, motto_translation = Honour Follows Labour , streetaddress = 201 Forest Street, , city = Wendouree , state = Victoria , postcode = 3355 , country = Australia , coordinates = , type =

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, day & boarding , denomination =

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, established = 1911 , chairperson = Shantini Deutscher , headmaster = Adam Heath , chaplain = Rev’d Dr Timothy Gaden , grades = ELC–12 , slogan = Learning to Thrive, Engaged in the World. , song = Serva Fidem (To the tune of Holst's "Jupiter Hymn") , test_name = VCE , test_average = 32 , publication = ''Boomalacka'' , yearbook = ''The Grammarian'' , affiliation = Ballarat Associated Schools , website
www.bgs.vic.edu.au
, gender = Co-educational , enrolment = 1537 , school_colours = Blue, brown & gold , number = 928 Ballarat and Queen's Anglican Grammar School is an

independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...

, day and boarding school located in

Wendouree Wendouree () is a large suburb on the north western rural-urban fringe of the city of Ballarat, in Victoria, Australia. It is the second most populated suburb in the City of Ballarat with a total of 10,376 inhabitants at the . It is named af ...

(

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History

Ballarat Church of England Grammar School for Boys was opened by Bishop Browne on the current Forest Street site in 1911. The Church of England Girls’ Grammar School was acquired by the Anglican Diocese in 1918 having formerly been Queen’s College which was established 1877, and later having “Queen’s” once again included in the name. The two schools amalgamated in 1973 and became Ballarat and Queen’s Anglican Grammar School on the Forest Street site. For the 2011 Century Year Celebrations, a book 'Met by Wendouree' captures much of the history of the schools. Although both were originally small schools, many alumni have made significant contributions to the nation in politics, in academia, education and health services and business, and as musicians and artists. Many are mentioned in the book.

Headmasters

Adam Heath has been the Headmaster since 2016. Previous to this he was the Middle School Principal at

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, New Zealand. Heath originally studied Outdoor Education at

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and more recently he has completed a master's degree in School Leadership with First Class Honours at

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. After his early teaching in Mallacoota and the UK, Heath moved to join

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as Head of their Yarra Junction Campus. In 2005, he was appointed as the founding Head of Middle School at

Scotch Oakburn College (I will find a way to higher things.) , established = 1886 (MLC)1901 (Scotch)1979 (Amalgamation) , type = Independent, co-educational, day and boarding , denomination = in association with the Unit ...

in Launceston. Previous to Adam Heath, Stephen Higgs was the Headmaster of Ballarat Grammar for 21 years.

Campus

Ballarat and Queen's Anglican Grammar School's main campus is located in Ballarat, on the corner of Howitt and Forest streets, Wendouree. The expansive campus stretches as far north as Norman Street, and west towards Dare Street. Both the Senior School and Junior School are situated on the same campus, sharing many facilities and resources. The Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts is accessed by students via the southern part of the campus, and by the general public via Howitt St. The Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts (WCPA) was opened in 2006 through a partnership between the school and the wider Ballarat community. It is used by the school and also hosts community events and performances. Ballarat Grammar's Music School is located within the WCPA, featuring tutorial and rehearsal rooms and a professional recording suite. The Heinz Centre is a Year 9 Environmental Centre, opened in 2001. The centre was the venue for the Sustainable Building Expo held in 2002 as part of World Environment Week. It won the 2002 BEN Environment Award.2002 BEN Environment Awards
(accessed:20-07-2008) The school also has a farming campus at Mount Rowan. This campus is used by grade 4 students and VCE Agriculture-Horticulture students. The schools City Cite is their campus in the

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CBD and students in year 9 will attend this campus for three weeks in term 4. Ballarat and Queens Anglican Grammar School is a sister school to St Augustine's High School, an Anglican Mission boarding school in Punjabi, Zimbabwe.

Academic standing

Sport

Rowing is considered by many to be the school's most celebrated sport. The Ballarat Associated Schools (BAS) crews compete in the annual "Head of the Lake", which is held at

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. The Ballarat Grammar Senior Girls Australian Rules Football team has had great success in recent years, winning the Ballarat Associated Schools (BAS) Premiership every year since 2013. Coached by teacher Matt Hanlon, the team was first successful in the AFL Victoria Herald Sun Shield (HSS) Championship in 2014, where they claimed the School Girls Division 1 title. The best on ground for the 2015 game was

Rene Caris Rene Caris (born 18 March 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Caris is from Horsham, Victoria and attended Ballarat Grammar School. She played with Greater Western Victor ...

who was drafted to the Geelong Football Club in the

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. In 2016 and 2017, the Ballarat Grammar Senior Girls Football team triumphed in the Herald Sun Shield claiming Division 1 titles in successive years at RAMS Arena and the MCG respectfully. In 2017,

Lauren Butler Lauren Butler (born 20 November 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Collingwood in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Early life and junior career Butler is from Maryborough, Victoria and attended Ballarat Grammar School. She played fo ...

, who was drafted to the Collingwood Football Club in the

, was named best on ground in the Herald Sun Shield Grand Final. Renee Saulitis is the one of the most recent draftees to the AFLW competition from the Ballarat Grammar Australian Rules Football program, having been drafted to the St Kilda Football Club with pick 34 in the 2020 AFL Women's draft. Maggie Caris, younger sister of

of the Geelong Football Club, was also drafted in the 2020 AFL Women's draft to the Melbourne Football Club at pick 17. Nominees for the 2021 AFL Women's draft include Ballarat Grammar students Ella Friend and Nyakoat Dojiok which will take place later in the year.

BAS premierships

Ballarat Grammar has won the following BAS premierships. Premierships won prior to 1973 were done so by the pre-amalgamation schools. Combined: * Athletics (18) - 1986, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * Badminton (8) - 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2018 * Cross Country (19) - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * Lap of the Lake (19) - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * Road Relay (20) - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Boys: * Athletics (16) - 1925, 1926, 1931, 1934, 1947, 1972, 1973, 1974, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 * Badminton (5) - 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015 * Basketball (6) - 1983, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 2019 * Cricket (22) - 1912, 1913, 1916, 1931, 1933, 1942, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2020 * Cricket T20 (3) - 2016, 2017, 2018 * Cross Country (7) - 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 * Football (2) - 1962, 1969 * Hockey (19) - 1983, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019 * Lap of the Lake (7) - 1974, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 * Road Relay (15) - 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 * Soccer (8) - 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2005 * Tennis (17) - 1922, 1923, 1924, 1937, 1940, 1947, 1950, 1981, 1988, 1989, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020 * Volleyball (10) - 2002, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Girls: * Athletics (10) - 1961, 1984, 1987, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019 * Badminton (2) - 2006, 2014 * Basketball (4) - 1976, 2015, 2018, 2019 * Cricket (12) - 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2000, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * Cross Country (13) - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 * Football (6) - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * Hockey (23) - 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017 * Lap of the Lake (9) - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 * Netball (11) - 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2002, 2014, 2015, 2016 * Road Relay (14) - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * Soccer (5) - 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016 * Softball (9) - 1962, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1989, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2012 * Volleyball (26) - 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

House system

The

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is very important to the structure of the school, and there is substantial rivalry between houses in swimming, athletics, choral competitions, and more. The house system also provides pastoral care and a degree of mentoring to students. The rivalry is particularly seen between the two boys' boarding houses, Dart and Wigan, which often used to engage in pranks against each other. This practice was abandoned in 2007 after new administration deemed the activities of the boarding houses to be inappropriate. Dart and Wigan still compete against each other in

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and

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matches. These houses used to be one, and their subsequent division may be the cause of the competition. The Dart-Wigan rivalry is often overlooked when competing against the "day" (non-boarding) houses. There are also three girls' boarding houses, Hayhoe, Woodbridge and Larritt. Larritt was created to accommodate the ever-increasing number of boarders, housing exclusively female boarders in years 7, 8 and 9. Larritt girls 'graduate' to Hayhoe and Woodbridge when they reach year 10. There are also eight-day houses, four for girls and four for boys. The girls' day houses are Manifold, Krome, Cuthbert and Macpherson. The boys' houses are Smith, Butler, Robin and Nevett. All houses are named after people who were important to the school such as former Headmasters/Headmistresses or substantial donors, and are paired in brother-sister groups. While the houses are generally independent, they compete together in a number of competitions. The pairs are: * Macpherson – Nevett * Manifold – Smith * Woodbridge – Dart * Hayhoe – Wigan * Cuthbert – Robin * Krome – Butler * Larritt

Alumni

;Academia *

G. F. J. Dart Gerald Francis John Dart OBE (20 May 1905 – 17 August 1978) was a teacher, educational philosopher and playwright who was Headmaster of Ballarat Grammar School in Victoria, Australia from 1942 until 1970. He was made an Officer of the Order o ...

, Ballarat Grammar headmaster 1942–1970 *

David Fleay David Howells Fleay (; 6 January 1907 – 7 August 1993) was an Australian scientist and biologist who pioneered the captive breeding of endangered species, and was the first person to breed the platypus (''Ornithorhynchus anatinus'') i ...

, AM, naturalist *Dr Alan Kenneth Head PhD (

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), Mathematical Physicist at

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and

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*Prof. George Seddon AM – Professor of Environmental Science,

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;Arts and media *

Roy Dalgarno Frederick Leslie Roy Dalgarno (2 December 1910 – 1 February 2001) was an Australian social realist artist. Early life, education and training Born in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) in 1910, Dalgarno was educated at Ballarat Grammar School. Fro ...

– Artist * Brian James – actor ;Music *

Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ( ...

– violinist, composer *

David Hirschfelder David Hirschfelder (born 18 November 1960, Ballarat, Victoria) is an Australian musician, film score composer and performer. As a musician he has been a member of Little River Band and John Farnham Band. He has composed film scores for many films ...

– musician and composer * David Hobson – musician, composer and opera singer * James Valentine – musician, writer, radio and television presenter ;Politics *

Henry Bolte Sir Henry Edward Bolte GCMG (20 May 1908 – 4 January 1990) was an Australian politician who served as the 38th Premier of Victoria. To date he is the longest-serving Victorian premier, having been in office for over 17 consecutive years. E ...

– Premier of Victoria 1955–1972 *

Thomas Hollway Thomas Tuke Hollway (2 October 1906 – 30 July 1971) was the 36th Premier of Victoria, and the first to be born in the 20th century. He held office from 1947 to 1950, and again for a short period in 1952. He was originally a member and the lead ...

– Premier of Victoria 1947–50, 1952 *

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– Member of Parliament (Papua New Guinea) and aide to

Pauline Hanson Pauline Lee Hanson (''née'' Seccombe, formerly Zagorski; born 27 May 1954) is an Australian politician who is the founder and leader of One Nation, a right-wing populist political party. Hanson has represented Queensland in the Australian ...

;Sport *

- Australian rules footballer *

- Australian rules footballer * Tamsin Barnett – Indoor and beach volleyball (2000 Sydney Olympics; 2008 Beijing Olympics; 2012 London Olympics) * Stewart Crameri – Australian rules footballer *

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– Australian rules footballer * Katie Foulkes – Rowing, Olympian, women's eight coxswain in the

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and the

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. *

Tony Lockett Anthony Howard Lockett (born 9 March 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "Plugger", he is considered one of the greatest f ...

– Australian rules footballer, member of Australian Football Hall of Fame with Legend status * Emily Martin - Rowing, Olympian and two-time World Champion. * Lloyd Meek - Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Football Club * Max Spittle – Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club * Lucy Stephan – Rowing, 2016 Olympian (W8+), 2017 World Champion in the Women's Coxless Four, and 2020 Olympic Gold medalist (W4-) * Tom Swann – Rowing Men's Eight (2012 London Olympics) *

Bronwyn Thompson Bronwyn Thompson (born 29 January 1978 in Rockhampton, Australia) is a long jumper from Australia. She was the former Commonwealth record holder and holds the Australian record for the long jump. She has been ranked as high as number two in the ...

– Rowing Women's Eight (1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics) *

Geoff Tunbridge Geoff R. Tunbridge (7 April 1932 – 23 March 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). At the age of 25, Tunbridge was recruited to Melbourne from Ballarat, wh ...

– Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club *

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– High Jumper (Australian Champion, Empire Games 1954)

References

External links

Ballarat Grammar website
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