Ivanhoe Grammar School Explained

Ivanhoe Grammar School
Motto:Latin: Fidelis Usque Ad Mortem
Motto Translation:Faithful even unto death[1]
Established:1915
Slogan:Courageous and Kind[2]
Principal:Gerard Foley
Chaplain:Rev. Kirsten Winkett
Chairman:D Proietto
Country:Australia
Gender:Co-educational
Enrolment:2,200 (ELC - 12)
Years:ELC–12
Colours:Brown & white
Alumni:Old Ivanhoe Grammarians

Ivanhoe Grammar School is a private, co-educational, Anglican, day school, located in Ivanhoe (Buckley House and The Ridgeway Campus) and Doreen (Plenty Campus),[3] both located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Founded in 1915 as St James' Grammar School for boys, Ivanhoe Grammar is a school of the Anglican Church of Australia, and caters for approximately 2,200 students from the Early Learning Centre to Year 12, across four campuses.[4]

The school is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,[5] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia,[6] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia,[7] and is a founding member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria.[8] The school is a former member of the G20 Schools Group. Ivanhoe Grammar School is also one of only four Round Square schools in the state of Victoria,[9] and has been an International Baccalaureate World School since December 1994.[10]

History

In 1915, St James' Grammar School was established in Parish Hall at St James' Church. The school moved to its current site, Ivanhoe House at The Ridgeway, and changed its name to Ivanhoe Grammar School in 1920. Locksley House opened in 1924; it is located on the far south of Ridgeway Campus and today it is utilised for teaching English to ESL students, music and performing and fine art. The headmaster's residence, now the School House Administration Building, was built in 1928.

The first international students arrived at Ivanhoe Grammar School in 1941. In 1942, the school as occupied by the armed forces and the school relocated to Yea and St James' Parish Church. The Memorial Junior School, now Buckley House, opened in 1955. The first cadet unit formed in 1961. In 1964, the entire senior school moved from Locksley House to Ivanhoe House site, with Locksley becoming the boarding school. In 1967, the re-built Buckley Hall opened.

In 1977, after 62 years, Ivanhoe cancelled its boarding program and Locksley House became the middle school for year 7 and 8 students and Sherwood, whose membership was formerly exclusive to boarders, becomes the fourth day house.

In 1978, the Country Centre opened.

In 1985, land was purchased in the Plenty Valley (Mernda).

Ivanhoe Grammar School's Mernda Campus (later renamed the Plenty Campus) opened in 1990.In 1992, the Mernda Campus became co-educational.

The International Baccalaureate was made available at The Ridgeway Secondary Campus in 1996.In 1998, a new school uniform was introduced and the Memorial Junior School was renamed to Buckley House.

In 1999, Buckley House and The Ridgeway Campus went co-educational.

In 2001, the re-developed V.R.C Brown Centre and F.O. Watts Building open at the Ridgeway Secondary Campus, with a new school library.

2003 was the first year in which girls were admitted to the year 7 student intake to Ivanhoe/Ridgeway campus.

The Creative Arts Centre at Plenty Campus opened in 2005.

In 2007, the new T.R Lee Science Building was opened by the governor of Victoria.

Also in 2007, Ivanhoe Grammar School established an equestrian training centre at Mernda Campus. In June 2015, Ivanhoe Grammar teacher Graeme Harder pleaded guilty to multiple sex offences against a male between the ages of 10 and 16. Harder had been with the school for at least 30 years. The offences occurred between 1 April 1991 and 22 April 1992, with Harder suspended from the school on 4 March, the day he was charged with the offences.[11] [12] His suspension was not communicated to students and parents until a week later, on 11 March.[13] [14] In 2017, construction of a new car park located under the school oval began; it was completed in mid–2018. Following the completion of this project, work began on a new multi-level Sports and Aquatic Centre at the Ridgeway Campus, located in the Locksley area of the Ridgeway Campus. This complex, comprising four basketball / multi purpose courts, a 52 metre pool, weights room, aerobics studio and roof-top tennis courts, was opened in June 2022.

In May 2020, Ivanhoe narrowly avoided an appearance before the Fair Work Commission following staff layoffs in response to funding difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] The Independent Education Union was to argue that a "downturn in work does not justify Victorian school Ivanhoe Grammar's stand-downs of non-teaching staff under the Fair Work Act."[16]

CampusesIvanhoe Grammar School is currently located over four campuses

The school also has three former campuses:Parish Hall at St James' Church (1915–1920),Yea, Victoria – The school was relocated to Yea during WWII, and"Charnwood" (later renamed "Strathbogie"), Lima East, Victoria – The school's country centre was opened in 1978.

The Ridgeway Campus

The Ridgeway Campus encompasses Year 7 to 12 and is located in Ivanhoe, a suburb located approximately 12 kilometres north-east of the Melbourne central business district. For students in Year 11 and 12, the Ridgeway Campus offers the state's traditional Victorian Certificate of Education qualification, or the internationally recognised International Baccalaureate Programme.[10] The Ridgeway Campus is co-educational.

Plenty Campus

The Plenty Campus (formerly the Mernda Campus) was founded in 1990, and is co-educational from Prep to Year 12. It is located in Bridge Inn Rd, Doreen, an outer suburb north of Melbourne. The Plenty Campus offers only the Victorian Certificate of Education to Years 11 and 12, however students at the Plenty Campus can choose to transfer to the Ridgeway Campus to study the International Baccalaureate for their final two years of schooling.

Buckley House

Also located in Ivanhoe, the Memorial Junior School was opened in 1955, and was built using the donations from the families of old boys who died in the Second World War. It was renamed "Buckley House" in 1998. In memory of the old boys who died, there now stands a small stone memorial.

Buckley House is Ivanhoe's primary school, accepting students from ELC 3 to Year 6, and is located on the north side of the Ridgeway Campus.

La Trobe University Campus

In 2018, Ivanhoe Grammar announced a partnership with La Trobe University in which Year 9 classes would be held in specially renovated heritage terrace houses on the university property. The campus opened for the 2019 school year and provided students with a year long, unique learning experience that incorporated the use of university facilities and input from key university personnel.

Sport

Ivanhoe Grammar School is a member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV).

AGSV and AGSV/APS premierships

Ivanhoe Grammar School has won the following AGSV and AGSV/APS premierships.[18]

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Girls:

Notable alumni

Entertainment, media and the arts

Politics, armed services, public service and the law

Business

Sport

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Notes and References

  1. News: 1 November 2002. Vale – 'Fidelis Usque Ad Mortem'. 'Hoe: Ivanhoe News. Melbourne, Vic.. Ivanhoe Grammar School. 112. https://web.archive.org/web/20080723104214/http://myivanhoe.net/general/news/2002november/pdfs/IGS_News_2002Nov_18-19.pdf. dead. 23 July 2008. 3 October 2007. .
  2. News: 1 July 2007 . My Ivanhoe . Ivanhoe News . Melbourne, Vic. . Ivanhoe Grammar School . 112 . 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070905210956/http://www.igs.vic.edu.au/general/news/June2007/IGS%20news%20july%202007_web%20%282%29%201.pdf . dead . 5 September 2007 . 3 October 2007 . .
  3. Web site: Our Campuses . 2024-04-19 . Ivanhoe Grammar School . en-AU.
  4. Web site: Ivanhoe Grammar School. 3 October 2007 . 2007. Victoria. SchoolChoice.com.au . https://web.archive.org/web/20070831045015/http://www.schoolchoice.com.au/schools_vic/find_a_school?cid=12222&pid=2347838 . 31 August 2007.
  5. Web site: International Members . 11 March 2008 . HMC Schools . The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080315000031/http://www.hmc.org.uk/schools/international.htm . 15 March 2008.
  6. Web site: AHISA Schools: Victoria . 3 October 2007 . April 2007 . Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia . https://web.archive.org/web/20070829153153/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2235 . 29 August 2007 . dead.
  7. Web site: JSHAA Victorian Directory of Members . 3 October 2007 . 2005 . Victoria Branch . Junior School Heads' Association of Australia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080213101150/http://www.jshaa.asn.au/victoria/directory/index.asp . 13 February 2008.
  8. Web site: Historical Data . 3 October 2007 . 2007 . History . The Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070830190246/http://www.agsv.com.au/history/index.html . 30 August 2007.
  9. Web site: Member Schools . 3 October 2007 . 2005. Members. Round Square . https://web.archive.org/web/20070702171505/http://www.roundsquare.org/members.htm . 2 July 2007.
  10. Web site: Ivanhoe Grammar School . https://web.archive.org/web/20070516015925/http://www.ibo.org/school/000794/ . dead . 16 May 2007 . 3 October 2007 . 2005 . IB World Schools . International Baccalaureate .
  11. Web site: Ivanhoe Grammar teacher admits abuse. 2015-06-26. www.heraldsun.com.au. en. 2020-05-21.
  12. Web site: Give me a fair go, says teacher. 2015-03-13. www.heraldsun.com.au. en. 2020-05-21.
  13. News: Powley . Kathryn . 2015-03-12 . Parents’ fury and fear as Ivanhoe Grammar kept teacher’s sex charges hidden . Herald Sun . 2023-08-19.
  14. News: Powley . Kathryn . Hore . Monique . 2015-03-12 . Ivanhoe Grammar teacher charged with sexual offences . Herald Sun .
  15. Web site: Heffernan . Madeleine . 2020-05-05 . Ivanhoe Grammar backflips on lay-offs as private schools juggle costs . 2020-05-21 . The Age . en.
  16. Web site: 2020-04-28 . Schools retreat on stand-downs as union tests employer powers . 2020-05-21 . Australian Financial Review . en.
  17. Web site: . Ivanhoe Grammar University Campus opens . 2018-11-12 . 2019-01-30 . en-AU.
  18. Web site: 2021-01-19 . Past Results Associated Grammar Schools Victoria . 2022-01-03 . www.agsvsport.com.au . en-AU.
  19. Web site: MR NICHOLAS AITKEN ‘72 (AKA WILBUR WILDE) . Old Ivanhoe Grammarians' Association . 8 December 2023.
  20. Web site: VCE high achievers - Ivanhoe Grammar School, - 2012 . Victorian Government Library Service . 8 December 2023.
  21. Encyclopedia: Suzannah Pearce. Who's Who in Australia Live!. RICHARDSON John Ingles. 17 November 2006. Crown Content Pty Ltd. North Melbourne, Vic.
  22. Web site: 2022-09-19 . The Brown and White, Term 3 2022 by Ivanhoe Grammar School - Issuu . 2023-12-08 . issuu.com . en.
  23. Web site: Former Member Profile - Hon John Mansfield Brumby . 2023-12-08 . Parliament of Victoria.
  24. Web site: alumni . 2019-05-20 . Judge Rowan M Downing QC ‘69 . 2023-12-08 . OIGA . en-AU.
  25. Web site: alumni . 2019-05-09 . Mr James R Hogan AO ‘75 . 2023-12-08 . OIGA . en-AU.
  26. Web site: VFL/AFL Players from Ivanhoe Grammar - Draftguru . 2023-12-08 . www.draftguru.com.au.
  27. Web site: jimjin . 2016-09-19 . Lachlan Murphy wins Brent Harvey best and fairest . 2023-12-08 . Northern . en-US.
  28. Web site: Lachlan Murphy . 2023-12-08 . TGI.
  29. Web site: Crikey . 2005-03-29 . Famous alumni on Latham's hit list . 2023-12-08 . Crikey . en-US.
  30. Web site: admin . 2017-02-13 . Gallery of Achievement . 2023-12-08 . Ivanhoe Grammar School . en-AU.
  31. News: 1937-04-10 . Alf Watson at Ivanhoe . Argus . 2023-12-08 . National Library of Australia.
  32. Web site: alumni . 2019-05-25 . Mr Bradley D Camp ‘82 . 2023-12-08 . OIGA . en-AU.
  33. Web site: Pearce . Linda . 2015-02-14 . Vixens recruit Alice Teague-Neeld has the competitive spirit to succeed . 2023-12-08 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.