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Ipswich Girls Grammar School Parent Fact Sheet

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Ipswich Girls Grammar School offers high-quality education for girls from kindy to year 12 and boys from kindy to year 6. This innovative educational environment may be just what you’re looking for when it comes to the right school for your child.

Why choose Ipswich Girls Grammar School?

Ipswich Girls Grammar School provides the opportunity for your daughter, or primary school aged son, to grow in an enriching, innovative and exciting educational environment. This is an established leader in the field of holistic education. Students of Ipswich Girls Grammar School are provided with ample opportunities to develop and flourish into civic-minded, well-rounded and worldly individuals. State-of-the-art facilities, passionate and expert teachers and a supportive administration and pastoral care system means that this is a school to be proud of. The fact that it offers boarding for the female secondary students means that even those outside of Ipswich can take part in something truly special.

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What are the co-curricular options at Ipswich Girls Grammar School?

The girls of Ipswich Girls Grammar School participate in the QGSSSA sporting competitions. That means that they have many chances to be involved in both team and individual sports.

Some of those options include:

  • Basketball
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Tennis
  • Touch Football
  • Volleyball
  • Football (Soccer)
  • Softball
  • Cricket
  • Athletics
  • Cross Country
  • Equestrian
  • Gymnastics
  • Tennis
  • Swimming

There is also a house sporting competition with various events held throughout the year.

There are a number of academic clubs and societies at Ipswich Girls Grammar School:

  • Chemistry
  • Debating
  • Duke of Edinburgh Awards
  • Literacy Competitions
  • Maths Challenge Group
  • Public Speaking
  • RobotIGGS & Coding
  • E-STEAM Workshops

Culture and the Arts are well represented at Ipswich Girls Grammar School. The School of Performing Arts was introduced in 2014 to encourage those who showed particular interest and aptitude. In addition to this, there are a number of other options:

  • Belle Voices
  • Cadenza Flute Choir
  • Concerto Strings Ensemble
  • Chorale singers
  • Strings Quartet
  • Wind Symphony
  • Dance Troupes
  • Theatre Sports
  • Combined IGS/IGGS School Musical

Are there scholarships at Ipswich Girls Grammar School?

There are a number of scholarship and bursaries available for prospective students. You might like to follow this link to find out more information. 

What are the school fees?

Fees for day students from prep to year 12 range from between $2000 and $4000 per term.

Is there boarding available?

Ipswich Girls Grammar School proudly offers boarding facilities to female students from year 5 to 12.

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Janine Mergler

Janine Mergler is a veteran Queensland teacher, graduating from QUT with a BEd majoring in Social Sciences. After many years in the classroom, Janine moved on to academia. She has proudly trained new generations of teachers in her role as a lecturer at Queensland University of Technology Faculty of Education. She has also worked in the Queensland Government as an education specialist, developing education resources and delivering community awareness programs to help families conserve water. Currently she is the owner and editor of Families Magazine, a publication specifically targeted at parents who value a quality education for children.  Janine leads a team of professionals who write about family lifestyle, early childhood, schools and education information and family-friendly events.

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