| Bacchus Marsh Grammar School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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| , Australia | |
| 37°41′27″S 144°25′54.4″E / 37.69083°S 144.431778°E / -37.69083; 144.431778 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school, co-educational, primary and secondary, day |
| Motto | Latin: Doctrina Vitae (Education for Life) |
| Denomination | Ecumenical |
| Established | 1988 |
Principal | Debra Ogston[1] |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrolment | ~2,500 (2018) |
| Colours | Dark blue, gold, black and white |
| Website | www.bmg.vic.edu.au |
Bacchus Marsh Grammar School is a private, co-educational, primary and secondary day school located in Maddingley, Australia.
History
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
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
References
- https://www.bmg.vic.edu.au/our-school/principals-welcome/
- https://www.bmg.vic.edu.au/our-school/school-history/
- Cook, Henrietta (17 September 2015). "Transgender students: the struggle to fit in at school". The Age. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- Odysseus Patrick, A (18 June 2016). "Transgender Australians can choose any bathroom they want. Some aren't pleased". miamiherald.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- Tuohy, Wendy (11 June 2024). "Fifty Bacchus Marsh Grammar girls targeted with AI fake nudes". The Age. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- "Our Campuses – Maddingley". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- "Woodlea wraps up 2019". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- McLean, Darren (17 April 2025). "NBL talent back in Bacchus Marsh". The Moorabool News. Retrieved 21 February 2026.