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Hunter Valley Grammar School is situated at 1 Norfolk Street, East Maitland, in the wonderful Hunter Valley, regarded as Australia's oldest and one of its most well-known wine regions. Add to this a wide array of traditional and contemporary delights expected of a world famous wine region, as well as a myriad of surprises, a rich diversity of pursuits and people and you will find the Hunter Valley one of the most vibrant and relaxing places to live.
Less than two hours drive from Sydney and 45 minutes from Newcastle Airport, the destination is easily accessible from anywhere around the world.
Hunter Valley Grammar School is synonymous with the region.
At Hunter Valley Grammar School, we recognise that young people pass through several distinct but interrelated phases. Our school organisation into Junior (Preschool to Year 6), Middle (Year 7 to Year 9) and Senior (Year 10 to Year 12) is designed to support this development in an age-appropriate way.
The overall Preschool to Year 12 nature of our school located on one campus has resulted in a warm, family-style atmosphere, and provides a smooth transition between infants, primary and high school.
Hunter Valley Grammar School rests on an attractive, lightly wooded campus over 32 acres offering high quality sporting facilities, cultural arts spaces and tranquil and calming leisure areas.
The school roll is approximately 950 students. Students are drawn from a wide catchment which includes: Maitland, Newcastle, Singleton, Cessnock, Pokolbin, Williamtown, Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens, Port Stephens and Lake Macquarie areas.
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Hunter Valley Grammar School is committed to providing all students with high quality academic programs in all subject areas. An extensive curriculum choice is available across key learning areas of English, Communications, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Personal Development, Health, Physical Education and Sport, Information Communications Technology, Industrial and Design Technology, Hospitality, Music and the Performing, Creative and Visual Arts. The School hosts the University of Newcastle's Conservatorium of Music (Maitland Branch) with extensive instrumental tuition, ensembles, bands and choirs.
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Hunter Valley Grammar School promotes the values for life education for each student which embraces their intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual development, encourages the pursuit of excellence in all areas, and develops in students a passion to become life long learners with the desire to grasp life's opportunities
Values for Life
Responsibility: faithfulness to the School and its ideals, being accountable for your behaviour in all situations, doing your best, personal excellence in all endeavours.
Integrity: trustworthiness, honesty, reliability, faithfulness, loyalty, commitment, consistency in dealing with others.
Respect: honouring (oneself, others, property, values), fairness, tolerance, inclusion.
Citizenship: teamwork and co-operation, stewardship, membership of and service to the community, humanity.
Courage: doing the right thing even when it is hard, perseverance, determination when faced with a challenge, having a go, accepting a challenge.
Compassion: understanding others, sympathy, empathy, kindness, caring.
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Hunter Valley Grammar School believes in educating the whole person, and so we offer a wide range of activities beyond the classroom. Participation in these is not compulsory, but students are encouraged to be involved for the obvious benefits. The Performing and Visual Arts along with Sport are outlined below; however, there are many clubs, competitions and other activities also available. The School has a strong involvement in Tournament of Minds and all Year 10s take part in Australian Business Week. We also offer both internal and external opportunities for debating.
Music
Hunter Valley Grammar School enjoys a close relationship with the University of Newcastle's Conservatorium of Music enabling all our students to receive the very finest music tuition on campus.
The School offers a number of tuition programs allowing students the opportunity to try their hand at various instruments before committing further. The Early Childhood Music is for Preschool to Year 2 students and is run by the Conservatorium. Hunter Valley Grammar School also offers a Strings program for students in Years 3 and 4, a Wind program for Years 5 and 6 and the Guitar and Keyboard for students in Years 7 and 8.
Classroom music lessons are taught from Kindergarten to Year 12. These lessons cover all areas of the syllabus: theory, oral, performance, musicology and the highest technology for composition and keyboard skills in our Sound Laboratory.
The School has a recording studio in which musicians have the opportunity to both record their work and to learn the skills of sound engineering.
Drama
The students of Hunter Valley Grammar School have many opportunities for performance both in major school productions, Drama classes and in regular weekly assemblies.
Students are encouraged to develop their creative ability. Speech and Drama lessons are available at the School through the Conservatorium and students taking these courses have many competition opportunities. There are annual productions available to students at all year levels. Drama is offered as a full elective course for the HSC.
Students are also offered the opportunity to become involved in the technical side of theatre and many are involved in lighting, sound, set design and backstage for productions.
Outdoor education
The Outdoor Education program is a compulsory element of the curriculum from Years 3-11, and is run by experienced external providers who work closely with Hunter Valley Grammar School staff. The program provides a range of activities including canoeing, fishing, bush-walking, abseiling, rock climbing and skiing.
The Outdoor Education program has been carefully designed to be developmental and aims to encourage confidence and resilience in our young people. The program includes opportunities for students to work together co-operatively while building leadership and relationship skills. Outdoor Education provides a less formal setting in which students also develop initiative as well as an awareness of the environment, bushcraft and safety skills.
Sport
Hunter Valley Grammar School has established a fine reputation for sport. Our qualified staff and professional coaches provide many opportunities for skill and personal development which are in keeping with our balanced educational philosophy.
In its broadest sense, involvement in physical education encourages physical and mental fitness, resilience, promotes teamwork and the ability to set and achieve goals.
The School fields many teams in the traditional sports: rugby, soccer, cricket, netball, basketball, touch-football, swimming, cross-country and athletics. Many of these teams participate in local community competitions. In addition, the School offers opportunities for equestrian pursuits and Rowing (at our complex located nearby on the Hunter River).
Talented students in sport are also encouraged to seek representative selection. This will be at HRIS (Hunter Region) level, AICES (Independent Co-Ed Schools) and CIS (Combined Independent Schools) with ultimate selection in NSW All-Schools teams. We are proud of the fact that we are over-represented in these levels for a school of our size.
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