History

2007

• The Gymasium and associated classrooms is officially opened by Dr Beth Heyde, retiring founding Chair of the School Board.
• Construction of Stage 10 commences. This stage includes a coffee shop and further general purpose classrooms.
• Planning for the second campus begins in earnest, due to open in 2009.

2006

• Stage 1 of the Senior School is completed including a Design Centre (Fashion and Design rooms, Design and Technology Rooms, Design Lab, Machine Room and Visual Arts Labs) and the Science Centre (2 science labs).
• Construction of the school's gymnasium and further Senior School classrooms begins, these are due to open in the new academic year.

2005

• The Chapel, Performing Arts Building and the Year 8 block is opened by Bishop George Browning. Grace Chapel becomes the permanent home for the Gungahlin Anglican Church.

2004

• His Excellency, The Governor General Michael Jeffery opened the purpose built Middle School Building.
• The school's athletics carnival is held on its own oval for the first time.

2003

• Mr Jon Stanhope, Chief Minister of the ACT, opened the Central Resources Building.
• The Hon John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, opened the Indonesian Language and Cultural Centre.
• Construction of the purpose-built Middle School Block began, due to be completed in the new year.
• The school's oval was constructed and is being prepared for use in 2004.

2002

• Dr Brendon Nelson MP opened the Ewan Cameron Building on 8 March.
• Our Central Resources Building was constructed to house the administrative staff, the library, the computer hub and three classrooms. A rock climbing wall and a weather station were also incorporated into the design.
• An Indonesian Building was constructed to immerse students in Indonesian culture.
• Our Middle School program began with one Year 6 class.

2001

• The Mary Nolan Building was opened on 2 March by Senator Margaret Reid.
• Stage 4 was undertaken; the Preschool building and another four classroom block, the Ewan Cameron Building. Ewan Cameron was a teacher at Weetangera in the 1870s.

2000

• 77 children attended the school in four classes from Kindergarten to Year 4.
• Stage 3, a four-classroom block, the Mary Nolan Building was constructed, named after a teacher in our local area in the 1880s.
• The school'screst and motto were designed to encapsulate the school's ethos.

1999

• The school opened its doors in February to 24 students from Kindergarten to Year 3. During the year the school grew to 31.
• Stage 2, the Hugh McPhee Building, was constructed. Hugh McPhee was the first teacher in what is now Canberra and taught at the Church of England School at The Glebe from 1869.
• The school initiated an innovative way of assessing students using Palm Organisers. More details on the Palm Project may be viewed here.

1998

• Bishop George Browning laid the foundation stone for Burgmann Anglican School on 14 November.