Governance

Each of the eight Grammar Schools in Queensland is constituted under the Grammar Schools Act 2016 (Qld) and is a Statutory Body, governed by a Board of Trustees.

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees comprises seven members appointed by the Queensland Governor in Council, of whom four are members nominated by the Minister for Education and three are elected. Trustees serve the School on a voluntary basis.

Members of the Board of Trustees of Townsville Grammar School, as appointed 13 March 2025 for a four year term:

Ministerial Members:

Professor Christopher Cocklin
Ms Sally McCutcheon
Mrs Beverly Price (Deputy Chair)
Mrs Suzanne Wilson

Elected Members:

Mr Grant Bell
Mrs Susan Kinobe
Mr Carl Valentine (Chair)

Senior Management Team

Mr Timothy Kelly - Principal
Mr Greg Walsh - Business Manager
Mr Connor Barrett - Deputy Principal
Ms Amy Byrnes - Director of Curriculum
Mrs Sandra Hughes - Head of Senior School
Mr Martin Tait - Head of Junior School
Mrs Emma Lombard - Director of Enrolments
Ms Julie Plath - Director of Marketing & Engagement

Annual Reports

Queensland Grammar Schools

The eight Queensland Grammar Schools were established between 1863 and 1892.

Historically, the establishment of a Grammar School was a form of community-government partnership that provided a cost-effective way for the State Government to support secondary school education, before the newly independent State was in a position to establish state secondary schools. The contemporary approach is for the State to provide secondary education through the establishment of a state school under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006.

The State Government also supports the provision of education through the regulation and funding of non-government schools. Read more here.

Grammar Schools of Queensland:

Ipswich Grammar School (Est.1863)
Brisbane Grammar School (Est.1868)
Brisbane Girls Grammar School (Est.1875)
Toowoomba Grammar School (Est.1875)
Rockhampton Grammar School (Est.1881)
Townsville Grammar School (Est.1888)
Rockhampton Girls Grammar School (Est.1892)
Ipswich Girls Grammar School (Est.1892)

The Grammar Schools Act

The Grammar School Act 2016 (GSA) and the Grammar Schools Regulation 2016 provide a framework for the establishment and regulation of eight Queensland Grammar Schools. Each school is governed by a Board of Trustees, appointed by the Governor in Council. The GSA provides that the Board of Trustees for each Grammar School is a statutory body. The GSA regulates the business of the Grammar School Boards, the keeping and auditing of accounts and making of budgets