tʃˈɑːz ɐtˈɛndᵻd sˈɪdni ɡɹˈæmɚ skˈuːl wˌɛɹ hiː pɹədˈuːst ænd ˈɛdɪɾᵻd ðə tˈaɪɡɚ, ɐ smˈɔːl sɐtˈɪɹɪkəl skˈuːl mˌæɡɐzˈiːn, wɪð fˈɛloʊ tʃˈeɪsɚ ɹˈaɪɾɚz tʃˈɑːɹlz fˈɜːθ ænd dˈɑːmᵻnˌɪk nˈaɪt.
Chas attended Sydney Grammar School where he produced and edited The Tiger, a small satirical school magazine, with fellow Chaser writers Charles Firth and Dominic Knight.