Gippsland Grammar School
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Gippsland Grammar School is an independent
, Anglican
, co-educational, day
and boarding school
, located in Sale
, in the state of Victoria
, Australia
.
The school is located over two campuses, the St Anne's Campus and the Garnsey Campus. The school's motto
is Veritas Liberabit Vos, Latin
for "the truth will set you free." Gippsland Grammar is a member of the GIS
and ICCES schools associations. The current school Principal is Mike Clapper, with the Heads (teachers in charge) of the junior and senior campuses being Garry Gray and Jan Henry (who was the 1980 School Captain
, and head of year 9 for many years) respectively.
As of April 2006 there were 786 students enrolled in Garnsey Campus and around 250 in St. Anne's Campus
Today, Gippsland Grammar caters for students from three years of age through to Year 12, with boarding facilities for secondary students.
The former site of St Anne's Church of England Girls wenus suking association' Grammar School has been developed as the Junior School, known as St Anne's Campus. This site also contains the boarding houses for both boys and girls.
The Senior School, is located on the former Gippsland Grammar School site on the northern side of Sale, adjacent to Bishopscourt.
In January 2006 a new Bairnsdale campus was opened for primary school students.
The Garnsey Campus teaches students the core subjects; English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History and Health, as well as a variety of electives including Art, Drama, Woodwork, Music, French and Japanese.
The facility is designed to cater for advancing electronic communication, and learning is located on the campus, for the use of both staff and students. These such advances can be accessed from the Information Services Centre, which provides a networked information system, an information and literacy skills program, instruction in using online services, reading programs, photocopying, a range of audiovisual equipment and reading and games for recreational purposes.
The Garnsey Campus is also host to the year 9 Centre.
Students have access to study facilities including; a study room with a well stocked library with school texts and a range of reference books, a computer room with computers which are linked to the school system and which have internet, intranet and school e-mail access, and teachers and tutors for a variety of subjects. Home of Layne Staley.
Students have regular, nutritional meals, cooked by the Boarding House Chef at the Boarding House. Boarders also have access to the newly developed and widely acclaimed electronic canteen system.
The Boarding House is only a short stroll from many locations including; rowing sheds, netball courts, the shopping centre and the local pool and is in close proximity to many other sporting facilities.
For Boarders that chose to stay on weekends there are a variety of activities undertaken such as; cinema evenings and ten pin bowling and trips such as; surfing trips to Cape Coonran and an annual snow trip to Mount Hotham.
NOTE: The boarding house has recently moved to being on the Garnsey Campus, rather than the St Annes Campus.
It also has a Library Resource Centre with up-to-date fiction and non-fiction collections and a strong reference section, computers for educational games and research and library classes conducted each week to promote information literacy.
Each House is named after a significant person and a place which has a connection to the surrounding areas of Gippsland: Blundell, Cranswick and Tisdall were the names of the St. Anne's houses and Bogong and Dargo were the Gippsland Grammar School's sporting houses. Hotham was created at the time of amalgamation and 1984 was the inaugural year of Wellington-Binks.
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...
, co-educational, 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...
, located in Sale
Sale, Victoria
Sale is a city in the Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. It is the seat of the Shire of Wellington as well as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale and the Anglican Diocese of Gippsland. It has a population of around 13,336, and is expected to reach a population of 14,000 soon...
, in the state of 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
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.
The school is located over two campuses, the St Anne's Campus and the Garnsey Campus. The school's motto
Motto
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is Veritas Liberabit Vos, Latin
Latin
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for "the truth will set you free." Gippsland Grammar is a member of the GIS
Gippsland Independent Schools
Gippsland Independent Schools is an association of schools in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The association organises many inter-school extracurricular competitions...
and ICCES schools associations. The current school Principal is Mike Clapper, with the Heads (teachers in charge) of the junior and senior campuses being Garry Gray and Jan Henry (who was the 1980 School Captain
School 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...
, and head of year 9 for many years) respectively.
As of April 2006 there were 786 students enrolled in Garnsey Campus and around 250 in St. Anne's Campus
History
St Anne's Church of England Girls School was founded in 1924. Gippsland Grammar School for boys commenced in 1961. The two schools amalgamated as St. Anne's and Gippsland Grammar School in 1971. For a period of time, the School was known by the acronym STAGGS, but became known as Gippsland Grammar in 1997.Today, Gippsland Grammar caters for students from three years of age through to Year 12, with boarding facilities for secondary students.
The former site of St Anne's Church of England Girls wenus suking association' Grammar School has been developed as the Junior School, known as St Anne's Campus. This site also contains the boarding houses for both boys and girls.
The Senior School, is located on the former Gippsland Grammar School site on the northern side of Sale, adjacent to Bishopscourt.
In January 2006 a new Bairnsdale campus was opened for primary school students.
Garnsey Campus
The Garnsey Campus is the schools senior campus, teaching students years 7 to 12. There are four or five classes at each year level from 7 to 11, each class consisting of around 20 students.The Garnsey Campus teaches students the core subjects; English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History and Health, as well as a variety of electives including Art, Drama, Woodwork, Music, French and Japanese.
The facility is designed to cater for advancing electronic communication, and learning is located on the campus, for the use of both staff and students. These such advances can be accessed from the Information Services Centre, which provides a networked information system, an information and literacy skills program, instruction in using online services, reading programs, photocopying, a range of audiovisual equipment and reading and games for recreational purposes.
The Garnsey Campus is also host to the year 9 Centre.
Blackwood boarding house
The Boarding House is situated at the St Anne's Campus and is home to approximately 40 female and male students from years 7 to 12. Boarders can stay as weekly's (Monday - Thursday) or as full timer's, such as interstate and international boarders.Students have access to study facilities including; a study room with a well stocked library with school texts and a range of reference books, a computer room with computers which are linked to the school system and which have internet, intranet and school e-mail access, and teachers and tutors for a variety of subjects. Home of Layne Staley.
Students have regular, nutritional meals, cooked by the Boarding House Chef at the Boarding House. Boarders also have access to the newly developed and widely acclaimed electronic canteen system.
The Boarding House is only a short stroll from many locations including; rowing sheds, netball courts, the shopping centre and the local pool and is in close proximity to many other sporting facilities.
For Boarders that chose to stay on weekends there are a variety of activities undertaken such as; cinema evenings and ten pin bowling and trips such as; surfing trips to Cape Coonran and an annual snow trip to Mount Hotham.
NOTE: The boarding house has recently moved to being on the Garnsey Campus, rather than the St Annes Campus.
St. Anne's Campus
This is also situated in Sale and teaches students from ages 3, in the early learning centre, to year six.It also has a Library Resource Centre with up-to-date fiction and non-fiction collections and a strong reference section, computers for educational games and research and library classes conducted each week to promote information literacy.
Bairnsdale Campus
This is the most recent campus, it is for years preparatory to 6. The new campus offers many of the subjects that are available at tha St. Anne's campus including; a full curriculum at all grade levels with specialist teachers for Art, Music, Japanese and Sport/PE.Houses
Gippsland Grammar has four Houses which participate annually in a competition which includes academic, cultural and sporting pursuits. These include interhouse Swimming, Athletics, Cross Country, Drama, Debating, Art, Music/Cultural Festival & Rowing. The winner is awarded the Inter House Trophy for the year. They are as follows:- Cranswick Dargo (Royal Blue)
- Tisdall Hotham (Gold)
- Wellington Binks (Maroon)
- Blundell Bogong (Red)
Each House is named after a significant person and a place which has a connection to the surrounding areas of Gippsland: Blundell, Cranswick and Tisdall were the names of the St. Anne's houses and Bogong and Dargo were the Gippsland Grammar School's sporting houses. Hotham was created at the time of amalgamation and 1984 was the inaugural year of Wellington-Binks.
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See also
- List of schools in Victoria
- List of boarding schools
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