Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne Grammar School is an Australian private Anglican day and boarding school. It comprises a co-educational preparatory school from Prep to Year 6 and a middle school and senior school for boys from Years 7 to 12. The three campuses are Grimwade House (Prep to Year 6) in Caulfield, Wadhurst (Years 7 and 8) and Senior School (Years 9 to 12), both in the suburb of South Yarra.
| Melbourne Grammar School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 37°50′2″S 144°58′34″E |
| Information | |
| Type | private school, co-educational primary, single-sex boys secondary, day and boarding, Christian school |
| Motto | Latin: Ora et Labora (Pray and Work) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1849 (on present site since 1858 – the celebrated date of foundation) |
| Founder | Charles Perry, 1st Anglican Bishop of Melbourne |
| Chairman of Governors | Andrew Michelmore |
| Headmaster | Philip Grutzner |
| Chaplain | Rev. Hans Christiansen |
| Gender | Co-educational (P–6) Boys (7–12) |
| Enrolment | 1,782 (P–12) |
| Colour(s) | Oxford Blue (Navy) |
| Affiliation | Associated Public Schools of Victoria G20 Schools |
| Alumni | Old Melburnains |
| Website | mgs |
Founded on 7 April 1858 as the Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, the school currently caters for approximately 1,900 students from Prep to Year 12, including 120 boarders from Years 7 to 12.
Melbourne Grammar is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV), and is a founding member of the historic Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS). The school is also a member of the G20 Schools Group, and officially a partner school with Waseda University and its affiliates in Japan. Three of Australia's former prime ministers were educated at Melbourne Grammar School.