From the Acting Principal 

The Hamilton and Alexandra College 150th Annual Speech Day will be held on Friday 21 October.

This is always a very special event in the school calendar, and we are excited to honour this occasion in our 150th year with our College parents and guardians back in attendance.

We have now reached capacity in the Simons Auditorium; therefore we will be live streaming the events via the following link:  2022 Speech Day 

Please free to share this link with family and friends and you can watch this in real time, starting at 1.30pm, or whenever is convenient to you.

LEADERSHIP 2023

The new student leadership team for 2023 was announced in assembly on Wednesday and will be formally inducted at the Senior School Speech Day on Friday 21st October. We are exceptionally proud of all our Year 11 students, and we know they will lead with empathy, respect and humility. 

The entire process for selecting each of our school leaders (prefects) is, in my opinion, exhaustive and transparent. 

• Each student from Years 7 to 12 was invited to vote for House and School Captains.
• Staff were invited to cast votes for School Captains.
• Every Year 11 student was encouraged to submit a formal application, together with a resume to their Head of House.
• Every Year 11 student was formally interviewed by the Head of House.
• Students short listed by the Head of House to be School Captain or SRC President were formally interviewed by the Principal, Deputy Principals and Head of Senior Years. 
• The Pastoral Care Committee, consisting of the Principal, Deputy Principal Wellbeing, Head of Senior Years, Head of Middle Years, Director of Boarding, together with Heads of House met to make recommendations for successful candidates. 
• The Principal appoints the successful candidates on the recommendation of the committee.
• Unsuccessful candidates are invited to speak to the Head of House to discuss their application and seek guidance.

Congratulations to the 2023 Leadership Team: 

School Captains                                            Grace Macpherson and Rufaro Makore 

School Vice Captains (SRC)                     Catherine Richardson and Lachlan Rees        

Boarding                                                          Sarah Andersen and Henry Dennis                                   

Berry                                                                 Margo Hocking and William Merrin                            

Learmonth            Georgia Baker-Miller and Tobe Adamson                                                                                                                                                                                    

Laidlaw                Edward Williamson and Johann Rentsch                                                                                                                                           

Young                     Amy Innes and Millie Davidson                                                                                                          

Sport                                                                      Zoe Hill and Henry Bensch               

Middle Years                                                        George Pern, Hayley Spence 

Social Service/ Welfare/                                 Natalie Ung

Environmental                                                     

Year 12 Matters                                                   Chloe Jones and Ben Potter               

Publicity/Events/Collandrian                      Tessa Ingham, Crystal Slape

International Programmes                             Dominic Wong     

CO-CURRICULAR CAPTAINS 

Athletics Captains                                            Zoe Hill and Lachlan Rees                                

Basketball                                                           Tessa Ingham and Jock Barrie

Clay Target Shooting                                      Charlie Duver

Cricket                                                                Georgia Baker-Miller and Henry Bensch                       

Cross Country                                                   Zoe Hill and Tobe Adamson 

Debating/Public Speaking                            Catherine Richardson and Alec Watson 

Drama                                                                  Nicholas Northeast and Daisy Henry 

Football                                                               Georgia Baker-Miller and Tobe Adamson

Hockey                                                                Sarah Andersen and Will Merrin 

Horsemanship                                                   Bella Chow 

Library                                                                Catherine Richardson 

Music                                                                   Millie Davidson and Nicholas Northeast 

Netball                                                                 Chloe Jones and Hayley Spence 

Racquet Sports                                                 Dom Wong and Yong Seoung Ly     

Rowing                                                                Amy Innes and Will Merrin                

Soccer                                                                  Hannah Croft 

Swimming                                                          Lachlan Rees and Grace Macpherson 

Miss Kristen Waldron

Acting Principal