General

Term Dates

Term dates can be found on the School’s website.

Calendar

The School calendar can be found in the Parent Lounge and on the School App and both of these are kept up to date. Parents are encouraged to regularly check the calendar for updates. We hope that parents will be able to visit the School for as many occasions as possible. The boys are also issued with a School Diary which contains all the essential information about the year’s program. There is also a School wall calendar available, which is sent to all families, however it does not include all School events.

End of Term

Please note that the terms finish at 3:10pm when classes conclude. Parents are requested not to ask permission for their sons to leave early as such permission will be refused unless there are exceptional circumstances.

TGS App

The TGS App can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play, and is one of our main communication platforms to parents. It contains useful information for academics, sports and activities, access to The Blue & Gold newsletter, The Boarders’ Telegraph newsletter, School Calendar and links to TGS events. Parents can customise alerts to suit the year level/s and interests of their son/s.

School Office Hours

Senior School office is open from 8:00am – 4:30pm Monday to Friday during term time. School holiday office hours will vary and times will be published on the School website. The Senior School office will close from late December to early January.

Student Absences from School

If a dayboy is absent, his parents must notify the reason via Parent Lounge. This should also happen for subsequent days. If a boy is absent and we have not been notified, we will normally text parents informing them of the absence. If a boarder is absent (eg, unable to return from leave), his parents must also inform his Head of House.

Bus Travel and Operators

Details can be found on the Parent Lounge.

Tuckshop

The Tuckshop at the School is run by a private operator, although the School discusses with the proprietor the foods that are on offer. Boys simply line up and purchase food as they require.

Automatic Teller Machine

The Heritage Building Society maintains an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) at the School for the use of boys, staff, parents and visitors. The ATM is currently located on the ground floor of the main Senior School administration building near the Reception counter and will operate using cards from most financial insitutions. Your son should be aware that using debit cards from other financial institutions may incur a charge by that institution. The ATM at the School dispenses withdrawals in $20.00 notes only.

Any cards captured by the ATM are retrieved by Chubb Security Staff on their fortnightly visits and will be taken to the Heritage Bank, Heritage Plaza, 878 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba and will not be handed to the School’s Reception. Any nonHeritage cards will be destroyed. Card holders are responsible for contacting their nominated bank regarding the collection or replacement of their card.

Motor Vehicles

Boys in Year 12 may obtain permission to drive to and from School. They must collect permission documentation from the Head of Senior School’s Assistant. Parents are required to fill out the documentation and return this before consent may be given for their son to drive to School. Student cars must be parked in the places designated. Boys must not carry other boys, with the exception of their brothers, in their cars. Boys who drive recklessly or dangerously will have their permission to drive withdrawn. Permission is required for Year 12 boarders to have vehicles at School. Parents must contact the Head of the Senior School to make an application. Once approved, keys will then need to be handed in to the boy’s Head of House.

Casual Boarding

Casual overnight boarding is defined as any stay of less than a week. The School can provide overnight accommodation with meals as well as breakfast or dinner on a casual basis. Accommodation will be provided in the House in which the boy is currently placed, dependent upon any spare capacity in the House.

All applications for casual boarding must be made through the Enrolments Office. Applications for casual boarding must be made at least 2 days in advance. If the application is as a result of an emergency and therefore 48 hours notice has not been feasible, then contact can be made with the Deputy Headmaster, the Head of Junior School, or if they are unavailable, with the Director of Boarding.

Insurance

The Board of Trustees considers that it is the responsibility of parents to arrange medical and property insurance cover if such is required. Insurance companies or brokers can generally advise on the most appropriate way to arrange the cover required. It is recommended strongly that valuable items such as musical instruments, computers etc carry suitable insurance cover.

A limited cover exists under the School’s Student Accident Insurance Policy for some accidents involving boys while they are full-time students of the School. Details are available from the Chief Financial Officer. The School has no insurance cover for sickness, property or personal effects.