Oxford Falls Grammar School
| Oxford Falls Grammar | |
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| Location | |
, Australia 33°44′17″S 151°14′48″E / 33.7381161°S 151.2466768°E | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school |
| Motto | For Greatness. For Excellence. For Christ. |
Religious affiliation | C3 Church Global |
| Denomination | Non-denominational Pentecostal Christianity |
| Established | 1984 |
| Founder | Phil Pringle |
Educational authority | NSW Department of Education |
| Headmaster | Helen Finlay |
| Years | K–12 |
| Enrolment | 1,300 |
| Area | 6 hectares (15 acres) |
Campus type | Outer suburban |
| Colour | |
| Affiliations |
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| Website | ofgs |
Oxford Falls Grammar (OFG) is an independent Christian co-educational primary and secondary school, located in Oxford Falls on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The school is set on 6 hectares (15 acres) of landscaped grounds and incorporate a four-stream infants' school, three-stream primary school and a triple-stream senior school of approximately 1,300 students. The school is a member of Christian Schools Australia, the Christian Schools Sporting Association (CSSA) and is a member of the Combined Independent Schools (CIS).
The Principal of Oxford Falls Grammar School is Helen Finlay, who took up her post in early 2026.
History
The following individuals have served as Headmasters of the Oxford Falls Grammar:
| Ordinal | Officeholder | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Egan | 1984 | 1997 |
| 2 | Barry Southwell | 1997 | 1998 |
| 3 | Gabi Korocz | 1998 | 2014 |
| 4 | Geoffrey Fouracre | 2014 | 2017 |
| 5 | Dr Peter Downey | 2017 | 2026 |
| 6 | Helen Finlay | 2026 | - |
According to a webpage on their official site celebrating their 40th anniversary, the school was established in 1984 as Northside Christian School and operated as Wakehurst Christian School in the late 1980s before becoming "Oxford Falls Grammar School" in 1990.[1]
Facilities
Oxford Falls Grammar is set in a semi-rural suburb of Oxford Falls in Sydney's Northern Beaches. Facilities include two full-sized ovals, a small oval, an indoor gymnasium court, an outdoor basketball court, an indoor gym, an auditorium, a theatre with retractable seating, and a performing arts centre with dance and drama studios, music tuition rooms, a production studio, an acoustic music room, an electronic music studio, and a concert and stage band rehearsal room.
Sport
Sports teams at Oxford Falls Grammar include athletics, Australian rules football, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, diving, netball, rugby league, rugby sevens, rugby union, soccer, swimming, tennis, touch football, triathlon, and Ultimate frisbee.
Basketball is one of the main sports played in both the Junior and Senior schools. Teams have gone on to reach national levels, and have competed at events such as The National Christian Schools Basketball Championships. The school is represented at local and state Rugby, Soccer and Netball gala days. Aussie rules is a popular sport in the Junior school and Oxford Falls Grammar has been successful in competitions; reaching the 2006 NSW Finals in the Paul Kelly Cup. The school competes in swimming, diving, athletics and cross-country events at Metropolitan, CSSA State and CIS State levels. Swimmers have gone on past CSSA State level to the annual National Christian Schools Swimming Championships.
PISA sport is also offered and includes Tee-ball, senior girls' softball, senior boys' cricket, boys' and girls' soccer, girls' netball, boys' rugby league (mod-league) and mixed AFL.
Notable alumni
- Jo Brigden-Jones, kayaker[2]
- Remy Siemsen, soccer player[3]
Notable staff
See also
References
- ↑ "Celebrating 40 Years". Oxford Falls Grammar. 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "London 2012 - Joanne Brigden-Jones". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ Gatt, Ray (9 December 2016). "Looks can be deceiving for baby-faced Remy Siemsen". The Australian. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- Peter, Downey (4 August 2020). "So, you're going to be a dad... in a pandemic". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- Singhal, Pallavi (15 October 2017). "Young Matildas players sit HSC in China during World Cup qualifiers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. Retrieved 12 April 2023.