Co-Curricular Toowoomba Grammar School is a member of The Great Public Schools’ Association of Queensland Incorporated (the GPS). This Association consists of nine Queensland Secondary Schools: three Grammar Schools (Ipswich Grammar School, Brisbane Grammar School and Toowoomba Grammar School), five Church Schools (St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace, St Joseph’s Nudgee College, The Southport School, Brisbane Boys’ College and Anglican Church Grammar School), and one State school (Brisbane State High School). Our teams compete with these other schools in many activities each year (rowing, gymnastics and sailing excluded) and this is called the GPS Competition. We are one of the smaller schools in the GPS but despite this we have always been known as a school that plays a hard game and one that is not easily beaten. It is important to maintain the reputation of the School - a reputation of hard, strong endeavour and absolute fairness. We play under our traditional colours of blue and gold, which have always been well respected. They are taken from the School’s crest which consists of a gold shield of an angular pattern with a blue chief and two blue chevrons.
Co-Curricular Administration Introduction Toowoomba Grammar School acknowledges that its first duty to each boy in its care is to offer him the best education possible. It is firmly believed that participation in the cocurricular life of the School is an essential component in the development of each boy as a complete person, intellectually, physically and culturally. To this end, the School offers an extensive program of sports and activities. The playing of organised sport is not compulsory at Toowoomba Grammar School but the School hopes that every boy will take part. It is through playing games, after all, that a boy discovers the joys of being part of a team united in the pursuit of a common purpose; that he learns the virtues of fair play and sportsmanship; that he learns the disciplines and the graces necessary if he is to win with magnanimity and lose with dignity; that he realises the satisfaction which comes with improving and perfecting his physical skills and capacities.
In addition to the GPS Competition, in which we win our share of honours, we compete in Track & Field, Swimming and Cross Country against other Darling Downs Secondary Schools. There is every opportunity to play a part in the School’s GPS sport - Cricket, Debating, Swimming, Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Tennis, Basketball, Chess, Rugby and Track & Field.
The School regards those activities associated with the mind and spirit such as Drama, Music and Debating as being as important in later life as sport, and it is our earnest wish that every boy will find at least one club or society to interest him and from which he will gain benefit and enjoyment.
In addition to our GPS and Darling Downs sporting fixtures, we also have annual competitions in some sports against Downlands College during our GPS bye round. This has been a tradition since 1931 and the annual Grammar/Downlands Rugby day is one of Toowoomba’s major events.
If parents have any queries concerning co-curricular activities, they are invited to consult with their son’s Head of House, Head of Year 7, the Director of Co-Curricular Activities or the Heads of Sport or Directors of the activity in question.
Co-Curricular Rehearsal/Training Order of Priority Monday
7:30am - 8:20am
Music Ensembles
3:30pm - 5:15pm
GPS Sport Cadets
Tuesday
7:30am - 8:20am
Music Ensembles
3:30pm - 5:15pm
GPS Sport
Wednesday
7:30am - 8:20am
Music Ensembles
3:30pm - 5:15pm
GPS Sport, Orchestra
7:30am - 8:25am
Music Ensembles
3:30pm - 5:15pm
GPS Sport
7:30am - 8:20am
Music Ensembles
3:30pm - 5:15pm
GPS Pre-Meets
Thursday Friday
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