Great Southern Grammar

Welcome to Great Southern Grammar, where wide-open spaces equal wide-open futures. Our campus is as expansive as our curriculum. Situated on 144 acres adjoining Oyster Harbour in Albany, we offer your child everything from science to SCUBA diving, maths to maritime studies, and history to horse riding. This richness of learning and breadth of experiences allows your child to uncover their strengths and passions.

We give girls and boys from Kindergarten to Year Twelve, a world of opportunity in a supportive, country setting. At Great Southern Grammar, your child has room to flourish. GSG is an independent, Christian, coeducational, residential, and day school for students K-12 and is the School of choice for Great Southern families.

GSG opened in 1999. Its mission was to provide the young people of the region and beyond with a world-class school incorporating a liberal education, the Christian faith, and maritime heritage. The School's motto of Wisdom and Knowledge embodies its goal of imparting the life skills young people require to participate in the community and achieve academically. It provides a balanced approach to academic, sporting, and cultural excellence and encourages festive community spirit.

The mission of GSG is to provide the young people of the Great Southern region and beyond with a world-class school, incorporating a liberal education, the Christian faith, and maritime heritage.

Excellent Southern Grammar is committed to providing students with a well-rounded education that imparts valuable life skills and prepares young people to participate and achieve in community and society. We are committed to:

• Providing students with a broad and balanced education by encouraging participation in as many learning areas as possible
• Assisting students to recognize and value their gifts and talents and developing these inappropriate ways
• Encouraging students, through their exposure to Christian teachings, to explore issues of faith, spirituality, and values
• Enabling students to develop and appreciate the vital place that integrity, respect, tolerance, and compassion have within a modern society.

GSG OBJECTIVES

• To be a useful educational community that actively involves students, staff, parents, and friends and develops active links with the broader community within which the School operates.
• To provide a diversity of learning programs suited to the developmental stages and learning needs of students.
• In all educational programs, the Christian faith's central role is the fundamental human commitment that gives shape to all life.
• To facilitate the highest levels of educational achievement for each student, according to individual ability.
• To develop an educational environment in organizational structure, pastoral care, and teaching programs is authentically Christian.
• To equip students with an appreciation of their worth and the values of others.
• To instill in students the capacity and confidence to make decisions concerning all aspects of life, including their chosen vocation, and help students deal creatively with economic and social matters.
• To provide all employees of the School with an enjoyable and rewarding working environment.

GSG VALUES are the core values of GSG are integrity, respect, tolerance, and compassion. GSG values include:

• Pastoral Care is abundant and teaches compassion, care, and concern for the individual.
• Learning which is joyful and lifelong by nature and stems from openness to change.
• Participation is active learning and not passive reception.
• Self-acceptance which stems from real knowledge and love of one's self.
• The faith which is inwardly reflective and demonstrated in service for others.
• Standards that apply in every field of endeavor and are set high to encourage the pursuit of excellence.
• Partnerships involve the family and the community as the contexts in which children grow.
• Self-discipline is learned from experience and cultivated through hard work.
• The responsibility is both individual and joint in scope and nature.
• Relationships which give purpose and meaning to life and which are based on integrity and mutual respect.
• Citizenship promotes commitment and understanding at a local, national, and international level.
• Resilience is built through purposeful effort, participation, and persistence.