AAIBS Member Schools

Geelong Grammar School

website: http://www.ggscorio.vic.edu.au/
email: ggscorio@ggscorio.vic.edu.au
phone: +61 3 5273 9200
fax: +61 3 5274 1695
Geelong Grammar School offers the following programmes: Diploma.
Australia's largest co-educational boarding school, Geelong Grammar School provides for some 1650 girls and boys on its four campuses, including the renowned Timbertop Year 9 campus in the foothills of the Victorian Alps. Boarding is available from Years 5 to 12 with a weekly boarding option available in middle school (Years 5 to 8). The 800 boarders come from all states of Australia and 25 other countries. The distinctive living and learning experience at Geelong Grammar School encourages ain its students a committment to do one's best in all fields of endeavour, a spirit of self confidence, of tolerance and mutual respect for others and a social conscience to serve the community.

DIPLOMA PROGRAMME

Geelong Grammar School will offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to students in Years 11 and 12 for the first time in 1999 as an alternative to the Victorian Certificate of Education. Subjects available within the diploma Programme depend on the demand of the students.

What is the IB?

The International Baccalaureate (IB) aims to develop inquiring, and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. The IB offers high quality programmes of international education to a worldwide community of schools.

The three IB programmes for students aged 3 to 19 help develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world. There are more than 599,000 IB students at 2,226 schools in 125 countries.


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