Camberwell Grammar School is an independent, single sex, Anglican primary and secondary day school for boys, located in Canterbury, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Camberwell Church of England Grammar School was founded on Prospect Hill in 1886. In July 1891 it was re-opened by William A. Gosman and Alfred S. Hall, as co-principals. In its early years, the school was housed at a number of sites in and around the suburb of Camberwell, Victoria. It occupied the site on Mont Albert Road on Canterbury's Golden Mile from 1935.
As of 2026 school year, The school has 1,346 students. The school is divided into three sections; Junior School (pre Prep – Year 5), Middle School (Year 6 – Year 8) and Senior School (Year 9 – Year 12).
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Headmasters and principals
There have been a total of ten headmasters at Camberwell Grammar School since the school was established in 1886. The current headmaster or now, principal of Camberwell Grammar is Ben Jeacocke (since January 2025).
Curriculum
Camberwell Grammar offers the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) to all of their Year 11 and 12 students, as well as allowing some students to partake in some VCE and VET 1 & 2 units in Year 10 as part of advanced programs.
Extra-curricular activities
Australian Army Cadets: The Camberwell Grammar School Army Cadet Unit (CGSACU) was established in 1888 and celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2018.
DAV Interschool Debating
Rotary Interact Club
Towards2050, school sustainability group
STEM Racing (Formerly F1 In Schools)
Chess Club
VEX IQ Robotics Club
Music
Alongside having a large variety of stringed, brass and combined ensembles for various different proficiencies and age groups, Camberwell Grammar also has the Music Academy program, which replicates various elements of the Music Conservatorium model in order to support musicians throughout their musical journey during and after school. The school holds a biannual concert at Hamer Hall including several ensembles from the Junior, Middle and Senior Schools.
Sport
Camberwell Grammar is one of the original member schools of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV), and won the organisation's inaugural Athletics competition in November of 1920.
All students enrolled at Camberwell Grammar School participate in physical education classes, which are scheduled weekly. The school also offers students the opportunity to participate in the Sports Academy, in which students with athletic talent are coached in small groups or individually to improve in their skills in their discipline outside of regular sporting activity times.
The school's sporting program requires all students enrolled in grades 7-12 to participate in organised sports, in addition to physical education classes. The sports offered for students to participate in are grouped into summer, winter and spring categories, as fits the AGSV schedule. However, sports which are not organised by the AGSV run on separate timetables. This sees students participating in these activities year-round, whilst being required to be involved in at least two. However, the Spring sports offered are not compulsory like those in summer and winter.
Camberwell Grammar has won the following AGSV premierships.
Athletics (11) – 1920, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2022, 2023
Badminton (22) – 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Basketball (2) 2023,2024
Cricket (11) – 1921, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1961, 1977, 1982, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2023
Football – 1933
Hockey (21) – 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2021
Some Old Camberwell Grammarians
Wayne Arthurs (1988 leaver, represented Australia in the 2004 Olympics tennis team)
Clive Baillieu, 1st Baron Ballieu KBE, CMG (1889–1967), Australian-British rower, businessman and public servant (1907 leaver)
Charles Barber (1908 leaver, Military Cross for service in WWI)
David Bridie (1980 leaver, seven time ARIA award-winning songwriter and composer)
Darren Chau (writer, performer, producer, television executive).
Simon Chesterman (1990 leaver, dean of law at the National University of Singapore)
Josh Daicos (2016 leaver, Australian Rules footballer)
David de Kretser (1956 leaver, born 1939, former Governor of Victoria)
Keith Dodgshun (1912 leaver, Honourable, Deputy Premier of Victoria 1950–1952)
Rob Gell (1970 leaver, born 1952, geomorphologist and television weather man)
Sam Gibson (2004 leaver, born 1986, Australian Rules footballer)
Ashley Gilbertson (1995 leaver, photo journalist)
Kym Gyngell (1970 leaver, born 1952, actor and comedian)
Greg Ham (1971 leaver, 1953–2012, musician in the band Men at Work and actor)