St Paul's Grammar School

St Paul's Grammar School
Location
52 Taylor Road, Cranebrook, Western Sydney, New South Wales

Australia

33°41′16″S 150°43′06″E / 33.687764°S 150.718326°E / -33.687764; 150.718326
Information
TypeIndependent co-educational early learning, primary and secondary Day school
MottoLatin: In Christo futurum
(In Christ the future)
DenominationNondenominational Christianity
Established1983 (1983)
Educational authority
New South Wales Department of Education
Chairman
Brett Redman
Principal
Ian Wake
YearsEarly learning and K–12
Enrolment860
ColoursBlue and green   
Affiliations
Websitewww.stpauls.nsw.edu.au

St Paul's Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational Christian, co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school. The school was founded in 1983 in Cranebrook, an outer western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. St Paul's Grammar School has approximately 860 students, from early learning through kindergarten to year 12.

The school is a member of the Independent Schools Association,[1][2] the Australian Heads of Independent Schools Association,[3] and HICES.

Cocurricular

The primary cocurricular opportunities offered at St Paul's consist of four main academies: sport, dance, drama and music. There are further opportunities available outside of these academies, including the Duke of Edinburgh International Award, NSW Rural Fire Service Cadets programme, debating, Bible study groups, chess, coding, audio visual and service-learning trips.

Sport academy

The sport academy at St Paul's offers: athletics (track and field, cross country running, basketball, cricket, futsal, netball, soccer, tennis, swimming, and touch football.

House system

St Paul's Grammar School employs a school house system. St Paul’s has six houses, each distinguished with a house crest, individual colour, Bible verse, and named after a local parish. Students are sorted into houses at enrolment and stay in their assigned house for the length of their enrolment at the school.[4]

House Name Crest House Colour Bible Verse
CastlereaghCastleBlue1 Timothy 4:12 (Translation used is unclear) "Young people, set an example in speech, life, love, faith and purity"
WilberforceGriffin (Rampant)GreenPsalm 105:4 (NIVUK) "Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always."
StrathdonDragon (Salient)RedPhilippians 4:13 (NKJV) "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
MelvilleLion (Rampant)OrangeMicah 6:8 (NIVUK) "And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
CornwallisEagle (Displayed)YellowIsaiah 40:31 (NIVUK) "Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles."
ClaremontPegasus (Rampant)PurpleProverbs 3:5 (Translation used is unclear) "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and not on your own judgement."

Notable alumni


References

  1. ↑ "ISA – Independent Sporting Association : Member Schools". Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Creese, Nigel Arthur Holloway, (born 4 June 1927), Executive Officer, Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia, 1989–95 (Chairman, 1985–87)", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.12306, retrieved 4 December 2023
  3. ↑ "Schools | AHISA". Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "House System". St Paul's Grammar School. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
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