Bacchus Marsh Grammar School

Bacchus Marsh Grammar School
Location
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Australia
Coordinates37°41′27″S 144°25′54.4″E / 37.69083°S 144.431778°E / -37.69083; 144.431778
Information
TypePrivate school, co-educational, primary and secondary, day
MottoLatin: Doctrina Vitae
(Education for Life)
DenominationEcumenical
Established1988
PrincipalDebra Ogston[1]
GradesK–12
Enrolment~2,500 (2018)
ColoursDark blue, gold, black and white     
Websitewww.bmg.vic.edu.au

Bacchus Marsh Grammar School is a private, co-educational, primary and secondary day school located in Maddingley, Australia.

History

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Bacchus Marsh Grammar School opened in February 1988.[2]

In 2015, the school received negative press for its treatment of a transgender student who identified as a boy but staff required him to wear "the girls uniform".[3] The student transferred to a public school with gender-neutral bathrooms to complete high school.[4]

In 2024 a teenage male was arrested after using social media to share deepfaked pornographic images of fifty female Bacchus Marsh students in years 9 to 12.[5]

In 2025, Debra Ogston succeeded Andrew Neal as the school's principal.[1]

Locations

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Bacchus Marsh Grammar School is located in Bacchus Marsh. The campus there was built in 1988, and replaced the original campus located on Hallett's Way.[6] In 2019, it opened a new campus for middle school students in Aintree.[7]

Notable Alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b https://www.bmg.vic.edu.au/our-school/principals-welcome/
  2. ^ https://www.bmg.vic.edu.au/our-school/school-history/
  3. ^ Cook, Henrietta (17 September 2015). "Transgender students: the struggle to fit in at school". The Age. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ Odysseus Patrick, A (18 June 2016). "Transgender Australians can choose any bathroom they want. Some aren't pleased". miamiherald.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. ^ Tuohy, Wendy (11 June 2024). "Fifty Bacchus Marsh Grammar girls targeted with AI fake nudes". The Age. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Our Campuses – Maddingley". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Woodlea wraps up 2019". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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