Canberra Grammar School

CGS Rugby has been proudly named the Brumbies Territory Team of the Year for 2026!

This award reflects CGS Rugby’s outstanding achievements, including the highest rugby registration numbers, strong community engagement, and meaningful connections across the territory.

As part of the prize, CGS Rugby players were invited to attend the Brumbies vs Moana Pasifika match on 30 May at GIO Stadium. Primary School students were additionally given the amazing opportunity to participate in the half-time entertainment during the Brumbies Women’s match.

Both Senior School and Primary School rugby players enjoyed a behind the scenes walk around experience as part of the Club March at GIO Stadium. Two lucky Primary School students Sofia and Polly had the honour of carrying the official match ball onto the field before kick off for the main game, at the commencement of which, CGS Primary students formed a guard of honour as the Brumbies ran out onto the field.

A massive thank you to our community, the coaches, managers, teachers, volunteers and—most importantly—the parents and players who made this achievement possible.

Head over to the Brumbies’ website to read more:

https://brumbies.rugby/news/canberra-grammar-school-named-brumbies-territory-team-of-the-year-2026527

Recently, Mihini donated five beautiful paintings to the newly opened youth homelessness accommodation and youth centre in Woden.

After noticing the welcoming new facility had empty walls, she wanted to contribute artwork that would create a warm, uplifting, and inspiring environment for young people accessing the service.

Recently, two of our CGS boarders travelled to Coonabarabran to compete in the North West Equestrian Expo, the largest interschool equestrian event in Australia, attracting over 300 riders from schools across NSW and the ACT.

Olivia (Year 7) and George (Year 10) represented CGS with enthusiasm, competing across a variety of disciplines including dressage, showjumping, polocrosse and team penning.

George and his horse, ‘Oasis Off Limits’, placed 2nd in sporting keyhole and 9th in team penning. While Olivia and her horse ‘Nautique Nutt’ placed 7th in their jumping and dressage division and 10th in the pentathlon.

Despite a few rain showers, the weather held up and all events went ahead as planned. Olivia and George had a fantastic time and are already looking forward to next year!

Over the last month, Year 7 students from Canberra Grammar School have visited our Kindergarten classes in the Red Hill campus to become better acquainted and to extend literacy and numeracy skills together. This is a continuation of a much-loved tradition where senior students befriend and learn with younger students, creating a sense of community and shared purpose.

We look forward to many more visits over the year, and for all Year 7 and Kindergarten students to have the opportunity to work together.

Congratulations to our very own Annie Dickeson, who was awarded Match Official of the Month by Rugby Australia!

Introducing our Harvey Norman Match Official of the month for MAY 2026.

ANNIE DICKESON

Annie has poured her heart into running courses and welcoming people into rugby. Whether travelling interstate to be there in person or jumping online to review match videos and provide feedback from home, she does whatever it takes to support her referees.

Thank you Annie for your commitment and dedication to our game.

Thanks to the team at Harvey Norman, each month a Match Official from across the country will be recognised for their outstanding effort and commitment to our game. Each monthly winner will receive a $150 Harvey Norman Voucher and recognition in the Community monthly newsletter and on Play Rugby socials.

Nominate a Match Official for June today! Link in our bio or head to australia.rugby/community/community-spotlight

Recently, CGS Rugby hosted its Alumni Round and Indigenous Round, in a fantastic day that brought many CGS Alumni back to connect with the wider CGS community. We celebrated once again alongside Daramalan College in what is becoming a long-standing tradition. To mark the occasion, Daramalan proudly competed in its Indigenous jerseys, while CGS wore its traditional navy jersey for the first time in recognition of our alumni. Indigenous flags were painted on Main Oval, and a smoking ceremony was led by Brother Richard Allan. It was a meaningful occasion that celebrated community, connection, culture, and the rich history of Canberra Grammar School. A big thank you to Daramalan College and the community for joining us.

In one of our Primary School classrooms, students have been stepping away from the rush of the day to slow down and reconnect with the natural world around them. Their body breaks have turned into little adventures, wandering down to the Agricultural area to visit the chickens and the veggie garden on campus.

Students picked sprigs of fragrant lavender, transforming them into calming perfumes, and eagerly tried to feed handfuls of grass to our feathered friends (with mixed success!). Along the way, students searched carefully through the garden, delighted to discover sweet raspberries ready for tasting and some not-so-ready oranges!

Four CGS Year 10 students put in an outstanding amount of work, forming a team and participating in the Harvard Model UN event hosted at UTS from 21 to 24 May.

Adam, Caelan, Kiernan, and Timmy walked away from the event with an award for 'Best Small Team', having participated in analysis, robust debates and negotiations in committees exploring human settlement, culture, disarmament and other global issues.

Each student was assigned a UN member to research and represent. Caelan represented Peru, Timmy represented Vietnam, Kiernan represented the Philippines, and Adam represented Papua New Guinea.

In addition to their overall event award, in the UNESCO stream, Caelan came in second place overall, awarded 'Outstanding Delegate'. In the Social, Humanitarian and Culture Committee, Adam received 'Honourable Mention'.

It was our Year 3 and 4 students' turn at the Netball ACT Primary Gala Day on Thursday, and what a day they had!

The courts were full of energy, smiles, teamwork and plenty of fun as students learnt new skills, built confidence and enjoyed representing our School. It was fantastic to see so many players supporting each other, cheering from the sidelines and giving every game their best effort!