2018 Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT 2018 “I have great confidence in you to do what you think best. State your opinion and always act with courage.” Catherine McAuley The message behind the Protea flower is to always be courageous and to never dim down your uniqueness. www.flowermeanings.org/protea-flower-meaning Cover: Hana Bainbridge, Mount Lilydale Mercy College. CONTENTS College Foundation Timeline 2 Board Directors and Executive Staff 3 Board Chair’s Report 4 Chief Executive’s Report 5 Institute Vicar’s Report 6 Executive Officer’s Report 7 Mercedes College, Perth 10 Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy 11 Sacred Heart College, Geelong 12 Catherine McAuley College, Bendigo 13 St Aloysius College, Adelaide 14 St Aloysius College, North Melbourne 15 Sacred Heart College, Kyneton 16 Mount Lilydale Mercy College, Lilydale 17 St Joseph’s College, Mildura 18 Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg 19 St Brigid’s College, Lesmurdie 20 Santa Maria College, Attadale 21 Student and Staff Snapshot 2018 22 Financial Snapshot 2018 23 College Advisory Council Members 2018 24 1 ANNUAL REPORT COLLEGE CRESTS FOUNDATION DATES 1840 MERCEDES COLLEGE – Perth, WA 1846 MERCEDES COLLEGE ACADEMY OF MARY SACRED HEART 1850 – Perth, WA IMMACULATE COLLEGE – Fitzroy, VIC – Geelong, VIC ACADEMY OF MARY IMMACULATE – Fitzroy, VIC 1857 SACRED HEART COLLEGE – Geelong, VIC 1860 1860 MERCY CATHERINE McAULEY ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE COLLEGE – Adelaide, SA – North Melbourne, VIC 1870 – Bendigo, VIC CATHERINE McAULEY COLLEGE – Bendigo, VIC 1876 ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE – Adelaide, SA 1880 1880 ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE – North Melbourne, VIC 1887 SACRED HEART MOUNT LILYDALE ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE SACRED HEART COLLEGE – Kyneton, VIC 1889 COLLEGE MERCY COLLEGE – Mildura, VIC – Kyneton, VIC – Lilydale, VIC 1890 MOUNT LILYDALE MERCY COLLEGE – Lilydale, VIC 1896 1900 OUR LADY OF MERCY ST BRIGID’S COLLEGE SANTA MARIA COLLEGE ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE – Mildura, VIC 1906 COLLEGE – Lesmurdie, WA – Attadale, WA – Heidelberg, VIC OUR LADY OF MERCY COLLEGE – Heidelberg, VIC 1910 1910 1920 ST BRIGID’S COLLEGE – Lesmurdie, WA 1929 1930 SANTA MARIA COLLEGE – Attadale, WA 1937 1940 2 MERCY EDUCATION BOARD DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE STAFF BOARD EXECUTIVE STAFF MRS LUCY MOLONY MR CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN BOARD CHAIR (Concluded May 2018) CHIEF EXECUTIVE SR SYLVIA WILLIAMS RSM MR EUGENE LYNCH BOARD CHAIR (Commenced May 2018) EXECUTIVE OFFICER MRS ELIZABETH MONAHAN MR JOE KONYNENBURG BOARD DEPUTY CHAIR GROUP FINANCE MANAGER MR TONY WHEELER OAM BOARD DIRECTOR MS MARY RETEL BOARD DIRECTOR EM PROF ANNE HUNT OAM BOARD DIRECTOR MRS GEORGINA SMITH BOARD DIRECTOR MR ROBERT BERGIN BOARD DIRECTOR MS FELICITY MELICAN BOARD DIRECTOR (Concluded September 2018) MR DES POWELL BOARD DIRECTOR AM PICTURED ABOVE: BOARD DIRECTORS FROM LEFT: Tony Wheeler, Rob Bergin, Sylvia Williams RSM, Anne Hunt, Georgina Smith, Des Powell, Liz Monahan, Maria McGarvie, Mary Retel and Cathy Jenkins 3 ANNUAL REPORT BOARD CHAIR REPORT Mercy Education Ltd in its governance role has A seminar for senior staff and College Advisory responsibility in each of the Colleges for: Council members is offered each year in each State • Fidelity to the Catholic teaching and Mercy charism to coincide with Board Meetings. In addition, Directors • Leadership visit the Colleges for significant events such as the • Stewardship of Resources Blessing and Opening of new facilities. These have • Financial Viability taken place at Sacred Heart College, Geelong, • Legal Compliance St Aloysius College, North Melbourne and Catherine • National Policy McAuley College, Bendigo (Coolock Campus). The Principal is the Leader in the school and In March 2019 the Deputy Chair, Mrs Liz Monahan, is responsible for the overall leadership and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Houlihan, management of the college. Executive Officer and Company Secretary, Eugene Lynch and I attended the ISMAPNG Governance Each College is supported by a College Advisory Council Forum along with representatives of other Mercy made up of generous individuals who understand the Ministries. The Forum is always an enriching time local community and are aware of the College’s unique to share with each other. history. Their work is much appreciated. At the end of 2018 Dr Amelia Toffoli, Principal of Early this year it was announced that the governance St Brigid’s College Lesmurdie and Mr Craig Holmes, of Emmanuel College Warrnambool will be transferred Principal of Sacred Heart College Kyneton completed to Mercy Education Limited. Emmanuel College was their principalships. Amelia completed 40 years of co-sponsored by the Christian Brothers, the Parish of dedicated service to Catholic Education in Western St Joseph’s Warrnambool and ISMAPNG until the end Australia, many of those years at St Brigid’s of 2018, when the Parish and ISMAPNG continued as Lesmurdie. Craig completed eight years at Sacred co-sponsors. The College Board and Mercy Education, Heart College Kyneton and continues as principal in with the Principal, are working together to accomplish a new school. The Board extends its deep gratitude The Board of Mercy Education Ltd (MEL) is the transfer by the commencement 2021. privileged to work with a dynamic network of to both. Lucy Molony completed nine years as a Director at Catholic Colleges and is proud to support staff On behalf of the Board, CEO Christopher Houlihan the AGM last year and was Board Chair for the last and students in each of the twelve Colleges: led the process of selecting and employing two new three years. Lucy’s outstanding service to education “The Colleges are united by: Principals – Mrs Carmen Cox, St Brigid’s College is much admired. Felicity Melican resigned from the Lesmurdie and Dr Darren Egberts, Sacred Heart • a commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Board in September. The Directors valued her wisdom College, Kyneton. The Board is sincerely grateful to • fidelity to the tradition and spirit of Mercy and knowledge. and the mission of Catherine McAuley them for accepting the commitment and challenge • the provision of innovative, stimulating and MEL has welcomed three new Directors since the that school leadership demands. last AGM – Mr Des Powell AM, who has held many inclusive educational programs The Board is aware of the many achievements in each senior executive and key governance roles in the • a passion for social justice” (MEL Strategic College throughout the year. These achievements are public and private sectors; Ms Cathy Jenkins, former Plan 2017–2019). the result of inspiration, commitment, determination teacher, deputy principal and current Director of the and effort. Each Principal enables others and works Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation, and Maria with them to bring the many dreams to fruition. McGarvie, lawyer, currently working with Maurice The Board appreciates the work of staff and students Blackburn Lawyers. The subcommittee structure of in every aspect of school life. the Board has again expanded to form RISKCOM (Risk Committee) separate from FINCOM, with The Colleges and the Board are served by an EDSEC ongoing. These subcommittees are made up outstanding Executive as well as office staff, led by of Directors, staff and independent members and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Christopher Houlihan. we welcome Brendan Lynch (former staff member) On behalf of the Board I thank the Executive, to RISKCOM. Christopher, Eugene and Joe Konynenburg (Group Finance Manager) as well as Katie Zhang (Risk The Board meets in each State during the year and and Compliance Leader), Mary Mazzeo (Financial endeavours to meet at the schools in rotation. Since Controller), and Executive Administration staff, the last AGM we have met in Perth twice and visited Effie Coulson and Gabrielle Curran. the three Colleges there, in Adelaide at St Aloysius College, at Mt Lilydale Mercy College, at St Joseph’s Finally, thank you to the Directors for their wisdom, College, Mildura, as well as at the Melbourne office. sense of responsibility and generosity in undertaking It is always inspiring to see the day to day life of the all that is required of them. Travel, committee Colleges, to hear about initiatives being undertaken, membership, representing MEL at College events to hear about plans for the future and to observe as well as attending Board Meetings is demanding Service, Hospitality, Courage, Respect, Compassion but ultimately for the benefit of the young people in and Justice in action. In 1838, Catherine McAuley our schools. wrote to Frances Warde: ‘You must be cheerful and happy, animating all around you.’ This is always SR SYLVIA WILLIAMS RSM evident in our Colleges. BOARD CHAIR 4 MERCY EDUCATION CHIEF EXECUTIVE REPORT Mercy Education Limited (Mercy Education), as meeting, Sister Sylvia Williams RSM was welcomed as an incorporated ministry of the Sisters of Mercy Lucy’s successor as Chair of the Board of Directors. of Australia and Papua New Guinea (ISMAPNG), Following the resignation of Director, Ms Felicity operates all the educational ministries Melican, due to full-time work commitments, over which the Institute holds complete Mr Des Powell joined the Board. Des brought with sponsorship. The governance role of the Board him previous Institute experience as the outgoing of Mercy Education of the twelve ISMAPNG Board Chair of MacKillop Family Services Ltd and sponsored schools sets policies, appoints educational governance experience, having been the Principals, approves senior leadership positions foundation Chair of Edmund Rice Education Australia. and fulfils due diligence in the area of finance and audit management, capital development, As well as our twelve governed schools, Mercy risk management and litigation. Education has worked closely with our Mercy colleagues in cosponsored, affiliate and heritage Mercy Education is one of the many ministries of the schools as well as with other ISMAPNG ministries. Institute throughout Australia and Papua New Guinea This was very evident as Mercy Education took and continues to promote faithfully the Mercy values over the organisation during 2018 of the 2019 espoused by Catherine McAuley in our schools. pilgrimages to Dublin on behalf of the Australian Importantly, in all the schools, it is delightful to share Mercy world.

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