In honour of the revolutionary legacy set by our founders in developing fearless leaders, visionary thinkers and resilient learners, Canberra Girls Grammar School (CGGS) consistently provides a world-class educational experience. We are committed to a holistic learning environment where students from the Early Learning Centre (ELC) to Year 12 are enriched and inspired by a diversity of opportunities, so that they may become their best selves.
In a community that champions Rhodes Scholars, Olympians, award-winning lawmakers, High Court judges, spiritual leaders and aerospace engineers, CGGS empowers you to evolve into someone that exceeds even your own expectations.
CGGS brings together highly qualified teachers, impressive resources and facilities to create a purposeful learning environment where students feel safe to excel. Ranked as Better Education's best Primary and High School in the ACT, our students consistently rate highly in NAPLAN results for literacy and numeracy, and over the past three years our Year 12 graduates have scored one of the highest median ATARs in the ACT.
Students develop the skills and attributes of contributing citizenship through the International Baccalaureate (IB). CGGS is Canberra's first and only continuum school, offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Diploma Programme. Our awarded IB education provides a curriculum framework that is broad, balanced, conceptual and connected, developing students into active, compassionate, lifelong learners.
Our research-based Pastoral Care program fosters interdisciplinary skills so that students unfold into resilient, capable and courageous young people.
Embedded within our curriculum are bespoke Signature Programs which are targeted, age-appropriate initiatives that inspire respect, empathy and kindness, offering a comprehensive framework that nurtures academic, emotional and social growth from the ELC to Year 12.
Our Pastoral Care program is strengthened by the House-based system, an integral part of student life at CGGS. The House system underpins group participation, inspires positive peer connection and creates a supportive framework where students feel valued.
Integral to the educational experience at CGGS is Cygnus.
Cygnus at CGGS is our comprehensive co-curricular offering, designed to amplify and extend the rich learning that takes place in the CGGS academic and pastoral care programs.
Experience a constellation of programs and activities; Cygnus at CGGS encourages you to lean into your strengths, explore a myriad of opportunities and thrive. It makes way for all to contribute, engage, improve and excel, to reach your full potential.
The CGGS community’s commitment to gender equity and inclusion is infused throughout our history and is profoundly connected to the ethos of the Community of the Sisters of the Church. This collective belief is at the core of our Scholarship and Bursary Program, which continues to evolve and improve over time.
The focus remains to enable a broad range of students access to a life-changing CGGS education.
Our heritage Boarding House, known affectionately as the BoHo, was the first in the ACT, and remains the only exclusively female option. For a century students from around the globe have enjoyed our charming building, on a picturesque corner of inner Canberra, with a calm and consistent educational environment, affording them the time and space to flourish.
Boarders have access to the School's excellent on-campus facilities and are provided with appropriate academic and pastoral support from our dedicated boarding staff 24 hours a day.
Our ELC, Junior School and Senior School campuses cover 10 hectares and include facilities such as an indoor heated swimming pool, gymnasiums, sports courts, state-of-the-art playing fields, an S&C gym and purpose-built buildings for science, creative arts and ICT.