Tech & IT Changes
As the school expanded its digital tools in the late 1990s, which local concrete landmark on Black Mountain celebrated its 20th anniversary of continuous broadcasting over the Deakin horizon?
Telstra Tower (Black Mountain Tower)
What catastrophic environmental disaster struck the ACT in January 2003, changing local school fire-safety masterplans forever?
2003 Canberra Bushfires
In 2001, the school simplified its public profile by officially shortening its title. What is the current four-letter acronym used today?
CGGS
Which prominent public building, situated directly within sight of the Deakin campus on Capital Hill, celebrated its 15th year of operations during this decade?
Answer: New Parliament House
In the milestone year 2001, the school hosted a massive celebration to mark exactly how many years since its original opening way back in 1926?
Answer: 75 years (The School's 75th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary)
When the IT department built its first dedicated network layouts, they jumped from having just a handful of devices to how many student computers across the campus by the late 90s? Closest wins!
300
In 2003, what major role did CGGS step up to fulfill for the local community during the recovery period?
A. Opened a support hub
B. Helped rebuild civic
C. Closed the boarding school
A
Before the big millennium name change in 2001, what was the school's full historical title?
Canberra Church of England Girls Grammar School (CCEGGS)
Which specific early childhood learning facility was constructed and opened on the Junior School campus in 2004 to accommodate Canberra's growing family population?
Answer: The Early Learning Centre (ELC)
Due to a massive expansion of the federal workforce in the early 2000s, total enrollment across both campuses climbed past what milestone number by 2002. Closest wins
Answer: Over 1,200 students
What was the core technical problem behind the 1999 Y2K Super Bug software panic that kept school tech staff working overnight?
two digits for the year, risking a reset to "00" instead of "2000". ANswer must have two digits 00
Beginning in 1997 and lasting well past 2005, a severe environmental crisis known as the "Millennium Drought" hit Canberra. What strict restrictions did the ACT Government pass that heavily changed how the school maintained its vast green playing fields and gardens?
Strict Permanent Water Restrictions / Banning of outdoor sprinklers. :) This heavily changed how the school maintained its vast green playing fields and gardens?
In 2001, during the school's landmark 75th Anniversary celebrations, the student body participated in a massive historical pageant. What did selected students do with older variations of the CGGS uniform during the main assembly?
They modeled the vintage uniforms from previous decades
What specific Aboriginal language group is recognized as the formal Traditional Custodians of the territory where the CGGS campuses sit?
The Ngunnawal People (Accept Ngambri)
To care for the growing influx of students, the school expanded its teaching ranks. Roughly how many full-time teachers worked at CGGS in 1999?
Approximately 100 teachers (Accept any guess between 90 and 110)
In the late 1990s, a major philanthropic body was created to fund computer room advancements, network lines, and multimedia setups. What is this group called?
The Gabriel Foundation
What worldwide computing threat forced corporate offices and schools globally to back up all digital databases before the clock struck midnight on December 31, 1999?
The Y2K Millennium Bug
In 2001, a brand-new House group was introduced to strengthen pastoral care. Which house was named after the original 1926 Reid rectory building where the school first opened?
Glebe House
What significant landmark walking path opened in the National Triangle in 2001, introducing important First Nations perspectives to school excursions?
Answer: Reconciliation Place
By 2005, the Boarding House on Melbourne Avenue had become a thriving regional hub. Roughly how many active boarders lived on campus that year?
Over 80 boarders. Closest answer
Which local technological precinct, established nearby in Bruce during the late 1980s, boomed throughout the 1996–2005 decade as it drew global computing jobs to the capital?
Fern Hill Technology Park
Which massive national landscape park on Canberra's borders had its boundary mapping updated in 1995 to strictly shield the city's future drinking water supply from wilderness threats?
Namadgi National Park
Who was the prominent principal who took charge in the milestone year 2000 and guided the school community through the rebranding process?
Mrs. Alyson Groom
What iconic urban layout concept, developed by the NCDC to link independent satellite towns via broad expressways, dictated how the school's bus routes expanded in this era?
The Y-Plan
Archaeological excavations conducted at the local Birrigai Rock Shelter proved that First Nations history in the Canberra area spans back at least how many thousands of years?
Answer: At least 21,000 years