CHRIST CHURCH GRAMMAR SCHOOL

'Christ Church Grammar School', informally known as 'Christ Church' or 'CCGS' is an non-selective independent school for boys situated in Claremont, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school is a member of the Public Schools Association and the Junior School Heads Association of Australia. It is a 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 8-12 and a preparatory school for years P-7, sporting grounds, and boarding facilities for 150 students.

Contents

History

Student life

Sport

Cadet system

House system

Notable alumni

References

See also

External links

History

Christ Church Grammar School opened on February 7, 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-1920's the school suffered financially, and on January 1, 1930 the school changed name to Christ Church Grammar School, and 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 the flagship for Anglican education in Australia.
In 1973, the schools 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.

Student life

Sport

Main articles: Public Schools Association , 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. Christ Churches main rival in the PSA is Scotch being the 'across the tracks' boys who keep the friendly competition alive, when every sporting game is a test of which school is the 'best'.
In 2006, the school had an unsuccessful year, being winning only the Head of the River, which they also won in 2002, 2003, and 2005. Recently the school has had some strong success; winning the PSA hockey in 2002 and 2004, Surfing in 2005 and the Hamer Cup in 2005

Cadet system

In year 9, all students select to do a certain activity on Friday afternoon. For year 10, the options are Army cadets, Surf Live Saving cadets, or Environment and Community Cadets [ENCOMM]. The Christ Church Cadets unit is the largest cadet unit in the state, having been awarded Best Cadet Unit 6 years running. They hold the trophy for the competition, the Chrome SLR, which is renowned among other Cadet Units, due to the fact most haven't seen it before. In year 11, the selection expands. You can either continue participating in a selected year 10 activity, or other options, such as photography, umpiring or music workshop.

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 schools history.
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 athletics, debating, public speaking, speedball, basketball, and chess. Points are awarded for each activity and they all go towards the Beatty Cup.

Notable alumni

★ John Annear - AFL Footballer. Inaugural Vice Captain of West Coast Eagles.

★ Liam Beford - AFL Footballer (Geelong Cats).

★ Robin Bell - 2005 West Australian ANZ Sports Star of the Year for canoeing

★ Jamie Brooksby - Winner of Big Brother 2006.

★ Andrew Browne - AFL Footballer (Fremantle Dockers).

★ Matt Burston - NBL Basketballer (Perth Wildcats & South Dragons).

★ Hal Gibson Pateshall Colebatch - Author.

★ Ric Charlesworth - Australian Field Hockey Player (1986 World Champion & Player of the Tournament, 1976 Olympic Silver Medallist), Coach (1996, 2000 Olympic Gold Medallist). WA Cricketer.

★ Jaxon Crabb - Sandover Medalist 2005 and Captain of Claremont Tigers.

★ Rod Eddington - former CEO of Cathay Pacific, Ansett Australia and British Airways.

★ Tony Evans - AFL Footballer (West Coast Eagles). Premiership Player '92 and '94 and member of Team 20.

★ Bill Kirby - Gold medallist and world record holder in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He now teaches swimming at the Christ Church Grammar School.

★ Chris Lewis - AFL Footballer (West Coast Eagles). Premiership Player '92 and '94 and member of Team 20.

★ Stuart MacGill - Australian Cricketer.

★ Wayne Martin - Chief Justice of Western Australia since 2006.

★ Tim Minchin - comedian, actor, composer, songwriter, etc.

★ Eric MacKenzie - AFL Footballer (West Coast Eagles).

★ Luke McPharlin - AFL Footballer (Fremantle Dockers).

★ Ryan Turnbull - AFL Footballer (West Coast Eagles). Premiership Player '94 and Sandover Medalist 2001.

★ Jason Webb - Author of 'The Ghost of Che Guevara'.

★ Scott Webster - Australian Field Hockey Player (2002 World Championships Silver Medallist, 1997 Under 21 World Champion).

★ John Lillywhite - CEO of Australian Renewable Fuels

References

1. Christ Church Grammar Chool Day & Boarding Fees 2007 (accessed: 2007-04-21)

See also

★ List of schools in Perth

★ List of schools in Western Australia

★ List of boarding schools

External links

★ Official website

★ Have a virtual walk through the school