Category: Secondary School
Coaching culture leads to exceptional VCE results
December 11th, 2023 by Emily Beaton
Dux David (Mingdong) Yang received the highest possible ATAR of 99.95, one of only 39 students in the state to do so. He also achieved a perfect study score of […]
State Chess Championships
October 11th, 2023 by Arthur Le
Over the last few years, BGS has established a flourishing and engaging culture of chess. On Monday, BGS hosted the largest ever Victorian School Chess tournament, with 275 of the […]
UK Cricket Tour 2023
July 18th, 2023 by Marie Crosbie
34 BGS cricketers from Years 10-12 and five staff spent the entirety of the three week holiday in the UK, France and Belgium as part of the 2023 Cricket Tour. […]
New Cultural Jersey
May 31st, 2023 by Michele Fisher
Katie is a Secondary School English teacher and Under 14 Rugby Union coach at BGS. As a proud Kamilaroi woman, she worked with Pacifica artist, Isaac Westerlung on the design […]
An Evening with Barack Obama
April 3rd, 2023 by Arthur Le
VCE Politics students had a special opportunity to volunteer at the ‘Night with President Obama’ presentation at John Cain Arena. It was an unforgettable experience for the students to witness […]
Design Industry Leaders at BGS
March 22nd, 2023 by Arthur Le
The Unit 3/4 Visual Communication Design students recently met with Industry leaders as part of their U3 Industry SAC requirement. Andrew Low (Hassell Studio, Principal and Co-head of the Commercial and […]
Secondary Reporting
March 21st, 2023 by Marie Crosbie
With the implementation of our new learning management system (Schoolbox), we reviewed our parent report experience. Our findings suggest that we needed to further strengthen our three-cornered partnership approach to […]
Magic of mentorship
February 23rd, 2023 by Michele Fisher
Together with BGS Indigenous Mentor Katie Bugden, they were taught Wayapa, a meditative dance to connect to the elements and to give thanks to country. The students also worked with […]
Preparing for exams
November 2nd, 2022 by Marie Crosbie
Here are some helpful tips for students in the lead up to exams. Start your preparation early All year levels will be undertaking exams in the next month so students […]
A coaching culture
September 8th, 2022 by Michele Fisher
Many know coaching as a fundamental element in sport and as a high impact form of staff development but coaching is part of the BGS way of being. As […]