Christ Church Grammar School

Christ Church Grammar School
Christ Church Grammar School as seen from Stirling Highway, in 2012
Location
Map
Claremont, Western Australia, Perth.

Australia
Coordinates31°59′12″S 115°46′38″E / 31.98667°S 115.77722°E / -31.98667; 115.77722
Information
Former name
  • Christ Church Preparatory School
  • Christ Church School
TypeIndependent single-sex early learning, primary, and secondary day and boarding school
MottoLatin: Deus Dux Doctrina Lux
(God is our leader, learning is our light)
DenominationAnglicanism
Established1910; 114 years ago (1910)[1]
FounderWilliam Joseph McClemans
Sister schoolSt Hilda's Anglican School for Girls
Educational authorityWA Department of Education
PrincipalAlan Jones
ChaplainNicholas Russell
Employees250
YearsEarly learning and K–12[1]
GenderBoys
Enrolment1,650
Campuses
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Blue and gold   
Affiliations
  • Public Schools' Association
  • Independent Primary School Heads of Australia
  • Association of Independent Schools in Western Australia
  • Association of Headmasters of Independent Schools Australia
  • Australian Boarding Schools' Association
Websitewww.ccgs.wa.edu.au Edit this at Wikidata

Christ Church Grammar School is a multi-campus independent Anglican single-sex early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys. Located in Perth, Western Australia, the school's main campus overlooks Freshwater Bay on the Swan River, in the suburb of Claremont.

The school is a member of the Public Schools' Association (PSA), Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA),[2] Association of Independent Schools in Western Australia (AISWA),[3] Association of Headmasters of Independent Schools Australia (AHISA)[4] and Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA).[5]

Christ Church Grammar School was founded in 1910 by W. J. McClemans. The school opened on 7 February 1910 as Christ Church Preparatory School with a single classroom and nine boys.[a] In 1917, the school's status was raised from a preparatory school to university junior examination level and renamed Christ Church School.[6]: 35  In 1931, it became known as Christ Church Grammar School.[7]

A total of 1,650 boys, 110 of whom are boarders, are enrolled at Christ Church. More than 1,100 boys study in the senior school (Years 7 to 12) and over 500 attend the preparatory school (pre-kindergarten to Year 6).[8]

As a non-selective school, Christ Church caters for a wide range of boys from those who are academically gifted through to students with learning challenges. It also offers places to overseas students.

  1. ^ a b "Christ Church Grammar School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2009. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Independent Primary School Heads of Australia". Ipsha.org.au. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia". Ais.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia". Ahisa.edu.au. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Australian Boarding Schools Association". Boarding.org.au. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Edward2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ The Mitre, Vol. X, No 2, August 1931, p. 3.
  8. ^ "My School". Myschool.edu.au. Retrieved 9 April 2014.


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