News and Events
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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Students to present to international digital leader community at conference
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Middle school students will present a keynote speech and Year 10 students will run the cafe at the upcoming TeachTechPlay conference hosted at Ivanhoe Grammar School. Independently run by teachers for teachers, TeachTechPlay will feature international education speakers and local innovators. The school’s Year 6 and 7 Digital Leaders will show the conference that Design […]
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Tennis Boys and Girls Volleyball make the Grand Finals
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In exciting news, our Girls Volleyball team will be playing a “Top of the Table” clash against Haileybury on Saturday 18 March with the winner being able to claim the AGSV/APS Premiership. The team have played and trained hard for their place in the finals, if they win against Haileybury they will deliver Ivanhoe’s first […]
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Ivanhoe graduate wins an Oscar for best sound mixing
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Late last week Alumni Coordinator, Elise Dunstan, caught up with Merilyn Mackenzie-Knapp, about her son Robert Mackenzie winning an Oscar. Merilyn, dressed appropriately all in gold, told the most beautiful story. Watching her son on stage win an Oscar for his work in Mel Gibson’s film, Hacksaw Ridge, was a dream come true for Merilyn. […]
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Interschool's Show Jumping Competition
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On Friday 17 February the Interschool’s Show Jumping competition was held at Ayr Hill Equestrian Park. This was the first round of the Victorian Interschool Show Jumping Team Championships. Although the School was represented by a team of just seven riders they performed really well and easily won the team trophy for the day. Interschool […]
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Boys Volleyball Team make it to the Grand Final
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Congratulations to the Ivanhoe Grammar School Firsts Boys Volleyball Team, with their terrific win against Mentone yesterday taking them through to the Grand Final. In what Head Coach, John McInerney, described as the “best game the boys have played all year” they won in 3 sets: 25-13, 25-15, 20-25 and 25-18. Although this was a […]
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Pancake Day
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The School celebrated Pancake Day on Tuesday 28 February. Students across campus raised funds for Uniting Care by cooking pancakes. Traditionally, Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday and the last day to eat all the luxury foods in the pantry before the start of Lent in the lead up to […]
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TeachTechPlay speaker starts important conversation: technology and homework
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Next month’s TeachTechPlay conference will debate a range of important teaching issues, including the need for homework, which Indiana-based expert Matt Miller talks about in his new book. Matt argues that the efficient use of technology and other innovative teaching methods, can reduce or eliminate the need for homework. “This isn’t a homework-bashing session. It’s […]
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Swimming Carnival
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On Friday 17 February students and staff made their way to Northcote Aquatic Centre to compete in the first of two major sports carnivals for the year. The Swimming Carnival is always well contested and with the temperature set in the mid-twenties students and staff were excited and ready to compete. The day started well […]
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