Mentone Grammar is an independent, Anglican co-educational grammar school in Mentone, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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History
Mentone Grammar was founded on 3 March 1923 by a group of Anglicans who had a high profile in the town, supported by the local Mentone Anglican vicar.
The school is renowned for its 'Together-Apart-Together' learning model, where classes are co-educational from ELC – Year 4 and from Years 10 – 12, with students learning in single-gender classes through Years 5 – 9.
As of 2025, annual fees for a Year 12 student studying at Mentone Grammar were slightly over $35,000.
Heads
Headmasters/Principals
There have been a total of nine Principals (formerly Headmasters) of Mentone Grammar since the school was founded in 1923. The current Principal is Andy Müller (since 2024).
Houses
The school has 10 houses as of 2025. Every student is put into a house group when they join, which becomes their homeroom class from year 10 – 12. Generally, siblings go in the same house. Houses have a house shirt, and used to have a house tie until the uniform redesign in 2023.
Cadet Unit
The Mentone Grammar Army Cadet Unit (MGACU) is an Australian Army Cadets school-based unit, founded and operating continuously since 1943. It is part of the 31st Battalion (Melbourne Schools) and now represents the largest school-based Unit in Victoria.
Leadership is highly valued in the Unit and being part of the MGACU provides opportunities for Senior students to develop leadership skills, together with expertise in the areas of fieldcraft, first aid and navigation. All Year 9 students join the Cadets for one year then have the option to continue on in Years 10 (As Corporal or Advanced Cadet), 11 (As Sargent) and 12 (As CUO, RSM, and other roles) to further develop their skills, training and leadership of incoming recruits.
The cadet unit is split into numerous platoons (26 PLTs in 2025) which each typically consist of 6 – 20 Cadets, 3 – 4 Corporals, 1 Sargent and 1 CUO. The platoons generally only have people in the same school house.
Sport
Former AFL player and coach, Brenton Sanderson commenced as the school's Director of Sport in 2023. Their sequential sports program provides opportunities for students of all abilities to benefit from elite coaching programs, established through partnerships with highly credentialled coaches, talent pathway programs and professional sporting clubs.
Saturday sport is compulsory for all students in Years 7–12, with boys competing in the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV) competition and girls in the combined AGSV / Associated Public Schools (APS) competition in both Summer and Winter sports.
On Saturday 29 January 2022, Mentone Grammar's 2022 Head Prefect, Evie Stansby made Mentone Grammar sporting history by becoming the first female to earn a place on their First XI cricket team.
AGSV and AGSV/APS premierships
Mentone Grammar has won the following AGSV and AGSV/APS premierships.
Boys:
Athletics (6) – 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1996
Cricket (12) – 1965, 1966, 1975, 1984, 1986, 1987, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2017
Golf – 2005
Soccer – 1993
Squash (2) – 2001, 2002
Swimming (36) – 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Table Tennis (4) – 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
Tennis (19) – 1961, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2016
Volleyball (5) – 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023
Girls:
Athletics (4) – 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Cross Country (6) – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Swimming (7) – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024
Touch Football (8) – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Notable alumni and staff
Academic
Hugh Stretton, Historian Professor of History, University of Adelaide
Administration
Tim Brailsford, Vice-Chancellor and President of Bond University
Karl Duldig (1902–1986), Austrian-Australian sculptor; art master from 1945–67
Sir Robert Gillman Allen Jackson AC, KCVO, CMG, OBE, OWL, former United Nations administrator
Business
Phil de Young OAM, Former economics teacher and later became headmaster of other schools
James Riady, Deputy Chairman of the Lippo Group
Entertainment
Lee Cormie, Australian Actor
Jared Daperis, actor
Daniel Daperis, actor
Bill Granger, restaurateur and food writer
Russell Hitchcock, lead singer of soft rock duo Air Supply
Mal Walden, co-anchor of Melbourne's Channel 10 News at 5
Military
Air Vice Marshal Richard Bomball AO AFC, Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy
Major General Derek Deighton AO, MBE
Sport
Joel Amartey, AFL player with the Sydney Swans
Mitchell Brown, Geelong Football Club, Essendon Football Club player
Gary Colling, former Australian rules football player for St Kilda Football Club
Leigh Fisher, St Kilda Football Club player
Oliver Florent, AFL player with the Sydney Swans
Alex Hillhouse, Athlete, competed in 1932 Summer Olympics and 1930 British Empire Games
Claudia Hollingsworth, Athlete
Kate Hore, AFL Women's player with the Melbourne Football Club
John Howat, former Melbourne Football Club & Richmond Football Club player
Andrew Ilie, former Australian tennis player
Abbi Moloney, AFL Women's player with the Collingwood Football Club
Andrew Moir, Australian rules footballer
Courteney Munn, AFL Women's player with the St Kilda Football Club
Rod Owen, former Melbourne Football Club, Brisbane Bears Football Club and St Kilda Football Club footballer
Mitchito Owens, AFL footballer
John Peers, Australian Doubles Tennis player
Jack Scrimshaw, AFL footballer