Phoebe Donaldson (McGiffin, 2001)
Committed to health and healing
Phoebe Donaldson holds firm and happy memories from her time at BGGS. Now, she hopes her daughters will follow in her footsteps.
‘I graduated from Girls Grammar in 2001. Commencing Year 8 in 1997 in Griffith House, I embraced as many co-curricular opportunities as possible including sports, debating and music, however I most enjoyed hockey, gymnastics, swimming and sailing. In class, I loved Biology, History and French. The Year 10 trip to Angoulême, France is one of my fondest memories and I am still in touch with my host family.
‘It was during my time at Grammar that I decided I’d love to be a General Practitioner. Grammar girls are privileged to have a world-class education, and upon graduating I studied Biomedical Science followed by Medicine at The University of Queensland (UQ). I gained my fellowship in General Practice in 2013, the same year we welcomed our first daughter, Poppy, who is starting her Grammar journey in 2025. She will be followed by two little sisters who will hopefully attend the new Junior School. We cannot wait to see our three daughters grow as Grammar girls.’