Term Dates 2025
Term 1: 30 Jan – 4 Apr
Term 2: 22 Apr – 27 Jun
Term 3: 23 Jul – 19 Sept
Term 4: 6 Oct – 9 Dec
It is expected parents plan holidays away within set holiday periods. If you are planning for your son to be absent from School either side of the holiday break, permission must be requested in advance in writing and addressed to Peter Tellefson, Deputy Headmaster, Head of Junior School.
Text Books & Stationery
2025 text books and stationery will be ordered in bulk by Brighton Grammar Junior School and distributed during the first week of Term 1. Please note that charges for text books, stationery and subject levies are included in School fees.
School Uniform
Noone Imagewear located at 1/345 Hampton Street, Hampton, supplies the full school uniform including all sports uniforms. For more information about opening hours and contact information, detailed price lists or FAQs please click here.
Important information for new BGS families in 2025 – Noone imagewear offer a uniform fitting service to new families, fitting dates are available from Monday 14 October through to Tuesday 24 December, please click here to book an appointment. Please enter 1 appointment time per student.
BGS Personalised Towels are available to purchase from the Junior Parents’ Group. These premium towels are high quality, 100% cotton, in an adult size (75 x 150cm), emblazoned with BGS colours and with your child’s name embroidered so you will never lose a towel again! Orders can be placed here.
Class Allocation
Brighton Grammar does not advertise class or teacher placement prior to the commencement of the academic year. Class lists will be displayed from 7:45am on Day 1 of Term 1 2025. Boys are welcome to take their bags directly to their classroom when they arrive. All teachers and boys from Year 1 to Year 6 will gather on Red Square at 8:30am for a brief welcome; parents are welcome to stay for this.
Communication
- Get to know BGS by accessing and reading the weekly eNews this will give an ‘insider’s’ view of the Junior School.
- For day-to-day operational information, downloading the BGS App will provide you with all you need to know.
- Schoolbox is our Learning Management System which contains information about your son’s learning. A year level program, reminders, weekly curriculum focus and important details are available to keep you informed.
- Consent2Go is an integrated system that allows the School to record health information about your son in an accurate and timely manner through a secure process. The system provides a multitude of benefits, including excursion approvals.
- The Parents’ Portal (SynPortal) is a publically available secure webpage for parents to access their own, as well as their son’s, details. SynPortal offers the following facilities:
- Reports – Access to your son’s Semester Reports in PDF format (downloadable)
- Finance – Access to your financial statements (School fees, payments etc.)
- Book – Parent/Teacher Interviews
Medical Information for students with a health condition
If your son has a health condition, please complete and return the General Medical Advice Form and return it to the Junior School Student Medical Officer.
Handy Links
Extend Outside School Hours Care Program