For students of the elite Geelong Grammar School, sexual abuse survived
within a subculture of hazing born in the ‘Great Public Schools’ of
England. Founded in 1855, Geelong Grammar School has
perfectly mimicked its British antecedents. Such institutions, in the
sceptical words of English psychotherapist and former boarder Nick
Duffell, are an “industrial power station, churning out stoic, superior
leaders for the Empire”.
The school has the highest fees in the country and ranks second in
the number of its alumni to receive the Queen’s honours. It has educated
prime ministers and the next king of Britain. Its lush lawns and red
brick suggest an academic idyll. There are multiple campuses. One,
Timbertop, sits secluded at the foot of the Victorian Alps and offers
hiking, canoeing and skiing to its students.https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/education/2015/09/12/hiding-sexual-abuse-behind-prestige-geelong-grammar/14419800002373