Access CGGS from the palm of your hand with the Canberra Girls Grammar School App. We have recently updated our App to include several key features, that will improve the connection between your home-life and school: Finance - ability to access fee statements, view outstanding balances and make a payment.Absentee - submit a quick form within the App to notify the School that your child is absent.Links - shortcuts to useful resources and information for parents.Co-curricular - access important…
Our Grammar Green Thumbs club recently harvested and ate lettuce, cauliflower, broccolini, snow peas and spring onions. They did all this from the Junior School vegetable garden, which is still frequented by some of our most dedicated Grammarians. Grammar Green Thumbs is one of many unique co-curricular clubs at CGGS, that cultivate our student's passions and inspire personal growth. Recently the Junior School Defence Club held a colouring-in competition. Year 10 Defence student, Evelyn, judged…
The annual Dance Company Winter Concert will be held on Friday, 16 June from 6.30pm in the Senior School Hall. The concert will feature an evening of live performance works by CGGS students of the Dance Company and Curriculum Dance. Tickets to the concert are free, however booking is essential. Key details When: Friday, 16 June 6.30pm-8.30pmWhere: Canberra Girls Grammar Senior School Hall
We are committed to investing in the development of our teachers, by providing them with opportunities to collaborate and extend their skills.Recently we hosted over 10 schools at our beautiful lakeside campus, Yhuuramulum, for an International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) Coordinator and Language Acquisition workshop. Mr Adrian Gan, our IBMYP Coordinator, wrote the material for the workshop and facilitated sessions focused on determining progressions of language learning,…
Emily (Y10) has been accepted into the ACTAS Pathways Program as an emerging elite cyclist. This follows her performance in Malaysia earlier in the year for the U17 Australian Track Cycling Team, where she recorded the fastest lap of any of the U17 women racing at the event.Hannah (Y8) placed second in the U15 Womens AusCycling Gravity Enduro series held at Stromlo. Elizabeth (Y7) received a Rotary Award from the Rotary Club of Weston Creek. She is the youngest ever recipient of an award in the…
We have a proud history of Alumni performing at the highest level of sport following their time at CGGS. Rosie Schweizer (Class of 2018), who plays basketball for the University of the Pacific in the USA, was one of 11 players in the nation honoured with a national academic award. Rosie is majoring in political science, with minors in international studies and sustainability. Grace Kemp (Class of 2019), who was a boarding student, has signed with the Canberra Raiders for the club's inaugural…
Our Year 10 Design and Technology class attended the CIT Bridge Challenge recently, competing against 16 teams to create the strongest model bridge. Well done to the three CGGS teams who made it through to the finals. Recently Pinipa (Y7) competed at the ACT Junior Chess League, hosted at Campbell High School. There was a total of 64 competitors across two events, with a 15 minute, 10 second per move tournament format. Congratulations to Pinipa, who finished as the ACT Junior Girls U18 Rapid…
Join us for an afternoon of song and harmony with all of our Music Academy choirs: Minisingers, Les Petits Chanteurs, Cantantes, Coro da Camera, Chorale, Bella Voce Chapel Choir, The Decibelles, Gabriel Singers, CGGS Community Singers and our Chamber Vocal Ensemble. The night will culminate in an uplifting combined piece to leave you with a warm heart and a smile on your face. The Friends of Music team will provide a BBQ, snacks and refreshments for purchase. Key details Date: Sunday, 18 June…
The annual Dance Company Winter Concert will be held on Friday, 16 June from 6.30pm in the Senior School Hall. The concert will feature an evening of live performance works by CGGS students of the Dance Company and Curriculum Dance. Tickets to the concert are free, however booking is essential. Key details When: Friday, 16 June 6.30pm-8.30pmWhere: Canberra Girls Grammar Senior School Hall