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Senior School
On the first day of School, students are asked to present to Senior School Reception at 8.15am.
Students are required to wear their full uniform.
What to bring:
- A water bottle, recess and lunch
- Laptop
- Textbooks / digital textbooks and stationery
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. This new store will open on 3 June 2025.
Booking an appointment is recommended for new student fit-outs and at busy times, such as during ‘back to school’ and the transition between winter and summer uniforms. Book an appointment here.
During the winter school holidays, trading hours for Perm-A-Pleat remain unchanged:
- Tuesday: 8.00am – 12.30pm
- Wednesday: 1.00pm – 5.30pm
- Thursday: 10.00am – 6.00pm
- Saturday: 9.00am – 1.00pm
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. School holiday hours may differ – check the latest newsletter for more details.
Winter School Holiday Trading Hours:
- Thursday 17 July: 9.00am – 10.00am
- Saturday 19 July: 12.00pm – 1.00pm
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 primary 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.
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 Dean, relevant contact details are available on your child’s year group OLLE page.
- Phone – For urgent matters, please contact the Senior School Reception: 4220 0200
For more serious matters, parents may wish to contact Mr Hackett, Head of Senior School.
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.
For all other important School dates, please check the OLLE Calendar.
During the School day, students are expected to secure any mobile phone or smart watch in their locker using their private code.
Except in the case of exceptional circumstances with the approval of a staff member, students’ mobile phones should not be used between the time they arrive at the School and when they leave. This includes not being used during Recess, Lunch or whilst at their lockers. Mobile phones cannot be used to pay for food at the Canteen.
Campion helps to provide our students with a streamlined service to purchase textbooks and other resources. Textbook orders will be delivered by courier to your home or work address as directed by you.
When ordering via the Campion website, please use the TIGS code is CKXW.
Mrs Sophie Taggart, President, Parents and Friends Association
On behalf of the P&F, we would like to extend a warm welcome to parents and families of The Illawarra Grammar School. I encourage you to read more about the activities of the P&F in our 2025 welcome letter.
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
Learn more in our welcome letter.
All Senior School students are required to bring their own personal device to School each day. To assist with the process of purchasing a device, we have outlined some important information to consider, as well as our recommendations:
- As the device will be carried to and from school, as well as between classes, it is important to consider the size and weight. We recommend a 13-inch screen for portability and ease of use.
- A minimum battery life of 8 hours is recommended to accommodate students using their device across a full day of learning, without needing to re-charge.
- We strongly recommend the purchase of a Windows PC as this aligns with the device provided by the School to staff. This allows staff to support students in using a device that they are familiar with.
For your first day at TIGS your computer needs to be connected to the TIGS Wireless and a security certificate installed so that the network knows your computer is safe to be operating on the TIGS Wireless. To do that we need Administrator Access to your computer. This will also apply to installing other software that may be required. Here are some tips for making sure your computer has Administrator Access:
- Students must have administrative rights to their computers to install crucial programs at School.
- Please ensure their account is changed to an admin account or a new account is created for them that has admin rights.
- For Windows: Settings -> Accounts -> Family and other users -> Select student account -> Change account type to Administrator
Travelling by train or 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.
Travelling by car
Our drop-off and pick-up point for Senior School students is at the School Car Park accessed from the end of Powell Street.
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.
Senior School daily timings:
8.40am – Period 1 commences
3.10pm – School concludes
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.
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, with some tutors offering before and after school options. There is also a range of ensembles for students.
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: musicacademy@tigs.nsw.edu.au
On Monday 11 November, Illawarra Grammar hosted a parent information evening for parents of student entering into Year 7 2025. The presentation is available to view here.
The Podium Program at The Illawarra Grammar School is designed to support our elite sportsmen and sportswomen in achieving sporting excellence without compromising their academic success. The Podium Program has three distinct levels: Gold, Silver and Bronze.
Learn more and apply here.
Contact Us
If you have more questions, please reach out to our Enrolments Team.
02 4220 0260
enrolments@tigs.nsw.edu.au