Principal’s Welcome
Ms Jacinda Euler Welsh
Welcome to Brisbane Girls Grammar School.
In 1875, six years before women were admitted to Australian universities, Brisbane Girls Grammar School was founded to provide girls a quality education in the Grammar tradition.
Sir Charles Lilley (1827-1897), former Premier and Chief Justice of Queensland, sought to revolutionise the state’s fledgling independent education system then reserved only for boys. His extraordinary vision and the establishment of Brisbane Girls Grammar School was so unorthodox it was labelled an ‘experiment’.
More than 150 years on, Girls Grammar is an internationally recognised school for girls and among Australia’s best. The School strives to enrich students’ lives through learning, with teachers who exemplify intellectual passion and pedagogical expertise. We maintain high expectations for our students, who are immersed in learning experiences that challenge them and nurture their individual academic, social, and emotional growth.
‘It is an extraordinary privilege to lead a school that for 150 years, has empowered girls and young women, through a broad, liberal education, to take their rightful place in the world.’
Outstanding academic results and student destinations reflect how Girls Grammar prepares girls and young women for the finest tertiary institutions in the world and greatly varied, and rewarding, future paths.
In 2026, BGGS became Brisbane’s first secular, independent girls’ school to educate girls in Years 5 and 6. This modern iteration of the ‘experiment’ and ideals on which our School was founded represents a tangible commitment to the pursuit of gender equality, and a great optimism for our collective future.
I hope you enjoy learning more about what a Girls Grammar education could offer your daughter.
Ms Jacinda Euler Welsh
Principal