Grant High School (Mount Gambier)

Grant High School
Address
Map
Hosking Avenue

Mount Gambier
,
South Australia
,
5290

Australia
Coordinates37°50′47″S 140°47′36″E / 37.846291°S 140.793411°E / -37.846291; 140.793411
Information
TypePublic
MottoRespect Trust Commitment[1]
Established1961
School districtLimestone Coast
PrincipalFleur Roachock
Grades8–12
Colour(s)Green, gold and white
     
Websiteweb.granths.sa.edu.au/ghs

Grant High School is a public secondary school situated in Mount Gambier, South Australia.

Students

Grant High School has around 742 students in grades 8–12.

Facilities

Grant High School has many facilities: a large library, three large sports ovals, a sufficient computer room, and a gymnasium.[2] A bi-annual school production featuring a range of students is held at the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre. Both classic and teacher-written productions have been used.[3] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the school's Scott Maxwell won Music Teacher of the Year.[4]

Athletic programs

Grant High School is big on sport. Its main sporting focus is on cricket, Australian rules football, baseball, netball, basketball, and soccer. A few years ago,[when?] a group of their baseball students went to Perth, Western Australia to compete in a national competition.[citation needed] There is also a thriving competitive chess community.

References

  1. ^ "Downloads". Grant High School. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Grant High School - South Australian Government Schools". www.internationalstudents.sa.edu.au. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ Hill, Kate (24 September 2015). "Original production Futurepunk imagines a world without music". ABC South East SA. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (28 November 2018). "And the ARIA Award Goes To..." Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 7 December 2021.