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Template:Infobox Aust school Christ Church Grammar School is a prestigeous Anglican all-boys independent school in Australia. It is located on the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia and is considered to be one of best all boys schools in Western Australia.

The school first opened its doors to students on 1910-02-07, then known as the "Christ Church Preparatory School". It had just one classroom, with nine boys enrolled. The first headmaster was Canon McClemans), who divided his time between fulfilling his duties as canon and headmaster. He resigned in 1915. The school's longest-serving headmaster was Mr PM Moyes, who held the position from 1950 until 1981.

The school covers all grades, from preschool through primary and secondary education. As of 2002, the school boasted 1250 pupils, of whom 150 were boarders. The school's motto is "Deus Dux Doctrina Lux", a Latin phrase which roughly translates to English as "God is our leader, learning is our light". Christ Church Grammar School's fees are the highest for a boys school in Western Australia but this reflects the quality and prestige of the school.

The school coat of arms is a blue shield topped by a mitre. The shield bears the Cross of Saint George, which, with the mitre, represents the school's relationship with the Diocese of Perth. In the top-left of the shield is a black swan in a golden circle, representing the state of Western Australia. The coat of arms has, minor colour changes notwithstanding, held its present form since 1923.

Houses

Senior School

There are 8 houses in the Christ Church Senior School. Originally there were 10 houses but the two boarding houses McClemans (Purple) and Walters (White) were removed in 2005, with boarders being moved into the other 8 Dayboy houses.
The Houses:

  • Craigie (Yellow)
  • Hill (BLACK)
  • Jupp (Emerald Green)
  • Moyes (Bottle Green)
  • Noake (Brown)
  • Queenslea (Red)
  • Romsey (Navy Blue)
  • Wolsey (Sky Blue)

Preparatory School

The Preparatory doesn't use the same 8 houses as the Senior School. Boys are split up into 4 houses.
The Houses:

  • Dale (Yellow)
  • Forrest (Green)
  • Giles (Blue)
  • Stirling (Red)

Dale has been the champion house for the past 10 years

Notable alumni

  • Bill Kirby, gold medallist and world record holder in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He now teaches swimming at the CCGS.
  • Ainsley Brett, Leading Tasmanian QC. Deans List student throughout high school career. He was also a school/house prefect, and held school captain. He has won numerous prizes for his essay writing and sporting achievements. He has left behind him a legacy and was once described by headmaster Mr Wynne as "An exceptional role model and student, whom is bound to have success in every facet of life"
  • Daniel Stein: Once he left the Australian Army Reserves after being an active member for 2 years, he became the noted advocate for homosexual, transsexual and transgendered persons. Credited with writing the book "Me, Myself and Spanish Boys - A sexual awakening" a comedic novel look thats takes a candid look at homosexuality in the media, and the progression. He has also been pushing for gay rights in parliament for the past few years and is one of the most respected figures in the gay and lesbian community.

Outstanding students of 2006

These are students that have shown outstanding achievement in sporting and academic areas for 2006.

  • Andrew Tulloch, Current holder of the World Chemistry Prize. Has a year average of 100% In Chemistry and studys at a third year university level.
  • Arthur "the nose" Yau, is the Physics and Geometry & Trigonometry award holder at CCGS.
  • Alexander Turner, Captain of the CCGS rugby first XV, he also plays under 18 state rugby league, and was the first student to train with the AIS
  • Oscar Brett, Has worked tirelessly in the drama faculty of CCGS. Being in over 6 productions as leads, and dedicating his spare time to improve the condition of the drama hall. He is currently drama captain of 2006
  • George Oglivie, Earned his place by showing phenomenal courage and commitment, to recover from a car accient to row in the First VIII.

2005 Scholars

Christ Church Grammar School has many notable outstanding students, and news of these students is regularly posted on the school website's news page. Each year, Christ Church awards certain students in year 10 and 11 who have achieved 5 or more A grades for all four terms of the year the title of Christ Church Scholar. The 2005 list is shown below

Christ Church Scholars 2005
Year 10
Chris Harvey
Charles Qiu
James Rhodes
Ken Teoh
Andrew Tulloch
Jamie Waters
Brandon Wong
Arthur Yau

Year 11
Ian Chu
Kieran Kusel
Nicholas van Bockxmeer


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