Canberra Grammar School has always been a proud boarding school, and we are now the only co-educational boarding school in the ACT. Our tight-knit group of 130 boarders are a make-up of students from surrounding rural and coastal areas, local students whose families are on overseas postings with Parliament, Foreign Affairs and the Australian Federal Police, and from countries all over the world. Here, young people from very different backgrounds are brought together for a shared experience in an environment of respect and inclusion, and develop a sense of camaraderie that is difficult to match in another setting.
“Boarding has not only allowed me to attend CGS but also allowed me to utilise so much this School has to offer outside of the classroom… I have gained strong independence skills and self-motivation; I am part of a community which I believe has given me a great advantage for when I leave school and move into the real world.” – 2022 Boarding Graduate
Our boarders enjoy a home away from home, with all the resources of the School and our National Capital at their doorstep, as well as access to academic support, assistance from peers and mentors, and consistent routines that help navigate School life.
We invite you to look through our Boarding Brochure.
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LIVING IN CANBERRA
Our boarders have 24 hour, seven day a week support from an incredible team of dedicated and caring professionals, led by the Heads of Boarding. The team also includes live in and visiting tutors, a registered nurse and visiting doctor. Academic tutors offer that little bit extra to support our commitment to academic excellence while our Boarding Coordinator assists in the day-to-day care of boarders by providing pastoral, domestic and administrative support to boarders, their families and the Boarding House staff. CGS Boarding also offers a range of dedicated pastoral care staff, including counsellors and psychologists who are on-staff.
All CGS Boarders have access to not only a variety of sporting facilities, but to a wide range of leading sporting programmes from rugby, soccer, tennis, cricket, netball to water polo and extra-curricular programmes like Code Cadets and student-based academic support groups like the CGS Academy. Additionally, students have the opportunity to apply for international exchanges as a part of their academic programme, or may even participate in an international-trip as part of a sporting commitment.
Staying in touch with family is important to Canberra Grammar School and we welcome parent contact and involvement. The Boarder Parent Committee Group meets each term where feedback, initiatives and inquiries are openly discussed. And of course, parents and students have unlimited access to one another.
The Registrar provides guidance and support with enrolment procedures and arrangements prior to entry to the School, including guardianship and accommodation matters, health insurance, and visa. Most overseas students seeking a place at Canberra Grammar School as boarders will need to undertake capability and achievement tests which will help to assess the student’s ability to manage the courses offered and their English proficiency.
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Artist Tom Buckland has been working with our Primary Year 4–6 students this term, bringing his imaginative world of creatures, cardboard, and creative storytelling into the art room. Students have loved learning new skills in 3D, creating bold masks and head-dresses as they explore new ways to express their ideas and think like artists. A big thank you to Tom for inspiring our young creators.
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It has been a big month for CGS Rugby! On 10 May, CGS Alumni Andy Friend (CGS 1987), a highly accomplished national and international Rugby Union Coach for the ACT Brumbies, Waratahs and Connacht, attended CGS to present our players with their 1st XV and 1st XII jerseys. On 17 May, 1stXV and 1st XII jerseys were presented to our players by Jacob Taylor (CGS 2005), who represented Australia in the National Australian 7s team from 2009 to 2012.
The Indigenous round on 17 May also coincided with our CGS Alumni weekend, in a day that brought everyone together to epitomise everything that makes our School community so special.
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