TIGS

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Wollongong, New South Wales
Added by Jopie, at 01 January 2020

The Illawarra Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, co-educational day school located at Mangerton in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The school currently caters for about 1,100 pupils from pre-preparatory school to Year 12.HistoryThe Illawarra Grammar School was founded in 1959 through the efforts of the late Bishop Gordon Begbie and a group of 'founding parents' who firmly believed in the need for a regional Anglican School to be based in the Illawarra. On its opening day, 3 February 1959, the first headmaster, Rev R F Bosanquet and two staff, welcomed 28 boys into the school. In 1975, the school became co-educational when it amalgamated with SCEGGS 'Gleniffer Brae'. In 2009 TIGS celebrated the Golden Jubilee of its founding.In 2012 TIGS became an International Baccalaureate World School, implementing the Primary Years Program (PYP). In 2016, the school became accredited for the Middle Years Program (MYP) and the IB Diploma Programme (DP). Students in year 11 are given a choice between the NSW HSC program and the DP program.Notable alumni Rachael Murphy - star of reality TV show America's Smartest Model; graduated dux of the Class of 1999Robert Hurley - member of the Australian swimming team David McKeon - competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games for the Australian swimming team Emma McKeon - won four gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games; debuted at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, where she won one gold, two silver and one bronze medals Jarrod Poort - competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio for the Australian swimming team James Ryan Cooper - author, entrepreneur, and musician

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