150 year history book

Drawing on personal anecdotes, historic images and extensive research, esteemed historian Helen Penrose offers a unique perspective on the legacy of the pioneering spirit, leadership and sisterhood that has shaped generations of Grammar Girls.

This specially commissioned history book—due to be released in October 2025—includes a foreword by Grammar Woman, the Honourable Justice Margaret McMurdo AC (Hoare, 1971).

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A legacy in print

Wisdom, Imagination and Integrity: Brisbane Girls Grammar School 1875-2025 is a specially commissioned history book commemorating 150 years of Girls Grammar.

This book explores and celebrates the unique place of Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Queensland’s leading girls’ school, in Australia’s educational landscape. Meticulously researched and richly illustrated, it describes the School’s courage, resilience and innovation as it pursued the provision of a broad, liberal education of the highest standard for Queensland’s girls. Confidence, hard work and independence soon became noted characteristics of the School and a beacon for generations of girls and young women. To be released October 2025.

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150 Years of BGGS


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