Brisbane Boys’ College mourns maths teacher Chicri Maksoud

An elite Brisbane school is mourning one of its longest-serving and most popular teachers, who died after a long illness.

Brisbane Boys’ College at Toowong

One of the longest-serving teachers at an elite Brisbane school is being remembered as “a man with a heart so big and a spirit of gold”.

Popular Brisbane Boys’ College maths teacher Chicri Maksoud also “made such a huge difference in the lives of so many others”, 2022 captain Ollie Fearfield said.

The Toowong school announced the death of Mr Maksoud, who had been with the college for 38 years, on Friday afternoon.

He died after a long battle with illness.

As tributes flowed, BBC described Mr Maksoud as a “gifted educator whose love of mathematics was only surpassed by the love of the charges in his care”.

“Under his leadership, the mathematics department moved forward to support the learning of all BBC boys which was highlighted with the recent exemplary maths results from the 2021 Year 12 students,” it said.

“Outside the classroom, Chicri’s great passion was family, the church (especially through the Inter-School Christian Fellowship and the 40-Hour Famine) and sports (rugby, cricket, athletics and cross-country).

“Colleagues, parents, old collegians and most significantly our students have had their lives enhanced by having Chicri as part of their journey.”

One former student said Mr Maksoud was the “best maths teacher BBC ever had and a top-notch bloke”.

Other students respectfully said “rest in peace Sir”.

The school said further information would be provided in time about how to “celebrate the legacy of this exceptional family man, human being and educator”.