Geelong Grammar School

Compare Independent ELC-12 Coeducational , Boarding School

School TypeCombined
Year RangeU, Prep-12
Address50 BIDDLECOMBE AVENUE Corio VIC 3214
Phone03 5273 9307
Website http://www.ggs.vic.edu.au
GenderCo-Education
RegionMetropolitan
Students1462
Boys846
Girls616
ICSEA Value1154
Aus. Average1000
Finances per student$25,783
Aus. Average per student$17,550
Australian Government15%
State/Territory Government3%
Fees, parent contributions etc72%
Others11%
School Ranking History for Geelong Grammar School
2015 2014 2013
VCE N/A N/A N/A
Student Distribution for Geelong Grammar School
Total Enrollments (Approx): 1462; Full Time Student Teacher Ratio: 8.5/1
ICSEA Score: 1154;
Students of Non-English Speaking Background in 2015 NAPLAN tests: 26%
Bottom Quarter Middle Quarters Top Quarter
Student Distribution 1% 7% 21% 70%
Australian Average 25% 25% 25% 25%
Total Enrollments (Approx): 1431; Full Time Student Teacher Ratio: 8.6/1
ICSEA Score: 1150;
Students of Non-English Speaking Background in 2014 NAPLAN tests: 23%
Bottom Quarter Middle Quarters Top Quarter
Student Distribution 1% 6% 23% 69%
Australian Average 25% 25% 25% 25%
Total Enrollments (Approx): 1415; Full Time Student Teacher Ratio: 7.8/1
Student Attendence Rate: 98%
ICSEA Score: 1149;
Students of Non-English Speaking Background in 2013 NAPLAN tests: 20%
Bottom Quarter Middle Quarters Top Quarter
Student Distribution 2% 7% 23% 68%
Australian Average 25% 25% 25% 25%
Total Enrollments (Approx): 1433; Full Time Student Teacher Ratio: 8.3/1
Student Attendence Rate: 97%
ICSEA Score: 1160;
Students of Non-English Speaking Background in 2012 NAPLAN tests: 14%
Bottom Quarter Middle Quarters Top Quarter
Student Distribution 8% 13% 22% 57%
Australian Average 25% 25% 25% 25%
Total Enrollments (Approx): 1429; Full Time Student Teacher Ratio: 8.1/1
ICSEA Score: 1182;
Students of Non-English Speaking Background in 2011 NAPLAN tests: 14%
Bottom Quarter Middle Quarters Top Quarter
Student Distribution 0% 0% 100% 0%
Australian Average 25% 25% 25% 25%
Total Enrollments (Approx): 1430; Full Time Student Teacher Ratio: 8.3/1
Student Attendence Rate: 96%
Bottom Quarter Middle Quarters Top Quarter
Student Distribution N/A N/A N/A N/A
Australian Average 25% 25% 25% 25%
Bottom Quarter Middle Quarters Top Quarter
Student Distribution N/A N/A N/A N/A
Australian Average 25% 25% 25% 25%
Student Distribution

2015

70%Top Quarter

  • ICSEA Score1154
  • Attendence RateN/A
  • Enrollments1462
  • Non-English Speaking26%
  • Top Quarter70%
  • Middle Top Quarter21%
  • Middle Bottom Quarter7%
  • Bottom Quarter1%

2014

69%Top Quarter

  • ICSEA Score1150
  • Attendence RateN/A
  • Enrollments1431
  • Non-English Speaking23%
  • Top Quarter69%
  • Middle Top Quarter23%
  • Middle Bottom Quarter6%
  • Bottom Quarter1%

2013

68%Top Quarter

  • ICSEA Score1149
  • Attendence Rate98%
  • Enrollments1415
  • Non-English Speaking20%
  • Top Quarter68%
  • Middle Top Quarter23%
  • Middle Bottom Quarter7%
  • Bottom Quarter2%

2012

57%Top Quarter

  • ICSEA Score1160
  • Attendence Rate97%
  • Enrollments1433
  • Non-English Speaking14%
  • Top Quarter57%
  • Middle Top Quarter22%
  • Middle Bottom Quarter13%
  • Bottom Quarter8%

2011

0%Top Quarter

  • ICSEA Score1182
  • Attendence RateN/A
  • Enrollments1429
  • Non-English Speaking14%
  • Top Quarter0%
  • Middle Top Quarter100%
  • Middle Bottom Quarter0%
  • Bottom Quarter0%

2010

0%Top Quarter

  • ICSEA Score0
  • Attendence Rate96%
  • Enrollments1430
  • Non-English Speaking0%
  • Top Quarter0%
  • Middle Top Quarter0%
  • Middle Bottom Quarter0%
  • Bottom Quarter0%

2009

0%Top Quarter

  • ICSEA Score0
  • Attendence RateN/A
  • EnrollmentsN/A
  • Non-English Speaking0%
  • Top Quarter0%
  • Middle Top Quarter0%
  • Middle Bottom Quarter0%
  • Bottom Quarter0%
VCE Ranking - High Schools
2009

Rank 87th 2009 vce Ranking

  • Exams Sat 233
  • Median Score 32
  • 40+ Subjects% 12.0
  • 48+ Students% 1.3
  • Number of 50 0.4
2010

Rank 93rd 2010 vce Ranking

  • Exams Sat 201
  • Median Score 32
  • 40+ Subjects% 11.0
  • 48+ Students% 3.5
  • Number of 50 1.0
2011

Rank 113rd 2011 vce Ranking

  • Exams Sat 196
  • Median Score 32
  • 40+ Subjects% 9.8
  • 48+ Students% 3.1
  • Number of 50 2.6
2012

Rank 91st 2012 vce Ranking

  • Exams Sat 221
  • Median Score 32
  • 40+ Subjects% 10.7
  • 48+ Students% 3.6
  • Number of 50 1.8
2013

Rank 71st 2013 vce Ranking

  • Exams Sat 220
  • Median Score 33
  • 40+ Subjects% 13.3
  • 48+ Students% 2.7
  • Number of 50 1.8
2014

Rank 72nd 2014 vce Ranking

  • Exams Sat 258
  • Median Score 33
  • 40+ Subjects% 13.9
  • 48+ Students% 1.9
  • Number of 50 1.2
2015

Rank 83rd 2015 vce Ranking

  • Exams Sat 248
  • Median Score 33
  • 40+ Subjects% 11.8
  • 48+ Students% 2.8
  • Number of 50 1.2

Message from the Principal

Geelong Grammar School is dedicated to education that can transform a child's experience of the world.

- Stephen Meek (Principal).

Our School

Geelong Grammar School is an independent Anglican coeducational boarding and day school. Established in 1855, the school has built an international reputation as a pioneer of modern education, reinforced through the recent introduction of Positive Education, a transformational approach to learning developed from the science of Positive Psychology. As Australia’s largest coeducational boarding school, Geelong Grammar provides a unique learning and living environment, spread across five distinct campuses. The school’s philosophy of education is dynamic and continuous, from our early learning centres to Year 12. Our rigorous academic programs create wonder, curiosity and a desire to learn.

• Toorak Campus, Melbourne
  3-year-old ELC to Year 6 — Day students

• Bostock House, Newtown, Geelong
  3-year-old ELC to Year 4 — Day students

• Middle School, Corio, Geelong
  Years 5 to 8 — Day, day boarding, weekly boarding and full boarding students

Timbertop, near Mansfield
  Year 9 — Full boarding students

Senior School, Corio, Geelong
  Years 10 to 12 — Day boarding and full boarding students

Positive Education

We developed Positive Education from the science of Positive Psychology in collaboration with Professor Martin Seligman and his team from the University of Pennsylvania. Positive Education focuses on cultivating positive emotions and character traits, encouraging our students to find purpose and lead engaged and meaningful lives. It is taught at each year level, at every campus and across all aspects of school life.

Curriculum

Geelong Grammar School offers a dynamic and flexible curriculum from Early Learning through to Year 12. The School’s two early learning/primary campuses, located in Toorak and Geelong, provide the building blocks for a love of learning. The Toorak Campus was the first school in Victoria to introduce the Primary Years Programme (PYP) of the International Baccalaureate (IB). Dedicated classroom teaching of the school’s revolutionary Positive Education program begins at our Middle School campus. Timbertop, the school’s remote Year 9 campus located in the foothills of the Victorian Alps, is an exceptional educational adventure that provides students with the opportunity to experience a demanding academic program alongside a challenging outdoor education stream. Senior School students have the choice of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma for entry into tertiary study. The academic results of our Year 12 students, 18.3 per cent of whom were in the top 5 per cent of the state in 2011, are testament to the first-class teaching and facilities at each of our five campuses.

Co-curricular activities

Geelong Grammar School offers more than 100 co-curricular activities, from drama, dance and debating to cooking, community service and environmental projects. The school has a proud sporting tradition and offers a wide spectrum of sporting pursuits, including rowing, AFL, rugby, soccer, athletics, sailing, swimming, equestrian and tennis.

Pastoral Care

Our focus is on developing students spiritually, emotionally and physically as well as academically — helping them discover and develop their strengths so that they can strive for success and lead engaged and meaningful lives. Geelong Grammar is recognised as the leading school in Australian coeducational boarding, preparing students for the dynamic of the modern world through enabling boys and girls to live and learn alongside each other.

Academic Scholarship

For entry into Years 7 to 11. Awarded for academic excellence. Based on an exam and an interview.

Costs

Covers up to 50 per cent of tuition fees and boarding fees for the duration of enrolment.

Gender

Coeducational

Contact Details

Ms Kathy Bee, Scholarship Secretary (03) 52739307

Choral Scholarship

For entry into Year 10. Must have choral or vocal experience and be musically literate. Based on an audition.

Costs

Provides minimal financial assistance for the duration of enrolment.

Gender

Coeducational

Contact Details

Ms Kathy Bee, Scholarship Secretary (03) 52739307

Music Scholarship

For entry into Years 7 to 11. Awarded for musical excellence. Based on an audition and AMEB level.

Costs

Covers up to 50 per cent of tuition fees and boarding fees for the duration of enrolment.

Gender

Coeducational

Contact Details

Ms Kathy Bee, Scholarship Secretary (03) 52739307

Old Geelong Grammarian's Scholarship

For entry into Years 7 to 11. Open to children and grandchildren of Old Geelong Grammarians, Clyde House or the Hermitage House. Based on a financial assessment, an application, school reports and an interview.

Costs

Covers up to 50 per cent of tuition fees and boarding fees for the duration of enrolment.

Gender

Coeducational

Contact Details

Ms Kathy Bee, Scholarship Secretary (03) 52739307

Sir James Darling Memorial Fund Scholarship

For entry into Years 7 to 11. Awarded for excellent all-round abilities in academia, sport and co-curricular activities. Based on a financial assessment, an application, school reports and an interview.

Costs

Covers up to 50 per cent of tuition fees and boarding fees for the duration of enrolment.

Gender

Coeducational

Contact Details

Ms Kathy Bee, Scholarship Secretary (03) 52739307

Sport Scholarship

For entry into Years 10 and 11. Must have 3 seasons of sport. Based on sporting achievements, a financial assessment, school reports and an interview.

Costs

Amount varies depending on financial need. Tenure is for the duration of enrolment.

Gender

Coeducational

Contact Details

Ms Kathy Bee, Scholarship Secretary (03) 52739307

Key Facts

Uniform

The uniform is compulsory and enforced

Size

1561 students,
505 up to Year 6,
1056 in secondary (Big)
203 in Year 12
220 in VCE level 3/4 Units
6 in VCE VET
139 taking IB Diploma;

Gender

44% girls

Overview of the Curriculum

Math classes are streamed.
English classes are of mixed ability.

Languages: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish

Overview of senior secondary subjects

34 VCE level 3/4 studies, VET programs available;

LOTE taught to Unit 4 level: Chinese, French, German, Japanese

Selected senior secondary results

13% study scores of 40+;
median study score of 33;
satisfactory completions of VCE 100%, of VET 68%

Overview of IB Diploma

17 IB subjects on offer;
Languages; Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish

Selected senior secondary IB results

95% of IB student successfully obtained an IB diploma
with 27% of IB students achieving an IB score of 40+

Activities and Support

14 music options; 46 sporting activities; 28 other clubs or activities; 13 support staff.

Destinations

92% to university
5% to TAFE
3% to work

Schools closest to Geelong Grammar School

School name Address Type Sector Distance
Geelong Grammar School Bostock House CampusTop 100 Newtown 3220 Combined Independent 0.55 km