Year 11s inspired to strive for excellence Our annual Ad Astra Day took place at St George’s College this week, offering all Year 11 boys a special opportunity to gain inspiration and guidance from a line-up of speakers including old boy and keynote speaker, The Hon. Chief Justice Wayne Stewart Martin AC. read more Christ Church and MLC join forces to deliver life-changing experience for kids Graduates from both Christ Church Grammar School and Methodist Ladies’ College teamed up in December for the 2017 Sony Foundation Children’s Holiday Camp held on campus. read more Senior School Remembrance Day commemoration Grandparents and grandfriends of boys from our Senior School gathered in great numbers last week join commemorations for Remembrance Day, honouring past servicemen and Christ Church old boys who have sacrificed their lives during war. read more Christ Church boys shine in problem solving contest Three Christ Church boys competed in the recent Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACMICPC), an international competition between university aged computer science students from around the globe. read more Perfect conditions for the Jupp House Jog In the spirit of fundraising, over 100 boys took part in the Jupp House Jog last weekend at Port Beach to raise vital funds for WA-based not for profit, zero2hero. read more Ray House Run 2017 Boys from each Senior School year level took part in the annual Ray House Run earlier this week, sprinting 600m to the finish line to earn points for their respective House. read more Christ Church welcomes new families The campus was abuzz on Friday as boys and parents arrived for the Preparatory and Year 7 (2016) Orientation Day. read more Moyes House support the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation In support of the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation, Moyes House recently held a fundraiser involving inter-tute sporting competitions. read more First place for Christ Church Philosophy students Jason Lu (Year 8) Joseph Bonadeo (Year 9) Lachlan Zhou (Year 10) and Alexander Lindsay (Year 11) proudly represented Christ Church in the annual Philosothon tournament, held at Perth College last Wednesday. read more Christ Church farewells the Class of 2016 The Christ Church community honoured the Class of 2016 at their final assembly of the year on Tuesday. read more Success at the Young ICT Awards Josh Collier, Harish Dhakshinamorthy and Alex Frost had great success in this year’s Young ICT Explorers awards. read more The Principal’s Food Drive In recognition of Homelessness Week and to raise awareness of those less fortunate, the Senior School recently held The Principal’s Food Drive. read more Celebrating Australian stories Christ Church boys celebrated this year’s Book Week theme, Australia! Story Country, with a ‘swag’ of events last week. read more PSA Chess Champions for six consecutive years Christ Church are PSA Chess champions for the seventh consecutive year! read more Surfing success continues at Christ Church The Christ Church surfing team had a very successful day at the Sunsmart WA School Surfing Titles at Leighton Beach last week. read more Wolsey take out House Shout competition Rock music from the ‘70s and ‘80s resonated from the School Chapel on Thursday morning, as the Senior School performed in their Countdown themed House Shout competition. read more Students represent CCGS at the CCIWA’s Student Economic Forum Year 12 students Ben Anderson, Devin He, Nicholas Pizzino and James Sier represented Christ Church at The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA’s Student Economic Forum last Friday. read more Tidelines boardshorts on display at the Indigenous student art exhibition Thirteen boys from our Indigenous Student Program are looking forward to seeing their artwork displayed all over Perth’s beaches this summer after their unique paintings, inspired by stories from family Elders, were printed onto Ocean Zone boardshorts by local designer Reif Myers. read more Success at the National da Vinci Decathlon in Sydney Two teams of motivated and talented Christ Church boys recently attended the National da Vinci Decathlon at Knox Grammar in Sydney. read more Year 12 Father/Friend and Son breakfast ‘Find and follow your passions,’ this was the message delivered to the Year 12 students at the Father and Son breakfast at the end of Term 2. read more Career advice from Christ Church old boys One hundred and thirty boys discussed their career aspirations with ‘young’ old boys at the fourth annual Year 12 Career Breakfasts held in the Old Boys’ Gallery last week. read more Jonathan Doyle encourages our boys to be good men Jonathan Doyle, author of Bridging the Gap: 8 Ideas to Improve Your Life, spoke with the Year 10 to 12 students this week, challenging them to think about what it means to be good men. read more Christ Church win the Four Schools Chess Tournament The 10-year anniversary of the Four (Northern) Schools Chess Tournament was held at Scotch College last Friday read more ENCOMM students assist Friends of Lake Claremont Christ Church is committed to building good men and by providing service activities, the School has the opportunity to broaden the boys’ perspective of the world and provide opportunities to make a difference in their community. read more Time and Space for Mothers and Sons There was a wonderful turnout at the Mothers and Sons ‘Time and Space’ event on Wednesday, as over 200 people gathered to discuss times of transition in our boys’ lives. read more Brodie Albert represents CCGS at National Reconciliation Week event Brodie Albert (Year 11), recipient of a Shell Indigenous Scholarship at Christ Church Grammar School, recently represented the School at an event to mark National Reconciliation Week, hosted by Shell. read more Masts and mateship aboard the Leeuwin The final voyage of Year 8 Leeuwin Adventurers’ returned home last week, after six days of hoisting sails, scrubbing decks, standing on the ‘yards’ and hanging in the rigging. read more Year 9 Biomes excursion to the Perth Zoo The Year 9 Geography students moved their classroom to the Perth Zoo on Wednesday, where they consolidated their learning about Biomes. read more Year 7 students explore the ‘History of the World in 100 Objects’ exhibition In Week 4, the Year 7 students were transported back in time when they viewed the ‘History of the World in 100 Objects’ exhibition at Perth Museum. read more Junior and Open Chess Tournaments During Week 4, Christ Church’s Junior and Open Chess Tournaments were contested over two gruelling nights of play. read more