Brisbane Girls Grammar School

For the boys school, see Brisbane Grammar School.
Brisbane Girls Grammar School
The main building, in 2011
Address
Map
Gregory Terrace

Spring Hill
,
Queensland
,
4000

Australia
Coordinates27°27′30″S 153°1′11″E / 27.45833°S 153.01972°E / -27.45833; 153.01972
Information
TypeIndependent secondary day school
MottoLatin: Nil Sine Labore
(Nothing without labour)
DenominationNon-denominational
Established1875; 149 years ago (1875)[1]
Sister schoolBrisbane Grammar School
PrincipalJacinda Euler[2]
GenderGirls
Enrolmentc. 1,550
Colour(s)  Royal blue
Affiliations
Websitebggs.qld.edu.au

Brisbane Girls Grammar School is an independent non-denominational secondary day school for girls, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1875, the school is one of eight grammar schools in Queensland that were established under the Grammar Schools Act of 1860. The school originally opened as a branch of the Brisbane Grammar School with fifty students under the direction of a principal, Janet O'Connor.[1]

Brisbane Girls Grammar School is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[3] the International Coalition of Girls' Schools, and is a member of the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA).[4]

Brisbane Girls Grammar School has approximately 1,550 students enrolled in Years 7 to 12. Its brother school is Brisbane Grammar School. The School will open its Junior School in 2026, taking in students in Years 5 and 6.

  1. ^ a b "A Brief History". School Profile. Brisbane Girls Grammar School. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Our Principal". Brisbane Girls Grammar School. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. ^ "AHISA Schools". Queensland. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
  4. ^ "(What is) QGSSSA". QGSSSA. SportingPulse. 2005. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2007.