Life at Grammar
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Farewell to the twelfth Headmaster of Sydney Grammar School
On the last day of term, we had the opportunity to farewell the twelfth Headmaster of Sydney Grammar School, Dr Richard Malpass, at his final assembly at College Street. Read More
SGS Magazine Autumn 2025
The digital version of our Autumn 2025 SGS Magazine is now available. This format allows you to experience interactive elements not readily available in the print form. We hope you enjoy it. Click here
Fee Assisted Places
The Headmaster and Trustees are committed to enabling as many boys as possible to attend Grammar irrespective of their financial circumstances. Learn more about Fee Assisted Places
The Importance and Future of Sport at Grammar
Learn more about the sporting life at Grammar as we plan ahead for the future of sport at the School. Click here
Founded by an Act of Parliament in 1854 Sydney Grammar School was officially opened in 1857.
The modern College Street has around eleven hundred boys, St Ives over four hundred, and Edgecliff three hundred. Our boys now proceed from the School to a variety of Universities in New South Wales and beyond, but the basic purpose of Grammar as set out in the Act – ‘to confer on all classes and denominations of Her Majesty’s subjects resident in the Colony of New South Wales, without any distinction whatsoever, the advantages of a regular and liberal course of education’ – remains the same.
Since its foundation, the School and its old boys (called ‘Old Sydneians’) have played an important part in the history of this country.
Our Locations
The secondary school (7–12) is located in College Street in the city of Sydney.
There are two preparatory schools, one in Paddington (K–Year 6) and one in St Ives (Preschool–Year 6).
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Music Overview
The Music Department is very strong, both in terms of the quality of its teaching staff, and the quality of its facilities. We offer a number of music scholarships for outstanding performers.
Research the Archives
The School Archives were established in 1981 to facilitate research into the School's history.
Explore our Library
The library is named after AB ‘Banjo’ Paterson, one of the School’s most famous Old Boys (1875-1881). It contains seating for 200 pupils in a variety of areas.
Sydney Grammar School
College Street, Darlinghurst
NSW 2010 Australia
Phone: (02) 9332 5800
Edgecliff Preparatory School
Alma Street, Paddington
NSW 2021 Australia
Phone: (02) 9366 0100
St Ives Preparatory School
Ayres Rd, St Ives
NSW 2075 Australia
Phone: (02) 8302 5200
