Headquarters:
24 Gregory Terrace, Spring Hill, Queensland, 4000, Australia
Year founded:
1868
Number of employees:
470
Phone:
+62 7 38345200
Email:
reception@brisbanegrammar.com
Website:
brisbanegrammar.com
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“For students, two significant outcomes are beginning to emerge. We are starting to see a deepening and strengthening of the metacognitive basis of their learning, and also of their broader understanding of themselves as learners and their use of a language of learning.”
Dr Hannah Campos-Remon, Brisbane Grammar School
BRISBANE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Anthony Micallef
Headmaster
Mark Corgat
Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
David Carroll
Deputy Headmaster and
Head of Senior School
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Anthony Micallef is the 12th headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School, commencing in the role in 2014. He is a graduate of the University of Sydney and has also completed a sabbatical at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Anthony has taught in several independent boys’ schools in Brisbane and Sydney where he fulfilled leadership roles in the academic, student wellbeing and co-curricular domains. For the past 25 years, he has served Brisbane Grammar School in a number of key leadership roles. He combines his strong academic, pastoral and sporting background with a collaborative style of leadership and an ardent belief in creating an inclusive educational environment where individual strengths can be encouraged and nurtured.
Headmaster
Anthony Micallef
Mark Corgat joined BGS in 2017. His finance career spans more than 30 years, including tenures with KPMG and Ernst & Young; 10 years in the corporate finance function of Jupiters Limited (hotel and gaming group) including as director of finance; nine years in the corporate function of Holcim Limited (the world’s largest producer of cement) including six years as global head of standards and accounting principles based in Zurich, Switzerland; and most recently as CFO and company secretary of Migas Limited, a not-for-profit charitable enterprise dedicated to training and qualifying trade apprentices throughout Australia. Mark is a Chartered Accountant (Australia) and has worked in several teaching capacities for both the Institute of Chartered Accountants and Griffith University. He is a member of the Management Committee of the Queensland Association of School Business Administrators.
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Mark Corgat
David Carroll commenced working at Brisbane Grammar School in 2014. His career has focused on student wellbeing, an area where he has held senior leadership positions since 1998. David focuses on establishing a system of individual care, where boys are mentored within a safe, supportive, and connected environment. In 2021, his role was extended to include responsibility for the day-to-day running of the School, with a particular focus on the Senior School.
Deputy Headmaster and Head of Senior School
David Carroll
“For students, two significant outcomes are beginning to emerge. We are starting to see a deepening and strengthening of the metacognitive basis of their learning, and also of their broader understanding of themselves as learners and their use of a language of learning.”
Dr Hannah Campos-Remon, Brisbane Grammar School
“Our initial foci have reflected a focus on teacher’s classroom practices. The next steps involve directing more attention to both our academic middle leaders and our students.”
Dr Hannah Campos-Remon, Brisbane Grammar School
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“Our initial foci have reflected a focus on teacher’s classroom practices. The next steps involve directing more attention to both our academic middle leaders and our students.”
Dr Hannah Campos Remon, Brisbane Grammar School
“For students, two significant outcomes are beginning to emerge. We are starting to see a deepening and strengthening of the metacognitive basis of their learning, and also of their broader understanding of themselves as learners and their use of a language of learning.”
Dr Hannah Campos-Remon, Brisbane Grammar School
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Ed Roper
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Ed Roper joined the School as the ICT curriculum support teacher and teacher of mathematics in 1982. Since then, he has been a boarding housemaster, head of year, head of mathematics, and, in the early 2000s, planned and led the introduction of middle schooling at BGS. He commenced in the role of deputy headmaster in 2006 within the staffing and community relations area, and in his current role in 2021.
Deputy Headmaster, People and Culture
Ed Roper
Steve Uscinski
Deputy Headmaster,
Teaching and Learning
Steve Uscinski leads the team of the studies directorate. In his more than 20 years at BGS, he has served as a teacher of English, coach of rugby and cricket, director of the senior dramatic production, boarding housemaster, school administrator and curriculum innovator and leader.
Deputy Headmaster, Teaching and Learning
Steve Uscinski
In the first two years of the introduction of the ATAR in Queensland, Brisbane Grammar School (BGS) has achieved outstanding academic results, scoring a median ATAR of 94.6 in 2020 and 95.3 in 2021.
A driving force behind this success is the school’s Effective Thinking Cultures project, which was developed through the integration of internal research, professional experience, and educational research literature.
At the heart of this project is a philosophy centred on educational innovation, critical thinking, metacognition, and ownership of learning, all of which have demonstrated growth and traction since the project was launched in 2017 to coincide with the beginning of the curriculum and assessment changes in Queensland.
“Our initial foci reflected the need to understand and then develop teachers’ classroom practices. We are now turning our attention to strengthening pedagogical leadership, and to better understanding the outcomes of the work for students.”
Dr Hannah Campos-Remon, Brisbane Grammar School
Greg Thorne
Deputy Headmaster, Co-curricular
Jacqui Zervos
Executive Director, Educational Innovation
Rebecca Campbell
Head of Middle School
Inma Beaumont
Executive Director, Advancement
and Community Relations
Greg Thorne joined BGS in January 2019. He is an experienced educational leader with a broad range of proficiencies. He has expertise in student wellbeing roles, curriculum leadership and school administration. Greg was part of the senior leadership team at Nudgee College for eight years, most recently as the director of activities for sport and culture. He has also been chairperson of multiple GPS Association sub-committees.
Deputy Headmaster, Co-curricular
Greg Thorne
Jacqui Zervos joined the School in 1995 as a teacher of geography and history, having completed her initial teacher qualification at The University of Queensland in 1987 and then spending seven years teaching with Education Queensland. She is well known as a passionate and exemplary teacher of geography and took on the position of head of year in 2001. During the following five years as head of year, Jacqui completed her Master of Education at UQ with a major study into boys’ education. She was appointed head of middle school in 2006. In 2018, she was seconded to her current position and in 2020 was confirmed as executive director, educational innovation on a permanent basis from 2021.
Executive Director, Educational Innovation
Jacqui Zervos
Rebecca Campbell joined BGS in mid-2013 as the School’s first head of Years 5 and 6. She has spent the past 15 years working in GPS boys’ schools. A dedicated educator, she is committed to creating a positive learning culture that supports the holistic development of each student. Rebecca is a graduate of the University of Newcastle, where she completed a master’s degree specialising in educating boys. In recent years, she has attained a Professional Certificate in Instructional Leadership through the University of Melbourne. Rebecca fulfilled the head of middle school role in Term 1 2017 and from 2018 to 2020. She was appointed to the position of head of middle school in 2021.
Head of Middle School
Rebecca Campbell
Inma Beaumont joined BGS at the beginning of 2020. She is an experienced advancement professional, having implemented fundraising and engagement operations for three different units over six years at The University of Queensland. Inma led the fundraising campaign to renovate the Forgan Smith Building, home to the TC Beirne School of Law at UQ. She subsequently spent three years as director of advancement at the UQ Faculty of Health, where she conceived and delivered a major gifts program. Her fundraising experience follows a 15-year career in finance, including as CFO of Citibank Australia. She is a non-executive director of UN Women Australia, Speech Pathology Australia and Women’s College at UQ.
Executive Director Advancement and Community Relations
Inma Beaumont
Diana Godfrey joined Fidelity in 1995, and is currently the senior vice-president, human resources and corporate affairs. She has 27 years of industry experience and has driven innovation and transformative changes to employee benefits, talent development, charitable and diversity and inclusion programs, which have strengthened Fidelity Canada’s position as a top caring employer. She championed the implementation of Fidelity Canada’s value proposition, committed to improving the employee experience to meet their individual needs and the community at large. Fidelity Canada has been recognized with multiple employer awards and designations, which celebrate its work culture and atmosphere, corporate philanthropic initiatives, and health and benefits, to name just a few.
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Cameron Murray is the senior vice president, client services and CIO for Fidelity Investments Canada ULC. In this capacity, he oversees both technology and operations for the organization in Canada. He joined Fidelity in December 1999 as Vice President, Systems Operations. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors for FundSERV, where he has been an executive committee and board member since 2002. He is also on the board of directors for Fidelity Investments Canada ULC.
Senior Vice President, Client Services and Chief Information Officer
Cameron Murray
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of the company’s internal customer
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Dave Longbottom
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Alex Ventura
Head of Marketing
Damian Palovick
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“There has been a significant growth in collaborative critical reflection among staff, leading to an opening up of possibilities for practice, which has been successfully modelled by our cohort of peer lead learners,” she explains.
“In addition, our professional culture has been enriched through consistent use of an evidence-informed language of learning, and a shared focus on intentional planning for classroom practices that support students’ effective thinking.”
Dr Campos-Remon also notes “a school-wide focus on optimising the learning value of BGS’s classroom cultures”.
“For students, two significant outcomes are beginning to emerge. We are starting to see a deepening and strengthening of the metacognitive basis of their learning, and also of their broader understanding of themselves as learners and their use of a language of learning.”
She says the school’s biannual evaluations of progress have informed the project in an ongoing way.
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Alexis Hill
Chief Information Officer
Alexis Hill joined BGS in April 2022 as the School’s first chief information officer to lead the Digital Transformation Program, which aims to use technology and data to enhance student outcomes. As a senior executive with over 14 years of experience in commercial and government industries, she has substantial experience in digital transformation leadership. Alexis has held CIO and director roles that focused on driving technological and organisational change in complex environments. She holds a Bachelor of Business degree and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Alexis Hill
Dr Hannah Campos-Remon, the Director of Organisational Learning at BGS, says the pivotal 2017 strategic imperative was to position the School's graduates as learning-ready citizens in a rapidly changing, unpredictable, global environment.
“A related imperative was to align classroom practices with the re-introduction of external exams as the culminating Year 12 assessment, commencing in 2020,” she tells The Educator.
“Consequently, the rationale for the project is to ensure consistent quality of classroom practice and student experience.”
Dr Campos-Remon says this includes classroom cultures where students develop their self-regulation, and a whole school mandate requiring teachers to engage in professional learning to ensure equity across classroom cultures and the learning opportunities they afford students.
Some significant positive impacts for both students and teachers at BGS have been observed as a result of the project, according to Dr Campos-Remon.
“Our initial foci reflected the need to understand and then develop teachers’ classroom practices. We are now turning our attention to strengthening pedagogical leadership, and to better understanding the outcomes of the work for students.”
Dr Campos-Remon says this will involve further support for developing the pedagogical role of middle leaders and gathering longitudinal data on the student experience.
“This involves gathering data to follow students across their journey at BGS by focusing on their developing capacity for self-regulation,” she says.
“BGS will also be developing strategies to optimise the induction of both new staff and new students to the expectations and practices associated with our Effective Thinking Cultures.”