Ipswich Girls' Grammar School Buildings, Private school buildings in Ipswich, Australia.
Ipswich Girls' Grammar School is a private school with multiple buildings at Chermside Road that combines classical architecture with modern educational facilities. The campus features classrooms, sports areas, administrative spaces, and various communal zones serving students from Kindergarten through Year 12.
The school was founded in 1892 as the final non-denominational grammar school established under Queensland's Grammar Schools Act of 1860, starting with 31 students. Over time it expanded significantly to accommodate growing enrollment and additional facilities.
The first 31 students, enrolled in 1892 under headmistress Fanny E. Hunt, included Eleanor Constance Greenham, the first Queensland woman to earn a medical degree, and Estelle Cribb, the first woman to take a Master of Arts in mathematics at Sydney University. The second and third women called to the Queensland Bar were also educated here.
The buildings stand at 82 Chermside Road, Ipswich, on land granted in 1890 by the trustees of Queen's Park. They form a working private school campus, not a public museum, so there are no visitor opening hours or guided tours; the group was entered on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The first headmistress, Fanny E. Hunt, B.Sc. of the University of Sydney, was appointed by the board of trustees in October 1891 and led the school when it opened on 1 February 1892 with 31 girls. From that first intake came Eleanor Constance Greenham, the first Queensland woman to take a medical degree, and Estelle Cribb, the first woman to earn a Master of Arts in mathematics at Sydney University.
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