Events

  1. North West Equestrian Expo

    2 June - 5 June
  2. P&F Trivia Night – Saturday Night Fever

    2 June @ 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm AEST
  3. Year 12 Study Day – Library

    4 June @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm AEST
  4. Secret Men’s Business and PJ Party

    6 June @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm AEST
  5. Foundation Day

    9 June @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm AEST

News

  • 2023 Redlands Cup Draft Team List (Updated)

    The draft team lists for the 2023 Redlands Cup Competition are now available: 2023 Redlands Cup Draft Team List (Tuesday 30th May 2023) Please direct any queries to snowsports@smgs.nsw.edu.au
  • 2023 Regional Interschools Snowsports Draft Team List

    The draft team lists for the 2023 Regional Interschools Snowsports Competition are now available: 2023 Interschools Snowsports Draft Team List (Tuesday 23rd May 2023) Please direct any queries to snowsports@smgs.nsw.edu.au
  • Snowy Monaro Anzac Day Services

    As ANZAC Day approaches, SMGS encourages our staff and students to participate in the services across our region and beyond.   All students attending the ANZAC Day services must be dressed in full school uniform, including a blazer and school hat.   We take great pride in our student’s participation in this significant event and […]
  • SMGS P&F Car Raffle – Winners Announced

    Drumroll, please! We just drew the winners of our SMGS P&F car raffle! Congratulations to the holder of ticket #608! Your new ride is waiting for you!   A huge thank you to all of the members of SMGS P&F who worked tirelessly to make the car raffle a success Your dedication and hard work […]

Technology

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Year 6 STEM race to the finish line with their fan-driven carts

This semester, our Year 6 students have been busy in STEM, re-purposing old equipment to build fan-driven cars. The hands-on activity required students to call upon a breadth of skills, including collaboration, critical thinking, planning, creativity and working technical skills. Through re-purposing old equipment, students completed the following four tasks:  Task 1: Salvage usable parts from [...]

Engaging students in areas in which they love to learn

With credible research demonstrating that students in education across the globe are disengaging from learning and school, at Snowy Mountains Grammar School we are heading in the opposite direction and engaging students in areas in which they love to learn. In addition, our students also learn the full complement of the rigorous Australian Curriculum administered [...]

Tearing down the barriers to technology – 5 tips for implementing open technology

Throughout my career, I've been told that technology needs to be "controlled". It should be locked down so tight that it is virtually impossible to break or manipulate. The technology is there to "serve a specific purpose" and should not be tampered with. This is great for IT Managers and their support staff. If you [...]

Technology in the Classroom

I recently read an article in the media that, in essence, stated that the use of personal devices (laptops and iPads) was responsible for Australia’s drop in the global rankings in the Programme for International Student Achievement (PISA) tests from 2000 to 2012. PISA is a triennial international survey test of around 500,000 15 year [...]