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Media Mentor Month | Becoming Digital Guardians: Nurturing Safe Online Spaces

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, our roles extend beyond being just consumers of content ourselves. As parents, educators, and mentors, we have the unique opportunity to shape the online experiences...Read more

The Educator | Rising Stars

We are delighted to share that two extraordinary teachers from Hills Grammar have been recognised as Rising Stars by The Educator. Jason Milner | Assistant Head of Junior School Jason...Read more

The Educator | The Learning Centre

Click here to read an article from The Educator about The Learning Centre at Hills Grammar.Read more

5 Stars for Sustainable Success

Under the visionary leadership of Principal Karen Yager and her dedicated team, Hills Grammar has embarked on a mission to empower students and create a sustainable society. This passion has...Read more

Class of 2022 HSC

Please join us in congratulating the Class of 2022 for their excellent HSC results, which included: • Three HSC All Rounders • One HSC Top Achiever • Two Showcase nominations...Read more

ArtsBeat

We witnessed the amazing talent of our students across a plethora of fields during ArtsBeat. The Junior and Senior musicians amazed us with their outstanding performances. The talented drama students...Read more

Class of 2021 HSC

We congratulate the Class of 2021 for their excellent HSC results, which included one first in State two HSC Top Achievers two HSC All Rounders 70 Band 6 results 26...Read more

Principal Announcement

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mrs Karen Yager as the next Principal of Hills Grammar. A progressive and creative leader, Mrs Yager brings more than 26 years’...Read more

Ronald McDonald House Charities

This year our support for the Ronald McDonald House Charities Greater Western Sydney has continued, despite many events having to change. We are proud to announce that in 2021 we...Read more

The 39 Steps

Mid Term 2 saw the long-awaited production of The 39 Steps finally get to the Blue Box stage. This production had been originally slated for 2020 but was delayed by...Read more

Happy Birthday ECEC!

We celebrated our ECEC's 11th birthday with a glorious day that included face painting, party games, special guests and birthday treats.Read more

Girls of Hills

Choosing to Challenge was the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day and remains a prominent notion for Hills Grammar as they announced the launch of their new program ‘Girls...Read more

HSC Success

We congratulate the Class of 2020 on their extraordinary HSC results. The top ATAR of 99.85 was achieved by two students and across the cohort the median ATAR was 80...Read more

Annual Presentation of Awards

On 8 December we celebrated the 38th Annual Presentation of Awards in a slightly different format. Unfortunately, we couldn’t welcome parents on to campus, but we have been delighted at...Read more

Year 6 Graduation

Year 6 Assembly and Dinner

On Monday 30 November, Year 6 hosted their last Junior School Assembly. The students had worked hard on putting together an Assembly that truly celebrated their time in Junior School...Read more

Raptor Reptiles

Students from our Junior School spent their Friday morning learning about creatures big and small as part of their Science incursion. Christian, Class of 2019 and owner of Raptor Reptiles...Read more

Commencement of Year 12 Assembly

Today we were delighted to host the Commencement of Year 12 Assembly. Whilst not our usual way of celebrating, we marked this special occasion in true Hills Grammar style and...Read more

Clover Week

Clover Week was a huge success in our Senior School thanks to our Student Leadership Team. Students participated in a silent disco, had a guest speaker chat and had the...Read more

NESA Showcase

We are delighted to announce that Damian Hempstead (Class of 2020) has been shortlisted for not one but two NESA Showcase events. He has been nominated for OnStage for Drama...Read more

Daffodil Day

Today, Hills Grammar celebrated Daffodil Day. Daffodil Day is organised by Cancer Council and the symbol of the yellow Daffodil is recognised internationally as a symbol for hope, for those...Read more

100 Days of Kindergarten

Our youngest Junior School students spent the day celebrating the 100 day milestone. Despite the challenges these young learners have faced this year, their eagerness to learn, and continued enthusiasm...Read more

HG Cafe

We are delighted to announce that the new look HG cafe is operational! Operated by Chartwells, HG Cafe features a new menu and a new look. The new menu is...Read more

Come and Try Volleyball Day

This school holidays Hills Grammar are hosting a Volleyball Come and Try Day, a fun and interactive volleyball session for anyone who has played before or who may be looking...Read more

Reflections on Distance Learning

'Whilst distance learning has definitely pushed me to approach schoolwork differently by relying more on self-directed learning, my initial eagerness for the possibility of independent study time without a single...Read more

School Leaders

Message From Our School Leaders

Our Student Leaders have a special message for our Hills Grammar community. We thank our School Captains Jarrod Dearden & Madeleine Kemp, Vice Captains Dylan Tran & Jessica Flynn, Sport...Read more

1000 Point Challenge

Co-curricular Programs

As a school community we have demonstrated an incredible resilience to deal with the changes at this time. One of our challenges is keeping busy outside of the Academic Distance...Read more

Distance Learning

At Hills Grammar, we have chosen the term ‘Distance Learning’ rather than ‘Online Learning’ because we see the potential pitfalls of a system that is overly reliant on online tools...Read more

Outdoor Education

This week, students from Hills Grammar set out on their annual Co-curricular Outdoor Education camps. The weather didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits as the students were keen to work together in...Read more

Yesterday the Class of 2020 coloured The Hills Grammar School

World’s Greatest Shave

On 17 February the Class of 2020 coloured, cut and shaved their hair to show their support to the Leukaemia Foundation's World's Greatest Shave . Please make sure to watch...Read more

Swimming Carnival

Our Junior School recently participated in their annual swimming carnival. With their spirits running high, and their chants heard from miles away it truly was an extraordinary day. Each House...Read more

Hills Grammar Original Alumni Award

This year, marked the 37th Annual Presentation of Awards ceremony. For the past three years, the School has celebrated both staff and student achievements as a whole School in front...Read more

Year 6 Dinner

Last week, students in Year 6 celebrated the conclusion of their primary years at a formal dinner. Over the course of their education at Hills Grammar, they have followed the...Read more

Orange Sky

Our Year 5 students were excited to host today's assembly, as they were able to reveal the amount of money they’ve raised for Orange Sky Laundry. This charity was selected...Read more

Spring Fair

The School shone literally in the sunshine last Sunday and metaphorically, we put our best foot forward by running an outstanding and wonderful community event. The Spring Fair was everything...Read more

Youth Sailor of the Year

Rebecca Hancock (Year 12) was recently awarded the Youth Sailor of the Year by Australian Sailing . These are the highest awards in Australian Sailing and she joins the likes...Read more

Farewell Year 12

It's official, the Class of 2019 have finished their schooling experience at Hills Grammar. The experience has been marked by their Graduation Assembly and Valedictory Dinner; both of which were...Read more

Year 6 Exhibition

Recently, our Year 6 students hosted an exhibition to demonstrate their understanding of deeper thinking. Students worked in teams to explore a real-world problem, develop their own lines of inquiry...Read more

ECEC Exceeding

Our Extraordinary ECEC

Extraordinary news - our Early Childhood Education Centre has just been awarded an ‘Exceeding National Standards Rating’. This is the second time ECEC has been rated as Exceeding. Such an...Read more

Congratulations Junior Debating Team

On Friday September 6, Hills Grammar's Junior Debate team attended the HICES Debating Grand Final at the University Of Technology, Sydney. Our students were recognised for their debating skills, with...Read more

Father's Day

Our Junior School students eagerly spent much of the past week preparing for Father's Day. Each grade had the opportunity to visit the PAFA Father's Day Stall, and students carefully...Read more

Kickin’ it with the best

Students from Hills Grammar have spent the past few months committed to obtaining their Game Training Coaching Certification. The cold winter’s nights weren’t enough to keep Sam, Maddie, Samuel and...Read more

School Holiday Programs

Hills Grammar is pleased to be hosting a wide range of programs during the upcoming school holidays. These include: Cooking Workshop | Kids Love to Cook Playbuilding (Junior School) |...Read more

Young Doctor Internship

Year 9 student Bella recently concluded a 5 day Young Doctor Internship in London, which she thoroughly enjoyed. The international program hosted 182 students from across the globe. Bella was...Read more

Harvard University Pre-College Course

Hills Grammar student Idhant has just returned from a 2-week pre-college course at Harvard University. Entry into the program was highly selective and we are proud of Idhant’s achievement in...Read more

Japan Tour

The Japan Tour 2019 participants departed for Tokyo on Sunday 30 June and this was the start of a three week journey that was full of new experiences for the...Read more

Sydney Hills Business Chamber

It was an early morning start for the members of Sydney Hills Business Chamber who attended the Business Breakfast hosted by Hills Grammar in our Pavilion. While the morning may...Read more

School Holiday Activities

It’s not too late to sign up for a School Holiday activity running at Hills Grammar or nearby. These holidays we have the following activities; T3 Football Program Basketball Camp...Read more

Music Showcase

The Music Department presented our annual Music Showcase concert on Thursday 20 June in the RJ Phipps Performance Centre. We had two concerts commencing at 6.00pm and 7.15pm. 6.00pm Concert...Read more

Sunrise at our School

It was an early start for students in our Hills Grammar Football Club who got to the School at 5am on Monday morning to be part of the Sunrise weather...Read more

HICES and HSZA

Congratulations to our cross country teams who recently competed at the HICES and HZSA cross country carnivals. HZSA Our senior students had some excellent individual results across the day. Notable...Read more

Healthbeat

HealthBeat is a celebration of Wellbeing, Community and Fun, running for 2 weeks in May. We encourage the whole school community to get involved - there are daytime and evening...Read more

Volleyball Champion

Congratulations to Kynan Leong who represented NSW in the U/15’s Beach Volleyball Team. Kynan travelled to Perth and then onto Bunbury in WA for the Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championships...Read more

Congratulations Daniel

Congratulations to Year 12 student Daniel Ambler (and his teacher Ms Helen Laidler). Daniel's Senior Geography Project was entered into the Governor Arthur Phillip Fieldwork Competition organised by the Geography...Read more

Open Day

On Friday 28 March we welcomed over 120 families to Hills Grammar at our Annual Open Day, the sun shone, as did our students who act as hosts to visitors...Read more

Roots and Shoots Visit

On 17 March, Dr K-lynn Smith from Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots program spoke at the Junior School Assembly. Last year, the Year 3 students led a campaign to collect...Read more

Host a French Student

We are seeking host families for our French sister school students (from current Hills Grammar families). Friday 3 May to Saturday 11 May 2019 An opportunity to: Share our Australian-international...Read more

The Resilience Inside Us

Ex Hills Grammar School Captain, former Sydney Swan and now keynote speaker Barnaby Howarth has experienced more than his fair share of adversity over the years - and he will...Read more

ARCO

The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, co-directed by Racheal Beesley and Nicole van Bruggen, will return to Hills Grammar in 2019 on Saturday 23 March at 4pm in the RJ...Read more

Welcome Back Sarah

Welcome back to Sarah Wilson (Year 10), who has returned from nearly 3 months in Japan - staying at our sister school in Hiroshima (Takeda), then travelling for the final...Read more

2018 HSC Results

We congratulate the Class of 2018 for their excellent HSC results, which included 78 Band 6 results, with 29 students listed as Distinguished Achievers and the School maintaining its Top...Read more

2018 Hills Original Award

Congratulations to Dr Amelia Hynen (Class of 2008), the 2018 recipient of the Hills Grammar Original Alumni Award (pictured with Claire Shi, Year 12). Amelia receives the award for outstanding...Read more

Year 12 Presentation Dinner

In its inaugural year, the Year 12 Presentation Dinner was a fantastic evening at Oatlands House. Our Year 11 students were officially commissioned to our Class of 2019 by Principal...Read more

Year 6 Exhibition

On Tuesday evening, our Year 6 students held the opening night of their annual exhibition. The MPH looked stunning and was packed with parents, friends, staff and visitors who joined...Read more

John Lincoln Youth Service Award 2018

In 1992 the late Dr John Lincoln AM, on behalf of New South Wales, created a new initiative for young people to be awarded the Youth Community Service Awards. Each...Read more

Early Childhood Educators Day

This week we celebrated Early Childhood Educators Day with our ECEC staff and families. Miss Kim (Head of ECEC) created an amazing display of appreciation in the ECEC hallway, complete...Read more

ArtsBeat Week 1

Week 1 of ArtsBeat concluded on Friday night with our Bush Dance. Over 140 people enjoyed dancing to a range of songs perfomed by the Inland Navigators. The Bush Dance...Read more

Sporting Achievements

Hills Grammar has seen some fabulous sporting success by Jessica Callus (Year 6) and Felicity Chan (Year 11). Jessica competed at the Equestrian NSW State Interschools Championships last week and...Read more

Peter and the Wolf - Celebrity Narrator

Peter and the Wolf is the story of a curious boy, his fearful grandfather, his animal friends and a big bad wolf. Film, TV and Theatre star Penny McNamee narrates...Read more

ArtsBeat

The School is proud to be celebrating our rich culture of Art, Literature, Creative and Spoken Arts, Dance and Music by bringing together a range of events, hands-on workshops and...Read more

Happy Birthday ECEC

Happy 8th Birthday to our ECEC today! What a fun celebration - we especially loved the birthday cookies and firework claps.Read more

Year 5 Market Day

The MPH was transformed into a bustling marketplace for the Year 5 Market Day. Students have explored the process and production of goods or services and developed business, marketing and...Read more

The Addams Family

We were treated to several outstanding performances of The Addams Family Senior School Musical from 13-15 June. Congratulations to the cast, crew, musicians and production team. You should be very...Read more

The Addams Family

Our Senior School Musical The Addams Family will be held on 13, 15 and 16 June at 7.30pm in the RJ Phipps Performance Centre. Tickets are available here.Read more

Pride of Workmanship Award

Last night our Head of Maintenance Bruce Bushell received a Pride of Workmanship Award from Kenthurst Rotary Club. Bruce’s wife Mechelle, Principal Michael Smith, Director of Business Operations Christine Shaw...Read more

Year 4 Mandarin

It is pleasing to see the Chinese (Mandarin) program growing at Hills Grammar. The enthusiastic chanting of 'Laoshi Hao' (Hello, teacher) and 'Xiexie Laoshi' (Thank you, teacher) across the grades...Read more

Congratulations Michelle!

Congratulations to Michelle Jenneke (Class of 2011) (image above of Michelle as the inaugural inductee into the Hills Grammar Sports Hall of Fame) for her impressive performance in the Commonwealth...Read more

Peer Support Leaders

Year 6 students have had a great time learning how to be an effective Peer Support Leader over the last two days. They have learned; Developing leadership skills Enhancing relationships...Read more

World's Greatest Shave

On Friday 16 March our Year 12 students carried on the tradition of active and enthusiastic involvement in The World’s Greatest Shave. Locks were shed in full view of a...Read more

School TV

School TV provides our whole community with access to outstanding resources related to the wellbeing and health of our children. Topics include Diet and Nutrition, Surviving Year 12, School Transition...Read more

Staff Awards

At the 2017 Presentation of Awards we recognised 5 staff members on serving our community for 10 Years’ service, 3 for reaching the 30 year milestone and 1 whose association...Read more

Welcome Back

Welcome back! A cool day brought relief on the first student day for 2018, where there were lots of smiles, hugs and a little nervous anticipation. Teachers welcomed their new...Read more

Another Hills Grammar Original

In 2015, the Hills Grammar Original Award was introduced to recognise the achievements of a Hills Graduate alumnus. It celebrates the individual’s sustained excellence in her or his field of...Read more

2017 HSC Achievements

We are proud of the results from the Class of 2017. Once again Hills Grammar was placed in the top 100 Sydney Morning Herald rankings. Even though this is only...Read more

Congratulations Class of 2017

The Class of 2017 approached their final examinations diligently and with focus, prompting the Presiding Officer to comment on how much she enjoys working with Hills Grammar students each year,...Read more

Annual Presentation of Awards

The Annual Presentation of Awards was held today in its new home at the Sydney International Convention Centre. The beautiful venue was host to a parade of award winners, talented...Read more

Celebrating 35 Years

2017 marks 35 years since Hills Grammar was established in 1983. The Hills Grammar Spring Fair was one way the School celebrated, whilst simultaneously raising funds for our upcoming Learners Walk.Read more

White Ribbon Day March

The White Ribbon Day March was held on Friday 24 November and saw 20 students from the School join various other schools in a march from the piazza in Castle...Read more

IPSHA Public Speakers Challenge

If the thought of speaking off the cuff before a full audience in the St Andrew’s Cathedral Chapter House gives you the shivers, then think of the immense courage and...Read more

A Casting Conundrum

Our Year 11 Drama students presented A Casting Conundrum over two nights in the Blue Box Theatre. The play followed two casting directors as they travel around various television sets,...Read more

The S.E.A.T. Project

The S.E.A.T Project is a values based program empowering students to explore their potential to enhance the world in which they live. Our involvement in the S.E.A.T (Sustainability, Education, Art,...Read more

Cultural Experiences Day

Year 4 students and staff were treated to a fascinating Cultural Experiences Day today. Their whirlwind 'tour of the world' had them visiting Finland, Uganda, Scotland, Macedonia, China and India...Read more

Spring Fair

Our 35th anniversary Spring Fair on 22 October is a huge community event at which we hope to see all our families and future families. We are raising funds for...Read more

Farewell Year 12

The Class of 2017 were treated to a warm, humourous, moving and entertaining graduation assembly this morning. The whole school, family and friends witnessed their final assembly and awards presentation...Read more

STEM and Solar Power

The National STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) School Education Strategy (2016 – 2026) highlights the importance of skill development in interdisciplinary, critical and creative thinking; problem solving and digital...Read more

Hills Graduates Officiate at Ball

The Year 11 Hills Grammar Presentation Ball was a wonderful evening of dining, dancing and a little pomp and ceremony. Held at Oatlands House (the venue of the very first...Read more

Equestrienne in NSW Team

With a very successful year of equestrian competition under her belt, Year 5 Hills Grammar student Jess Callus, has been named in the NSW schools team. She is off to...Read more

Kindergarten 100 Days

It is hard to believe 100 days of Kindergarten has passed by already! We certainly celebrated in style. 100 days is a milestone for our young students who have engaged...Read more

Volleyball Success

Congratulations to the Year 7 boys who have won gold in the U15s division in round 4 of the NSW Volleyball Schools Cup. The boys played superbly, defeating a strong...Read more

New Student Think Tank

The last day of Term 2 saw the very first Hills District Think Tank workshop ‘kick off’ at Hills Grammar; Sports Science-Behind the Scenes of Our Elite Athletes . The...Read more

Japan Tour 2017 Homecoming

43 students and 4 teachers have been beaming at school this week as they recall the highlights of their Japan tour; white water rafting and Udon making in Shikoku, a...Read more

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