Recently, Emily (Y10) competed at the ACT Track Cycling Championships. She podiumed in all six of her races, scoring a 1st, three 2nds and two 3rds. She was crowned 2nd overall in her age division for both the endurance day and sprint day events. Emily was the only U17 woman to podium in every race. Over the school holidays, Aheli (Y5) donated her hair, which she had grown her entire life, to make wigs for alopecia areata and cancer patients. Maya (Y11) was successful in achieving her ATCL…
On behalf of the Canberra Girls Grammar School community, I am pleased to congratulate the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) students of the Year 12 Class of 2022, who received their results on Tuesday, and their ATARs today. As mentioned in our statement of BSSS results in December, the entire Class of 2022 is to be commended for their leadership of the School over the course of the year. They have demonstrated compassion and kindness, a strong sense of service and embraced…
This statement was originally released on 13 December 2022, and has since been updated to include IBDP results, which were released on 5 January 2023. On behalf of the Canberra Girls Grammar School community, I am pleased to congratulate the BSSS students of the Year 12 Class of 2022 who received their results in December. We also congratulate the IBDP cohort who received their results in January. Firstly, I would like to commend the entire Class of 2022 for their leadership of the School over…
Congratulations to the CGGS Year 8 and 10 students who participated in their grand final of the National Virtual Debating competition. In their debate against Newcastle Grammar, our Year 8 team of Elke, Sidhe and Ridhima successfully moved the motion, ‘that politicians should give up all personal social media during their terms’. Our Year 10 team of Aditi, Erin, Hannah and Trisha persevered in a very close debate but were bested by their PLC Sydney opponents who moved the motion ‘that countries…
Our Senior School staff and students have continued their support of Share the dignity – It’s in the Bag in 2022. In Term 4, our tutor groups collected over 300 bags of women's sanitary products to donate to Uniting Care Kippax. A group of our students generously offered their time to deliver the bags. We are so inspired by our students' generosity and compassion for their community. A big thank you to Ms Amanda Johnson for organising the School's collection.
Every year, the P&F Association asks the CGGS community to nominate outstanding individuals for the Teaching Excellence and Community Contribution awards. The Teaching Excellence Award is named in memory of Karen Harris, and is given to a teacher from the ELC, Junior School and Senior School. The award recognises exemplary teaching qualities in a CGGS staff member. The Community Contribution Award recognises a member of the CGGS community who has made a significant contribution to our…
Save the date! We are pleased to announce that the CGGS Fete has been rescheduled for Saturday, 25 March. Keep an eye on Agora, our website and our social media early in 2023 for more information on the Fete.
Issue 107 of The Grammar Report is now available! Click here to access a digital version of the magazine.
The School Shop will close on Tuesday, 6 December and will reopen on Tuesday, 10 January 2023. The School Shop will be available for fittings - we recommend you schedule a fitting to avoid the January rush. Our opening hours for the January period are: Monday, 23 January 8.30am-4.00pm Tuesday 10, 17, 24 January 8.30am-4.00pm Wednesday 11, 18 January 8.30pm-4.00pm, Wednesday, 25 January 11.00am-6.00pm Thursday 12, 19 January 11.00am-6.00pm Friday 13, 20 January 11.00am-6.00pm Saturday 14, 21…