Ipswich Girls Grammar School Top 50

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School TypeCombined
Year RangeU, Prep-12
AddressCNR QUEEN VICTORIA PARADE AND CHERMSIDE ROAD East Ipswich QLD 4305
Phone07 3454 4447
Website http://www.iggs.qld.edu.au
GenderCo-Education
RegionMetropolitan
Students844
Boys33
Girls811
ICSEA Value1118
Aus. Average1000
Finances per student$20,256
Aus. Average per student$17,550
Australian Government32%
State/Territory Government9%
Fees, parent contributions etc54%
Others5%
School Ranking History for Ipswich Girls Grammar School
2015 2014 2013
NAPLAN (Primary) N/A N/A N/A
NAPLAN (Secondary) N/A N/A N/A
OPs|QCE N/A N/A N/A
Student Distribution for Ipswich Girls Grammar School
Total Enrollments (Approx): 843; Full Time Student Teacher Ratio: 13.4/1
ICSEA Score: 1118;
Students of Non-English Speaking Background in 2015 NAPLAN tests: 13%
Bottom Quarter Middle Quarters Top Quarter
Student Distribution 3% 13% 30% 54%
Australian Average 25% 25% 25% 25%
Total Enrollments (Approx): 852; Full Time Student Teacher Ratio: 13/1
ICSEA Score: 1124;
Students of Non-English Speaking Background in 2014 NAPLAN tests: 15%
Bottom Quarter Middle Quarters Top Quarter
Student Distribution 3% 12% 28% 57%
Australian Average 25% 25% 25% 25%
Total Enrollments (Approx): 850; Full Time Student Teacher Ratio: 12.7/1
Student Attendance Rate: 95%
ICSEA Score: 1094;
Students of Non-English Speaking Background in 2013 NAPLAN tests: 10%
Bottom Quarter Middle Quarters Top Quarter
Student Distribution 6% 17% 32% 46%
Australian Average 25% 25% 25% 25%
Total Enrollments (Approx): 874; Full Time Student Teacher Ratio: 13.6/1
Student Attendance Rate: 96%
ICSEA Score: 1035;
Students of Non-English Speaking Background in 2012 NAPLAN tests: 6%
Bottom Quarter Middle Quarters Top Quarter
Student Distribution 13% 31% 28% 28%
Australian Average 25% 25% 25% 25%
Total Enrollments (Approx): 865; Full Time Student Teacher Ratio: 12.4/1
Student Attendance Rate: 96%
ICSEA Score: 1050;
Students of Non-English Speaking Background in 2011 NAPLAN tests: 12%
Bottom Quarter Middle Quarters Top Quarter
Student Distribution 14% 31% 26% 30%
Australian Average 25% 25% 25% 25%
Total Enrollments (Approx): 893; Full Time Student Teacher Ratio: 12.8/1
Student Attendance Rate: 92%
ICSEA Score: 1050;
Students of Non-English Speaking Background in 2010 NAPLAN tests: 10%
Bottom Quarter Middle Quarters Top Quarter
Student Distribution 11% 10% 28% 51%
Australian Average 25% 25% 25% 25%
Total Enrollments (Approx): 879; Full Time Student Teacher Ratio: 11.3/1
Student Attendance Rate: 90%
ICSEA Score: 1021;
Students of Non-English Speaking Background in 2009 NAPLAN tests: 10%
Bottom Quarter Middle Quarters Top Quarter
Student Distribution 28% 28% 27% 18%
Australian Average 25% 25% 25% 25%
Student Distribution

2015

54%Top Quarter

  • ICSEA Score1118
  • Attendance RateN/A
  • Enrollments843
  • Non-English Speaking13%
  • Top Quarter54%
  • Middle Top Quarter30%
  • Middle Bottom Quarter13%
  • Bottom Quarter3%

2014

57%Top Quarter

  • ICSEA Score1124
  • Attendance RateN/A
  • Enrollments852
  • Non-English Speaking15%
  • Top Quarter57%
  • Middle Top Quarter28%
  • Middle Bottom Quarter12%
  • Bottom Quarter3%

2013

46%Top Quarter

  • ICSEA Score1094
  • Attendance Rate95%
  • Enrollments850
  • Non-English Speaking10%
  • Top Quarter46%
  • Middle Top Quarter32%
  • Middle Bottom Quarter17%
  • Bottom Quarter6%

2012

28%Top Quarter

  • ICSEA Score1035
  • Attendance Rate96%
  • Enrollments874
  • Non-English Speaking6%
  • Top Quarter28%
  • Middle Top Quarter28%
  • Middle Bottom Quarter31%
  • Bottom Quarter13%

2011

30%Top Quarter

  • ICSEA Score1050
  • Attendance Rate96%
  • Enrollments865
  • Non-English Speaking12%
  • Top Quarter30%
  • Middle Top Quarter26%
  • Middle Bottom Quarter31%
  • Bottom Quarter14%

2010

51%Top Quarter

  • ICSEA Score1050
  • Attendance Rate92%
  • Enrollments893
  • Non-English Speaking10%
  • Top Quarter51%
  • Middle Top Quarter28%
  • Middle Bottom Quarter10%
  • Bottom Quarter11%

2009

18%Top Quarter

  • ICSEA Score1021
  • Attendance Rate90%
  • Enrollments879
  • Non-English Speaking10%
  • Top Quarter18%
  • Middle Top Quarter27%
  • Middle Bottom Quarter28%
  • Bottom Quarter28%
NAPLAN Ranking - Primary Schools
2009

Rank 212nd Primary Schools In QLD

  • Overall 56
  • Reading 56
  • Writing 61
  • Language 53
  • Numeracy 55
2010

Rank 150th Primary Schools In QLD

  • Overall 61
  • Reading 61
  • Writing 65
  • Language 61
  • Numeracy 59
2011

Rank 182nd Primary Schools In QLD

  • Overall 59
  • Reading 59
  • Writing 68
  • Language 57
  • Numeracy 53
2012

Rank 80th Primary Schools In QLD

  • Overall 66
  • Reading 66
  • Writing 69
  • Language 66
  • Numeracy 64
2013

Rank 81st Primary Schools In QLD

  • Overall 68
  • Reading 70
  • Writing 71
  • Language 67
  • Numeracy 65
2014

Rank 55th Primary Schools In QLD

  • Overall 74
  • Reading 74
  • Writing 81
  • Language 73
  • Numeracy 69
2015

Rank 22nd Primary Schools In QLD

  • Overall 78
  • Reading 80
  • Writing 81
  • Language 76
  • Numeracy 74
NAPLAN Ranking - Secondary Schools
2009

Rank 31st Secondary Schools In QLD

  • Overall 75
  • Reading 69
  • Writing 85
  • Language 77
  • Numeracy 69
2010

Rank 43rd Secondary Schools In QLD

  • Overall 72
  • Reading 73
  • Writing 80
  • Language 78
  • Numeracy 61
2011

Rank 29th Secondary Schools In QLD

  • Overall 79
  • Reading 77
  • Writing 84
  • Language 74
  • Numeracy 79
2012

Rank 53rd Secondary Schools In QLD

  • Overall 69
  • Reading 68
  • Writing 78
  • Language 69
  • Numeracy 63
2013

Rank 69th Secondary Schools In QLD

  • Overall 66
  • Reading 59
  • Writing 72
  • Language 64
  • Numeracy 67
2014

Rank 16th Secondary Schools In QLD

  • Overall 83
  • Reading 78
  • Writing 92
  • Language 84
  • Numeracy 79
2015

Rank 42nd Secondary Schools In QLD

  • Overall 71
  • Reading 72
  • Writing 81
  • Language 67
  • Numeracy 64
OPs|QCE Ranking - High Schools
2009

Rank 62nd 2009 qce Ranking

  • Total Students 100
  • %OP 1~5 23.0
  • %OP 1~10 49.4
  • %OP 1~15 76.0
2010

Rank 48th 2010 qce Ranking

  • Total Students 101
  • %OP 1~5 25.9
  • %OP 1~10 67.9
  • %OP 1~15 94.0
2011

Rank 177th 2011 qce Ranking

  • Total Students 97
  • %OP 1~5 14.9
  • %OP 1~10 55.2
  • %OP 1~15 86.6
2012

Rank N/A 2012 QCE Ranking

  • Total Students N/A
  • %OP 1~5 N/A
  • %OP 1~10 N/A
  • %OP 1~15 N/A
2013

Rank 58th 2013 qce Ranking

  • Total Students 84
  • %OP 1~5 26.3
  • %OP 1~10 63.2
  • %OP 1~15 89.5
2014

Rank 13th 2014 qce Ranking

  • Total Students 102
  • %OP 1~5 36.8
  • %OP 1~10 77.6
  • %OP 1~15 96.1
2015

Rank 47th 2015 qce Ranking

  • Total Students 87
  • %OP 1~5 29.0
  • %OP 1~10 63.8
  • %OP 1~15 91.3

Message from the Principal

This is a wonderful School with a rich heritage and many strong traditions. My vision is simple: to make this great School even greater. We can do this by building on the successes of the past with a sense of pride in where we have come from and the achievements of those who went before us, while moving the School forward in the 21st century.

Ipswich Girls' Grammar School and Ipswich Junior Grammar School provide a complete and contemporary education for young boys, girls and young women in a friendly setting, preparing each student for success in a complex and changing world.

Our Schools are highly regarded for friendliness, strength of spirit, and commitment to keeping class-sizes small and personal.

We are also known for nurturing positive attitudes to the hard work and discipline required to achieve and sustain excellence - in the classroom, at sport, on the stage, for all endeavour. Our supportive learning programs favour not only the exceptional students at either end of the academic scale, but indeed all students, whatever their goals and challenges might be.

It's the particular way our experienced staff teach the innovative, challenging curriculum and the care they invest in each student's personal development and well-being that maintains our School's proud record of achievement.

If excellence, leadership, individualised care, and preparation for life beyond school are important for the kind of education you desire for your child, Ipswich Girls' Grammar School and Ipswich Junior Grammar School welcome you to our School community.

- Dr. Peter Britton (Principal).

About Ipswich Girl's Grammar School

Since Ipswich Girl's Grammar School was established in 1892, academic excellence, leadership, individualised care, and preparation for life beyond school have been the cornerstones of our educational philosophy. We strive to develop young people who will take their places confidently in the community and apply the caring values and quality standards they have learned at school to all aspects of their future lives. IGGS & IJGS students enjoy learning about their world with projects and resources that develop their ability to solve problems, think creatively, act independently, and communicate their ideas effectively. These are the skills that will help them participate with confidence in a complex and changing world. Our staff includes specialist teachers, qualified psychologists, nutritionist, registered nurses and experienced boarding supervisors, because we know that a caring and stimulating environment enhances a student’s efforts to do their best, whatever their age, gender or ability. We understand how young people’s needs and learning patterns change as they grow up. That’s why we offer educational programs that are dynamic, relevant, and practical. It’s also why our study and co-curricular programs are designed to help all students discover the benefits of a balanced lifestyle.

Facilities

IGGS is situated on expansive, landscaped grounds in Ipswich, Queensland. Heritage listed original buildings are complemented by modern, state-of-the-art, purpose built facilities for active young women, boys and girls, including:

  • a visual and performing arts centre
  • primary and secondary libraries
  • computer and science labs
  • graphics and art studios
  • a heated outdoor swimming pool
  • netball, tennis and volleyball courts
  • a massive fully enclosed gymnasium
  • athletics oval
  • on-site boarding facilities

Curriculum

Our teachers are experienced educators who understand how to bring out the best in all children. At every level, learning is designed to inspire, challenge and motivate students, encouraging them to pursue their true potential. The value of learning is enhanced and specific strategies are employed to promote students’ use of efficient and effective tools for learning.

With one-to-one personalised learning, our students benefit from more student-teacher interaction and opportunities to focus on their individual needs.

Our curriculum is innovative, with uncompromising standards in literacy, numeracy, critical thinking and inquiry.

IGGS & IJGS are committed to using Dimensions of Learning, a comprehensive, proven, teaching framework which underpins our curriculum from Kindy to Year 12.

The philosophy of Dimensions of Learning is based around established methods of instruction which encourages students to become active and independent learners. It provides them with strategies for learning which will ensure they can successfully engage in higher order thinking and acquire the knowledge and skills they need for secondary school, and post-school education.

The staged implementation of our 1:1 laptop program and relevant software reflects the growing sophistication of our students and ensures they are well-prepared for a constantly changing world.

Almost 100 per cent of OP eligible IGGS graduates receive a tertiary offer.
 

Key Facts

Uniform

The uniform is compulsory and enforced

Overview of the Curriculum

Languages: Chinese, German, Japanese

Overview of senior secondary subjects

LOTE taught to Unit 4 level: Chinese, German, Japanese

Activities and Support

24 music options; 38 sporting activities; 24 other clubs or activities; 10 support staff.

Schools closest to Ipswich Girls Grammar School

School name Address Type Sector Distance
Ipswich Central State School GRIFFITH ROADIpswich 4305 Primary Government 0.63 km
Ipswich East State School JACARANDA STREETEast Ipswich 4305 Primary Government 1.3 km
St Mary's Primary School MARY STREETIpswich 4305 Primary Catholic 1.44 km
Ipswich North State School DOWNS STREETNorth Ipswich 4305 Primary Government 1.58 km
Silkstone State School MOLLOY STREETSilkstone 4304 Primary Government 1.49 km
St Mary's College MARY STREETIpswich 4305 Secondary Catholic 1.68 km
Ipswich Grammar SchoolTop 20 DARLING STREETIpswich 4305 Combined Independent 1.74 km
St Edmund's CollegeTop 100 16 MARY STREETWOODEND 4305 Secondary Catholic 1.77 km
Ipswich West State School CNR OMAR AND KEOGH STREETSIpswich 4305 Primary Government 1.87 km
Bremer State High School WARWICK ROADIpswich 4305 Secondary Government 2.45 km