| Launceston Church Grammar School | |
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| Location | |
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| , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 41°24′29″S 147°7′39″E / 41.40806°S 147.12750°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, co-educational, day & boarding |
| Motto | Latin: Nisi Dominus Frustra (Unless the Lord is with us, our labour is in vain) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1846 |
| Chairman | Nigel Bailey |
| Principal | Dale Bennett |
| Chaplain | Matthew Pickering |
| Staff | 155[2] |
| Enrolment | 838 (PK–12)[1] |
| Colour(s) | Blue, black & white |
| Slogan | Nurture, Challenge, Inspire |
| Affiliation | Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools |
| Website | www |
Launceston Church Grammar School (informally Launceston Grammar or simply Grammar, commonly abbreviated to LCGS) is an Anglican co-educational private school in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia for Early Learning through to Grade 12.
Although founded in 1846, the present school was formed in 1936 from the amalgamation of the boys' Launceston Grammar School and girls' Broadland House Church of England Girls' Grammar School. The school celebrated its 175th birthday on the 15th of June 2021 and retains its longevity, being the longest continuously running independent school in Australia and Tasmania, and being the oldest form of private secondary education in Tasmania. The school is also the second-oldest form of education in Tasmania, after Christ College, Tasmania, the oldest form of education in Australia, now used as a residential college of the University of Tasmania.
Launceston Grammar is affiliated with Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), and the Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools (SATIS).
The school competes mainly with Scotch Oakburn College and St Patrick's College, Launceston for student numbers, the three being the only large-scale private schools in Launceston.
The school is widely regarded as one of Australia's most prestigious schools: from 2001 to 2004 The Australian listed Launceston Church Grammar School among the top ten schools in the country, and in 2010 The Age reported that Launceston Grammar ranked equal tenth among Australian schools based on the number of alumni who had received a top Order of Australia honour.[3]
- ^ Launcestonian 2017. Launceston, Tasmania: Foot and Playsted. 2017. p. 4.
- ^ "Annual School Report 2006" (PDF). Launceston Church Grammar School. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
- ^ Topsfield, Jewel (4 December 2010). "Ties that bind prove a private education has its awards". The Age. p. 11. The hard copy article also published a table of the schools which were ranked in the top ten places, as follows: (1st with 19 awards) Scotch College, Melbourne, (2nd with 17 awards) Geelong Grammar School, (3rd with 13 awards) Sydney Boys High School, (equal 4th with 10 awards each) Fort Street High School, Perth Modern School and St Peter's College, Adelaide, (equal 7th with 9 awards each) Melbourne Grammar School, North Sydney Boys High School and The King's School, Parramatta, (equal 10th with 6 awards each) Launceston Grammar School, Melbourne High School, Wesley College, Melbourne and Xavier College.