Sydney Grammar School

Sydney Grammar School
'Big School'
Location
Map
Darlinghurst, Edgecliff and St Ives, Sydney
,
New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°52′29″S 151°12′47″E / 33.87472°S 151.21306°E / -33.87472; 151.21306
Information
TypeIndependent, day school
MottoLatin: Laus Deo
(Praise be to God)
Religious affiliation(s)None
Established1857; 167 years ago (1857)[1]
FounderLaurence Hynes Halloran
ChairmanProfessor Eric Knight [2]
HeadmasterR. B. Malpass
Staff63 (Darlinghurst),[3]
15 (Edgecliff),[3]
21 (St Ives)[3]
Teaching staff153 (Darlinghurst),[3]
52 (Edgecliff),[3]
47 (St Ives)[3]
GenderBoys
Enrolment1,152 (Darlinghurst),[3]
306 (Edgecliff),[3]
413 (St Ives)[3] (2011)
Colour(s)Black and gold
AthleticsAAGPS
AlumniOld Sydneians
School songCarmen Sydneiense
Websitewww.sydgram.nsw.edu.au

Sydney Grammar School (SGS, colloquially known as Grammar)[4] is an independent, fee-paying, non-denominational day school for boys, located in Sydney, Australia.

Incorporated in 1854 by an Act of Parliament[5] and opened in 1857, the school claims to offer "classical" or "grammar" school education thought of as liberal, humane, pre-vocational pedagogy.[4]

As of 2006, Sydney Grammar School had an enrolment of approximately 1,841 students from kindergarten to Year 12, over three campuses.[6] The two preparatory schools (K to 6), are located at Edgecliff in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs,[7] and St Ives, on the Upper North Shore.[8] The College Street campus caters for students from Forms I to VI (Years 7–12), and is located in Darlinghurst.

The school is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[9] Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[10] Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,[11] and is a founding member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS).[12]

As of 2019, it was ranked the 3rd most expensive school in Australia with an average annual school fee of $36,615 per student.[13]

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  10. ^ "JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members". New South Wales Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
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  12. ^ "AAGPS History". Info. Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales. 2007. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  13. ^ "Private school costs in Australia". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.