Toowoomba Grammar School
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Toowoomba, Queensland Australia |
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| Coordinates | 27°33′54″S 151°58′5″E / 27.56500°S 151.96806°ECoordinates: 27°33′54″S 151°58′5″E / 27.56500°S 151.96806°E |
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| Type | Independent, Day & Boarding |
| Motto |
Latin: Fidelis in Omnibus (Faithful in All Things) |
| Denomination | Non-denominational |
| Established | 1875 |
| Headmaster | Peter B Hauser |
| Grades | P-12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | ~1250 |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Gold, formerly Blue and White |
| Slogan | "A quality education designed for boys" |
| Website | www.twgs.qld.edu.au |
Toowoomba Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding grammar school for boys, in East Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
Toowoomba Grammar has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1250 students from Prep to Year 12, including 300 boarders from Years 5 to 12.
Some of the Toowoomba Grammar School buildings are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
The school was founded in 1875 as a consequence of the Grammar Schools Act of 1860 passed by Queensland's first parliament. The original building was designed by Willoughby Powell. The foundation stone was laid on 5 August 1875; it was to be laid by the Governor of Queensland, William Cairns but due to his illness, Justice Charles Lilley performed the ceremony. A bottle (time capsule) was placed in a cavity in the stone containing two local newspapers, coins of the realm and a parchment commemorating the event and listing the names of the foundation trustees:
the architect and contractor:
and the aldermen of Toowoomba:
The building was completed in 1876, first opening its doors to boys on 1 February 1877.
The school has been a member of the Great Public Schools' Association Inc (GPS) since 1920. It is also affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), and Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ).
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