Schools Opened Under The Act
There were ten grammar schools opened under the Act – eight of which remain open today. In chronological order, they were:
- Ipswich Grammar School (1863)
- Brisbane Grammar School (1868)
- Toowoomba Grammar School (1875)
- Brisbane Girls Grammar School (1875)
- Rockhampton Grammar School (1881)
- Maryborough Grammar School (1881)
- Maryborough Girls Grammar School (1883)
- Townsville Grammar School (1888)
- Ipswich Girls Grammar School (1892)
- Rockhampton Girls Grammar School (1892)
When it opened in 1881, Rockhampton Grammar School was co-educational. Only four years later, the Board of Trustees decided to exclude females from the School, leading to the construction of Rockhampton Girls Grammar School. The latter opened on 11 March 1892 – one day after the official opening of Ipswich Girls Grammar School. (Females were readmitted to Rockhampton Grammar School in 1977 after a 92-year absence).
In 1936, hit hard by the effects of the Great Depression, the Maryborough Grammar School and Maryborough Girls Grammar School were forced to close. They were subsequently taken over by the Department of Education, Queensland Government, and renamed the Maryborough State High and Intermediate School for Boys and Maryborough State High and Intermediate School for Girls. In 1974, these schools merged to become the Maryborough State High School.
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