Brisbane Grammar School
Independent, day & boarding school in Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brisbane Grammar School (BGS) is an independent, fee charging, non-denominational, day and boarding school for boys, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the oldest secondary boys school in Brisbane.[1] Some of the Brisbane Grammar School Buildings are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[3]
Brisbane Grammar School | |
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Location | |
, Queensland Australia | |
Coordinates | 27°27′33″S 153°1′0″E |
Information | |
Type | Independent, day & boarding |
Motto | Latin: Nil Sine Labore (Nothing Without Labour) |
Denomination | Non-denominational |
Established | 1868 |
Employees | ~120[1] |
Grades | 5–12 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrolment | ~1,700 (2016[1]) |
Colour(s) | Sporting: Oxford Blue and Cambridge Blue Academic: red and gold[2] |
Website | www.brisbanegrammar.com |
Established in 1868 under the Grammar Schools Act that was passed by the Government of Queensland in 1860, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1500 students from Years 5 to 12,[1] including around 100 boarders.[4]
Brisbane Grammar School is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),[4] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[5] Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ),[6] and is a founding member of the Great Public Schools' Association Inc (GPS).[7]