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'''St John's Grammar School''' is a Co-educational [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]] school situated in the foothills of Adelaide. It ranges from Preschool through to Year 12. |
'''St John's Grammar School''' is a Co-educational [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]] school situated in the foothills of Adelaide. It ranges from Preschool through to Year 12. |
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St Johns Grammar School is a hole in Belair, lock up your children and dont let them go. |
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==History== |
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'''St John's Grammar School''' was founded in 1958 and is a coeducational [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]] school situated in [[Belair, South Australia|Belair]], in the foothills south-east of [[Adelaide, South Australia]] offering [[preschool]] to [[Year 12]]. It operates from three campuses; the Junior School is adjacent to [[Belair National Park]] and the [[Belair railway station]], the Early Learning Centre is opposite the Junior School, and the Secondary School, set up in 1998, occupies the site of the former Retreat House and St Barnabas Theological College. |
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The school offers a range of subjects to its students, who begin electing their courses from Year 8. St John's has traditionally had a strong emphasis on music, winning numerous awards in this area (See South Australian Choral Eisteddfod for details). The school offers a range of co-curricular activities, including various sports, music, debating, future problem solving, Pedal Prix, Duke of Edinburgh, and school productions. |
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==House system== |
==House system== |
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| Type | Independent |
| Denomination | Anglican Church |
| Established | 1958 |
| Chairman | Mr. Reg Wymond |
| Principal | Ms Cheryl Bauer |
| Staff | 100 |
| Enrolment | 1000+ |
| Campus | Belair |
| Colour(s) | Maroon, Blue, Yellow/Gold |
| Slogan | Success, wisdom, balance |
| Yearbook | The Eagle |
| Website | http://www.stjohns.sa.edu.au/ |
St John's Grammar School is a Co-educational Anglican school situated in the foothills of Adelaide. It ranges from Preschool through to Year 12.
St Johns Grammar School is a hole in Belair, lock up your children and dont let them go.
House system
St John's Grammar has a rich house life. Students from each house play each other every Friday in a range of sports and academic competitions. Points from the House Activities go towards the House Shield. The House Activities Program gets many students involved in a fun social environment.
St John's Grammar School has four houses named after four pioneers of the Belair area. The school has a pastoral care system through which students are placed into one of these houses and encouraged to participate in House Life. The Houses are as follows:
- Gooch (Red) amazing
- Halstead (Green) incredible
- Moffatt (Yellow) beyond help
- Prince (Blue) despicable
Senior School Shields
| Year | House Shield | Athletics | Swimming | Academic Shield | Cross Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | Moffatt | Gooch | – | – |
| 1999 | – | Moffatt | Gooch | – | Gooch |
| 2000 | – | Gooch | Gooch | – | Gooch |
| 2001 | Gooch | Gooch | Gooch | Prince | Gooch |
| 2002 | Moffatt | Gooch | Gooch | Halstead | Gooch |
| 2003 | Halstead | Gooch | Gooch | Moffatt | – |
| 2004 | Moffatt | Prince | Gooch | Halstead | – |
| 2005 | Moffatt | Halstead | Prince | Halstead | Gooch |
| 2006 | Halstead | Halstead | Prince | Halstead | Halstead |
| 2007 | Halstead | Halstead | Prince | Halstead | Halstead |
| 2008 | Prince | Halstead | Prince | Halstead | Prince |
| 2009 | Halstead | Halstead | Prince | Prince | Moffatt |
| 2010 | Prince | Halstead | Prince | Prince | Prince |
| 2011 | Halstead | Prince |
Campus
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Extracurricular activities
Music and arts
The school produces a secondary campus quality theatre production every year which is always a sellout[citation needed]. The productions include adaptations of well known stories such as Peter Pan and Charlie and the Chocolate factory.
Each year the school performs a cabaret, held over two nights, usually the Thursday and Friday of Week 9, term 3. The themes performed in the past are as follows:
- 2002- Spring Swing
- 2003- Sounds of Salsa
- 2004- On Broadway
- 2005- Motown!
- 2006- Gone Hollywood
- 2007- From the Jukebox
- 2008- The Three Musketeers (A Musical)
- 2009- Ethel And Eric's Final Flight of Fantasy
- 2010-
- 2011-
Notable alumni
- Ben Nicholas - Actor from Australian sitcom Neighbours - Ben Nicholas at IMDb
- Sarah Snook - Actress - Sarah Snook at IMDb
- Kassandra Clementi (2008) - Actress - Kassandra Clementi at IMDb
- Josh Makepeace (2005) - Rhodes Scholar[1]
- Tiffany Cromwell (2005) - Australian Cyclist[2]
References
External links
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