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Mentone Grammar (formerly known as simply The Boys' Grammar in the local community) is an

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History

Mentone Grammar School was founded in 1923 by a group of Anglicans who had a high profile in the town, supported by the Mentone vicar. Mentone Grammar remained a boys only school until 2006 when the school decided to accept female students. Prior to this, the school hierarchy announced, in July 2005, its co-educational intent after a merger proposal put forth by the Board of Management was rejected by nearby Mentone Girls' Grammar School, its

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. The School has adopted a parallel learning approach, where boys and girls are together in coeducational classes from Kindergarten to Year 4, from Year 5-9 the two are separate, and in Year 10, 11 and 12 students are in co-educational (mixed gender) classes again. All year levels are coeducational, except the middle years 5–9, when students learn in single gender classes. As of 2022, annual fees for a Year 12 student studying at Mentone Grammar were slightly over $30,000.

Heads

Headmasters

*Henry Tonkin *Charles Thorold *Lionel Large *Keith Jones *Neville Clark MC, OAM *Tim Argall *Mal Cater (Current)

Cadet Unit

The Mentone Grammar School Army Cadet Unit (MTGSACU) is an

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school based unit, founded and operating continuously since 1943. It is part of the 31st Battalion (Melbourne Schools). It once was compulsory in Years 9, 10 and 11, however the emphasis once placed on the cadet unit is no longer fostered. The MTGSACU does not complete the full Recruit Induction Package instead an in-house recruit program and promotion courses are run. This is due to time constraints and frequency of sessions allocated in the school curriculum. Participation remains compulsory for Year 9's. Due to the growth of the school, the Cadet unit (as of 2020) once again has a strength of over 400 Cadets. It Currently has 16 Recruit Platoons, 3 Advanced Platoons and a Headquarters Company. This makes it one of the largest cadet units in Australia. It runs training days throughout the year with an annual camp once a year at the Puckapunyal Military Area.

Sport

The Year 2010 has seen Mentone lure past star sportsmen back to the school to coach winter sports teams. An initiative developed by the past sports-master Andrew Hayes, the idea has already led to success in the winter sport teams, an area where Mentone have struggled before.ot generated title -->
/ref> On Saturday 29 January 2022, Mentone Grammar’s Head Prefect Evie Stansby (Year 12) made Mentone Grammar sporting history by becoming the first female to earn a place on our First XI cricket team.

AGSV & AGSV/APS premierships

Mentone Grammar has won the following AGSV & AGSV/APS premierships. Boys: * Athletics (6) - 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1996 * Cricket (10) - 1965, 1966, 1975, 1984, 1986, 1987, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2015 * Golf - 2005 * Soccer - 1993 * Squash (2) - 2001, 2002 * Swimming (36) - 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * Table Tennis (4) - 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 * Tennis (19) - 1961, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2016 * Volleyball (4) - 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019 Girls: * Athletics - 2019 * Cross Country (3) - 2017, 2018, 2019 * Swimming (6) - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 * Touch Football (6) - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Notable alumni

Administration

* Tim Brailsford, Vice-Chancellor and President of Bond University *

Karl Duldig Karl (Karol) Duldig (29 December 1902 – 11 August 1986) was a Jewish modernist sculptor.

(1902–1986), Austrian-Australian sculptor; art master from 1945-67 * Sir Robert Gillman Allen Jackson AC, KCVO, CMG, OBE,

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, former

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administrator

Business

* James Riady, Deputy Chairman of the Lippo Group

Entertainment

Lee Cormie Lee Cormie (born 8 February 1992) is an Australian actor known for his starring roles in '' Darkness Falls'' and Australian film '' December Boys'' alongside Daniel Radcliffe. Biography Cormie was educated at Mentone Grammar School in the sou ...

, Australian Actor * Jared Daperis, actor * Daniel Daperis, actor * Bill Granger, restaurateur and

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, lead singer of soft rock duo

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, co-anchor of Melbourne's Channel 10 News at 5

Military

* Air Vice Marshal

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AO AFC - Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy * Major General Derek Deighton AO,

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Sport

* Joel Amartey, AFL player with the Sydney Swans * Mitchell Brown - Geelong Football Club, Essendon Football Club player * Gary Colling, former Australian rules football player for St Kilda Football Club *

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, St Kilda Football Club player *

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, AFL player with the Sydney Swans * Alex Hillhouse, Athlete, competed in 1932 Summer Olympics and

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player with the Melbourne Football Club * John Howat, former Melbourne Football Club & Richmond Football Club player * Andrew Ilie, former Australian

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player * Abbi Moloney,

player with the Collingwood Football Club *

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player with the St Kilda Football Club *

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, former Melbourne Football Club,

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and St Kilda Football Club footballer *

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, Australian Doubles Tennis player *

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player * Simon Storey, soccer player for

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, former Australian cricketer * David Wilson, 1988 Olympic swimmer * Mitchito Owens-AFL footballer

References

External links

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See also

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