Sydney Grammar
Sydney Grammar School is one of the oldest schools in Australia. Its ancestor, the Sydney Public Free Grammar School, opened in 1825 with LH Halloran as Headmaster. In 1830, Sydney College was founded. Sir Francis Forbes, Chief Justice, became President of the College and laid the foundation stone of the present building in College Street on the 26 January 1830. In 1835 Sydney College opened in this building with WT Cape as Headmaster. In 1842 he resigned and was succeeded by TH Braim. In 1850 Sydney College was closed. Sydney Grammar School was founded by Act of Parliament in 1854, after Sir Henry Parkes, the Father of Australian Federation, tabled a petition from a group of citizens concerned that the fledgling University of Sydney should have a "nursery" to provide it with well prepared undergraduates.
The re-founded School's work commenced in 1857, in the College Street buildings which had been occupied immediately before this by the University of Sydney. Grammar has remained here ever since.
Source: Sydney Grammer website
Sydney Grammar School is historically significant as probably the earliest school surviving in use in the city of Sydney, and as the site on which the University of Sydney began. The site and earlier buildings are associated with people and events involved not only in the development of the school and education in Australia, but also in the foundation and cultural evolution of the Australian nation. The place is aesthetically significant principally for the 1830s building by Hallen, and its classically inspired extensions by Blacket in the 1850s, which form an important element in a major historic streetscape. The social significance of the place derives from its association with the education of several thousand Australians, many distinguished in later life. The place has scientific significance as containing examples of early building materials and techniques.
Source: Sydney architecture website
Sydney Grammar
Sydney Grammar School is one of the oldest schools in Australia. Its ancestor, the Sydney Public Free Grammar School, opened in 1825 with LH Halloran as Headmaster. In 1830, Sydney College was founded. Sir Francis Forbes, Chief Justice, became President of the College and laid the foundation stone of the present building in College Street on the 26 January 1830. In 1835 Sydney College opened in this building with WT Cape as Headmaster. In 1842 he resigned and was succeeded by TH Braim. In 1850 Sydney College was closed. Sydney Grammar School was founded by Act of Parliament in 1854, after Sir Henry Parkes, the Father of Australian Federation, tabled a petition from a group of citizens concerned that the fledgling University of Sydney should have a "nursery" to provide it with well prepared undergraduates.
The re-founded School's work commenced in 1857, in the College Street buildings which had been occupied immediately before this by the University of Sydney. Grammar has remained here ever since.
Source: Sydney Grammer website
Sydney Grammar School is historically significant as probably the earliest school surviving in use in the city of Sydney, and as the site on which the University of Sydney began. The site and earlier buildings are associated with people and events involved not only in the development of the school and education in Australia, but also in the foundation and cultural evolution of the Australian nation. The place is aesthetically significant principally for the 1830s building by Hallen, and its classically inspired extensions by Blacket in the 1850s, which form an important element in a major historic streetscape. The social significance of the place derives from its association with the education of several thousand Australians, many distinguished in later life. The place has scientific significance as containing examples of early building materials and techniques.
Source: Sydney architecture website