Launceston Church Grammar School
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Launceston, Tasmania, Australia  |
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| Coordinates | 41°24′29″S 147°7′39″E / 41.40806°S 147.12750°ECoordinates: 41°24′29″S 147°7′39″E / 41.40806°S 147.12750°E |
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| Type | Independent, Co-educational, Day & Boarding |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1846 |
| Chairman | Michael Bennett |
| Headmaster | Stephen Norris MA |
| Chaplain | Rev. Paul Grayston |
| Staff | ~73[1] |
| Enrolment | ~770 (PK-12)[2] |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Black & White |
| Slogan | "Nurture, Challenge, Inspire" |
| Website | www.lcgs.tas.edu.au |
Launceston Church Grammar School is an Anglican co-educational private school in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia for years kindergarten through to Year 12.
Although founded in 1846, the present school was formed in 1981 from the amalgamation of the boys' Launceston Grammar School and girls' Broadland House, Church of England Girls' Grammar School. The school celebrated its 160th birthday on 25 June 2006 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 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.
In 2010 The Age reported that Launceston Grammar School ranked equal tenth among Australian schools based on the number of alumni who had received a top Order of Australia honour.[3]
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Campuses [edit]
The Senior School is located at the top of Stephenson's Bend in Mowbray Heights, Launceston and caters for students in Years 7 – 12. This site includes the chapel, Poimena Art Centre, School Hall, Gymnasium, Boarding House and the newly completed Swimming Pool. The chapel is a popular location for weddings.
The Junior School is located at the old Broadland House site on Elphin Road, East Launceston. The campus has seen a recent redevelopment.
The House System [edit]
At the beginning of 1924, Grammar moved to the new school at Mowbray Heights. With new quarters, the House system was inaugurated by the Headmaster, the Revd. John W. Bethune. Four Houses were created and named in honour pof the Revd. William H. Savigny, the Revd. Christopher G. Wilkinson, Mr. Harry Gillett, former Headmasters, and Mr. William Hawkes, a generous benefactor. In 1959, an additional day House was formed and named in honour of former Headmaster, Mr. Norman H. Roff. The large number of boarders in the Senior School in 1961 made it necessary to introduce another House for purposes of administration. This was Fraser House and was named in honour of the late Mr. Hugh Fraser, M.B.E. who had been actively associated with the School for fifty-six years. Fraser House ceased operation in 1970 until 1997. In 1998, the Boarding House was renamed Hawkes House and two new Day Houses were created; Fraser House and Savigny House. In 2001 Hawkes House discontinued as an entity for House competition and the boarders were reallocated across the five other houses. The name Hawkes is retained as the name of the boarding house.
- Fraser House
- Motto: "Summum Bonum" (Highest Good)
- Named after: Mr Hugh Fraser, M.B.E.
- Years in operation: 1961-1970, 1997–present
- Colour: Green
- House Head: Mr Patrick Moroney
- Gillett House
- Motto: "Nulli Secundus" (Second to none)
- Named after: Mr Harry Gillett, M.A. (Cantab.), former Headmaster
- Years in operation: 1924–present
- Colour: Red
- House Head: Mrs Fiona Hickman
- Hawkes House (Boys' and Girls' Boarding House)
- Motto: "Per Proella Ad Gloriam" (Through Battle to Glory)
- Named after: Mr William Hawkes, Benefactor of the School
- Years in operation: 1924-1996 (as Hawkes-Savigny), 1997–present (as Hawkes)
- Colour: White
- House Heads: Mr Terry Sheehan, Dr Thomas Gunn, Mrs Abbey Cruickshank and Mrs Nadine Slavin (acting)
- Roff House
- Motto: "Meliora Sequamur" (Seek Better Things)
- Named after: Capt. Norman H. Roff, former Headmaster
- Years in operation: 1959–present
- Colour: Gold
- House Head: Mr Nicholas Hansson
- Savigny House
- Motto: "Nil Desperandum" (Never Give Up Hope)
- Named after: Revd. William H. Savigny, M.A. (Oxon.), former Headmaster
- Years in operation: 1924-1996 (as Hawkes-Savigny), 1997–present (as Savigny)
- Colour: Royal Blue
- House Head: Mr William Rostron
- Wilkinson House
- Motto: "Sans Peur et Sans Reproche" (Without Fear and Without Reproach)
- Named after: Revd. Christopher G. Wilkinson, M.A. (Cantab.), former Headmaster and Chaplain
- Years in operation: 1924–present
- Colour: Black
- House Head: Mr Mark Webster
Notable alumni (Grammar) [edit]
- Business
- Sir Raymond Ferrall – Tasmanian businessman [4]
- Sir Hudson Fysh – Founder of Qantas [4]
- David Warren AO – Inventor of the Flight data recorder (also attended Trinity Grammar School, Sydney)[5][6]
- Entertainment and the Arts
- Edwina Gatenby – in TV in Sydney[4]
- Scott Millwood – AFI Award winning documentary film director, including "Wildness" (2003) and "Whatever Happened to Brenda Hean?"(2008)[7]
- Indira Naidoo – Former SBS newsreader [4]
- Mark Westfield – Copyman for Australian newspaper[4]
- Brian Roe - Sports journalist
- Politics and the Law
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Rockliff – Shadow Minister for Health, Shadow Minister for Primary Industries and Water [4]
- Chief Justice Ewan Crawford – Present Chief Justice of Tasmania and Lieutenant Governor [4]
- Senator Guy Barnett [4]
- Sir Angus Bethune – Former Premier of Tasmania[4]
- Sir Guy Green – former Governor of Tasmania[4]
- Sir Lawrence McIntyre – Agent General in London[4]
- Tony Rundle – Former Premier of Tasmania[4]
- Matthew Seath – Former Governor of Northern Tasmania[4]
- Nick "Nicko" Pedley – Failed Liberal candidate for Bass [4]
- Campbell Newman – Former Lord Mayor of Brisbane and current Premier of Queensland
- Sport
- David Boon – Test cricketer [4]
- George Bailey – Tasmanian Tigers, Chennai Super Kings, Prime Minister's XI cricketer, Captain of Tasmanian Tigers Pura Cup and Ford Ranger Cup teams. Captain of Australin T20 team and member of Australian ODI team. Son of former Grammar First XI cricket coach, John Bailey [4]
- David Lean (athlete) – Olympic silver medallist and Commonwealth Games gold medalists in 4x400 m relay and 440 yard hurdles[8]
- David Macpherson – Tennis doubles specialist [4]
- Simon Youl – International tennis player[4]
- Brad Green – AFL player (Melbourne Demons)
Notable alumni (Broadland) [edit]
- Elizabeth Blackburn – Nobel Prize winning biologist and Rhodes Scholar
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Annual School Report 2006" (PDF). Launceston Church Grammar School. 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
- ^ "Launceston Church Grammar School". Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Crikey.com.au: Famous alumni on Latham's hit list (accessed:26-04-2006)
- ^ "Dave Warren – Biography". Defence Science and Technology Organisation. Australian Government Department of Defence. 2006-06-06. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "WARREN David Ronald". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
- ^ http://sensesofcinema.com/2012/65/a-culture-cleft-in-two-the-documentaries-of-scott-millwood
- ^ Welch, Bruce (5 Aug 1954) History made by Tas Athlete; The Age
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