Sydney Church of England Grammar School

Sydney Church of England Grammar School
The Shore School, c.2017
Location

Australia
Coordinates33°50′22″S 151°12′19″E / 33.83944°S 151.20528°E / -33.83944; 151.20528
Information
Other names
  • SHORE
  • Shore School
TypeIndependent single-sex and co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school
MottoLatin: Vitai Lampada Tradunt
(Lucretius, De Rerum Natura)

(They hand on the torch of life)
Religious affiliation(s)Anglican Diocese of Sydney
DenominationAnglicanism
Established1889 (1889)
FounderThe Rev. Alfred Barry
Sister schoolSCEGGS Darlinghurst
Educational authorityNew South Wales Education Standards Authority
ChairMr Rob Clarke
HeadmasterDr John Collier
ChaplainRev Anthony Benn
YearsEarly learning and K–12
Gender
Enrolment~1,600 (K–12)
Education systemHigher School Certificate
Campuses
Campus type
Colour(s)Navy blue and white   
AthleticsAthletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales
Affiliations
AlumniShore Old Boys
Websiteshore.nsw.edu.au

The Sydney Church of England Grammar School (commonly known as Shore or Shore School) is an independent Anglican school for boys located on Sydney's Lower North Shore, New South Wales, Australia. The school operates across two campuses, offering early learning, primary, and secondary education, with both day and boarding options.

Established in 1889 by the Church of England, Shore has a non-selective enrolment policy and serves approximately 1,600 students from preschool to Year 12, including 200 boarders from Year 6 onward. A separate campus in Northbridge provides co-educational classes from preschool to Year 2.

Shore is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), and is a founding member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS).