Camberwell Grammar School is an

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, single sex,

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and secondary

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, located in

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, an eastern suburb of

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. Camberwell

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was founded on Prospect Hill in 1886. In July 1891 it was re-opened by William A. Gosman and Alfred S. Hall, as co-principals. In its early years, the school was housed at a number of sites in and around the suburb of

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, Victoria. It occupied the site on Mont Albert Road on Canterbury's Golden Mile from 1935. The school currently has approximately 1,300 students. The school is divided into three sections; Junior School (pre Prep – Year 5), Middle School (Year 6 – Year 8) and Senior School (Year 9 – Year 12).

Headmasters and principals

There have been a total of ten headmasters at Camberwell Grammar School since the school was established in 1886. The current headmaster or now, principal of Camberwell Grammar is Ben Jeacocke (since January 2025).

Curriculum

Camberwell Grammar offers the

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(VCE) to all of their Year 11 and 12 students, as well as allowing some students to partake in some VCE and VET 1 & 2 units in Year 10 as part of advanced programs.

Extra-curricular activities

Australian Army Cadets The Australian Army Cadets (AAC) is the youth military program and organisation of the Australian Army, tasked with supporting participants to contribute to society, fostering interest in defence force careers, and developing support for the for ...

: The Camberwell Grammar School Army Cadet Unit (CGSACU) was established in 1888 and celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2018. * DAV Interschool Debating *

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Club * Towards2050, school sustainability group *

STEM Racing STEM Racing (formerly F1 in Schools) is an international STEM competition endorsed by Formula 1 for students aged 9–19. Groups of 3–6 students have to design and manufacture a miniature F1 car using CAD/CAM and CAE design tools. The cars ...

(Formerly F1 In Schools) *

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Club * VEX IQ Robotics Club

Music

Alongside having a large variety of stringed, brass and combined ensembles for various different proficiencies and age groups, Camberwell Grammar also has the Music Academy program, which replicates various elements of the Music Conservatorium model in order to support musicians throughout their musical journey during and after school. The school holds a biannual concert at Hamer Hall including several ensembles from the Junior, Middle and Senior Schools.

Sport

Camberwell Grammar is one of the original member schools of the

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(AGSV), and won the organisation's inaugural Athletics competition in November of 1920. All students enrolled at Camberwell Grammar School participate in physical education classes, which are scheduled weekly. The school also offers students the opportunity to participate in the Sports Academy, in which students with athletic talent are coached in small groups or individually to improve in their skills in their discipline outside of regular sporting activity times. The school's sporting program requires all students enrolled in grades 7-12 to participate in organised sports, in addition to physical education classes. The sports offered for students to participate in are grouped into summer, winter and spring categories, as fits the AGSV schedule. However, sports which are not organised by the AGSV run on separate timetables. This sees students participating in these activities year-round, whilst being required to be involved in at least two. However, the Spring sports offered are not compulsory like those in summer and winter.

AGSV premierships

Camberwell Grammar has won the following AGSV premierships. * Athletics (11) – 1920, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2022, 2023 * Badminton (22) – 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 * Basketball (2) 2023,2024 * Cricket (11) – 1921, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1961, 1977, 1982, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2023 * Football – 1933 * Hockey (21) – 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2021 * Squash (2) – 2007, 2023 * Swimming (5) – 1944, 1961, 2021, 2022, 2023 * Table tennis (21) – 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023.2024 * Tennis (14) – 1925, 1926, 1930, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1994, 2021, 2022, 2023 * Volleyball – 1991 * Water Polo – 2022

Old Camberwell Grammarians

* Wayne Arthurs (1988 leaver, represented Australia in the 2004 Olympics tennis team) *

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, 1st Baron Ballieu

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, CMG (1889–1967), Australian-British rower, businessman and public servant (1907 leaver) * Charles Barber (1908 leaver, Military Cross for service in WWI) *

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(1980 leaver, seven time ARIA award-winning songwriter and composer) *

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(writer, performer, producer, television executive). *

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(1990 leaver, dean of law at the

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) *

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(2016 leaver, Australian Rules footballer) *

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(1956 leaver, born 1939, former

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) *

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(1912 leaver, Honourable, Deputy Premier of Victoria 1950–1952) *

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(1970 leaver, born 1952,

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and

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weather man) * Sam Gibson (2004 leaver, born 1986, Australian Rules footballer) *

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(1995 leaver, photo journalist) *

Kym Gyngell Kim Gyngell, sometimes also credited as Kym Gyngell, is an Australian comedian and film, television and stage actor. Gyngell won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1988 for his role as Ian McKenzie in ''B ...

(1970 leaver, born 1952, actor and comedian) *

Greg Ham Gregory Norman Ham (27 September 1953 – 15 April 2012) was an Australian musician, best known as a member of the 1980s band Men at Work. He played saxophone, flute, organ, piano, and synthesizer. Early life Ham was born in Melbourne and attend ...

(1971 leaver, 1953–2012, musician in the band

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and actor) *

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(1993 leaver, professor of economics) *

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(2015 leaver, Australian Rules footballer) *

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(1988 leaver, Australian Rules footballer for Hawthorn Football Club) *

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(1951 leaver, born 1934, also educated at

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, known for the characters

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and

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) * Adrian Jackson (2001 leaver), not to be confused with the 1971 leaver and former Army officer of the same name *

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(1999 leaver, born 1981, television and radio personality, captain of music and sport 1999) *

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(1983 leaver, musician) *

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(1914 leaver, 1895–1918,

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) *

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(1904 leaver, champion tennis player) *

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(1974 leaver, Honourable Justice) * Andrew McFarlane (1969 leaver, born 1951, actor) *

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(1979 leaver, Australian Rules Hawthorn player) *

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(1901 leaver, 1886–1952,

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, father of

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). * Sir Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1891 leaver, 1874–1970, academic, former chancellor of the

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, great uncle of

) * Cameron Newham , ecclesiastical photographer and programmer (1977 leaver) *

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(1922 leaver, Honourable Sir) *

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(about 1961 leaver) * Ken Slater (1941 leaver, 1924–1963, Australian Rules footballer and tennis player) * Henry Douglas Stephens (1895 leaver, 1877–1952, pediatric surgeon) * Greg Strachan (1975 leaver, born 1958, Australian Rules footballer). *

Lindsay Urwin Lindsay Goodall Urwin Oratory of the Good Shepherd, OGS (born 13 March 1956) is an Australian Anglicanism, Anglican bishop. Urwin was the area Bishop of Horsham in the Diocese of Chichester, in southern England, from 1993 to 2009, and was also th ...

(1972 leaver, born 1956, bishop and leading member of the Anglican Church) *

George Alan Vasey Major General George Alan Vasey, (29 March 1895 – 5 March 1945) was an Australian Army officer. He rose to the rank of major general during the Second World War, before being killed in a plane crash near Cairns in 1945. A professional soldi ...

(1895–1945, major general), also attended

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Tony Wilson Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 – 10 August 2007) was a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager and impresario, and a journalist for Granada Television, the BBC and Channel 4. As a co-founder ...

(1990 leaver, author and broadcaster)

References

External links

Camberwell Grammar School website

Old Grammarian's Association website
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