{{Short description|Anglican boy school in Melbourne, Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}} {{Infobox school | name = Camberwell Grammar School | logo = | caption = | motto = {{langx|la|Spectemur Agendo}} | motto_translation = By our deeds may we be known | established = {{start date and age|1886}} | type = Independent, single sex, Anglican primary and secondary day school | denomination = Anglican | slogan = | founder = A. B. Taylor | principal = Ben Jeacocke<ref name="Principal">{{cite news|url = https://www.cgs.vic.edu.au/our-school/principals-welcome |title = Principal's Welcome |date = 2025 |website = Camberwell Grammar School |access-date = 25 January 2025}}</ref> | chaplain = Rev Alison Andrew | address = 55 Mont Albert Road | city = Canterbury, Victoria<!-- do not separately link city and state per MOS:GEOLINK --> | zipcode = 3126 | country = Australia<!-- do not link per MOS:OVERLINK --> | gender = Boys | coordinates = {{coord|37|48|55|S|145|4|2|E|display=inline,title}} | enrolment = 1,300 (P–12) | grades_label = Years | colours = Gold, navy blue & pale blue {{color box|#E5B710}}{{color box|#00053E}}{{color box|#A0CBED}} | houses = Bridgland, Clifford, Derham, Macneil, Robinson, Schofield, Steven, Summons {{color box|#98c4ec}}{{color box|#ff671b}}{{color box|#dc2c30}}{{color box|#f6d043}}{{color box|#086444}}{{color box|#702444}}{{color box|#02309f}}{{color box|#081c44}} | publication = Spectemur, Grammarian, Echo | affiliation = Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria | website = {{URL|cgs.vic.edu.au}} | alumni = Old Camberwell Grammarians }}
'''Camberwell Grammar School''' is an independent, single sex, Anglican primary and secondary day school for boys, located in Canterbury, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Camberwell Church of England Grammar School was founded on Prospect Hill in 1886. In July 1891 it was re-opened by William A. Gosman and Alfred S. Hall,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140707469 |title=Advertising |newspaper=The Australasian |volume=LI |issue=1321 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=25 July 1891 |accessdate=5 February 2025 |page=33 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> as co-principals. In its early years, the school was housed at a number of sites in and around the suburb of Camberwell, Victoria. It occupied the site on Mont Albert Road on Canterbury's Golden Mile from 1935.
The school currently{{when|date=February 2025}} has approximately 1,300 students. The school is divided into three sections; Junior School (pre Prep – Year 5), Middle School (Year 6 – Year 8) and Senior School (Year 9 – Year 12).
== Headmasters and principals == There have been a total of ten headmasters at Camberwell Grammar School since the school was established in 1886. The current headmaster or now, principal of Camberwell Grammar is Ben Jeacocke (since January 2025).<ref name="Principal"/> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Years served !! Name |- | 1886–1891 || A. B. Taylor |- | 1891–1897 || W. A Gosman<br>A. S. Hall |- | 1898–1926 || A. S. Hall |- | 1927–1931 || M. A. Buntine |- | 1931–1949 || H. L. Tonkin |- | 1950–1954 || M. Searle |- | 1955–1965 || T. H. Timpson |- | 1966–1987 || A. D. P. Dyer |- | 1987–2004 || C. F. Black |- | 2005–2024 || P. G. Hicks |- |2025–present || B. Jeacocke |}
==Curriculum== Camberwell Grammar offers the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) to all of their Year 11 and 12 students,<ref>{{Cite web |last=School |first=Camberwell Grammar |date=2023-08-22 |title=Senior School |url=https://www.cgs.vic.edu.au/learning/senior-school |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Camberwell Grammar School |language=en |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821232459/https://www.cgs.vic.edu.au/learning/senior-school |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as allowing some students to partake in some VCE and VET 1 & 2 units in Year 10 as part of advanced programs. {| class="wikitable" |+ Camberwell Grammar VCE results (2012-2024)<ref>Better. “Trend of Camberwell Grammar School by VCE Results.” Bettereducation.com.au, 2022. https://bettereducation.com.au/CompareSchools/year_12/vic/compare_vce_school_ranking.aspx?enc=13cU30wlukZfKe5uwijPZGjVokPZLzg7qYmXc2qEK64LJ0A2g2Vs4/u3EVteT1hyb5VqgVJDfqASgqEwW2M2hw== {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227074831/https://bettereducation.com.au/CompareSchools/year_12/vic/compare_vce_school_ranking.aspx?enc=13cU30wlukZfKe5uwijPZGjVokPZLzg7qYmXc2qEK64LJ0A2g2Vs4/u3EVteT1hyb5VqgVJDfqASgqEwW2M2hw== |date=27 December 2022 }}.</ref> |- ! Year !! Rank !! Median study score !! Scores of 40+ (%) !! Cohort size |- | 2012 || 32 || 35 || 23.1 || 288 |- | 2013 || 32 || 35 || 24.9 || 319 |- | 2014 || 28 || 35 || 24.6 || 299 |- | 2015 || 48 || 34 || 17.9 || 303 |- | 2016 || 26 || 35 || 24 || 310 |- | 2017 || 30 || 35 || 24.5 || 297 |- | 2018 || 26 || 35 || 23.4 || 301 |- | 2019 || 26 || 35 || 25.9 || 304 |- | 2020 || 42 || 34 || 21.4 || 305 |- | 2021 || 55 || 33 || 17.1 || 318 |- | 2022 || 37 || 34 || 21.3 || 324 |- | 2023 || 29 || 35 || 21 || 311 |- | 2024 || 38 || 34 || 21.3 || 331 |}
==Extra-curricular activities== * Australian Army Cadets: The Camberwell Grammar School Army Cadet Unit (CGSACU) was established in 1888 and celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Australian Army Cadets |url=https://www.armycadets.gov.au/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=www.armycadets.gov.au |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013235303/https://www.armycadets.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * DAV Interschool Debating<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Debaters Association of Victoria |url=https://dav.com.au/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=dav.com.au |language=en-AU |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801072726/https://dav.com.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Rotary Interact Club * Towards2050, school sustainability group<ref>{{Cite web |last=School |first=Camberwell Grammar |date=2023-08-21 |title=Student Collective Fighting Climate Change |url=https://www.cgs.vic.edu.au/news/towards2050-student-sustainability-group |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Camberwell Grammar School |language=en |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821122444/https://www.cgs.vic.edu.au/news/towards2050-student-sustainability-group |url-status=live }}</ref> * STEM Racing (Formerly F1 In Schools) * Chess Club * VEX IQ Robotics Club
=== Music === Alongside having a large variety of stringed, brass and combined ensembles for various different proficiencies and age groups, Camberwell Grammar also has the Music Academy program, which replicates various elements of the Music Conservatorium model in order to support musicians throughout their musical journey during and after school.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Camberwell Grammar School website, Academies|url=https://www.cgs.vic.edu.au/learning/academies|website=www.cgs.vic.edu.au|date=2023-01-05|access-date=5 January 2023|archive-date=5 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105013820/https://www.cgs.vic.edu.au/learning/academies|url-status=live}}</ref> The school holds a biannual concert at Hamer Hall including several ensembles from the Junior, Middle and Senior Schools.
=== Sport === Camberwell Grammar is one of the original member schools of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-31 |title=Associated Grammar Schools Victoria {{!}} AGSV Sport |url=https://www.agsvsport.com.au/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=www.agsvsport.com.au |language=en-AU |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821125446/https://www.agsvsport.com.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and won the organisation's inaugural Athletics competition in November of 1920.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-21 |title=Our History {{!}} Associated Grammar Schools Victoria |url=https://www.agsvsport.com.au/about-agsv/our-history/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=www.agsvsport.com.au |language=en-AU |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821122442/https://www.agsvsport.com.au/about-agsv/our-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
All students enrolled at Camberwell Grammar School participate in physical education classes, which are scheduled weekly. The school also offers students the opportunity to participate in the Sports Academy,<ref>{{Cite web |last=School |first=Camberwell Grammar |date=2023-08-21 |title=Academies |url=https://www.cgs.vic.edu.au/learning/academies |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Camberwell Grammar School |language=en |archive-date=5 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105013820/https://www.cgs.vic.edu.au/learning/academies |url-status=live }}</ref> in which students with athletic talent are coached in small groups or individually to improve in their skills in their discipline outside of regular sporting activity times.
The school's sporting program requires all students enrolled in grades 7-12 to participate in organised sports,<ref>{{Cite web |last=School |first=Camberwell Grammar |date=2023-08-21 |title=Sport |url=https://www.cgs.vic.edu.au/learning/sport |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Camberwell Grammar School |language=en |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821122443/https://www.cgs.vic.edu.au/learning/sport |url-status=live }}</ref> in addition to physical education classes. The sports offered for students to participate in are grouped into summer, winter and spring categories, as fits the AGSV schedule.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-21 |title=Fixtures/Results {{!}} Associated Grammar Schools Victoria |url=https://www.agsvsport.com.au/fixtures-results/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=www.agsvsport.com.au |language=en-AU |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821122445/https://www.agsvsport.com.au/fixtures-results/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, sports which are not organised by the AGSV run on separate timetables. This sees students participating in these activities year-round, whilst being required to be involved in at least two. However, the Spring sports offered are not compulsory like those in summer and winter.
==== AGSV premierships ==== Camberwell Grammar has won the following AGSV premierships.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Associated Grammar Schools|url=http://www.agsvsport.com.au/content.aspx?file=36296%7C27145k|access-date=2021-01-25|website=www.agsvsport.com.au|archive-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130122432/http://www.agsvsport.com.au/content.aspx?file=36296%7C27145k|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Athletics (11) – 1920, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2022, 2023 * Badminton (22) – 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 * Basketball (2) 2023,2024 * Cricket (11) – 1921, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1961, 1977, 1982, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2023 * Football – 1933 * Hockey (21) – 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2021 * Squash (2) – 2007, 2023 * Swimming (5) – 1944, 1961, 2021, 2022, 2023 * Table tennis (21) – 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023.2024 * Tennis (14) – 1925, 1926, 1930, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1994, 2021, 2022, 2023 * Volleyball – 1991 * Water Polo – 2022
==Old Camberwell Grammarians== <!-- Please sort in alphabetical order by family name. Add references to years education at CGGS. Thanks. --> * Wayne Arthurs (1988 leaver, represented Australia in the 2004 Olympics tennis team)<ref name="AI">{{Cite web |title=Gallery of Achievement Inductees |url=https://www.ocga.org.au/gallery-of-achievements/camberwell-gallery-of-achievements |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117041547/https://www.ocga.org.au/gallery-of-achievements/camberwell-gallery-of-achievements |archive-date=17 January 2023 |website=Old Camberwell Grammarian's Association |language=en-US |access-date=2024-01-10}}</ref> * Clive Baillieu, 1st Baron Ballieu KBE, CMG (1889–1967), Australian-British rower, businessman and public servant (1907 leaver)<ref name="AI" /> * Charles Barber (1908 leaver, Military Cross for service in WWI)<ref name="AI" /> * David Bridie (1980 leaver, seven time ARIA award-winning songwriter and composer)<ref name="AI" /> * Darren Chau (writer, performer, producer, television executive).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://conference.spaa.org.au/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=80 |title=SPAA Conference 2011 - Screen Producers Association Australia |access-date=2012-02-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219174607/http://conference.spaa.org.au/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=80 |archive-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> * Simon Chesterman (1990 leaver, dean of law at the National University of Singapore)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocga.org.au/gallery-of-achievements/camberwell-gallery-of-achievements|title=Gallery of Achievement…|access-date=16 January 2023|website=Old Camberwell Grammarian's Association|archive-date=17 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117041547/https://www.ocga.org.au/gallery-of-achievements/camberwell-gallery-of-achievements|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://newshub.nus.edu.sg/pressrel/1110/311011.php|publisher=National University of Singapore|title=Professor Simon Chesterman to be new Dean of NUS Law School|date=31 October 2011|access-date=14 March 2015|archive-date=9 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809200638/http://newshub.nus.edu.sg/pressrel/1110/311011.php|url-status=live}}</ref> * Josh Daicos (2016 leaver, Australian Rules footballer)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-25 |title=Welcome: Pick No. 57 Josh Daicos |url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/312526/welcome-pick-no-57-josh-daicos |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Collingwood FC |language=en |archive-date=2 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202103546/https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/312526/welcome-pick-no-57-josh-daicos |url-status=live }}</ref> * David de Kretser (1956 leaver, born 1939, former Governor of Victoria)<ref>{{cite web|title=Professor David de Kretser|url=http://www.governor.vic.gov.au/victorias-governor/former-governors-of-victoria/12-victorias-governor-main-section/550-professor-david-de-kretser-ac|work=Victoria's Governor: Governors of Victoria|access-date=20 March 2013|archive-date=25 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425125602/http://www.governor.vic.gov.au/victorias-governor/former-governors-of-victoria/12-victorias-governor-main-section/550-professor-david-de-kretser-ac|url-status=live}}</ref> * Keith Dodgshun (1912 leaver, Honourable, Deputy Premier of Victoria 1950–1952)<ref name="AI" /> * Rob Gell (1970 leaver, born 1952, geomorphologist and television weather man)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=92MQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bZEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2739,9417399&dq=rob+gell+camberwell&hl=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713112842/http://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=92MQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bZEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2739,9417399&dq=rob+gell+camberwell&hl=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2012|title=The weatherman who wants more|access-date=12 November 2009|author=Aiten, Doug|date=29 October 1989}}</ref> * Sam Gibson (2004 leaver, born 1986, Australian Rules footballer)<ref name="AI" /> * Ashley Gilbertson (1995 leaver, photo journalist)<ref name="AI" /> * Kym Gyngell (1970 leaver, born 1952, actor and comedian)<ref name="AI" /> * Greg Ham (1971 leaver, 1953–2012, musician in the band Men at Work and actor)<ref name="AI" /> * Cameron Hepburn (1993 leaver, professor of economics)<ref name="AI" /> * Dan Houston (2015 leaver, Australian Rules footballer)<ref name="AI" /> * Paul Hudson (1988 leaver, Australian Rules footballer for Hawthorn Football Club)<ref name="AI" /> * Barry Humphries (1951 leaver, born 1934, also educated at Melbourne Grammar School, known for the characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson)<ref>{{cite news|last=Pender|first=Anne|title=Barry Humphries: Man of many funny masks|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/barry-humphries-man-of-many-funny-masks-20100913-158uh.html|access-date=20 March 2013|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=13 September 2010|archive-date=13 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113135936/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/barry-humphries-man-of-many-funny-masks-20100913-158uh.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * Adrian Jackson (2001 leaver), not to be confused with the 1971 leaver and former Army officer of the same name<ref name="AI" /> * Andy Lee (1999 leaver, born 1981, television and radio personality, captain of music and sport 1999)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22729528-5003425,00.html|title=Hamish Blake, boy wonder|access-date=12 November 2009|author=Fynes-Clinton, Matthew|date=10 November 2007|work=The Courier-Mail|archive-date=29 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229100439/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22729528-5003425,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * Jonathan Little (1983 leaver, musician)<ref name="AI" /> * Robert A. Little (1914 leaver, 1895–1918, World War I flying ace)<ref name="AI" /> * Randolph Lycett (1904 leaver, champion tennis player)<ref name="AI" /> * Cameron Macaulay (1974 leaver, Honourable Justice)<ref name="AI" /> * Andrew McFarlane (1969 leaver, born 1951, actor)<ref name="AI" /> * Russell Morris (1979 leaver, Australian Rules Hawthorn player)<ref name="AI" /> * Sir Keith Murdoch (1901 leaver, 1886–1952, journalist, father of Rupert Murdoch).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1154780|title=Noted Business Man – Death of Mr F. G. Murdoch|access-date=12 November 2009|publisher=The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933–1954)|date=27 December 1933|archive-date=20 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220054229/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1154780|url-status=live}}</ref> * Sir Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1891 leaver, 1874–1970, academic, former chancellor of the University of Western Australia, great uncle of Rupert Murdoch)<ref name="AI" /> * Cameron Newham {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|FSA}}, ecclesiastical photographer and programmer (1977 leaver) * George Reid (1922 leaver, Honourable Sir)<ref name="AI" /> * Tim Schenken (about 1961 leaver)<ref name="AI" /> * Brendan Schwab (about 1985 leaver, Founded World Players Association, Sports Administrator)<ref name="AI" /> * Ken Slater (1941 leaver, 1924–1963, Australian Rules footballer and tennis player)<ref>{{Cite news |date=1939-12-30 |title="Old Booys'" Sporting Review |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142153157 |access-date=2024-01-10 |work=Australasian |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220054407/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/142153157 |url-status=live}}</ref> * Henry Douglas Stephens (1895 leaver, 1877–1952, pediatric surgeon)<ref>{{cite book|last=Stephens|first=F. Douglas|title=Stephens, Henry Douglas (1877–1952)|chapter=Henry Douglas Stephens (1877–1952) - Australian Dictionary of Biograph |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stephens-henry-douglas-8644 |publisher=National Centre of Biography at the Australian National University|access-date=20 March 2013|archive-date=3 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003010702/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stephens-henry-douglas-8644|url-status=live}}</ref> * Greg Strachan (1975 leaver, born 1958, Australian Rules footballer).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=gFURAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tJUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4982,2610052&dq=greg-strachan+camberwell+grammar&hl=en|title=Consistent 'Strachan' looks to 'cubs' to lift Tigers|access-date=16 November 2009|author=Barr, Andrew|date=19 March 1985|publisher=The Age}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> * Kimon Taliadoros (1985 leaver, born 1968, Footballer (Soccer) represented South Melbourne Hellas and Australia, Current Technical Director at Bentleigh Greens FC)<ref name="AI" /> * Lindsay Urwin (1972 leaver, born 1956, bishop and leading member of the Anglican Church)<ref name="AI" /> * George Alan Vasey (1895–1945, major general), also attended Wesley College, Melbourne<ref>Horner, ''General Vasey's War'', pp. 8–9</ref> * Tony Wilson (1990 leaver, author and broadcaster)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-27 |title=Spectemur Issue 3 2022 by Camberwell Grammar School |url=https://issuu.com/camberwellgrammar/docs/au0006817_-_spectemur_issue_3_2022_digital |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Issuu |language=en |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110013842/https://issuu.com/camberwellgrammar/docs/au0006817_-_spectemur_issue_3_2022_digital |url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|Schools|Christianity}}}} * List of schools in Victoria * List of high schools in Melbourne * List of Anglican schools in Australia
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.cgs.vic.edu.au Camberwell Grammar School website] * [http://www.ocga.org.au Old Grammarian's Association website]
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