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The school has a boarding house (the BoHo), the ACT's first and only exclusively female boarding option. Boarding options include full-time boarding, weekly boarding, and casual boarding; international and regional students typically board full-time. The BoHo is located on the Senior School grounds and provides meals in the Dining Hall, study spaces and health and wellbeing support, with a dedicated Director of Boarding and a team of supervisors.
Uniforms are available exclusively from The CGGS Shop on the Senior School campus. The shop stocks new and second-hand CGGS uniforms, including sports items, with online ordering and pickup or home delivery. Cash payments are not accepted.
Meals are provided in the Dining Hall with a balanced hot and cold menu. The menu accommodates dietary requirements and uses locally sourced produce; it changes seasonally and evolves in response to boarder feedback.
The House System is the basis of the pastoral care program. There are four Junior School houses and six Senior School houses; students remain in the same House for the duration of their time at CGGS, with Houses providing opportunities for participation in music, dance, drama, sport, debating and leadership activities.
The ownership of CGGS properties is vested in CGGS, a company limited by guarantee, as Trustee for the Canberra Girls Grammar Property Trust. Operations are governed by a Board of Directors, the majority of whom are appointed by the Bishop-in-Council of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, with five Directors elected by the company's members. The Principal is appointed by the Board and leads the school with the support of the Executive.
Canberra Girls Grammar School is an independent day and boarding school for girls aged 3 to 18 in Canberra. It is Canberra's first authorised IB Continuum School, offering the IB Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme alongside the Australian Curriculum. The school operates from two Deakin campuses and Grey Street junior site, with lakeside facilities at Lake Burley Griffin and a three-storey science block added in 2012. Students access facilities for science, performing arts, design and textiles, ICT, and libraries on each campus. The IBDP combines six subject groups with core Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay and Creativity, Activity, Service, while Years 11–12 can follow the ACT BSSS pathway. The co-curriculum spans sport, music, drama, debating, service learning and leadership, including rowing and sailing at Yhuuramulum and the Duke of Edinburgh Award. The school marks 100-year centenary in 2026 and welcomes a diverse community with 30+ nationalities.
