About our school

Grant High School is a large, co-educational high school that opened in 1961. The school is named after Lieutenant James Grant, Commander of HMS Lady Nelson (1800). Lieutenant Grant, sailing on the Lady Nelson on the Southern Ocean, sighted and named Cape Northumberland, Cape Banks, Mount Schank and Mount Gambier in December 1800.

Grant High School, located in Mount Gambier on the Limestone Coast, is a dynamic school recognised for its innovation, student agency, and academic excellence. Our school’s values of Respect, Commitment, and Trust underpin the behaviours that are positively promoted at Grant High School. Our mission is to build future ready citizens. Future ready citizens are resilient, creative, lifelong learners. They approach all aspects of their lives with passion, enthusiasm, and determination in order to be meaningful contributors to their communities.

Grant High School is structured with 5 Communities containing students from years 7 to 12. Each Community has a dedicated Leader and Wellbeing Manager, supporting continuity of care throughout each young person’s school life. This structure enables informed decision-making around the needs of each student and ensures the provision of support each student requires as they move toward their life beyond school.

Our staff are purposeful in endorsing these characteristics and our structures encourage meaningful engagement. The benefits of our Community model have become more evident as time progresses. The connections our Community Leaders and Managers have with their community members have led to much clearer decision-making around students’ subject choices and career pathways.