Sydney Grammar
 Sydney Grammar  (School)    | |
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| Formation | 1854 |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Type | • Independent • day school |
| Sydney establishment school with influential old boys network. | |
Sydney Grammar School is an independent, fee-paying, non-denominational day school for boys, located in Sydney, Australia.
As of 2006, Sydney Grammar School had an enrolment of approximately 1,841 students from kindergarten to Year 12, over three campuses.[1] The historic College Street campus caters for students from Forms I to VI (Years 7–12), and is in Darlinghurst.
As of 2019, it ranked the 3rd most expensive school in Australia with an average annual school fee of $36,615 per student.[2]
History
In 1854, Sydney Grammar School (SGS) was incorporated by an Act of Parliament[3]. It was opened on 3 August 1857, specifically as a feeder school for the University of Sydney.[4]
The act provides that the trustees of the school shall consist of twelve persons, of whom six shall be persons holding the following offices respectively:
- The Honourable the Attorney-General of New South Wales
- The Honourable the President of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- The Honourable the Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- The Chancellor of the University of Sydney
- The Principal Professor of Classics of the University of Sydney
- The Senior Professor of Mathematics of the University of Sydney
The act also provides that the Governor of New South Wales shall be the official visitor (overseer) of the school.
Alumni
Sydney Grammar is notable for having educated the highest number of Rhodes Scholars,[5][6][7] High Court judges (Australia's highest court) and the equal highest number of Australian Prime Ministers, out of any school in the country. Its alumni also include influential figures in business, international sport, science and medicine, and the performing arts, like David Gonski and Rowan Gillies.
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Yat-Sen Li | 1972 | Australia China | Politician Lawyer Businessperson | Australian corporate lawyer and businessman. WEF/Young Global Leader 2009, when on the board of China-Australia Chamber of Commerce. Heavy Help from ALP leadership figures to start political career. | |
| William McMahon | 23 February 1908 | 31 March 1988 | Politician Lawyer | ||
| Harold Thorby | 2 October 1888 | 1 January 1973 | Australia | Politician | "We the government have vital information which we cannot disclose. It is upon this knowledge that we make decisions. You, who are merely private citizens, have no access to this information. Any criticism you make of our policy, any controversy about it in which you may indulge, will therefore be uninformed and valueless. If, in spite of your ignorance, you persist in questioning our policy, we can only conclude that you are disloyal." |
| Malcolm Turnbull | 24 October 1954 | Politician Banker Lawyer Businessperson | Prime Minister of Australia 2014-2018 |
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070829063705/http://www.sydgram.nsw.edu.au/CollegeSt/p/2006-report-annual.pdf
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20161126095027/http://www.exfin.com/private-school-costs
- ↑ http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/sgsa1854237/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090515120911/http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/fullhtml/inforce/act+sgs+1854+fn+0+N
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180313160945/http://www.sydgram.nsw.edu.au/_literature_161184/05-1_new
- ↑ https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180822113446/https://crawford.anu.edu.au/study/intern-fellow-programs/us-congressional-research-fellowship-program/our-fellows-2011-12
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