2023 Annual Review

PHILANTHROPY AT OUR HEART AND FUTURE—THREE YEARS OF CELEBRATION

DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNAE RELATIONS

2023 has been a year of reflection as we prepare to celebrate monumental occasions in the School’s history. Looking back has been vital as we plan with

Philanthropic support ensures that current and future Grammar girls continue to receive the exemplary, broad and liberal education for which the School is renowned, in alignment with Sir Charles Lilley’s vision. Giving transcends the individual; it is a collective force that unites the BGGS community, and becomes a timeless gift that echoes across generations for the Grammar girls of today and tomorrow.

integrity for our future. In 1875 Sir Charles Lilley led a community effort to raise funds to establish a girls’ school—a venture hailed as a ‘radical experiment’. This trailblazing initiative laid the foundation for Brisbane Girls Grammar School to be grounded in a philosophy of philanthropy. Lilley’s ethos has been carried throughout the School’s rich history, and continues to this day.

2023 HIGHLIGHTS • In 2023 hundreds of Grammar Women united at their milestone reunions across Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, as well as at Sydney and Melbourne events. • The School hosted an international reunion event for Grammar Women in the UK and Europe, held in London. • The newly established Parents & Friends Association Bursary was awarded for the first time to a student commencing Year 7 in 2024. A total of $673 000 was raised from the BGGS community, supporting a Girls Grammar education. • Brisbane Girls Grammar School was honoured to receive an extraordinary contribution from an exceptional woman. It has enabled the establishment of a perpetual bursary that will generously and profoundly impact generations of future girls and women. The inaugural bursary will be awarded to a student who will commence in Year 7 2025, the School’s Sesquicentenary Year.

Alumnae at the School’s function in London on 11 May 2023

BRISBANE GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL ANNUAL REVIEW 2023

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