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Caulfield Grammar School is a coeducational independent school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Caulfield has three Victorian campuses - Caulfield (Years 7-12), Wheelers Hill (Kindergarten-Year 12), Malvern (Kindergarten-Year 6), an outdoor education campus at Yarra Junction, and a student centre in Nanjing, China. Caulfield Grammar is a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria.

Vision statement and motto

Caulfield Grammar School is a community of learners committed to best practice and visionary, innovative learning experiences that foster the skills, values and attitudes needed in the active pursuit of a sustainable global future.

The school motto Labora Ut Requiescas, which means "Work hard that you may rest content", inspires students to peresevere in achieving the goals of truth and knowledge represented by the star surmounting the school's shield of faith and protection.

History of CGS

Caulfield Grammar School was founded on 1881-04-25 by Joseph Henry Davies as a school of Christian denomination, and began with just 9 pupils. The school was built near Sir Frederick Sargood's Ripponlea Estate, and by 1909 the current site of the school had been purchased in what is now St. Kilda East. 1958 saw the school's Memorial Hall open in memory of Caulfield Grammarians who had died in war. The Hall is being rebuilt in 2005 after a fire on Melbourne Cup Day in 2000. It was also in 1958 that Caulfield Grammar School was admitted to the Associated Public Schools of Victoria.

Forming the five campuses

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The Valentines Mansion at Malvern Campus

In 1912 the school's boarding house opened, and soon over 500 boys attended Caulfield Grammar School. In 1932 the Caulfield Grammar School Council was formed to manage the school, and in 1947 Cuming House was opened in Yarra Junction to function as a country centre. In 1961 Caulfield Grammar became affiliated with Malvern Memorial Grammar School, which became the School's Malvern Campus and was located in Malvern's Valentine Mansion. In 1981, the school's centenary year, a second senior school campus was opened at Wheelers Hill on April 26. Wheelers Hill was the first campus of Caulfield Grammar where girls were educated, and twelve years later in 1993 girls began attending both Malvern and Caulfield Campuses. Caulfield Grammar School now has over 2500 students throughout its three day campuses - Caulfield, Wheelers Hill and Malvern - and over 100 members of the Caulfield Campus boarding house.

Yarra Junction Campus

In 1945 the Cuming family, who have a long association with Caulfield Grammar, donated land to the school to allow it to pioneer the concept of a country centre. 1947 saw Cuming House open as the first rural campus in Australia, set in the Australian bush and close to the Yarra River. The Yarra Junction Campus is now at the forefront of environmental education, as students live in fully sustainable eco-cabins with rainwater tanks and solar power technology. The Earth Studies Centre, Wadambawilam (Aboriginal term for 'learning place'), operates on wind and solar power, and uses many environmentally-sound practices to teach students about long-term environmental sustainability. The campus also features a commercial dairy which produces over 1 million litres of milk annually for sale to Pauls Milk. On UN World Environment Day 2001 the Yarra Junction Campus won an award for Best School Based Environment Project.

Nanjing Campus

On 1998-05-06 Sir James Gobbo opened the Nanjing, China campus of Caulfield Grammar School. As Caulfield focuses on Mandarin Chinese as its major Language Other Than English and recognises that China is the centre of industrial and economic growth in Australasia and Asia, the establishment of a campus in Nanjing allowed Caulfield Grammar to strengthen ties with the region and give students the opportunity to enhance their personal development and their understanding of the world beyond Australia. The Nanjing Campus was the first overseas campus for any Australian high school, and Caulfield Grammar was congratulated for its initiative by Australian Prime Minister John Howard and then-Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett. The Nanjing Campus allows Caulfield students to complete a five-week Internationalism Program and study five key themes of Chinese culture: heritage, work, family, education and challenges. During their five-week programs, students travel to the cities of Nanjing, Shanghai, Tongli, and Beijing, and visit such landmarks as the Great Wall of China, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Ming Dynasty Tombs, the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, The Bund, the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace. Students also complete homestay visits with students from The Affiliated High School of Nanjing Normal University, and the Inernationalism program aims to let students succeed in a new and challenging environment.

Principals of Caulfield Grammar

  • Mr J.H. Davies, 1881-1888
  • Rev. E.J. Barnett, 1888-1896
  • Mr W.M. Buntine, 1896-1931
  • Mr F.H.J. Archer, 1932-1954
  • Rev. S.W. Kurrle, 1955-1964
  • Mr B.C. Lumsden, 1965-1977
  • Rev. A.S. Holmes, 1977-1992
  • Mr S.H. Newton, 1993-

Sporting premierships

Caulfield has been a member of various school and school sport associations throughout its history.

  • Schools' Association of Victoria (1892-1910)
  • Schools' Amateur Athletic Association of Victoria (1911-1920)
  • Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (1921-1958)
  • Associated Public Schools of Victoria (1959-)

BOYS

  • Athletics: 1905, 1911-1914, 1919, 1924, 1926, 1934-1935, 1937-1939, 1944-1945, 1947-1948, 1952, 1985-1987, 1990, 1994-2004
  • Badminton: 1997-1998
  • Cricket: 1908, 1917, 1919-1920, 1922, 1928-1930, 1932, 1938, 1946-1947, 1951-1954, 1958, 1967-1968, 1971-1972, 1988
  • Cross-Country: 1991-1992
  • Football: 1899, 1911, 1913-1930, 1935, 1938-1939, 1947, 1950, 1952-1955, 1967, 1989
  • Soccer: 1995
  • Swimming: 1920-1921, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1949-1950
  • Swimming and Diving: 2002-2003
  • Table Tennis: 1992-1994
  • Tennis: 1912, 1917-1918, 1923-1924, 1928, 1931, 1938-1941, 1943-1947, 1952-1954, 1956-1957, 1988
  • Volleyball: 1992-1996, 1999-2000, 2003-2005

GIRLS

  • Athletics: 1996-1997, 2000-2001, 2003-2004
  • Badminton: 2001
  • Basketball: 1999, 2001-2004
  • Cross-Country: 2000
  • Hockey: 1996-1997, 1999, 2001-2004
  • Netball: 1991, 1997-1999, 2003
  • Soccer: 2004
  • Softball: 1990-1997, 2001-2002
  • Swimming and Diving: 1996, 1998-2005
  • Tennis: 1992, 2000

Famous alumni

Sources

  • History of Caulfield Grammar School, 2005 Caulfield Grammar School Record Book, Pages 2B-7B
  • One School Six Campuses
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