Suriyarajan Maniam (Class of 2016) (left) was recognized as leadership material in his final year and had the full support of the boarding students and staff when he was appointed Boarding Captain. This was a role that saw him working with the boarding community to ensure a positive environment was maintained and the boys could [...]
Ipswich Grammar School Old Boy events are seeing increased engagement. We are always striving to improve what is offered and wish to ensure the calibre and style of these events meet or even exceed the expectations of our Old Boys.To help us achieve our goal we are looking for your help. We hope that [...]
Hundreds of Old Boys and members of the IGS community flocked to Old Boys' Day which saw the school take on Brisbane Boys College in Rugby and Basketball. A great day had by everyone the event continues to be one of the feature events on the school calendar. Members of the 1998 cohort [...]
Nick Politis (Class of 1960) is celebrating 25 years as chairman of NRL club the Sydney Roosters. His involvement in Rugby League spans four decades but after joining the club in 1993 he has become a 'Rooster for life'. A very successful businessman, Politis ran and expanded WFM Motors Pty Ltd from 1974, rebranding it [...]
Tom Wheeler (Class of 2016) has continued with his volleyball post graduation and taken his playing career to the next level after securing a position at the Australian Institute of Sport at the end of 2016. A stint in their volleyball program prepared Wheeler for scholarship opportunity in Canada where he has just returned to [...]
The latest Ipswich Grammar School Business Breakfast hosted by the Old Boys was another success and guests were privileged to hear from guest speaker Matt Hood (Class of 1985). Hood is Director of Rugby Farm, a large scale fresh produce and distribution business located in the Lockyer Valley. Hood spoke fondly of his time at [...]
Joseph Deng (Class of 2016) has broken the Australian 800m in a Diamond League athletics event held in Monaco. Deng's time of 1min 44.21 seconds beat the 50 year old record of 1:44.40. The original time was set by gold medalist Ralph Doubell at the 1968 Olympics held in Mexico City and equaled 46 years [...]
Legendary film director and Ipswich Grammar Old Boy, George Miller was recognised for his role as an industry leader in the global film business with being inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame. Miller (Class of 1958) helped to put Australia on the world stage for film making with his 1979 film Mad [...]
Lieutenant-General Henry John Coates (Class of 1951) continued his education at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, from which he graduated in 1955, returning later as its Commandant. He served on exchange with the United States Army and British Army before commanding a Cavalry (Armoured Personnel Carrier) Squadron in South Vietnam from 1970-71. He was the [...]
It was great to see another large turnout of Old Boys at the GPS home round for Football and Tennis on the weekend for the first Old Boys' Day of the year. Held at the IGS Sporting fields at Brassall the round combined with the annual Junior Spartan Day which resulted in a day that [...]
