 On 16 March 2020, the Principal Mr Gerard Foley, wrote to parents and in part said,” In the interest of the health and wellbeing of the Ivanhoe Grammar School community, the decision has been made to close the School from the finish of the school day this Friday 20 March 2020; and for the week preceding the holidays, to deliver our classroom learning online to students at home.”

This arrangement continued until the Victorian State Government directed that Foundation Year1, Year 2, Year 11 and Year 12 return to school on Monday 25 May, with the remaining classes resuming on Tuesday 9 June.During the period of shutdown, the Ivanhoe Grammar School teachers delivered live online lessons to their students, using Microsoft Teams, Zoom and other communication platforms.Rolls were marked prior to lessons and students were engaged in their full range of subjects, following their normal timetable.