Annual Report 2017– 18 Whatwe do

Our student scholarships address factors contributing to Support students who disadvantage: face social and economic disadvantage to achieve Students from low their full potential socio-economic through life-changing backgrounds scholarships. Indigenous students

Provide professional Students from refugee development opportunities backgrounds to educators and school leaders to enable them to Students in rural and extend their leadership remote areas and teaching skills. Students living with a disability Enhance the value and reputation of ’s The Public Education Foundation is committed public schools, ensuring to helping break the every Australian has cycle of educational disadvantage and reducing access to a high-quality, inequality by supporting students and educators inclusive education. in Australia’s public education system.

2 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION Contents

Our Impact 2

Chair Report 3

Executive Director Report 4

Proudly Public Awards Night 5

2018 Public Education Foundation Scholarship Recipients 6

2017 Minister’s and Secretary’s Awards for Excellence 10

Scholar profiles 12

The Public Education Foundation Advocacy and Research 14 is a charity dedicated to providing life-changing scholarships to young people in Our People 15 public education, their teachers and principals. 2017-18 Financial Report 16

The Foundation is supported Board of Directors 20 by the NSW Department of Education and works in Donors & Supporters 21 collaboration with schools, communities, the private sector and the government to support students achieve their full potential at a public school, while enhancing the value and reputation of public school education.

To find out more about our work please visit our website: www.publiceducationfoundation.org.au

ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 1 Our Impact E AE EN from early 200 to the end of June 2018 963 Scholarships TUENT EUATOR OLARP UNN 0 0 2881 OLARP ENER REAON AE UP O

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Total new scholars in 2015/2016 10 TUENT TEAER PRNPAL EEUTE PROR EAR

Total new scholars 2015/16 121 2 7 7 in 2016/17 210 2016/17 201 1 7 1 Total new scholars in 2017/18 21 2017/18 20 1 8

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Total schools Scholarship value in 2015/2016 in 2015/2016 212

Total schools Scholarship value in 2016/17 0 in 2016/17 0728

Total schools Scholarship value in 2017/18 in 2017/18 71

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This is our 10th year as a Foundation. It is gratifying to acknowledge that over this period we have been able to support almost 1000 scholars. Our monitoring shows that a small amount of additional support can make a huge difference, particularly for students confronted by hardship.

In association with our sponsoring partners we have also been able to recognise excellence in school achievement, celebrate innovation and honour outstanding contributions from teachers and parents.

It is pleasing to report that in our 10th year we have broken new ground and expanded our advocacy for public schools by publishing our first Issues Paper ‘What Price the Gap?' which placed a dollar value on our education performance as a nation and argued the economic benefits of lifting educational outcomes through funding that targets areas of need.

Our advocacy for public education also included a social media campaign based on the lives of high profile former public school students each of whom spoke of the value of their education and the importance of particular teachers.

The work of the Foundation is dependent on the generosity of our scholarship donors and the support we receive from our major sponsoring organisations - the NSW Department of Education, NSW Teachers Federation, Teachers Health Fund, Teachers Mutual Bank and First State Super.

This year we farewelled Michelle Stanhope who made an outstanding contribution as General Manager. The re-structure that followed has seen David Hetherington expand his role as Executive Director and other staff members take on additional responsibilities, ensuring the highest quality of management and administration continues.

Finally, 2018 concludes my term as Chair of the Foundation, a position I feel privileged to have held. I have appreciated the support of Board members and I wish the incoming Chair David Friedlander every success in the role. Chris Ryan Chair

ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 3 Executive Director Report

It is a privilege to present the Annual Report of the Great Australian Lives featured Professor Larissa Public Education Foundation once again. The 2017-18 Behrendt, Justice and Craig Reucassel year has been marked by an outstanding cohort of explaining how public schooling shaped their scholarship recipients and exciting new developments success in later life. in our advocacy for public education. Larissa was kind enough to contribute further as I’m happy to report it’s been another record year for the keynote speaker of Proudly Public, our annual the Foundation. In 2017-18, we distributed $756,154 awards extravaganza, ably compered by the in scholarships, representing growth of 49% over the inimitable Robbie Buck. prior year. We supported 312 new and continuing scholars, a 22% increase, and we reached 99 schools I wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to all those across Australia, up from 90 in 2016-17. donors, supporters and organisational partners who make possible our support for kids and teachers in It has been especially gratifying over the past year public education – your generosity astounds us on to introduce a number of new scholarships. In a weekly basis. The staff at the Foundation work partnership with the GO Foundation, we offered eight tirelessly to channel this generosity towards changing new scholarships to indigenous students in public high students’ lives, and my gratitude goes to all of them. schools, while an anonymous benefactor enabled us to support five girls of refugee background in selective Finally, I know our staff and supporters will join schools through the Agnes Borsody scholarship. me in extending special thanks to our departing General Manager, Michelle Stanhope, who has been In keeping with our new strategic initiative, we produced two major contributions to the education the engine room of the Foundation for a number of debate in 2017-18. Our first research paper What Price years and who leaves with our very best wishes. the Gap? focused on educational inequality in Australia, David Hetherington and our first major social media campaign Building Executive Director

4 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION Proudly Public – A Celebration of Public Education

At the Public Education Foundation’s annual awards night on 21 May 2018 we recognised the tremendous contribution made by leaders, school communities and students in our public schools.

In the grand Town Hall, more than 240 scholarships were awarded to students and educators in our great public education system. The talents NSW Department of Education Arts Unit music and dance ensembles entertained the audience with their energetic performances and, as MC, ABC’s Robbie Buck skilfully tied the evenings proceedings together.

Keynote speaker Professor Larissa Behrendt spoke passionately about her public education which provided her with the confidence and skills to go on to be the first Aboriginal Australian to study at Harvard Law School. NSW Education Minister, Rob Stokes, highlighted the importance of a well-resourced public education system to a strong and inclusive society. PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY: We would like to extend our thanks to the Lord Mayor of Sydney, , for generously providing a Lord Mayoral Reception for scholarship recipients and our supporters. The Public Education Foundation extends a very special thanks to all our event sponsors. Without their ongoing support the annual celebration of public education would not be possible.

“Our public school system is one of the greatest agents of change that we have in our society and it produces young adults who have in themselves the ability to be agents of enormous positive change themselves. For this reason it remains absolutely essential that we invest heavily in our public education system.” Professor Larissa Behrendt Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research at UTS, NAIDOC Person of the Year, Award Winning Documentary Maker and Writer

ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 5 2018 Scholarship Recipients

ABORIGINAL AGNES BORSODY CAPITAL CHEMIST EDUCATION COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP (NEW IN 2018) SCHOLARSHIP Supports Aboriginal and/or Supports female students with Provides support to ACT Torres Strait Islander students a refugee background through college students in their to successfully complete their critical high school years in final year of school. senior years of schooling. selective public high schools. Charlotte Bailey Jasmine Knight Elisha Chan Corrie Cooper Hurlstone Agricultural High Mitchell McDermott Oscar McMahon School Black Mountain School High School Linh Chau Annalise Richmond Kai Scott Laura Ho Jason Woods ABORIGINAL Canberra College EDUCATION COUNCIL Prairiewood High School Shams Al-Kubaisi HIGH ACHIEVER Basma Mosaid Samia Ejaz Auburn Girls High School SCHOLARSHIP Po Thein Ler Thomas Harrington Tessa Mun Phong Dickson College Prairiewood High School High School Nathan Foley Balthazar Lai AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE Madison Walker OLYMPIAD SUMMER Erindale College SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP Caitlin Johnstone Shaylah McClymont Supports an outstanding Gungahlin College student to attend the Erin Cowey prestigious and highly Callum Lawler competitive Australian Science Jasmine Thornton Olympiad Summer School. Jacob Uhle Emily Tang Lake Tuggeranong College Bailey Biden DR HEATHER RADI Stefany Sarkis Shanmalee Teys SCHOLARSHIP THE CAMBURN Melba Copland Secondary Supports an Aboriginal and/ WITHERS School or Torres Strait Islander SCHOLARSHIP Ryu Callaway students enrolled in a Supports an Aboriginal and/or Sarah Dyer Connected Communities school Torres Strait Islander student in Joanne Ng successfully complete their year 2 enrolled in a Connected Narrabundah College senior years of schooling and Communities school through Boe-James Barnham transition to tertiary education. their primary years of schooling. Nicholas Costuna Brian Fernando Ella Spencer Jayleb Robinson Coonamble High School Boggabilla Central School The Woden School Mitch Bray Hayley Swan Stephanie Clarke Moree Secondary College Zoe Cuthbertson of Canberra Senior Secondary College EMORGO SCHOLARSHIP Lake Ginninderra FOR MUSIC Supports a talented young musician commencing vocal or woodwind study at the Conservatorium High School. Angela Baek Conservatorium High School

6 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION FRIENDS OF ZAINAB Mahdi Fasihi FRIENDS OF SENIOR SECONDARY High School ZAINAB TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP Dikchhaya Gautam SCHOLARSHIP Supports Year 11 and 12 Salisbury High School Provides financial assistance for refugee students through the Huda Ghaly the first two years of full-time critical years of their HSC. Liverpool Girls High School university study for refugee Fatemeh Abdolhosseini Javidullah Hashimi students. Girls High School Rowville Secondary College Abdallah Ahmed Ritesh Adhikari Landa Haydaw Evans High School Murray High School Safia Ahmed Aya Al Arnoos Ansar Hussain Holroyd High School Sara Ahmed Sara Al Arnoos Mohadeseh Hussaini Bankstown Senior College Keira High School Lyndale Secondary College Zamzam Ahmed Lujain Al Harere Ali Jamali Holroyd High School Chifley College Senior Campus Northmead Creative and Mohammad Al Tibi Akbar Ali Performing Arts High School Strathfield South High School Amber Kamara Ram Alfaresi Nasrin Ali Holroyd High School Nosrat Karimi Zubaida Alkhaznawi Hammam Alhasan GEOFFREY FALKENMIRE Strathfield South High School Strathfield South High School Holroyd High School Javed Khaksar SCHOLARSHIP FOR Sabrin Ali Hekmat Alqus Hanna EXCELLENCE IN ADULT Coffs Harbour High School Bankstown Senior College Coffs Harbour High School LITERACY Ameerah Alkadhimi Rebecca Khalil May Al-Shabli Holroyd High School Holroyd High School Evans High School Acknowledges the Bushra Alkadhimi Winnie Masudi Asaad Alshekhly achievements of a high Holroyd High School Murray High School Bankstown Senior College performing student undertaking the Tertiary Badia Alkalo Omull Baneen Moosawee Dhurgham Al-Zuhayiri Preparation Certificate. Coffs Harbour High School Holroyd High School Bankstown Senior College Carlos Nochez Godoy Marwah Al-Khameesi Ram Naeem Armin Aslani Faal Sydney Institute of TAFE Bankstown Senior College Bankstown Senior College Holroyd High School Narjs Alkhuzai Irfan Nasiri Zainab Ataie Chester Hill High School St Marys Senior High School GO FOUNDATION Joan AlManhal Mussa Nawroazi Neda Bahrami SCHOLARSHIP Liverpool Girls High School Salisbury High School Northmead Creative and (NEW IN 2018) Noora Alsaadi Lora Owdish Performing Arts High School Liverpool Girls High School Supports and empowers Bankstown Senior College Diana Barez Natalee Al-Salihi indigenous students in public Salwa Qarra Macarthur Girls High School Hoxton Park High School high schools to successfully Westfields Sports High School Saya Barzinji complete their secondary Zainab Al-Sammak Holroyd High School Sostika Rai Chester Hill High School education. Murray High School Ammar Altaweel Anisa Ettehadolhagh Mikaela Doyle Bankstown Senior College Mohammad Ramezani St Marys Senior High School Airds High School Sana Arzoo Holroyd High School Helen Hatam Jessica Johnson Dickson College Noor Sako Liverpool Girls High School Springwood High School Noman Azimi Bankstown Senior College Shakila Husaini Kiahn Ladkin Strathfield South High School Maya Salim Cranbourne Secondary College Omar Bahrami Raman Kaur Shay Potger Northmead Creative and Dina Slewa Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School Cabramatta High School Aqsa Mohammad Sharif Performing Arts High School Patrick Bandolelwa Maryam Sliwa Jared Smith Cabramatta High School Momtaz Nader Ali Naomi Birungi Nimalda Suthakaran Wagga Wagga High School Taleisha Sutherland-Robinson Murray High School Strathfield South High School Atifa Noori Riverside Girls High School Karuna Bista Hau Lam Lun Tangpua Bankstown Senior College Salisbury High School Ringwood Secondary College Sonia Qambari Pah Bleh GO – JB FAIRFAX Ahmad Wakili Cranbourne Secondary College Dickson College SCHOLARSHIP Strathfield South High School Ali Ramezani Yosra Bushter (NEW IN 2018) Maryam Werdy Holroyd High School Westfields Sports High School Supports and empowers High School Shadab Safa Mariame Drame indigenous students in public Cranbourne Secondary College Chifley College Mount Druitt Salam Werdy high schools to successfully Campus Tamarah Sahi complete their secondary Ibrahim Fahed Dolma Yomtso Holroyd High School education. Northmead Creative and Secondary Jolie Yako Caellen Fennell Performing Arts High School College Bankstown Senior College Merrylands High School Hadi Fasihi Luan Lam Dim Zahlang Zarmina Zargar Coda Ridley Chester Hill High School Melba Secondary College Holroyd High School Evans High School

ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 7 HARDING MILLER Carmen-Lee Ingrey Vi Tieu MALALA YOUSAFZAI EDUCATION Matraville Sports High School Cabramatta High School SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION Pao Pao Keechuen Anna Ton Supports hard working SCHOLARSHIP Airds High School Cabramatta High School students in the middle years Provides practical support to lift Jehan Khan Angela Tran of who have educational outcomes and career Asquith Girls High School Chifley College Mount Druitt a strong belief in the power of aspirations of high potential girls. Angela Le Campus education to change lives. Prairiewood High School Noora Alothman Steffi Tran Isabella Ennever Bonnyrigg High School Mikaela Lozano Prairiewood High School Casino High School Prairiewood High School Teleah Anderson Jessica Truong Nhi Lu Dubbo College South Campus Cabramatta High School NSW COOKERY Lucy Bacon Prairiewood High School Zelda Truong TEACHERS Kurri Kurri High School Josie Madden ASSOCIATION Sophia Bacon Kurri Kurri High School Taylah Wade SCHOLARSHIP Kurri Kurri High School Sietara Mahshar Denison College - Bathurst Aaisha Bell Chifley College Dunheved Campus Assisting students who intend Campus Ballina Coast High School Amuor Malou to continue to University to study a Bachelor of Education, Taylah Booth Chifley College Shalvey Campus Cianna Walker majoring in Food Technology. Chifley College Shalvey Campus Atoc Malou Matraville Sports High School Anthony Carter Ellie Brosnan Chifley College Shalvey Campus Keeley Waters Westfields Sports High School James Fallon High School Gypsy Marshall Nambucca Heads High School Hailey Sutcliffe-Blackhall Ella Bullivant Chatham High School Ella Webber Hastings Secondary College – Georgia Martin Smiths Hill High School Domynique Byrt Concord High School Makayla Witte Nambucca Heads High School Lucy McKenzie Coomealla High School Siarrah Carpenter Ballina Coast High School NSW TEACHERS Maitland High School Jasmine Miller FEDERATION AWARD Crystal Cavanough Tottenham Central School J HOLDEN FAMILY FOR HSC EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION Cambridge Park High School Seleana Murphy Recognises the achievements Bulahdelah Central School SCHOLARSHIP FOR Rhiannon Chappell-Rollo of students from NSW public Shoalhaven High School Ester Musemu MUSIC schools who have come first Linh Chau Murray High School Supports talented young in their subject as part of their Prairiewood High School Shachia Newson musicians commencing study Higher School Certificate. Hibba Chaudhry Chifley College Shalvey Campus at the Conservatorium High Sibel Alca Bankstown Girls High School Ella Newton School. Westfields Sports High School Springwood High School Bonny Chung Keala Burns John Bivell Prairiewood High School Shikira Ngo Conservatorium High School Prairiewood High School Talia Davey Olivia Kowalik Dawnlicity Charls Halyna Nguyen Cambridge Park High School Conservatorium High School Fort Street High School Aguer Deng Prairiewood High School Violette Roumanoff Ryder Chen Chifley College Dunheved Jennifer Nguyen Conservatorium High School North Sydney Boys High School Campus Westfields Sports High School Wooyeon Choi Darian Dillon Kaitlin Nguyen Cheltenham Girls High School Campbelltown Performing Arts JOAN AND Ronahi Demirbag High School Laura Nguyen DAVID WILLIAMS Northern Beaches Secondary Phuong Doan St Johns Park High School SCHOLARSHIP College Manly Campus Prairiewood High School Tanaya North Sascha Avvali Kevin Fang Angelina Dong North Sydney Boys High School Keisha Tran Prairiewood High School Sienna Petri Alexandra Fletcher Mikaela Doyle Toronto High School Maitland Grossman High School Airds High School Ngakim Phan Isobel Klein Ardan Elbashir Prairiewood High School KATE JONES Northern Beaches Secondary Cambridge Park High School Caitlyn Phillips SCHOLARSHIP College Manly Campus Felicity Elford Macintyre High School Ziyuan Li Ballina Coast High School Sharleigh Phillips Acknowledges the North Sydney Boys High School achievements of students at Rim Elnabouche Macintyre High School Hansika Muthukuda Liverpool Girls High School Faith Pryor Riverside Girls High School. Cherrybrook Technology High Isabella Ennever Cambridge Park High School Molli Ah Lam-alo School Casino High School Shakaya Purcell Riverside Girls High School Elizabeth Parsons Tahlia Fox Beverly Hills Girls High School Avril Saya High School Airds High School Tahmina Rahimy Riverside Girls High School Dibyendu Roy Shae-Lee Gardiner Auburn Girls High School Jordan Sykes Sydney Boys High School Chifley College Shalvey Campus Shaykaya Robinson Riverside Girls High School Samuel Sebastian Mariam Gorges Normanhurst Boys High School Bonnyrigg High School Milada Salim Kieran Shivakumaarun Asmita Guragai Prairiewood High School LUKE WILLIS MEMORIAL Sydney Boys High School James Fallon High School Tiahla Simpson SCHOLARSHIP FOR Owen Small Chenoa Haining Northlakes High School ALL-ROUNDERS Chifley College Dunheved Archanaa Thayanantharajah Larissa Sorensen Julian van Gerwen Campus Penrith High School Hay Public School Fort Street High School

8 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION Danny Yu SUSAN & ISAAC UNIONS NSW JEFF FIRST STATE SUPER Sydney Boys High School WAKIL FOUNDATION SHAW MEMORIAL TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP Katelyn Zhang SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP (NEW IN 2018) James Ruse Agricultural High Supporting students from Supports outstanding public For public primary school School diverse background entering school students studying teachers teaching Early Stage Kevin Zou their tertiary or vocational subjects such as One or Stage One to undertake North Sydney Boys High School education. Economics, Business Studies, professional development. Rosie Brodie Legal Studies and Modern Sascha Colley Coolah Central High School History, with an interest in Ainslie School NSW TEACHERS Karen Capangpangan unionism and social justice. FEDERATION PRIMARY Coonabarabran High School Mandy Nguyen SCHOLARSHIP TEACHERS HEALTH EARLY Sarah-Anne Elliott Prairiewood High School Provides support and Byron Bay High School CAREER SCHOLARSHIP Marcus Phompak (NEW IN 2018) encouragement for public Katina Gibbs Bossley Park High School primary school students entering Macintyre High School Bethanie Tran For school teachers in the first Year 2 in 2018, throughout their Curtis Hayne three years of their careers to undertake professional time at primary school. Shaiden Tran development. Emerald Clay Madaline Murphy Ashfield Boys High School Coniston Public School Blayney High School Linda Le Summer Leach Samina Samina Wollongbar Public School Arthur Phillip High School VORSAY SCHOLARSHIP Kyesha Smidt Provides support and HARVARD CLUB OF Mummulgum Public School encouragement for public AUSTRALIA EDUCATION TRADES AND primary school students, Cody Symons TECHNOLOGY STEM SCHOLARSHIP Coniston Public School throughout their time at OPPORTUNITY primary school. For principals of governments schools to undertake a short SCHOLARSHIP Aleera Brown professional education PATRICIA LONG Encourages senior students to Claymore Public School program at the Harvard CONSERVATORIUM HIGH pursue a career in trades or Graduate School of Education. SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP technology. James Kozlowski Sujaath Ahmadi WALTER AND Provides ongoing support to a ELIZA HALL TRUST Endeavour Sports High School talented young musician for the Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School OPPORTUNITY duration of their attendance at SCHOLARSHIP the Conservatorium High School. Ashton Tilley PUBLIC EDUCATION Coomeallah High School Provides support to assist Sarah Wong FOUNDATION PRINCIPALS’ students with a physical Conservatorium High School SCHOLARSHIP disability make the transition For principals of governments UNA MAY SMITH from high school to tertiary schools to undertake a short SCHOLARSHIP education. PUBLIC EDUCATION professional education Supports a junior Aboriginal FOUNDATION ESSAY Jack Broome program at the Harvard student to successfully COMPETITION Wellington High School Graduate School of Education. complete schooling and Griffin Heydon For explaining why a good Paul McDermott progress to future tertiary Maitland Grosman High School Public Education System Blue Haven Public School education. Jessica McKinnon matters in modern Australia. Hamish Woudsma Ngatoia Brown Dmytro Kucheryavyy Banksia Road Public School Claymore Public School Zarni Tun Lucas Heights Community School – UNA MAY SMITH Blackwater Bay Campus TEACHERS MUTUAL PUBLIC EDUCATION SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP BANK EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION PRIMARY Supports a senior Aboriginal SCHOLARSHIP student to successfully For principals of governments schools to undertake a short Provides support and complete schooling and professional education encouragement for public progress to future tertiary EDUCATOR program at the Harvard primary school, throughout education. SCHOLARSHIPS Graduate School of Education. their time at primary school. Joshua Pye Dubbo School of Distance Jennifer Parrett Sunni Atkinson James Fallon High School Casino West Public School Education ANIKA FOUNDATION YOUTH DEPRESSION AWARENESS TEACHERS MUTUAL PUBLIC EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP BANK EXECUTIVE FOUNDATION Professional development LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP FOR scholarships for teachers SCHOLARSHIP SOCIAL JUSTICE currently teaching students at For senior education Supports hard working risk of youth depression. executives to undertake a short students in the middle years Deborah Costa professional leadership program of secondary school who have Cessnock West Public School at the Harvard Kennedy School. a strong belief in the power of Sandra Scott Tim McCallum education to change lives. North Executive Director, School David Soriano Emma Sue San Performance, NSW Department Doonside Technology High School Redbank School of Education

ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 9 2017 Minister’s and Secretary’s Awards for Excellence

2017 MINISTER’S Deni Hoxha AWARD FOR Elderslie High School EXCELLENCE Clare Jessup IN STUDENT Northern Beaches Secondary ACHIEVEMENT College Mackellar Girls Campus Recognising outstanding year William Johnston 12 students who have excelled Corowa High School in their secondary years across Min Joung Each year the Public Education Foundation academic excellence, sporting, Canterbury Boys High School has an opportunity to shine a light on the cultural, community and Emmeline Judge excellence and outstanding achievements leadership. Campbelltown Performing Arts that can be found within NSW Public Schools. Danah Abden Khaleq High School Beverly Hills Girls High School We are proud to manage the Minister’s and Elisa Lillicrap Samuel Alexander-Prideaux Strathfield Girls High School Secretary’s Awards for Excellence on behalf Fort Street High School Oscar Little of the NSW Department of Education and Mia Bulivou High School Doonside Technology High this year we honoured 36 students, 37 staff, Alexander Long School 24 schools and eight parents from across Alan Burzevski NSW. The awards were held in Sydney on Kianna Munro North Sydney Boys High School Wednesday, 13 September 2017. Mia Castagnone Beverly Hills Girls High School Nikola Nadjovski Cumberland High School Katelyn Castle Northern Beaches Secondary Veronica Nicolich College Mackellar Girls Campus Merrylands High School Clair Corliss Samudra Radhakrishnan Lambton High School Girraween High School Sarah Crakanthorp Samy Rahman Wagga Wagga High School Canterbury Boys High School Ava Del Tufo Monique Rosser Ulladulla High School Lambton High School Frank Fei Lauren Strickland North Sydney Boys High School Cumberland High School Jordan Harrington Marc Tagalog Doble Inverell High School Wagga Wagga High School Sione Teisi Airds High School Laura Thomson Hannah Trethewy Elderslie High School Vivian Truong Fort Street High School Jordan Ka Truong Sydney Technical High School Deepika Veeragavan Sydney Girls High School Hannah Wales Inverell High School Jia (Annie) Wang Prairiewood High School Curtis Wolrige

10 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION 2017 MINISTER’S 2017 SECRETARY’S Canterbury Boys High School Lithgow Public School AWARD FOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENT Enriching STEM Learning Innovation and Inspiration in EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE Capertee, Hampton, Glen Teaching and Learning TEACHING Alice, Euchareena Public Northern Beaches Recognising NSW Department Schools One Schools Network Secondary College, Recognising teachers who of Education Employees who Chester Hill High School deliver the highest quality have shown outstanding Refugee Welcome Program Balgowlah Boys Campus School education to their students and effort in improving the quality Forbes High School Improvement contribute to their professional of teaching and/or learning Wellness Hub Project Public communities. outcomes in the NSW Public Gymea Technology High School Effective Feedback Project Leonie Atkinson Education Sector. School Technology Centre Wagga Wagga High School Catriona Arcamone Lomandra School for Special Narelle Barker Fort Street High School 2017 PUBLIC SCHOOL Airds High School Purpose PARENT OF THE YEAR Dale Chadwick Kokoda – Outside Classroom Vicki Budden Gundagai High School Program The Public School Parent of the Year Award is presented Dubbo College Delroy Campus Jodie Clark - to parents, guardians and Greg Bugden Bass Hill Public School caregivers who have made New Choices Steven Hollebon a significant contribution to Sarah Redfern High School Rebecca Cameron Doonside Technology High their local NSW public school The Learning Journey Fort Street High School School community. Natalie Cavaleri Ulladulla High School Val Adams Maxine Jackson Authentic Deep Project Elderslie High School Islington Public School The Canobolas Rural Learning Sharon Cloete Susan Beky Technology High School Villawood East Public School Mullion Creek Public School Merrylands High School Anne-Maree Nairne The Big School Explorers Elizabeth Kenyon Rachel Cody Initiative: An Early Intervention Cassilis Public School Australia Street Infants School Dubbo College Delroy Campus Strategy Vicki Pogulis Kathryn McGrath Warialda Public School Janelle Collins Glebe Public School East Hills Public School Ulladulla High School Wider than Gwydir Lisa Porter Jack Pelaez Joanna French Claymore Public School Thomas Acres Public School Campsie Public School Lieu Phan Stacey Quince Jenny Noble 2017 SECRETARY’S Lansvale Public School Campbelltown High School of Merrylands East Public School SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT Jo Smith the Performing Arts Karissa Pedron AWARD Marrickville West Public School Graham Smith Bondi Public School The Award recognises NSW Sharon Warner North Sydney Boys High School Vasiti Ratusau public schools which create a sustainable learning Sarah Redfern High School Joyce Valele Concord High School environment through a certain Melissa Rees project. Condobolin High School Schools who receive this Lori Saywell prestigious award must Doonside Technology High 2017 SECRETARY’S demonstrate achievement School AWARD FOR AN of significant improvement Felicia Signoretti OUTSTANDING SCHOOL in learning outcomes and Lansvale Public School INITIATIVE opportunities, excellence in student learning initiative, Kerrie Spencer Recognising a NSW Public maximising learning Carramar Public School School’s commitment to opportunities for all students as Rebecca Stark teaching and learning well as community leadership. Lucas Gardens School outcomes, leadership, Ashcroft High School Halah Taleb supporting their students Approaches to Pedagogy: A and/or creating a sustainable journey towards excellence in teaching & learning Louise Tate learning environment via the Bass Hill Public School delivery of a discreet program Aurora College NSW’s First Virtual School Vicky Valensise or initiative. Girls High School Chipping Norton Public School Ambarvale High School Improved Achievement and Kathleen Vouros Pods of Innovative Projects Engagement Outcomes for Maroubra Bay Public School Auburn North Public School Students with Significant Socio- Helen Webb 2015-2017 K-6 Visible Learning Economic Disadvantage Bennett Road Public School Bankstown Public School Public School Targeting Mathematics Roslyn Welling Effectively Integrating STEM Curran Public School Carramar Public School into Classroom Practice FPS Parents as Partners Susan Yaghjian Bellevue Hill Public School Gymea Bay Public School Dubbo College South Campus Developing Teacher Collaboration and Research for Fiona Zammit Capacity for Open Plan Innovation Excellence in Digital Bossley Park Public School Learning Learning & Quality Teaching

ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 11 Meet some of our 2018 Scholars

Anthony Maryam Marcus Anthony is a hard-working, Maryam arrived in Australia Marcus is an ambitious focussed young man. At from Syria three years student at Bossley Park High. Westfield Sports High his ago. She’s now a student His mother is a single parent favourite subject was Food at Cabramatta High School who works hard to ensure Technology, topping his school where she credits her teachers that her two children achieve year in this subject. In year 9 and Principal for creating a at school. Marcus hope to he decided he wanted to be a wonderfully diverse learning study computing/commerce at Food Technology teacher in the environment and encouraging university and eventually work NSW public school system and students to do their best. in an industry that supports now he is studying a Bachelor issues that he cares about. of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts “Receiving this scholarship (Technology) at the Australian was like a dream come “Year 12 has been jam- Catholic University. true. Being one of packed with leadership and study activities. “I was over the moon the Friends of Zainab Without this scholarship when I heard I received scholarship recipients has I would not be have been this generous food not only reassured and able to concentrate on my technology scholarship. assisted me financially, extra-curricular activities. It’s made me study harder but it has also supported It also kept me on track and at university I’m really and encouraged me and provided me with satisfied with my results. emotionally. It made me resources so I can do the Credit also needs to go to believe in myself and best I can.” my teacher, Ms Cameron, realise that I am capable of achieving much more who was an inspiration Marcus throughout my senior than what I have ever Bossley Park High School thought I could.” Unions NSW Jeff Shaw Memorial years at high school. A Scholarship good teacher can make all Maryam the difference!” Cabramatta High School Friends of Zainab Scholarship Anthony Westfield Sports High School / Australian Catholic University NSW Cookery Teachers Association Scholarship

12 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION to be healthy, happy and safe. The biggest take away for me from my study, was the recognition that there are no benchmarks throughout a child’s education. Teachers are not driven to ensure a child reaches a certain reading level or academic level each year. There is Jessica Sascha recognition that each child Despite a disrupted school and Sascha Colley from Ainslie School will develop different. personal life, young indigenous in the ACT is the inaugural Teachers are not caught up student Jessica believes that recipient of the First State Super in trying to meet specific education is the way to break Teachers Scholarship for K-2 the cycle. With the guidance teachers. Sascha travelled to benchmarks to justify their of her teacher at Springwood Finland to study the Finnish Early performance as teachers. High, Ms Mason, and through Childhood Education system and Each child is taught from the support of the GO has recorded her experiences. Foundation Scholarship she is Following is an excerpt of her where they are at and now working harder than ever experiences. The full report celebrated for what they before. can be found on our website: achieve. Learning is made publiceducationfoundation.org. fun and encouraging a love “I didn’t think life would au/play-based-learning-leads- get better when I was sascha-to-finland. for learning. The Finns, young but there are protect childhood. They see people out there who will “I travelled to Finland in childhood as a time that September, for three weeks help you when you need it should be joyful and stress and attended a study tour most. Schooling is one of free for children. the most important things with a company called in my life right now, and I Learning Scoop, held at the I cannot thank the Public thank my teachers, public University of Tampere for Education Foundation one week. I then spent the education and GO for enough for the opportunity next two weeks visiting two getting me there.” to complete this study and other schools, meeting with share my findings with our Jessica teachers and principals and Springwood High observing classes. Education Directorate and GO Foundation Scholarship networks.” The attitude of the Finnish is “a child does not choose Sascha Colley the family they are born Ainslie School, ACT into” and as such, each First State Super Teachers child deserves full access Scholarship to the supports and early interventions they require

ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 13 Advocacy

This year Public Education Foundation launched a public education advocacy video campaign, ‘Building Great Australian Lives’. This campaign underscores the importance of a Research strong public education system that delivers equal opportunity for all In April 2018 the Public Education children to develop their abilities and Foundation released our first reach their potential. “At the Public Education Issues Paper, What Price The Gap? Education and Inequality Professor Larissa Behrendt, Craig Foundation, we believe in Australia. The paper sheds Reucassel and The Hon. Michael that public schools are an light educational inequality Kirby featured in the videos along essential pillar of Australian and its cost to Australia. David with three very talented public school society. Tens of millions of Hetherington’s analysis draws students: Cory, Zoe and Ingo. Australians have benefited attention to the widening gap from public education as a in Australia’s education system We are grateful to the NSW springboard to successful Department of Education and the and the costs of students at the lives. We want to shine a Arts Unit for their contribution to this bottom of the falling further light on this great national campaign. We also thank all the public below those at the top. The paper education champions who helped us institution.” estimates that over the six years disseminate the videos through social David Hetherington, Public from 2009-15 alone, this growing media. The videos were watched over Education Foundation inequality has cost Australia over Executive Director. 500,000 times with a reach of close to $20 billion, equivalent to 1.2% of one million people. “No matter how many times GDP. This economic loss should be of grave concern not only I watch this I still breathe Please continue to share on social to education policymakers but deeply at a certain point and media: to all those who know a strong publiceducationfoundation.org.au/ express my gratitude that as a economy is driven by a skilled campaign public school teacher I get to and inclusive population. #ProudlyPublic #PublicEducation make this impact every day.” Julie Ross, Principal NSW Department of Education

“Whatever I do is a testament to the quality of the NSW public education system. I wouldn’t be where I am if it weren’t for the government support I had for my education. We have to protect that same opportunity for every “While the average Australian #PublicEducation #ProudlyPublic” Australian student Jen Robinson, International is showing declining Jurist, Human Rights Advocate performance, those at the “I’m publicly educated bottom are falling faster and my kids are publicly than those at the top: educated. Happy #EdWeek18 educational inequality is to all the wonderful teachers growing.” and staff who work in #PublicEducation” For more information: publiceducationfoundation.org. Verity Firth, Former NSW Education Minister au/news/resources

14 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION Ambassadors The Public Education Foundation is supported The Public by our Ambassadors who advocate for the Foundation and public education in various ways. We are very grateful for their time, Education expertise and commitment. • Ms Bronywn Bancroft, Aboriginal Artist Foundation Team and Designer • Mr Jonathan Biggins, Actor David Hetherington Executive Director • Ms Angela Catterns AM, Broadcaster Michelle Stanhope (resigned June 2018) • Mr John Dauth AO LVO, Former Australian General Manager High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Alison Matheson Finance and Administration Manager • Ms Verity Firth, Executive Director Social Justice, UTS Melanie Morrison Marketing and Communications Manager • Ms Dianne Giblin AM, CEO, Australian Council of Organisations Karen Griffiths Scholarships Administrator • Ms Libby Gleeson AM, Author Craig Nhobbs • Ms Nahid Karimi, Student Events Manager • The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, Former Justice of the Volunteers • Ms Sam Mostyn, Company Director • Ms Jenni Neary AM, Founding Chair of the Public Education Foundation The Public Education Foundation could not operate without the support of the many volunteers who so generously donate their • Patrick Regan BComm MBA, Executive time and expertise throughout the year. We would particularly Director Morgan Stanley Wealth like to thank those who assisted by sitting on selection panels. Management This included: • Ms Ann Sherry AO, CEO Carnival Australia Susanne Andrews, Bev Baker, Peter Balding, Michael Baldwin, • Prof Fred Watson AM, Astronomer-in- Ian Barker, Cathy Brennan, Susie Boyd, Tracey Byrne, Ricky Charge of the Australian Astronomical Campbell-Allen, Marianne Carahalios, Hannah Casey, Jillian Observatory Cheetham, Shirley Chowdhary, Helen Cook, Sylvia Corish, Eva Cox, Murat Dizdar, Robyn Evans, Melita Flynn, David Friedlander, • Mr Kim Williams AM, Australian Media Di Giblin, Emma Grainge, Virginia Hooker, Jillian Howard, Executive and Composer Lynne Irvine, Karen Jones, Kerry Kavanagh, Neil Kenzler, Adam • Mr Peter Worland, Executive Director Lippmann, Robin Low, Emma Maiden, Glinda Major, Greg Uniting Care McGrath, Alan Melrose, Irene Miller, Lila Mularczyk, Simon Mulready, Susan North, Barbara O’Brien, Geoff Pellizzer, Craig Petersen, Magda Pollack, Chris Presland, Frank Potter, Max “There is something special about public Prince, Kerry Roberts, Anne Ross, Garrie Russell, Chris Ryan, education. It is a microcosm of the diversity Judyth Sachs, Dr Jim Sait, Phil Seymour, Annamika Sharma, of Australia. This is the laboratory of the Elizabeth Shaw, Jane Simmons, Jane Stower, Roger Tall, Carol entire nation. No discrimination against Taylor, Judy Thompson, Cara Varian, Erica Vorsay, Dean White individuals or groups. Children of rich and and Marilyn Withers. poor parents mixing together and learning to We would like to extend our thanks to Denise de Vreeze and respect each other.” Susan North for assisting with the Foundation’s activities and to The Hon Michael Kirby, Public Education Toni Hassan who advises on public affairs. Foundation Ambassador

ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 15 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION FINANCIAL REPORT 30 JUNE 2018

The following financial information has been extracted from the 2018 Financial Report which can viewed on our website: www.publiceducationfoundation.org.au

Public Education Foundation Ltd Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income For the year ended 30 June 2018 2018 2017 $ $ Revenue 1,164,816 1,177,445

Other income 5,587 39,433

Expenses

Scholarship expenses (756,154) (507,328)

Employee benefits expense (344,018) (277,363)

Donations Auditors remuneration (10,000) (9,800) for Scholarships came from: Finance costs (1,907) (768) Software expense (17,314) (15,055) Corporate Community Sponsors Donors 35% 24% Amortisation expense (3,221) (401) Other expenses* (163,841) (122,363)

Surplus/(Deficit) before income tax (126,052) 283,800 Other expense Foundations 41%

Income tax expense - - Scholarship Donations – In 2017/18, our donors Surplus/(Deficit) after income tax expense chose to donate to: for the year attributable to members of (126,052) 283,800 Academic The Foundation Excellence 8% Tertiary Curriculum Transition Based Other comprehensive income/(loss) 20% 6% for the year

Disability Available-for-sale financial assets 15,440 33,141 4% Social Justice 6% Educators 15% Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year attributable to members of (110,612) 316,941 The Foundation General 8% The above statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income should Indigenous be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes Refugee 5% 25% Primary * Other Expenses includes advertising, advocacy, award ceremony expenses, 3% investment management fees, insurance, travel and general office expenses

16 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION Public Education Foundation Ltd Statement of financial position As at 30 June 2018

2018 2017

$ $

ASSETS

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents 512,662 477,419

Trade and other receivables 105,863 107,354

Total current assets 618,525 584,773

Non-current assets

Intangible Assets 6,015 7,619

Property Plant and Equipment 3,651 -

Available-for-sale financial assets 1,762,136 1,838,680

Total non-current assets 1,771,802 1,846,299

Total assets 2,390,327 2,431,072

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables 264,395 191,373

Employee benefits 12,074 8,397

Total current liabilities 276,469 199,770

Non-current liabilities

Other payables 13,372 20,204

Total non-current liabilities 13,372 20,204

Total liabilities 289,841 219,974

Net assets 2,100,486 2,211,098

Equity

Retained earnings 188,789 262,130

Scholarship reserve 1,877,410 1,930,121

Available-for-sale financial assets reserve 34,287 18,847

Total equity 2,100,486 2,211,098

The above statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 17 Public Education Foundation Ltd Statement of changes in equity For the year ended 30 June 2018

Available- for-sale financial Retained Scholarship assets earnings reserve reserve Total equity $ $ $ $ Balance at 30 June 2016 184,505 1,723,946 (14,294) 1,894,157 Total comprehensive income for the year 283,800 - 33,141 316,941

Transfer from retained earnings to scholarship reserve for (206,175) 206,175 - - scholarship income received but unexpended during the year

Balance at 30 June 2017 262,130 1,930,121 18,847 2,211,098

Total comprehensive income for the year (126,052) - 15,440 (110,612)

Transfer from retained earnings to scholarship reserve for 52,711 (52,711) - - scholarship income received but unexpended during the year

Balance at 30 June 2018 188,789 1,877,410 34,287 2,100,486

The above statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Public Education Foundation Ltd Statement of cash flows 2018 2017 For the year ended 30 June 2018 $ $ Cash flows from operating activities Receipts from donations and grants 1,069,157 1,041,640 Payments to suppliers and employees (460,782) (407,083) Payments to scholarship recipients (756,154) (507,327) Interest paid (1,907) (633) Net cash inflow /(outflow) from operating activities (149,686) 126,597

Cash flows from investing activities Dividend, interest and distribution income received 97,252 105,653 Receipts from available-for-sale financial assets 402,585 914,588 Payments for available-for-sale financial assets (309,641) (853,992) Payment for purchase of website - (8,020) Payment for purchase of property, plant and equipment (5,267) - Net cash inflow/(outflow) inflow from investing activities 184,929 158,229

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 35,243 284,826 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 477,419 192,593 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 512,662 477,419

The above statement of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

18 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION Public Education Foundation Ltd Other Financial Information Statement (unaudited) For the year ended 30 June 2018

2018 2017

$ $

Scholarship Income and Expenses

Donation revenue received for current and future scholarship awards 750,508 757,384

Scholarship Expenses (756,154) (448,254)

Scholarship Surplus / (Deficit) before income tax expense (5,646) 309,130

Administration Revenue 414,308 420,061

Other Revenue 5,587 39,433

Administration Expenses

Employee Benefits Expense (344,018) (277,363)

Auditors Remuneration (10,000) (9,800)

Finance Costs (1,907) (768)

Software expense (17,314) (15,055)

Amortisation expense (3,221) (401)

Other Expenses (163,841) (181,437)

Administration Surplus / (Deficit) before income tax expense (120,406) (25,330)

Total Surplus / (Deficit) before income tax expense (126,052) 283,800

Income tax expense - -

Total Surplus / (Deficit) after income tax expense for the year attributable (126,052) 283,800 to members of the Foundation

Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the year

Available-for-sale financial assets 15,440 33,141

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year (110,612) 316,941 attributable to members of The Foundation

ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 19 Board of Directors

Chris Ryan PSM, BA, Dip Ed, MA Chair Former senior executive NSW Department of Education with experience as a director in education based not-for-profit organisations.

Professor Judyth Sachs BA MA PhD Dip Teach Deputy Chair Special Advisor to KPGM (High Education), past president of the Australian Association How you can for Research in Education, former member of the Executive of the Australian College of Educators.

Robin Low, BComm, FCA Director & Treasurer help? Non-Executive Director Appen Limited, AUB Group Limited, CSG Limited and IPH INVESTING IN PUBLIC Limited. Former audit and risk partner with Pricewaterhouse Coopers. EDUCATION

Professor James Arvanitakis, PhD To support the important role we play in Director ensuring fair, equitable and high-quality Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Graduate education for all, you can donate to the Studies) at Western Sydney University, Chair Public Education Foundation. Donations $2 of Diversity Arts Australia, Research Fellow at and above are tax-deductible and can be The Centre for Policy Development, author and made online at media commentator. www.publiceducationfoundation.org.au/ Jane Caro, BA donate. Director If you would like to donate your expertise Principal Jara Consulting, author, lecturer, social commentator and columnist. and professional skills to the Public Education Foundation by organising a fundraising event and/or becoming a David Friedlander, LLB, BComm, LLM partner, please contact us at Director [email protected]. Head of King and Wood Mallesons public mergers & acquisitions, Member of the Corporations Committee of the Law Council of Australia and former member of the Australian Takeovers Panel.

Carol Taylor, BA Dip ED MEd Director Former education consultant to the NSW Education Minister, former Chief Executive of the NSW and acting Chief Executive of the NSW Institute of Teachers MANAGEMENT TEAM DURING REPORTING PERIOD David Wynne, B. Ed, MAICD David Hetherington, BA (Hons), MPA Director (appointed July 2018) Executive Director Non-Executive Director of Teachers Health and Nurses and Midwives Health, extensive career Michelle Stanhope, BA (Hons) in public education. Grad Cert Arts Management General Manager and Company Secretary (resigned June 2018)

Alison Matheson, BSc MProfAcct ASA Finance Manager and Administration Manager, Company Secretary (appointed June 2018)

20 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION Donors & Supporters

We are grateful to our partners and donors whose support al- lows us to extend our reach every year and support increasing numbers of students and their communities.

ORGANISATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP Champions GOVERNMENT PARTNERS PARTNERS Allen & Unwin PARTNERS Mrs Anne Corlett Premium Partners Heroes Davcor Group Pty Ltd City of Sydney First State Super Anika Foundation Ms Erica Vorsay NSW Department of NSW Teachers Federation Capital Chemist Mr Neil Kenzler and family Education Teachers Health Emorgo Foundation Ms Robin Low Teachers Mutual Bank GO Foundation Ms Patricia Novikoff We also thank our generous donors who wish Harvard Club of Australia Mrs Elizabeth Shaw to remain anonymous. Major Partners J Holden Family Unions NSW The Harding Miller Foundation Education Foundation O’Brien Foundation Supporters NSW Cookery Teachers Aboriginal Education Partners Association Council Australian Council Mrs Susan Robertson Ms Gillian Appleton of State School Royal Bank of Canada Ms Ros Byrne Organisations Investment & Treasury Mr Ray Fleming NSW P&C Federation Services Mr Richard Hansford NSW Primary Principals’ Mr Ross Stuart and Mr Joe Harman Association Family Hawker Foundation NSW Secondary Susan & Isaac Wakil Ms Dorothy Hoddinott AO Principals’ Council Foundation Mr Michael Izzo Walter and Eliza Hall Mr Colin Jones Charitable Foundation Ms Rebecca Kaiser Ms Marilyn Withers Ms Anne Loveridge University of Technology Mr Charles Manning Sydney Mr Ian Osbourne SL Bray Memorial Ms Tamson Pietsch Foundation Ms Anne Ranger Mr David Schlosser Mr Jacob Sife Mrs Patricia Verkuylen Ms Sally White Mrs Karen Zwi Ms Penny Young Level 11, 1 Oxford Street Darlinghurst NSW 1300 [email protected] www.publiceducationfoundation.org.au

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