Brisbane Girls Grammar School was founded in March 1875, six years before women were admitted to universities in Sydney and Melbourne.

In 2015, the five-storey, $17.4 million Elizabeth Jameson Research Learning Centre opened, to coincide with the introduction of Year 7 to the school.

Club: Fencing (QFA), Rowing (BRSA) and water polo (BWPI) Lifestyle: Yoga, pilates and rock climbing.

Recent building projects include the Science Learning Centre, opened in October 2020 by His Excellency, the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC.

The building’s seven storeys offer dedicated floors and specialised equipment for each scientific discipline (Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Junior Science).

The Cherrel Hirst Creative Learning Centre, opened in 2007, houses music, drama, computer technology and art facilities.

Additional Main Campus facilities include a 25-metre suspended swimming pool, the Gehrmann Theatre and the McCrae Grassie Sports Centre.

Rangakarra Recreational and Environmental Education Centre In 2013, Brisbane Girls Grammar School acquired a 13-hectare site in Fig Tree Pocket, which comprises two playing fields and three ovals.

The campus is also used to teach environmental sciences, with school groups working with local organisations to rehabilitate areas of ecological significance.