Central Coast Grammar School
School in Australia
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Central Coast Grammar School is an independent secular co-educational primary and secondary day school, located in Erina Heights on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The school provides a general education for approximately 1,315 students from Year K to Year 12; and is situated on a 17-hectare (42-acre) campus with many buildings such as the Richard Lornie Centre, named after the former headmaster, the Junior School buildings for Kindergarten to Year 6, tennis and basketball courts, a rugby oval used for many purposes and a hockey turf.
(Life and Knowledge)
| Central Coast Grammar School | |
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| 33°25′30″S 151°23′53″E | |
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| Type | Independent secular co-educational primary and secondary day school |
| Motto | Latin: Vita Et Scientia (Life and Knowledge) |
| Established | 1985 |
Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
Chairman | Stephen Brahams |
| Headmaster | Phillip O'Regan |
| Employees | 213[1] |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrolment | 1315 (2020[1]) |
| Area | 17 hectares (42 acres) |
Campus type | Suburban |
| Colours | Green, gold & blue |
| Publication | Bundara (magazine) |
| Website | www |
History
The school was established in 1985, opening with 16 teachers and 185 students. It was the first school of its type on the Central Coast. It was expanded in the 1990s, incorporating buildings from the former Erina Hotel-Motel.[2]
Headmasters
Houses
The six school houses are named after native Australian flora:
- Acacia (yellow)
- Banksia (orange)
- Grevillea (red)
- Ironbark (blue)
- Nicholii (green)
- Hakea (purple)
Notable alumni
- Charlotte Best – actress and model[citation needed]
- Caitlin De Wit – Australian wheelchair basketball player[citation needed]
- Matt Graham – Olympic skier[5]
- Gordon Reid – Politician
- Charlie Hunter – Olympic Runner
- Sam Corlett – actor
