Bacchus Marsh Grammar School
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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| , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 37°41′27″S 144°25′54.4″E / 37.69083°S 144.431778°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, Co-educational (Primary), (Secondary), Day |
| Motto | Template:Lang-la (Education for Life) |
| Denomination | Ecumenical |
| Established | 1988 |
| Principal | Mr Andrew Neal |
| Grades | P-12 |
| Enrolment | ~1,700[1] (2014) |
| Colour(s) | blue, yellow,, black and white |
| Website | www.bmg.vic.edu.au |
Bacchus Marsh Grammar School is an independent, co-educational secondary school day school located in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia. [2]
History
Bacchus Marsh Grammar School opened in February 1988. It has grown from three classrooms, to a school of more than 1600 pupils from Preparatory to Year 12.
The school is known for its increasingly strong VCE results [citation needed] . The school's highest achieving students have scored ATARs of 99.50, with several students also achieving a perfect study score of 50 in a variety of subjects[citation needed].
The school consists of four houses, Bacchus (Blue), Braeside (White), Hilton (Gold) and Pentland (Black), who contest the House Shield each year. The Houses compete in a number of events including athletics, chess, music, drama, swimming and cross-country. [3]
Controversy
In 2015 Bacchus Marsh Grammar received negative press for its treatment of a transgender student Erik Ly. Erik claims he told staff he was transgender but still had to wear "the girls uniform". Erik says he plans to lodge a complaint about the independent schools with the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission when he has finished his VCE[4]
References
- ^ "Bacchus Marsh Grammar School". Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ Bacchus Marsh Grammar School, school website, Accessed 11 December 2010
- ^ [1], Accessed 11 December 2010
- ^ Cook, Henrietta (17 September 2015). "Transgender students: the struggle to fit in at school". The Age. Retrieved 27 September 2015.