2023 Annual Review

HIGHLIGHTS—2023

• The School’s 2023 academic results reflect and sustain its reputation as Queensland’s leading girls’ school.

• Brisbane Girls Grammar School was once again one of the top-performing secondary schools in Queensland for the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), with a median ATAR result of 96.30. • One hundred per cent of Year 12 2023 students were ATAR-eligible and more than 99 per cent of students who applied for tertiary study were offered a place. • The Year 12 2023 cohort exceeded all Queensland state averages in the new ATAR system: 13.48 per cent received 99 and above; 29.57 per cent received 98 and above; 62.17 per cent received 95 and above; 85.22 per cent received 90 and above; and 95.22 per cent received 80 and above. • The School announced the introduction of Years 5 and 6 to Brisbane Girls Grammar School from 2026. The introduction of Years 5 and 6 represents the evolution of a Girls Grammar education, and reflects the contemporary expectations of many of the School’s families and prospective parents. • The School launched its Reconciliation Action Plan during National Reconciliation Week. This formalisation of the School’s commitment to reconciliation is built upon relationships, respect and opportunity, to ensure reconciliation is embodied and pursued in the classroom and throughout the School. It allows progress to be measured against specific goals tailored to our School context and community. • The current term of the Board of Trustees commenced in March with the appointment of three new Trustees—Berkeley Cox, Professor Maher Gandhi and Professor Deborah Terry AC—with six Trustees continuing (Julie McKay, Kerryn Newton, Sophie Moore, Diana Lohrisch, Andrew King and Professor James Nicklin). • During May, Principal, Ms Jacinda Euler Welsh, visited schools and universities across the UK and Europe, and connected with Girls Grammar alumnae living in these areas. Visits included BGGS Affiliate Schools in Germany and France—Werner-Heisenberg Gymnasium, and Lycee Saint-Paul—along with tertiary institutions such as University College London and London School of Economics.

• The School’s means tested bursary offering continued with five bursaries awarded for students commencing in 2023.

• The newly established Parents & Friends Association Bursary was awarded for the first time to a student commencing Year 7 in 2024.

• The Australian Council for Educational Leaders (Queensland) awarded Principal, Ms Jacinda Euler Welsh, the 2023 Miller-Grassie Award for Outstanding Leadership in Education and a national ACEL Leadership Award for 2023.

BRISBANE GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL ANNUAL REVIEW 2023

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