Girton Grammar School

Girton Grammar School is an Independent, Christian, Co-Educational School for young people from Preparatory to Year 12. The School offers an outstanding academic education and a high level of pastoral care in a warm and friendly environment. Girton is proud of its unique place in the Bendigo community and of the role it plays in offering a high quality, academically oriented education option to local families. Through hard work and judicious management the School strives to remain as affordable as possible for as many families as possible.

The School has at its heart, a Mission Statement: “Girton Grammar School strives for excellence both in academic and co-academic areas of education in a Christian, caring environment.” We strive also to make our Mission Statement more than a platitude at the front of a glossy prospectus. At Girton we value Learning, Character and People. We live the mission. The Girton Grammar School community consists of more than 1150 students, and over 200 staff as well as parents, relatives and friends of the School. We are located in Bendigo, Victoria.

Girton Grammar School strives for excellence in both academic and co-academic areas of education in a caring Christian environment.Founded in 1884, Girton Grammar is one of Australia’s oldest schools with a rich history of traditions that give the school its distinct character.

The school is spread over 2 campuses. The Junior School has nineteen classes. We have two classes in Preparatory to Year Three, three classes in Year Four and Year Five and Four classes in Year Six. All Junior School classes are located on the MacKenzie Street campus with classes escorted over to the School Gymnasium for Physical Education lessons.

The Senior School campus (Year 7 to 12) is located a few minutes’ walk from the Junior School, at 22 Vine Street, Bendigo. The focus in Senior School is on ensuring that each student has the strongest academic record possible to allow maximum choice for further studies and career. Additional support is offered to students at the VCE level, which includes additional tutorials and intensive holiday classes.

Academically, Girton Grammar students achieve results comparable to some of the bigger and better known independent schools in Melbourne and Australia. Girton Grammar aims to be the Australian benchmark for excellence in Regional education with the achievements of our students the most important measure of the success of the school.