Guildford Grammar School
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Guildford, WA Australia |
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| Coordinates | 31°53′44″S 115°58′48″E / 31.89556°S 115.98000°ECoordinates: 31°53′44″S 115°58′48″E / 31.89556°S 115.98000°E |
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| Type | Independent, single-sex, day and boarding |
| Motto | Go Forward |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1896 |
| Sister school | Perth College (Western Australia) |
| Headmaster | Stephen Webber |
| Staff | ~100 |
| Enrolment | ~1230 (K–12) |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue and white |
| Website | www.ggs.wa.edu.au |
Guildford Grammar School, informally known as Guildford Grammar, Guildford or GGS, is an independent, day and boarding school for boys situated in Guildford, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
The school is currently co-educational to Year 6, and a Senior School for boys. The School is currently transitioning to a fully co-educational model. In 2018 girls will be enrolled into Years 7, 8 and 11, and in 2019 the school will cater for girls from Kindergarten through to Year 12,with boarding facilities for Senior School girls to be introduced from 2020. The school is a member of the Public Schools Association and the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia. It is an Anglican grammar school which traces its origins back to 1896 when it was established by Charles Harper. In 1900, the school moved from the Harper family home to its current site near the banks of the Swan River, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) from the centre of the City of Perth on 80 ha (200 acres) of property. The East Guildford campus consists of a high school for Year Seven to Year Twelve, a preparatory school for kindergarten to Year Six, sporting grounds and boarding facilities for 150 students.
Guildford Grammar School traces its foundations to 1896 when Charles Harper, an influential Western Australian, established in the billiard room of his house (Woodbridge House) a school (under the guidance of Frank Bennett, the first headmaster) which wias to cater to the educational needs of his children and those from the surrounding district. Harper's vision was to create a school based on the English public school system, whilst also attempting to accommodate the different culture of the modern colonial society.
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