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Two new Chapel windows at Grimwade House

An accomplished Old Melburnian and a generous benefactor of the School have combined to transform the Chapel at Grimwade House.

National Australian Computational Linguistics Olympiad champions

Congratulations to the students involved in this prestigious competition.

2021 Quad Play ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’

Outstanding performances, music and direction - as well as a special appearance by Ziggy the dog - created a wonderful play. You can watch a scene here.

2020 Post-school destinations

The Class of 2020 have gained places at renowned tertiary institutions across Australia and the world.

auspicia in Latin reading competition

Latin is a relatively small VCE subject in terms of student numbers across Victoria, but it is one in which Melbourne Grammar students excel.

Excellence in oration

Each year the Senior School celebrates the best of public speaking through the Sir Kingsley Norris Oratory Competition, and this year was no different.

Poetry in motion

Year 5 students take their first steps in public speaking through the annual Year 5 Poetry competition.

The Whitlam dismissal and the ‘Palace Letters’

Year 11 student, Hudson Skinner, uses the recently released 'Palace letters' to reconsider aspects of the consitutional crisis in 1975.

A new debating event at Wadhurst

The inaugural Wadhurst Online Debating Festival (WODFest) was a clever response to COVID-19 restrictions.

National History Challenge success

Melbourne Grammar students shone in the National History Challenge again this year, across a wide range of categories.