Scholarship Reflection

Becoming part of the Brighton Grammar School community has been a great honour. After hearing that I had been granted the scholarship, I was ecstatic! My first year at BGS has been amazing.

When I walked through the gates of the Urwin Centre and saw the Quadrangle for the first time, I felt a feeling of great pride and joy. This school has exceeded my expectations in terms of the opportunities and wide knowledge it has already given me.

Settling into BGS was easy due to the help of my teachers and friends, and transferring between a co-ed school to an all-boys’ school was also mainly unnoticeable due to the many activities which BGS does with FGS (Firbank Grammar School). The high standards at BGS provide a great learning atmosphere for the students, without too much pressure. This, as well as the caring teachers, are the best aspects of the schooling at Brighton Grammar.

Since BGS provides a wide variety of choices for subjects in Year 7, out of the four language options I chose Chinese

(Advanced) and Japanese. Japanese has always been a language I wanted to learn because of its interesting history and background so this makes it one of my favourite subjects.

Outside school, my hobbies include playing golf, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and drawing. I attempt to play two rounds of golf every weekend, at Metropolitan Golf Club and Riversdale Golf Club, with practice throughout the week. Currently I am focusing on improving my swing and keeping it consistent each game as golf is a sport that I hope to play at a higher level in the future. With the help of everything that the school has offered me my future is unknowing, however being a student at this school will provide me with the best future possible. Without the generous contributions from the BGS community, others and I would not have the opportunity to be a part of this amazing school community.

Peter Toms Scholarship Receipient