Canberra Girls' Grammar School

Canberra Girls Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school predominantly for girls, located in Deakin, a suburb of Canberra, the capital of Australia.Established in 1926 as St Gabriel's School, by the Church of England religious order, the Community of the Sisters of the Church, Canberra Girls Grammar is the oldest private day and boarding school in Canberra. It has a non-selective enrolment policy and caters for approximately 1,600 students, with co-education from Early Learning to Year 2, and girls only from Years 3 to Year 12. Boarding facilities are available on the Senior Campus for up to 95 students in Years 7 to 12.Canberra Girls Grammar School is affiliated with the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia , the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia , the Australian Boarding Schools' Association , and is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools .HistorySt Gabriel's School was established with nine students in 1926, as a day and boarding school for girls, by the Church of England religious order, the Community of the Sisters of the Church (the Kilburn Sisters). It catered for the small but growing community in what was designated as the new Federal capital.