Girton Grammar School
| Girton Grammar School | |
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| Address | |
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105 MacKenzie Street, Bendigo Victoria 3550 Australia |
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| Coordinates | 36°45′45″S 144°16′23″E / 36.76250°S 144.27306°ECoordinates: 36°45′45″S 144°16′23″E / 36.76250°S 144.27306°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Co-educational, independent, day school |
| Motto | Per Aspera Ad Astra |
| Denomination | Non-denominational Christian |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Sister school |
Gojo Senior High School, Nara, Japan Collège & Lycée Sainte Ursule, Luçon, France |
| Headmaster | Matthew F. Maruff |
| Grades | Prep - Year 12 |
| Enrolment | 1,200 |
| Colour(s) | Maroon and gold |
| VCE average | 34 |
| Newspaper | The Whitehorse Post |
| Yearbook | The Girtonian |
| School fees | $13,812 |
| Website | girton.vic.edu.au |
Girton Grammar School is an independent co-educational school from Prep to Year 12 located in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Girton Grammar School was founded in late 1992 after Girton College, an initially single-sex girls' school owned and operated by the Anglican Diocese of Bendigo, closed in 1992 when the diocese was no longer able to fund it. Following the closure of Girton College, some people associated with that school founded a new independent school named Girton Grammar School. The school opened in early 1993 under the direction of founding headmaster Clayton Jones.
Girton Grammar School has a junior school (Prep to Grade 6) campus located at 105 MacKenzie Street, Bendigo, and a senior school campus (Year 7 to 12) located at 38 Wattle Street, Bendigo.
In 2016, 20.1% of Girton Grammar School students achieved a VCE score of 40 or above. The median ATAR score in 2016 was 83, with 26% of Year 12 VCE students ranking within the top 10% of the state, 15% in the top 5%, and 4% in the top 1%. .
The school achieved a median ATAR score of 81 in 2015, with 32% of students ranking within the top 10% of the state and 19% within the top 5%.
Girton Grammar School has produced two Rhodes Scholars, Rebecca Duke (2017) and Connor Rochford (2017).
There are six houses at the school. These are named after important figures in the history of both Girton Grammar School and the former Girton College.
In May 2016, Angus McCormack, a former school captain, was invited to attend a Foundation Day Service as a guest of his father, Christopher McCormack, the Director of the Board. Angus McCormack was refused entry to the event after his attire was deemed inappropriate. It was requested in a message that McCormack wear a suit when the school was advised of his attendance. No dress code was specified on the formal invitation. In a statement released, Christopher McCormack claimed that his son wore "a clean, stylish pair of black leather pants, a white button-up shirt with a black bow tie and a black designer jacket". McCormack claims that his son was refused entry for being openly gay, and has since resigned from his position on the Board.
In September 2016, it was reported that a "sophisticated drug dealing syndicate" was being run within the school amongst Year 10 students. A 16-year old male student was arrested for dealing drugs to minors, and was subsequently expelled. He was charged with drug trafficking offenses in late 2016.. Several students were suspended and investigated for their suspected involvement in drug related activities.
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