Head of the River (Queensland)


The Queensland Head of the River refers to two high school rowing regattas in Queensland Australia, one for boys and one for girls. The boys' regatta is held in mid to late March while the girls' regatta is held in late August to early September. Due to the lack of water at Wivenhoe Dam the boys' Head of the River was moved to Hinze Dam for 2006, and was then moved to Lake Kawana on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland the following year. Since the girls require 10 lanes for their regattas, the BSRA Head of the River was held at Hinze Dam from 2005 to 2007. However, due to construction work currently underway to increase the size of the dam, the BSRA Head of the River was also moved to Lake Kawana for the 2008 season and the foreseeable future.

Queensland Schoolboys' Head of the River Regatta

Participating Schools

Seven of the nine GPS schools compete at the annual Head of the River. Only GPS Schools can compete.
SchoolLocationEnrolmentFoundedDenominationDay/BoardingSchool ColoursAbbreviationIn competition since
Anglican Church Grammar SchoolEast Brisbane1,7001912AnglicanDay & BoardingBlue & GreyACGS1918
Brisbane Boys' CollegeToowong1,6001902Uniting ChurchDay & BoardingGreen, White & BlackBBC1918
Brisbane Grammar SchoolSpring Hill1,4001868Non-DenominationalDay & BoardingDark Blue & Light BlueBGS1918
Brisbane State High SchoolSouth Brisbane2,2001921Non-DenominationalDayCerise & Navy BlueBSHS1918
St Joseph's College, Gregory TerraceSpring Hill1,3371875CatholicDayRed & BlackGT1928
St Joseph's College, NudgeeBoondall1,4701891CatholicDay & BoardingBlue & WhiteNC1919
The Southport SchoolSouthport1,2001901AnglicanDay & BoardingMaroon, Navy & WhiteTSS1918

The inaugural Schoolboys' Head of the River, known then as the All Schools Race, was held in 1918. The O'Connor Cup for the 1st VIII was first presented in 1922, and backdated to 1918. The race was by crews of Four from 1918 to 1954, and Eights since 1955.
YearChampions2nd3rdWinning TimeVenue
1918SouthportBrisbane GrammarBrisbane Boys' College--
1919Brisbane Boys' CollegeBrisbane HighBrisbane Grammar--
1920SouthportAnglican Church GrammarBrisbane Boys' College--
1921SouthportAnglican Church GrammarBrisbane Grammar--
1922Anglican Church GrammarSouthportBrisbane Grammar--
1923SouthportBrisbane Boys' CollegeAnglican Church Grammar--
1924Brisbane Boys' CollegeBrisbane HighBrisbane Grammar--
1925Brisbane HighBrisbane Boys' CollegeSouthport--
1926Anglican Church GrammarSouthportBrisbane Grammar--
1927Brisbane HighSouthportBrisbane Boys' College--
1928Brisbane High and
Brisbane Grammar
Brisbane Boys' College--
1929Brisbane GrammarSouthportAnglican Church Grammar--
1930SouthportBrisbane GrammarAnglican Church Grammar--
1931SouthportBrisbane GrammarBrisbane Boys' College--
1932Brisbane HighBrisbane Boys' CollegeBrisbane Grammar--
1933SouthportBrisbane Boys' CollegeBrisbane High--
1934Brisbane GrammarSouthportBrisbane High--
1935Brisbane Boys' CollegeAnglican Church GrammarSouthport--
1936Anglican Church GrammarBrisbane GrammarBrisbane Boys' College--
1937Brisbane Boys' CollegeAnglican Church GrammarBrisbane Grammar--
1938Brisbane Boys' CollegeAnglican Church GrammarSouthport--
1939Anglican Church GrammarBrisbane Boys' College and
Brisbane High
--
1940Anglican Church GrammarBrisbane HighBrisbane Boys' College--
1941Anglican Church GrammarBrisbane HighBrisbane Boys' College--
1942No race, World War II--
1943No race, World War II--
1944No race, World War II--
1945No race, World War II--
1946Brisbane Boys' CollegeAnglican Church GrammarSouthport--
1947Brisbane Boys' CollegeAnglican Church GrammarSouthport--
1948Brisbane HighSouthportAnglican Church Grammar--
1949Brisbane Boys' CollegeAnglican Church GrammarBrisbane Grammar--
1950Brisbane Boys' CollegeBrisbane HighBrisbane Grammar--
1951Brisbane Boys' CollegeAnglican Church GrammarBrisbane Grammar--
1952Brisbane Boys' CollegeSouthportAnglican Church Grammar--
1953SouthportAnglican Church GrammarBrisbane Boys' College--
1954SouthportBrisbane GrammarBrisbane Boys' College--
1955Brisbane GrammarSouthportAnglican Church Grammar--
1956Brisbane Boys' CollegeSouthportBrisbane Grammar--
1957Brisbane Boys' CollegeSouthportBrisbane Grammar--
1958SouthportGregory TerraceBrisbane Grammar--
1959SouthportGregory TerraceBrisbane Grammar and
Brisbane Boys' College
--
1960Brisbane GrammarSouthportAnglican Church Grammar--
1961Brisbane Boys' CollegeAnglican Church GrammarBrisbane Grammar--
1962Brisbane Boys' CollegeBrisbane GrammarAnglican Church Grammar--
1963Anglican Church GrammarBrisbane HighGregory Terrace--
1964Brisbane GrammarSouthportBrisbane High--
1965Brisbane Boys' College and
Brisbane Grammar
Brisbane High--
1966Brisbane Boys' CollegeBrisbane HighSouthport--
1967Brisbane GrammarSouthportBrisbane High--
1968Brisbane Boys' CollegeBrisbane GrammarBrisbane High--
1969Anglican Church GrammarBrisbane HighBrisbane Boys' College--
1970SouthportBrisbane HighBrisbane Boys' College--
1971Anglican Church GrammarBrisbane GrammarBrisbane High--
1972Brisbane Boys' CollegeBrisbane GrammarAnglican Church Grammar--
1973Anglican Church GrammarSouthportBrisbane Boys' College--
1974Brisbane Boys' CollegeBrisbane HighAnglican Church Grammar--
1975Anglican Church GrammarBrisbane GrammarBrisbane Boys' CollegeLake Kurwongbah
1976Brisbane GrammarBrisbane HighSouthportLake Kurwongbah
1977Brisbane GrammarSouthportBrisbane HighHinze Dam
1978SouthportBrisbane HighBrisbane GrammarHinze Dam
1979Brisbane GrammarSouthportAnglican Church GrammarHinze Dam
1980Brisbane GrammarAnglican Church GrammarSouthportHinze Dam
1981Brisbane GrammarGregory TerraceBrisbane Boys' CollegeHinze Dam
1982Gregory TerraceBrisbane GrammarBrisbane Boys' CollegeHinze Dam
1983No RaceHinze Dam
1984Brisbane GrammarSouthportGregory TerraceHinze Dam
1985SouthportBrisbane GrammarGregory TerraceHinze Dam
1986SouthportBrisbane GrammarGregory TerraceHinze Dam
1987SouthportGregory TerraceBrisbane GrammarWivenhoe Dam
1988Brisbane GrammarGregory TerraceAnglican Church GrammarWivenhoe Dam
1989SouthportBrisbane GrammarBrisbane Boys' CollegeWivenhoe Dam
1990Brisbane Boys' CollegeSouthportAnglican Church GrammarWivenhoe Dam
1991SouthportBrisbane Boys' CollegeAnglican Church GrammarWivenhoe Dam
1992Brisbane Boys' CollegeAnglican Church GrammarBrisbane GrammarWivenhoe Dam
1993Brisbane Boys' CollegeSouthportGregory TerraceWivenhoe Dam
1994Gregory TerraceBrisbane Boys' CollegeSouthport5 min 54 secWivenhoe Dam
1995Brisbane GrammarGregory TerraceBrisbane Boys' College5 min 48 secWivenhoe Dam
1996Gregory TerraceBrisbane GrammarBrisbane Boys' College5 min 54 secWivenhoe Dam
1997Brisbane GrammarGregory TerraceBrisbane Boys' College5 min 46 secWivenhoe Dam
1998Anglican Church GrammarGregory TerraceBrisbane Grammar5 min 58 secWivenhoe Dam
1999Brisbane GrammarAnglican Church GrammarSouthport5 min 51 secWivenhoe Dam
2000SouthportAnglican Church GrammarBrisbane Grammar5 min 58 secWivenhoe Dam
2001Brisbane GrammarSouthportAnglican Church Grammar5 min 59 secWivenhoe Dam
2002Brisbane Boys' CollegeBrisbane GrammarNudgee College5 min 59 secWivenhoe Dam
2003Nudgee CollegeBrisbane Boys' CollegeBrisbane Grammar6 min 8 secWivenhoe Dam
2004Anglican Church GrammarBrisbane GrammarSouthport5 min 56 secWivenhoe Dam
2005Anglican Church GrammarSouthportGregory Terrace5 min 15 sec Wivenhoe Dam
2006SouthportAnglican Church GrammarNudgee CollegeHinze Dam
2007Brisbane GrammarGregory TerraceSouthport6 min 21.19 secLake Kawana
2008Gregory TerraceAnglican Church GrammarNudgee College6 min 4.99 secLake Kawana
2009Nudgee CollegeGregory TerraceBrisbane Grammar6 min 2.30 secLake Kawana
2010Anglican Church GrammarSouthportNudgee College6 min 3.10 secLake Kawana
2011Nudgee CollegeAnglican Church GrammarGregory Terrace6 min 12.00 secLake Kawana
2012Anglican Church GrammarNudgee CollegeSouthport6 min 0.64 secLake Kawana
2013Nudgee CollegeAnglican Church GrammarSouthport5 min 57.04 secLake Kawana
2014Nudgee CollegeBrisbane Boys' CollegeAnglican Church Grammar6 min 11.31 secLake Kawana
2015Nudgee CollegeAnglican Church GrammarSouthport5 min 45.30 secLake Kawana
2016Nudgee CollegeAnglican Church GrammarBrisbane Boys' College5 min 51.0 secLake Kawana
2017Nudgee CollegeSouthportGregory Terrace5 min 54.05 secWyaralong Dam
2018SouthportNudgee CollegeAnglican Church Grammar6 min 3.36 secWyaralong Dam
2019Nudgee CollegeGregory TerraceAnglican Church Grammar and Southport 6 min 00.87 secWyaralong Dam
2020Brisbane GrammarSouthportGregory Terrace5 min 47.06 secWyaralong Dam

SchoolNumber of wins in FoursNumber of wins in EightsTotalLast win
Brisbane Boys' College1113242002
Southport912212018
Brisbane Grammar318212020
Anglican Church Grammar610162012
Nudgee College0992019
Brisbane High5051948
Gregory Terrace0442008

Points Score – Old Boys' Cup

The Old Boys' Cup for overall points score was first presented in 1988.
In 1988 and 1989 the lowest number of points won.
The point score system currently being used was introduced in 1990 and amended in 2001 when Nudgee College competed for the first time. Only the 12 championship events count for points.

The Championship events are:
YearChampionsPoints2ndPoints3rdPoints4thPoints5thPoints6thPoints7thPoints
1988BGSACGSBBCTSSGTBSHS--
1989TSS-------------
1990ACGS73BBC61BGS56GT50BSHS26----
1991ACGS101TSS and
BBC
75GT58BGS52BSHS27--
1992BBC90ACGS83BGS74TSS62BSHS42GT41--
1993BBC92ACGS87BGS83GT59TSS48BSHS21--
1994BGS95GT94BBC71TSS54ACGS51BSHS23--
1995BGS104GT100BBC63ACGS57TSS49BSHS17--
1996BGS106GT93BBC75TSS52ACGS49BSHS13--
1997GT100BGS98BBC59ACGS and
TSS
57BSHS15--
1998BGS91ACGS85TSS79GT60BBC58BSHS11--
1999ACGS93BGS83BBC72GT67TSS63BSHS6--
2000TSS89BBC87BGS76ACGS67GT54BSHS14--
2001BBC101ACGS98.5BGS97GT74TSS72.5BSHS25NC14
2002BBC108ACGS90GT88BGS83TSS66BSHS32NC21
2003BBC113ACGS104GT84BGS73TSS46NC37BSHS16
2004ACGS99GT95BBC85BGS76TSS55BSHS46NC7
2005ACGS106BBC88GT81BGS73TSS63BSHS53NC24
2006ACGS110GT91BBC81BGS78TSS63NC32BSHS27
2007GT106ACGS94BBC85BGS82TSS73NC31BSHS8
2008GT112ACGS88BBC85TSS66BGS63NC62BSHS13
2009GT104BGS87NC84BBC79ACGS74TSS35BSHS26
2010Not awarded-------------
2011NC108ACGS94TSS92GT83BGS57BBC47BSHS9
2012NC and
TSS
98ACGS83GT76BGS62BBC58BSHS11
2013TSS107NC95ACGS92GT65BGS61BBC60BSHS9
2014NC107TSS97ACGS92BBC78BGS58GT46BSHS19
2015NC110TSS98ACGS87GT63BGS62BBC58BSHS13
2016NC108ACGS101TSS91GT72BGS57BBC52BSHS10
2017NC100ACGS92TSS91GT85BBC68BGS41BSHS11
2018NC104ACGS102TSS92GT77BGS55BBC52BSHS6
2019ACGS105GT98TSS90NC89BGS49BBC40BSHS5
2020ACGS110NC90TSS85GT77BGS61BBC55BSHS4

CrewOpen 1st VIIIOpen 2nd VIIIOpen 3rd VIIIU16 1st VIIIU16 2nd VIIIU16 3rd VIIIU15 1st IVU15 2nd IVU15 3rd IVU15 4th IVU15 5th IVU15 6th IV
1994GTBBCGTBGSBGSGTBGSBBCBGSBGSGTGT
1995BGSGTGTBGSBGSGTGTBGSBGSBGSTSSGT
1996GTBGSBGSGTBBCBGSTSSGTBGSBGSBGSBGS
1997BGSGTGTBGSGTBGSACGSTSSGTGTBGSACGS
1998ACGSTSSBGSBGSACGSBGSACGSTSSBGSTSSTSSTSS
1999BGSGTACGSACGSACGSBBCACGSBGSBGSBGSBGSBBC
2000TSSTSSTSSTSSBBCBBCBBCACGSBGSBGSBGSACGS
2001BGSGTGTBBCBGSACGSBBCACGSBBCBBCBGSBBC
2002BBCBBCBGSBBCBBCBBCACGSGTGTGTACGSGT

CrewOpen 1st VIIIOpen 2nd VIIIOpen 3rd VIIIU16 1st VIIIU16 2nd VIIIU16 3rd VIIIU15 1st QuadU15 2nd QuadU15 3rd QuadU15 4th QuadU15 5th QuadU15 6th Quad
2003NCACGSBBCACGSBBCBBCACGSACGSBBCGTBBCGT
2004ACGSTSSBBCBSHSGTGTACGSBGSBSHSACGSACGSACGS
2005ACGSACGSGTACGSGTACGSBGSBSHSACGSBGSBBCBSHS
2006TSSACGSACGSGTGTACGSGTGTBBCBGSACGSBBC
2007BGSACGSGTGTGTACGSBGSGTBBCBGSGTBGS
2008GTACGSACGSTSSGTBBCBBCBGSGTBBCBGSBGS

CrewOpen 1st VIIIOpen 2nd VIIIOpen 3rd VIIIYear 11 1st VIIIYear 11 2nd VIIIYear 11 3rd VIIIYear 10 1st QuadYear 10 2nd QuadYear 10 3rd QuadYear 10 4th QuadYear 10 5th QuadYear 10 6th Quad
2009NCNCBBCGTACGSGTGTGTGTNCGTBSHS
2010ACGSACGSGTNo raceNo raceNo raceNo raceNo raceNo raceNo raceNo raceNo race
2011NCACGSTSSNCNCNCNCTSSNCTSSTSSTSS
2012ACGSACGSNCNCTSSTSSBBCNCBBCNCNCTSS
2013NCTSSTSSTSSACGSNCTSSBGSTSSTSSTSSBBC
2014NCTSSNCNCBBCNCBBCTSSBBCTSSNCACGS
2015NCTSSNCBGSTSSTSSBBCNCNCNCACGSNC
2016NCNCNCTSSTSSACGSACGSACGSACGSNCNCNC
2017NCNCACGSACGSBGSGTBBCNCNCACGSACGSACGS
2018TSSNCNCACGSACGSACGSBGSGTNCTSSGTTSS
2019NCNCACGSGTACGSACGSACGSGTTSSTSSACGSACGS
2020BGSGTACGSTSSACGSACGSBBCBBCBBCACGSACGSACGS

Queensland Schoolgirls' Head of the River Regatta

Participating Schools

Open 1st VIII – Brisbane Schoolgirls' Rowing Association Cup

1990 was the inaugural Schoolgirls' Head Of The River. The race was run over 1500 metres from 1990 until 1993, and over 2000 metres since 1994.
YearChampions2nd3rdWinning TimeVenue
1990SomervilleSt Margaret'sBrisbane State High SchoolBrisbane River
1991SomervilleBrisbane State High SchoolSt Margaret'sBrisbane River
1992Brisbane State High SchoolSomervilleAll HallowsBrisbane River
1993Brisbane State High SchoolBrisbane Girls GrammarSomervilleBrisbane River
1994SomervilleBrisbane State High SchoolAll HallowsWivenhoe Dam
1995SomervilleSt Margaret'sBrisbane State High SchoolHinze Dam
1996All HallowsSomervilleBrisbane State High School
1997St Margaret'sAll HallowsSomerville
1998StuartholmeSt Margaret'sSomerville
1999St Margaret'sSomervilleSt Aidan's6 min 58.4 secWivenhoe Dam
2000All HallowsSt Margaret'sSt Aidan's7 min 19.0 secWivenhoe Dam
2001St Margaret'sAll HallowsStuartholme6 min 45.5 secWivenhoe Dam
2002St Margaret'sStuartholmeSomerville6 min 54.0 secWivenhoe Dam
2003SomervilleSt Margaret'sAll Hallows6 min 56.0 secWivenhoe Dam
2004St Aidan'sSt Margaret'sAll Hallows6 min 49.0 secWivenhoe Dam
2005St Margaret'sSt Aidan'sSomerville7 min 39.0 secHinze Dam
2006SomervilleSt Margaret'sBrisbane Girls Grammar6 min 50.0 secHinze Dam
2007St Margaret'sSt Peter'sSomerville6 min 51.0 secHinze Dam
2008St Peter'sSt Margaret'sSt Aidan's7 min 47.0 secLake Kawana
2009St Margaret'sSt Peter'sBrisbane Girls Grammar8 min 7.86 secLake Kawana
2010St Peter'sSomervilleSt Aidan's6 min 36.41 secLake Kawana
2011St Margaret'sSt Aidan'sSomerville7 min 39.9 secLake Kawana
2012St Margaret'sSt Aidan'sSt Peter's6 min 52.11 secLake Kawana
2013St Margaret'sSomervilleSt Aidan's6 min 52.77 secLake Kawana
2014St Margaret'sSomervilleBrisbane Girls Grammar6 min 41 secLake Kawana

SchoolNumber of wins
St Margaret's11
Somerville6
All Hallows2
Brisbane State High School2
St Peter's2
St Aidan's1
Stuartholme1
Brisbane Girls Grammar0
Lourdes Hill College0
St Hilda's School1

Points Score - Aggregate Cup

The Aggregate Cup for overall points score was first awarded in 1995 to the most successful school. Only the 21 Championship events count for points.

The Championship events are:

YearWinning School
1995Somerville
1996St Margaret's
1997St Margaret's
1998Somerville
1999St Margaret's
2000Not awarded
2001St Margaret's
2002St Margaret's
2003Somerville
2004Somerville
2005St Aidan's
2006Brisbane Girls Grammar
2007St Aidan's
2008St Aidan's
2009Somerville
2010Somerville
2011Somerville
2012Somerville
2013Somerville

  • In 2000, due to inclement weather, all Single Scull events were cancelled. Therefore, due to lack of events, the Aggregate Cup was not awarded.

    Winning Head of the River Championship Events

Senior Age Groups
CrewOpen 1st VIIIOpen 2nd VIIIOpen 1st IVOpen 2nd IVOpen Single ScullYear 11 1st IVYear 11 2nd IVYear 11 3rd IVYear 11 4th IVYear 11 Single Scull
1999STMSTMSOMSOMBSHSSOMSTMSOMSOMSPLC
2000AHSSTMSOMSTMNo raceSTMSOMSOMSTMNo race
2001STMSOMSTMSOMSTMSOMSTMSTASTMBSHS

CrewOpen 1st VIIIOpen 2nd VIIIOpen 3rd VIIIOpen IVOpen Single ScullYear 11 Single Scull
2002STMSOMSTMSTMSTMBSHS
2003SOMSOMSOMSTMSTMSTM
2004STASOMSTMLHCSTMSPLC
2005STMSOMSOMBSHSSTUSOM
2006SOMSTASTABSHSSTUSPLC
2007STMSTASTASTHSPLCSPLC
2008SPLCSTABGGSSTHSPLCSTM

CrewOpen 1st VIIISenior 2nd VIIISenior 3rd VIIISenior IVYear 12 Single ScullYear 11 Single Scull
2009STMSTASTASOMSTMSPLC
2010SPLCSOMSOMSTHSPLCSPLC
2011STMSTUSTUSTASTMSPLC
2012STMSOMSOMSTHSPLCBGGS
2013STMSOMSTMSTMBSHSSPLC

  • The Senior Eights race over 2000 metres, the Senior Four races over 1500 metres, and the Single Sculls race over 1000 metres.
  • Prior to 2002, the Senior age group was split into Year 11 and Open. The Year 11s raced in Fours and the Opens raced in both Fours and Eights.
  • In 2009, the Open Single Scull, Open 2nd VIII, Open 3rd VIII, and Open IV were renamed to the Year 12 Single Scull, Senior 2nd VIII, Senior 3rd VIII, and Senior IV respectively.
Junior Age Groups
CrewYear 10 1st QuadYear 10 2nd QuadYear 10 3rd QuadYear 10 4th QuadYear 10 Single ScullYear 9 1st QuadYear 9 2nd QuadYear 9 3rd QuadYear 9 4th QuadYear 9 Single ScullYear 8 1st QuadYear 8 2nd QuadYear 8 3rd QuadYear 8 4th QuadYear 8 Single Scull
1999STMSTMSTMSOMSTMBSHSSTHSTMSTMSOMSTMSTMSTUSTUSTM
2000BSHSSOMSTMSTMNo raceSTMSTMSTMSTUNo raceSTMSOMSTMSTMNo race
2001SOMSTMSTMSTUSTMSOMSTMSTMSOMSTMSTMSTMSTASTUSTM
2002STASTMSOMSOMLHCSTMSTASTASTUSTMSOMSOMSOMSTASOM
2003STMSOMSOMSTMSTMSTMSOMSOMSOMSOMSOMSTUSTMSOMSPLC
2004SOMSOMSTMSOMSOMSTMSOMSTASTASPLCSOMSTASOMSTASOM
2005SOMSTMSTASTASPLCBGGSSTUSTMSOMSTABGGSSPLCBGGSSTASTM
2006SPLCSTMBGGSBGGSSPLCSTMBGGSSTABGGSSTMSOMSOMSTABGGSSTH
2007STMBGGSSTASTASTMBGGSBGGSSTMBGGSSTHSTAAHSSTUBGGSAHS
2008STHSTMSPLCSOMSPLCSTASTUSTUSTUAHSSOMSOMSOMSOMSTH
2009STASTMSTUSOMSOMSTASOMSOMSOMSOMSTAAHSSTUSTUSOM
2010SOMSOMSOMSOMSOMBGGSAHSSOMSOMSOMSTMSOMSTMSTMSTM
2011SOMSOMAHSSOMSPLCSTMSTMSTMSTMSTMSOMSTHSTMSOMSPLC
2012SOMSOMSTMAHSSOMSOMSOMSTHSPLCSPLCSTMSPLCSTUSTMSTM
2013AHSSOMSTHSPLCSPLCSOMSTMSTHSTHSPLCSTMSOMSOMSOMSTM

  • The Year 10 Quads race over 1500 metres, and the Year 9 Quads, the Year 8 Quads, and the Single Sculls race over 1000 metres.

    Head of the River Championship Events - Results



  • Due to the number of participating schools outnumbering the number of lanes, each event is split into A and B Finals. Schools marked in italics participated in the B Final.

    Open 2nd VIII

The Open Single Scull (Div 1)

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