| Mentone Grammar | |
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| Address | |
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63 Venice Street , Victoria 3194 | |
| Coordinates | 37°59′15″S 145°4′4″E / 37.98750°S 145.06778°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, co-educational |
| Motto | Latin: Labore et Honore (by work and with honour) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1923 |
| Principal | Mal Cater |
| Chaplain | Micheal Prabaharan and Andrew Stewart |
| Enrolment | 1540 (ELC-12) |
| Campus size | 7 hectares (70,000 m2)[1] |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue, gold & white |
| Website | www.mentonegrammar.net |
Mentone Grammar (formerly known as simply The Boys' Grammar in the local community) is an independent, Anglican co-educational grammar school in Mentone, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
History
Mentone Grammar School was founded in 1923 by a group of Anglicans who had a high profile in the town, supported by the Mentone vicar.[2] Mentone Grammar remained a boys only school until 2006 when the school decided to accept female students. Prior to this, the school hierarchy announced, in July 2005, its co-educational intent after a merger proposal put forth by the Board of Management was rejected by nearby Mentone Girls' Grammar School, its sister school.
The School has adopted a parallel learning approach, where boys and girls are together in coeducational classes from Kindergarten to Year 4, from Year 5-9 the two are separate, and in Year 10, 11 and 12 students are in co-educational (mixed gender) classes again. All year levels are coeducational, except the middle years 5–9, when students learn in single gender classes.[3]
Heads
Headmasters
- Henry Tonkin
- Charles Thorold
- Lionel Large
- Keith Jones
- Neville Clark MC, OAM
- Tim Argall
- Mal Cater (Current)
Cadet Unit
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The Mentone Grammar School Army Cadet Unit (MTGSACU) is an Australian Army Cadets school based unit, founded and operating continuously since 1943. It is part of the 31st Battalion (Melbourne Schools). It once was compulsory in Years 9, 10 and 11, however the emphasis once placed on the cadet unit is no longer fostered. The MTGSACU does not complete the full Recruit Induction Package instead an in-house recruit program and promotion courses are run. This is due to time constraints and frequency of sessions allocated in the school curriculum. Participation remains compulsory for Year 9's. Due to the growth of the school, the Cadet unit (as of 2020) once again has a strength of over 400 Cadets. It Currently has 16 Recruit Platoons, 3 Advanced Platoons and a Headquarters Company. This makes it one of the largest cadet units in Australia. It runs training days through out the year with an annual camp once a year at the Puckapunyal Military Area.
Sport
The Year 2010 has seen Mentone lure past star sportsmen back to the school to coach winter sports teams. An initiative developed by the past sports-master Andrew Hayes, the idea has already led to success in the winter sport teams, an area where Mentone have struggled before.[4]
AGSV premierships
Mentone Grammar has won the following AGSV premierships.[5]
Boys:
- Athletics (6) - 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1996
- Cricket (10) - 1965, 1966, 1975, 1984, 1986, 1987, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2015
- Golf - 2005
- Soccer - 1993
- Squash (2) - 2001, 2002
- Swimming (36) - 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Table Tennis (4) - 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Tennis (19) - 1961, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2016
- Volleyball (4) - 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019
Girls:
- Athletics - 2019
- Cross Country (3) - 2017, 2018, 2019
- Swimming (5) - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Touch Football (4) - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Notable alumni
Administration
- Tim Brailsford, Vice-Chancellor and President of Bond University
- Sir Robert Gillman Allen Jackson AC, KCVO, CMG, OBE, OWL, former United Nations administrator
Business
- James Riady, Deputy Chairman of the Lippo Group
- David Flavell, international lawyer Deputy General Counsel, PepsiCo Inc
- Stuart Ingram, founder Destination HQ
Entertainment
- Lee Cormie, Australian Actor
- Jared Daperis, actor
- Daniel Daperis, actor
- Bill Granger, restaurateur and food writer
- Russell Hitchcock, lead singer of soft rock duo Air Supply
- Mal Walden, co-anchor of Melbourne's Channel 10 News at 5
- Elysa McInnes / Lys Mac, Musician and drummer
Military
- Air Vice Marshal Richard Bomball AO AFC - Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy
- Major General Derek Deighton AO, MBE
Sport
- Mitchell Brown - Geelong Football Club, Essendon Football Club player
- Gary Colling, former Australian rules football player for St Kilda Football Club
- Leigh Fisher, St Kilda Football Club player
- Oliver Florent, AFL player with the Sydney Swans
- John Howat, former Melbourne Football Club & Richmond Football Club player
- Andrew Ilie, former Australian tennis player
- Rod Owen, former Melbourne Football Club, Brisbane Bears Football Club and St Kilda Football Club footballer
- Dhruv Rodrigues-Chico, Stawell Gift winner
- John Peers, Australian Doubles Tennis player
- Peter Russo, former Hawthorn Football Club player
- Simon Storey, soccer player for Melbourne Victory
- Shane Warne, former Australian cricketer
- Dav Whatmore, former Australian cricketer
- David Wilson, 1988 Olympic swimmer
- Kate Hore, AFL Women's player with the Melbourne Football Club
- Courteney Munn, AFL Women's player with the St Kilda Football Club
See also
References
- ^ Mentone Grammar Facilities
- ^ Kingston Historical Website
- ^ Alaress,humans.txt. "Why Mentone Grammar? - Mentone Grammar". mentonegrammar.net. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Associated Grammar Schools:". www.agsvsport.com.au. Retrieved 25 January 2021.