Carey Baptist Grammar School
Encyclopedia
Carey Baptist Grammar School (commonly known as Carey) is an independent
, co-educational, Christian
, international
, day school
consisting of four campuses in Victoria
, Australia
- Kew
(Kindergarten-Year 12), Donvale
(Kindergarten-Year 6), the Carey Sports Complex in Bulleen
and an outdoor education camp near Paynesville
in eastern Gippsland called Carey Toonallook.
Founded in 1923 by the Rev. L.E. Tranter, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 2,250 students from Kindergarten
to Year 12.
Carey is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
(JSHAA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV), and has been a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria
(APS) since 1958. The school has offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) since June 1997.
14,000 and the School opened on 13 February 1923, with an enrolment of 68 boys.
The school began co-education in 1979, when girls entered Years 11 and 12. Co-education was extended to all year levels by 1984. In 1989, 14 hectares (35 acre) of land were purchased at Bulleen
for sports grounds, an Outdoor Education facility was built near Paynesville
and a Junior School campus at Donvale
.
The school recently bought an adjoining property named Cluny. The old buildings were demolished (except for the main building, Fairview) to make room for a new grass section for the Junior School at Kew, which was opened on 6 October 2006 and is known as Cluny Green. Fairview accommodates the Outdoor Education
staff and Junior School Art and Music studios.
missionary in India
, publishing 24 different translations of the Scriptures. The School badge represents the old Greek Torch Race, very similar to a relay race, in which a chain of runners each passed to the next a torch which had to be kept burning brightly.
The School motto
is "Animo et Fide" which may be translated from Latin
as "By Courage and Faith". This echoes the texts from Isaiah
54:2-3 on which Carey based his famous sermon in 1772 when he urged Baptists to form a missionary society.
The Classroom Music program is compulsory for all students in Junior School and Year 7 students in Middle School. From Year 8 to VCE, Music is an elective timetabled subject.
Students in all four sections of the school can participate in a musical production, with roles as singers, actors, dancers and instrumentalists, or as part of the production team as stage crew (stage management, lighting, sound costumes, make-up, front-of-house and publicity). Both of Carey's Junior Schools stage musical productions, usually every second year.
nasium with two netball
/basketball
courts, which can also accommodate three volleyball
or eight badminton
courts. There is a weight-training facility and a 25-metre eight-lane heated swimming pool
with a separate diving pool. Carey students use the facilities for physical education
classes, sports training and APS
matches. Students travel between Carey's main campuses and the sports complex in charter buses.
In 2010 the De Young Centre for Performing Arts was opened by the Governor of Victoria, Professor David de Krester, AC.
The centre has three main sections: the School’s reception foyer and gallery space; the Ian Woolf Auditorium with a 350 seat capacity and full stage management facilities; and the Laycock School of Music and Drama which features large rehearsal rooms, classrooms including two music technology rooms and practice and tuition studios.
The Australian biographical dictionary, Who’s Who in Australia and Who’s Who of Australian Women, includes those who are assessed by the editors as having “contributed to Australian life on a national or international level".
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...
, co-educational, 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...
, international
International school
An International school is loosely defined as a school that promotes international education, in an international environment, either by adopting an international curriculum such as that of the International Baccalaureate or Cambridge International Examinations, or by following a national...
, day school
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...
consisting of four campuses in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 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...
- Kew
Kew, Victoria
Kew is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara. At the 2006 Census, Kew had a population of 22,516....
(Kindergarten-Year 12), Donvale
Donvale, Victoria
Donvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Donvale had a population of 11,667...
(Kindergarten-Year 6), the Carey Sports Complex in Bulleen
Bulleen, Victoria
Bulleen is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Bulleen had a population of 10,528.-Etymology:...
and an outdoor education camp near Paynesville
Paynesville, Victoria
Paynesville is a tourist/holiday resort town in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Paynesville had a population of 2967. The town is located east of the state capital, Melbourne. It is known as the boating capital of Victoria....
in eastern Gippsland called Carey Toonallook.
Founded in 1923 by the Rev. L.E. Tranter, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 2,250 students from Kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
to Year 12.
Carey is affiliated with 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 Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV), and has been a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria
Associated Public Schools of Victoria
The Associated Public Schools of Victoria are a group of eleven elite independent schools in Victoria, Australia, similar to the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales in New South Wales....
(APS) since 1958. The school has offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) since June 1997.
History
Carey Baptist Grammar School was founded by the Rev. L.E. Tranter, who, at the meetings of the Baptist Union of Victoria held in May 1919, urged consideration of a Baptist secondary school for boys. The present property, with the house Urangeline, was purchased for £Australian pound
The pound was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 13 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.- Earlier Australian currencies :...
14,000 and the School opened on 13 February 1923, with an enrolment of 68 boys.
The school began co-education in 1979, when girls entered Years 11 and 12. Co-education was extended to all year levels by 1984. In 1989, 14 hectares (35 acre) of land were purchased at Bulleen
Bulleen, Victoria
Bulleen is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Bulleen had a population of 10,528.-Etymology:...
for sports grounds, an Outdoor Education facility was built near Paynesville
Paynesville, Victoria
Paynesville is a tourist/holiday resort town in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Paynesville had a population of 2967. The town is located east of the state capital, Melbourne. It is known as the boating capital of Victoria....
and a Junior School campus at Donvale
Donvale, Victoria
Donvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Donvale had a population of 11,667...
.
The school recently bought an adjoining property named Cluny. The old buildings were demolished (except for the main building, Fairview) to make room for a new grass section for the Junior School at Kew, which was opened on 6 October 2006 and is known as Cluny Green. Fairview accommodates the Outdoor Education
Outdoor education
Outdoor education usually refers to organized learning that takes place in the outdoors. Outdoor education programs sometimes involve residential or journey-based experiences in which students participate in a variety of adventurous challenges in the form of outdoor activities such as hiking,...
staff and Junior School Art and Music studios.
Principals
| Period | Details |
|---|---|
| 1923 – 1944 | Mr H.G. Steele, M.A. (Melb) Dip.Ed. (Oxon) |
| 1945 – 1947 | Mr V.F.O. Francis, M.A., Dip.Ed., Dip.Soc.Stud. (Well) |
| 1948 – 1964 | Mr S.L. Hickman, B.A., Dip.Ed. |
| 1965 – 1989 | Mr G.L. Cramer, AM., B.A., Dip.Ed., FACE |
| 1990 – 2001 | Dr R.H. Millikan, B.Mus.Ed., B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D. (Alta) |
| 2002 – 2010 | Mr P.W. De Young, B.Ec., B.Ed., GDip. Fin. Planning (Sec. Inst.) |
| 2010 – | Mr P.M. Grutzner, BForSci, Dip Ed, MBA, MACE |
Name, badge and motto
The name of the school derives from William Carey. He was the first BaptistBaptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
missionary in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, publishing 24 different translations of the Scriptures. The School badge represents the old Greek Torch Race, very similar to a relay race, in which a chain of runners each passed to the next a torch which had to be kept burning brightly.
The School motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
is "Animo et Fide" which may be translated from Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
as "By Courage and Faith". This echoes the texts from Isaiah
Isaiah
Isaiah ; Greek: ', Ēsaïās ; "Yahu is salvation") was a prophet in the 8th-century BC Kingdom of Judah.Jews and Christians consider the Book of Isaiah a part of their Biblical canon; he is the first listed of the neviim akharonim, the later prophets. Many of the New Testament teachings of Jesus...
54:2-3 on which Carey based his famous sermon in 1772 when he urged Baptists to form a missionary society.
Sport
From Year 5 onwards Carey students compete in the Associated Public Schools (APS) competition in a number of different sports. Most of the sports are played at the Carey Sports Complex at Bulleen.Music
Music is included in the curriculum at both Kew (ECC, P-12) and Donvale (ECC, P-6) campuses.The Classroom Music program is compulsory for all students in Junior School and Year 7 students in Middle School. From Year 8 to VCE, Music is an elective timetabled subject.
Students in all four sections of the school can participate in a musical production, with roles as singers, actors, dancers and instrumentalists, or as part of the production team as stage crew (stage management, lighting, sound costumes, make-up, front-of-house and publicity). Both of Carey's Junior Schools stage musical productions, usually every second year.
Debating
Carey teams are entered in the Debaters Association of Victoria (DAV) Schools' Competition which encompasses A Grade (Year 12) teams to D Grade (Middle School) teams. Debates are held during Terms 1, 2 and 3 and successful teams participate in the State Finals during Terms 3 and 4. In addition to the standard DAV competition, Carey participates in a range of other debating tournaments, including those organised by Rotary and the RSL.Facilities
The Carey Sports Complex is located in Bulleen and set on 14 hectares (35 acre) close to Carey's Kew and Donvale campuses. It consists of five ovals, and a gymGym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium with two netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
/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...
courts, which can also accommodate three 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...
or eight badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
courts. There is a weight-training facility and a 25-metre eight-lane heated swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
with a separate diving pool. Carey students use the facilities for physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
classes, sports training and APS
Associated Public Schools of Victoria
The Associated Public Schools of Victoria are a group of eleven elite independent schools in Victoria, Australia, similar to the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales in New South Wales....
matches. Students travel between Carey's main campuses and the sports complex in charter buses.
In 2010 the De Young Centre for Performing Arts was opened by the Governor of Victoria, Professor David de Krester, AC.
The centre has three main sections: the School’s reception foyer and gallery space; the Ian Woolf Auditorium with a 350 seat capacity and full stage management facilities; and the Laycock School of Music and Drama which features large rehearsal rooms, classrooms including two music technology rooms and practice and tuition studios.
World record attempt
On 9 September 2008, Carey students broke the Guinness world record for the largest human wheelbarrow race as part of a fundraising event, with over 1000 students participating.Prominent alumni
Prominent alumni of Carey Baptist Grammar School are those who have been published in Who’s Who in Australia, Who's Who of Australian Women and recipients of The Carey Medal which is awarded annually. The Carey Medal is presented at Speech Night to a member of the Carey community (past and present students, staff and parents) in recognition of exceptional and outstanding service to the wider community either within the state, nationwide or internationally.The Australian biographical dictionary, Who’s Who in Australia and Who’s Who of Australian Women, includes those who are assessed by the editors as having “contributed to Australian life on a national or international level".
Carey Medal
- 2009 – Dr Keith Farrer OBE (’33)
- 2008 – The Hon Prof Murray Kellam AO QC (’64)
- 2007 – Jock Noble (’69)
- 2006 – Prof Douglas Coster AO (’63)
- 2005 – Duncan Reilly (’39) and Hugh Evans (’01)
- 2004 – Dr Neil Strugnell (’81)
- 2003 – Dr Trevor Smith AO (’58)
- 2002 – Alan Treloar TD (’36)
- 2001 – Rev Tim Costello AO (’72)
- 2000 – Ron Castan (’56)
- 1999 – Alfred Mellor CBE (’33)
- 1998 – Llew Evans (’31)
- 1997 – Professor Graeme Clarke AC (past parent).
Who's Who in Australia
- Alan Archibald (’62)
- Prof Peter Bailey (’43)
- Ian Beaurepaire (’39)
- Prof Alan Bond (’63)
- Prof Neil Carson AO (’44)
- The Hon Peter CostelloPeter CostelloPeter Howard Costello AC is an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the Treasurer in the Australian government from 1996 to 2007. He is the longest-serving Treasurer in Australian history. Costello was a Member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1990 to 2009, representing...
(’72) - Rev Tim CostelloTim CostelloTimothy Ewen Costello AO is a prominent Baptist minister and current CEO of World Vision Australia.He is an "Australian Living Treasure". He is the brother of former treasurer of Australia and Federal Member for Higgins Peter Costello....
AO (’72) - Prof Douglas Coster AO (’63)
- Justice Rowan Downing QC ('70)
- Tom Elliott ('85)
- John ElliottJohn Elliott (businessman)John Dorman Elliott is a former president of the Liberal Party, and former president of Carlton Football Club. In 2003 he was found guilty of trading while insolvent and in 2005 declared bankrupt...
(’58) - Hugh Evans (’01)
- Prof John Furness (’64)
- Dr Conrad Hamann (’69)
- Francis Jones (’58)
- Ian Jones (’49)
- The Hon Prof Murray Kellam AO QC (’64)
- Peter Laver AM (’58)
- Thomas Luxton (’54)
- Ken Lyall OAM (’45)
- Dr David Merritt (’49)
- Hugh Morgan AC (’57)
- Dr John Nixon (’44)
- Prof David Penington (’46)
- Judge Eric Pratt QC (’50)
- Dr Anthony Radford (’54)
- Leonard Roach AO (’44)
- The Hon Tony Smith MP (’85)
- James Tomkins (’83)
- Steve VizardSteve VizardStephen William Vizard, born 6 March 1956 in Richmond, Victoria, is an Australian media personality, comedian, businessman and writer.-Early life:...
(’73) - Prof. Andrew Vizard ('75)
- Brian Walters SC (’71)
- Dr Trevor Smith AO (’58)
- Ian Spicer AM (’55)
- Prof Brian Spicer (’47)
- Dr Alan Treloar TD (’36)
- The Hon Vernon Wilcox CBE QC (’36)
- Keith Steel (’33)
- Bruce Teele (’33)
- Dr Aretas Young (’31)
- Sir Rutherford Robertson (’31)
- Sir George Lush (’31)
Who's Who of Australian Women
- Tiffany CherryTiffany CherryTiffany Cherry is an Australian sports broadcaster, best known for her role as boundary rider on the now defunct Fox Footy in the channel's AFL coverage...
(’89) - Declan Healy ('09)
- Ellen GandyEllen GandyEllen May Gandy is a female butterfly swimmer from Great Britain. She represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200m butterfly swimming event....
('10) - Marieke HardyMarieke HardyMarieke Josephine Hardy is an Australian writer, broadcaster, television producer and former television actress.-Early life and family:...
(’93) - Danni MiatkeDanni Miatke-Biography:Born in Darwin, Northern Territory in 1987, Miatke began competitive swimming in 1995. She first represented the Northern Territory in 1998 at the national School Sport Swimming and Diving Championships. She first won gold for the Territory in 1999 at the Australian Age Championships, in...
(’05) - Emma RandallEmma RandallEmma Randall is an Australian professional basketball player for the Logan Thunder in the Women's National Basketball League. Emma Randall played for Broadmeadows Basketball Association 2008 when then she was picked For the 2008 Beijing Olympic Team...
(’02) - Suzie WilksSuzie WilksSuzie Wilks is an Australian TV lifestyle presenter and host of six prime time television shows since 1997.- Professional life :...
(’87)
See also
- List of schools in Victoria
- Victorian Certificate of EducationVictorian Certificate of EducationThe Victorian Certificate of Education or VCE is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete high school level studies in the state of Victoria, Australia. Study for the VCE is usually completed over two years, but it can be spread over a longer period in some cases...
- International Baccalaureate