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Opened on 1 October 1855, Geelong Grammar School was founded as a private venture intended to provide quality secondary education to the sons of Geelong’s burgeoning middle class, under the auspices of the Church of England. Five clergymen, including the first headmaster, George Vance, were founders and early supporters of the school.
Geelong Grammar is a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS). APS & AGSV/APS Premierships. Geelong Grammar has won the following APS and AGSV/APS* premierships. Boys: Athletics (6) – 1926, 1928, 1936, 1946, 1951, 1954; Badminton (4) – 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004; Cricket (8) – 1903, 1906, 1915, 1916, 1961, 1962, 1990, 2014
Our Archives are the repository for the official and unofficial documentary records of Geelong Grammar School, Clyde School and The Hermitage School, including admissions registers, publications, bursars’ records, ephemera, letters, minutes and record books. The Archives are housed in a purpose-built secure vault within the Fisher Library.
Established in 1855, Geelong Grammar School began with just 14 pupils in Geelong. We pay homage to our history and traditions, adapting them into modern education.
Geelong Grammar School opened as a private Anglican venture in temporary premises at Villamanta Street, Geelong, about the beginning of October 1855, probably with fourteen boys on the roll. In 1857 the school became a "public school" by virtue of Government grant.
It outlines the first four significant steps in the school’s history—its foundation in 1855, the move to its existing site on the edge of Corio Bay in 1914, the establishment of Timbertop in 1953, and the transition to co-education in 1972. It also describes how a focus on the education of the whole child came to be at the heart of the ...
History is everywhere at Geelong Grammar School, with heritage buildings, sculptures and significant trees all making up a kaleidoscope of heritage and a unique sense of place. The Collection aims to be accessible via an ongoing digitisation project and through online exhibitions.
