Principal 

Year 12 Celebrations

This week is a significant one in the College calendar as we formally wish our Year 12s the best of luck as they conclude their classes and begin exams, and as we celebrated the successes of the year at Speech Day yesterday. We have applauded our departing Year 12s in a range of ways this week: the Year 12 boarders’ final walk down the Myrniong drive; the Year 12 Assembly; the Boarders’ Dinner; Year 12 Breakfast; culminating in Speech Day yesterday. 

These events are important moments of transition for our graduating students, and important markers for families as they see their children pass into adulthood. The cyclical ritual of school events is one of the things I most love about working in education. The milestones of childhood are now largely tied to transitions through school, and this week has been a gratifying and poignant pause as the Class of 2026 passed a significant one of their own. Looking at the assembled Year 12s on stage at the conclusion of Speech Day yesterday, I couldn’t have been more proud of them. While the year isn’t done quite yet, these events enable us to pause and reflect that our students are now young adults who are ready for the world. 

Year 12s have turned their minds now to written exams which start on Tuesday next week. They have prepared well and commence this busy period with our best wishes. Well done Year 12s, and good luck. 

Class Allocations 2027

We are about to commence the process of communicating class allocations for next year – including subject allocations for senior students, and teaching allocations across the College. This can sometimes be a challenging time, with some students missing elective preferences, or being placed in a core class that is not their preference, or with a teacher in their Junior School class whom they don’t know well. The decisions behind these allocations are complex ones, but are always based on the best outcomes for students and the College as a whole. If you have any questions or concerns once this process starts, please always feel free to raise them with the College.