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Junior School
Kindergarten First Day: 9.00am Friday 30 January 2026 – follow the signs to the drop-off point in Junior School
Year 1-6 First Day: 8.45am Thursday 29 Thursday 2026 – come to the Junior School Office
Students are required to wear their full uniform.
What to bring in your TIGS school bag:
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- A water bottle, recess, lunch and snack
- A school hat every day (no hat, no play)
- A raincoat every day
All stationery is supplied.
Please make sure everything is clearly labelled with your child’s name.
How the School communicates with parents and carers:
- Consent2Go – Used for excursion permissions and other activity approvals. View our guide to Consent2Go here.
- OLLE – The main hub for year group-specific information, including homework, assessments, cocurricular activities, calendars, timetables, attendance and daily school operations such as the canteen, transport and uniform updates. View our guide to OLLE here.
- Newsletter – A fortnightly update featuring news and important announcements. It is emailed to parents and available on OLLE and the School’s website.
- SeeSaw – Teachers will share classroom specific updates and assessment feedback.
New students and parents will receive access to each of these channels upon commencement.
In urgent situations, particularly those involving unexpected or time-sensitive events, the School may also send an email or text message.
How parents and carers can communicate with the School:
- Diary – Ideal for quick correspondence, such as uniform issues or incomplete homework.
- Email – Queries can be directed to the Junior School administration staff (jnradministration@tigs.nsw.edu.au) or the classroom teacher, relevant contact details are available on your child’s year group OLLE page.
- Phone – For urgent matters, please contact the Junior School Reception: 4220 0250
For more serious matters, parents may wish to contact Ms Clayton, Head of Junior School, via email at headofjuniorschool@tigs.nsw.edu.au
OLLE is available in a full web-version, as well as a lite-version school app. We recommend you download the app and turn on notifications to ensure you don’t miss out on important news.
Download the App – Apple Store
Download the App – Google Play
Why should parents use OLLE Web?
- Calendar and term dates
- View students’ timetable
- Homework/assessments
- Academic reports
- Presentations and resources
- Uniform shop details
- Transport information
- Canteen information
- P&F information
- Record absences
- Policies and agreements
- Make payments
- And more.
Why should parents use OLLE App?
- Receive push notification for newsletter and important news
- Record absences
- View calendar and timetable.
Our students wear their uniforms with pride and are expected to maintain high personal standards of presentation.
The Uniform Shop is operated by Perm-A-Pleat and located at 2 Marshall Rd, Dapto NSW 2530.
Booking an appointment is necessary only in January for new student fit-outs. Book an appointment here.
Term-time trading hours:
- Tuesday: 8.00am – 12.30pm
- Wednesday: 1.00pm – 5.30pm
- Thursday: 10.00am – 6.00pm
- Saturday: 9.00am – 1.00pm
Christmas holiday and Week 1, Term I 2026 trading hours:
The Uniform Shop will trade usual term-time trading hours until closing on 20 December 2025 and reopening on 13 January 2026. Between 13-31 January 2026, the Uniform Shop will operate for extended hours, as follows:
- Tuesday 13 January 2026: 8.00am – 4.00pm
- Wednesday 14 January 2026: 10.00am – 6.00pm
- Thursday 15 January 2026: 10.00am – 7.00pm
- Friday 16 January 2026: 8.00am – 4.00pm
- Saturday 17 January 2026: 8.00am – 4.00pm
- Tuesday 20 January 2026: 8.00am – 4.00pm
- Wednesday 21 January 2026: 10.00am – 6.00pm
- Thursday 22 January 2026: 10.00am – 7.00pm
- Friday 23 January 2026: 8.00am – 4.00pm
- Saturday 24 January 2026: 8.00am – 4.00pm
- Tuesday 27 January 2026: 8.00am – 4.00pm
- Wednesday 28 January 2026: 10.00am – 6.00pm
- Thursday 29 January 2026: 10.00am – 7.00pm
- Friday 30 January 2026: 8.00am – 4.00pm
- Saturday 31 January 2026: 8.00am – 4.00pm
Second-Hand Uniform Shop
Our P&F Association run a Second-Hand Uniform Shop on site at the School, just near the car park off Western Ave. It is open each Thursday from 8.30am-10.00am and on the first Saturday of the month from 8.30am-9.30am during term time.
School Holiday Trading Hours:
- Thursday 11 December: Closed
- Friday 12 December: 9.00am-10.30am
- Saturday 13 December: 11.00am-12.30pm
- Saturday 3 January: Closed
- Thursday 22 January: 11.00am-1.00pm
- Saturday 24 January: 9.00am-11.00am
- Thursday 29 January: 8.30am-10.00am
We publish our term dates as far in advance as possible to ensure families can plan holidays during school holiday time.
Occasionally, ‘Staff only days’ occur during term time, PEAK Vacation Care is available on those days.
For all other important School dates, please check the OLLE Calendar.
Junior School daily timings:
8.00am – Limited playground supervision
8.20am – Playground supervision commences
8.45am – Junior School commences
3.00pm – Car line for K to Year 2 students
3.10pm – Car line for Year 3 to 6 students
To view all daily timings and your child’s individual timetable, please visit OLLE.
Students interested in music tuition and performance are welcome to join Illawarra Grammar’s Music Academy, at an additional cost.
Specialist tutors provide weekly lessons on a range of instruments to our students; a full list is detailed in the application form below. The lessons are held in our dedicated music tuition rooms during the school day on a rotational timetable, with some tutors offering before and after school options. There is also a range of ensembles for students to participate in.
We ask any families wishing to participate to complete the online application form.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Music Academy Coordinator, Ms Rowena Harris, via email if you have any questions regarding the Tuition Program: instrumentaltutors@tigs.nsw.edu.au.
At Illawarra Grammar, we offer a diverse range of sports for our students to participate in, before, during and after school.
Every student has the opportunity to play sport for fun or competitively. We foster the growth of talented athletes, providing abundant opportunities and expert coaching to develop their skills and represent the School at local, state and national levels.
There are a range of cocurricular activities for students to participate in, from art to sport to music and more. These activities take place before and after School, as well as during lunchtime.
2025 cocurricular opportunities are available to view at the below link, this will be updated to reflect 2026 information just prior to Term I 2026.
Travelling by bus
At Illawarra Grammar, students have access to a variety of convenient transportation options. This includes private buses, public buses for our students only, train station transfer and after-hours buses.
Our drop-off and pick-up point for Junior School students travelling by car is at our Princes Highway entrance, where we provide a car-line system. A staff member will greet your vehicle and assist your child with all their belongings.
To ensure a smooth and safe drop-off and pick-up process, please follow these guidelines:
Morning Drop-Off
- The inside lane (right hand lane) is designated for Piper Centre parking only. Please do not use this lane for Junior School drop-off.
Afternoon Pick-Up
- The middle lane must remain clear until 3.00pm to allow for vehicle manoeuvring.
- Kindergarten – Year 2 students | pick up between 3.00pm-3.10pm (for students with no siblings in Year 3-6)
- Years 3 – 6 students (and K-2 siblings) | pick up between 3.10pm-3.40pm
- Families picking up from The Piper Centre are strongly encouraged to arrive before 2.30pm or after 3.30pm to help ease congestion.
Watch Video: Quick Guide to Car Line
On behalf of the P&F, we would like to extend a warm welcome to parents and families of The Illawarra Grammar School.
There are four main ways you can be involved:
- Attend P&F Meetings and the AGM
- Volunteer for P&F events and the Second-Hand Uniform Shop
- Become a Year Group Representative and/or nominate for an executive position
- Join parent events like our monthly coffee mornings and parent drinks/family catch ups
We encourage you to visit our OLLE page for more information.
The P&F Executive
The P&F will host a Kindergarten Family Picnic at 12.30pm on Sunday 8 February 2026 at Stuart Park Playground.
PEAK Sports and Learning provides the Outside School Hours Care service at Illawarra Grammar in Rees Hall in Junior School.
Children attending PEAK enjoy a range of creative and sports activities. Breakfast and afternoon tea are provided, ensuring healthy food options are available.
Contact Us
If you have more questions, please reach out to our Enrolments Team.
02 4220 0260
enrolments@tigs.nsw.edu.au