Our School Motto and Crest
Motto Our School Motto, Labora Ut Requiescas, was chosen by Reverend Joseph Henry Davies, the Founder of Caulfield Grammar School and First Headmaster 1881-1888. Today the meaning is ‘Work hard that you may rest content’, which inspires us to persevere in achieving the goals of truth and knowledge represented by the star on the School Badge, surmounting the shield of faith and protection.
Crest The shield badge shows an open book representing the Bible. Surrounding is the Belt of Knowledge with seven stars representing the seven liberal arts and seven liberal virtues. The Motto, Labora Ut Requiescas, is written inside the shield. Above the shield is a torse, a heraldic twist of cloth or wreath separating and giving prominence to the star. The seven liberal virtues represent prudence, justice, temperance, courage, faith, hope and charity and the seven liberal arts or sciences of the Trivium and Quadrivium namely grammar, dialectics, rhetoric, arithmetic, music, geometry, and astrology.
Wheelers Hill Campus Houses
NISI DOMINUS FRUSTRA FIDE ET FORTITUDINE Holmes House Shaw House Formed 1993. Named in honour of Rev. Formed 1981. Named in honour of Angas S. Holmes – Seventh Headmaster Mr Herbert McDonnell Shaw, past of Caulfield Grammar School, 1977 to student of Caulfield Grammar (1914- 1992. 1923) and Past Emeritus President of School Council. Holmes House Colour: Blue Emblem: Fleur De Lys Shaw House Motto: Nisi Dominus Frustra – Without Colour: Gold Emblem: Coat of Arms the Lord, All is in Vain Motto: Fide et Fortitudine – Faith and Strength QUANTUM POTES TANTUM AUDE
Langley House WILSMORIUS VIAM ILLUMINAT Formed 1981. Named in honour of Wilsmore House Canon Henry Thomas Langley MA – Formed 1981. Named in honour of Past Student, 1892-95. Norman T. M. Wilsmore, a past student Colour: Red Emblem: Parted Cross (1882 to 1885) and first School Dux in 1882 and joint Dux in 1883. Langley House Motto: Quantum Potes, Tantum Aude – Dare to do as much as you can Wilsmore House Colour: Light Blue Emblem: Azure Sun Motto: Wilsmorius Viam Illuminat – GRATIA AUTEM DEI SUM ID QUOD SUM Wilsmore Lights the Way Lumsden House Formed 1981. Named in honour of Bruce Clyde Lumsden – Sixth Headmaster of Caulfield Grammar School, 1965 to 1977.
Lumsden House Colour: Green Emblem: Laurel Motto: Gratia Autem Dei Sum Id Quod Sum – By the Grace of God, I am what I am Malvern Campus Houses
Brown House McLean House Named in honour of Miss Jessie Brown, Named in honour of Mr Charles senior primary teacher at Caulfield McLean, Founder and first Headmaster Grammar School from 1920 to 1957. of Malvern Grammar School from 1891 Colour: Blue to 1923. Brown House McLean House Colour: Gold Marsden House Named in honour of Mr Albert J. Warriner House Marsden, Headmaster of Malvern Named in honour of Miss Esme E. Grammar School, 1924 to 1955. Warriner, past teacher from 1942 to Colour: Green 1968 and Head of Shaw House primary campus from 1959 until 1964. Marsden House Warriner House Colour: Red
Caulfield Campus Houses
PETE ASTRA PERGO ET PERAGO Archer House Kurrle House Originally School House, renamed Formed 1966. Named in honour of 1955. Named in honour of Mr Francis Rev. Stanley W. Kurrle OBE MA Fifth H. J. Archer – Fourth Headmaster of Headmaster of Caulfield Grammar Caulfield Grammar School, 1923 to School, 1955 to 1964. 1954. Archer House Kurrle House Colour: Black Emblem: Black Swans Colour: Blue Emblem: Centaur Motto: Pergo et Perago – Press on and Motto: Pete Astra – Reach for the Stars you will achieve
AERE PERENNIUS CERTEMUS Barnett House Morcom House Formed 1923. Named in honour of Formed 1958 as School House, renamed Archdeacon Ernest J. Barnett MA in 1966. Named in honour of Mr William – Second Headmaster of Caulfield S. Morcom OBE – a past Chief of Staff Grammar School, 1888 to 1896. and teacher at Caulfield Grammar School from 1911 to 1961. Barnett House Colour: Gold Emblem: Lion Morcom House Motto: Aere Perennius – More lasting Colour: Tangerine Emblem: Eagle than bronze Motto: Certemus – Let us Strive
BUNTINUS SEMPER VINCIT AD FUTURUM FIDE Buntine House Newton House Originally Lyle House, renamed 1931. Formed 2012. Named in honour of Named in honour of Mr Walter M. Mr Stephen H. Newton AO – Eighth Buntine MA – Third Headmaster of Principal of Caulfield Grammar School Caulfield Grammar School, from 1896 from 1993 to Term 1, 2011. to 1931. Buntine House Newton House Colour: Sky Blue Emblem: Lion Colour: Green Emblem: Dragon Motto: Ad Futurum Fide – Into the Motto: Buntinus Semper Vincit – Future with Confidence Buntine Always Conquers
IN DEO FIDO Davies House Formed 1923. Named in honour of Rev. Joseph H. Davies MA – Founder and First Headmaster of Caulfield Grammar School, 1881 to 1888.
Davies House Colour: Red Emblem: Tiger Motto: In Deo Fido – In God I Trust
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