Written by 2017 alumnus, Callum Bradshaw Last week’s Australian Figure Skating Championships in Brisbane were very successful for Anastasia and me. We performed very well under pressure, especially among the most competitors we’ve faced this year from around Australia and New Zealand. Anastasia skated a PB and was very pleased with her clean skate. She [...]
Despite being 21 years young, Snowy Mountains Grammar School has a rich history in debating. This year, SMGS entered three teams into the NGS Super National Virtual Debating Competition. Our Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6) and 5 (Years 9 and 10) teams started their competitions early in the year against schools from Tasmania, Queensland [...]
The 2017 SMGS Year 12 cohort received their HSC marks last week. Students’ hard work over the last 12 months paid off, with many students achieving four or more Band 5 (80-89 marks) or Band 6 (90–100 marks) results. Acting Principal, Kelli Wilson, was delighted with this year’s cohort’s performance, saying, “The 2017 results [...]
SMGS was very excited to be able to share with Kindergarten families the results that were received from external diagnostic testing that was conducted by the University of Western Australia at the end of the school year. Students in their first year of school (Kindergarten) at SMGS participated in the PIPS (Performance Indicators in Primary [...]
Those present in the Snowy Shed for Speech Day 2017 would agree the feelings of excitement, anticipation, relief and nostalgia were palpable. It was the last day of the school year, after all. One of our school’s newest Board members, attending Speech Day for the first time, commented at the conclusion of the event how [...]
On Tuesday, 12th December, the first round of applications for the 2018 SMGS ESA program will open. Entering its third year, the ESA program will continue to work on providing the highest level of academic, pastoral and logistical support to its snowsports athletes who are at levels 2, 3 and 4 in the pre-elite category [...]
On Sunday, 19th November, SMGS student Mackenzie Harding and ‘Red’ were selected to ride in the 2018 Sydney Royal Easter Show. We were provided with a bit of background information on the complexities of selection to compete at the Sydney Royal Easter Show by Ms Sarah Woodhouse, Zone Chief Instructor for the local area (Jindabyne, [...]
Earlier this year, SMGS students were recognised for their achievements in the ICAS Mathematics, ICAS English and RACI Chemistry Quiz. Our students’ impressive results are a testament to their hard work and the strong academic standards we promote at SMGS. According to the Educational Assessment Australia (EAA) website, over one million student entries are accepted [...]
Jindabyne, NSW (8 December 2017) – Snowy Mountains Grammar School announces launch of SMGS Alumni, its Alumni Engagement and Relations Program. Over the past twenty-one years, SMGS has worked diligently to bring our school’s founders’ vision to reality – SMGS to be recognised as a premier day and boarding school community, offering a diverse range [...]
