St John's Grammar School is an independent

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day school located in

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in the Adelaide Hills, about south of the Adelaide city centre. It caters for students from early learning through to

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Overview

St John's Grammar School was founded in 1958. It operates from three campuses; the Junior School is adjacent to

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and the Belair railway station, the Early Learning Centre is opposite the Junior School, and the Secondary School, setup in 1998, occupies the site of the former Retreat House and St Barnabas Theological College. The school offers a range of subjects to its students, who begin electing their courses from Year 8. St John's has traditionally had a strong emphasis on music, winning numerous awards in this area. (See South Australian Choral Eisteddfod for details). The school offers a range of co-curricular activities, including various sports like soccer volley ball netball and sailing , music, debating, future problem solving, Pedal Prix, Duke of Edinburgh, and school productions. In 2006, the school entered into a partnership with

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to provide an on-site health and fitness studio for curriculum use.

House system

St John's Grammar has a rich

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life. Students from each house compete with each other every Friday in a range of sports and co-curricular activities. Points from the house activities go towards the House Shield. There are four houses named after pioneers of the Belair area. The school has a pastoral care system through which students are placed into one of these houses and encouraged to participate in house life. The houses are: *Gooch (red) *Halstead (green) *Moffatt (yellow) *Prince (blue)

Campus

There are three campuses: *Early Learning Campus (3-4 year olds) *Junior Campus (Reception - Year 6) *Secondary Campus (Years 7-12)

Extracurricular activities

Music and arts

The secondary school stages a musical in the even years, with a cabaret in the odd years. The drama productions have included adaptions of well-known stories such as Little Shop of Horrors, '' Peter Pan'' and '' Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''.

Notable alumni

* Kassandra Clementi (2008)actress * Tiffany Cromwell (2005)Australian cyclist * Annette Edmondson (2009)Australian Olympic cyclist and Olympic Bronze Medallist in Women's Omnium *

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References

External links

St John's Grammar School
{{DEFAULTSORT:St Johns Grammar School 1958 establishments in Australia Educational institutions established in 1958 Anglican primary schools in Adelaide Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools Anglican secondary schools in Adelaide Adelaide Hills