Headmaster's Announcements

Mrs Ann Jory - a sad announcement, and funeral arrangements.[more]

News

Rugby Finals Schedule

Co-curricular Music Photographs - will be taken on Wednesday 15 September. [more]

HSC and Student Responsibility for absence from school from the Director of Curriculum [more]

All welcome to the first Planning meeting for FETE 2011, Wednesday 15 September at 5.30pm in the Senior School Boardroom.
Please come and find out what projects around the school are happening thanks to the funds raised at this years Fete. First meeting is an important one! This meeting gives us an idea of the stalls that we will have and also volunteer coordinators for those stalls. Then this preliminary information sets me off to the work on the early planning stages. As you know the end of the year is fast approaching and the Fete comes around very quickly in first term. If you haven't been involved in the Fete before and would like to be this is the meeting for you! We have plenty of stalls that need help.
I understand that the football presentation night is on the same evening at 6.30 pm, we will be finish by then for those that intend to go.
Looking forward to seeing you all.
Please email me if you can make it to the meeting. rachel.gurney@cgs.act.edu.au
Rachel Gurney

CGS - CGGS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [pdf]

Sunday 29th – Rehearsal for 'Baba Yetu' has been moved from the CGGS Hall to the John Lingard Hall CGS Primary School, best access if from Alexander Street Red Hill. Symphony Orchestra is required from 2 – 4pm and ALL CHORISTERS from 3 - 4pm. We apologise for this late change, please contact music@cgs.act.edu.au if you require further information.
Spring Concert Rehearsal Plan [pdf]

Athletics Standards Wks 6 & 7 [more]

Ahmad Al Ghardaqa (yr 9) has started the Ramadan club at CGS. The group are meeting in the International Centre on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at lunch time. [more]

The gallery is currently exhibiting a wonderful installation from the Junior School.

REQUEST FOR TENDER
Provision of Cleaning Services [more]

Grainger Concert Band & Symphony Orchestra - Change of rehearsal venue. On Tuesday September 7th The Grainger Concert Band will rehearse in the War Memorial Hall at CGS. The Symphony Orchestra will also have a one off rehearsal in the War Memorial Hall at CGS on Wednesday September 8th. For further information please contact the Music Department at music@cgs.act.edu.au

ACTJRU & the ARU Under 8 Rugby Pilot – Parent Survey [more]

Year 9 Vaccination Reminder Notice
Forms are due in by Friday 24 August 2010 Vaccination for Diptheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (dTpa) will be held on Friday 3 September 2010 in the School Gallery.

The Gallery is currently exhibiting the work by students from the Design Centre. These students are in Years 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11. The work represents subjects such as Visual Arts, Electronics, Built Environment, Woodwork, Metalwork and Design. The exhibition finishes on Wednesday 4th August. The Gallery is open in Term 3 from Monday to Friday - Office hours. The Junior School exhibition will commence from Monday 9th August.

Summer 2010-2011 Sports Choice forms were distributed on Thursday 29 July 2010 and the completed form is due back to Housemasters by Tuesday 3 August 2010. For descriptions of the sports on offer and information regarding costs and uniform requirements - Sports Choice Booklet for Summer 2010-2011 [pdf]

We have a visit from the National Day School from Beijing for the next 2.5 weeks.[more]

Hultgren and Lloyd Concert Bands - Rehearsals for both these bands will be in the War Memorial Hall at CGS for Term 3. Both bands will rehearse together with the first rehearsal being Monday July 26th.

Stanhope Concert band - from the start of term 3 the regular Thursday morning rehearsals for Stanhope Concert Band will return to the CGS campus in the War Memorial Hall.

The ACT da Vinci Decathlon, 2010

On 22 June 2010, 26 schools from ACT and regional NSW competed at our 3rd annual ACT da Vinci Decathlon for Years 7 and 8. Competition throughout the day was intense with all schools competing in 10 challenge areas. The theme of the day was "Excite, Enrich and Challenge" and all teams executed themselves showing respect, patience, excellent organisational skills and the ability to communicate well amongst themselves. [more]

Le Miserables Special Report

NEW HEAD FOR CANBERRA GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Dr Justin Garrick BA, MEd, PhD, MBA has been appointed Head of Canberra Grammar School commencing at the beginning of 2011.
Justin Garrick was born and educated in Sydney and completed his HSC at Sydney Grammar School. After finishing his Arts Degree with First Class Honours in English Literature at the University of Sydney, he returned to Sydney Grammar for three years as an English teacher. During this time he completed a Master of Education at the University of New England. In 1998, he travelled to the UK where he taught at St Paul's School, London, before taking a PhD scholarship to Cambridge. He then taught at Oundle School. [more]

Grammar Students Know Their Place in the World: Results of 2010 National Geographic Channel Australian Geography Competition Outstanding [more]

Bushfire Information
Canberra Grammar School has been assessed by the ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) and the Department of Education and Training as being close to areas of land which are at high-risk of fire danger. In the event of a bushfire threat [more]

IMMUNIZATION FOR YEAR 7- 2010
ACT Health has again undertaken to offer vaccination to Year 7 students within all ACT Schools in 2010. [more]

HSC Results
Canberra Grammar School congratulates the 137 Year 12 students who sat the exams this year for their very good Higher School Certificate results.[more]

Assessment and Reporting are very important parts of the process of education. A focus for staff this year is putting in place structures that will help the students develop Assessment Literacy. [more]