Brisbane Grammar School

For the girls school, see Brisbane Girls Grammar School.
Brisbane Grammar School
Location
Map
Spring Hill
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates27°27′33″S 153°1′0″E / 27.45917°S 153.01667°E / -27.45917; 153.01667
Information
TypeIndependent, day & boarding
MottoLatin: Nil Sine Labore
(Nothing Without Labour)
DenominationNon-denominational
Established1868
Employees~120[1]
Grades5–12
GenderBoys
Enrolment~1,700 (2016[1])
Colour(s)Sporting: Oxford Blue and Cambridge Blue
   
Academic: red and gold[2]
Websitewww.brisbanegrammar.com

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 second oldest secondary school in Queensland.[1] Some of the Brisbane Grammar School Buildings are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[3]

Established in 1868 under the Grammar Schools Act that was passed by the Government of Queensland in 1860, the school has a non-selective enrollment 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]

  1. ^ a b c d "2009 Annual Report" (PDF). Staff & Students. Brisbane Grammar School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. ^ Brisbane Grammar School – Grammar History Archived 21 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Brisbane Grammar School (entry 600124)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Brisbane Grammar School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
  5. ^ "AHISA Schools". Queensland. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
  6. ^ "Brisbane Grammar, School". School Search. Independent Schools Queensland. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
  7. ^ "GPS Schools". Sport and Music. Brisbane State High School. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.