Canberra Girls Grammar School
- IB PYP
- IB MYP
- IB Diploma
About
Canberra Girls Grammar School is an independent, non-selective Anglican school in Canberra, founded in 1926 by the Anglican Community of the Sisters of the Church. It spans three campuses with 1300+ students, is co-educational from Early Learning to Year 3 and female-focused from Year 4 to Year 12. It is an IB World School and Canberra's first authorised continuum school, offering the PYP, MYP and DP, with a choice between the ACT BSSS and the IB Diploma. It has a boarding house, the BoHo, the first in the ACT.
Key facts
Source: Read from the school's website
Curriculum
IB PYP · IB MYP · IB Diploma
Students
1,300
Type
Local school, international programme
- Founded
- 1926
- Gender
- coed_primary_single_secondary
- Religion
- anglican
- Ownership
- Religious body
- Selectivity
- Open entry
- Boarding
- Yes
- Accreditations
- IB
Admissions
Source: Read from the school's website
- Open days
- 2027-02-23, 2027-04-29, 2027-05-05, 2027-07-27, 2027-08-26, 2027-09-02, 2027-11-03
- Scholarships
- Yes
- Financial aid
- Yes
Curriculum and academics
Source: Read from the school's website
Curricula, explainedIB PYP · IB MYP · IB DP (Diploma)
The IB's four programmes
Schools often run only some of the four. Highlighted boxes are the ones this school offers.
- IB PYPOffered
Early years to primary · Ages 3–12
The IB's primary programme. Children learn through questions and units of inquiry rather than separate subjects.
- IB MYPOffered
Middle years (ages 11–16) · Ages 11–16
The IB's middle-years programme: eight subject groups taught with links between them, ending with a personal project.
- IB DP (Diploma)Offered
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's university-entrance qualification — what people usually mean by "the IB". Six subjects plus the Extended Essay, TOK and CAS, scored out of 45.
- IB CP (Career-related)Not here
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's career-related route for the same ages as the DP: at least two DP courses plus a career-related study chosen by the school.
Last two years: DP or CP
Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide
Strengths
- Academics
- Performing arts
- Service
- Sport
- Outdoor education
Campus and school life
Source: Read from the school's website
Facilities
- Boarding
- Library
Sports
- Sport
- Podium Program
Arts
- Performing Arts
- The Music Academy
After-school activities
- Clubs and Activities
- Debating and Public Speaking
- Performing Arts
- Service Learning
- Sport
- Experiential and Outdoor Education
- The Music Academy
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Location
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Senior School: Melbourne Ave, Deakin ACT 2600; Junior School and Early Learning Centre: 24 Grey St, Deakin ACT 2600
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