Values, Mission & History

Our Values

Canberra Grammar School is an Independent Anglican school offering outstanding academic education, co-curricular opportunities and pastoral care to day and boarding students of all backgrounds and faiths within a community guided by Christian values and a history spanning since 1906.

Building on the professional expertise of its staff, the commitment of its community and the resources of the nation’s capital, Canberra Grammar School aspires to be the most dynamic and distinctive centre of learning in Australia.

The School respects and nurtures all students as individuals, seeking to inspire, support and celebrate the efforts of all in realising their intellectual, spiritual, cultural, social and physical aspirations.

We prepare our students to be intelligent, innovative and international; to be confident, creative and compassionate young leaders of the future.

Our Mission

As we look to the century ahead, we aspire for our students to be leaders of their generation and ready for the world.

At Canberra Grammar School, we nurture our students’ individual talents, and ready them for the challenges and excitement of a truly global future.

Through a varied curriculum, diverse learning opportunities, and complementary co-curricular activities, our students are encouraged to develop critical-thinking capacities, to find creative solutions and the confidence to lead in an increasingly complex world.