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=== Academia === === Academia ===
In 2001, the School Council adopted ''Educated to Know, to Do, to Live with Others and to Be'' (UNESCO, 1996) as Christ Church Grammar School’s Mission. The student achievements for the 2007 ] resulted in Christ Church having the most General Exhibition winners, seven students achieved results that were among the top 40 students, all indicated that participation in sports was part the reason behind their success.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22984526-2761,00.html|title=Christ Church Grammar tops Beazley TEE rankings|last=Lampathakis|first=Paul|date=December 29, 2007|publisher=Perthnow|accessdate=2008-11-19}}</ref> In 2001, the School Council adopted ''Educated to Know, to Do, to Live with Others and to Be'' (UNESCO, 1996) as Christ Church Grammar School’s Mission. The student achievements for the 2007 ] resulted in Christ Church having the most General Exhibition winners, seven students achieved results that were among the top 40 students, all indicated that participation in sports was part the reason behind their success.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22984526-2761,00.html|title=Christ Church Grammar tops Beazley TEE rankings|last=Lampathakis|first=Paul|date=December 29, 2007|publisher=Perthnow|accessdate=2008-11-19}}</ref> However, the school focuses on very few areas of study and mainly wants boys to become sportsman. In fact, boys who do not wish to become sportsmen are asked to leave their school because sports for at least 12 hours a week is compulsory (the boys in the article cited are exceptions because the school wants to hide this confidential information that they focus on sport).


== Old Boys == == Old Boys ==
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* ] - Australian ] Player (2002 World Championships Silver Medallist, 1997 Under 21 World Champion) * ] - Australian ] Player (2002 World Championships Silver Medallist, 1997 Under 21 World Champion)
*] - 2006 Big Brother winner *] - 2006 Big Brother winner
*Wil Wheaton - Australian dingo hunting champion, 2006/07/08 and most probably 09 with the form he's in at the moment (this in fact illustrates the attitude of the school: ruthlessness and cruelty). Dingo hunting is officially illegal in Australia but the school is proud of Wil.


== References == == References ==

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Christ Church Grammar School, informally known as Christ Church or CCGS, is a non-selective, Anglican, independent, day and boarding school for boys, situated in Claremont, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, the Public Schools Association, and the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA). It is an Anglican grammar school which traces its origins back to 1910, when it was named Christ Church Preparatory School and was located on Stirling Highway in Claremont.

Since 1910, the college has been located on a sizeable property, with water frontage along the Swan River. The Claremont campus consists of a high school for Years 8 to 12, and a preparatory school for Pre-Primary to Year 7 students, sporting grounds, and boarding facilities for approximately 110 students.

History

Christ Church Grammar School opened on 7 February 1910 as Christ Church Preparatory School, on the corner of Queenslea Drive and Stirling Highway in Claremont. It wasn't until 1917, that the school's status was raised from preparatory school to university junior examination level. During this period, the school, along with Guildford Grammar School came under the governance of the Council for Church England Schools.

During the mid-1920s the school suffered financially, and on 1 January 1930 the school changed its name to Christ Church Grammar School. It came under the governance of full Council, after the Council for Church England Schools agreed to take more interest in the school. During the Great Depression, enrolments and staff numbers fell away dramatically. Faced with the issue of running two schools the council proposed to give support to one by economising on the other. Under this plan, Christ Church was to be reverted back into a preparatory school.

Christ Church rapidy expanded during the post-war period, with enrolments and staff increasing steadily. In 1956, the school was invited to join the Public Schools Association. Under the headmastership of Peter Moyes, the school was developed from a run-down facility, into a successful Anglican school.

In 1973, the school's outdoor education centre at Kooringal was officially opened. During 1999, Christ Church Playing Fields Pty Ltd purchased a portion of the Brockway Tip site, for development into playing fields. The educational centre at Kooringal was threatened by bush fires in 2007, however despite damage to the surrounding bush land it is still used for camps for students up to Year 9. Those in Year 10 go on venture, a 1 month long expedition through bushland. Camp in Christ Church is complusory and training for venture in year 10 is a subject (devoted at least 5 hours per week).

In 2005 the old library, made redundant as a result of the construction of the Collaborative Learning Centre (CLC), was redeveloped as a computer lab. Called the FutureSphere, it contains three classrooms with Apple computers for each student. It was funded partially by parents through donations and by the school itself.

In 2006, the Design Technology and Art building was demolished to make room for a two story Design, Technology and Visual Arts building. It was designed by architects Donaldson + Warn and was completed in mid 2008.

Student life

Sport

Main articles: Public Schools Association and Junior School Heads Association of Australia

The school joined the Public Schools Association (PSA) in 1958, some 50 years after the association was formed. Today, Christ Church competes in inter-school sports within the PSA. A particularly competitive event is the all schools Head of the River, an 8 man rowing regatta held between PSA schools on the Canning River over the distance of 2000 meters. Since 2002 Christ Church as dominated the Head of the river winning 5 times and are the current title holders. Other recent sporting success include winning the PSA Hockey in 2002, 2004 and 2007, Surfing in 2005 and 2007, the Hamer Cup in 2005, and the PSA Swimming in 2008, as well as the Corr Cup for the PSA Tennis Championship.

The Peter Moyes Centre

Christ Curch also caters for a range of education support boys in a special needs learning centre called the Peter Moyes Centre, in honour of the former headmaster. The name was changed in 2007 from the Educational Support Unit (ESU). The centre has a dedicated team of carers who look after the boys in cases one on one to ensure that their learning needs are met.

Friday afternoon activity

At the end of the week, at the end of the day's academic commitments, boys usually participate in an extracurricular activity. In Years 8 and 9, the students play sport against other PSA schools, having trained during the course of the week. For Year 10, all students select to do a certain activity on Friday afternoon. The options include Army cadets, Surf Live Saving cadets, or Environment and Community Cadets (ENCOMM). The boys participating in ENCOMM help the community, be it helping elderly people or caring for the disabled. In Year 11 students may continue participating in a selected Year 10 activity, or other options, such as photography, umpiring or music workshop. In Year 12 there is no set activity however it is expected that boys study for the upcoming end of school exams.

Army Cadets

The Christ Church Grammar School Cadet Unit is often regarded as the best unit in the state, coming away with the esteemed Chrome SLR Trophy for the Most Efficient Unit in the State, awarded based on results that happen on the third term holidays on the Statewide Annual Camp, on 15 of the last 20 occasions including; 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008. The Unit continues to go from strength to srength under the watchful eye of ex-servicemen WO1 Mick O'Sullivan, MM, Col. Bob Peterson and Capt. Jason Law. Members of staff also participate in the unit as safety and medical officers.

House system

Christ Church Grammar School has an eight-house system in the senior school, and a four-house system in the junior school. Each house is named after notable people in the school's history. Senior School:

  • Cragie- gold
  • Hill- orange
  • Jupp- light green
  • Moyes- dark green
  • Noake- brown
  • Queenslea- red
  • Romsey- dark blue
  • Wolsey- aqua blue

Junior School:

  • Dale- yellow
  • Giles- blue
  • Forrest- green
  • Stirling- red

The boarding houses on campus, McClemans and Walters, were abolished at the end of the 2004 academic year.

In the senior school, each house has seven tutor groups. Each tutor group is overseen by a house tutor and head of house. The members of each house are led by the house captain.

The eight houses compete against each other in an inter-house competition known as the Beatty Cup, which involves competition in events such as debating, public speaking, chess and also compete in Swimming, Athletics and Sport Carnivals. Points are awarded for each activity and they all go towards the Beatty Cup, which has was won by Wolsey House in 2008. In conjunction to the Beatty Cup, the Eagling Cup is awarded to the house with the best academic performance and effort grades across all year levels, Hill House won the Cup in 2007 and 2008.

Academia

In 2001, the School Council adopted Educated to Know, to Do, to Live with Others and to Be (UNESCO, 1996) as Christ Church Grammar School’s Mission. The student achievements for the 2007 Tertiary entrance examination resulted in Christ Church having the most General Exhibition winners, seven students achieved results that were among the top 40 students, all indicated that participation in sports was part the reason behind their success. However, the school focuses on very few areas of study and mainly wants boys to become sportsman. In fact, boys who do not wish to become sportsmen are asked to leave their school because sports for at least 12 hours a week is compulsory (the boys in the article cited are exceptions because the school wants to hide this confidential information that they focus on sport).

Old Boys

Once boys have left the school, association, the Old Boys' Association. At the Valedictory Dinner, boys officially graduate from the school and are given a formal tie from the Old Boys' Association to mark the occasion. In addition a Leavers' Book is made, detailing the activities of the year group as they progress through the school as well as individual comments and contact details for every student.

Old boys are encouraged to attend various events and maintain contact with the school. The Association runs regular events on campus and at the nearby Claremont Yacht Club.

Notable alumni

References

  1. "International Members". HMC Schools. The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  2. Apple Computers for the FutureSphere
  3. Technology and Visual Arts Facility: Christ Church Grammar School (accessed )
  4. Lampathakis, Paul (December 29, 2007). "Christ Church Grammar tops Beazley TEE rankings". Perthnow. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  5. Church Grammar School Old Boys' Association (accessed 2008-12-04)

See also

External links

Members of the Public Schools Association of Western Australia
Defunct schools: Christian Brothers College
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