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| Hunter Valley Grammar School | |
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| Coordinates | 32°46′1″S151°35′45″E / 32.76694°S 151.59583°E /-32.76694; 151.59583 |
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| Type | Independentco-educationalearly learning,primary, andsecondaryday school |
| Motto | Success Through Endeavour |
| Established | 1990; 36 years ago (1990) |
| Sister school | Erasmus-Gymnasium Grevenbroich |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Chairperson | Kristine Littlewood |
| Principal | Rebecca Butterworth |
| Employees | ~130[2] |
| Years | Early learning andK–12 |
| Enrolment | ~1,100[1] (2009) |
| Area | 13 hectares (32 acres) |
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| Colours | Blue and white |
| School fees | A$11,900 – $23,800 per annum |
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| Website | www |
Hunter Valley Grammar School (abbreviated asHVGS) is anindependentsecularco-educationalearly learning,primary, andsecondaryday school, located inAshtonfield, a suburb ofMaitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is named after theHunter Valley, in which it is located.
The school caters for approximately 1,215 students frompreschool through to Year 12.
Hunter Valley Grammar School is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), theJunior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[3] the Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales (AISNSW),[4] and Hunter Region Independent Schools (HRIS). The school is also anInternational Baccalaureate (IB) World School, being the only institution in Australia that offeres all four IB programmes; thePrimary Years Programme (PYP),Middle Years Programme (MYP), Career-related Programme (CP) andDiploma Programme (DP).[5]
Students have the opportunity to explore academic-based co-curricular activities.
The ASX Sharemarket Game, in which students compete with the other students in the nation in achieving the highest market share in an online simulation of theASX Stock Exchange, Australian Business Week and the Online Global Challenge are run by the Commerce faculty, whilstDebating,Chess,Tournament of Minds andMock Trials are run through the English faculty.[6]
The School has a working farm in South Maitland and runs its Agriculture Program and Cattle Team Co-curricular Team from there.
HVGS students may participate in a variety of sports, mainly within the HRIS competition. Sports includerugby union,rugby league,soccer,netball,cricket,tennis,basketball,rowing,equestrian,touch football,volleyball,athletics,hockey,golf,aerobics, andsnowsports, and Triathlon.[7][8] Most of these sports are undertaken on the School premises. Sport facilities include an indoor multi-purpose hall (used for Basketball, Netball, Volleyball and Futsal) a rugby oval, soccer oval, cricket oval, two basketball courts, two tennis courts and cricket nets.[9][10]
The School's rowing complex is located at Berry Park,Morpeth along theHunter River. The rowing shed was upgraded to a two-story complex in 2015, allowing for more boats, training equipment, and improving the existing amenities. The School's annual regatta occurs at the beginning of November.[11]
The school participates in theDuke of Edinburgh program, and also maintains an active Leo Club which focuses on school and community programs.[12]
Hunter Valley Grammar School is thesister school ofErasmus-Gymnasium inGrevenbroich,Germany, which visits the school yearly.[13]
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