Macquarie Grammar School

We are Sydney's CBD fully comprehensive, co-educational, secular, inclusive, academic grammar school for Years 7 to 12.
Phone: + 61 2 8228 3022

Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney, NSW

School Statement

Macquarie Grammar School is Sydney CBD’s only secular, independent, non-selective, Yrs 7-12 School. Located just by the Queen Victoria Building, on Clarence Street, the School boasts an HSC-focussed curriculum with a strong emphasis on maximising students’ ATAR without the stress and distractions found at many Schools. The booming population in Sydney’s CBD and inner suburbs has led to a squeeze on local Schools, leaving frustrated families stuck on long waiting lists, to access independent alternatives. Macquarie Grammar School Ltd has never conformed to the 19th century ideals of single-gender and religious-based, favouring instead a 21st century model that is secular, coeducational, and open to all.

Founded in 2004, the School’s mission is to provide a liberal-based curriculum and prepare students for the Higher School Certificate, pre-vocational and University education, and the workplace, by providing quality education to its students and fostering an enjoyment of and respect for learning. We value every student regardless of his /her ability or genetic predisposition and, with respect for cultural diversity and inclusiveness, by demonstrating compliance with the Anti-Discrimination Act. Teaching and learning take place in a nurturing, student-centred, caring, and safe environment, where every effort is made to cultivate the individual's full potential. Our neatly-attired and well-behaved students voluntarily attend our Macquarie Coaching School.

The School is neutral to differences and inclusive of all religious and political views. We welcome freedom of expression, including the wearing of jewellery, dying hair, etc. Fridays are casual days for members of staff and students. Fees are kept to a minimum because we utilise our City’s World-Class facilities.

Macquarie Grammar has gained a reputation as a friendly School, free of bullying, violence, and illegal drugs. MGS is firmly building its quality and management processes, by adopting a culture of belonging and an attitude of gratitude. Our second cohort of HSC students enabled Macquarie Grammar to be included on the “2010 HSC Honour Roll”, “2010 Mathematics Merit List”, and the “2010 Board of Studies NSW Distinguished Achievers’ List”. Overall, 75% of MGS students received Band 5 and /or Band 6. We jumped a record 255 places on the ‘Top Schools’ List’, to number 293.

Graduates may choose to articulate to Macquarie Institute’s Certificates, Diplomas, or Advanced Diplomas, or on-Campus Degree Programmes, in partnership with Charles Darwin University, which are all part of Macquarie Education Group. Inspectors from the Board of Studies NSW reported that, “Macquarie Grammar School presents a calm and professional atmosphere”.

Statement of Core Values
Macquarie Grammar School practises the following values for Australian Schooling articulated in the National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools that underpin the activities, actions, and behaviours within its community:
Care and Compassion
Care for self and others

Doing Your Best
Seek to accomplish something worthy and admirable, try hard, and pursue excellence

Fair Go
Pursue and protect the common good where all people are treated fairly for a just society

Freedom
Enjoy all the rights and privileges of Australian citizenship free from unnecessary interference or control, and stand up for the rights of others

Honesty and Trustworthiness
Be honest, sincere and seek the truth

Integrity
Act in accordance with principles of moral and ethical conduct; ensure consistency between words and deeds

Respect
Treat others with consideration and regard, respect another person’s point of view

Responsibility
Be accountable for one’s own actions, resolve differences in constructive, non-violent and peaceful ways, contribute to society and to civic life, take care of the environment

Understanding, Tolerance and Inclusion
Be aware of others and their cultures, accept diversity within a democratic society, being included and including others