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History and Literature meet in the Holocaust Centre
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History students studying Nazi Germany and Literature students studying The Book Thief recently came together in a joint excursion to the Jewish Holocaust Centre. They had the great privilege of listening to Auschwitz survivor, Jack (Jakob), who is now 93 years old. You could have heard a pin drop in the silence as he told […]
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Weekend Sports Report
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Jesse, King of Cricket!! 100 not out!! What a stellar effort. This helped the team have a very solid win on the weekend, against Assumption College, which sets them up beautifully going into the last round against PEGS. The team have really pulled together as the season has gone on and if they are able […]
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You are not your ATAR - you are young women and men of character.
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Here is an insightful piece written by Tom Rickards about the pressure that the dreaded ‘A’ Word might bring and how we really want our students to develop self-belief and confidence that will set them up for years to come. Tom is Head of Senior School and Deputy Head of The Ridgeway Campus ‘You are […]
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2018 School Captains
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The beginning of the school year marks an important passage for many students as new leaders are inducted across all campuses. We are proud to announce that our four school captains for 2018 are Linus Mayes, Yusra Tawfic, Mika Facchinetti and Sophia Sapardanis. What makes a school leader? In a speech at the induction assembly, […]
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Sports Report
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It was a weekend of tight finishes! Three of the weekend’s games produced nail-biting finishes – and Ivanhoe came out on top each time. In cricket, the boys worked hard to get to 9/193, thanks to the contributions of Captain, Jesse King (58) and Vice-Captain James Wigginton (53). In reply, Mentone looked on track for […]
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Australia Day 2018 Honours
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This year, five members of the Ivanhoe Grammar School community were recognised on Australia Day. Mr Christopher Russell AM (Class of 1970) for significant service to agricultural science and technology through advisory, developmental and research roles and as a mentor and innovator. Mr Russell Scott AM (Class of 1962) for significant service to chemical engineering […]
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Exceptional Alumni Stories
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Two recent Year 12 graduates were interviewed for the Manningham Leader following their excellent ATAR results. Sid Sriram was thrilled with his ATAR of 99.4 and since the publication of this article, he has been accepted into his first university preference: James Cook University in Queensland. Sid has dreamed of becoming a paediatrician ever since […]
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Medals all round at the Wildwater National Championships
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The kayaking team were given a great write-up in the Heidelberg Leader. The 2018 Slalom and Wildwater National Championships were held in January at Eildon, and it is unsurprising that we took out the national title when all of the 32 students who took brought a medal home. Ivanhoe Grammar School has a long history […]
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Year 12 results for 2017: The story is now complete
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A number of year 12 students at Ivanhoe Grammar School chose to undertake the well-respected International Baccalaureate to expand their options for tertiary education. The dedication and hard work for these students were realised today with the release of the International Baccalaureate (IB) results. Congratulations to all students, we are extremely proud of their achievements. […]
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Celebrating the Class of 2017 - Scott Chandrasiri
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Today for Celebration Month, we are sharing the story of Year 12 graduate, Scott Chandrasiri. Scott is well known in the school community for his beautiful singing voice, but he says that the arts are something he likes to keep separate to the classroom. While at school, he was involved in a number of co-curricular […]
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Celebrating the Class of 2017 - Emma Hubball
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Continuing on with Celebration Month today is recent graduate, Emma Hubball. Emma has been at Ivanhoe Grammar School since she was 4 years old. Her father and uncles are also Ivanhoe alumni, in fact, one of Emma’s teachers – Mr Whitechurch – taught both dad and daughter! Her most memorable experience at school was being […]
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Congratulations to the Class of 2017
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Ivanhoe Grammar School is immensely proud of our VCE class of 2017 and their achievements in their final year of secondary school. In addition to all the wonderful co-curricular and community service accomplishments during the year, our VCE students have again produced another strong set of academic results. Students studied hard and approached their Year […]
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