Giving at Friends'

The Friends’ Fellowship

The Friends’ Fellowship is a needs based scholarship funded entirely from community donations during our annual giving program, Friends’ Together. 

So far this year 89 donors have donated $42,775. 

One hundred percent of this money will be used to enable a student, who can least afford the tuition fees, to start at Friends’ in 2024 for Years 11 and 12.

Providing access to a Friends’ education is often life-changing for a young person, creating pathways to tertiary education and career opportunities they would not have had access to otherwise as they benefit from the passion and commitment of our educators and staff. Involving these students in our School is also central to our shared commitment to equality and vital to the enrichment and diversity of our student population.

Donations to The Friends’ Fellowship are still open. 

Additional donations will assist even further with tuition fees across 2024 and 2025. The average community donation so far this year has been $362 and the smallest donation was $15. Literally any amount is helpful and appreciated and all donations from $2 are tax deductible in Australia. 

If you haven’t already, please follow this link to make your donation and select “The Friends’ Fellowship” on the online donation form.

“Overseeing the The Friends’ Fellowship program is one of the most rewarding aspects of my role. I see the amazement and gratitude of the recipients as they come into the School, and then get to see their progress and achievements. They work so hard. It is truly a transformational gift to give a young person. One person at a time we are doing our bit to increase educational attainment in Tasmania, which benefits everyone.” Lucy Loney (Ogilvie) (1988), Development Manager

Friends’ Together Update

The School’s annual giving program, Friends’ Together 2023, is underway and continues until the end of 2023. All funds raised during annual giving are fully expended immediately, for the direct benefit of students.

There are opportunities to donate to:

• The Friends’ Fellowship needs based scholarship through the Scholarship, Bursaries & Prizes Fund
• Enhanced facilities through the Building and Development Fund; or 
• Information literacy and online subscriptions through the Library Fund.

Friends’ Together is one way we can show our support for The Friends’ School, a not for profit co-educational institution informed by Quaker values. Founded with philanthropy in 1887, and supported by a philanthropic partnership with its community ever since, together we can ensure that we leave this vital institution in good shape for the next century.

Please consider donating to Friends’ Together 2023 to support our School, and all of its students.

Get Involved

For further information about the giving programs at Friends’, please visit our website or contact Lucy Loney or Bill Avery.

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