Gippsland Grammar School

Gippsland Grammar School
Location
Sale , Victoria Australia
Coordinates	38°5′42″S147°3′54″E / 38.09500°S 147.06500°E / -38.09500; 147.06500
Information
Type	private school, co-educational, day & boarding
Motto	Latin: Veritas Liberabit Vos (The truth will set you free)
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1924
Principal	Vacant
Chaplain	Reverend Tim Gaden
Enrolment	~1000 (K–12) [1]
Colour(s)	Black, green & white
Website	www.gippslandgs.vic.edu.au

Gippsland Grammar School is a private Anglican co-educational boarding and day school. Located in Gippsland, Victoria. The School has three campuses, two in Sale, and one in Bairnsdale

Gippsland Grammar's motto is Veritas Liberabit Vos, Latin for "the truth will set you free".

Controversy

The school has faced mounting legal claims by students in respect of historic child sex abuse allegations, with one student being awarded $1.1 million in compensation in 2022. ^[2] This led to criticism by victims of the large disparity in payouts, with many other victims having received far less. One plaintiff lawyer representing claimants observed that the school's aggressive approach to defending such claims had backfired and resulted in more claimants coming forward. ^[3] Declining enrolments and the financial pressure created by the abuse claim liabilities have caused the school to suffer a cash flow crisis. According to the school's 2023 financial reports, the school was only seven enrolments away from its lender, National Australia Bank, calling in a multi-million dollar loan. ^[4] The sudden resignation of principal Michelle Wakeham in February 2025 was reportedly prompted by the overwhelming pressure caused by the historic sexual abuse allegations and the school's financial challenges. ^[3]

Notable alumni

• Lindsay Tanner, former Federal Minister for Finance ^[5]

See also

• List of schools in Victoria
• List of boarding schools
• Victorian Certificate of Education
• Head of the River (Victoria)

References

1. SchoolChoice Victoria: GIPPSLAND GRAMMAR Archived 30 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine (accessed:26-02-2013)
2. Barker, Alice (18 February 2022). "Damien Rothstein: Sexual assault survivor urges people to 'speak out' after $1.1m payout". The Bass Coast News. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
3. O'Brien, Susie (8 February 2025). "Gippsland Grammar reeling from principal's sudden resignation". Herald Sun. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
4. O'Brien, Susie (25 July 2024). "Private school Gippsland Grammar facing growing financial pressure". Herald Sun. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
5. "Lindsay Tanner returns for Centenary". Gippsland Grammar. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

External links

• Gippsland Grammar School website