The QueenslandHead 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.
Gregory Terrace first competed in 1928, but did not compete again until 1954.
Open 1st VIII – O'Connor Cup
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.
1983 - The race was run but due to multiple protests the race was deemed a "No Race" by the Headmasters at the time.
2005 - The race was shortened to 1800 metres due to lack of water in Wivenhoe Dam.
School
Number of wins in Fours
Number of wins in Eights
Total
Last win
Brisbane Boys' College
11
13
24
2002
Southport
9
12
21
2018
Brisbane Grammar
3
18
21
2020
Anglican Church Grammar
6
10
16
2012
Nudgee College
0
9
9
2019
Brisbane High
5
0
5
1948
Gregory Terrace
0
4
4
2008
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.
Year 10 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Quad Sculls
Year
Champions
Points
2nd
Points
3rd
Points
4th
Points
5th
Points
6th
Points
7th
Points
1988
BGS
ACGS
BBC
TSS
GT
BSHS
-
-
1989
TSS
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1990
ACGS
73
BBC
61
BGS
56
GT
50
BSHS
26
-
-
-
-
1991
ACGS
101
TSS and BBC
75
GT
58
BGS
52
BSHS
27
-
-
1992
BBC
90
ACGS
83
BGS
74
TSS
62
BSHS
42
GT
41
-
-
1993
BBC
92
ACGS
87
BGS
83
GT
59
TSS
48
BSHS
21
-
-
1994
BGS
95
GT
94
BBC
71
TSS
54
ACGS
51
BSHS
23
-
-
1995
BGS
104
GT
100
BBC
63
ACGS
57
TSS
49
BSHS
17
-
-
1996
BGS
106
GT
93
BBC
75
TSS
52
ACGS
49
BSHS
13
-
-
1997
GT
100
BGS
98
BBC
59
ACGS and TSS
57
BSHS
15
-
-
1998
BGS
91
ACGS
85
TSS
79
GT
60
BBC
58
BSHS
11
-
-
1999
ACGS
93
BGS
83
BBC
72
GT
67
TSS
63
BSHS
6
-
-
2000
TSS
89
BBC
87
BGS
76
ACGS
67
GT
54
BSHS
14
-
-
2001
BBC
101
ACGS
98.5
BGS
97
GT
74
TSS
72.5
BSHS
25
NC
14
2002
BBC
108
ACGS
90
GT
88
BGS
83
TSS
66
BSHS
32
NC
21
2003
BBC
113
ACGS
104
GT
84
BGS
73
TSS
46
NC
37
BSHS
16
2004
ACGS
99
GT
95
BBC
85
BGS
76
TSS
55
BSHS
46
NC
7
2005
ACGS
106
BBC
88
GT
81
BGS
73
TSS
63
BSHS
53
NC
24
2006
ACGS
110
GT
91
BBC
81
BGS
78
TSS
63
NC
32
BSHS
27
2007
GT
106
ACGS
94
BBC
85
BGS
82
TSS
73
NC
31
BSHS
8
2008
GT
112
ACGS
88
BBC
85
TSS
66
BGS
63
NC
62
BSHS
13
2009
GT
104
BGS
87
NC
84
BBC
79
ACGS
74
TSS
35
BSHS
26
2010
Not awarded
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2011
NC
108
ACGS
94
TSS
92
GT
83
BGS
57
BBC
47
BSHS
9
2012
NC and TSS
98
ACGS
83
GT
76
BGS
62
BBC
58
BSHS
11
2013
TSS
107
NC
95
ACGS
92
GT
65
BGS
61
BBC
60
BSHS
9
2014
NC
107
TSS
97
ACGS
92
BBC
78
BGS
58
GT
46
BSHS
19
2015
NC
110
TSS
98
ACGS
87
GT
63
BGS
62
BBC
58
BSHS
13
2016
NC
108
ACGS
101
TSS
91
GT
72
BGS
57
BBC
52
BSHS
10
2017
NC
100
ACGS
92
TSS
91
GT
85
BBC
68
BGS
41
BSHS
11
2018
NC
104
ACGS
102
TSS
92
GT
77
BGS
55
BBC
52
BSHS
6
2019
ACGS
105
GT
98
TSS
90
NC
89
BGS
49
BBC
40
BSHS
5
2020
ACGS
110
NC
90
TSS
85
GT
77
BGS
61
BBC
55
BSHS
4
In 2010, due to inclement weather, only the Open 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Eights were raced at Head of the River. Therefore, due to lack of events, the Old Boys' Cup was not awarded.
Winning Head of the River Championship Events
Crew
Open 1st VIII
Open 2nd VIII
Open 3rd VIII
U16 1st VIII
U16 2nd VIII
U16 3rd VIII
U15 1st IV
U15 2nd IV
U15 3rd IV
U15 4th IV
U15 5th IV
U15 6th IV
1994
GT
BBC
GT
BGS
BGS
GT
BGS
BBC
BGS
BGS
GT
GT
1995
BGS
GT
GT
BGS
BGS
GT
GT
BGS
BGS
BGS
TSS
GT
1996
GT
BGS
BGS
GT
BBC
BGS
TSS
GT
BGS
BGS
BGS
BGS
1997
BGS
GT
GT
BGS
GT
BGS
ACGS
TSS
GT
GT
BGS
ACGS
1998
ACGS
TSS
BGS
BGS
ACGS
BGS
ACGS
TSS
BGS
TSS
TSS
TSS
1999
BGS
GT
ACGS
ACGS
ACGS
BBC
ACGS
BGS
BGS
BGS
BGS
BBC
2000
TSS
TSS
TSS
TSS
BBC
BBC
BBC
ACGS
BGS
BGS
BGS
ACGS
2001
BGS
GT
GT
BBC
BGS
ACGS
BBC
ACGS
BBC
BBC
BGS
BBC
2002
BBC
BBC
BGS
BBC
BBC
BBC
ACGS
GT
GT
GT
ACGS
GT
Crew
Open 1st VIII
Open 2nd VIII
Open 3rd VIII
U16 1st VIII
U16 2nd VIII
U16 3rd VIII
U15 1st Quad
U15 2nd Quad
U15 3rd Quad
U15 4th Quad
U15 5th Quad
U15 6th Quad
2003
NC
ACGS
BBC
ACGS
BBC
BBC
ACGS
ACGS
BBC
GT
BBC
GT
2004
ACGS
TSS
BBC
BSHS
GT
GT
ACGS
BGS
BSHS
ACGS
ACGS
ACGS
2005
ACGS
ACGS
GT
ACGS
GT
ACGS
BGS
BSHS
ACGS
BGS
BBC
BSHS
2006
TSS
ACGS
ACGS
GT
GT
ACGS
GT
GT
BBC
BGS
ACGS
BBC
2007
BGS
ACGS
GT
GT
GT
ACGS
BGS
GT
BBC
BGS
GT
BGS
2008
GT
ACGS
ACGS
TSS
GT
BBC
BBC
BGS
GT
BBC
BGS
BGS
Crew
Open 1st VIII
Open 2nd VIII
Open 3rd VIII
Year 11 1st VIII
Year 11 2nd VIII
Year 11 3rd VIII
Year 10 1st Quad
Year 10 2nd Quad
Year 10 3rd Quad
Year 10 4th Quad
Year 10 5th Quad
Year 10 6th Quad
2009
NC
NC
BBC
GT
ACGS
GT
GT
GT
GT
NC
GT
BSHS
2010
ACGS
ACGS
GT
No race
No race
No race
No race
No race
No race
No race
No race
No race
2011
NC
ACGS
TSS
NC
NC
NC
NC
TSS
NC
TSS
TSS
TSS
2012
ACGS
ACGS
NC
NC
TSS
TSS
BBC
NC
BBC
NC
NC
TSS
2013
NC
TSS
TSS
TSS
ACGS
NC
TSS
BGS
TSS
TSS
TSS
BBC
2014
NC
TSS
NC
NC
BBC
NC
BBC
TSS
BBC
TSS
NC
ACGS
2015
NC
TSS
NC
BGS
TSS
TSS
BBC
NC
NC
NC
ACGS
NC
2016
NC
NC
NC
TSS
TSS
ACGS
ACGS
ACGS
ACGS
NC
NC
NC
2017
NC
NC
ACGS
ACGS
BGS
GT
BBC
NC
NC
ACGS
ACGS
ACGS
2018
TSS
NC
NC
ACGS
ACGS
ACGS
BGS
GT
NC
TSS
GT
TSS
2019
NC
NC
ACGS
GT
ACGS
ACGS
ACGS
GT
TSS
TSS
ACGS
ACGS
2020
BGS
GT
ACGS
TSS
ACGS
ACGS
BBC
BBC
BBC
ACGS
ACGS
ACGS
The Eights race over 2000 metres and the Quads race over 1500 metres.
Prior to 2003, the Under 15 age group raced in Fours.
Since 2009, crews have raced by year group, rather than age group.
Head of the River Championship Events - Results
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.
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
Crew
Year 10 1st Quad
Year 10 2nd Quad
Year 10 3rd Quad
Year 10 4th Quad
Year 10 Single Scull
Year 9 1st Quad
Year 9 2nd Quad
Year 9 3rd Quad
Year 9 4th Quad
Year 9 Single Scull
Year 8 1st Quad
Year 8 2nd Quad
Year 8 3rd Quad
Year 8 4th Quad
Year 8 Single Scull
1999
STM
STM
STM
SOM
STM
BSHS
STH
STM
STM
SOM
STM
STM
STU
STU
STM
2000
BSHS
SOM
STM
STM
No race
STM
STM
STM
STU
No race
STM
SOM
STM
STM
No race
2001
SOM
STM
STM
STU
STM
SOM
STM
STM
SOM
STM
STM
STM
STA
STU
STM
2002
STA
STM
SOM
SOM
LHC
STM
STA
STA
STU
STM
SOM
SOM
SOM
STA
SOM
2003
STM
SOM
SOM
STM
STM
STM
SOM
SOM
SOM
SOM
SOM
STU
STM
SOM
SPLC
2004
SOM
SOM
STM
SOM
SOM
STM
SOM
STA
STA
SPLC
SOM
STA
SOM
STA
SOM
2005
SOM
STM
STA
STA
SPLC
BGGS
STU
STM
SOM
STA
BGGS
SPLC
BGGS
STA
STM
2006
SPLC
STM
BGGS
BGGS
SPLC
STM
BGGS
STA
BGGS
STM
SOM
SOM
STA
BGGS
STH
2007
STM
BGGS
STA
STA
STM
BGGS
BGGS
STM
BGGS
STH
STA
AHS
STU
BGGS
AHS
2008
STH
STM
SPLC
SOM
SPLC
STA
STU
STU
STU
AHS
SOM
SOM
SOM
SOM
STH
2009
STA
STM
STU
SOM
SOM
STA
SOM
SOM
SOM
SOM
STA
AHS
STU
STU
SOM
2010
SOM
SOM
SOM
SOM
SOM
BGGS
AHS
SOM
SOM
SOM
STM
SOM
STM
STM
STM
2011
SOM
SOM
AHS
SOM
SPLC
STM
STM
STM
STM
STM
SOM
STH
STM
SOM
SPLC
2012
SOM
SOM
STM
AHS
SOM
SOM
SOM
STH
SPLC
SPLC
STM
SPLC
STU
STM
STM
2013
AHS
SOM
STH
SPLC
SPLC
SOM
STM
STH
STH
SPLC
STM
SOM
SOM
SOM
STM
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.