Christ Church and St Hilda’s staff meet families in the south west
Staff from Christ Church Grammar School and St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls were in Albany and Kojonup last week promoting the wonderful boarding opportunities available at both schools. read more
St George’s Cathedral welcomes young musicians
Eight of our young and talented musicians had the privilege of performing inside St George’s Cathedral yesterday as part of the cathedral’s popular, Concerts at One series. read more
Principal’s Food Drive launched
The 2018 Principal’s Food Drive supports Perth’s homeless and was officially launched last week with each of our eight Houses now collecting their allocated food items. read more
Christ Church linguists claim top honours at OzClo Olympiad
A total of nine teams from Christ Church participated in the recent OzCLO competition held state wide with one of our teams progressing to the National Round and earning the honour of top team in WA and third place nationally. read more
Strength-based parenting – enhancing self-esteem and energy
Families play a critical role in promoting wellbeing and consistently providing a myriad of learning experiences in relation to managing and embracing emotions, leaning into the obstacles that life presents, pursuance of positive relationships and contributing positively to the world around them in a meaningful and purposeful manner. read more
Term 2 Captains of Sport announced
Our Term 2 Captains of Sport were announced today ahead of the 2018 PSA winter season. read more
Walters Residential Community welcomes the gryphon
National Boarding Week is coming up and as part of the week’s activities our Walters Residential Community will celebrate the visibility of a familiar mascot. read more
The wild adventures of Masquerade
A wondrous production awaits with Masquerade taking centre stage at the School’s Drama Centre for four nights from next Wednesday. read more
Christ Church Firsts Tennis player off to France
Year 7 student and Firsts Tennis player Zachary Viiala is off to France later this month to represent Australia in the Longines Future Tennis Aces Tournament where he will face off against other elite players from across the globe. read more
Visit to Mundaring Weir gets Year 5 boys fully pumped
An excursion to the Mundaring Weir this week saw our Year 5s explore one of Australia’s most significant industrial heritage sites. read more
Sporting achievements across the April holidays
Whilst these April school holidays provided students a great time to relax, our sailors and hockey players were busy competing in their respective sporting codes. read more
Singapore Immersion Tour 2018
Thirteen boys from our Year 9 Humanities course enjoyed the tropical surrounds of Singapore during the school holidays. read more
da Vinci Decathlon 2018
The da Vinci Decathlon was held prior to the Term 1 holidays and involved over 20 schools from across the state and four days of tight competition at Wesley College. read more
Stories of a Christ Church boarder
Boys in Years 1 and 2 were taken back in time at the end of Term 1 as old boy Berkeley Allen (’53) shared with them personal stories as a former boarder from Kalgoorlie over 75 years ago. read more
Old boy saved thanks to surf life saving cadets
In 2002 Nick O’Halloran (’04) signed up to be a surf lifesaving cadet, joining the first ever group of students at Christ Church to enter the course under the direction of Teacher in Charge, Shane McGurk. Little did he know that 16 years later he would be applying those course skills to save the life of a fellow old boy. read more
Year 4s forge new friendships at Kooringal
Over 100 of our Year 4 boys enjoyed a day at Kooringal recently, taking the opportunity to familiarise with the School’s Outdoor Education center and build new friendships. read more
Uniform Shop supports plastic bag ban
As from 1 April, the Uniform Shop implemented a plastic bag ban for all customer purchases. read more
Autism Awareness Week 2018
Embracing difference, raising awareness and acceptance of autism have been key themes this week as boys in our Preparatory School participate in Autism Awareness Week. read more
Class of ‘58 celebrate major milestone
Over thirty old boys from the Class of ’58 made an emotional return to Christ Church last week to join celebrations over a major milestone – their 60-year reunion which included the opportunity to perform the Linga, for old times’ sake. read more
Year 12s receive theatrical insights
Perth theatre director, actor and writer Stuart Halusz was at Christ Church recently as part of a talk to Year 12 ATAR students on representations of homosexuality and politics within the world of theatre. read more
Rats of Tobruk honoured at King’s Park memorial service
Great honour was paid to one of the nation’s most renowned World War II veteran associations at a recent memorial service held at King’s Park. read more
Prep School boys meet the creator of Old Tom and Mr Chicken
Last week our boys in Years 3 and 4 enjoyed a wonderful visit from award-winning children’s author and illustrator, Leigh Hobbs, creator of Old Tom, Mr Chicken, Mr Badger and Horrible Harriet. read more
Gifted Awareness Week 2018
It’s been a week of celebrating acceptance, diversity and equality as boys in our Preparatory School embrace Gifted Awareness Week which takes place between 18 to 24 March. read more
Celebrating a weekend of sporting success
Christ Church Grammar School’s list of 2018 summer sport achievements grew last weekend, with impressive wins in Firsts Tennis, Firsts Water Polo, and the 2018 Head of the River. read more
Learning the strokes of good fortune
Year 7 students studying Mandarin recently visited the Confucius Institute at the University of Western Australia where they engaged in a number of Chinese cultural activities. read more
Boys empowered to be young men with integrity
Christ Church Grammar School welcomed author, speaker, media commentator, blogger and advocate for women and girls, Melinda Tankard Reist to campus this week to discuss ‘Respect and Responsibility.’ read more
Year 6 boys get a real taste for politics
Senator Dean Smith, Liberal Senator for Western Australia, visited Christ Church this week to speak with our Year 6 boys on all things politics. read more
New leaders announced and inducted
Thirteen new School and House Prefects were announced and inducted at our Senior School Assembly last week, joining our existing student leadership team. read more
Christ Church wins the PSA Swimming Inters
HBF Stadium was home to a packed crowd last Thursday as the schools went head-to-head in the PSA Swimming Inters, resulting in Christ Church retaining the Tregonning Cup. read more
Dirt Away Car Wash an instant success
Our Senior PMC boys launched their ‘Dirt Away Car Wash’ service this term as part of their enterprise project, proving to be an instant success. read more