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Commencement Information
The following information will help you prepare for our 2025 School year.
School Terms Calendar
School Hours
| ANNANDALE & NORTH SHORE | NORTH WARD |
| Prep - Year 2 8:45am – 3:00pm |
Years 7 - 12 8:40am – 3:20pm |
| Years 3 - 6 8:30am – 3:00pm |
New Families - Start of School Arrangements
School App
The TGS App is becoming an increasingly used method of communication across the School from PP to Year 12. The App can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play and allows you to tailor your alerts so that they are relevant to your child's year level and co-curricular interest area. You can also access Parent Lounge via the App.
DOWNLOAD: Search Townsville Grammar School in the Apple App Store or Google Play.
- Download the app.
- Go to the SETTINGS icon at the bottom of the screen
- Select NOTIFICATIONS - enable this. You will now receive all general school notices. This includes communications regarding weather events, buses, starting school information etc.
- Select SUBSCRIPTIONS - Select the areas that are relevant - you child's Year level, and any co-curricular in which they are involved.
Pre-Prep (Early Education Centre)
School Uniforms
Trading Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 8:30am-5:00pm
- Saturday: 9:00am-4:00pm
- Sunday: 10:00am-4:00pm
Contact:
Shop 1B / 161 Duckworth Street (Domain Central)
07 44308500 | [email protected]www.theschoollocker.com.au
Books & Stationery - Junior School
All Junior School students will receive a book pack on the first day of School. This will contain all exercise books, text books and basic stationery that your child will need throughout the year. Your child’s teacher will go through these supplies during the first week and will send items home for labelling and covering during the course of the week.
Each child is required to supply their own pencil case.
Books & Stationery - Years 7-12
Text Books: TGS uses as an online text and digital book supplier - Box of Books
Book and stationery lists are provided below, along with an ordering information guide and FAQs.
The deadline for text book orders is Sunday, 8 December 2024 for guaranteed delivery for the 2025 School year.
For parents of non State School enrolled students, the Queensland Government Textbook and Resource Allowance is provided in the second half of each year. This allowance will be reimbursed to TGS parents to assist with the cost of textbooks and stationery. Typically, this will appear as a credit on Term 3 fees.
Book Lists Years 7-12
Sibling Discounts + Family Fee Cap
Please click here for more information on our sibling discounts and family fee cap.
BYOD Policy & Recommendations
Tuckshop
North Ward Campus
The tuckshop menu changes daily, and food items are available for breakfast, morning tea and lunch. Payment at the tuckshop can be via cash or eftpos. Alternatively items can be ordered using the student card and the Flexischool app.
Junior School
Both Junior School campuses offer an online ordering system through www.flexischools.com.au
To create a Flexischools online account:
1. Go to https://flexischools.com.au/ and click Register.
2. Go to Students > Add a student and type your child’s details.
3. Choose the correct School and Campus
4. Choose your child’s year level and class.
5. To enable cashless purchases, type the Student Code from your child’s Student ID Card into the Student Card Number field.
Bus Services
Please click here for information about our TGS and Translink bus services.
Vacation Care Bookings & Programs
Please click here to view upcoming Vacation Care Programs and Booking Form.
Co-Curricular - Performing Arts
Music Performance Uniform Update
We are excited to announce that the female Music Performance Uniform is being redesigned. As part of this process, the new uniforms will not be available at School Locker until May 2025.
For female students who require a Music Performance Uniform before this time, loan options will be available through the School. Current female students may continue wearing their existing uniform throughout 2025, with a two-year transition period for the new design.
Please note, there will be no changes to the boys' Music Performance Uniform.
Further details about the new uniform will be shared at the beginning of next year. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to unveiling the updated design.
Co-Curricular - Club Sport
Student Medical & Medical Action Plans
If parents complete a Medical Action Plan/s for their child, please note that it is the parents’ responsibility to supply the School Nurse or First Aid Officer with the appropriate medication cited on the Medical Action Plan. Medications thus supplied should be clearly labelled with a pharmaceutical label, inclusive of the child’s name and pharmaceutical administration instructions.
Newsletters and Notices
The Principal's Newsletter is distributed twice each term, usually Week 5 and Week 9 or 10, to families across all campuses.
The Junior School Campuses each have a fortnightly newsletter for campus families - the Annandale Update and the North Shore News.
Important School Notices are posted to:
- School app - Download from the Apple App Store or Google Play - search Townsville Grammar School / download / go to settings and then manage your subscriptions.
- School website - If urgent, the notice will appear on the top section of the home page.
- School Facebook - search Townsville Grammar School.
TGS Parents Network
Our TGS Parents Network provides a great opportunity for parents from all campuses to support the School.
All parents, from Pre-Prep to Year 12 are welcome to attend our friendly and welcoming meetings where we discuss ways in which we can support the school through a range of activities and events. The Parents Network is also a great way to meet other parents across the campuses and helps to build our community spirit.
If you are a Junior School parent, you are also welcome to join in our campus-based Parents Network committees. These committees work toward hosting parent/family engagement events at each campus throughout the year.
MEETINGS
Meetings occur each month (during term time) in School House at the North Ward Campus. The School Principal also attends and provides an update on the School. Click here for the schedule of meetings for 2025.
There are a number of ways in which you can be involved. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact our Parent Network committee via [email protected], or come to one of our meetings.
EVENTS - Each year we have a number of events for our Grammar community. In 2025 these will include the Black & Gold Carnival (Annandale Campus) and the Mothers' Day and Fathers' Day lunches, as well as campus-based events.
Publications
- 2025 School Wall Calendar - will be distributed to families in Week 1, Term 1.
- 2025 School Handbook is available online
- School Magazine (2024) - will be distributed to families in Term 1
- Principal's Speech Day Report 2024 - available online and hard copies are available from the North Ward Campus office.
- The Grammarian Magazine - available online and hard copies are available from the North Ward Campus office.
