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Volume 26 No.2 August 2016 back to back Educational Leaders Nepal Adventure Tour Swim Coach Success Chess Champions Two new senior Students, Staff and Expertise and experience Junior School students educators have joined Parents have an receives professional top performers the School adventure of a lifetime recognition From the Headmaster ...................................................................................2 From the President ......................................................................................23 A Letter to the Headmaster ......................................................................4 Old Boy News ...................................................................................................25 Senior Educational Leaders .....................................................................5 Past Mothers' Group ...................................................................................28 Scholars' Assembly .........................................................................................6 Mathematics Department Success ....................................................7 Obituaries ............................................................................................................29 Nepal Adventure Tour ..................................................................................8 Congratulations to Old Boy, Matt Denny (2011-13) ..........30 Rugby Tour to New Zealand ....................................................................9 Basketball Success........................................................................................10 From the Junior School ............................................................................11 Volume 27 No.2 August 2016 Editor: Toowoomba Grammar School Publications Department Cricket V Downlands College ...............................................................12 Design: Jason Seiler, Publications Conor McLoughlin, Year 12 ...................................................................12 and Digital Media Officer Head Swim Coach's Success .................................................................13 Photography: TGS Publications back to ANZAC Day Service & Grandparents' Day .................................14 back Department and various students and staff members Yalari Indigenous Education Scholarship ..................................14 Front Cover: The GPS Football Cup - Chess Champions ..........................................................................................15 TGS 2016 Co-Premiers. Educational Leaders Nepal Adventure Tour Swim Coach Success Chess Champions Two new senior Students, Staff and Expertise and experience Junior School students educators have joined Parents have an receives professional top performers Photo: Publication Department ADFA Education Award ............................................................................16 the School adventure of a lifetime recognition Artist in Residence........................................................................................16 A publication of Toowoomba Grammar School International Conductor Guest Workshops .............................17 PO Box 2900, Toowoomba Qld 4350 24 Margaret Street, Toowoomba Qld 4350 First Place in Queensland, Rupert Bevan, Year 12 ...............18 Tel: 07 4687 2500 Fax: 07 4687 2582 The Queensland Legal Profession and the Great War ......19 Email: [email protected] Web: www.twgs.qld.edu.au Cricos Registration No: 00525D ABN 86 510 299 250 Three TGS Boys Representing Australia in Rugby ...............20 Incorporating Balliwanga, the newsletter of the Back to Back Football Premiers ..........................................................21 Toowoomba Grammar School Old Boys’ Association Inc. Email: [email protected] Web: www.tgsoba.org.au Football Fairytale ..........................................................................................22 ABN 38 614 918 181 1www.twgs.qld.edu.au Download the TGS App Toowoomba Grammar School @toowoombags From the Headmaster Dear TGS Community, Any successful organisation seeks feedback from clients as a means of improving current offerings and practices. At the same time corporate history has shown, time and time again, that organisations which are unresponsive to the market and arrogant in not considering changing demands will not succeed in the longer term. To this end we at Toowoomba Grammar consultancy, MMG Education. The parent cohorts will now be considered. School have engaged in a thorough survey surveys were extensive and covered in excess In Year 12 the following charts reveal of Year 6 and Year 12 parents in an attempt of 300 aspects in relation to education at our the percentage of parents who noted to obtain constructive feedback on the School. We were extremely pleased with the their expectations had been met or performance of the School and to identify response rate which included a total of 106 exceeded across thirty key areas. These any areas of perceived deficiency requiring Year 12 parents and a further 50 parents of areas had been ranked in order of the our attention. This survey was conducted in sons who were in Year 6 in 2015. The major importance the parents placed on these November of last year by a Sydney-based findings from both the Year 12 and Year 6 same areas when choosing a school. 2015 TGS Year 12 Parents - % Expectations Met/Exceeded 2015 TGS Year 12 Parents - % Expectations Met/Exceeded First 15 (n=106) Next 15 (n=106) Quality of teaching 89% Class sizes 91% Social & cultural The School's values 91% diversity 91% GPS Sporting Assoc. Balanced education 96% membership 98% A single sex Academic standards 94% boys' school 100% Focus on pastoral care providing Size of student a safe & caring environment 90% population 91% Performing Arts Facilities & Resources 99% program 98% Learning support The School's reputation 95% 86% program Location - Co-curricular program 96% 99% proximity to home Vocational Education Sports program 85% 99% Program Good education at a 87% A boarding 93% reasonable cost school for boys Pastoral Care 91% A non-denominational 99% school Location - access The School's traditions 96% 93% to transport Family association Headmaster's leadership 88% 91% with the school OP results 98% Naplan results 95% Range of elective subjects 95% A Prep to Year 12 School 96% Percent Expectations Met/Exceeded All 94% 2 The Director of MMG Education, Mr Nicholas title of Jim Collins’ best-selling management We also encourage all parents to give us Guyatt, summarised his findings relating to strategy book "From Good to Great". feedback, as appropriate, regarding areas the parent survey as follows: “In the view of The parents of our Year 6 boys in the in which we are exceeding expectations or MMG Education, the responses of parents Junior School last year were also most performing at a less than optimal level. indicate that Toowoomba Grammar School complimentary of the School’s performance. is in exceptionally robust good health. As with the Year 12 parents from last year, With best wishes, This is indicated by the very high levels the Year 6 parents also ranked those areas of satisfaction with the experiences and in which their expectations had been met Peter B. Hauser opportunities that the School has provided its or exceeded across key areas, also ranked Headmaster students and very high scores for indicators in order of the importance they placed of parents’ loyalty (affinity) and advocacy.” on these same areas when choosing a Whilst appreciating the extremely positive school. The results were as follows: independent report from MMG Education, We thank those parents who completed the we will be seeking to improve in all areas of survey to enable us to obtain meaningful and the School’s operation consistent with the helpful feedback regarding our operations. 2015 TGS Year 6 Parents - % Expectations Met/Exceeded 2015 TGS Year 6 Parents - % Expectations Met/Exceeded First 15 (n=50) Next 15 (n=50) Headmaster's Quality of teaching 98% 89% leadership Learning support The School's values 96% 86% program Social and Balanced education 94% 94% cultural diversity Range of Academic standards 96% 97% elective subjects Focus on pastoral care providing 94% Size of student 88% a safe & caring environment population A prep to The School's reputation 100% 100% Year 12 School Facilities & Resources 98% GPS Sport 92% Performing Arts Class sizes 82% 95% program A non-denominational The School's tradition 100% 93% school Good education at a 84% 100% reasonable cost NAPLAN results Head of Junior 92% Location - 97% School's leadership proximity to home Co-curricular program 100% Family association 92% (excluding sport) with the School Sports program 94% Location - access 97% to transport A single sex 100% A boarding school 95% boys' school for boys OP results 100% All 94% 3 A Letter to the Headmaster A key goal for all of us at TGS is to provide 2015), told the Headmaster that he would a well-rounded and balanced educational keep in contact and would write to him programme which engages students and regarding his ‘GAP’ year away overseas in assists them in becoming fine young men. 2016. The Headmaster, Mr Hauser, thought In Year 12 we particularly enjoy the better you would enjoy reading of Oliver’s exploits relationships we share with the young men and experiences. Mr Hauser shared this as they mature, identify a range of future email with you with the consent of Oliver, a directions and appreciate the work that young