raised at BGS Giving Day 2022

The second Brisbane Grammar School Giving Day exceeded expectations when 306 donors joined forces to raise an astounding $1.5 million.

The donations support the Bursary Fund and the construction of the STEAM Precinct.

We extend a heartfelt thanks to Sophia and Dave Johnson, members of the BGS parent community, for their generous donation of $250,000 to the STEAM Precinct. A collaboration hub in one of the STEAM Precinct towers will be named in their honour.

A special thanks goes to Allan and Lyn Davies who donated $150,000 to bursaries to support Indigenous students through a collaboration with the Clontarf Foundation.

We were moved by the overwhelming support for the STEAM Precinct. The P&F Auxiliary donated $100,000 and will name the STEAM Cafeteria. Eric and Sarina Lau gave $50,000, as did Old Boy Wren Bligh, who will name one of the senior multidisciplinary classrooms. $25,000 was donated by Anthony Yap and Hanh Luu, Chris Tan and Yin Vun, Boon Kua and Karen Chau, and Norman Ma and Ida Lo to name junior multidisciplinary classrooms.

Donations of $15,000 to name one of the atrium steps proved popular. The first eight namesakes to the atrium steps were Mark and Lynda Dunglison, Geoff and Cathy Findlay, Kieran and Rachael Dauber, John and Donna Wacker, James and Geraldine Chin-Moody, Richard Wong and Huong Phan, John Lee and Judy Ku, and Reza and Jacqueline Pribadi.

BGS received an anonymous donation of $100,000 to support the STEAM Precinct and a further $60,000 to go towards our needs-based Bursary Fund.

The Board of Trustees of Brisbane Grammar School generously matched donations to the Bursary Fund to the amount of $220,000 and to the amount of $350,000 for the STEAM Precinct.

Thank you to all donors on Giving Day. In total, the Bursary Fund increased by approximately $0.5 million and the Building Fund (to be spent on the STEAM Precinct) increased by $1 million.