60Th Annual Report and Financial Statements Moriah War Memorial College Association ACN 000 049 383
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2012 60th Annual Report and Financial Statements Moriah War Memorial College Association ACN 000 049 383 The Moriah War Memorial Jewish College Association Limited ACN 003 214 560 Moriah College Building Fund & Moriah War Memorial Fund QUEENS PARK ROAD, BONDI JUNCTION NSW 2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS ! WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013 60th Annual Report and Financial Statements TRUSTEES BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Mr R Goot AM, SC (Chairman) Mrs T Ende Mr R N Simons OAM Mr J Fridman Mr R Gavshon Mr A Gelman Mr D Goulburn Mr R Goot AM, SC Mr G Einfeld OAM Mrs J Lowy Dr S Roberts LIFE PATRONS Mr G Sher Mr S Redelman Mrs T Solsky Mr M Naumburger* Mrs M Sonnabend Mr R N Simons OAM Mr S Wilkenfeld Mr R Goot AM, SC COLLEGE PRINCIPAL PRESIDENT Mr J Hamey – B Ed (Hons), Grad Cert. Educational Leadership Mr G Friede DEAN OF JEWISH LIFE AND LEARNING IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Rabbi B Levy – BA (HONS), DipEd Mr M Schneider HEAD OF CORPORATE SERVICES VICE PRESIDENTS Mr S Samuels – B Com, ACA, FCIS, CPA Mr R Kaye Dr S Morris HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL Ms T Cagano! – B Ed Primary, B Teach, Cert TfU HONORARY TREASURER Mr S Jankelowitz HEAD OF PRIMARY SCHOOL Mr R Krigstein– DipTch B Ed MEd Admin HONORARY SECRETARY Mr O Freedman DIRECTOR OF PRESCHOOLS Mrs C Milwidsky – AMI Dip Montessori Preschool BA Ed & Clinical Psych Post Grad Dip Counselling PRESIDENT PARENTS’ & FRIENDS’ ASSOCIATION (*Deceased January 2013) Mrs L Ehrlich AUDITOR Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd 1 Contents Our School Our History / Welcome 3 President’s Report 5 College Principal’s Report 14 Director of Preschool’s Report 17 Our Achievements and Goals 20 Our Performance 22 Our Sta" 30 Our Students 34 Our Policies 40 Our Community Parents’ & Friends’ Report 45 Yedid-Moriah Alumni Report 46 Our Future The Moriah Foundation Report 47 Development O"ce Report 49 Our Finances Treasurer’s Report 51 Moriah War Memorial College Association 54 The Moriah War Memorial Jewish College 82 Association Limited Moriah College Building Fund & 102 Moriah War Memorial Fund Trustee Moriah College Building Fund & 111 Moriah War Memorial Fund Our History / Welcome WELCOME On 13 April, 1994, Moriah College’s High School moved from Moriah College is an independent, co-educational modern its Vivian Street, Bellevue Hill premises to the new High School Orthodox Jewish school, which prides itself on providing the constructed at Queens Park. On the same day, our Primary highest standard of Jewish education. School (Years 3-6) also moved in to the Queens Park site and in so doing, the Late Abraham Rabinovitch’s dream that one O!ering Preschool, Primary, Middle and High School day Sydney would have a Jewish Day School “which would education, Moriah aspires to achieve consistently excellent rival any in the wider Community”, was realised. academic standards. Year after year, our HSC results are up there with the best. MISSION STATEMENT Moriah College also embraces the belief that education does “Moriah College aspires to achieve excellent academic not stop at academic learning. A knowledge of our Jewish standards by promoting the intellectual, spiritual, moral, traditions, ethics and family values, a positive commitment social and physical development of the students. We strive to modern Judaism and a love for the State of Israel help to to foster critical thought, cultural interests, tolerance, social ensure our young people become caring, active, responsible responsibility and self-discipline. The total development of all members of the community. our students remains our overall concern - helping them to proudly realize their full potential as Jews, and as Australians.” HISTORY Founded in 1943 by the Late Mr Abraham Isaac Rabinovitch, ENROLMENT POLICY !K"12# Moriah College is an independent, co-educational modern Quali$cation for Enrolment - Moriah College (“College”) Orthodox Jewish Day School, providing the highest standard is a co-educational Modern Orthodox Zionist Jewish Day of secular and Jewish education from Preschool through to School committed to teaching the love for and knowledge of H.S.C level. Orthodox Jewish philosophy and practice, and encouraging their implementation. The College has a longstanding policy In 1951, when Moriah opened its Vivian Street, Bellevue Hill of only accepting for enrolment, any child who is Jewish campus, it was a Primary School of 26 students and four in accordance with halacha (Jewish Law) and the rulings of teachers. Today Moriah, with a total enrolment in excess of the Sydney Beth Din, or a child who is, or whose mother is, 1800 is one of the leading Jewish Day schools not only in undergoing a conversion process supervised by the Sydney Australia, but of the English speaking world. Beth Din. Our School 3 EDUCATIONAL GOALS Under its constitutions, the Associations’ Board of Moriah not only aspires to achieve excellence in academic Management is responsible for the direction, control, decision standards, but maintains and promotes among its students making and development of the College. Membership of the an awareness of and a feeling for Jewish traditions and ethics, Associations is available to any person of the Jewish faith, an understanding of and a positive commitment to Orthodox other than teachers employed by the Association. Judaism and identi#cation with and love for Israel. In broad terms, the Board of Management is required to Moriah creates a stimulating and caring environment for each formulate and develop College policy, arrange funding of the student, provides a rich Jewish social and cultural experience College’s operations, present the College to the Community and o!ers wide-ranging support services for its students, at large and to make known the ethos, aims and objectives of including counselling programs for children with special the College. needs and careers information and advice. The Board of Management comprises an executive, members of the Board and the President of the P & F Association. The DUAL CURRICULUM College Principal and the Head of Corporate Services attend Moriah College o!ers a dual curriculum of Secular and meetings of the Executive and the Board. Life Patrons can Jewish Studies. It provides secular education which exceeds attend meetings of the Board. the standards required by the various New South Wales There are three general areas of responsibility of the Board of authorities. At the same time, it provides a comprehensive Management: and enriching Jewish Studies curriculum, faithful to the College’s founding philosophy. r The responsible management of the College on behalf of Members of the Associations and the realisation of Both curricula are compulsory and the College views the dual the objectives of the Associations. system as embodying the totality of the learning experiences to which the student is exposed. r Development and assessment of overall policies. The educational program at Moriah College recognises the r The selection of the College Principal, Dean of individual needs and interests of the students as well as the Jewish Life and Learning and the Head of Corporate needs of the Community – maintaining a balance between Services, and also representation in the selection and the need to preserve and the need to respond to social, appointment of Heads of Schools. economic and cultural change. Delegated to the College Principal is the responsibility for interpreting and implementing the aims and objectives BOARD OF MANAGEMENT consistent with the ethos of the College and the policies Moriah College is operated by the Moriah War Memorial formulated by the Board. The College Principal is given College Association and The Moriah War Memorial Jewish authority, inter alia for: College Association Limited. r The operation of the College within a policy framework set down by the Board and within the budgets approved by the Board. r Engagement and dismissal of teaching sta! and providing them with direction, management, guidance and supervision. r The determination of the teaching practices which are to be applied in addition to the educational opportunities to be o!ered. r Spiritual and pastoral care of and overall guidance to, students and the disciplinary practices which are to apply. r Generally maintaining high morale and school spirit of both pupils and teaching sta! within the College. Further information regarding the school context that is publicly available including student background, school sta!, enrolments, senior secondary outcomes and VET can be found at the My School Website www.myschool.edu.au Our School 4 Our School President’s Report Giora Friede – College President INTRODUCTION PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENTS It is with much pride that I present my #rst report on the We are facing increasing competition from the public College’s activities for the 2012/2013 year on behalf of the school sector, which is having a signi#cant impact on our Board of Management. enrolments. Our Year K intake of 70 in 2013 is less than our average intake of over 95 students. The College Principal Late last year, Moriah underwent a change of leadership. is undertaking a strategic review of the Primary School Firstly, the Board unanimously supported the appointment to enable us to better articulate the bene#t of a Moriah of John Hamey as Principal of Moriah College. The Board K-12 education and to #nd opportunities to improve our appointed John to this critical role, #rm in the belief that he product. would lead Moriah from being a good School to becoming a great School, and improve the level of both Jewish and GOVERNANCE Secular education within the constraints of being an a!ordable School. It has been the responsibility of the Board, both past and present, to ensure that the Board operates and is governed Shortly thereafter, I took on the role of President. When by the most appropriate and up to date Governance I assumed the role of Presidency I shared with the Board model.