ABOUT THE SCHOOL
The School Board includes: Canberra Grammar School is a company limited by guarantee which is governed by a Board of Directors. The Right Reverend Bishop Dr Mark Short, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn was Visitor to the School in 2020. During the 2020 Calendar Year, the following people were Directors of the Board: • Chair of the Board – Mr Stephen Byron
Established in 1929, Canberra Grammar School is a co-educational Independent Anglican School offering outstanding academic education, co-curricular opportunities and pastoral care to day and boarding students of all backgrounds and faiths within a community guided by Christian values.
AT CANBERRA GRAMMAR SCHOOL, WE ASPIRE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE CONFIDENT, CREATIVE AND COMPASSIONATE YOUNG LEADERS OF THE FUTURE; TO BE READY FOR THE WORLD. The School respects and nurtures all students as individuals, seeking to inspire, support and celebrate the efforts of all in realising their intellectual, spiritual, cultural, social and physical aspirations. CGS is also the only co-educational boarding school in the ACT, and it is an International Baccalaureate World School and is the only school in the ACT to offer the NSW Higher School Certificate.
• Deputy Chair of the Board – Ms Ayesha Razzaq • Board Members – The Right Reverend Bishop Allan Ewing (until June)
– Mr David Carr
– Ms Belinda Clark (until May)
– Dr Justin Garrick (Head of School)
– Mr Stephen Jaggers (until June)
– Ms Anne Myongsook Witheford
– Ms Simonetta Astolfi
– Ms Denita Wawn
– Mr Sung Lee
– Mr Kent Peters (Secretary)
In a world shaped by globalisation, environmental change and technological advancement, our students will live and study and work in Australia and abroad in ways that we can scarcely imagine. They will collaborate with colleagues across cultures and disciplines to solve problems using tools that we have yet to invent. To flourish, they must have the critical capacity to analyse complex information, the ability to communicate in multiple languages, the adaptive creativity to find solutions, and the integrity to serve others always before self. Our strategic plans and our academic, pastoral and co-curricular education must support that.
The Executive Leadership Team of the School includes:
Building on the professional expertise of its staff, the commitment of its community and the resources of the nation’s capital, Canberra Grammar School aims to be the most dynamic and distinctive centre of learning in Australia.
• Director of Community Development – Mr Sandy Goddard
• Head of School – Dr Justin Garrick • Head of Senior School – Mr David Smart • Head of Primary School (Acting) – Ms Lucy Garven • Director of Business – Mr Kent Peters • Director of Strategic Operations – Ms Kerri Rock
Formal CGS Acknowledgement of Country from the Head of School, Dr Justin Garrick Canberra Grammar School takes this opportunity to acknowledge the age-old custodians of the land on which our School stands, the Ngunnawal people. On behalf of CGS, we offer respect and gratitude to elders past and present, and we affirm our obligation to honour the heritage of countless generations in our on-going care for this special place in which it is our privilege to learn and work.
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