Carey Baptist Grammar School
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Carey Baptist Grammar School, commonly known as Carey, is a private, co-educational, Baptist day school in Victoria, Australia.
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Coordinates | 37°48′53″S 145°02′51″E |
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Type | Private, co-educational, Christian day school |
Motto | Latin: Animo et Fide (With Courage and Faith) |
Denomination | Baptist |
Established | 1923; 101 years ago (1923)[1][2] |
Founder | Rev. Leonard Tranter |
Chairperson | Timothy Chilvers |
Principal | Jonathan Walter |
Chaplain | Rev. Gerry Riviere |
Teaching staff | 256.6[3] |
Grades | (K–12)[3] |
Gender | Co-education |
Enrolment | 2,434[3] (2020) |
Colour(s) | Black, blue and gold |
Song | Carry the Flame (since 2023) |
Publication | The Chronicle & The Torch |
Affiliation | Associated Public Schools of Victoria |
Website | www |
The school has five campuses: Kew (ELC to Year 12), Donvale (ELC to Year 6), the Carey Sports Complex in Bulleen, the Carey Sport Complex in Kew and an outdoor education camp near Paynesville in eastern Gippsland called Carey Toonallook.
Carey is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[4] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[5] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),[6] and has been a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) since 1958.[7] The school has offered the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) since 1997.[8]