Founded in 2004, Macquarie Grammar School is uniquely attuned to the needs and aspirations of young students. We offer students from all walks of life the opportunity to excel in their chosen field of endeavor, be it the professions, business, or academic. Macquarie Grammar School’s Learning First approach offers a focused curriculum that prioritizes academic attainment with a “back to basics” philosophy. We consolidate learning in the core subject areas that are most important in preparation for the HSC and a future rewarding career. Freed from the distractions that are often built into the curriculum at other schools, our school students are encouraged to reach their academic potentials. Macquarie Grammar School is dedicated to helping our students complete their HSC, leading to an offer of placement for future tertiary studies.
Macquarie Grammar School is a Year 7-12 school that offers a calm, friendly, professional, and focused environment for students to prepare for their HSC. The School’s curriculum, learning environment, and activities are designed to meet our mature, senior students’ needs and interests.
Located in the CBD, our learning environment reflects the future professional surroundings in which students will work, learn, and socialize throughout their adult lives. Right by the QVB at Town Hall, we are central to all Sydney’s transport networks and many physical teaching resources that enhance students learning. For example, the NSW Art Gallery, NSW State Library, Sydney University, etc.
Macquarie Grammar School leads in professional standards, with 88% of our teachers having attained postgraduate-level qualifications in the subject area they teach. Our School offers a strong and broad HSC portfolio while remaining mart to care for every student’s progress. Our teachers reach out to every student to help our students develop their talent, have a passion and interest in learning.
We are a secular, co-educational, fully comprehensive school that welcomes students from all backgrounds. Our students reflect Australia’s dynamic and diverse population. We foster friendship and understanding and have built a school culture that engenders positive learning outcomes.
Our School is named after NSW Governor Lachlan Macquarie, who is widely believed to have coined the phrase that became one of Australia’s most cherished values: the “Fair Go”. We take this value to heart and offer a “fair go” to students from all backgrounds with scholarships for exceptionally gifted students in the areas of academia, sports, or music.
Because Macquarie Grammar School is located in the CBD, students have immediate access to some of the world’s best academic, sporting, and cultural sites. The fitness program operates at the Olympic-standard Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre and Sydney’s Domain’s sports fields. It is a short stroll to the State Library, Sydney Library, Conservatorium of Music, Powerhouse Museum, the NSW Art Gallery, and the Australian Museum. Best of all, these beautiful facilities’ usage enables School fees to remain allocated entirely to academic pursuits.
Macquarie Grammar School is Sydney CBD’s only fully comprehensive, secular, independent, Yrs7-12 High School. Located just by the Queen Victoria’s Building, on Clarence Street, the School boasts an HSC-focussed curriculum with a strong emphasis on academic studies that will lead to students attaining an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) with less stress and a more focused approach. The booming population in Sydney’s CBD and inner suburbs has lead to a squeeze on local schools, leaving frustrated families stuck on long waiting lists to access independent alternatives. Macquarie Grammar School favors a co-educational learning model with a 21st-century outlook, secular, co-educational, and open to all.
Founded in 2004, the School’s mission is to provide an academic-based curriculum and prepare students for the Higher School Certificate (HSC), pre-vocational and University Education, and the workplace, by providing quality education our students and fostering an enjoyment of and respect for learning. We value every student and have a respect for cultural diversity and inclusiveness.
Teaching and learning occur in a nurturing, student-centered, caring, and safe environment, where every effort is made to cultivate the individual’s potential. We welcome freedom of expression that will foster the growth of all within the School. Fees are kept to a minimum because we utilize our City’s World-Class facilities.
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