Mentone Grammar School

School in Mentone, Victoria, Australia

Mentone Grammar

Address

63 Venice Street

Mentone

Victoria

3194

Australia

Coordinates| 37°59′15″S 145°4′4″E﻿ / ﻿37.98750°S 145.06778°E﻿ / -37.98750; 145.06778
Information
Type| Independent, co-educational, Anglican day school
Motto| Latin: Labore et Honore
(By work and with honour)
Denomination| Anglican
Established| March 3, 1923
Chairperson| Ross Joblin[1]
Principal| Andy Müller (since 2024)
Chaplain| Rev. Micheal Prabaharan & Rev. Andrew Stewart
Years offered| ELC–12
Gender| Co-educational (since 2006)[2]
Enrolment| 2,025 (ELC–12)[2]
Campus size| 7 hectares (70,000 m2)[3]
Colour(s)| Navy blue, gold & white
Affiliation| Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria
Alumni| Mentonians
Website| www.mentonegrammar.net

Mentone Grammar is an independent, Anglican co-educational grammar school in Mentone, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

## History

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Mentone Grammar was founded on 3 March 1923 by a group of Anglicans who had a high profile in the town, supported by the local Mentone Anglican vicar.[4]

The school is renowned for its 'Together-Apart-Together' learning model, where classes are co-educational from ELC – Year 4 and from Years 10 – 12, with students learning in single-gender classes through Years 5 – 9.[5]

As of 2025, annual fees for a Year 12 student studying at Mentone Grammar were slightly over $35,000.[6]

## Heads

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### Headmasters/Principals

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There have been a total of nine Principals (formerly Headmasters) of Mentone Grammar since the school was founded in 1923. The current Principal is Andy Müller (since 2024).[2]

Years served | Name

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1923–1931 | Henry Lycett Tonkin
1931–1932 | Royce Mayne
1933–1939 | Charles Campbell Thorold
1939–1960 | John Jeffery Thorold
1961–1987 | Keith William Jones
1988–2003 | Neville John William Clark MC OAM
2003–2006 | Timothy Warren Argall
2007–2023 | Malcolm Jack Cater
2024–present  | Andy Müller

## Houses

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The school has 10 houses as of 2025. Every student is put into a house group when they join, which becomes their homeroom class from year 10 - 12. Generally, siblings go in the same house. Houses have a house shirt, and used to have a house tie until the uniform redesign in 2023.

House  | Main Color  | Accent Color  | Year Founded  | Notes

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Anderson Army  | Red  | Black  | 1923  |
Jones Jaguars  | Navy blue  | None  | 1923  |
Were Warriors  | Light Blue  | None  | 1949  |
Finlay Anderson Falcons  | Yellow  | None  | 1983  |
White Wolves  | Blue  | Yellow  | 1983  |
Lionel Large Lions  | Green  | Yellow  | 1990  |
Deighton Devils  | Black  | Red  | 1990  |
Drinan Dragons  | Green  | White  | 1957  | Formerly 'School House' until 2000
Johnston Jets  | Orange  | None  | 2023  |
Clark Crusaders  | Purple  | None  | 2023  |

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## Cadet Unit

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The Mentone Grammar Army Cadet Unit (MGACU) is an Australian Army Cadets school-based unit, founded and operating continuously since 1943. It is part of the 31st Battalion (Melbourne Schools) and now represents the largest school-based Unit in Victoria.

Leadership is highly valued in the Unit and being part of the MGACU provides opportunities for Senior students to develop leadership skills, together with expertise in the areas of fieldcraft, first aid and navigation. All Year 9 students join the Cadets for one year then have the option to continue on in Years 10 (As Corporal or Advanced Cadet), 11 (As Sargent) and 12 (As CUO, RSM, and other roles) to further develop their skills, training and leadership of incoming recruits.

The cadet unit is split into numerous platoons (26 PLTs in 2025) which each typically consist of 6 - 20 Cadets, 3 - 4 Corporals, 1 Sargent and 1 CUO. The platoons generally only have people in the same school house.

## Sport

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Former AFL player and coach, Brenton Sanderson commenced as the school's Director of Sport in 2023. Their sequential sports program provides opportunities for students of all abilities to benefit from elite coaching programs, established through partnerships with highly credentialled coaches, talent pathway programs and professional sporting clubs.

Saturday sport is compulsory for all students in Years 7–12, with boys competing in the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV) competition and girls in the combined AGSV / Associated Public Schools (APS) competition in both Summer and Winter sports.

On Saturday 29 January 2022, Mentone Grammar's 2022 Head Prefect, Evie Stansby made Mentone Grammar sporting history by becoming the first female to earn a place on their First XI cricket team.[8]

### AGSV and AGSV/APS premierships

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Mentone Grammar has won the following AGSV and AGSV/APS premierships.[9]

Boys:

* Athletics (6) – 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1996
* Cricket (12) – 1965, 1966, 1975, 1984, 1986, 1987, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2017
* Golf – 2005
* Soccer – 1993
* Squash (2) – 2001, 2002
* Swimming (36) – 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
* Table Tennis (4) – 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
* Tennis (19) – 1961, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2016
* Volleyball (5) – 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023

Girls:

* Athletics (4) – 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
* Cross Country (6) – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
* Swimming (7) – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024
* Touch Football (8) – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

## Notable alumni and staff

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### Administration

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* Tim Brailsford, Vice-Chancellor and President of Bond University
* Karl Duldig (1902–1986), Austrian-Australian sculptor; art master from 1945-67
* Sir Robert Gillman Allen Jackson AC, KCVO, CMG, OBE, OWL, former United Nations administrator

### Business

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* Phil de Young OAM, Former economics teacher and later became headmaster of other schools[10]
* James Riady, Deputy Chairman of the Lippo Group

### Entertainment

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* Lee Cormie, Australian Actor
* Jared Daperis, actor
* Daniel Daperis, actor
* Bill Granger, restaurateur and food writer
* Russell Hitchcock, lead singer of soft rock duo Air Supply
* Mal Walden, co-anchor of Melbourne's Channel 10 News at 5

### Military

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* Air Vice Marshal Richard Bomball AO AFC, Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy
* Major General Derek Deighton AO, MBE

### Sport

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* Joel Amartey, AFL player with the Sydney Swans
* Mitchell Brown, Geelong Football Club, Essendon Football Club player
* Gary Colling, former Australian rules football player for St Kilda Football Club
* Leigh Fisher, St Kilda Football Club player
* Oliver Florent, AFL player with the Sydney Swans
* Alex Hillhouse, Athlete, competed in 1932 Summer Olympics and 1930 British Empire Games
* Claudia Hollingsworth, Athlete
* Kate Hore, AFL Women's player with the Melbourne Football Club
* John Howat, former Melbourne Football Club & Richmond Football Club player
* Andrew Ilie, former Australian tennis player
* Abbi Moloney, AFL Women's player with the Collingwood Football Club
* Courteney Munn, AFL Women's player with the St Kilda Football Club
* Rod Owen, former Melbourne Football Club, Brisbane Bears Football Club and St Kilda Football Club footballer
* Mitchito Owens, AFL footballer
* John Peers, Australian Doubles Tennis player
* Peter Russo, former Hawthorn Football Club player
* Jack Scrimshaw, AFL footballer[11]
* Simon Storey, soccer player for Melbourne Victory
* Shane Warne, former Australian cricketer
* Dav Whatmore, former Australian cricketer
* David Wilson, 1988 Olympic swimmer

## See also

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* Victorian Certificate of Education
* Australian Army Cadets

## References

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1. ^ Mentonegrammar.net. “Mr Ross Joblin – Mentone Grammar,” 2017. https://www.mentonegrammar.net/team/mr-ross-joblin/ Archived 2 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine.
2. ^ a b c Mentonegrammar.net. “Our Heritage – Mentone Grammar,” 2023. https://www.mentonegrammar.net/why-mentone-grammar/our-heritage/ Archived 2 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine.
3. ^ "mentone – Mentone Grammar". www.mentonegrammar.net. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
4. ^ "Kingston Historical Website". Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
5. ^ Alaress,humans.txt. "Why Mentone Grammar? - Mentone Grammar". mentonegrammar.net. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
6. ^ "Fees". 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
7. ^ "Mentone Grammar Houses" (PDF). Retrieved 3 March 2025.
8. ^ "Sporting history was made at Mentone Grammar when Year 12 student, Evie Stansby, became the first female to play for our First XI cricket team". www.mentonegrammar.net. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
9. ^ "Associated Grammar Schools". www.agsvsport.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
10. ^ "Phil De Young". Monash University. 2023. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
11. ^ "BFC - News Item". www.beaumarisfc.com.au. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

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