Making a positive difference, together.

Scholarships are a vital ingredient in the lifeblood of our School; essential for ensuring its continued diversity and vibrancy. Even more importantly, they provide life-changing opportunities for children whose families could not otherwise afford a Geelong Grammar School education, and we are immeasurably proud of the contribution that the Foundation, through the generosity of its members, has made to the Scholarship Programme. In 2022, this contribution enabled 110 students access to a GGS education through scholarships.

Annual Giving is a fundamental component of our comprehensive philanthropic programme. Our 2022 Annual Giving campaign focused on supporting scholarships, encouraging our community to participate in ‘Making a positive difference, together’ through telling the stories of our alumni –highlighting the transformational impact of scholarships and the positive difference these OGGs are making in the world. In June, we shared the story of Rohan Byrne (Fr’09), a PhD candidate at Melbourne University who was involved in the scientific response to the COVID-19 pandemic. More recently, on Giving Tuesday in November, we shared the story of Jodene Garstone (EM’16), who is studying a double degree in Arts and Laws at the Australian National University (ANU) and working to achieve equality and justice for Indigenous young people. In our Impact of Giving report we shared the story of Lee Hysan Scholarship student Mody Yim (FB’21), who joined the School from Hong Kong in 2017 and overcame the disruptions of COVID-19 to achieve a perfect IB score of 45 (equating to an ATAR of 99.95).