Brisbane Grammar School

The Brisbane Grammar School (BGS) is a is a non-denominational, independent boys' school located in the suburb of Spring Hill in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The student population of the school (including the new middle school) is approximately 1400. Grammar has a reputation as one of Australia's leading independent schools.

History

School

Brisbane Grammar School boys wanks all over eachother and they are gut cunts the pay $20000 a year and dont win anything ya dad wankes on you chest and he pumpes yas up the ass was originally founded in 1868 under the Grammar Schools Act passed by the Queensland Government in 1860. It was the second school established under this act in Queensland, Australia (the first being Ipswich Grammar School).

The original school, designed by Benjamin Backhouse, was on the site of Roma Street in Brisbane City. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, laid the foundation stone at the site on February 21 1868. In 1881 the school was moved a few hundred metres away to its current site on Gregory Terrace in Spring Hill to make way for the Roma Street Railway Station, which still stands today.

Following the opening of the boarding house in 1886, state of the art science laboratories were constructed in 1912. A new library and assembly hall were constructed in 1969 as a celebration of the school's centenary.

During the mid 1990s, the school commenced work on the off-campus Northgate ovals. There are in total, six cricket fields, both Rugby union and soccer fixtures are played here as well. A large indoor sports centre was completed in 2000, containing two basketball courts, a cricket nets, a weights and fitness room, a large gymnasium, and a 25m indoor pool. The old gymnasium was later renovated to become the new Centre for Art. Brisbane Grammar School's sporting facilities are frequently used by national/international teams such as the Queensland Reds, Australian Wallabies, New Zealand All Blacks, Australian Cricket Team and many others.

In 2002, Brisbane Grammar School underwent a major redevelopment with the construction of a new Middle School, which had its first intake of grade 6 and 7 students in 2003. This Middle School consists of a large block of multipurpose classrooms which functions as a complete school in itself, with its own teachers and independent timetables. Grade 6 and 7 students spend most of their time in the Middle School, although they do use the facilities of the "Upper School" for physical education, assemblies, etc. There is also some interaction with the Upper School, for example each Year Eight and Nine class is assigned a group of year 12 students to act as form seniors, who participate in class activities and act as friends and role models as well as easing the transition into (for 140 boys) a new school and then into the upper school.

Headmasters

• Thomas Harlin (1869-1876)
• Reginald Heber Roe (1876-1909)
• F S N Bousfield (1909-1927)
• S Stephenson (1928-1939)
• G Carson Au (1940-1947)
• H R Pigott (1948-1952)
• A E McLucas (1953-1956)
• H R Newell (1956 - 1964)
• Dr Max Howell (1965-1989)
• Dr Peter Lennox (1990-2005)
• Brian Short (2006- )

G Carson-Cooling and Brian Short are both Old Boys of the school.

School Colours and Uniform

The School has adopted two sets of colours. The first was introduced by Thomas Harlin, Headmaster 1869 - 1876. They are red and gold and have become associated exclusively with academic pursuits. Reginald Heber Roe, Headmaster 1876 - 1909, introduced the sporting colours of Oxford and Cambridge Blue which are now seen as the main representative colours of the school. They still hold a particularly special relationship with sporting activities, represented by various school chants and war cries that mention the Light Dark Blue.

Brisbane Grammar School, like all other Australian independent schools, requires students to wear full school uniform at all times. Two school uniforms exist - one for the Middle and the other for the Upper School. The Middle School Uniform (Yrs 6 - 8) consists of a blue shirt with the School Crest embroided on the pocket, short grey trousers with long socks and the School Hat. In winter, the boys also a wear a grey pullover. Upper School boys wear, in summer, a blue shirt (with no crest), a school tie (Seniors and Prefects wear a different tie) and long grey trousers. No hat is worn. In winter, a white shirt, navy blue pullover and school blazer replace the blue shirt.

Campus

The school is located in the Spring Hill suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

General

The original site of this school was on Roma Street in Brisbane City, which is only a few hundred metres away from the current site. The School moved 'up the hill' to make way for the Roma Street Railway Station.

Indoor Sports Centre

The M A Howell Indoor Sports Centre was officially opened by the then Governor of Queensland, Major General Peter Arnison on March 3 2000. The centre, which is on the main campus is home to a multi-purpose double court sports hall, an aquatic centre with a 10-lane, 25m heated swimming pool, a purpose-built male gymnasium featuring a deep foam pit, parallel bars and rings and a spectator area with seating for 150 people during sporting events, as well as a weights room and theory rooms and appropriate amenities on each of the levels. This sports centre has hosted many local and international sporting teams, such as the Queensland Reds, Brisbane Broncos, United States Swimming squad and the English Rugby team.

Northgate Playing Fields

Work commenced on the Northgate Playing Fields in the mid 1990s which now have six ovals which accommodate Cricket, Rugby and Soccer fixtures. The fields are also used during the school week in for training in winter activities. Canteen facilities are provided on game days. Adjacent to the main oval is a small stadium which caters for seating for one half of the field. There is also a dining area located within the grandstand.

Academics

The school offers education from years 6 through to 12. The academic program which has holds a strong reputation is complemented by the fact that in recent years, around 95% of graduating students have received a first-round offer to a tertiary institution. ^[1]

The school has always had strong academic results which was reflected by a report based on the results of the 2004 Queensland Core Skills Test, which detailed the following figures: ^[2]

• 23.3% graduated receiving either OP1 or 2 (ranked in top 5.00% in Queensland)
• The median OP for a student was a 7; furthermore 56.3% of the Year was ranked in the range OP1 to 7 (compared with State 23.8%)
• 88.8% of the students were placed in the top half of Queensland

Similar results have been achieved reglarly by graduating cohorts.

Extra curricular

Extra curricular activities are provided for students to promote teamwork and leadership skills and does so with a non compulsory stance. Traditionally, rugby union, cricket, tennis and rowing have been some of the more popular activities at the school.

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Arts

The school offers a wide range of activities including music, drama, debating and chess. These activities are fostered by specialist teachers for various musical groups and supported by a community of clubs and societies.

Sports

The school is a member of the Great Public Schools of Queensland Association (GPS), this membership provides the competitions in sports and several other endevers. Most competitions are played out on Saturdays at any number of the schools' sporting facilities. On the main campus two playing fields, six tennis courts (with two more nearly complete), a gymnasium and a swimming pool are on-site for sporting activities, whilst cricket, rugby and soccer fixtures are conducted at the Northgate campus. The school also competes in non-GPS sports, such as Fencing and Tae Kwon Do

== Notable Old Boys == ^[3]

28 Rugby Union Internationals 3 judges of the High Court of Australia Ian Elcock (Precision Eyewear founder) Roy Emerson (Tennis champion) Spencer Howson (local ABC Radio announcer) 22 Rhodes Scholars (almost one quarter of all Queensland Rhodes Scholars)

David Malouf (author) Greg Martin (Triple M radio announcer) Otto Nothling (Cricket and Rugby Union dual international) Sir John Lavarack (former Queensland Governor) Arthur Benjamin, composer (Jamaican Rumba)

Notes

1. ^ Academic notes Official BGS website. Retrieved January 7 2006.
2. ^ Report detailing academic results of the 2004 Senior cohort Official BGS website. Retrieved January 7 2006.
3. ^ According to the Brisbane Grammar School Archives

References

• Academic notes Official BGS website. Retrieved January 7 2006.
• Report detailing academic results of the 2004 Senior cohort Official BGS website. Retrieved January 7 2006.
• Development dates Official BGS website. Retrieved January 7 2006.
• Description of school population Official BGS website. Retrieved January 7 2006.
• Historical information Official BGS website. Retrieved January 7 2006.
• School colours information Official BGS website. Retrieved January 7 2006.
• Extra curricular information Official BGS website. Retrieved January 7 2006.
• Historical information State Library of Queensland. Retrieved January 7 2006.
• Article that comments on the Brisbane Broncos training at Northgate The Courier Mail. Retrieved January 7 2006.

External link

• Brisbane Grammar School website