Goulburn ValleyGrammar School is an independent, co-educational school in Victoria situated on a 17 hectare rural site 6 km north of the centre of Shepparton, approximately 190 km north of Melbourne. Students from across Victoria and southern New South Wales attend, with students from Benalla, Seymour, Cobram, Numurkah, Yarrawonga, Tocumwal, Moama, Echuca and Nagambie all undertaking the daily bus trip. The school's mascot is the pelican, and the motto is Semper Ulterius, which can be translated from Latin to 'Always further', suggesting there is always something more to know or experience. The school was founded in 1982 by Vic Ryall. It has students from Years 5–12. In 2008 a new principal was appointed, Mark Torriero. He succeeded Ian Rule, who had been in the position of Principal since 1998. The school's mascot is the pelican. This was appointed to GVGS by late principal David Prest simply because pelicans were a common sight among the school grounds. The lake and wetlands on campus provided an ideal habitat for the animals.
Houses
The school has four houses Dunlop, Fairley, McLennan and Ryall. The houses were names after Edward "Weary" Dunlop, Sir Andrew Fairley, Ian McLennan and founding principal Vic Ryall. The house colours are Blue for Dunlop, Red for Fairley, Green for McLennan and Yellow for Ryall. Students from these houses complete annually in the school Swimming, Athletics, Cross-Country, and Eisteddfod Competitions.
31% of students gained a score of over 90 on the Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank, with 18% scoring over 95. Four students scored over 99 and 57% of students received an ENTER of above 80 placing them in the top 20% of the state. The median score was 81.40.
2010 Academic results
More than half the students achieved a score of over 80 on the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank , with 17% of students achieved a score of over 90 and 12% scoring over 95. Four Goulburn Valley Grammar School students achieved ATAR scores in excess of 99. Summary of results:
81% of all students achieved an ATAR of 60+, placing them in the top 40% of the State
66% of all students achieved an ATAR of 70+, placing them in the top 30% of the State
53% of all students achieved an ATAR of 80+, placing them in the top 20% of the State
17% of all students achieved an ATAR of 90+, placing them in the top 10% of the State
12% of all students achieved an ATAR of 95+, placing them in the top 5% of the State
4 students achieved ATAR scores of 99 or above
3 perfect study scores of 50 were achieved
81 was the Median ATAR score
34 was the Median study score
17.6% of all study scores were 40 or more
2011 Academic results
Rank placing them in the top 30% of the State. A quarter of students achieved a score over 90 which placed them in the top 10% of the State. 10% of students achieved a score over 95 placing them in the top 5% of the State. In 2011 three students achieved an ATAR score over 99 placing them in the top 1% of the State, with James O'Callaghan scoring a perfect score of 99.95.
A total of 98 students completed VCE in 2015 to receive an ATAR. Of these 98, 79 received an ATAR of over 70, placing them in the top 30% of the state. In total, two students scored a perfect study score of 50, and five students scored an ATAR of 99 or above, placing them in the top 1% of the state. Henry Fox achieved a score of 99.75, resulting in him receiving the 2015 Dux. Summary of results:
81% of all students achieved an ATAR of 70+, placing them in the top 30% of the State
62% of all students achieved an ATAR of 80+, placing them in the top 20% of the State
26% of all students achieved an ATAR of 90+, placing them in the top 10% of the State
17% of all students achieved an ATAR of 95+, placing them in the top 5% of the State
9% of all students achieved an ATAR of 98+, placing them in the top 2% of the State
21% of study scores were 40+
83.45 was the median ATAR score
35 was the median study score
2016 Academic results
A total of 100 students completed VCE in 2015 to receive an ATAR. Of these 100, 78 received an ATAR score above 70, placing them in the top 30% of results Statewide. There were six perfect study-scores of 50, and two ATAR scores of above 99. The dux of 2016 was Janna Lawson with an ATAR of 99.50. GVGS gained a statewide school ranking of #32. Summary of results:
78% of all students achieved an ATAR of 70+, placing them in the top 30% of the State
63% of all students achieved an ATAR of 80+, placing them in the top 20% of the State
37% of all students achieved an ATAR of 90+, placing them in the top 10% of the State
22% of all students achieved an ATAR of 95+, placing them in the top 5% of the State
6% of all students achieved an ATAR of 98+, placing them in the top 2% of the State
