Guildford Grammar School

As one of Western Australia’s oldest independent schools, Guildford Grammar School has a proud heritage of providing an outstanding education for boys and girls from Kindergarten to Year 12. We have one of the most stunning and spacious campuses in Australia, set on over 100 hectares of land on the banks of the Swan River.

The School was founded over 120 years ago, in 1896, when pastoralist and Parliamentarian Charles Harper saw the critical need for better education as a way to transform young lives. In 2020, Guildford Grammar School is a vibrant, thriving co-educational boarding and day school, welcoming students from all backgrounds and locations, who are seeking an education that focuses on their individual strengths and passions and fosters shared values,  individual and collective wellbeing and personal excellence.

Guildford Grammar School provides extraordinary educational opportunities for boys and girls, young women and young men.  Our website provides an overview of our academic and co-curricular programs across the School, our educational philosophy and lots of news and information.

The best way for you to experience all that is great about Guildford Grammar School is to join us for a school tour.  Once on campus you can speak to our students and staff to gain a greater sense of what we can offer your child and your family; our values; our aspirations for all students and our great sense of care, inclusivity and warmth. At Guildford Grammar School, we follow the Anglican tradition of providing a caring and inclusive, Christian education.  Our focus is to equip young people with a balanced set of skills that will enable them to be prepared to meet tomorrow's challenges and to live a life of purpose.

Our education philosophy is future-focused and we aim to instil girls and boys with the necessary skills for tomorrow. Guildford Grammar School students are prepared for the future. Our students are well-rounded individuals who embrace opportunity. They are resilient and appreciate the value of service, understanding their civic duty within an ever-changing society. We know that personal excellence is more than academic success and strive for every student to reach their potential and seek new opportunities.

Our Purpose and Values are central to everything we do. They guide us in our endeavour to inspire our students. Located on the leafy banks of the Swan River, Guildford Grammar School is a co-educational Anglican, independent day and boarding school where girls and boys from Kindergarten to Year 12 are equipped to live a life of purpose.

Our Preparatory School caters for boys and girls from Kindergarten to Year 6
Our Senior School caters for girls and boys from Year 7 to Year 12
We offer boarding for boys and girls in Year 7-Year 12

As one of Western Australia’s oldest independent schools, Guildford Grammar School has a proud heritage of providing an outstanding education. The School was formed in 1896, when pastoralist and Parliamentarian Charles Harper saw the critical need for better education as a way to transform young lives.

We remain committed to our founding vision and focused on providing an education that will equip our students for life in the modern world. We know that the education landscape is continuously changing to fully prepare students for tomorrow. Children of today face a very different future to that of their predecessors. Our education philosophy is future-focused and we aim to instil boys and girls with the necessary skills for tomorrow.

At Guildford Grammar School, students will learn to become independent thinkers, problem solvers and innovators. They will develop a thirst for knowledge so that they will continue to learn throughout their life. In our rapidly changing world students need the skills to adapt and grow.

We are blessed with truly inspirational surroundings. Our spacious campus, located on almost 100 hectares of land on the banks of the Swan River, provides a magnificent backdrop for learning. In addition to the standard curriculum, our location and available land allows for a diverse range of sporting activities, with our main playing fields and rowing shed located on campus.Early Learning at Guildford Grammar School

Guildford Grammar School provides extraordinary opportunities that prepare boys and girls for a bright future. We hold four school tours every year; one in each term. Join us for a tour of our school to find more about the outstanding opportunities for your son or daughter at Guildford Grammar School.

The religious, spiritual and liturgical life of the school is central to its mission; be that enacted in the Chapel, in the classroom, on the stage, or on the sporting field, in social activities, or while travelling to and from the school.  Guildford Grammar School promotes a Christian ethos in an Anglican tradition which is inclusive, ecumenical and liturgical, thereby recognising a thoughtful, enquiring and proper place for the Bible, Tradition and Reason, properly exercised, in informing Christian discipleship and for the building up of the Kingdom of God.

In so much as the Chapel is the most striking building of the school it symbolises the importance the school places upon the centrality of the Christian experience lived out in the Anglican tradition within the School.

The School Chapel is a quiet place in the School: it is a place of prayer and reflection for all members of the school community. It proclaims a message that God is present among his people; that Jesus is alive and is ready to answer prayer; that the Holy Spirit calls us to love and understanding with each other. The Eucharist is at the heart of its worship and proclaims that in broken bread and shared wine we seek to reflect the self-giving love of Christ.

While the School welcomes those from all beliefs, and none, it is expected that all members will live a life reflective in word and deed of the example of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. To that end the School seeks to respond to human need with loving service, to be non-judgmental and inclusive.  All students are required to attend Chapel services, congregational singing and participate in the Christian and religious education classes of the School.