History
- 1963, School Founded - at the time of the opening ceremony, surrounding the school were orchards which were progressively replaced with housing estates. By retaining the forest the school has preserved a slice of the area's history.
- 1966, First assembly takes place - 135 boys attend
- 1970, School invited to become a member of the AGSV
- 1971, Headmaster invited to be a member of the Headmaster's Conference of Independent Schools Australia
- 1973, Hearing Unit for the Deaf established with Deaf students fully integrated as part of the school community.
- 1978, The first girl students are admitted into the school
- 2006, School celebrates its 40th birthday
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