Book Sale 2020: Jenny, Naomi, Penny & Amy

About Us

Sydney Grammar School Women's Association ('SGSWA') was established in 1925. The SGSWA is one four Parent Associations at College St, each of which supports the School by building community, generating goodwill and involving parents/carers/guardians and friends in a variety of ways.

Objectives
The purpose of the SGSWA is to provide opportunities for parents and friends of Sydney Grammar School at College Street to participate in social and other activities that promote and celebrate the School and its community and, where appropriate, to provide services, financial support and assistance to the school community or for such other purposes as agreed with the Headmaster.

Role
We run the:
  • Grammar Shop (Uniform Shop)
  • Weigall Canteen
  • Second-hand book sale.
We organise volunteers to co-ordinate, participate in and/or help out at:
  • Tuckshop
  • Grammar Shop
  • Weigall Canteen on School Athletics Day, School Sports Day and during winter-sport home games, including contributing home-made refreshments to sell at Weigall Canteen
  • Social events.
We build community, by organising/hosting social events including:
  • New mothers' morning tea
  • Form parties
  • Literary lunch
  • Form I dinner
  • Form VI leavers' dinner
  • Pink, Passion and Purpose fund-raising dinner.  

Funds Raised
Funds raised by the SGSWA are used to support:
  • An annual Scholarship in the name of the Women’s Association, which was established in 1977
  • Uniform and second-hand book assistance for means-tested scholars and fee-assisted boys
  • Requests from the School to support initiatives such as benches for the playground, an electronic score board for Weigall Oval and café-style tables and benches outside Tuckshop
  • Contributions to selected charitable initiatives. 
As a Sydney Grammar mother/carer/guardian with boys currently at College St, we invite and encourage you to join the SGSWA. Membership is free and joining is as simple as completing an online membership form, which you can do by clicking on this link. Refer to the Membership page for more information.
 The SGSWA is dependent upon willing volunteers to assist in a range of activities throughout the school year. Working together, we can achieve our goals of supporting the school and building community, as well as having some fun and building meaningful connections in the process. Refer to the Volunteers page for more information.
The SGSWA Committee, which includes diverse representation across all years of College St, always welcomes new members. Please feel free to join us at a General meeting or contact Penny Burton, the SGSWA President, or any Committee Member if you'd like to discuss your involvement in the SGSWA further. Refer to the Committee & Governance page for more information.