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2018 ANNUAL REPORT Seymour College 2 Annual Report 2018
Chair of the Board
Community broader education sector and Governance and Board the Uniting Church. Our students and community In line with our commitment to are at the heart of our Board’s In 2018, we actively sought the leading governance practice, we thinking and deliberations. The views of all current parents commissioned an independent “voice of the customer” is the and caregivers through a Board performance and lens through which we view comprehensive survey. We were governance review in 2018, Seymour College’s strategy, thrilled that overall satisfaction assess opportunities and support undertaken by Anne Skipper with education at Seymour our talented and dedicated staff. AM, an accomplished board College scored as “very high” director and highly respected We believe that regular Board and exceeded the benchmark governance advisor. meetings are merely one part of many other leading schools of our role. Equally important across Australia. The review highlighted an for us is to move away from the inclusive and respectful Board We also read the many thoughtful Board table, to read the culture culture which sets the tone from and constructive ideas and of the College and listen to our the top, a strong consensus community, through tours of the suggestions for improvement decision-making style, together College grounds and learning from our community. This with a composition of highly spaces, attendance at College feedback has been developed events which showcase our girls’ into an action plan by the College qualified and experienced learning and achievements, Executive who, through the directors who contribute a hosting staff events as well as Principal, are accountable to the diversity of skills, thinking styles engaging with leaders in the Board for delivery. and backgrounds.
The innovative curriculum in our Middle School Adventure comprises the ‘super subjects’ GEM (Global Studies, English and Media Studies) and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and our SOJ (Strength, Optimism, Justice) wellbeing program. It provides every student the opportunity to apply the skills they are developing to real word problems and to incorporate their own interests and passions into their studies. Seymour College strength. optimism. justice. 3 Annual Report 2016 seymour. 3
Refurbishment of the Paton building in the Junior School has created new light and bright learning spaces.
In response to the review, offering of the highest quality Seymour provides a compelling we streamlined our sub- co-curriculum experiences, to value proposition for the best committee structures and spark our girls’ interests and workforce, who have a passion terms of references to increase encourage participation in sport, for bringing out the best in each our focus on strategic matters. art, music and performance are and every girl whether that is The operations of the College also fundamental. by finding new ways of making will continue to be monitored a subject interesting, helping a by the Board through a We continue to make significant girl discover and celebrate her balanced scorecard of key result operating investments in our strengths or making the grounds areas for which the Principal people and learning practices look their very best. is accountable. designed to deliver a world class learning experience and prepare I thank you, our great community, I am deeply grateful to my our students for a future where for a fabulous 2018. Seymour fellow Board members for they will make a difference and exists because our community their commitment, expertise reach their potential. Our strong of parents and communities of parents for the last almost 100 and unwavering support they balance sheet and disciplined years have placed and continue volunteer to Seymour. allocation of resources provide to place a high value on the the foundations for Seymour very best education for girls and We farewelled two Board girls to thrive and flourish for young women. members in 2018, Craige Whitton, generations to come. who chaired our Finance and You are present at sport Audit Committee and Dr People matches, supporting each point Tiffany Hughes who chaired our The value of a Seymour scored, watching hundreds of Nominations Committee. Both education is created by hours of concerts, discussing Craige and Tiffany have been dedicated people: Heads of homework and role modelling great colleagues, trusted advisors School, teachers, sport coaches, the power of perseverance in and outstanding contributors to band directors, psychologists, everything you do. Together, in the Seymour College Board. administrators, groundstaff, partnership with Seymour, we are nurturing your daughters’ Performance nurses, caterers and volunteers, to mention but a few, who work talents into skill and developing Seymour College’s performance as one team aligned to the their skills into success. is measured across many same purpose. dimensions. Community and student satisfaction are key, as As a Board it is our role to are academic performance and monitor the level of engagement Rosina Hislop a healthy school culture which of our people, assess the promotes well being. A wide culture and make sure that Chair, Seymour College Board Seymour College 4 Annual Report 20162018 Principal
Our Strategic Plan, Towards our all our students and we have and externally. From Early Centenary, sets a clear pathway reached our goal. We have been Years to Year 12 we consider for educational excellence innovative, experimental and that there has never been a at Seymour College. Our certainly adapted to change. more important time to be imperative is to ensure our girls developing young women of This has included new and young women are prepared strength, optimism and justice. and confident to earn a living approaches in design in a globalised, digitised and thinking, futures thinking, Our focus, in every way, is on more complex world. We have entrepreneurship, literacy giving our girls the learning, achieved a lot in 2018 towards and numeracy programs, the skills and the confidence to this goal. improvements in sport and walk onto the world stage and performance, and in boarding. challenge the status quo. Our focus during the year was At Seymour, learning is truly to build the capacity of our girls everyone’s business – we are a 2018 saw our first cohort to become competent and very vibrant learning community. of students complete the creative problem solvers so that International Baccalaureate they are prepared and confident The concept of One College, Diploma Programme (IBDP). for their future. Four Schools has been I am extremely proud of the strengthened in our Executive academic performance of the Throughout 2018 our aim and management structure, Class of 2018’s IB and SACE was to transform education and in how we promote cohorts and congratulate all and improve schooling for Seymour College both internally the girls on their dedication, commitment and perseverance in their studies.
Based on IB and SACE results, both the 2018 Dux of the College and Dux of the Boarding House titles were awarded to Kristen Coles, who achieved an ATAR of 99.7, and Sophie Messent was named Proximae Accessit, with an ATAR of 99.5.
A total of 28 Merits were gained across 15 IB and SACE subjects. 75% of our IB and 34% of our SACE students achieved an ATAR of 90+, putting them in the top 10% of students Australia-wide. Principal, Kevin Tutt (middle), with 2018 Dux of the College and the Boarding House, Kristen Coles 20 students achieved an ATAR (left) and 2018 Proximae Accessit, Sophie Messent. of 95+ and were presented a strength. optimism. justice. seymour. 5
Freda Gibson Medal at the Class year, and in every category, our Carnival, while Clan Stewart was of 2018 Awards Ceremony on students achieved results well the winner of the Junior School Friday 1 February 2019. above the national mean scores. Swimming Carnival and was also victorious on Sports Day. Congratulations to 2018 Head Our Master Plan to 2022 is a Girl, Anjana Prabu, who was bold and exciting capital works This year has once again seen awarded a Governor of South program. The first stage, the many girls enter a number Australia Commendation – refurbishment of the Taylor of national and state-wide Excellence Award, one of just 25 Building was completed in competitions including athletics, presented across the state. time for the start of the 2018 basketball, football, netball, academic year. soccer, swimming and volleyball, 2018 Dux of the College, Kristen making the finals rounds in all Coles, was awarded the Bronze Our new Learning and these sports. Bragg Medal by the Australian Innovation Centre, named Institute of Physics (SA Branch) Yurrebilla in tribute to The College’s prowess in for achieving the highest Indigenous women and competitions such as the result in South Australia in children, provides a vibrant and da Vinci Decathlon, the state SACE Stage 2 Physics in 2018. modern learning environment and Australasian Philosothon Kristen was also awarded the for the girls in the Middle and and the Lego League State Andy Thomas Scholarship Senior Schools. final, where the Seymour team at the University of Adelaide, won the prestigious Strategy Under the leadership of our where she will undertake and Innovation Award for their new Sport co-curricular team, a Bachelor of Engineering application of the Engineering Seymour College achieved (Honours) (Mechanical). Design Process used in the success across a variety of areas build of their robot, has Congratulations also to Darcy in 2018 including finishing either been outstanding. Munchenberg (Year 11) and Year first, second or third place in 12, Zixin (Vika) Wang, who were almost every summer and Similarly, new leadership and selected to participate in the winter sport, second on the new concepts for Performance 2019 SACE Art Show. premiership table in rowing and saw exceptional showcases of strong Intercol wins, defeating talent in bands, orchestra, choir NAPLAN results in 2018 were Wilderness in both summer and Caledonian programs across our best ever (over ten years), and winter sports. We were the College. Key events such as with a significant growth in the also successful in winning four Scots Night and Ceilidh, A Few numbers of girls achieving in the IGSSA shields. Strings Attached, A Night on highest bands. Broadway, the Cabaret Evening Our annual Swimming Carnivals and the Summer Concert Series, Year 7 spelling results saw the and Sports Day continued to saw individual students and highest mean score ever, and showcase our girls’ sporting ensembles perform at their best. Year 9s achieved the highest talents and the fervour of our ever mean scores in numeracy, Clans. Clan Douglas won the Our various productions in spelling and reading. In every Barr Smith Campus Swimming Senior, Middle and Junior Seymour College 6 Annual Report 2018
Schools remain wonderful of Service Learning, Lynne community groups, including highlights of our year with Moten. I was delighted to join the Old Collegians’ Association, memorable performances the Sarvodaya India trip in Parents’ and Friends’ by a talented cast, who were January and also the inaugural Association, Rowing Parents’ ably assisted by a committed Cambodia Service Trip for our Support Group, Pipe Band back stage crew and artistic Year 10 girls in September 2018. Support Group, the College set designers. Both programs saw our girls Foundation and a massive team The Boarding House has been give of their hearts, hands of volunteers who assist with at full capacity this year, and and minds. Our other Service every event and function. ably led by Director of Boarding, Learning events across the year Hayley Hall and her team, with mean that every girl commits Our Street Fair, held for the assistance from Head Boarder, individually and collectively to second time, was a great Grace Heaslip, and Deputy our motto, Crescam Ministrando success as was the inaugural Head Boarder, Hwee Koon – I will grow by serving. Long Lunch, held under the (Lauren) Sim. trees in perfect weather. The Exchange programs The boarders returned to at Seymour College offer a In 2018, we have done all we improved facilities in the unique opportunity for our can to enable every Seymour foyer, a refurbished Year 12 girls to engage at national and girl to develop her academic Common Room and upgrades international levels. We were abilities and wellbeing. Our of bedrooms and bathrooms. pleased to include St Catherine’s desire is for every girl to emerge School, Sydney, in our I express deep thanks to the from their time at the College Boarders’ Parents’ Association, partnerships this year and the fully prepared for whatever she under the direction of Kerry 2018 trip to China was a great chooses to do beyond the gates Yeates, for their strong support, success, as was the return visit of of Seymour. We are confident wise counsel, and for developing girls from Minhang School. a strong community within our that she will be self-reliant, self- boarding families. Seymour’s affiliation with the confident and self-motivated. Uniting Church in Australia In 2018 we elected 14 Prefects is greatly valued. We thank who were supported by an Rev Sue Ellis, Moderator of the exceptional Student Leadership UCA Synod of South Australia, Team. Anjana Prabu, Head Girl, Rev Dr Peter Trudinger from
and Ella Rigney, Deputy Head Scots Church and Rev Mark Kevin Tutt Girl, have been exemplary role Dickens, Chaplain at Prince Principal models for all girls. Alfred College, for their support of our spiritual and faith Above left: Jessica March, Lucy Newson, Crescam Ministrando, the Ekaterini Tolis and India Whitton enjoy formation activities. meeting some locals during the 2018 heart and soul of our College, is Cambodia Service Trip. expressed through our Service Seymour is blessed by Above right: Our inaugural Long Lunch was a Learning program under Dean the contribution of many wonderful day of community connection. strength. optimism. justice. seymour. 7
Student Leadership
The 2018 Student Leadership and new thistle mascots, future for ourselves and others. Team (SLT) branded this year cemented our summer, winter Our Prefect team designed a the Year of Formation: A Bond and overall Intercol Cup wins for legacy Think Tank workshop with in the Black Watch, with the the Black Watch Clan. the Prefects from PAC, with this purpose of honouring the year’s focusing on leadership, power of womankind. Inspired We are empowered: Our actions influence and vision through by the Class of 2017’s redefining were girls first. social media. To conclude our year, of the College’s thistle as, Set your compass of goals the Class of 2018 donated $1,185 “beautiful, robust and fierce”, we before heading out into the to the Leukaemia Foundation’s asked ourselves: wilderness; find your true North. World’s Greatest Shave. What if there were more than The introduction of the We are most proud of 2018 as one thistle? a celebration of womankind. Wellbeing Leader into our Our Black Watch Formal, We discovered the answer is: SLT welcomed new initiatives The Enchanted Hour, was The only thing more powerful such as Mindful May, a four a reminder of this with the than an empowered woman week program which included highlight being our Funk with a vision is an army of them. activities like meditation, yoga Band performing their iconic and “Puppy Playdates”. We Groove Fusion medley and At our first assembly, we installed three student panels chart-topping Valerie by introduced the student body to regarding academic excellence, Amy Winehouse. 2018 was a our Formation music video, with mental wellbeing and cultural memorable year in Black Watch. cinematography and editing by diversity in our assemblies to Victoria Auricht. The excitement value the power of authenticity. Anjana Prabu from College staff and students 2018 Head Girl was electric. The pillars of We are driven: Our press for the Black Watch Clan – fierce, progress and disruption of the Ella Rigney empowered, driven – became status quo builds a promising 2018 Deputy Head Girl measures for the success of our call to women.
We are fierce: Our network is our net worth. The students’ acapella renditions of the traditional bagpipe medleys in the Sports Centre, due to the heavy downpour on Sports Day, was so powerful. The highlight of the 2018 calendar was Intercol. Record-breaking crowds accompanied by thundering war cries, blaring The 2018 Sports Captain, Olivia Dukalskis (middle) with the Summer Intercol trophy and winning Summer Intercol 2018 Sports Leaders (from left): Eliza Cook (swimming), Laura Purvis (rowing), Alex bagpipes and our iconic koala Mangal (water polo), Lily Latham (basketball) and Kristen Coles (tennis). Seymour College 8 Annual Report 2018
Class of 2018 Academic Achievement
2018 Results
Seymour College offers the We are extremely proud of South Australian Certificate the academic performance of of Education (SACE) and the our 2018 Year 12 cohort and International Baccalaureate congratulate them on their Diploma Programme (IB DP) as dedication, commitment and pathways to tertiary education. perseverance in their studies.
100% ATAR95+ ACHIEVED 28 IB AND SACE A+ GRADES COMPLETION BY 20 IB AND SACE AWARDED IN STUDENTS IB AND SACE
of90% Seymour students’ grades were in the A or B band.
On the basis of the IB and are only 25 presented in SA, Kristen was also awarded the SACE results, Seymour boarder recognises Anjana’s excellence in Andy Thomas Scholarship Kristen Coles was awarded her SACE studies and the SACE at the University of Adelaide both 2018 Dux of the College capabilities of literacy, numeracy, and will undertake a and Dux of the Boarding House critical and creative thinking, Bachelor of Engineering with an ATAR of 99.7 and personal and social capability (Honours) (Mechanical). Sophie Messent was awarded and ethical understanding. Proximae Accessit, with an Kristen Coles was awarded the ATAR of 99.5. Bronze Bragg Medal by the Anjana Prabu was also awarded Australian Institute of Physics (SA a Governor of South Australia Branch) for achieving the highest Commendation – Excellence result in South Australia in SACE Award 2018. This prestigious Stage 2 Physics in 2018. SACE award, of which there strength. optimism. justice. seymour. 9
2018 SACE Grade Distribution Subject Merits Seymour SACE students achieved 25 Merits 50% across 12 subjects in the following areas: Biology 4 40% Dance 1 English 2 Ensemble Performance 1 30% General Mathematics 2 Mathematical Methods 2 Physical Education 1 % %
20% % % % Physics 1 % Psychology 1 9.8 Research Project B 8 10% Solo Performance 1
49.76 26.43 40.2 43.67 27.52 Specialist Mathematics 1
Total A grades Total B grades Total C grades Sheridan Ling, while still in Year 11, achieved 3 SACE Subject Merits.
Seymour College Nga Ying (Agnes) Au and Harriet Hyde were each awarded 2 SACE Subject Merits. South Australia Seymour IB students achieved 3 Merits across 3 subjects in the following areas: Film HL 1 Mathematics SL 1 Spanish ab initio 1
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NAPLAN 2018 8/10 BEST EVER As part of the annual NAPLAN testing, students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are tested across five ‘domains’: Grammar SCORES FOR and Punctuation, Numeracy, Reading, Spelling and Writing. YEAR 3 AND YEAR 5 TESTS. We were delighted that Seymour’s performance in NAPLAN in 2018 was our best ever, with a significant growth in the number of girls achieving in the highest bands. There were some significant achievements and milestones across all year levels tested, providing affirmation that our data-informed instruction in literacy and numeracy is delivering results. A snapshot of our results is presented below.
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Student Attendance
Seymour College maintains a YEAR LEVEL AVERAGE high level of attendance. ATTENDANCE (%) The average rate for attendance Year 1 96.67 in 2018 for students in Years 1–10 Year 2 96.71 was 95%. Year 3 96.38 Roll call is taken in form group Year 4 95.49 at the beginning of each day and at every lesson in Middle Year 5 97.22 and Senior School. Year 6 94.73 Non-attendance is marked on Year 7 94.76 the roll. Students are marked as Year 8 96.00 absent if parents have notified the school. Year 9 93.61 Year 10 93.78 If a student is still not marked as present by the end of the Total Year 1 to Year 10 94.99 second lesson, a text message is sent to the parents. strength. optimism. justice. seymour. 13
Workforce Composition
In 2018 Seymour College workforce consisted of:
87.69 104 Academic FTE Staff
Corporate 73.37 94 FTE Services Staff
No staff identified themselves as Indigenous. 5 50 105
Teacher Qualifications A complete list of teacher Teaching Staff 19 qualifications is available in the Qualifications: 2018 Black Watch magazine. 1 Bachelor’s Degree (126) All teaching staff are highly Graduate Diploma/Graduate 80 qualified and hold the necessary Certificate/Diploma (80) qualifications for teacher registration in South Australia. Master’s Degree (19)
The qualifications include Doctorate (1) Doctorates, Bachelor and Master Degrees and Graduate Diplomas. 126 Staff Retention Rate Members of staff may hold 74.90% staff retention rate from more than one qualification. 2017-2018. Seymour College 14 Annual Report 2018
College Community Satisfaction
2018 Seymour College Years R-12 Parents – Expectations Met/Exceeded – Top 10 Areas of Importance for Parents (n=345)
85% 89% 88% 92% 90% 91% 93% 88% 90% 91%
Quality of Focus on student Academic Balanced College’s Facilities and Class sizes College’s Range of Co-curriculuar teaching wellbeing, standards challenging values resources reputation and elective (non sport) providing a education tradition subjects Program safe and caring environment
Seymour College is committed • 89% of parents’ expectations Parents were asked to provide to listening to the views were met or exceeded in open responses to the most and expectations from key relation to the focus on student valued aspects of Seymour stakeholders and commissions wellbeing, providing a safe and College. The most frequently independent surveys to provide caring environment; nominated aspects were: performance feedback on a wide • Sense of community; • 88% of parents’ expectations range of related education topics. were met or exceeded in • Quality education; Parent Satisfaction relation to academic standards; • Daughter’s enjoyment of going to school; The feedback from the parent • 92% of parents’ expectations survey greatly assists the College were met or exceeded • College’s traditions; with both its operational and in relation to a balanced • Daughter’s personal strategic planning and its challenging education; and development; determination to continually • Opportunities provided for • 90% of parents’ expectations improve the educational my daughter; were met or exceeded in experience offered to relation to the College’s values. • My daughter’s friendship circle; the students. • Balanced education; The results of the community In 2018, 386 parents from Early survey indicate some areas • High quality teaching staff; and Years to Year 12 participated in where the College can improve. • Supportive learning the survey and provided views These include academic environment. on such areas as academic achievement, learning support, performance, strength, optimism The following parent comments wellbeing, sport, food quality and justice program, co- provide a further indication of for boarders, portal services curricular, sport, communications, satisfaction levels in 2018: and facilities. reputation and facilities. • My daughter feels a valued The College Executive has In relation to the top five areas part of the Seymour developed an action plan to community. She considers parents noted as most important, address these areas, many herself lucky to be educated percentage of expectations met/ of which are effectively at Seymour. She has a real exceeded were: implemented. Another parent sense of pride in the school • 85% of parents’ expectations survey will be conducted in 2020, and wears her uniform were met or exceeded in relation which will allow us to gauge with pride. In public, she to the quality of teaching; improvements in these areas. is very aware that she strength. optimism. justice. seymour. 15
has a respectful image to Student Satisfaction because it includes history portray. She is very happy An indication of student (Global Studies) for the attending Seymour. opinion is gained from the 2018 research, English for the script • My children will leave school Middle School survey, seeking writing, then drama (media) with strong academic feedback on the new changes for the performance. results and having enjoyed to the curriculum for Years 6 to Year 7 student many sporting and extra- 9. All Middle School students I think that the impact has curricular opportunities. were invited to respond. There were 185 completed student been quite positive. We have • Seymour’s outstanding surveys, representing a 59.6% been able to do more ‘out of ability to balance a quality response rate. the box’ assignments rather academic program with than just writing letters or Students were asked to provide sporting, non-sporting and doing tests which has made community activities. I see open responses to: learning more enjoyable. this as being vital to provide the impact STEM, GEM (super- Year 8 student a complete education to my subjects) and all of the new daughters and think that Year 9 Elective options have The new elective subjects Seymour has a bright future. had on their learning. have allowed me to really • An excellent cohort of visualise and understand The following comments indicate students and teachers who what sort of job I would like to their satisfaction levels in 2018: are committed to academic, pursue in the future. social and community I have really enjoyed the Year 9 student values. I really love the combination of the STEM and way my daughter has built GEM subjects into two big Staff Satisfaction confidence and strengths categories because it has let An in-depth staff survey will during her stay at Seymour. me make more connections be conducted in Term 3, 2019, • Trusting our daughter is between subjects and meant well prepared and has we do more interesting with the information gathered the necessary study skills assignments which include used to assist the College to to successfully complete topics from multiple subjects further improve the quality of Year 12. The friendships our which would normally be education provided and to allow daughter has developed. completely separate. refinement and monitoring • My daughter has found great Year 6 student of operational and strategic personal connections in the I love the way lessons have planning processes. The survey school, and enjoys her studies been combined. It makes will cover most key areas of the - she loves being a learner. something like the wax College’s value proposition and We have encountered many dummies fit in much better staff related aspects. very special, passionate teachers who have or do support and inspire her, and it’s a joy and a treat to work with these talented people. • A sense of belonging for my daughters. A place where our home values are echoed and supported. • Knowing my girls are being supported, nurtured and encouraged. • Care for the girls, nice families of similar ethics and morals, good friendship groups, good that they get to meet country girls - boarders, ability for good academic results and assistance for tertiary application. Seymour College 16 Annual Report 2018
Governance
BOARD MEMBERS IN 2018 BOARD COMMITTEES Property & Building Committee Rosina Hislop – Chair Finance & Audit Committee Stephen Symons – Chair Vivienne Brand Craige Whitton – Chair Adrian Esplin David Fraterman Brenton Cox Sally Kilgariff Rosina Hislop Richard Dodsworth Greg Vincent Tiffany Hughes Governance Committee Risk & Compliance Vivienne Brand – Chair Rachel Swift Committee Rosina Hislop Stephen Symons Brenton Cox – Chair Tiffany Hughes Rosina Hislop Craige Whitton ICT Committee Note: The Principal, Executive Director Details of Board members’ skills Corporate Services and other staff and experience are published Richard Dodsworth – Chair attended ex officio where appropriate. on our College website at Rosina Hislop www.seymour.sa.edu.au/ about/#section-governance Nominations Committee Tiffany Hughes – Chair Rosina Hislop Craige Whitton strength. optimism. justice. seymour. 17
The 2018 Seymour College Board Richard Dodsworth Brenton Cox Rosina Hislop Vivienne Brand Craige Whitton Rachel Swift Tiffany Hughes Stephen Symons
Seymour College is an for a world class school. In The Board held 12 meetings Incorporated Association, 2018, we developed a Board during 2018 to discuss strategy, governed by the Board in charter, which sets out our performance and governance. In accordance with its Constitution responsibilities and standards. addition, the Board conducted a and governance policies. The The Board charter is published focused Strategic Planning Day role of the Board is to set and on the Seymour College website with the College Executive. regularly review the College’s at www.seymour.sa.edu.au/ strategic direction, monitor about/#section-governance. performance of the College Board Meeting Attendance The Board also sets key result and oversee compliance with areas for which the Principal is No. No. regulatory obligations. 2018 Seymour Board Meetings accountable. These include: College Board Meetings Attended Responsibility for day-to-day • A healthy school culture that Brand, Vivienne 12 11 management of the College is enables girls to flourish; Cox, Brenton 12 12 delegated to the Principal who • Academic performance; is accountable to the Board Dodsworth, 9 8 Richard for the performance of the • Community engagement; College within the set policy and Hislop, Rosina 12 12 • Visible leadership of risk strategy framework. management and safety; Hughes, Tiffany 8 8 We regularly review our • Leading practice governance; Swift, Rachel 9 9 governance practices to make • Brand and reputation; and Symons, Stephen 12 12 sure they remain contemporary, leading practice and appropriate • Financial performance. Whitton, Craige 12 12 Seymour College 18 Annual Report 2018
Finance
The Annual Financial accounting deficit of $737k Plan, 2018 saw the completion Statements for the year ending which is principally the result of the $2.1m Yurrebilla Centre 31 December 2018 have been of depreciation expenses redevelopment, as well as the audited by Nexia Edwards associated with Property, commencement of the $3m Marshall, the College’s auditors, Plant & Equipment. Stage 1 Abbie Building upgrade. and we are pleased to report As a College, we continue to seek In addition, the first tranche that an unqualified audit report improvements in our financial of a rolling program of smaller has been issued. results to assist the continued capital upgrade projects saw a Seymour College’s total revenue reinvestment back in to the number of improvements to the increased to $27.9M in 2018 College in the form of outstanding Junior School in advance of the ($26.5M in 2017) primarily curriculum programs and critical 2019 school year. consisting of $17.3M (62%) from infrastructure, as well as the Focus remains on ensuring the tuition and boarding fees, and reduction of debt. long term sustainability of the State and Commonwealth The contemporary nature College through a focused plan grants contributing $4.3M of education demands to support not only Seymour (15.4%) of total revenue. new and different learning College’s Strategic Plan, but the Whilst operating activities environments, and in line with broader strategic imperative generated a cash surplus the College’s Strategic Plan, of providing a world-class of $875k to the College, the Towards our Centenary, and education to all students that 2018 annual results reflect an the associated Facilities Master attend Seymour College.
OPERATING INCOME 2018 OPERATING EXPENDITURE 2018
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