Christ Church Grammar School
Christ Church Grammar School is a multi-campus independent Anglican single-sex early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys. Located in Perth, Western Australia, the school's main campus overlooks Freshwater Bay on the Swan River, in the suburb of Claremont.
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Christ Church Grammar School as seen from Stirling Highway, in 2012 | |
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Claremont, Western Australia, Perth. Australia | |
| Coordinates | 31°59′12″S 115°46′38″E |
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| Type | Independent single-sex early learning, primary, and secondary day and boarding school |
| Motto | Latin: Deus Dux Doctrina Lux (God is our leader, learning is our light) |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Established | 1910 |
| Founder | William Joseph McClemans |
| Sister school | St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls |
| Educational authority | WA Department of Education |
| Principal | Alan Jones |
| Chaplain | Nicholas Russell |
| Employees | 250 |
| Years | Early learning and K–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | 1,650 |
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| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Blue and gold |
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| Website | www |
The school is a member of the Public Schools' Association (PSA), Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA), Association of Independent Schools in Western Australia (AISWA), Association of Headmasters of Independent Schools Australia (AHISA) and Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA).
Christ Church Grammar School was founded in 1910 by W. J. McClemans. The school opened on 7 February 1910 as Christ Church Preparatory School with a single classroom and nine boys.[note a In 1917, the school's status was raised from a preparatory school to university junior examination level and renamed Christ Church School.: 35 In 1931, it became known as Christ Church Grammar School.
A total of 1,650 boys, 110 of whom are boarders, are enrolled at Christ Church. More than 1,100 boys study in the senior school (Years 7 to 12) and over 500 attend the preparatory school (pre-kindergarten to Year 6).
As a non-selective school, Christ Church caters for a wide range of boys from those who are academically gifted through to students with learning challenges. It also offers places to overseas students.