Geelong Grammar School

Geelong Grammar School
Geelong Grammar School Crest
Location
Map
Corio, Victoria

Australia
Coordinates38°4′11″S 144°24′0″E / 38.06972°S 144.40000°E / -38.06972; 144.40000
Information
Typeprivate school, co-educational, day and boarding
MottoLatin: Christus nobis factus sapientia
(1 Corinthians 1:30: "For us, Christ was made wisdom"[1]
(1 Corinthians 1:30: Christ, who has been made for us in wisdom))
DenominationAnglican
Established1855; 169 years ago (1855)[2]
FounderTheodore Carlos Benoni Stretch
PrincipalRebecca Cody
Years offeredELC–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment1,433 (ELC–12)
Colour(s)  Eton blue
SloganExceptional Education
AffiliationAssociated Public Schools of Victoria
AlumniOld Geelong Grammarians
Websitewww.ggs.vic.edu.au

Geelong Grammar School is a private Anglican co-educational boarding and day school. The school's main campus is located in Corio on the northern outskirts of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, overlooking Corio Bay and Limeburners Bay.

Established in 1855 under the auspices of the Church of England,[3] Geelong Grammar School has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,500 students from Pre-school to Year 12, including 800 boarders from Years 5 to 12.[4]

In 2009, The Australian declared Geelong Grammar to be the "most expensive school in the nation", charging a fee of almost $29,000 for a Year 12 student.[5] This remains true in 2024, with annual fees coming in at just under $50,000 for day students and $85,000 for boarding students.[6]

In 2017, a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that Geelong Grammar had failed to act on reports of widespread child sexual abuse.[7] Five former staff members at Geelong Grammar School have been convicted of extensive child sex offenses committed while teaching at Geelong Grammar. The Royal Commission found that consecutive principals and administration had failed to report allegation and protect students.[7]

  1. ^ "The School Crest and Motto". About GGS. Geelong Grammar School. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
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  3. ^ "History". About GGS. Geelong Grammar School. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
  4. ^ "Geelong Grammar School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
  5. ^ Hall, lex; Ferrari, Justine. "Grin and bear it: private schools lift fees". The Australian. News Intl. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Domestic Students Fee Schedule 2024" (PDF). Geelong Grammar School. 12 September 2023. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b "REPORT OF CASE STUDY NO. 32 The response of Geelong Grammar School to allegations of child sexual abuse of former students". Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Retrieved 18 April 2023.