St John's Grammar School

St John's Grammar School
St John's Grammar School
Location
	Belair, Adelaide Hills, South Australia; Australia
Coordinates	35°00′04″S 138°37′13″E / 35.001045°S 138.620192°E
Information
Type	Independent co-educational early learning, primary, and secondary day school
Denomination	Anglican Church
Established	1958; 66 years ago
Chairman	Jodie Benveniste
Principal	Richard Anderson
Staff	240
Years	Early learning to Year 12
Enrolment	1020
Campus type	Suburban
Colour(s)	Maroon, blue and yellow
Slogan	Learning to Soar
Yearbook	The Eagle
Affiliation	Junior School Heads Association of Australia; Sports Association for Adelaide Schools;
Website	www.stjohns.sa.edu.au

St John's Grammar School is an independent Anglican co-educational early learning, primary, and secondary day school located in Belair in the Adelaide Hills, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the Adelaide city centre. It caters for students from early learning through to Year 12.

Overview

St John's Grammar School was founded in 1958. It operates from three campuses; the Junior School is adjacent to Belair National Park and the Belair railway station, the Early Learning Centre is opposite the Junior School, and the Secondary School, setup in 1998, occupies the site of the former Retreat House and St Barnabas Theological College. The school offers a range of subjects to its students, who begin electing their courses from Year 8. St John's has traditionally had a strong emphasis on music, winning numerous awards in this area. (See South Australian Choral Eisteddfod for details). The school offers a range of co-curricular activities, including various sports like soccer volleyball netball and sailing , music, debating, future problem solving, Pedal Prix, Duke of Edinburgh, and school productions. In 2006, the school entered into a partnership with EFM Health Clubs to provide an on-site health and fitness studio for curriculum use.^[1]

House system

St John's Grammar has a rich house life. Students from each house compete with each other every Friday in a range of sports and co-curricular activities. Points from the house activities go towards the House Shield. There are four houses named after pioneers of the Belair area. The school has a pastoral care system through which students are placed into one of these houses and encouraged to participate in house life. The houses are:

Gooch (red)
Halstead (green)
Moffatt (yellow)
Prince (blue)

Campus

There are three campuses:

Early Learning Campus (3–4 year olds)
Junior Campus (Reception to Year 6)
Secondary Campus (Years 7–12)

Extracurricular activities

Music and arts

The secondary school stages a musical in the even years, with a cabaret in the odd years. The drama productions have included adaptions of well-known stories such as Little Shop of Horrors, Peter Pan and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Notable alumni

Kassandra Clementi (2008) – actress
Tiffany Cromwell (2005) – Australian cyclist^[2]
Annette Edmondson (2009) – Australian Olympic cyclist and Olympic Bronze Medallist in Women's Omnium^[3]
Alexander Edmondson – Australian Olympic cyclist^[4]
Ben Nicholas – actor from Australian soap opera, Neighbours
Sarah Snook – actress
Morgan Yaeger – Australian basketball player

References

^ "st johns: EFM Health Club". www.stjohns.sa.edu.au. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
^ Tiffany Cromwell, 9 February 2011, Cycling Australia
^ Annette Edmondson, 3 August 2012, Australian Olympic Team
^ Alexander Edmondson, 4 December 2012, Australian Olympic Team