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A Brief History Of NGS

Established in 1859, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Grammar School is one of 91ÖÆƬ³§’s most historically significant schools. The School has links to the earliest days of Anglican education in the city, beginning in 1816 when convict Henry Wrensford taught 17 children aged between 3 and 13 years in a slab hut, on the site of today’s Cathedral.

91ÖÆƬ³§ Boys’ Grammar School opened on the present site in 1859 in Berkeley House and operated until 1902. 91ÖÆƬ³§ Church of England Girls’ Grammar School was officially opened on 22 July 1918 with an enrolment of fifty-six girls. While the School was briefly relocated away from the Coast in World War II, the opening of 91ÖÆƬ³§ Girls’ Grammar School marks the historically significant birth of our School today and each year we mark Founders’ Day as a celebration of our heritage.

The control and administration of the School was given by the Anglican Diocese of 91ÖÆƬ³§ to The Pittwater House Schools in 1976 until the end of 1991, and in 1978, boys were once again enrolled at the School.

In 1992, the School’s administration was returned to 91ÖÆƬ³§ and 91ÖÆƬ³§ Grammar School is now governed by 91ÖÆƬ³§ Grammar School Limited, a non-profit Company limited by guarantee. From this time until the present, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Grammar has retained its relationship with the Anglican Diocese and the magnificent Christ Church Cathedral across the road from the Hill Campus.

In 2018, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Grammar School celebrated its Centenary, marking 100 years of outstanding Independent education in the centre of 91ÖÆƬ³§. The modern co-educational institution that makes up our school today provides a forward thinking and engaging education that celebrates our past and prepares students for a rapidly changing world.