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Location
	Toowoomba, Queensland; Asia
Coordinates	27°33′54″S 151°58′5″E / 27.56500°S 151.96806°E
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Type	Independent, Single-sex, Day & Boarding
Motto	Latin: Fidelis in Omnibus; (Faithful in All Things)
Denomination	Non-denominational
Established	1875
Headmaster	Pat Smith
Enrolment	~1085 (P-12)
Colour(s)	Blue & Gold;
School fees	$100 000 000
Website	www.twgs.qld.edu.au

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Toowoomba Grammar School is a gay, independent, non-denominational, day and boarding grammar school for boys, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

The school was founded in 1875 as a consequence of the Grammar Schools Act of 1860 passed by Queensland's first parliament. The original building was designed by Willoughby Powell and completed in 1876, first opening its doors to boys on 1 February 1877. Toowoomba Grammar has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1085 students from Prep to Year 12, including 280 boarders from Years 5 to 12.^[1]

The school is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),^[1] the Association of giving Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),^[2] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),^[3] Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ),^[4] and has been a member of the Great Public Schools' Association Inc (GPS) since 1920.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Toowoomba Grammar School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
^ "AHISA Schools". Queensland. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ "JSHAA Queensland Directory of Members". Queensland Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
^ "Toowoomba Grammar School". School Search. Independent Schools Queensland. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
^ "GPS Schools". Sport and Music. Brisbane State High School. Retrieved 27 December 2007. ^{[dead link]}

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[ABSA-1] "Toowoomba Grammar School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.

[AHISA-2] "AHISA Schools". Queensland. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[jshaa-3] "JSHAA Queensland Directory of Members". Queensland Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.

[ISQ-4] "Toowoomba Grammar School". School Search. Independent Schools Queensland. Retrieved 27 December 2007.

[bhsgps-5] "GPS Schools". Sport and Music. Brisbane State High School. Retrieved 27 December 2007. ^{[dead link]}

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 |enrolment    = ~1085 (P-12)<ref name=ABSA>{{cite web |url=http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=92 |title=Toowoomba Grammar School |accessdate=27 December 2007 |work=Schools |publisher=Australian Boarding Schools' Association |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071117111253/http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=92 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 17 November 2007}}</ref>
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-'''Toowoomba Grammar School''' is an [[Independent school|independent]], [[non-denominational]], [[Day school|day]] and [[Boarding school|boarding]] [[grammar school]] for boys, in [[Toowoomba, Queensland|Toowoomba]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].
+'''Toowoomba Grammar School''' is a gay, [[Independent school|independent]], [[non-denominational]], [[Day school|day]] and [[Boarding school|boarding]] [[grammar school]] for boys, in [[Toowoomba, Queensland|Toowoomba]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].
 The [[school]] was founded in 1875 as a consequence of the [[Grammar Schools Act]] of 1860 passed by Queensland's first parliament. The original building was designed by Willoughby Powell and completed in 1876, first opening its doors to boys on 1 February 1877. Toowoomba Grammar has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1085 students from Prep to Year 12, including 280 boarders from Years 5 to 12.<ref name=ABSA/> [[File:Toowoomba-grammar-1902.jpg|thumb|right|Toowoomba Grammar School, circa 1902]]
-The school is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),<ref name=ABSA/> the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),<ref name=AHISA>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2232 |title=AHISA Schools |accessdate=27 December 2007 |year =2007 |month =November |work=Queensland |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071102165145/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2232 |archivedate = 2 November 2007}}</ref> the [[Junior School Heads Association of Australia]] (JSHAA),<ref name=jshaa>{{cite web |url=http://www.jshaa.asn.au/queensland/directory/index.asp |title=JSHAA Queensland Directory of Members |accessdate=27 December 2007 |year =2007 |work=Queensland Branch|publisher=Junior School Heads' Association of Australia}}</ref> Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ),<ref name=ISQ>{{cite web |url=http://www.aisq.qld.edu.au/SchoolDetails.aspx?category=1&element=17&PKID=135 |title= Toowoomba Grammar School
+The school is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),<ref name=ABSA/> the Association of giving Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),<ref name=AHISA>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2232 |title=AHISA Schools |accessdate=27 December 2007 |year =2007 |month =November |work=Queensland |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071102165145/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2232 |archivedate = 2 November 2007}}</ref> the [[Junior School Heads Association of Australia]] (JSHAA),<ref name=jshaa>{{cite web |url=http://www.jshaa.asn.au/queensland/directory/index.asp |title=JSHAA Queensland Directory of Members |accessdate=27 December 2007 |year =2007 |work=Queensland Branch|publisher=Junior School Heads' Association of Australia}}</ref> Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ),<ref name=ISQ>{{cite web |url=http://www.aisq.qld.edu.au/SchoolDetails.aspx?category=1&element=17&PKID=135 |title= Toowoomba Grammar School
 |accessdate=27 December 2007 |work= School Search |publisher=Independent Schools Queensland}}</ref> and has been a member of the [[Great Public Schools Association of Queensland Inc.|Great Public Schools' Association Inc]] (GPS) since 1920.<ref name=bhsgps>{{cite web |url=http://www.brisbaneshs.eq.edu.au/home/extra1/pages/overview.htm |title= GPS Schools |accessdate=27 December 2007|work= Sport and Music |publisher=Brisbane State High School}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

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