As Head of Boarding, I and the dedicated boarding team, would like to extend to you a very warm welcome to Cribb House, the home of Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar School’s boarding community.
The School has a very proud history of providing a highly valued boarding program to students from diverse local and international backgrounds.
Cribb House offers many unique opportunities to boarding students. Research confirms that boarders develop close friendships and values through resilience, tolerance, flexibility and independence, often much earlier than others who are not given the same educational opportunities.
Being an active part of the Cribb House community presents boarders the unique opportunities to:
- Access additional academic help from tutors and the School’s library and learning resources after school.
- Enjoy the security and pastoral care given to boarders who are supervised in an environment where they are supported and routines are established.
- Develop great friendships and insights into staff and other students who may be from different backgrounds and cultures.
- Be guided by the influence of positive role models and learn the skills associated with living as a member of a close-knit community.
- Develop personal qualities such as independence, resilience, flexibility and respect for the rights of others.
- Develop leadership skills and qualities through their participation in our Learning Leadership Program.
Welcome to our close-knit community. I look forward to a positive year where opportunities are provided and embraced, challenges are overcome, and successes are celebrated.
It is truly an honour to be entrusted with the care of such vibrant, energetic and wonderful future leaders.
Life in Cribb House
Cribb House is a dynamic and busy home-away-from-home where we encourage girls to develop independence and maturity. Afternoons are for free time, shopping on allocated days, sports training and practice as well as attending to their washing and upkeep of personal belongings.
Dormitories
- Cribb House is composed of five wings, each with its own bathroom, laundry and common room. Each dormitory wing has been named after a long serving member of the IGGS Board of Trustees:
- Tatham Wing – William Tatham 1890-1921
- Hargreaves Wing – Joseph Hargreaves – 1893-1928, William Hargreaves – 1934-1944
- Wilson Wing – George Wilson 1895-1922
- Gill Wing – George Gill 1915-1943
- Hancock Wing – May and John Hancock – from 1966
Cribb House supervisors oversees the allocation of beds. In all Year levels the bed allocations are changed each term, so that every boarder has the opportunity to make new friends. Bed allocations are non-negotiable. Girls may decorate their areas using bluetac.
Meals
While on campus, boarders are expected to attend all meals offered in the Dining Room. Boarders are provided with the following meals:
Monday to Friday
- Breakfast: In the Dining Room, 7.00am – 7.45am.
- Morning Tea: In the Dining Room, 10.15am – 10.40am.
- Lunch: In the Dining Room, 12.25pm – 1.10pm.
- Afternoon Tea: In Cribb House after school.
- Dinner: In the Dining Room, 5.30pm – 6.10pm.
Saturday and Sunday
- Breakfast: In the Dining Room, Saturday 8.00am – 9.00am and Sunday 8.30am – 9.30am. Not compulsory.
- Lunch: In the Dining Room, 12.30pm. Compulsory for all boarders on campus. Only Years 11 and 12 boarders have permission to sit outside the Dining Room within eyesight of staff.
- Dinner: In the Dining Room, 5.30pm. Compulsory for all boarders on campus.
Supper is provided in Cribb House each night.
Any boarder who requires a late meal (due to sport or cultural commitments) must request it in advance.
All boarders must sit in an orderly manner, be neatly dressed with closed footwear in the Dining Room. Sleepwear and singlet tops are not permitted.
Boarders must display respect for, and courtesy toward, dining staff at all times and should not ordinarily enter the kitchen area.
Laundry
Learning how to do your own washing is a great skill to have before students commence boarding. Each wing has two front loading washing machines, two dryers and a clothes line.
The following are points to consider regarding laundry:
- Boarders are not required to bring their own linen; however, they should bring their own doona, doona cover and pillow to help make their room feel like their own.
- All boarders clothing must be clearly named with either stitched-on name labels or black permanent laundry marker.
- Boarders have access to washing machines and dryers and are responsible for washing their personal clothing as required. They may also wash their own pillowcase and towel.
- Bedlinen and towels are washed weekly by an external service provider.
- The washing machines are front loaders. Please ensure only front loading washing powder is brought into Cribb House.
- Washing machines and dryers are not to be operated during Prep or after 9.00pm.
Lounge/Leisure Areas
All Year levels have their own common areas. These consist of lounges, TV, DVD player, fridge and microwave.
Prep
Every boarder is required to take part in supervised Prep on Sunday to Thursday nights. The times allocated for Prep are as follows:
- Sunday – Compulsory for all Year levels, 6.30pm – 8.00pm in Cribb House
- Monday to Thursday – Compulsory for all Year levels, 6.30pm – 8.00pm
- Years 5 to 10: in the Peter Phillips Senior School Complex
- Years 11 to 12: in Cribb HouseMonday to Thursday – Compulsory for all Year levels, 6.30pm – 8.00pm
Prep is designed to encourage the development of lifelong, healthy study habits and maximise uninterrupted study time. During allocated Prep times, girls will be supervised by Boarding Supervisors, along with the Head and Assistant Head of Boarding. Years 11 to 12 girls will be expected to keep their doors open and phones out of reach on their pillow during this time, to allow supervisors to move freely between the rooms and provide academic support. Girls who do not wish to continue to study after 8.30pm must remain quiet so that the girls choosing to study are not disturbed.
Girls who return to Cribb House after 6.30pm from sporting commitments are able to eat their dinner in the ground floor Common Room. They are then to make their way to the allocated study area to start their Prep.
Girls returning from Weekend Leave on Sunday evening are asked to arrive prior to 6.30pm or after 8.00pm so as not to cause disruption to other students in Prep.
Boarding Options
At Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar School, we offer girls from around Australia and overseas a stable, well-rounded educational experience in our highly supervised, supportive family environment.
For families that need flexibility and convenience, we offer casual, weekly and full-time on-site boarding for girls from Year 5 to Year 12.
As a boarder, your daughter will be safe, comfortable, well fed, highly supervised, academically and socially supported.
Our recently renovated Cribb House is a multi-level, home-away-from-home fitted with essential security features and alarmed every evening. The House stands in the middle of our campus and overlooks the city of Ipswich and the School’s extensive, landscaped grounds.
Our girls eat healthy meals planned by our nutritionist and made fresh in our Dining Hall each day.
Your daughter’s health and wellbeing are paramount, and our dedicated teachers, counsellors, nutritionist, registered nurse and experienced boarding supervisors and staff are all on hand to take good care of her.
Throughout her learning adventure she will have academic support and access to resident staff each evening to assist her with homework over a nightly, two-hour supervised study session.
We understand she will need time to herself and part of the structured life in our boarding community is down time. Our boarders are encouraged to become involved in some of the School’s many co-curricular activities and have plenty of time to socialise with friends.
Boarding will foster your daughter’s independence and personal growth under the watchful eye of our teachers and mentors. From the moment she joins us she will become part of a special, inclusive community where she will make lifelong friends.
Flexible Boarding
We understand that modern families need flexibility and convenience and offer a variety of after school care and overnight boarding options through our Grammar Plus program.
Grammar Plus options include:
- Grammar Plus study: Afternoon tea, shower, dinner with the boarders, two-hour supervised homework session, late pick-up at 9pm.
- $40 per session (same day bookings)
- Grammar Plus overnight: A popular option for girls with a heavy co-curricular program, during exam blocks or who may live outside a travelling radius of 30 minutes from the school.
- $82 per night (24hrs notice required)
- Grammar Plus weekly: This allows our students to leave on Friday afternoon to spend time with their families and return on either Sunday evening or Monday morning.
- $82 per night (24hrs notice required)
- Grammar Plus casual: Casual and temporary stays
- $82 per night (24hrs notice required)
Grammar Girl for a Week
We know you want the best for your daughter. So do we, which is why we invite prospective Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar boarders to be our VIP guests for a few days, or a week, to experience our special boarding community.
Your daughter’s days will be fun and busy as she immerses herself in our positive, proactive school community. She will attend classes, stay at Cribb House, meet our teachers, boarding staff and mentors and try out some of our wonderful facilities and co-curricular activities.
Grammar Girl for a Day
Our special preview day invites your daughter to be our VIP guest in her future classroom for a school day to experience our exceptional learning and vibrant School community.
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