Principal

Year 12 Celebrations

This week is a significant one in the 2024 College calendar. We formally wish our Year 12s luck as they conclude their classes and begin exams next week, and we celebrate the year's successes at Speech Day tomorrow. 

We have celebrated 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 today, the Boarders’ Dinner tonight, Year 12 Breakfast tomorrow, culminating in Speech Day. These events mark a critical moment of transition for our graduating students. While the work isn’t done quite yet, these events enable us to pause and reflect that these young people are no longer children, but young adults ready for the world. Well done Year 12s, and good luck.

I look forward to celebrating and reflecting on the year with many of you tomorrow at Speech Day. For those not attending in person, I invite you to follow the event via this link. 

‘Change the Norm’ Parents’ Group

I am very pleased to share the link below to a new WhatsApp group organised by a number of College parents. The ‘Change the Norm’ group is designed to be a support space for parents who would like to learn more about the damaging effects of social media on younger children and teens, and who are interested in delaying smartphones and/or social media for their children. In the face of “Everyone else’s parents let them!” the group will provide a forum to share strategies for managing social media access for children. I am grateful for the initiative and recommend it to you wholeheartedly.

Parents can join ‘Change the Norm’ by clicking here. 

P&F Christmas Cakes

And finally, a huge thank you to all parents and friends who assisted in preparing and cooking this year’s College Christmas cakes. They are presented beautifully, featuring student artwork, and are available now from reception at both Junior and Senior School. A specific thanks to Kate Wall who coordinated the effort. She gathered almost $6000 in donations, coordinated over 50 volunteers, and dedicated an enormous amount of time to the task. Thank you Kate, and thank you to all volunteers.