Central Coast Grammar School
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Central Coast Grammar School is a K–12, co-educational, independent, nondenominational, private
day school
located in Erina Heights
, New South Wales
, Australia
. The school is situated on a large 17-hectare campus.
CCGS offers a range of cocurricular opportunities to meet a wide range of interests including Public Speaking and Debating, Drama, Music, Outdoor Education, Sport, Overseas Student Exchange and Overseas Tours. The school is a member of the Independent Schools Association (ISA) and plays other ISA schools in sports including Athletics, Cross Country, Swimming, Tennis, Rugby, Football, Hockey, Netball, Softball, Cricket and Basketball. An extensive cocurricular music program supports a great choice of over 15 ensembles including an Infants Choir, Junior Concert Band, Middle School guitar ensemble and Senior Orchestra.
The school's annual community event is the Spring Fair at the beginning of September.
Beach Theatre as building work was completed. The original few buildings that dotted along the hillside looked forlorn when set within the spacious folling fields. Ron Chambers was the Founding Headmaster and led the school until his retirement in 1987.
In 1988 Richard Lornie, the school's Founding Deputy Head, was appointed Headmaster. Under his leadership, student numbers exceeded 1000 and CCGS was structured into three sub-schools: Junior School (K-6), Middle School (7-9) and Senior College (10-12).
The School Houses are;
A new Library and Lecture Theatre was opened in 2010. Facilities include 4 tutorial rooms, 2 reading pits and audiovisual and photocopying facilities. The complex houses a state-of-the art technology laboratory with 36 terminals, 4 online public access terminals and wireless access for Notebook computers.
In 2009 the school opened a new multipurpose sports field. The full-sized, floodlit, all weather field has a wet-dressed playing surface suitable for a variety of sports codes.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
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...
located in Erina Heights
Erina Heights, New South Wales
Erina Heights is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located between Gosford and the Pacific Ocean at Terrigal. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area....
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
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. The school is situated on a large 17-hectare campus.
CCGS offers a range of cocurricular opportunities to meet a wide range of interests including Public Speaking and Debating, Drama, Music, Outdoor Education, Sport, Overseas Student Exchange and Overseas Tours. The school is a member of the Independent Schools Association (ISA) and plays other ISA schools in sports including Athletics, Cross Country, Swimming, Tennis, Rugby, Football, Hockey, Netball, Softball, Cricket and Basketball. An extensive cocurricular music program supports a great choice of over 15 ensembles including an Infants Choir, Junior Concert Band, Middle School guitar ensemble and Senior Orchestra.
The school's annual community event is the Spring Fair at the beginning of September.
History
The school was established in 1985 with 165 pupils enrolled and a teaching staff of 19. The first school assembly took place at AvocaAvoca, New South Wales
Avoca is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.The population is about 500 including the villages of Fitzroy Falls and Myra Vale....
Beach Theatre as building work was completed. The original few buildings that dotted along the hillside looked forlorn when set within the spacious folling fields. Ron Chambers was the Founding Headmaster and led the school until his retirement in 1987.
In 1988 Richard Lornie, the school's Founding Deputy Head, was appointed Headmaster. Under his leadership, student numbers exceeded 1000 and CCGS was structured into three sub-schools: Junior School (K-6), Middle School (7-9) and Senior College (10-12).
The School Houses are;
Recent Changes
Currently the Schools Science block is being renovated and is expected to be finished early 2012.A new Library and Lecture Theatre was opened in 2010. Facilities include 4 tutorial rooms, 2 reading pits and audiovisual and photocopying facilities. The complex houses a state-of-the art technology laboratory with 36 terminals, 4 online public access terminals and wireless access for Notebook computers.
In 2009 the school opened a new multipurpose sports field. The full-sized, floodlit, all weather field has a wet-dressed playing surface suitable for a variety of sports codes.