Giving at Friends'

Friends’ Together 2021

As a community we remain resolutely committed to education and the health, well-being and education of Friends’ students now and into the future. We are humbled to report that notwithstanding the challenges of the ongoing pandemic, The Friends’ community has donated $49,514 to our annual giving program, Friends’ Together 2021. 

Funds raised during annual giving are used in the immediate future to directly benefit students. With the help of your gifts, we invest in students, facilities and resources to enhance the Friends’ experience and enable our students to grow.

This year, your donations of $23,430 have contributed to the installation of an ASF/Horner Sports Flooring Systems PR3 Advanced sprung timber floor in our new Sports Centre. Built adjacent to Friends’ Health & Fitness students will be using the new Sports Centre as early as Term 1 2022 and the new facility is evidence of the School’s enduring commitment to Sport and our investment in the long term health and well-being of Friends’ students.

Your donations have also made it possible to continue The Friends’ Fellowship needs-based scholarship, making it possible for students, whose families can least afford the fees, to attend the School. Thanks to your donations of $23,033, a new student will commence in Term 1 2022 who would otherwise not have been able to commence at Friends’.

Community contributions of $3,051 to the Library Fund continue to fund vital digital resources and subscriptions in the Morris, High School and Clemes libraries ensuring digital literacy remains central to our students educational growth. These skills have never been more important in an increasingly digital world.

Friends’ Together 2021 has not yet closed. Please consider investing in our students with a tax deductible donation online here: Friends’ Together 2021. 

Morris Undercover Walkway

We are delighted to share with our community that the Morris Undercover Walkway has now been completed. Community donations of $3,456 during Friends’ Together 2019 contributed to the implementation of the covered walkway which provides much needed shelter for students, staff and families walking between The Farrall Centre and Walpole. Thank you to all who donated.

Richard Revell (1953)

Richard Revell (1953) attended The Friends’ School as a Boarder from 1950 to 1951. Richard, who was severely physically impaired, had limited mobility and speech capacity. During his time at Friends’, many acts of kindness were shown towards Richard by his classmates and later, Richard was motivated to include a very generous gift to The Friends’ School in his Will.

“Richard’s bequest will mean quite a bit to the School, especially with the redevelopment project. We are devoting it towards building new facilities that enable ease of access in ways that the current facilities don’t and in ways that would honour Richard Revell who had a physical disability and a harder time moving around the campus.” Nelson File, Principal

Very little was known about Richard and so we turned to his classmates for help. John Hyndes (1953) and David Long (1953) were instrumental in helping us to capture Richard's story and we thank them for their time, input and thoughtful contributions. For those interested in learning a little more, you can also read this letter written by John prior to the video being made. We hope you enjoy learning about Richard Revell and the positive impact his gift will have at The Friends’ School for generations of students.

The Old Scholars' Memorial Grant

The Friends’ School Old Scholars’ Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1920 to assist children of Old Scholars affected by service in the First World War. In the 1980s, 1990s and 2010s, the Trustees amended the objectives of the Fund to meet contemporary needs. 

Renamed the FSOSM Grant, it now provides financial assistance to Year 10 students continuing to Clemes who have an Old Scholar connection (eg parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle). Applications for the 2022 Grant opened in July 2021. Please visit the School website for more information.

The Trustees of the OSMSG met recently to formalise the appointment of three new Trustees and farewell two resigning Trustees. New Trustees, Steve McQueeney, Sophie Jerrim and Mike Gluskie, join continuing Trustees, David Asten, Ann Gould and Christine Howard. Retiring Trustees, Stan Mather and Philippa Maxwell, have made a positive difference for many years and everyone has benefitted from their wisdom and experience. 

Hanif Iqbal Zada (2016)

Hanif Iqbal-Zada left his home country of Quetta, Pakistan, in 2013 and came to Australia by boat when he was 17. With financial support, Hanif was able to attend The Friends’ School where he completed Year 12 and went on to complete a Bachelor of Medical Research (Honours) in 2020 at the University of Tasmania.

“I'm trying to find new therapeutic targets for brain cancer. So, that has the potential to change millions of people's lives.” Hanif Iqbal-Zada

Friends’ will always be committed to providing opportunity and access for families and young people with limited means. 

“Financial assistance for students like Hanif is vital. Hanif put so much emphasis on education and he really saw that as a way forward, an opportunity for him to move out of the environment that he'd come from. He was unfailingly polite, respectful, gracious. I think he gave far more back to the School than we gave him and he did really well academically. He also gained an award called the Martin Zochling Award, for attitude, endeavour, and in Hanif's case, because he so obviously loved and appreciated the School.” Lyn Tunbridge, Former Deputy Head of Clemes.

Get Involved

For further information about the giving programs at Friends’, please visit our website

 or contact our Development Manager Lucy Loneyor Director of Community Engagement Bill Avery