and Wigan, which often used to engage in pranks against each other. This practice was abandoned in 2007 after new administration deemed the activities of the boarding houses to be inappropriate. Dart and Wigan still compete against each other in soccer and Australian rules football
Australian 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...
matches. These houses used to be one, and their subsequent division may be the cause of the competition. The Dart-Wigan rivalry is often overlooked when competing against the "day" (non-boarding) houses.
| School Song |
| Serva Fidem |
The mitre and the millrind are met by Wendouree; The Heavenly Creed, the homely deed, together still should be; Sure and steadfast, spite of scathe, serva fidem - keep the faith. Where once earth's gold was gathered, and now the golden fleece; Each golden thought, by wisdom wrought, let these the more increase; Sure and steadfast, spite of scathe, serva fidem - keep the faith. And keeping comes from winning, he holds who first has won; No careless hand may join the band that hears the glad 'Well Done!'; Sure and steadfast, spite of scathe, serva fidem - keep the faith. So to the end though never, the end our eyes discern; Before our school the shining rule: who lives who still can learn; Sure and steadfast, spite of scathe, serva fidem - keep the faith. |
There are also two girls' boarding houses, Hayhoe and Woodbridge. Hayhoe has multiple buildings including Larritt which was created to accommodate the ever-increasing number of boarders, housing exclusively female boarders in years 7, 8 and 9. Larritt girls 'graduate' to Hayhoe and Woodbridge when they reach year 10.
There are also eight day houses, four for girls and four for boys. The girls' day houses are Manifold, Krome, Cuthbert and Macpherson. The boys' houses are Smith, Butler, Robin and Nevett.
All houses are named after people who were important to the school such as former Headmasters/Headmistresses or substantial donors, and are paired in brother-sister groups. While the houses are generally independent, they compete together in a number of competitions.
The pairs are:
- Macpherson - Nevett
- Manifold - Smith
- Woodbridge - Dart
- Hayhoe - Wigan
- Cuthbert - Robin
- Krome - Butler
Chapel of St Mark
Located within the School grounds is the Chapel of St Mark. Originally built as the School assembly hall (Manifold Hall), the building was transformed into a chapel when student numbers demanded a larger space. Overseen by Chaplain Fr Peter Treloar and Assistant Chaplain Mrs Fiona Whitehouse, the Chapel holds several school services each week, as well as baptisms, weddings and funerals by School families and the wider community.Notably, each winter the Chapel plays host to the charitable drive Can the Chapel. School houses compete to donate non-perishable items, lining the walls (and aisles) of the Chapel. All proceeds are donated to Anglicare Ballarat, and distributed to the needy within the Ballarat community.
Alumni
Academia- G. F. J. DartG. F. J. DartGerald Francis John "Jack" Dart OBE was a teacher, educational philosopher and playwright who was Headmaster of Ballarat Grammar School in Victoria, Australia from 1942 until 1970. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1971 for services to education and was a founding...
- Ballarat Grammar headmaster 1942-1970 - David FleayDavid FleayDavid Howells Fleay was an Australian naturalist who pioneered the captive breeding of endangered species, and was the first person to breed the platypus in captivity....
MBE, AM - naturalist - Prof. Barry Mataz - Professor of Science, Monash UniversityMonash UniversityMonash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
- Prof. Alfred James Pittard, Professor of Microbiology, University of MelbourneUniversity of MelbourneThe University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
- Prof. George Seddon AM - Professor of Environmental Science, University of MelbourneUniversity of MelbourneThe University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
Arts and Media
- Roy DalgarnoRoy DalgarnoRoy Dalgarno is a social realist artist, born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1910, died February 2001 in Auckland, New Zealand.-Education and Training:* Secondary education at Ballarat Grammar School....
- Artist - Brian JamesBrian James (actor)Brian James was an Australian actor, best remembered for his roles on television. He was born in Victoria.He began his TV career in the late 1950s as Dr Geoffrey Thompson in the early medical drama Emergency for which he won a coveted 'Logie' award...
- actor - John JonesJohn Jones-Authors, artists, poets, and writers:*John Jones of Gellilyfdy , Welsh calligrapher, manuscript collector and antiquary*John Jones , Welsh writer*John Jones , Welsh poet...
- curator, National Gallery of Australia, author of A Story of Australian Art
Music
- David HirschfelderDavid HirschfelderDavid Hirschfelder is an Australian film score composer and performer.Hirschfelder was born and raised in Ballarat, Victoria....
- musician and composer - David Hobson - musician, composer and opera singer
- James ValentineJames Valentine (Australian musician)James Valentine is an Australian journalist, musician, and radio and television presenter.As a musician, Valentine has worked with Australian artists such as Kate Ceberano and Joe Camilleri. In 1984 he joined the band Models and played with them until they broke up in 1988...
- musician, writer, radio and television presenter
Politics
- Henry BolteHenry BolteSir Henry Edward Bolte GCMG was an Australian politician. He was the 38th and longest serving Premier of Victoria.- Early years :...
- Premier of Victoria 1955-1972 - Thomas HollwayThomas HollwayThomas Tuke "Tom" Hollway was the 36th Premier of Victoria, holding office from 1947 to 1950, and again for a short period in 1952....
- Premier of Victoria 1947-50, 1952 - John PasquarelliJohn PasquarelliJohn Pasquarelli is a former advisor to Australian politician and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and was also a member of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea from 1964 to 1968.-References:...
- Member of Parliament (Papua New Guinea) and aide to Pauline HansonPauline HansonPauline Lee Hanson is an Australian politician and former leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, a political party with a populist and anti-multiculturalism platform...
Secret Service
- John Ross-Perrier - Deputy Director ASIOAustralian Security Intelligence OrganisationThe Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is Australia's national security service, which is responsible for the protection of the country and its citizens from espionage, sabotage, acts of foreign interference, politically-motivated violence, attacks on the Australian defence system, and...
Sport
- Tamsin BarnettTamsin BarnettTamsin Hinchley is an Australian volleyball player. Barnett was on the Australian indoor squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Barnett partnered with Natalie Cook in beach volleyball...
- Indoor and beach volleyball (2000 Sydney Olympics; 2008 Beijing Olympics) - Stewart CrameriStewart CrameriStewart Crameri is an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League .Crameri was selected by Essendon with the forty-third pick in the 2009 AFL Rookie Draft...
- Current AFL footballer (Essendon Bombers) - Robert EddyRobert EddyRobert Eddy is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for in the Australian Football League .-Overview:Eddy grew up in Gippsland, Victoria and attended Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne....
- Current AFL footballer - Tony LockettTony LockettAnthony Howard "Tony" Lockett is a former Australian rules football player. Lockett is the highest goal scorer in the history of the VFL/AFL with 1,360 goals in a career of 281 games, that commenced in 1983 with the St Kilda Football Club, and finished in 2002 with the Sydney Swans...
- AFL Champion footballer - Geoff TunbridgeGeoff TunbridgeGeoff Tunbridge , was an Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club . At the age of 25, Tunbridge was recruited to Melbourne from Ballarat, where he was an Old Boy, or ex-pupil, and popular teacher at Ballarat Church of England Boys Grammar School...
- AFL Champion footballer - John VernonJohn VernonJohn Keith Vernon was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada.-Early life:...
- Highjumper (Australian Champion, Empire Games 1954)
Further reading
- M.J.W. Boyle, Winds of Influence: A Short History of The Ballarat Grammar School 1911-1971 (n.d.)
- Susanne L. White, Mainly About Girls: A History of Queen's, Ballarat 1876-1972 (1990)