Rockhampton Grammar School

The Rockhampton Grammar School
The Rockhampton Grammar School
Location
	Rockhampton , Queensland ; Australia
Coordinates	23°23′04.85″S150°29′37.93″E / 23.3846806°S 150.4938694°E
Information
Type	Independent, day & boarding
Motto	Latin: Macte Virtute Et Litteris; (Grow in character and scholarship)
Established	1881
Head teacher	Dr Phillip Moulds
Years	EL–12
Gender	Co-educational
Number of students	~1350
Campus	Rockhampton
Color(s)	Red, white & black
Website	www.rgs.qld.edu.au

Last updated June 26, 2025

The Rockhampton Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational, day and boarding school located in The Range, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia catering to students from Early Learning through to Year 12.

History

The school was founded in 1881.^{[ citation needed ]}

Some of the school's buildings were listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992.^[1]

Houses

The four school houses are Wheatcroft, Wheatley, Kellow and Jardine, all being named after previous headmasters.

Notable alumni

Alexander Belonogoff, Olympic rower
Tara Cheyne, politician
Ben Condon, professional rugby league player
Theo Fourie, professional rugby union player
George Creed, politician
David Daniel, politician
Sir Robin Edward Dysart Grey, banker and 6th Baronet Grey of Fallodon.^[2]
Harold Hartley, politician
Nev Hewitt, politician
Beatrice Hutton, architect
Gary Larson, Australian representative rugby league player
Brittany Lauga, politician
J.S.S. Martin, Scottish military doctor in both World Wars
Ken O'Dowd, politician
Stuart Robert, politician and former Minister for Human Services
Alex Russell, film actor

Notable staff

References

↑ "Rockhampton Grammar School (entry 600781)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
↑ "SYDNEY JUNIOR EXAMINATIONS". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. LIX, no. 13, 899. Queensland, Australia. 30 July 1902. p. 9. Retrieved 14 October 2021– via National Library of Australia.

External links

Rockhampton Grammar School Website

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[1] "Rockhampton Grammar School (entry 600781)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

[Grey-2] "SYDNEY JUNIOR EXAMINATIONS". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. LIX, no. 13, 899. Queensland, Australia. 30 July 1902. p. 9. Retrieved 14 October 2021– via National Library of Australia.

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