Ivanhoe Grammar School is a multi-campus Anglican school situated in Victoria, Australia.
Campuses
The school has three campuses:
Buckley House ELC
The Buckley House Early Learning Centre (ELC) caters to preschool children aged three and four.
The ELC's program for three-year-olds is available either three mornings (9AM - Noon) or three full days (9AM - 3PM per week). Four-year-olds can be enrolled for either three or four full-days per week.
All students in the centre are required to wear the centre uniform at all times. The uniform consists of a teal-coloured polo shirt, and teal shorts with brown and white stripes. For winter, polar fleeces and tracksuit pants are also available.
The Early Learning Centre is located at the far North-West corner of the Ridgeway campus (south-east cnr Lwr Heidelberg Rd & Ridgeway).
Buckley House
Buckley House is Ivanhoe's primary school, accepting students for Prep-Grade 6.
Classes are moderately sized, with 25-40 students in each. Classes are coeducational, although the vast majority is male. Buckley House requires students to wear school uniform at all times. "Sports Uniforms" are required for Physical Education classes, which are mandatory. Students in Year 5 are required to purchase laptop computers, available through the school, and are used in Year 5 & 6.
Buckley House is located on the North side of the Ridgeway campus.
Ridgeway Secondary
Ridgeway Secondary encompasses Year 7 to 12. For students in Year 11 & 12, Ridgeway Secondary offers Victoria's traditional VCE qualification, or the Internationally-recognized International Baccalaureate program.
Ridgeway Secondary is coeducational, however, the vast majority is male. School Uniforms and "Sport Uniforms" are required, and must be worn at all times. Physical Education is required up to, and including, Year 10.
Ridgeway Secondary is located in the central part of the Ridgeway campus, stretching from the mid-east to the mid-west.
School Principal
Rod Fraser is currently Ivanhoe Grammar's Principal. He succeeded Charles H. Sligo, a Principal who was viewed by many as largely ineffective and incompetent. Upon Sligo's departure, many who worked closely with him voiced their opposition to his leadership, including then-Buckley House Principal Barry Borley, who publicly charged that Sligo was an "alcoholic".
During his tenure, Fraser has also attracted his share of criticism. The Heidelberg Leader, the local community newspaper, has featured many attacks against Fraser for his political endorsements. During Australia's 2001 Federal Election Campaign, Fraser vocally encouraged the school community to vote for the Liberal Party. His support for the Party included numerous public speeches, articles in the school newsletter, and pamphlets distributed in school publications.