Geelong Grammar School
Geelong Grammar School is a private Anglican co-educational boarding and day school. The school's main campus is located in Corio on the northern outskirts of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, overlooking Corio Bay and Limeburners Bay.
| Geelong Grammar School | |
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| Location | |
Australia | |
| Coordinates | 38°4′11″S 144°24′0″E |
| Information | |
| Type | private school, co-educational, day and boarding |
| Motto | Latin: Christus nobis factus sapientia (1 Corinthians 1:30: "For us, Christ was made wisdom" (1 Corinthians 1:30: Christ, who has been made for us in wisdom)) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1855 |
| Founder | Theodore Carlos Benoni Stretch |
| Chairman | Jeremy D. Kirkwood |
| Principal | Rebecca Cody |
| Chaplain | Rev. Gordon Lingard |
| Years offered | ELC–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | 1,433 (ELC–12) |
| Colour(s) | Eton blue |
| Slogan | Exceptional Education |
| Affiliation | Associated Public Schools of Victoria |
| Website | www |
Established in 1855 under the auspices of the Church of England, Geelong Grammar School has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,500 students from Pre-school to Year 12, including 800 boarders from Years 5 to 12.
In 2009, The Australian declared Geelong Grammar to be the "most expensive school in the nation", charging a fee of almost $29,000 for a Year 12 student. This remains true in 2024, with annual fees coming in at just under $50,000 for day students and $85,000 for boarding students.
In 2017, a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that Geelong Grammar had failed to act on reports of widespread child sexual abuse. Five former staff members at Geelong Grammar School have been convicted of extensive child sex offenses committed while teaching at Geelong Grammar. The Royal Commission found that consecutive principals and administration had failed to report allegation and protect students.