Celebrating the past and future
St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School has celebrated its 43rd Anniversary hosting two memorable events across the Warragul and Traralgon Campuses.
For the first time, students from the Drouin Campus joined in this cherished tradition, gathering together with Prep to Year 12 students from the Warragul Campus to celebrate as one united school community.
Meanwhile, the Traralgon Campus held its own celebration, bringing together Prep to Year 10 students for a special assembly that also honoured the school’s rich history and growing future.
Both campuses welcomed representatives from their respective Anglican churches (The Reverend Daniel Gebert of the Warragul Anglican Church and Reverend Gradwell Fredericks of St James’ Anglican Church), who shared thoughtful reflections during the services.
The Anglican Bishop of Gippsland, The Right Reverend Dr Richard Treloar, led the rededication at both services and shared, “As well as celebrating what has come before, our Anniversary Service is a great time to recognise and commit to our role in shaping the future of the School.”
Adding a light-hearted twist to the services, a fun quiz-style game show took centre stage, featuring staff and students testing their knowledge of St Paul’s past and present. And, as is tradition, students joined in a spirited rendition of “Happy Birthday” to the school – a joyful and heartfelt highlight of the services.
St Paul’s commenced with 19 students in 1982 in the Sunday School rooms of St Paul’s Anglican Church in Warragul. Since then, the school has grown to be a leading independent, co-educational school of approximately 1,900 students across three campuses in Drouin, Warragul and Traralgon. Over the years, the school has grown steadily, adding a primary school in 1998 and a kindergarten in 1999. The Traralgon Campus was established in 2002 and now accommodates over 640 students from Pre-Kinder to Year 10, expanding next year to include VCE. Continuing this trajectory, the new Drouin Campus opened its doors this year for students from Pre-Kinder to Year 3 and will grow annually to reach Year 6.