Gippsland Grammar School
| Gippsland Grammar School | |
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Sale, Victoria Australia 
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| Coordinates | 38°5′42″S 147°3′54″E / 38.09500°S 147.06500°ECoordinates: 38°5′42″S 147°3′54″E / 38.09500°S 147.06500°E |
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| Type | Independent, Co-educational, Day & Boarding |
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Latin: Veritas Liberabit Vos ("The Truth Will Set You Free") |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1924 |
| Principal | David J Baker |
| Chaplain | J C Taylor |
| Enrolment | ~1000 (K–12) |
| Colour(s) | Black, Green & White |
| Website | www.gippslandgs.vic.edu.au |
Gippsland Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Sale, in the state of Victoria, Australia.
The school is located over three campuses, the St Anne's Campus (K-6), the Garnsey Campus (7-12) and the Bairnsdale Campus (K-6).
The school's motto is Veritas Liberabit Vos, Latin for "the truth will set you free."
Gippsland Grammar is a member of the South Eastern Independent Schools Association (SEISA) and ICCES schools associations.
The current school Principal is David Baker, with the Heads (teachers in charge) of the junior Bairnsdale Campus, junior St Anne's Campus and senior Garnsey Campuses being Amanda Virgo, Greg Thomson and Jan Henry (who was the 1980 School Captain) respectively.
As of February 2013 there were approximately 600 students enrolled in Garnsey Campus, 200 in St. Anne's Campus and 125 in the Bairnsdale Campus
St Anne's Church of England Girls School was founded in 1924. Gippsland Grammar School for boys commenced in 1961. The two schools amalgamated as St. Anne's and Gippsland Grammar School in 1971. For a period of time, the School was known by the acronym STAGGS, but became known as Gippsland Grammar in 1997.
Today, Gippsland Grammar caters for students from three years of age through to Year 12, with boarding facilities for secondary students.
The former site of St Anne's Church of England Girls Grammar School has been developed as the Junior School, known as St Anne's Campus. This site also contains the boarding houses for both boys and girls.
The Senior School, is located on the former Gippsland Grammar School site on the northern side of Sale, adjacent to Bishopscourt.
In January 2006 a new Bairnsdale campus was opened for primary school students.
The Garnsey Campus is the schools senior campus, teaching students years 7 to 12. There are four or five classes at each year level from 7 to 11, each class consisting of around 20 students.
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