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Canberra Grammar School (CGS) 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.
CGS has always been a proud boarding school, acknowledging the responsibility and commitment it takes to nurture students in its care.
In March 2018, CGS announced it would be launching its new purpose-built boarding accommodation, representing the next phase of its transition to full co-education with girls boarding being available for year 7 to 12 from 2019 onwards.
A parent’s life is marked by firsts – your first child, their first tooth, and their first day at kindergarten. The biggest “first” some parents have experienced to date may well have been “first day at boarding school”. Living in the boarding house encourages responsibility and independence, yet staying in touch with family is important to the school.
The initial accommodation units will include social space as well as private apartments for residential staff.
In 2019, girls will join the boarding community, with specialist residential and developmental care provided by the head of boarding and a dedicated staff member for girls boarding, to be appointed during 2018, along with a team of residential and non-residential support staff.
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Boarders at CGS have 24-hour, seven-day-a-week support from dedicated and caring professionals including live-in and visiting tutors, a registered nurse and visiting doctor, while the housemother is the “mum away from home” who meets the everyday needs of boarders.
CGS also offers a variety of co-curricular activities in academics, sports and the arts. An important consideration about being a boarder is to have an open mindset, to be able to adapt and grow as a person.
From the start of term one in 2019, CGS will open the first stage of its brand new purpose-built boarding accommodation on the school’s magnificent campus.
The school welcomes applications from girls seeking to enter boarding in year 7 to 12 for the first 28 single rooms, with further girls’ accommodation to follow in subsequent stages of development and further accommodation for girls and boys to follow in stages over subsequent years.
The school encourages prospective families to schedule an introductory visit on a regular school day to see how it operates on a daily basis. CGS is also holding a girls boarding information afternoon on June 11 and invites all interested parents and students to attend. For more information visit cgs.act.edu.au.
If you live in a rural or regional area, you may want to visit them at an open day, exhibition or show. If you are unable to attend an open day, contact the registrar at admissions@cgs.act.edu.au and arrange a visit during a time that best suits you.
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