Prep to Year 2 BGS boys and Firbank girls were treated to an incursion by Opera Australia on Monday. The students embarked on a fabulous journey with the cantankerous cat […]

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Case study: A study group program making waves Who’d have thought Year 12 could be a team pursuit? At Brighton Grammar School in Melbourne, it is just that. Sport is a […]

Dear teachers, students and parents: First of all, I wish all of you a happy New Year and best of luck in the lunar Year of the Dog. Julian Ou and […]

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The day before we returned to School at the beginning of the year, the staff and prefects had the pleasure of listening to and engaging with former All Blacks coach […]

Good morning Fr Tony, Mr Tellefson, Dr Horton, Dr Swann and Secondary School staff and students. Welcome to our Chairman of Council Mr Peter Ickeringill and a particular warm welcome […]

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As we wrap up 2017, we farewell the following staff, who have held leadership roles within the School. I thank these staff for the guidance their have provided within their […]

During yesterday’s assembly, Year 7 and 8 students showcased their experiences of learning targeted languages. Performances were in French, Japanese and Chinese. The boys had spent many lunchtimes rehearsing. As […]

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After being closed for some exciting and long-awaited renovations during Term 3, the new Junior Library space was finally revealed this term.  The light-filled, flexible learning space incorporates reading nooks, […]

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On 5 November at the University of Newcastle, a world premiere performance took place. Paul Copeland’s (OB 1963) award-winning piano composition, ‘Audacious Binary Forms’, was performed by Michael Kieran Harvey […]

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This year, for the first time, a staff category was included in the iDesign competition, judged by the Year 8s. Courageously, five staff entered. Paul Stewart designed and painted a […]

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