Great Southern Grammar
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Great Southern Grammar is a coeducational independent
residential and day school located in Lower Kalgan
between the King River
and the Kalgan River
. The school is approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) East of Albany
, a regional centre 390 kilometres (242 mi) south-southeast of Perth
, Western Australia
.
The campus has a total area of 100 acres (40 ha) bordered by Nanarup Road to the north, Oyster Harbour
to the south, Johnston Creek to the west and the Kalgan River
to the east.
The school is known as "the School of the Sea".
in 1998 by the Board of Trustees.
After opening in rented premises in Mount Melville
in 1999, the school relocated to the Lower Kalgan
campus
in 2000. The school catered for Year 8 to 10 students when it first opened.
In 2002 the Junior School
opened which catered for students from Kindergarten
to Year 6. The Middle School
continued to operate for students in Year 7 to Year 9 and the Senior School continued to cater for students from Year 10 to Year 12.
The Senior School building was extended to include an extra six classrooms in 2004. The construction company, Wauters Enterprises, won a construction excellence award from the Master Builders Association.
The new Middle School
building, including new classroom
s, music facilities and science laboratory
was opened in 2009. The building was awarded as the best commercial building for the Great Southern Region in 2009.
Elizabeth Constable, the Minister of Education, visited the school in 2010 in recoginition of the school's strong performance in the TEE
examinations in 2009 where the school ranked in the top ten of the state.
The new senior boarding wing
, Michaelmas House, named after the island in King George Sound
, was opened at the commencement of Term One in 2010.
The new multi-purpose sports facility
, partially funded by the Building the Education Revolution
program, featuring two basketball
courts and a synthetic surface, was completed and opened in June 2010 during the school's Foundation Day ceremony.
The school won the Best School Grounds category for the region in the Keep Australia Beautiful
Council's awards for 2010.
Opening the new music building in April 2011, the school had new spaces for music lessons, a recording studio
, storage for equipment and a direct connection to the existing hall that is used for drama lessons and performances.
.
The second headmaster was Peter Welch who managed the school from 2004 to 2007.
Stuart Marquardt is the current headmaster and joined the school from Sunshine Coast Grammar School
in 2007.
and Wilson
. The four houses compete in interhouse competitions including swimming
, athletics and cross country
. Other competitions such as debating and tug of wars are also held.
The sporting uniform is navy blue and red, usually in horizontal stripes, although the design has changed through the years.
Football
teams are entered into the Belt Up Cup carnival and the Smarter than Smoking carnivals and have achieved a good deal of success in their endeavour including winning the regional title in 2007 and 2008 for the Belt Up Cup.
Country Week
Country Week
teams have been sent from the school since 2004 when the school sent 2 teams: boy's basketball
and girl's netball
. The teams were composed of Year 12 students only and a total of 19 students and 3 teachers attended the carnival.
More teams participated in the 2005 carnival with teams, again made up of Year 12 students only, for boy's hockey
and boy's volleyball
and girl's netball
attending.
By 2006 teams were sent to represent the school in boy's hockey
, boy's basketball
and girl's netball
. This was the first year that the school sent students from both Year 11 and Year 12.
The 2007 school team consisted of Year 10,11 and 12 students and sports represented included boy's and girl's hockey
, boy's basketball
, boy's soccer and girl's netball
. The school won two division shields in girl's A-grade hockey
and boy's C-grade soccer.
The 2008 carnival saw the school represented in the same sports as the previous year with the inclusion of a girl's basketball
and a speech and debating team. The school won shields in boy's A-grade hockey
, girl's A-grade hockey
and girl's A-grade soccer.
By 2009 the school team was composed of the same sports as in 2008, with shields being won in boy's A-grade hockey
and boy's B-grade soccer. The school also came runner-up in the meritorious shield to Bunbury Cathedral Grammar.
2010 proved to be the school's most successful year at the tournament with teams representing all the sports taken in 2009 with the further addition of boy's and girl's volleyball
teams as well as a dance team. Shields were won in boy's A-grade hockey
for the fourth year in a row and also in girl's A-grade netball
and by the speech and debate team. The school also won the meritorious shield award for the first time.
The school sent the same teams as for 2010 with the exception of dance but included a mixed touch rugby team to compete in the 2011 carnival. The speech and debate team was again successful as was boy's B-grade soccer. The school also came runner-up in the meritorious shield to Bunbury Cathedral Grammar.
Equestrian
The school has competed in the WA Interschool Equestrian
Championships since 2007 and won the state secondary school equestrian champion school in 2010 with many members of the team being chosen to represent the state in the National championships. The schools team repeated this performance in 2011 with inidividual riders winning many events and being selected in the national team and again taking the title of state secondary school equestrian champion school.
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...
residential and day school located in Lower Kalgan
Kalgan, Western Australia
Kalgan in a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The town is situated on the banks of the Kalgan River and was first known as Kalganup which mean "place of first camp" or "place of many waters". Indigenous Australians used the area as a meeting place up to 19,000 years ago...
between the King River
King River (Western Australia)
The King River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The river rises east of the town of Redmond. The river flows for approximately and along with the Kalgan River drains into Oyster Harbour and finally King George Sound north east of Albany.The river was named after Captain...
and the Kalgan River
Kalgan River
The Kalgan River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The mouth of the river is found at coordinates 34°57'3.13"S 117°58'41.41"E.- Geography :The river is long and, along with the King River, drains into Oyster Harbour...
. The school is approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) East of Albany
Albany, Western Australia
Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state....
, a regional centre 390 kilometres (242 mi) south-southeast of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
.
The campus has a total area of 100 acres (40 ha) bordered by Nanarup Road to the north, Oyster Harbour
King George Sound
King George Sound is the name of a sound on the south coast of Western Australia. Located at , it is the site of the city of Albany.The sound covers an area of and varies in depth from to ....
to the south, Johnston Creek to the west and the Kalgan River
Kalgan River
The Kalgan River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The mouth of the river is found at coordinates 34°57'3.13"S 117°58'41.41"E.- Geography :The river is long and, along with the King River, drains into Oyster Harbour...
to the east.
The school is known as "the School of the Sea".
History
The school was founded in 1996 by a development committee and incorporatedIncorporation (business)
Incorporation is the forming of a new corporation . The corporation may be a business, a non-profit organisation, sports club, or a government of a new city or town...
in 1998 by the Board of Trustees.
After opening in rented premises in Mount Melville
Mount Melville, Western Australia
Mount Melville is a south-western suburb of Albany in southern Western Australia, located west of Albany's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Albany. The suburb has a median age of 39....
in 1999, the school relocated to the Lower Kalgan
Kalgan, Western Australia
Kalgan in a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The town is situated on the banks of the Kalgan River and was first known as Kalganup which mean "place of first camp" or "place of many waters". Indigenous Australians used the area as a meeting place up to 19,000 years ago...
campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
in 2000. The school catered for Year 8 to 10 students when it first opened.
In 2002 the Junior School
Junior school
A junior school is a type of school which caters for children, often between the ages of 7 and 11.-Australia:In Australia, a junior school is usually a part of a private school that educates children between the ages of 5 and 12....
opened which catered for 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 6. The Middle School
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
continued to operate for students in Year 7 to Year 9 and the Senior School continued to cater for students from Year 10 to Year 12.
The Senior School building was extended to include an extra six classrooms in 2004. The construction company, Wauters Enterprises, won a construction excellence award from the Master Builders Association.
The new Middle School
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
building, including new classroom
Classroom
A classroom is a room in which teaching or learning activities can take place. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, including public and private schools, corporations, and religious and humanitarian organizations...
s, music facilities and science laboratory
Laboratory
A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...
was opened in 2009. The building was awarded as the best commercial building for the Great Southern Region in 2009.
Elizabeth Constable, the Minister of Education, visited the school in 2010 in recoginition of the school's strong performance in the TEE
Tertiary Entrance Exam
For the new examination and curriculum system that has replaced the Tertiary Entrance Exam , see WACE ....
examinations in 2009 where the school ranked in the top ten of the state.
The new senior boarding wing
Boarding house
A boarding house, is a house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights, and sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and years. The common parts of the house are maintained, and some services, such as laundry and cleaning, may be supplied. They normally provide "bed...
, Michaelmas House, named after the island in King George Sound
King George Sound
King George Sound is the name of a sound on the south coast of Western Australia. Located at , it is the site of the city of Albany.The sound covers an area of and varies in depth from to ....
, was opened at the commencement of Term One in 2010.
The new multi-purpose sports facility
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
, partially funded by the Building the Education Revolution
Building the Education Revolution
Building the Education Revolution is an Australian government program administered by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations designed to provide new and refurbished infrastructure to all eligible Australian schools...
program, featuring two 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 and a synthetic surface, was completed and opened in June 2010 during the school's Foundation Day ceremony.
The school won the Best School Grounds category for the region in the Keep Australia Beautiful
Keep Australia Beautiful
Keep Australia Beautiful is a not-for-profit Australian environmental conservation organisation. The Keep Australia Beautiful Council is the federation of independent organisations formed in each of Australian states and territories - the first of which, Keep Australia Beautiful was formed in...
Council's awards for 2010.
Opening the new music building in April 2011, the school had new spaces for music lessons, a recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
, storage for equipment and a direct connection to the existing hall that is used for drama lessons and performances.
Headmasters
The founding headmaster of the school was Reverend Stephen Lee who accepted the position in 1999. Mr Lee left the school in 2003 to become the principal of Methodist Ladies CollegeMethodist Ladies' College, Perth
The Methodist Ladies' College, Perth , is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for girls, located in Claremont, a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia....
.
The second headmaster was Peter Welch who managed the school from 2004 to 2007.
Stuart Marquardt is the current headmaster and joined the school from Sunshine Coast Grammar School
Sunshine Coast Grammar School
The Sunshine Coast Grammar School is a private Christian school located in Forest Glen, a some-what rural town on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.The school has a student body of over 1200, from prep to grade 12. The school was established in 1997...
in 2007.
House system
The house system is a support system for the pastoral care of students. The School is divided into four different houses: Baudin, Camfield, MokareMokare
Mokare was a Noongar man, an Aboriginal man from the south-west corner of Australia who was pivotal in aiding European exploration of the area. Mokare had two known brothers: Mollian Mokare (c. 1800 - 26 June 1831) was a Noongar man, an Aboriginal man from the south-west corner of Australia who...
and Wilson
Thomas Braidwood Wilson
Thomas Braidwood Wilson FRGS was an Australian surgeon and explorer. He was born in Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland, the son of James, and Catherine Boak.-Sea Voyages:...
. The four houses compete in interhouse competitions including 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...
, athletics and 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...
. Other competitions such as debating and tug of wars are also held.
| House | | Baudin | | Camfield | | Mokare | | Wilson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour | Blue | White | Green | Red |
| Named after | Nicholas Baudin | Anne Camfield | Mokare Mokare Mokare was a Noongar man, an Aboriginal man from the south-west corner of Australia who was pivotal in aiding European exploration of the area. Mokare had two known brothers: Mollian Mokare (c. 1800 - 26 June 1831) was a Noongar man, an Aboriginal man from the south-west corner of Australia who... |
Thomas Wilson Thomas Braidwood Wilson Thomas Braidwood Wilson FRGS was an Australian surgeon and explorer. He was born in Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland, the son of James, and Catherine Boak.-Sea Voyages:... |
| Mascot | Sea Horse | Owl Owl Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish... |
Gecko Gecko Geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm.... |
Serpent |
Sport
The school participates in many sports in the local leagues including soccer, netball, hockey and basketball.The sporting uniform is navy blue and red, usually in horizontal stripes, although the design has changed through the years.
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...
teams are entered into the Belt Up Cup carnival and the Smarter than Smoking carnivals and have achieved a good deal of success in their endeavour including winning the regional title in 2007 and 2008 for the Belt Up Cup.
Country Week
Country Week
Country Senior High Schools Carnival (Western Australia)
Country Week or Country Senior High Schools Carnival is an annual multi-sport event carnival held in Perth, Western Australia between rural high schools from Western Australia...
teams have been sent from the school since 2004 when the school sent 2 teams: boy's 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...
and girl's 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 ...
. The teams were composed of Year 12 students only and a total of 19 students and 3 teachers attended the carnival.
More teams participated in the 2005 carnival with teams, again made up of Year 12 students only, for boy's hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
and boy's 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 girl's 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 ...
attending.
By 2006 teams were sent to represent the school in boy's hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, boy's 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...
and girl's 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 ...
. This was the first year that the school sent students from both Year 11 and Year 12.
The 2007 school team consisted of Year 10,11 and 12 students and sports represented included boy's and girl's hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, boy's 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...
, boy's soccer and girl's 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 ...
. The school won two division shields in girl's A-grade hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
and boy's C-grade soccer.
The 2008 carnival saw the school represented in the same sports as the previous year with the inclusion of a girl's 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...
and a speech and debating team. The school won shields in boy's A-grade hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, girl's A-grade hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
and girl's A-grade soccer.
By 2009 the school team was composed of the same sports as in 2008, with shields being won in boy's A-grade hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
and boy's B-grade soccer. The school also came runner-up in the meritorious shield to Bunbury Cathedral Grammar.
2010 proved to be the school's most successful year at the tournament with teams representing all the sports taken in 2009 with the further addition of boy's and girl's 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...
teams as well as a dance team. Shields were won in boy's A-grade hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
for the fourth year in a row and also in girl's A-grade 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 ...
and by the speech and debate team. The school also won the meritorious shield award for the first time.
The school sent the same teams as for 2010 with the exception of dance but included a mixed touch rugby team to compete in the 2011 carnival. The speech and debate team was again successful as was boy's B-grade soccer. The school also came runner-up in the meritorious shield to Bunbury Cathedral Grammar.
Equestrian
The school has competed in the WA Interschool Equestrian
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
Championships since 2007 and won the state secondary school equestrian champion school in 2010 with many members of the team being chosen to represent the state in the National championships. The schools team repeated this performance in 2011 with inidividual riders winning many events and being selected in the national team and again taking the title of state secondary school equestrian champion school.