Ipswich Girls' Grammar School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Ipswich Girls' Grammar School
| image = Ipswich_Girls_Grammar_School_(2009).jpg
| motto = {{langx|la|Omnia Superat Diligentia}}
| motto_translation = Diligence Overcomes All
| established = 1892
| type = Independent, day & boarding
| gender = Girls
| denomination = Non-denominational
| slogan =
| principal = Marie Perry
| key_people =
| chairman = Greg Ploetz
| city = Ipswich
| state = Queensland
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|27|36|51|S|152|46|11|E|display=inline,title}}
| enrolment = ~860
| grades = P–12
| num_employ = ~170
| revenue =
| products =
| colours = Navy blue, pale blue & white
{{color box|#000080}} {{color box|#ADD8E6}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.iggs.qld.edu.au}}
}}
Ipswich Girls' Grammar School (IGGS) is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for girls in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
The school is one of the eight original 'Queensland Grammar Schools'. These schools are independent, non-denominational, not-for-profit statutory bodies of the Queensland Government.{{Cite news|title=Founding school - Independent, non-denominational education for girls|date=1 May 2010|work=The (Brisbane) Courier Mail}} They are not linked to, administered, or governed by any religious organisation or specific style of education.
Both boys and girls are taught until year 6 at Ipswich Junior Grammar School, situated on the Girls' School campus. Years 7 and above are girls only.{{cite web|title=Junior School|url=http://www.iggs.qld.edu.au/?name=Junior-School|publisher=Ipswich Girls' Grammar School|access-date=13 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227190159/http://www.iggs.qld.edu.au/?name=Junior-School|archive-date=27 February 2015|url-status=live}} The boarding school starts in year 5.{{cite web|title=Boarding|url=http://www.iggs.qld.edu.au/?name=Boarding|publisher=Ipswich Girls' Grammar School|access-date=1 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826122945/http://www.iggs.qld.edu.au/?name=Boarding|archive-date=26 August 2015|url-status=live}}
The school is a member of the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA).
Some Ipswich Girls' Grammar School Buildings are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.{{cite QHR|15340|Ipswich Girls Grammar School|600565|access-date=1 August 2014}}
Ipswich Junior Grammar School
The Head of the Junior School is Nicolee Eiby,{{Cite web|url=https://juniorgrammar.com.au/why-ijgs/principals-welcome/|title=Principal's Welcome|publisher=Ipswich Junior Grammar School|access-date=21 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422122631/https://juniorgrammar.com.au/why-ijgs/principals-welcome/|archive-date=22 April 2017|url-status=live}} who is assisted by Deputy Head, Andrea Ferrando.
House system
The school is split into 5 houses, named after the first five school headmistresses.{{cite web|title=Middle School Sport|url=http://www.iggs.qld.edu.au/?name=Middle-School-Sport|publisher=Ipswich Girls Grammar School|access-date=27 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527211706/http://www.iggs.qld.edu.au/?name=Middle-School-Sport|archive-date=27 May 2014|url-status=live}}
- {{color box|red}} Hunt – named for Fanny E. Hunt BSc. – 1892–1902{{cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/190098550?q&versionId=206979848|title=Miss Helen White, Headmistress Ipswich Girls Grammar School, 1925 - Version details - Trove|work=nla.gov.au|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083550/http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/190098550?q&versionId=206979848|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}
- {{color box|pink}} Connell – named for Maud Connell MA – 1902–1905
- {{color box|green}} White – named for Helen White MA – 1906–1927{{cite web|url=http://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/white-helen-frances-18671|title=Biography - Helen Frances White - People Australia|work=anu.edu.au|access-date=13 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403185545/http://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/white-helen-frances-18671|archive-date=3 April 2015|url-status=live}}
- {{color box|yellow}} Armitage – named for Lillian M. Armitage MA – 1928–1947{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118468611|title=21 Feb 1929 - IPSWICH GIRL'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL.|work=nla.gov.au|date=21 February 1929 }}
- {{color box|purple}} Carter – named for Katherine C. Carter MBE MA – 1948–1964{{cite web|url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0267b.htm|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040323130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/40956/20040324-0000/www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0267b.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 March 2004|title=Carter, Katherine Cameron - Australian Women Biographical entry|work=nla.gov.au}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
In these houses, the students participate in athletics, drama, music, art, debating and more.
Campus
The School's campus is located in central Ipswich. It features a mixture of historic buildings from its inception in 1892 and more modern facilities added over the years. The buildings are spread around the campus, interspersed with many green areas and gardens. Facilities include the performing arts block, state-of-the-art graphics and art studios, gym, swimming pool and specialised language classrooms.
New buildings
Following a devastating fire that destroyed the science block in the Senior School on 27 August 2005,{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2005/08/27/1447457.htm|title=Fire destroys block at Qld boarding school|work=ABC News|date=27 August 2005|access-date=30 June 2008|archive-date=18 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118230907/https://www.abc.net.au/news|url-status=dead}} IGGS has embarked on a major building program. Two new buildings were constructed after several years of negotiations undertaken by the school’s board of trustees and executive; these buildings cost over $20 million and were completed by the beginning of the 2009 school year. {{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}
==Notable people==
Students:
- Heather Bonner, Indigenous rights activist
- Zora Cross, poet, novelist and journalist
- Dakota Davidson, AFL Women's player{{Cite news|url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/springfield-stadium-amazing-for-lions-players-fans/4054494/|title=Springfield stadium 'amazing' for Lions players, fans|publisher=Queensland Times|date=10 July 2020|access-date=9 April 2021|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410080740/https://www.qt.com.au/news/springfield-stadium-amazing-for-lions-players-fans/4054494/|url-status=live}}
- Bryony Duus, soccer player and coach
- Deb Frecklington, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=https://debfrecklington.com.au/content/8/meet-deb|title=Meet Deb|publisher=Deb Frecklington MP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130220719/https://debfrecklington.com.au/content/8/meet-deb|archive-date=30 November 2017|url-status=live|access-date=29 November 2017}}
- Eleanor Constance (Ella) Greenham, first Queensland-born women to graduate a medical degree{{Cite web|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/greenham-eleanor-constance-ella-12951|title=Greenham, Eleanor Constance (Ella) (1874–1957)|last=Williams|first=Lesley|date=2005|website=Australian Dictionary of Biography|access-date=19 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116004329/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/greenham-eleanor-constance-ella-12951|archive-date=16 January 2018|url-status=live}}
- Bronwyn Harch, research statistician, academic
- Vi Jordan, the second woman to be elected to the Queensland parliament{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=924323316|title=Former Members Bio - Queensland Parliament|work=parliament.qld.gov.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208050556/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=924323316|archive-date=8 February 2015|url-status=live}}
- Kate Lutkins, AFL Women's player{{Cite web|last=jbuchan|title=Kate accepts national role|url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/kate-accepts-national-role/1482850/|access-date=2021-04-19|website=Queensland Times|language=en|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419102034/https://www.qt.com.au/news/kate-accepts-national-role/1482850/|url-status=live}}
- Rachel Nolan, the youngest woman elected to the Queensland parliament
Teachers:
- Caroline Barker, artist, taught art at the school 1921–1922
- Mary Dunstan Wilson, Sister of Charity and educator
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official|http://www.iggs.qld.edu.au}}
- [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/dls06p/alma9915466724702061 @Grammar / Ipswich Girls' Grammar School & Ipswich Junior Grammar School Website Archive], State Library of Queensland
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