Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar School
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Omnia Superat Diligentia - Diligence Overcomes All
- Early Learning
- Primary School
- Secondary School
- Primary - Year 12 School
- P-12 Campus
- Integrated Boarding Campus
- Independent
- Non-denominational
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Girls
Boarding Available
- Academic Achievement
- Co-curricular Activities
- Community
- Culture / Tradition
- Discipline
- Educational Support
- Gifted and Talented
- Information Technology
- Languages
- Music
- Numeracy / Literacy
- Pastoral Care / Guidance
- Performing Arts
- Personal Values
- Resources / Facilites
- Robotics
- Science/Technology
- Social & Emotional Learning
- Sport
- Welfare
- German
- Japanese
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cross Country Running
- Debating
- Equestrian
- Gymnastics
- Hockey (field)
- Netball
- Softball
- Swimming
- Touch Football
- Volleyball
Personalised Learning
At IGGS, we give your daughter more attention in every class, every day.
Your daughter’s teachers will know her not only by name, but will also have an in-depth understanding of her individual needs and learning goals.
Each year, your daughter’s academic progress is monitored through a range of standardised tests.
Her strengths and challenges are identified and addressed in her Personalised Academic Action Plan. The plan is regularly monitored and adjusted to ensure she is well-supported and making positive progress.
IGGS girls take an active role in their learning adventure, reviewing their progress, setting goals and deciding how they will meet their challenges.
Parents have access to their daughter’s Plan, her 1:1 notes from her pastoral and academic interviews and regular parent and teacher meetings so together we form a strong and informed team to support your daughter and develop her true potential. Additionally, the School hosts Middle School and Senior School information sessions for parents in the first term every year.
Learning Support
At IGGS, your daughter won’t slip through the cracks.
Our extensive range of tracking and diagnostic tests quickly identifies students who need extra support or challenges while on their learning journey.
Our dedicated Learning Support staff, under the leadership of our Head of Personalised Learning, cater for girls of all year levels who need learning support, have English as a second language or have the potential to be extended.
One-to-one and in small groups, specialist staff and tutors help students with literacy, effective communication skills, numeracy and learning how-to-learn strategies. This includes providing parents with ideas for how these strategies can be reinforced at home.
Girls needing extension opportunities remain engaged through classroom differentiation are invited into our co-curricular Challenge and Extension program.
Challenge and Extension – The IGGS Diligentia Program
Our Diligentia program offers our Gifted and Talented students the opportunity to test and showcase their skills.
All IGGS girls are invited to undertake further testing for entry into Diligentia. These tests are not mandatory. To be accepted, the student must be performing at least two years above her current year level of education
Year 7 and 8 students must sit an Australian Council of Educational Research (ACER) test for entry into Diligentia. In Year 9, any girl who wishes to undertake the extension work is welcome.
Once in the program, the girls are offered support and guidance in undertaking external competitions, workshops and activities to further enhance their talents and overall development in a range of areas.
The groups meet at lunchtimes during the term.
Technology for Learning
Digital and internet technologies offer our girls huge learning potential and we encourage them to become empowered learners in an increasingly social and digital world.
Every IGGS student is provided with an Acer pen-enabled personal device as part of our 1:1 laptop program.
Ready access to technology means our girls are highly engaged in learning and more creative in the work they produce. They communicate more with teachers and curriculum materials are easier to access. Ultimately, they are equipping themselves with 21st century skills that will empower them to transition to higher education and life beyond the School’s gates.
We recognise that with growing access to technology, there is a need for vigilance around its proper use and as such all students are required to abide by the Appropriate Use of Technology policy.
All Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar students have a Personalised Academic Action Plan. Learning support and challenge and extension programs are offered.
IGGS girls meet once per term with senior teaching staff to discuss their goals and progress, taking an active role in their learning journey. Our teachers know each student by name, and have an in-depth understanding of their indivdual needs and learning goals.
The School offers an Early Education Centre for Kindergarten and Pre-Prep children, a Foundation Centre for Prep and Year 1 students, and a purpose built Junior School Centre for boys and girls from Years 2 to 6.
Junior Grammar students have a Bright Sparks Workshop where they undertake specialist E-STEAM lessons each week, and a Junior Grammar Library. There is also Outside of School Hours Care, and plenty of natural play spaces including a beautiful rainforest.
Girls’ Grammar students have access to a visual and performing arts centre, state-of-the-art science labs, the Girls' Grammar Library, an E-STEAM Workshop, graphics and art studios and an on-site boarding house.
The School also offers a heated outdoor swimming pool, netball, tennis and volleyball courts, a massive fully enclosed gym, and an athletics oval and sporting fields.
Sports • Athletics (Track & Field) • Badminton • Basketball • Cricket • Cross Country • Equestrian • Football • Hockey • Netball • Rhythmic Gymnastics • Swimming • Tennis • Touch Football • Volleyball • Intellectual Pursuits • Debating • Public Speaking • Opti-Minds • Maths Challenge Group • Chemisty/Titration • History Club • Literary competitions • Languages Community Organisations • World Vision (40 Hour Famine) • Z-Club (linked to Zonta) • Footprints in the Park • Eco-Warriors • Junior & Senior Strings Ensembles • Cadenza Flute Choir • Junior School Singers • Chorale • Chamber Orchestra • Combined IGS/IGGS Concert Band, Orchestra & Stage Band • Intermediate Ensemble • Jazz Ensemble • Clarinet Ensemble • Mezzo Strings Ensemble • Musicals • Dance Troupe • Interhouse Drama • Interhouse Music • Theatresports
Boarding Options
At Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar School, we offer girls from around Australia and overseas a stable, well-rounded educational experience in our supportive family environment.
For families that need flexibility and convenience, we offer casual, weekly and full-time on-site boarding for girls from Year 7 to Year 12.
As a boarder, your daughter will be safe, comfortable, well fed, highly supervised, academically and socially supported.
Boarding will foster your daughter’s independence and personal growth under the guidance of our teachers and mentors. From the moment she joins us she will become part of a special, inclusive community where she will make lifelong friends.
Flexible Boarding
We understand that modern families need flexibility and convenience and offer a variety of after school care and overnight boarding options through our Grammar Plus program.
Grammar Plus options include:
• Grammar Plus study: Afternoon tea, shower, dinner with the boarders, two-hour supervised homework session, late pick-up at 9pm.
• $45 per session (same day bookings)
• Grammar Plus overnight: A popular option for girls with a heavy co-curricular program, during exam blocks or who may live outside a travelling radius of 30 minutes from the school.
• $90 per night (24hrs notice required) *Max 3 nights/week (Over 3 nights, weekly Boarder rates apply)
Grammar Girl for a Week
We know you want the best for your daughter. So do we, which is why we invite prospective Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar boarders to be our VIP guests for a few days, or a week, to experience our special boarding community.
Your daughter’s days will be fun and busy as she immerses herself in our positive, proactive school community. She will attend classes, stay at Cribb House, meet our teachers, boarding staff and mentors and try out some of our wonderful facilities and co-curricular activities.
Grammar Girl for a Day
Our special preview day invites your daughter to be our VIP guest in her future classroom for a school day to experience our exceptional learning and vibrant School community.
For enquiries regarding enrolments or Grammar Plus experiences, please contact our Enrolments Registrar:
Tel: +61 (07) 3454 4447
Email: enrolment@iggs.qld.edu.au
At Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar School, dedicated teachers guide our students through an academically rigorous but engaging curriculum, designed not only to achieve high academic outcomes but nurture resilience, respect and responsibility.
Each student has a Personalised Academic Action Plan, ensuring they have the support they need to achieve their individual best. Middle and Senior School students have regular one-to-one interviews with senior staff to discuss their goals and progress, taking an active role in their learning journey. Learning support and challenge and extension programs are offered.
Our staff work as a team to nurture your child’s special talents and support their challenges and individual circumstances.
The one-on-one relationship between our class teachers and their students, along with smaller class sizes, ensures all our students get the care and attention they deserve.
Our youngest Junior Grammar learners are allocated a ‘Big Buddy’ from an older Year level to welcome and look out for them, whilst our Girls’ Grammar students are allocated a ‘Big Sister’ to help welcome them to secondary school.
IGGS girls also participate in our Life Skills Program, based on the Positive Psychology framework, designed to encourage optimism and build resilience.
Should your child become ill, hurt or upset we have a full-time, registered nurse on hand in our comprehensive Health Centre. Our nurses also take an active role in teaching the children about hygiene and other health related issues. The School may liaise with other specialists, for example paediatricians, occupational therapists and speech pathologists to support individual students should the need arise.
Excellence – Striving to achieve the highest standards possible.
Respect – Acknowledging the worth of every person and what matters to each one.
Integrity – Constantly demonstrating high moral and ethical standards.
Care – Attending with kindness, compassion and sensitivity to the needs of others.
Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School inspires girls to become confident, well-educated young women.
Football Excellence at IGGS
At IGGS, our girls enjoy competing and displaying school spirit, especially on the sporting field.
Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School is a proud member of the Queensland Girls’ Schools Secondary Sports Association (QGSSSA). QGSSSA is Queensland’s premier sporting competition for girls with football being an important fixture on the QGSSSA calendar.
This year our open team won the QGSSSA Football Premiership for the sixth year in a row whilst securing their third consecutive Uhlsport Cup Championship. Our girls were also victorious in the ISSA Cup Championship in the first year the school had entered the competition.
At IGGS, our girls are well-supported throughout their football journey by our expert sport staff, coaches and facilities. Every student is given the opportunity to achieve their sporting goals whilst maintaining excellent academic results.
For boarders, arrangements are in place for transport to training and games, with a tutoring service available, combined with flexible mealtimes to match their heavy training schedules.
Many of our football players have travelled from across Queensland to board at IGGS in order to have greater opportunities to represent the district, the region, the state and even the country.
To find out more about football excellence at Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School, watch our video below.
Signature Programs
Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School’s Signature Program inspires girls to become confident well-educated young women. Our girls learn how to be diligent, resilient, persistent and self-regulating. They become critical, creative thinkers with an entrepreneurial flair that empowers them to create innovative change in a technologically advanced twenty-first century. IGGS girls are well-educated, respectfully assertive, caring and compassionate citizens capable of leading their local and global communities. They are aware of their rights and responsibilities and they possess values, morals and ethics that enable them to live happy, successful lives.
Personalised:
We know our students. Every student is treated as an individual when planning their holistic education and academic success. Teachers gradually release responsibility to students as they nurture them to take ownership of their progress and development. Every student is scheduled to participate in a series of personalised one-to-one interviews with a senior educator. Each student’s personal profile is reviewed and then used to inform the design of goals and the articulation of their holistic education plan.
Academic:
Evidence-based teaching and learning practices drives our approach to academics. The girls have an opportunity to experience a broad, liberal education. Learning is not stereotyped by gender, it is rigorous, differentiated and relevant for our twenty-first century learners. Programs are delivered by expert educators in fit-for-purpose learning environments. Our students develop intellectual habits and the academic knowledge and skills required for higher learning, work, citizenship and life beyond the School gates.
Character and Citizenship:
The way we live our lives and conduct ourselves in our communities demonstrates who we are as people. Specific character traits are the building blocks of personal and wider success and this idea forms the basis of Character and Citizenship within our Signature Program. Our girls are given opportunities to shape their identity, extend their natural gifts and talents, explore opportunities beyond stereotypes and find a passionate purpose in life as confident well-educated young women.
Our platform for building character and citizenship is embedded in the School’s 7Cs program. Each Year level from 7 to 12 is governed by a guiding principle that equates to the social and emotional, physical and intellectual growth of each girl and their year group.
Our extensive range of sporting, cultural and service opportunities helps students to develop identity, display integrity, and discover an intent for life beyond school. Encouraging participation in a range of social networks fosters students’ health and wellbeing and develops a strong sense of belonging. Above all, we want our girls to live happy, successful lives and contribute actively to their communities.
Excellence Programs
#MoreAtIGGS
Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School’s unique suite of Excellence Programs support the School’s Signature Program and provide even more extraordinary opportunities for our girls to extend their knowledge and skills and inspire their creativity and curiosity beyond those found in standard school programs.
The suite of programs encourages our girls to extend their natural gifts and talents, explore opportunities beyond stereotypes and find a passionate life purpose that can yield future success, happiness and belonging.
Our Excellence Programs enable our girls to graduate as confident, well-educated young women who are ready for higher learning and work in complex local and global technologically advanced communities beyond the School gates.
At IGGS, there is #MoreForHer
Click the below links for more information on each of our Excellence Programs.
Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School has been one of Queensland’s highest-performing academic schools since 1892. The School prides itself on providing ALL girls with a broad, liberal education to inspire them to become confident, well-educated young women.
The academic honour boards that hang in the foyer of the Mervyn Patterson Assembly Hall register the names of hundreds of girls who have excelled academically. The School provides a range of Academic Excellence Programs designed to challenge girls who possess academic gifts and talents or an interest in further developing their intellectual habits of mind. These programs include: Advanced Studies, Integrated Studies, Extension Studies, Competition Studies, Literary Studies.
Opportunities
Academic Excellence programs are delivered in a variety of modes and require both independent and interdependent learning skills.
- Advanced Studies
- Integrated Studies
- Extension Studies
- Competition Studies
- Literacy Studies
Eligibility
Eligibility to participate in our Academic Excellence Programs will vary depending on the program of interest. Some programs require a pre-requisite subject, others require specific grades and some are available to students who have a specific interest, for example, Sustainability.
Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School is a member of the Queensland Girls’ Schools Secondary Sports Association (QGSSSA). QGSSSA is Queensland’s premier sporting competition for girls. Our School competes against nine other high-performing schools in thirteen different sports: Basketball, Football, Touch Football, Cross Country, Hockey, Netball, Tennis, Volleyball, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Athletics, Badminton, Cricket and Swimming. Hundreds of our girls have represented our school at District, Regional, Queensland and Australian levels.
Opportunities
Emerging Athletes Development Program
Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School’s Emerging Athletes Development Program is designed to supplement the training programs of our highest performing athletes. The Program aims to equip girls with the skills and strategies to cope with the physical and mental demands of their chosen sport and is developed in consultation with individual athletes and their IGGS coach.
Football Excellence Program
Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School’s Football Excellence Program is designed to provide emerging, high performing IGGS footballers with opportunities to achieve their sporting and academic goals.
The Program is open to both day and boarding students. For boarders, arrangements are in place for transport to training and games, with a tutoring service available for these students, combined with flexible mealtimes to match their heavy training schedules. Transport arrangements may be possible for day girls.
Eligibility
The Sports Excellence Programs are open to IGGS athletes, and also IJGS athletes (Year 6 only) between the ages of 10 to 18.
High performing athletes who participate in one or more of the following QGSSSA sports here at Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School can apply for entry to the Emerging Athletes Program.
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Netball
- Football (Soccer)
- Cricket
- Athletics
- Tennis
- Swimming
Applicants for a Sports Excellence Program must submit a portfolio detailing their relevant achievements for review. Portfolios for the Emerging Athletes Program must include a reference from the student’s coach requesting inclusion in the Program, and those applying for the Football Excellence Program must include a copy of their offer from either the Western Pride Football Club or selection in Queensland Football’s QAS Girls Academy.
Our heritage-listed campus is located in the city of Ipswich and overlooks the beautiful Bremer River.
We are on the corner of Queen Victoria Parade and Chermside Road, East Ipswich. Our main entrance is via Chermside Road.
Drop-off and Pick-up Zone
Chermside Road
We have a clearly marked drop-off and pick-up zone just before our main entrance on Chermside Road. To keep traffic flowing, we ask parents to keep their engines running while their child disembarks, or gets into, their car. To ensure all our students stay safe, please do not park or leave your car.
Junior Grammar Drive Ring Road
Our Ipswich Junior Grammar School parents can make use of the Ring Road, a dedicated, fully-supervised, drive-in, drop-off and pick-up zone accessible from Torch Street.
Dedicated Bus Service
We provide our students with a private bus charter service that we share with Ipswich Grammar School. Each year, our bus routes are revised in consideration of where our students live and how many stops/pick-up points can be accommodated along a route. For ease, the cost of bus transport is charged to your School account.
Buses deliver students in time for the 8.15am start of the school day and depart from the School shortly after 3.00pm. Late buses, departing from 4.45pm, are available Monday to Thursdays for students who participate in activities after school.
All students wishing to use this shared charter bus service need to complete a Bus Service Application Form.
Contact Information
Fassifern Coaches (during travel time)
Phone: 0436 639 167
The School (from 8am to 3pm)
Phone: 07 3454 4421 or 07 3454 4447
E: studentservices@iggs.qld.edu.au
Parent Information
Learn more about our bus service.
Young Travellers - Prep
Prep students are not allowed to travel on the service in the first semester of school. We recommend that Prep students contact the School regarding bus travel and when it is appropriate to submit an application.
Young Travellers – Years 1 to 4
Students up to Year 4 will not be able to disembark from a service without a parent/guardian present.
Safe Travel
Students must follow the Student Code of Conduct, obey the driver, sit correctly, wear seatbelts, place bags on the floor, and carry their Student Bus Pass.
Bus Pass
It is a mandatory requirement for students to use their Student ID Card or Bus Pass to tap on and tap off when using the service. Lost or damaged cards are to be reported to Student Services for a replacement to be issued.
Bus Routes
Bus routes for our morning, afternoon and late bus services can be found by following the respective links:
Forms and Timetables
Learn more about our Bus Fares, Timetables and complete our Application Form.
Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School’s (IGGS) graduating class of 2022 has maintained the School’s reputation for exceptional academic performance and a commitment to personal excellence.
With many high-achieving students, eight percent (8%) received an ATAR greater than or equal to 99, placing them in the top 1% in Queensland. 24.5% of students received an ATAR greater than or equal to 95, and 37% achieved 90 or greater.
The 2022 Miss Tatham’s Memorial Prize for Dux of the School was awarded to Lauren Stacey. Lauren achieved an ATAR of 99.75. Lauren got a late offer to study Dentistry at UQ and is now in her second semester. Dentistry was her dream and first preference.
Students achieved perfect scores in 12 external assessments, and two students attained overall perfect scores (100%) in subjects for the year.
Many IGGS students were offered early university places, from Griffith University and Queensland University of Technology, in study areas including Psychological Science, Business, Engineering, Fine Arts, and Creative Industries.
Our 2022 Seniors should all be proud of themselves. These results are outstanding, and a testament to the diligence this cohort has shown not just this year, but throughout their educational journey.
Senior studies for these students were interrupted and challenged many times throughout the past two years. Our students have risen to the challenge, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability.
25% of students also achieved Vocational Education Training Certificates in conjunction with their ATAR or Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE). This means students leave school with work-ready skills, enabling them to seek employment or further training. Students undertook Certificate courses in a range of disciplines, including sport and recreation, hospitality, health support, dance and salon assistance.
100% of our IGGS Seniors attained a Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) or a Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement (QCIA).
At IGGS, we have been educating girls for 130 years and know how to tailor learning programs to suit our young women. Regular goal setting and review, as well as a focus on student well-being ensure each student is supported to achieve their personal best.
Our suite of excellence programs in academics, sport, the arts, and entrepreneurship and innovation ensure all students can pursue their passions and extend themselves in their particular area of interest and expertise.
IGGS is proud to have among its Alumna many graduates who have gone on to excel in business, politics, the creative arts, sport, health, law, science and so much more. We look forward to following our 2022 graduates as they embark on their life after school, and continue their commitment to lifelong learning, fostered here at IGGS.
We recognise the contribution our exceptional teachers and supportive families have made to these outcomes, and we again extend our congratulations to the Class of 2022.
Omnia Superat Diligentia – Diligence Overcomes All
It is a privilege for me to welcome you to the Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar School community. Our devoted, caring teachers provide exceptional learning experiences to boys and girls from Kindy to Year 6, and to young women from Years 7 to 12.
Ipswich Junior Grammar School is the only co-educational Grammar primary school in south-east Queensland. Our aim is to provide a learning environment that is both rich and challenging, one that encourages curiosity while nurturing our students to become future leaders. We seek to build a culture where learning is held in high regard and attitude and effort are rewarded.
During the formative years, when children are developing essential life skills and building an emotional, physical, and social foundation, we strongly believe in the virtues of co-education. Playing together, learning together, and growing together is a priority at Junior Grammar.
As students progress to the senior years, Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School continues this tradition of excellence by focusing on the individual strengths and talents of our young women. We nurture students to work collaboratively towards a common goal and encourage them to look outwards towards the world. Our motto, Omnia Superat Diligentia – Diligence Overcomes All, embodies the importance of educating our students to become confident and well-educated, prepared for higher learning, global citizenship, and life.
Founded in 1892, the school has a proud history and many traditions. As part of our safe, first-class learning environment, our professional staff are committed to providing every student with a positive, personalised, holistic education. Diligence, Excellence, Respect, Integrity, and Care are the five values we uphold. They influence our students' self-worth, behaviour, and the way they interact with their peers and the wider community.
At IGGS/IJGS, we are focused on knowing each student. We are experts in educating both boys and girls in the junior years and young women in the senior years. With our caring, expert staff, we support our students in achieving their personal goals and aspirations by encouraging them to set high standards for their learning and wellbeing.
Your child will make friends for life at IGGS/IJGS as they share the fun and excitement – and the trials and tribulations – of growing into confident, well-educated young individuals. As they engage with academic, personal, and social challenges during their school years, they will be supported by our family-oriented school community. They will indelibly bear the memories of the fun and fellowship of their school years in their minds and hearts forever.
Parents and carers who want their children to grow into confident, well-educated young individuals choose Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar School. I invite you to come and experience the energetic atmosphere of our students, their teachers and our School.
I look forward to welcoming you to our wonderful school community.
Mrs Wendy Jurss
Acting Principal
BA.Mus, A.Mus.A, Grad.Dip.Ed, MLearningInnovation, MACEL
Ipswich Girls' Grammar School has launched its Grammar Plus program, providing after school care for girls from Years 5 to 12 including dinner, a shower and two hours of supervised homework until 9.00pm for just $40.
Overnight, casual and weekly stays also available at 24 hours' notice.
To find out more visit click here, email enrolment@iggs.qld.edu.au or call our Registrar on 07 3454 4401.
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Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar School