Suva Grammar School (or SGS) is a secondary school in

Suva Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Divi ...

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. The school caters 6 streams for Forms 3 to 6 and 4 streams for Form 7. Suva Grammar has a school population of approximately 1300 students. The school is in a location near the heart of the city and by the seaside. They are known to be very competitive in sports particularly in athletics at secondary school level during the annual Coca-Cola games & in the local secondary school's rugby union competition, the annual Dean's Trophy, against rival competitors

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History

In 1918, the British colonial government established its first school in Suva. In 2004 the school, in cooperation with police, launched a pilot "Scholastic Crime Stoppers" programme targeting drug use, truancy and other problems. In 2008, members of the Suva Grammar Old Students Association made a request to the Fijian Minister for Education for school principal Ilikimi Kunagogo to be removed. In 2011, in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, Grammar heads signed a partition in which Suva Grammar School was declared the 1st drug-free

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institution in the country.

Sports

Grammar Athletics & Grammar Ruggers Suva Grammar has won the coveted prize of school boys' rugby, the Deans Trophy on one occasion and played to a draw with Ratu Kadavulevu School in 2005. They were finalists in 1992,1993,2006 and 2022. Grammar Athletics were the reigning Coca-Cola Games champions in the boys division of the Fiji Secondary School's athletics competitions from 2007–2011, having successfully defended their title for 5 straight years before losing the reigns to rival competitors

in 2012. Suva Grammar School won another title (boys division) in 2022. SGS has now won the Coke Games Boys title 6 times. Suva Grammar has also won the Coke Games Girls Division 4 times. Lions Cheerleaders Suva Grammar is also noted for their renowned pom pom girls, who have been a fixture at the Annual Coca-Cola Games since 2002, revamping the 'Fiji style' of cheerleading in 2009 before introducing co-ed cheerleading at the 2010 Coca-Cola Games, a testament to the Grammarian trailblazing spirit of innovation and ingenuity in the lead-up to the school's Golden Jubilee celebrations later in July. Grammar's influence in this aspect of secondary school life remains prevalent today with 2017 Coke Games Girls division champions ACS, revamping their own iconic cheerleading squad and other schools starting cheerleading squads as well such as Ballantine Memorial School, western prominent schools Saint Thomas High School, 2015 & 2017 Coke Games Boys division champions

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and 2014–2016 Coke Games Girls division champions Jasper Williams High School, and even Saint John's College Cawaci from Ovalau.

Notable alumni

Politics, business and academia

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, government minister * Tupou Draunidalo, lawyer * Jone Madraiwiwi, vice president of Fiji *

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, Legislative Council member * Laisenia Qarase, prime minister of Fiji *

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, lawyer * Nazhat Shameem, High Court judge and Permanent Representative to the UN *

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, journalism professor and chief digital officer * Samisoni Tikoinasau, government minister

Sport

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- Former national sprint-king, now Head-Coach of the Suva Grammar athletics squad. *

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- Treviso (Italy) *

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- Nadroga Rugby, Gloucester Rugby (England), Fiji Rugby *

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- Fiji Seven's, Flying Fijians * Henry Seniloli - Flying Fijians *

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- Wardens Rugby, Fiji Seven's * Saimoni Vaka - Agen (France) *

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- Glasgow Warriors (Scotland), currently

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(Australia) & occasional Wallabies Winger *

Samuela Vunisa Samuela Vunisa (born 19 August 1988) is a Fijian-born Italian professional rugby union player who currently plays for Italian Serie A Elite team Petrarca Padova. Powerful and athletic, Vunisa is an option across the back-row due to the combinatio ...

- Azzurri Rugby *

Jerry Yanuyanutawa Jerry Yanuyanutawa (born 10 April 1985 in Suva, Fiji) is a Fijian former international rugby union player who played at Prop. He formerly played for Glasgow Warriors. Rugby Union career Amateur career Yanuyanutawa began his rugby union career ...

- Flying Fijians, Glasgow Warriors (Scotland). He grew up in Fiji, where he represented their Under-21 side. * Viliame Mata - Fiji Seven's, Nadroga *

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- Flying Fijians *

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- National Rep Netball *

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- National Rep Judoka, Japan Based *

Bill Gadolo Viliame Titoko Gadolo (born May 1, 1977 in Suva) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays as a hooker. Career He played for the Suva side in the Digicel Cup since 1999 although he spent one year with Nadroga. By profession, he is a teacher and ...

- National rep Rugby, Coach and Teacher

Arts

* Robin Lovejoy - Australian actor and director. He grew up in Fiji.Biography - Robin Casper Lovejoy
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'', 2012

References

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