News and Events
Premier's VCE Awards
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Congratulations to Leah Traill and Nicholas Papachristos for receiving a Premier’s VCE Award in an official ceremony at Crown. The Premier’s VCE Awards are an annual celebration of exceptional academic results. More than 1100 guests attended the ceremony at Palladium at Crown where 287 students were recognised for outstanding academic achievement in their 2016 VCE […]
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Georgia and Tahnysha Shine at the National Netball Championships
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Each year, at the National Netball Championships, Australia’s best netball players come together to represent their State or Territory in their age group. We are extremely proud to congratulate Ivanhoe Grammar School students Georgia Harper and Tahnysha Siania Salanoa who played in the winning U18 Netball team at the Championships last week. Georgia and Tahnysha […]
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The Fortunes of War
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Once upon a time there were two boys, both from the country and both of whom commenced as boarders at Ivanhoe Grammar School in 1935. Charles Henry James Minto Lumsden was from the Buckland Valley and Charles Turley Holloway (known as Peter) hailed from Bairnsdale. They immediately became great mates and for the next two […]
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New Zealand Netball Tour
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During the school holidays, our Netball Team had the great privilege of taking their skills to New Zealand. After a rocky start to the trip (the plane was delayed by 7 hours!), the team spent ten days in New Zealand. Taking advantage of the different school holiday schedules, the girls were able to attend classes […]
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Students create an official app for TeachTechPlay
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International teaching conference, TeachTechPlay, started today and attendees will have easy access to all information they need via an app created by two Ivanhoe Grammar School students. Emilie McKenna, who is in Year 8, and Abbey Hines, who is in Year 10, created an official app for the conference having spent a month developing it […]
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Year 11 student at Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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Ivanhoe Grammar School student Demetri Spyropoulos will be performing as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Demetri is in Year 11 and a member of LOL Squad; a group of performers aged between 14 and 18 who, with the help of professional comedy mentors, develop, write, direct and act in original comedy sketches for […]
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Western Bulldogs AFLW star inspires Ivanhoe Grammar School students
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AFLW star Nicole Callinan is living proof that those who never give up can achieve their dreams. In a presentation at Buckley House, the Western Bulldogs midfielder urged an excited group of Year 5 and 6 students to stay true to themselves and lead by example. Nicole, 34, revealed that she missed out on the […]
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Term 1 Sports Roundup
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It has been an incredible start to the year with some unprecedented streaks and record-breaking performances. Here are some highlights from Term 1. GIRLS’ CRICKET A BIG HIT! Over the last two Saturdays, 70 girls from 6 different schools have taken part in the first ever Twenty20 Blast AGSV/APS organised cricket competition. In magnificent conditions […]
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Walter Mikac inspires at 2017 Principal’s breakfast
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Life can seem daunting, but there is always a way forward. That was Walter Mikac’s inspirational message when he shared his journey and discussed resilience and dealing with difficult challenges at Ivanhoe Grammar School’s 2017 Principal’s breakfast. Walter revealed that one of his first lessons in resilience came while growing up in Rosanna, listening to […]
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Plenty campus student with an eye for aircraft
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Plenty campus year 10 student Cooper Simmons has an extraordinary talent for capturing aircraft. Cooper’s parents are both in the aviation industry and he has been interested in planes since he was a little boy. He recalls borrowing books on aicrcraft from the school’s Junior Library when he was still in Primary School. He became […]
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8 Buckley House Swimmers Qualify for the State Finals
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Buckley House took a very strong team of 20 to the Northern Metropolitan Swimming Championships last week. That comprised 5 relay teams, with some of the relay swimmers also qualifying in individual events. We normally get a handful of swimmers get through to this stage each year, however Buckley House has never been represented by […]
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Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) at Jesus Christ Superstar
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On Saturday, we were delighted to welcome students and staff from Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) to a matinee performance of Jesus Christ Superstar. The power of theatre combined with outstanding performances by Ivanhoe Grammar School students enthralled the MITS group, with one of the students commenting ‘I’d like to come to this school.’ The […]
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