Sustainability
Our commitment
A Sustainable Future
Learning about the environment and sustainability is a strong part of life at Ballarat Grammar.
By providing broad experiences and opportunities to participate in socially conscious projects, our students develop a deeper understanding of the world and discover how we can all contribute to a better future.
Our Sustainability Strategy
As part of our strategic plan, we are implementing social and environmental initiatives such as:
- Moving toward a carbon-neutral campus through sustainable building design, technologies and practices.
- Developing adaptable indoor and outdoor learning facilities and play spaces that enhance learning and wellbeing.
- Using the service capacity of our school to have a positive impact on the community.
- Ensuring our school remains accessible to as many families as possible.
- Building further relationships with alums, strengthening their connection to and support of the School.
- Investigating and evaluating opportunities for sustaining growth, whilst retaining the integrity of our school’s culture, traditions and sense of connectedness.
Sustainability Snapshot
Carbon Footprint Reduction
We have installed solar panels across multiple locations, including the Wendouree Performing Arts Centre, Dining Hall, Centennial Building, Centre for Early Education and Year 5/6 building.
Environmental Programs and Initiatives
Our students have planted thousands of trees at our Mount Rowan Farm Campus.
Outdoor Education
Our robust outdoor education program fosters a spirit of adventure and connection with nature. It includes our Bushlings and Bush Kinder programs for early learners, and camps and outdoor experiences for our Junior and Middle School students.
Learn more about our Outdoor Education Program
Curriculum
We promote mental, physical, emotional and environmental health and integrate these aspects into our curriculum. For example, our Year 4 students learn about environmental awareness during a special program at our Mount Rowan Campus. Our Year 9 Global Connections Program aims to foster global awareness and understanding, and our agricultural programs provide students with innovative opportunities to learn about the environment.
Acknowledgement of Country
Ballarat and Queen’s Anglican Grammar School acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we learn, live and work, the Wadawurrung People, and recognises their continuing connection to the land and waterways. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
Commitment to Child Safety
Ballarat Grammar maintains a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of child abuse and actively implements measures to identify and manage any risks of harm to students within our school environment. The care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people are central and fundamental responsibilities of the School. We are firmly committed to fostering a child-safe culture that provides an environment where students are safe and feel safe, where their participation is valued, their views respected, and their voices heard in decisions that affect their lives. Ballarat Grammar values diversity and strictly prohibits any racist or discriminatory practices. All members of our school community share the responsibility to care for children and young people by promptly raising any concerns regarding their safety, promoting their wellbeing, and protecting them from all forms of harm or abuse.
