, motto_translation = We shall grow in the esteem of future generations , established =
, status = Closed , closed = December 2018
, type = Government-funded

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comprehensive secondary

, located in Griffith, in the

region of

, Australia. Established in 1933, the school closed in December 2018 when it merged with the

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History

The school was opened in 1933 as "Griffith Intermediate High School" at the cost of

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15,000, with the foundation of the main building laid by the Minister for Education, David Drummond, on 8 March 1933. The school was upgraded to a fully comprehensive high school in July 1939. The school's badge consists of a green shield with the school's abbreviation "GHS" inside in gold, set above a gold scroll containing the motto. The motto, ''Postera crescam laude'' ("Later I shall grow by praise" or, more freely, "We shall grow in the esteem of future generations") is from a line in Horace's

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: ''"ego postera crescam laude recens"''. It is also the motto of the

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Notable alumni

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References

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History

Notable alumni

See also

References