News and Events
Cadet Uniform
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Yesterday Ivanhoe Grammar School advised parents of students in our cadet program to refrain from wearing their cadet uniform to and from school on designated cadet activity days. Gerard Foley, Acting Principal, said, “This proactive decision was taken as part of the School’s policy of ensuring that the welfare of our girls and boys is […]
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Charles Duke’s second voyage to Ivanhoe
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On Tuesday 16 September Ivanhoe Grammar School welcomed a very special guest, Apollo 16 astronaut General Charles Duke accompanied by wife Dorothy. In 1972, Duke, then 37, became the tenth and youngest man to walk on the moon as part of the NASA Apollo 16 mission. He spent three days on the moon, collecting samples […]
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Snowsports Success
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Ivanhoe Grammar School recently had four students qualify during the Victorian Interschools Snowsports competition, allowing them to compete in the Australian Interschools Championships held at Perisher, NSW from Wednesday 10 to Sunday 14 September. The Subaru Australian Interschools Snowsports Championships brings together the best young snow sports athletes in the country. Competitors are given the […]
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Jump for Joy
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Ivanhoe Grammar School student, Joy Lai has been playing badminton since she was just six years-old and it didn’t take her long to move through the ranks at Badminton Australia, moving from the National Junior squad to the Senior Squad, despite being only fifteen years of age. Joy was fortunate to travel to Nanjing, China […]
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Monologues and More than Words
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On Wednesday 17 September, the annual More Than Words concert was held at the School, which features vocal soloists and choir performances showcasing the amazing array of singing talents of Ivanhoe students. Students from Primay through to Secondary auditioned for their roles and those who were selected also participated in two workshops facilitated by Kathryn […]
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Lise Rodgers plays Jane Austen
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Jane Austen is regarded as one of the most popular and adored authors of the 19th century. She was also a prolific letter writer, offering a modern reader a wonderful insight into her everyday life and the world in which she lived. The Library at both the Ridgeway and Plenty Campus recently hosted fun and […]
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Urban History Film Night
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The Urban History film night held on Monday 15 September was a wonderful success. The film night was designed to showcase the projects the Year 9 students completed throughout the Urban History program, in which students visit locations and conduct research and interviews around Richmond. Here, they discover how the inner suburb has changed over […]
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Tournament of Minds State Final
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The Tournament of Minds State Final was held on Sunday 14 September at La Trobe University. A team of seven Ivanhoe Grammar School students competed against six schools in the Maths Engineering Challenge. The competition was tough and it was a long day with the Final held between 9.00am and 6.00pm. Wonthaggi High School took […]
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Readers’ Cup Final
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The Final of the Year 8 Readers’ Cup competition was held on Wednesday 10 September with four teams competing for the coveted trophy. The Readers’ Cup is a fun and creative event, designed to challenge and extend students who are avid readers. The winning team, FabNagation, answered the most book trivia questions correctly and created […]
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Pinocchio A Wonderful Success
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The highly anticipated Buckley House Musical production of ‘Pinocchio’ debuted on Wednesday 10 September, featuring all of the Buckley House Primary students. The Musical was adapted from the original story of Pinocchio by Italian writer Carlo Collodi, in which a woodcarver named Geppetto created a wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy. A […]
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AGSV Combined School Athletics Championships
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What a year for girls’ sport. It was just over a month ago that the School won its first ever netball Premiership. Yesterday, at the AGSV Combined School athletics meeting, the Girls’ won the School’s first ever Athletics title. This is an outstanding achievement, considering the School had not placed higher than fourth on any […]
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2014 Victorian All-Schools Whitewater Championships
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On Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 September, Ivanhoe Grammar School students competed in the 2014 Victorian All Schools Whitewater Championships in Warrandyte. Students competed in the downriver race and slalom. The aim of whitewater slalom is to navigate a kayak through a course of gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. Congratulations to […]
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