Sydney Grammar School
Sydney Grammar School (SGS, known colloquially as Grammar) is an independent, fee-paying, non-denominational day school for boys, located in Sydney, Australia.
| Sydney Grammar School | |
|---|---|
'Big School' | |
| Location | |
| , New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°52′29″S 151°12′47″E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, day school |
| Motto | Latin: Laus Deo (Praise be to God) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | None |
| Established | 1857 |
| Founder | Laurence Hynes Halloran |
| Chairman | Richard Henry AM |
| Headmaster | R. B. Malpass |
| Staff | 63 (Darlinghurst), 15 (Edgecliff), 21 (St Ives) |
| Teaching staff | 153 (Darlinghurst), 52 (Edgecliff), 47 (St Ives) |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | 1,152 (Darlinghurst), 306 (Edgecliff), 413 (St Ives) (2011) |
| Colour(s) | Black and gold |
| Athletics | AAGPS |
| Former pupils | Old Sydneians |
| School song | Carmen Sydneiense |
| Website | www |
Incorporated in 1854 by Act of Parliament and opened in 1857, the school claims to offer a "classical" or "grammar" school education thought of as liberal, humane, pre-vocational pedagogy.
As of 2006, Sydney Grammar School had an enrolment of approximately 1,841 students from kindergarten to Year 12, over three campuses. The two preparatory schools (K to 6), are located at Edgecliff in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, and St Ives, on the Upper North Shore. The College Street campus caters for students from Forms I to VI (Years 7–12), and is in Darlinghurst.
The school is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, and is a founding member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS).
As of 2019, it ranked the 3rd most expensive school in Australia with an average annual school fee of $36,615 per student.