From the Leadership Team

Rob French, Principal

End of Year

I’ve always loved the final weeks of the school year, especially when the usual fast pace of school life becomes amplified in a whirl of break-up celebration days, concerts and final assemblies.

The Kilvington tradition of holding the House Arts Festival on the last day adds to the level of excitement around the School. The Early Commencement classes provide a solid base through these final weeks and provide students with a great head start on next year’s courses.

Across the School, I must commend our students on the exceptional manner with which they have navigated these last weeks, and I know that many are eagerly counting down to their well-deserved holidays.

Celebration Night

We enjoyed a wonderful celebration of the Kilvington community at Celebration Night a few weeks ago.

While recognising the achievements of students in a range of pursuits, the night also provided the audience with the great opportunity to enjoy a variety of musical items, and of course, the massed singing to conclude the evening.

It definitely says something about the School that Year 12 students want to put on their uniforms one last time and come along to be part of the night, despite exams having concluded several weeks prior. The traditional singing of ‘When Will I See You Again’ provided a moving final farewell to our leavers.

Year 6 Graduation

I thoroughly enjoyed our special graduation assembly for Year 6 on Tuesday.

This is a significant milestone in a young person’s life, and I congratulate all of our Year 6 students on successfully completing their primary schooling.

A highlight of the service was when our Prep students presented their buddies with a handmade card to mark the occasion.

Year 12 results

All the very best to our Year 12 students for Monday 12 December, when they receive their VCE results.

Each of these amazing young people will leave Kilvington as so much more than their ATAR score, but I do hope that all of our students obtain the score they are aiming for. Support will be available at School all day on Monday and Andrew Johnson, our Careers Counsellor, will be ready to assist with changes to course preferences.

I also warmly invite all Year 12 students to come to School at 11.00am to share some time with their peers and teachers. We will take some group photos on the PVC lawn at about 11.15am.

Happy holidays!

All the very best to the Kilvington community for a restful and enjoyable Christmas and New Year.

I wish to extend my thanks once again for the warm welcome I received this year; it has been wonderful getting to know members of our community and a privilege to be the new Principal. This is truly an amazing community, and our students and staff make every day a joy.

Please stay safe and healthy over the break. I am looking forward to seeing everyone back for our centenary year in 2023!

2023 Junior and Senior School student leaders

I am pleased to congratulate the following students who have been selected as Junior and Senior School leaders for 2023.

JUNIOR SCHOOL LEADERS

Junior School Captains - Jiawei Chen and Oliver Sey
Junior School Co-Vice Captains - Myrah Bhargava and Changan Yang
House Co-Captains
- Barrett - Ewan Brown and Sam Loft
- Burman - Amilia Liveriadis and Eva Michelini
- Fethers - Elliot Hagan and Jerome McClimont
- Fysh - Roxana Kanzburg and Ella Spooner
Sustainability Leader - Massimo Mammone
Library Leader - Charlotte Ferguson
Performing Arts Leader - Nylah O’Neill
Visual Arts Leader - Savannah Burdon
STEM Leader - Lorenzo Wright
Community Service Leader - Farees Huda-Rahman
Languages Leader - Pounny Zhou

SENIOR SCHOOL LEADERS

School Captains - Felix McShane and Diya Matthew
Senior School Co-Vice Captains - Joanne Lee and Agrata Sharma
House Co-Captains
- Barrett - Abbey Huynh and Kate May
- Burman - Tilly Gason and Joanna Mitsaris
- Fethers - Kate Tinginis and Nikia Tucker
- Fysh - Amber Bowman and Charlotte Westaway
House Co-Vice Captains
- Barrett - Petar Andjelkovic and Lilla Lagiseti
- Burman - Rianne Darvell and Adele Takle
- Fethers - Harrison Meadows and Sanya Bhatt
- Fysh - Charlotte Fisher and Jude Teo
Year 9 Leaders
- Barrett - Rayaan Bhargava and Alyvia Liew
- Burman - Sean Darvell and Harper Gason
- Fethers - Lila McMahon-Johnson and Isla Tucker
- Fysh - Calum Lee and Yash Kapoor
Academic Leaders & Co-Leaders
- English - Ruby Wilson and Lilla Lagiseti
- Science - Anthea Diplaris, Victoria Hu and Ethan Gray
- Humanities - TBC
- Mathematics - Jude Teo and Melody Xu
- Art - Georgia Volakakis and Jasmine Parry
- Languages
  - French - Chloe Dickens
  - Japanese - Jun Yang Oon and Anthea Diplaris
- Music - Renae Bekas and Franco Lin
- Music Vice - Noah Emons
- Digital - Akeisha O’Neill
Christian Leader - Elijah Ignasiak
Dance Co-Leaders - Kate May and Claudia Sherman
Debating Co-Leaders - Michael Li and Maria Wang
Choral Leader - Melody Xu
Production Leader - Jack Campbell Manley
Robotics Co-Leader - Noah Emons and Charlie Hammond
Sport Leader - Freya Watters
Student Mentor Co-Leaders - TBC
Sustainability Co-Leader - Saisha Mehndiratta and Eva Zhou

School highlight videos

Here are a few of our School videos from 2023.

Staffing news

Joanne Frost will join us in 2023 as a Senior School English Teacher and Debating Coordinator. She has been Vice-Principal/Head of Senior School at Mentone Girls' Grammar School since 2015 as well as teaching English and History there since 2000.

Prior to this, Joanne was an English and History teacher in the UK. Joanne has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Classics from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and a Post Graduate Certificate of Education from the University of Sussex.

In exciting news for us, I am thrilled to let everyone know that Rob Cavalin has agreed to stay with us for one more year teaching Business Management and Economics. Rob is an incredibly popular teacher who always puts students first. I am extremely grateful to him for altering his plans for the year ahead and staying on with us.

Congratulations to Antonia Ciarletta and partner Murray who are travelling back to Scotland for their wedding over the break.

We also wish Kirsten Emerton and her husband Riley all the best as they await the arrival of their first baby early next year.

2022 Kilvington Yearbook

The 2022 Yearbook was distributed to all students today.

If your child was not at School, or was unable to collect a copy, please feel free to pop into Main Reception. The School is open until Wednesday 21 December.

Happy reading!