Brisbane Grammar School's Board of Trustees governs the School's management and growth.

From the laying of the foundation stone of the original Brisbane Grammar School on 29 February 1868 to the present day, the Board of Trustees has steered the School through changing economic and political times to ensure the values enshrined in the Grammar Schools Act 1860 (revised 2016) are maintained. The Board's role and responsibilities are outlined under this Act.

The statutory body of Board of Trustees of the Brisbane Grammar School comprises four to six members appointed by the Governor in Council and three elected by subscribers or donors to the School. The Queensland Government representatives on the first Board of Trustees, elected on 18 October 1867, included the Hon TB Stephens (Chairman), Hon Charles Lilley, Dr KI O’Doherty and AB Pritchard. The subscribers, elected on 20 September 1868, included LA Bernays, W Brookes (Treasurer) and R Macdonnell.

Trustees originally served on a triennial basis. Trustees now hold office for four years and at the end of that time are eligible for reelection or reappointment.

Trustees work on a voluntary basis. Their roles include determining the strategic direction of the School; appointing the headmaster; ensuring that students, their welfare and development remain the central focus of School in all its activities; working with the headmaster, staff and School community to promote and implement the School’s mission and values; approving and monitoring policies and practices relating to optimal human resource management within the School; ensuring appropriate review processes are in place to monitor and enhance the quality of all School activities; assuming financial responsibility and accountability; and reviewing governance policies and performance of the Board of Trustees.

Trustees have come from many fields of community endeavour, and have included professionals from legislature and judiciary, medicine, science, armed services, business and academia.

Under the Grammar Schools Act 2016, the Board of Trustees consists of at least seven but no more than nine persons; comprising four Trustees nominated by the Education Minister, three Trustees elected by qualified donors, and up to two additional Trustees chosen by the Board and approved by the Governor in Council.

Board of Trustees Election 2024

The term of the School’s current Board of Trustees is due to expire on Monday 26 August 2024. The Board can comprise up to nine Trustees, three of whom are elected by eligible BGS donors, and the remainder are nominated by the Education Minister. The Trustees generally hold office for a minimum term of four years.

Details of the election process are available here.

More than three nominations for the election were received by the closing date of 8 April 2024 and consequently, a ballot is required.

The date for the distribution of electronic voting material to eligible persons is 15 April 2024, and the count of votes will be performed on 13 May 2024.

The results of the election will be communicated when the elected persons are approved by the Education Minister.

Current Board of Trustees of Brisbane Grammar School

The current members of the Board of Trustees have been appointed or elected for the period 27 August 2020 to 26 August 2024.

Elected Subscriber Representatives	Ministerial Nominees
Mr John Humphrey (Chairman)	Ms Claire Blake
Mr Stephen Bizzell	Ms Megan Corfield
Dr Angela Ryan	Professor Doune Macdonald
	Mr Warren Traves (Deputy Chairman)