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a ‘closing-the-gap’ committee focused
on enhancing reconciliation. It has
three boarders who earned indigenous
scholarships through the school’s
Cape York Leadership Program, while
another three indigenous boys are in
the house through other bursary style
programs.
A setting that inspires
What truly stood out when speaking
to the pair, was the supportive, nur-
turing environment the school places
around its students. The school takes
its five values of learning, endeav-
our, respect, community and leader-
ship, and translates them into expec-
tations.
“House rules aren’t the way we want
to run the boarding house; we think ex-
pectations bring a better result,” said
Williams-Jones.
“Just this term we introduced a posi-
tive behaviour framework to the boys,
and it will be a means by which we can
recognise, acknowledge and reward
behaviour which we think contributes
positively to towards the development
of the community.”
As our conversation comes to a close,
it’s clear that it is in the values of the
school, and passion the staff have for
it that will bring out the best in its stu-
dents. This is characterised beautifully
in Carroll’s parting words to us:
“Student wellbeing is a key part of
every Brisbane Grammar School boy’s
journey. Supporting our students is re-
ally, really important here.”
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