Old boys reunite in London and Singapore
Over the school holidays Principal Alan Jones and Chris Stavrianou, a current School Council member and 1997 old boy, visited Old Boys in London and Singapore for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. read more
Old boys discuss life beyond CCGS with Year 12 students
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Year 12 boys were treated to a Q&A session with three old boys speaking about the alternative ways they achieved success after leaving Christ Church read more
Old boys put on Transfiguration concert at Christ Church Claremont
Old Boys Michael Lukin (’15), who recently returned from Yale University studying his Masters in Music Conducting, will be directing a concert at Christ Church Claremont this Saturday themed around the Feast of the Transfiguration. read more
Melbourne and Sydney Old Boy Reunions
During the first week of the holidays, after being unable to meet due to COVID, former alumni gathered in Melbourne and Sydney to catch up and reminisce on their time at Christ Church. read more
CEO old boy presents on future clean energy
Old Boy Chris Kelsall ('84) recently gave a presentation to Year 12 Physics boys about his work as CEO of Tokamak Energy in the exciting field of commercial fusion energy. read more
Future Focus – life beyond Christ Church
Old boys Alex Brogan (’14) and James Cowe (’10) returned to school recently, sharing useful information and inspirational advice with our Year 12s. read more
Writing my own Christ Church story
Ever since he can remember, Josh Coales (‘19) has had his heart set on following in his father's footsteps and those of his grandfather to become a Christ Church boy. read more
Old Boys’ Association provides meals to its elderly alumni
Twenty-nine of Christ Church Grammar School’s most elderly alumni received a month’s worth of frozen meals as part of the Old Boys’ Association (OBA) food delivery program. read more
Old boys triumphant in Water Polo challenge
Experience proved to be a key ingredient last weekend as Christ Church old boys took on our Firsts Water Polo side in a friendly match at the School’s Aquatic Precinct. read more
Former student wins Carrera Cup championship
West Australian racing star Jordan Love is headed for Germany and Finland following an impressive championship win at the Porsche PAYCE Carrera Cup. read more
‘Younger’ old boys provide a future focus
Our Year 12 students were joined by a number of younger old boys recently over a series of Future Focus breakfasts. read more
Prep boys flashback to the 1940s
Boys from Pre-Primary to Year 2 were taken back in time courtesy of old boys who attended Christ Church in the 1940s. read more
Year 11s inspired by ‘high’ achiever
On the morning of 20 May 2011, Matthew Gabriele (’97) became the first ever old boy to summit Mr Everest at 8,848m altitude. Matthew recently returned to Christ Church imparting valuable advice and inspiring our Year 11 class with his remarkable adventure story. read more
Old boys and Year 12s look to the future
A panel of old boys were on campus this week sharing information about their journey since Christ Church with our Year 12s as part of the Old Boys’ Association’s Future Focus series. read more
Alan Jones meets our ‘most senior’ old boy
It’s been 80 years since Frank Mullins attended Christ Church Grammar School as a young boarder. Last week, Principal Alan Jones caught up with Frank to reminisce about times gone by. 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
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
Christ Church old boy recognised for service to community
The Father Frank Sheehan Award for Service to Community was launched in 2017 to recognise and celebrate outstanding service by a member of the Christ Church community. Last week, Christ Church old boy Dr Grant Fergusson Stewart (’56) was announced as the inaugural winner of this award for his ongoing volunteer work in the area of medical surgery. read more
Legendary old boys receive honours
Friends and family of three very special old boys joined students and staff in celebration last week as they were honoured as ‘Legends,’ many attending as a show of respect and to honour those who have achieved so much since leaving Christ Church. read more
George dives in for Croatia
Water polo player and Christ Church old boy George Ford (’10) recently headed across to Croatia to join the Croatian Water Polo League. George says the Croats and the Serbs are the best in the world at the sport. “It’s like AFL over there. They throw them in the water at a young age.” read more
A night 100 years in the making
Over 480 old boys gathered in the school gym on 1 July to join celebrations in the Old Boys’ Association’s centenary year. The celebrations opened with a special chapel service led by Father Frank Sheehan incorporating an interview with Duncan MacLaurin, a legendary teacher of English Literature during his tenure at Christ Church from 1988 until 2006. read more
Ain’t no mountain high enough for mighty Angus
Christ Church old boy Angus Caithness (‘95) has much to celebrate having just achieved the ultimate objective of all mountain climbers – accomplishing Mount Everest. read more
OBA centenary – Reflections on the past 100 years
It’s a special year for the School's Old Boys’ Association (OBA) as they celebrate the year of their centenary. read more
Old boys pass on wisdom for career success
Many former students pursuing careers in health, science, business and the arts returned to the School last week to participate in a series of breakfast meetings aimed at encouraging and supporting our Year 12 students. read more
Experience prevails on the court
A few old boys may be pulling up sore this week after a tough basketball match against the CCGS team over the weekend. James Balfour (’02), Max Ward (’02), Paul Coni (’01), Rhy Pozzi (’03), Dan Dewberry (’13), Ben Purser (’07), Luca Agostinelli (’15), Sam Butler (’14) and Zac Gattorna Hargraves (’16) represented the old boys with pride, taking out a narrow win against our student players. read more
Jake to the rescue of islanders
Jake Ward’s Christmas Day may be lunch with a few people, a cruise around the island, and a surf. The Christ Church Grammar School Old Boy and former Claremont resident will be on Vanuatu, not Rottnest, and it will be his first Christmas in the Pacific country. read more
A time capsule for 2045
The Year 6 boys have had a very special few weeks, preparing for and burying their time capsule for excavation in 2045, and reflecting on the meaning of time at the Old Boys’ Association Assembly. read more
Christ Church old boys take on the world in Rio
Christ Church old boys George Ford (2010) and Adam Froese (2008) are champions in their fields and will be competing at the Rio Olympics in less than two weeks. 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
Old boy champions inspire the Year 9 aquatics team
This week, the Year 9 Aquatics team travelled to UWA to meet newly crowned National League Champions and old boy brothers George (2010) and Andrew Ford (2013). read more