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Gareth Downey, Head of Boarding
Mr Gareth Downey started at Canberra
Grammar School as the Assistant Head
of Boarding in 2014, and shortly after
moved to the role of Head of Boarding.
He was educated at the University of
York where he obtained his Bachelor of
Science, and then later completed his
Graduate Diploma in Education at the
University of Technology Sydney.
Gareth grew up in North Yorkshire and
moved to Australia in 2001 and met his
wife soon after. Before joining CGS, Ga-
reth also spent time at the Cranbook
School in Bellevue Hill, Sydney, as a
Housemaster. He had a strong passion
for cycling, but switched to rugby in his
late teens, only to re-take up cycling af-
ter retiring from rugby and commuting in
Sydney every day for seven years, before
moving to Canberra.
Dr Justin Garrick, Head of School
Dr Justin Garrick became Head of
Canberra Grammar School in 2011.
He was educated at Sydney Grammar
School and Sydney University, where
he graduated with first class honours in
English Literature. Dr Garrick also has a
master’s degree in Education from the
University of New England.
He undertook his PhD as a Cambridge
Australia Scholar at Corpus Christi
College, Cambridge, and he has an MBA
from the University of London.
He has taught at Sydney Grammar
School, St Paul’s School in London,
Oundle School and Wellington College,
UK, where he was Head of English and
then Deputy (Academic) prior to joining
Canberra Grammar School.