Guildford Grammar School

Guildford Grammar School
Guildford Grammar School, Terrace Road, in 1932
Location
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Australia
Coordinates31°53′44″S 115°58′48″E / 31.89556°S 115.98000°E / -31.89556; 115.98000
Information
Former nameThe Church of England Grammar School
Official nameGuildford Grammar School
TypeState Registered Place
Reference no.2470
TypeIndependent co-educational primary and secondary day and boarding school
MottoGo Forward
Religious affiliation(s)Diocese of Perth
DenominationAnglicanism
Established1896; 128 years ago (1896)[1]
FounderCharles Harper
PrincipalPeter Allen
Staff~237
YearsK–12
Enrolment~1,326 (2024)
Area80 hectares (198 acres)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Navy blue and white   
Affiliations
AlumniOld Guildfordians
Websitewww.ggs.wa.edu.au

Guildford Grammar School, informally known as Guildford Grammar, Guildford or GGS, is an independent Anglican coeducational primary and secondary day and boarding school, located in Guildford, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

Initially established as a single-sex school for boys, in 2019, the School became co-educational from Kindergarten to Year 6, and in Years 7, 8 and 11 in the Senior School; in Years 9-10 and 12, the School catered for boys only. Since 2019, the School has been fully co-educational. Boarding facilities for Senior School girls were introduced from 2020.[2]

The school is a member of the Public Schools Association and the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia.

The Anglican grammar school traces its origins back to 1896 when it was established by Charles Harper. In 1900, the school moved from the Harper family home to its current site near the banks of the Swan River, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) from the centre of the City of Perth on 80 hectares (198 acres) of property.[3] The East Guildford campus consists of a senior school for Year 7 to 12, a preparatory school for kindergarten to Year 6, sporting grounds and boarding facilities for 150 students.[4]

  1. ^ "Guildford Grammar School". Search for School. Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 31 January 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
  2. ^ "Guildford Grammar School". Guildford Grammar School. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. ^ Guildford Grammar School. Guildford Grammar School Handbook 2008.
  4. ^ "Guildford Grammar School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2007.