Learning to Thrive Engaged in the World

Ballarat and Queen’s Anglican Ex officio Director of Finance, Head of Senior School Grammar School Audit & Governance Committee Annual Report 2015 Dr Damian Powell (Chair) Mr Ewen Nevett (Deputy Chair) This is the forty-third Annual Report of the School and Hon Rob Knowles AO the twenty-first and final report of Mr Stephen Higgs as Mrs Sarah Lia Headmaster. Dr Maryann Brown Dr David Mackay The School is a company limited by guarantee, with the Bishop of Ballarat, The Right Reverend Garry Weatherill, as Co-opted Member President, and twenty-four other Members drawn from different constituencies within the Grammar community. Mr Matthew Tol

Board of Directors Ex officio The governing body of the School is a board of twelve Director of Finance Directors. The Board meets eight times per year, as does the Finance Committee. Each of the other ongoing Committees Planning Committee meets at least once per term – Planning, Nominations and Mr Geoff Ryan (Chair) Audit and Governance. Mrs Sarah Lia (Deputy Chair) Dr Shantini Deutscher We have much cause to be grateful for Directors’ generous Assoc Prof Robyn Pierce commitment of time, and also for the expertise which they Dr Maryann Brown bring. The Very Reverend Chris Chataway Dr David Mackay We have a full complement on the Board of Directors over Mr Michael Unwin 2015 and membership of the Board is as follows: Ex officio Chairman of the Board Director of Admissions, Head of Senior School Hon Robert I Knowles AO Responsibilities of the Board Ex officio Now operating a learning enterprise for over fourteen hundred The Very Reverend Chris Chataway students, and two hundred staff, and managing a business (Archdeacon of Ballarat) with an annual turnover exceeding $29 million, the Board has significant responsibility. It has been fortunate to have The Headmaster and the Business Manager, Mr Peter Hunt, specialist expertise from different corporate and professional attend meetings of the Board and each of the following sectors, and experience of governance in a range of entities. committees:

Finance Committee Mr Tim Hovey (Chairman) Dr Shantini Deutscher (Deputy Chair) Mr Geoff Ryan Assoc Prof Robyn Pierce Mr Michael Unwin

Co-opted Members Mr Lindsay Evans Mr Colin McIntosh Mr Matthew Tol

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 1 Major Capital Projects comply or be advanced in the process of compliance with the new Child Safe legislation. The implementation of this legislation has been progressing well with a working group • The new All Weather Sports Surface was completed and is of Senior staff dedicated to this and significant changes to being appreciated by students, staff and the wider Ballarat policies and practices are required for the School as both the sporting community. The majority of this funding for this Board and Head are accountable for this legislation being surface was provided by the Beckworth Trust. implemented.

• The JE Miller Science Wing has seen two laboratories being • Total School enrolment currently stands at around 1,492 refurbished and a new laboratory was created to be as with over one third of these students receiving some form of flexible as possible for current and future learning needs. scholarship, bursary or rebate. In addition, redevelopment in the Beckworth Centre has converted a small lecture theatre and staff room into a very • We continue to host indigenous students from Kalumburu functional workshop for Systems Technology. (WA) and Timber Creek (NT) along with a steady number of students from refugee communities. All of our indigenous The generous support of the Beckworth Trust in the capital students are contributing to the life of Grammar in different development of Grammar (and in the provision of fees support) and valuable ways. is gratefully acknowledged. • Our boarding community continues to thrive in a warm Similarly, we acknowledge the invaluable contribution made to aspirational environment under the leadership of our the development of Grammar and the provision of scholarships Director of Boarding and our dedicated Heads of House. and bursaries by the Grammar Foundation. 214 young people, coming from all States in Australia and a small number from overseas, live on campus and take full Significant Features of the Year advantage of their home away from home.

• In April 2015, the retirement of the Headmaster, Mr Stephen • Just over 200 candidates sitting for scholarship testing in Higgs, was announced. Following 21 years of dedicated 2015 and future enrolments remaining strong at each year service, Mr Higgs retired at the end of 2015. Mr Higgs and level. his wife, Susan, were farewelled with an Evensong Service and our Annual Board Dinner, as well as various other • City Cite, headed by Mr Harry Leather, continues to run functions over the end of the year. programs for thirty schools, both Melbourne and regional. Our occupancy rates over the year have again increased. • The Chairman announced that the naming of our Agricultural and Environmental Learning Centre at Mount Rowan would • City Cite has also been used as a base for our professional be named the Stephen and Sue Higgs Centre in their honour development for all teaching staff and in smaller and this will be opened and dedicated in 2016. departmental groups at other times of the year and hosted various members of staff in November. • In August 2015, Mr Adam Heath was announced as the successor to Mr Higgs. • The Junior School was authorised as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. After 2 ½ years as a • Our VCE results for 2015 for our Year 12s had five students candidate school, we are now authorised to deliver the IB’s achieving ATARs over 99 and six “perfect scores” of 50 were Primary Years Programme. recorded. • The Round Square Committee organised a very effective Our student’s top ATARs was 99.75 and four students “Hunger Lunch”, feeding about 1,200 staff and students on achieved ATARs over 99. the Tunbridge Oval. The message about food distribution in the world hit home, and the event raised over $1,000 for A significant measure of success is the proportion of ATARs Oxfam. above 80 and above 70. • Other community-based initiatives include Can the Chapel 65% of Grammar students achieved ATARs above 70 for Anglicare, Bina Day, Mighty Boot Muster, providing soccer 44% of Grammar students achieved ATARs above 80. and football boots for indigenous students, Altitude Shift, fund-raising for Timor Leste, Live Below the Line, the Winter • The exciting future ahead for all our students reflects the way Woollies Drive, and the Kurt Hahn Sleep-out. in which all Grammar students develop individual capacity across a breadth of academic studies and in their larger view • Staff and students journeyed to Timor Leste to provide of community – locally, regionally and internationally. further support for the teaching program and to visit local hospitals in Ainaro and Dili. • Across many different year levels and many different areas, staff have encouraged and supported students in their • Our strong connection with Anglicare continues with student learning, and the broad success of our students reflects involvement on the Anglicare Committee and student the professionalism of the environment in which they have designs featured on the Anglicare Christmas card. grown. • Remarkable performances in Senior School musical Little • On 1 August 2016, all Victorian Schools are required to Shop of Horrors, Grammar in Concert and a variety of

2 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 other concerts throughout the year involving both Junior Current Life Governors and Senior School students, including the Junior School production, #Game of Wonder. (listed in order of appointment) • Our Careers Expo has grown into the largest in the region Mrs Dawn Macdonald and is highly successful. Mrs Alison Rucco Mr Barry Smith OAM • Premier’s VCE Awards were presented to six students in 2014 Mrs Lorraine Bell studies of Chemistry, English Language and VCE - English Mr John Miller Language, Chemistry and Mathematical Methods, Systems Ms Jo Watson Technology, Visual Communication and Agriculture & Mr Bob Bath Horticulture Studies. Mr Alf Hancock • Our students continue to be represented in the Top Acts, Top Designs and Top Arts. Their works were featured at the Melbourne Museum and Art Gallery of Ballarat, and as part Deceased Life Governors of the VCE Season of Excellence. Mr Geoffrey Petch • Following national success, we were represented a Year 12 Mr Norman Must student at the English Speaking Union International Public Mr Geoffrey Richards Speaking Competition in the UK. The Hon WH (Bill) Borthwick AM Mrs JM (Jessie) Scott MBE • As well as usual attendance at regional and interstate Miss CE (Kit) Williamson conferences, students and staff attended the International Round Square Conference held at UWCSEA in Singapore in Mr WH (Peter) Heinz OAM October. With a theme of Act Today, Change Tomorrow; this Mr Wallace Cochran was preceded by a pre-service component in Thailand. Mr Norman Stevens

• Our Senior Girls’ Footballers were again Premiers in the BAS competition, going on to the State Grand Final for the Herald Sun Shield played at Etihad Stadium.

• On one of the biggest stages for competitive athletics, the 2015 Women’s Stawell Gift Winner was one of our Year 10 students, Grace O’Dwyer, coached by our Director of Finance, her father, Mr Peter O’Dwyer.

• Our busy outdoor education program, overseen by the Outdoor Education Group, challenges young people in different environments across the State. The culmination of this is a week spent camping in the snow and cross-country skiing across the Bogong High Plains.

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 3 4 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 School Performance Information for year ending 31 December 2015

BALLARAT GRAMMAR Learning to Thrive; Engaged in the World

Our regional Anglican school fosters:

• academic aspiration • trust • opportunity and engagement • optimism and resilience • social and environmental justice within the search for faith and meaning.

The Essence of Ballarat Grammar Ballarat Grammar looks to a positive future from the standpoint of a proud tradition dating back to 1877, when Queen’s College was established. In 1911 the Anglican Diocese founded Ballarat Grammar School, and in 1973 these schools combined to form Ballarat and Queen’s Anglican Grammar School. The co-educational school, known as “Ballarat Grammar”, educates nearly 1500 students from early childhood to Year 12, based on a 16 Ha parkland campus north of Lake Wendouree. Over 200 boarders live on campus, in five family-oriented boarding houses. Boarders are country students from all States, with a small number of overseas students.

The earliest learners, from age six months, are in childcare in the new Centre for Early Education (CEEd) which also offers programs, based on the Reggio Emilia philosophy, for three- and four-year-old children.

The Junior School is authorised as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. This delivers the Australian Curriculum in an internationally-renowned framework. Year 4 classes operate for most of their week in a purpose-built Agricultural and Environmental Learning Centre on the School’s 50 Ha farm at Mount Rowan, 3 km north of the Wendouree Campus.

The enriching breadth of student involvement expands as students move into the Senior School, where programs lead towards a choice of forty VCE studies and a VCAL stream, with excellence in outcomes illustrated by numerous Premier’s Awards.

Throughout the School, academic aspiration is fostered within a framework which nurtures all-round personal growth, in a research-based, structured “positive education” program. This is founded in positive relationships between and among students and staff, a distinctive feature of the School being the warm, respectful and trusting relationships which characterise its community. These in turn reflect the Christian values at the heart of Ballarat Grammar, expressed in the Anglican tradition of openness and inclusivity, in ways which invite students to search for meaning.

An ambience of ambition and encouragement supports students as they explore diverse talents and range widely. Learning is enriched by partnerships, most importantly with parents, who work closely with the School to sustain young people’s developing growth mindsets. Students compete in more than thirty different sports; they perform and exhibit at the highest level in different visual and manual, musical and theatrical arts; they take on outdoors challenges from the Grampians to the Alps; they are active in service to the local community in myriad ways, and in action for social justice.

The ethos of service is at the core of the Round Square, an international fraternity of over a hundred schools, committed to working together for a better world. This fundamental commitment involves students in many ongoing service projects, both locally and globally, from working with disadvantaged youth in Wendouree West to providing fresh water to hill tribes in Thailand, or English lessons in Timor Leste. Term-long exchanges to Round Square schools in eighteen countries, and service-based conferences, for example, in Jordan, Germany, and India, foster international understanding through friendship and service. Helping others through service enriches students’ lives by building positive connections with their communities and helps them find meaning and fulfilment.

Round Square membership also requires a commitment to action on behalf of the natural environment. From the earliest days, Ballarat Grammar has had a strong connection with the land. This is expressed most obviously today in a thriving Agriculture

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 5 program based at the Mount Rowan farm, and also in the environmental underpinnings of the Year 9 program, housed in an experimental centre with its own wetland on the main campus. The School’s commitment to environmental improvement is apparent in expanding rooftop photovoltaic arrays, with several wind turbines.

Year 9 students venture to explore the City of Melbourne, spending three weeks at the School’s City Cite campus, usually living in Melbourne for that experience. One measure of the value of that experience is that thirty other schools send their classes to City Cite for programs run by Ballarat Grammar.

The outstanding facilities of the Wendouree campus support learning in many forms: modern class facilities are designed to facilitate collaborative learning; the Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts enriches school life but also catalyses community engagement. Such facilities strengthen the arm of our most important resource, a talented and committed team of teaching professionals. The generous provision of physical resources also speaks of the generosity of spirit of the School’s community. In this spirit, Grammar welcomes students from many backgrounds, from Ballarat, across Victoria, from all States and from overseas: students from regional and remote communities; students of different faith backgrounds; students from refugee and indigenous communities; exchange students from around the world.

Surveys show that students leave Grammar with high levels of confidence about their future. Following expert careers guidance, they progress to many and varied destinations, emboldened by strong and abiding relationships formed at school. Equally, Grammar looks to its future as an exemplary regional school, providing exceptional value not only to its members but also to the wider community.

Key Student Outcomes

Student Characteristics

Around 1,440 students attended Ballarat Grammar in 2015, commencing in our childcare, kindergarten and reception programs in our Centre for Early Education, through the Junior School (Prep - Year 6) and Senior School (Years 7 - 12).

Our 200-plus boarding students, between Years 7 – 12, board at Grammar in five boarding houses. The majority of our boarding students come from regional areas of Victoria and New South Wales, with a small percentage being international students. Our close relationship with indigenous communities in Kalumburu in WA and Timber Creek in NT saw 8 students from these communities attend Grammar in 2015.

Below is the data for 2015 student home languages. This data is for both Junior and Senior School and excludes CEEd.

Language Students Language Students Not Selected 45 Hindi 4

Afrikaans 1 Japanese 2

Albanian 1 Mandarin 11 Pashto Urdu 1 Amharic (ethiopian) 1 Persian 1 Arabic (inc. Lebanese) 2 Punjabi 2 Australian Indigenous Language 3 Samoan 1 Bengali 1 Serbian 2 Cantonese 3 Swedish 1 Dutch 2 Telugu 2 Ewe 2 Thai 1 Farsi 1 Vietnamese 2 German 2 Greek 3

We have 45 students where the home language is unknown.

6 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 Student Attendance The average attendance rate was 94.7% over Years 1 to 10. The attendance rate by year level is as follows:

Junior School Senior School

Year 1 95.0% Year 7 94.7% Year 2 95.9% Year 8 94.2% Year 3 96.6% Year 9 91.8% Year 4 96.8% Year 10 93.9% Year 5 95.7% Year 6 97.6%

In the compulsory years of schooling (to age 17 as of 2012 in Victoria), Grammar is accountable for students’ attendance. A roll- call is taken of students over Periods 1 and 5 and any absences are followed up by administrative staff with parents. Furthermore, given the sequence of our carefully-planned learning activities, it is important for students to be in attendance throughout the year, unless illness occurs or a serious family matter takes precedence.

If there appears to be a need for a student to be absent for reasons other than these, parents are expected to seek permission for absence from the Head of Senior School or the Head of Junior School. In these situations, students would obtain work from their teachers so as to keep up with the curriculum. Technological advances such as the Ballarat Grammar Portal and the 1:1 netbook program in the Senior School allows all students to access their work and communicate with teachers from outside the School.

Benchmark Results Year 3 – 100% of students achieved at or above National benchmarks in all areas of NAPLAN testing. These results have been consistent for many years and are a credit to the work of the Junior School literacy and numeracy teams. Year 5 – Of the near 360 individual results there were 6 student results below the National Benchmarks – 3 in Writing, 2 in Spelling and 1 in Grammar and Punctuation; 98.4% of the Year 5 cohort were at or above standard. The Year 5 data shows similar trends to previous years with a slight increase in Spelling and the increase in Numeracy remaining stable. Year 7 - 96.8% of the student cohort of 140 achieved at or above the National benchmark for all strands in Numeracy and Literacy. There are 11 students in Year 7 with a Language Base Other than English (LBOTE) or identify as Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander (ATSI). Year 9 – 96% of students achieved at or above the National benchmarks for Literacy and Numeracy. There are 9 students in Year 9 identified as coming from a Language Base Other than English (LBOTE) or who identify as Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander (ATSI).

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 7 NAPLAN 2015 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 9 Reading 100 98 99 98 Writing 100 96 95 94 Spelling 100 100 95 95 Grammar and Punctuation 100 98 96 94 Numeracy 100 100 99 99

NAPLAN 2014 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 9 Reading 100 100 98 98 Writing 100 96 97 94 Spelling 98 97 93 98 Grammar and Punctuation 100 99 96 98 Numeracy 100 100 100 99

NAPLAN 2013 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 9 Reading 96 100 99 99 Writing 100 97 97 93 Spelling 96 96 98 96 Grammar and Punctuation 100 100 97 99 Numeracy 98 99 99 99

The figures represent the percentage of students who achieve at or above the national benchmarks established for each area of NAPLAN testing.

Literacy Across all year levels, students’ scores for all areas of literacy demonstrate they consistently achieve at or above National standard.

Numeracy There has been positive trends in student scores in Numeracy with the trend generally either holding ground or moving up a per- centage point from one testing period to the next for most year levels.

Secondary School Outcomes

In VCE, achievement in each of the Studies is assessed on a scale of 0 - 50 with the state average study score being 30. In 2015, our average study score was 32.5.

In 2015, 92.6% of VCE students achieved an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) score above 50, while 27.2% achieved ATAR scores above 90.

Results in the core Maths and English studies continue to be strong, with substantial increases across the board in the differential between expected Study Scores and actual VCAA Study Scores attained. Students continue to achieve ‘perfect’ study scores in a variety of subjects, including, in the past 3 years: Agriculture and Horticulture, Further Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, Sys- tems Engineering, English Language, Chemistry, Physical Education, Environmental Science, Visual Communication Design Our 3 highest ENTER scores were 99.75, 99.15 and 99.1 and 100% of our students satisfied VCE requirements.

Post-School Destinations

On Track Data 2015 for Year 12 cohort in 2014 is expected to be available through VTAC and VASS mid-July. When this data is received, we shall republish this document.

8 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 Satisfaction Parent, Teacher and Student Satisfaction

Our Parent and Staff and Student Satisfaction Surveys are conducted according to a biennial cycle. As part of the 2015 Strategic Planning implementation, project groups spent time reviewing the strategic information needs of the School with the view to implementing a more comprehensive data gathering program in 2016. The suite of survey data requirements specified by the project groups has now been collated and 2016 will see the collection of survey data from all areas of the School community for review and analysis.

In line with the Strategic Plan implementation, the wide range of Ballarat Grammar community events during 2015 provided significant opportunity for gathering feedback from a broad cross-section of the School community: past and current parents and students, from the local day school demographic and from the rural/regional communities. The events ranged from groupings of constituents at House Group events, ‘Country Gatherings’ for regional families from the major rural areas in Victoria and New South Wales, regional events such as Field Days and attendees at School Reunions of classes spanning 50 years. These interac- tions affirm the positive themes that were evident in previous surveys: the overwhelmingly positive reflection on the teaching staff, the great sense of community in the school, the holistic, well-rounded nature of the School, and the support of breadth across all academic areas, the arts, music and sport.

Enrolments continue to be received in record numbers for the Centre for Early Education, Junior School and for both day and boarding places in the Senior School. Many of these hear about Grammar by word of mouth, giving a simple practical measure of an atmosphere of parental satisfaction.

Grammar staff and parents indicated high levels of satisfaction. As with all institutions, there is room to improve; however, the overall picture is very positive. We are continuing to develop and refresh connections between year levels in the Middle Years, refining the execution of personalised learning, developing school publications and communications and continuing to develop and support the School’s extensive Wellbeing Program.

2015 survey results showed specific areas of particular highlight, with extremely high levels of satisfaction in the high sense of safe- ty and security at school, the quality of education, staff/student ratios and strength of friendships. Other areas of strength included sporting programs and opportunities, integration of technology into learning, school discipline, ease of parental contact with staff and the level of support provided by administrative staff in the School. The positive themes that were recurring included an over- whelmingly positive reflection on the teaching staff, the great sense of community in the school, the holistic, well-rounded nature of the School, and the support of breadth across all academic areas, the arts, music and sport.

Full Time Part Time Casual Total Full Time Part Time Casual Total Total Staff Females Males Headmaster 1 1 1 Key Management 1 1 1 1 2 Personnel Deputy Headmaster Senior Managers 4 4 4 Other Managers 1 2 3 6 1 7 10 Professionals 53 38 25 116 36 18 17 71 187 Clerical and 11 8 19 1 1 20 administrative Community and 7 29 6 42 1 3 1 5 47 personal service Technicians and trade 6 1 7 7 Machinery operators 2 2 2 and drivers Labourers 2 3 5 5 Total 73 77 31 181 60 22 22 104 285

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 9 Teaching Staff Experience

Age Range Female Male Total 6-10 years 24 Under 20 years 0 2 2 20-29 years 24 10 34 Over 10 years 54 30-39 years 44 24 68 40-49 years 54 29 83

50-59 years 46 25 71 1-5 years 60 + years 13 14 27 22 Total 181 104 285

10 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 Staff 2015

Headmaster Mr S J Higgs BSc(Melb) DipEd(Melb) MA(Ed)(Durham)MACE Head of Senior School Mrs C J Shaw BEd(Ballarat) GradDipEdAdmin(Melb) MEd(Melb) Head of Junior School Mr R A Bade BSc(Melb) DipEd(Melb) GradDipEdAdmin(Melb) Assistant Head Mr R G Gray DipAppSc(Ballarat) DipEd(Toorak) Assistant Head Mr C W Beechey BA(Sc)(Deakin) DipEd(Melb) MEd(Deakin) Assistant Head Mr M C Warwick BTeach BEd(La Trobe) Chaplain Reverend Canon P D Treloar BA(Sydney) BTheol(MCD) GradDipEd(ACU) GradDipMentalHealth(Monash) MPsychCouns(UB) Business Manager Mr P G Hunt MBA(UNE) FPNA GAICD AIMM JP Director of Admissions Mr B H Pipkorn BBus(BCAE) CA GradDipEd(Sec)(ACU) CertRelEd(ACU) GradDipMSMaths(ACU) Director of Boarding Mr C R van Styn BEd(Hons)(Ballarat) GradCert Counselling(Monash) Director of Care Mrs S L Warwick BEd MHealthSc(UB) DipArts(Res Care)(ACU) Director of City Cite Mr H M Leather BSc(Melb) DipEd(Melb) MProfAcc(Deakin) MACE Director of Curriculum Mrs B G Cuthbert BDrama/Arts(VCA) BA(Hons) (Tas) BTeach(Prim &Sec)(Deakin) MEd (Deakin) Director of Development Mr P Burnett DipBusMan(Ballarat) EMFIA CFRE Director of WCPA Mr P Burnett DipBusMan(Ballarat) EMFIA CFRE Director of ICT Mr N L Burgess BA(LibStud)(SA) GradDipEd(Adelaide) Director of Leadership Mr R J Klopak BEd(Manitoba) Director of Music Mr A S Dale BEd(Music)(MSC) Director of Sport Mr DA Rossato BAppSc(PE) Director of Staff Dr A T Ford BVSc(Melb) GradDipEd(Ballarat) Director of Rowing Mr L N Pougnault BA BEd(Murdoch) (Semester 1) Head of Rowing Mr S Pullin (Semester 2)

Teaching Staff Mrs L E Allen BMus(Melb) Mr R Allitt BSci (Melbourne) DipEd (La Trobe) Mrs V M Arthurson DipTeach BEd (ACU) MEd (Deakin) CertIVA&WT Mrs J Ashman Bachelor of Education (Secondary), (Monash) Mr A Bagnall BEC(Melb) MTeach(Primary)(CSU) Mr P R Barrow BEd(Prim) DipTeach(Prim) (ACU) Mr A J Beech BEng(Hons) PGCE Mrs C L Bell BMus(Monash) GradDipEd(Monash) GradCertArtsHistoryEd(Monash) CertIVMIS(Ausmusic) Mrs A J Binion BEd(Prim)(ACU) Mrs K A Bishop DipTeach(BCAE) BEd(Prim)(BCAE) Reading Recovery(ACU) Mrs P Bissinella BEd(ACU) Mrs J A Boadle BEd(Melb) Mrs K Brady BA(Melb) GradDipEd(ACU) Miss H Brain BCreative Arts(Melb) GradDipJournalism(Deakin) GradDipEd(Melb) Mr R Brehaut TTIC(Hawthorn) GradDipGraphComm&Ed Miss K Brusamarello BEd(Ballarat) Miss E Burnham BA(Ballarat) BTeach(Prim)(Ballarat) Mrs M A Cahir BEd(ACU) MEd (Melb) Mr R L Carroll BEd MEd(UNE) Mrs J Y Chadderton BA(Hons)(UEA) PGDipArabic(Durham) PGCEd(London) RSATeach EFL(UEA) Miss K L Cleary BEd(PE)(Ballarat) Miss M A Cornell BEd(Prim) (ACU) Ms J M Craven BA(UB) PGCE(Cambridge) Mrs S A Cuff BPrimEd(Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) Mr B Curran BEd(Ballarat) Ms L M Curran BA(Sc)(Ballarat) DipEd(ACU) Mr J C Daniel DipAppChem(Swinburne) GradDipEd(Hawthorn) Ms S Davidson BABus (CSU) GradDip T&L (CDU) Ms N A Dellar AMusA DipTeach(Vienna) DipPerf(Vienna) Miss K A Dendle BEd(Ballarat) Mr M B Dickinson DipTeach(Prim) BEd(Monash) GradDipEdAdmin(Melb) GradDipIT(Systems Admin)(Swinburne) MEd Studies(Bal- larat) Mrs A Dillon BA(Hons) (Melb), BMus (ACU), Grad Dip Ed (Melb) Miss S Dix B.Ed (PE) (Ballarat)

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 11 Mr M J Downes BSocSc(Deakin) GradDipEd(Sec)(Ballarat) Ms N A Draper BComm/Sc(Monash) DipEd(Monash) Ms M C Dunley BA(LIS)(Canberra) MB(RMIT) Mrs N A Dunne BA(VisArt)(Ballarat) GradDipEd Mrs D J Eldridge DipHum&SocSc(Ballarat) GradDipEd(Sec)(Ballarat) Mr M J Elshaug BEd(Ballarat) Mr P A Esmonde BEd(Ballarat) Ms R R Fisher BEd(Ballarat) Mrs D Fulton BScEd (Melb) Ms S M Garner BA (Hons) DipEd(Melb) MEd(Deakin) MHist (UNE) Mr R S Grant BAppSc GradDipEd(University of Canberra) Mrs F G Greenway BSc(UQ) PGDipSc(Geophysics)(UQ) DipEd(Adelaide) Mrs L J Gunn BEd(Prim)(Flinders) BEd(Sec)(Launceston) Mr M Hanlon BEd(Ballarat) Mr D R Hardy BAppSc(Riverina) DipTeach(Mercer House ATTI) GradDipComp(Deakin) MACS Miss H A Hazledine BA(Ballarat) BEd(ACU) RegRAD(London) LicAssAICDAdvTeachDipABS Miss S K Healy BEquineSc(CSU) GradDipEd(Ballarat) Ms P M Herington BEd(Ballarat) GradDipComp(Ballarat) Mrs S Hinchliffe DipTeach(MIHE) BEd(UWS) Mr S J Hopkins BA(Ed)(Deakin) BEd(Ballarat) Miss J Howlett BA(Monash) DipEd(P-12) (La Trobe) Miss A E Humble Bed (Hons)(Phys Ed) GradDip (Outdoor & Environmental Ed) Ballarat Mr R F Hurley DipArts(Fine)(Ballarat) DipEd(Ballarat) Mrs M A Johnson BEd(EC&Primary)(ACU) Mrs C L Kelly BA(Ed)(Deakin) GradDipEd(Ballarat) Mr N A Lanyon BA(Melb) DipEd(Melb) Mrs F J Latrobe BAppSc GradDipEd(Monash) GradCertComp(Deakin) Miss L J Layton BVisArts DipEd (Ballarat) Miss E Le Marshall BEd(P-10)(Ballarat) Ms M A Leith BTeach&Arts(Deakin) Mr B K Leonard BDes(RMIT) GradDipEd(Latrobe) CertIVWT&A Mr C R Lewis BA(UB) DipEd(Prim)(Monash) Mr T Lia RN BAppSc(Adv Clinical Nursing)(PIT) DipTeach(Prim)(ACU) GradDipBusMan(Ballarat) MBM(Ballarat) Ms G Lillie BA(Ed)(Ballarat) Ms B M Linahan BSc (Monash) Grad Dip Ed(Sec)(Ballarat) Mrs C M Lisle DipTeach(Gippsland) BEd(ACU) Mr A B A Loynes BA(Hons)(Melb) GradDipEd(Ballarat) Mr D B MacInnes BSc(Melb) DipEd(MCAE) MEd(Melb) Mr D Marriott BA(OE) DipEd(La Trobe) Mrs K Martin BEd (Physical Education) (Honours) (Ballarat) Mr S R Matthews BEd(Sec)(Melb) MA(UCL) Adv&Adj Certs(APBC) MIAG FRGS Mr A McKnight BA(Deakin) BEd(Deakin) Mrs K L Meadows BA/BTeach(Hons)(UB) Ms R M Menhennet BEd DipEd(Ballarat) Mrs K F Miller BEd(Melb) DipLang/Lit(Paris) Ms K M Milne BEd(Pim)(Ballarat) DipTeach(ACU) Miss K Mitchell BEd(Primary) (ACU) Miss A C Murdoch BA(Melb) BTeach(Melb) Mrs P Nankervis BEd(Ballarat) Ms D E Oliver BEd(Sec)(VicCollege) Mrs D Parkins BEd(Sec)(Melb) Mr B M Pelton BA (Ling) (U Iowa), BA (Ling Anthro, Honours) (U Iowa), Grad Dip Ed (LOTE, EAL) (ACU), Grad Dip Lang (Indone- sian) (Deakin), MA (Theol) (U Divinity) Ms L Permezel BA(Melb) DipEd(Hawthorn) MA(UNSW) GradCertPlaywriting(NIDA) Mr A G Pitson BEd(MSC) GradDipEdAdmin(Deakin) DipResSchServ(Qld) Mrs T Poole BSc(Hon)(Monash) Grad Dip Ed (Sec) (Ballarat) Mr A D Preston BSc(Hons) DipEd(Monash) Ms C Richardson BSc/Psych GradDipEd(Melb) Mr I P Riethoff BEd(Tas) Mr K Romanis BA(Hons)(USYD) DipEd GradCert RE(ACU) Mr D Runge BCom BEd(Deakin) Ms A F Ryan BSc(Melb) GradDipEd(ACU) GradDipRE(ACU) Mrs E D Sabellico BA(CSU) DipEd(La Trobe)

12 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 Mr AM Sawitsch BA(Deakin) GradCertEd(TertTeach) MTeach(Sec)(FedUni) Ms S Sedgwick BA(Ballarat) GradDipEd(Vic College) Miss L D Sharp BEd(UB) Mr A W Shaw BCom(RMIT) GradDipEd(Ballarat) Ms M Shaw BEd(Flinders) MEd(Ballarat) Mr B Sheridan BAcc(CQU) GradDipEd(Prim)(La Trobe) Mrs D A Simmons BAppSc(Ballarat) GradDipEd(Sec)(ACU) Mr J P Simmons BAppSc(Ballarat) GradDipEd (Sec)(ACU) Mr B C Smith BBiolSc(Hons)(La Trobe) Mrs R L Smith BEd(Melb) Miss Z Smith BEd(Prim)(ACU) Mr M T Stowe BEd(Ballarat) GradDipResSchServ(Qld) GradCert MYMathematics(ACU) Mr R G Sullivan DipTeach(Ballarat) GradDipHealth(Ballarat) Mrs D R Tesoriero BA (Ballarat) GradDipEd (ACU) MCouselling(ACU) Ms K J Theodore AdCertLabTech AssDipAppSc(LabTech)(Ballarat) BAppSc GradDipEd(Sec) (Monash) GradCert MYMathematics (ACU) Mrs H Trotter BEd (Hons) Southampton, UK) Mrs N C van Berkel BEd(ACU) Ms K R Ward BEd(Ballarat) Mr A C R Watson DipAD(Vic) DipEd(Melb) GradDipAdolHealth(Melb) Miss L M West BFineArt(Hons) DipEd(Sec)(Ballarat) Ms J J White BA(VisArt) GDEd(UB) Mrs F L Whitehouse BA(ACU) BTeach(ACU) Mr G S Wilkins DipEd BA(VIT) Mrs J M Williams BA(Hons)(Melb) DipEd(Melb) GradDipLibrarianship(RMIT) CertFreeJourn(ACJ) GradCertHRM(Bathurst) Miss K L Williams BEd(UB) Mrs R B Williams BAppSc(RMIT), GradDipEd(Sec)(Ballarat), MEd(US) Mrs K C Willowhite DipTeach(Prim)(UB) GradDipSpecEd(Melb) MTeach(La Trobe) Mrs A C Wise BA JointHons (Nottingham) PGCE MFL (Reading) Miss H O Wise BA(Hons)(Melb) DipEd(Monash) Mr S W Woodrow BA(RMIT) DipEd(Prim)(UB) Mrs B Wu BSc(Beijing) DipEd(La Trobe) MEd(Deakin) Mrs G N Zala DipTeach(Prim)(Ballarat) GradDipTeach-Librarianship(Ballarat) AISTD(London)

CEEd Acting Director CEEd Mrs K Naylor BAppSc(Deakin) DipCServices(Childcare)(Swinburne) GradDipEd(EC)(RMIT)

Kindergarten and Reception Teaching Staff Acting Assistant Director/Head of Kindergarten Ms T Abbott BEd(Ballarat) GradCertECEd(Murdoch) Head of Reception Ms K McBride DipCS(Swinburne) BECStudies(Monash) Mrs L Baker DipTeach(EC) BEd(EC)(Melb) Mr J Betts BA(Melb) GradDipEd(EC)(RMIT) Ms S Brennan BA (Acting) (Ballarat), GradDip Ed (Early Childhood) Ms M Forrest BEd(Ballarat)

Kindergarten and Reception Associates Mrs C Chapman CertIIIChildServices(Ballarat) Mrs L Di Giovanni DipCommServices(Childcare)(Ballarat) Mrs J Johnson DipCommServices(Child Care)(Swinburne) Mrs T Mowat CertIIIChildServices(Ballarat) Mrs T Sheehan DipChildServices(Ballarat), BEd(EC)(Ballarat) Mrs K Stevens DipChildServices(Ballarat) Miss M Winter DipChildServices(Ballarat) Ms A Stevenson BEd(EC&Prim)(ACU) (now Mrs A Devlin)

Childcare and Aftercare Associates Ms T Dalton DipChildServices Ms B Gilbert DipChildServices Ms E Farrell DipChildServices Ms E Foyster DipChildServices Mrs D Howard BEd(EC)(Edith Cowan) Ms C Johnson DipChildServices

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 13 Miss Amiee Jones DipChildServices (Ballarat), BEd(EC&Prim)(Ballarat) Mrs J Askari CertIIIChildServices Ms E Bradby DipChildServices Mrs B Sands DipChildServices Mrs V Sporton CertIIIChildServices Ms A McConchie CertIIIChildServices

Administrative & Ancillary Staff Mrs Melissa Polkinghorne

Full-time Boarding House Staff Mrs J Coote AdvDip(HospMan) DipMgt(VET)(Ballarat) Mrs L K Runge BBus GradDipEd(Sec)(Monash)

Boarding House Assistants Mr J Attard, Ms F Christie, Mr S Meadows, Ms J Mason, Ms T Benoit BEd(UB), Mr J Wilson, Ms A Coote, Mrs T Beechey

Boarding Activities Co-ordinators Mr James Attard Mrs Rebecca Fisher

Instrumental Music, Voice and Speech Art Mr L G Askew BMus GradDipEd GradCertRE(ACU) Cert IVWT&A Ms C Bennett AMusA Mrs K Both DipTeach(PrimSACAE) Mrs S Brown BMus BTeach(Melb) Mr A Chataway BMusPerf(Hons)(Adelaide) Miss I Dale Mr B Deenick BA(Monash) DipEd(La Trobe) Mr E Duggan BMus DipEd(Melb) Mr M Evans-Barker Ms H Fairhall BMus(Perf)(Adelaide) DipEd(Mercer House) AMusA GradCertALBE(La Trobe) Mr I Govan AMusA CEO Teaching Registration CAA REIV Mrs K Govan BA(Music)(VCA) DipEd(Melb) Mr K Hackwill BMus(Melb) AMusA Ms M Jess BA AMusA NCAS Level 1EFA Dressage Judge Mr H Joyce Ms G Kennelly BSc(Hons)(Scotland) Ms M Kriss BMus(VCA) Mr D Lawless Mr C Meddings BAMusPerf(VCA) Miss A Meerbach BA PerfArts(Ballarat) Mr T Mewett BBus(LaTrobe) APBA Intermediate Snare Drumming Certificate Miss G Parry BMus(Melb) AMusA LMusA Mrs P Powell Ms W Rechenberg MPVA (CSU), DipArt(Music)(VCA), AMusA Ms S Savy DipArts Mr B Saul BAMus ARPT(Piano Technician) ICP(Piping APBA) Mrs C Schuler AMusA DipMus PerfCert GradDipEd(Sec) Cert IV W&A Mrs A Sinclair BA(Scottish Music Piping) Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Mr B Sozanski BA(Music,French)(Sydney) DipEd(Double Music)(Sydney) ATCL(Piano tuition) Mr G Williams MA ModMusEd&CreatCertEd Ms H Wray MMus(Perf) GradDipEd (Secondary), AMusA, Cert of Accomp., Cert of Yth L’ship

Administrative & Ancillary Staff Miss A Axen BComm(Ballarat) ASA (CPA) Mrs I Blobel AdvCertOffAdmin CertIIIFinancialServices Mrs R Brehaut DipBus Cert IV T&A Mrs R Dagar-Clare CertlllFinancialServices Ms S Eaton BAppSc(Ballarat) Mrs B Ford Miss L Gray CertIIIFinancialServices Miss D Hateley DipBus DipBusMgt CertIII&IVFinancialServices DipAcc Mrs C Hay

14 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 Ms S Horton CertII&IIIBusiness Mr S Huang BBus(RMIT) CPA Mrs J Hume CertIIIIT Mrs J Huntley DipBus(HR) AdvDipMgt(HR) Ms S Kugel Mrs G McMullin BAppSc(OT) GradDipErg Ms L McCracken Mrs J Norman DipAppSc(Ag) (VCAH) Mr P O’Dwyer BB CA ASBA Mrs C Prendergast Fay AdvDipMgt CertIVBusAdmin Mrs M Polkingorne Ms L Robbins BEd DipTeach(Prim) DipMgt Miss J Rodda BComp(Ballarat) Ms D Stephen DipFinMkt(SIA) CertMktg (Swinburne) Mrs G White CertIVFoodTech CertOH&S

Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts Ms P Maiden (Centre Manager)

Canteen Supervisors Mrs B Garnham, Ms Louise Dennis, Mrs M Ford

Cleaning, Catering & Operations Operations Manager Mr W Dunn CertIVOHS Mr T van Eekelen, Mr D Sherritt, Mr P van Styn Mr G Howlett, Mr S Millar, Mr B van Styn, Mr R van Styn, Mr B Wallis, Mr G Crowl, Mr N Bassett, Mr A Secker (LAPG), Roderick (Rod) Baxter, Peter Bogert, Janice Carroll, Joshua Davis, Neil Flynn, Shane Gray, Deborah Gaylor, Stuart Gibbs, Lynette Howlett, Terry Hoare, Rob Knowles, Glenn McGregor, Louise Robertson, Cedrick Rwabutozi, Karen Simpson, Andrew Wilmut, Michael Wilson, Andrea Weston, Kayla Wittingslow, Jasmine Wittingslow, Vicky Benson, Brian Madden.

ICT Mrs L P Barrow BEd(Prim) DipTeach(Prim)(Deakin) GradCertRE(ACU) Mr G J Bell BComp(Ballarat) BComm(eBusiness) Mr M Blackman Mr J L Duncan Mr N C Hargreaves DipIT(Ballarat) DipInterNW(Ballarat) CertIVIT CCNA BIT(Ballarat) Mr S P McDonnell CertIVTech(CCTAFE) VIDCAM operation(ASF&TV) Mr J D Mills DipIT(Ballarat) Mr W Neaves GradDipIT(Swinburne) Mr D J Watson BITProfPrac(Ballarat) AdvDipMusic(NMIT) Mr Claude Akakpo

Health Centre Staff Mrs B Ludbrook RN(Ballarat) RPN(Royal Children’s) CertIV (TAE)(MGB) GradCertAnaphylaxisMgtTraining Mrs M Parish RN(UB) GradDipAdvClinPrac – Paediatrics(Vic University) GradCertAllergy& AnaphylaxisMgt(SA) Mrs D Pitson RN(Prince Henry’s) Midwifery(Box Hill) GradCertOnc&PalliativeCare Mrs M J Wilson RN (Royal Melbourne Hospital) RM (Ballarat) Grad Cert Allergy & Anaphylaxis Management(University Of South Australia) Ms Lesley-Anne Elbourne BA(ACU) PGDipPsych(UB) MPsych EdDev(ACU)

School Shop Mrs N Kulinski Mrs B O’Dwyer

Archives Mrs N Squire BSc(Melb) TSTC Dr R Squire DipFor(Cres) BScFor(Melb) MScFor(Melb) PhD(Melb)

Teacher Assistants Mr M Drain CertIII&IVFitPerTraining DipPolicingPublicSafety Cert1111&IV WT&A Ms T Harris LISTD (London) CICB Licentiate CBA – CICB

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 15 Ms C Kelly DipSocSc(UB) Mrs J Lacy CertIIIIntAide DipChildServices Mrs S Rinaldi CertIIIEdSupport Mrs J Treloar AdvCertHospStud(WAC) CertIntDes(RMIT) Mrs K Widdison CertIIIEdSupport CertIVA&WT DipArts(VCA) Mrs K Werner RN RM GradDipAppSc(AgMgt&Ext)(Melb) Mrs D Sonenberg Library Mrs H Barton AdvDipLib/InfoServices(Ballarat)

Science Ms A Howse CertAppSc(AnimalTech)(Footscray IT) CertIVBus CertTextileTech(Melb) Mrs S Nagle DipAppSc(Longerenong) GradDipAppDairyTech

Art Mr J Parry CertIIIWA&T(Melb) Mr R Hetherington SUMTechTeach

Physical Education/Sport Mrs S Davis Miss M Hope

Mt Rowan Farm Mr R Mills Cert 3 Ed Support BAgSci (Oneolgy)

GAP Assistants 2014/2015 Kelley-Beth Oliphant, Este Mathee, Laura Sim, Shannon Hughes, Freddy Thomas, Rory Cook, Anne Hofstra, Marieke Jacobi

2015 / 2016 Mansi Dagar, Julian Ortiz, Annaliis Lehto, Letisha Maraltadj

LOTE Dr Alastair Hurst BA(Hons)(UNSW) DipEd(UNSW) M ès L (Paris) DU(Montpellier) Carissa Wang

Staff on Leave during 2015 Ms L West Mrs K Nijam Miss K Williams Mrs L Allen Ms K Theodore Mrs F Latrobe Mr S Matthews Ms A Murdoch Mrs Nancy Wu Mr M Dickinson Mr A Pitson Mrs L Gunn Mrs G Zala Mr R Brehaut Mr P Treloar

Relieving Staff during 2015 Miss T Benoit Mrs M Buckingham Mr E Duggan Mr Tim Johnstone Mr Gerry Skene Mrs Claire MacDonnell Miss Caitlin Hancock

16 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 The Chapel of St Mark Admissions Office

2015 saw the completion of the nave windows. The north The School has seen an increase in enrolments to 1492 windows now boast a flamboyant series of windows based students at the end of 2015, from 1453 students in 2014. on ‘The Holy Spirit and the Energies of Youth’. Our nave Significant factors included the continued enrolment growth is now completely filled with the imaginative work of artist in the CEEd and Junior School, along with the additional Year David Wright. The windows include references to creation 7 class in the Senior School. At year-end, CEEd enrolments and environmental concerns, and to the many activities of our were 147, Junior School 437 and the Senior School had 908 students. The final window, a dazzling deep blue, invites us to students. make connections between all world religions, and to see just how big the ‘Big Picture’ actually is. • The impressive programs offered at the CEEd continue to be a significant point of interest to families, with Surrounded by such beauty, we have continued the spiritual enrolment strength resulting in some waiting lists for places. celebrations which form the backbone of the School’s life: A large number of children enrolled in the 4YO Program are continuing on into Prep in the Junior School; this represents a • Baptisms and confirmations significant strength in terms of Junior School enrolments. • Weddings • The tremendous learning opportunities that have emerged • Funerals and memorial services since the commencement of Year 4 classes at the Mount • A weekly early morning Eucharist Rowan Farm Campus in mid-2014, along with the full • The five large services of each week: the Senior School accreditation of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years services, the Junior School service, and Boarders’ Chapel Programme during 2015, has seen ever-increasing levels of each Sunday night. interest in the Junior School. • Senior School enrolments remain strong, with an increase to Many of our services are designed and led by students, on 908 students, including 215 Boarders. The integration of the topics about which they are passionate. We greatly value these additional Year 7 class in 2015 was a prominent component contributions to our thinking. of enrolment growth; 2016 will again see the expanded intake at Year 7 continue and the Year 8 cohort will become We have been enriched this year by the gifts of Mr Brent larger than previous years as the extra class moves up. Pelton, who has joined the Chaplaincy team. Brent hopes to be • The School continues to be promoted to country families ordained as a deacon in 2016. across Western Victoria, the Wimmera/Mallee, North Central Victoria and Southern NSW through Field Days and social Our services are also greatly enriched by the musical talents gatherings. of Mr Leigh Askew, our organist, and Mr Evan Duggan, • Other significant events include Scholarship Day, Open Days who plays for us on Tuesdays. Both men are adaptable and in February and November and public Information Evenings. accommodating, going out of their way to provide music which • A new Ballarat Grammar website was launched during suits our liturgies. 2015, with past, present and future families appreciating the improved accessibility and quality of information. At the end of the year, we gathered in WCPA for a service of Evensong to farewell Stephen and Sue Higgs. A massed choir Overall, levels of interest in a Ballarat Grammar education are and string orchestra were conducted by Mrs Lyndell Allen, very strong and the School is excited about the strength of its whose energy and talent lifted this event to great heights. Her future enrolments. work with the choirs throughout the year is greatly appreciated. Bruce Pipkorn Rev’d Canon Peter Treloar Director of Admissions Mrs Fiona Whitehouse Mr Brent Pelton Chaplains

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 17 City Cite

This year we again have had school bookings for all full weeks Toorak College (Year 9) of the school year up until the beginning of December. Various Toorak College (Year 10) other organisations have continued to use the facility, including Woodleigh School a number of workshops for GATEWAYS holiday programs, a United Nations Youth Association group from the Sea-Life Aquarium and a United Nations Youth Xavier (Burke Hall) Association conference. Xavier (Kostka Hall) This year we have continued to encourage students to study Yarra Valley Grammar questions that involve issues concerning social equity or International Study Tours from Japan & China current city issues, such as architecture or transport. Students from many schools have visited Urban Seed run by the Collins 2015 has been another very busy year with some new schools St Baptist Church, the Big Issue, and the Asylum Seeker and new inclusions in programs. It has been a great advantage Support Centre in Footscray. For the second year, a number of to have a dedicated and talented staff with Andrew Barker, Lyn schools have visited Fare-Share in Collingwood: this has been Zarifis and Kerrie Dendle. Their enthusiasm and preparedness a favourite destination with students who have relished the to keep refining our curriculum has been of great value. chance to make a difference, by assisting in the preparation of meals for those who don’t know where their next meal will Harry Leather come from. Director of City Cite This year we finally upgraded the City Cite webpage. The aim has been to make the webpage more interactive and to provide resources for students in their research of the ‘rich tasks’ that they undertake. Professional Development When travelling around the city, we have also been encouraging students to tweet comments and pictures from different locations. The technological changes over the last few 2015 saw a significant shift in the focus and direction of years have been dramatic, with most students having a smart our Professional Development program. It was a year that phone and many schools specifying iPads or similar for their saw the experience of the learner take centre-stage, and all Year 8 and 9 cohorts. of our decision-making was measured against the impact these decisions and directions would have on the learner Schools and organisations that have been involved at City Cite and their learning experience. It was a year where the staff in 2014 include the following: were granted the independence to pursue a professional development program that was specific to them, tailored to Avila College their specific needs and aspirations. Support was provided to Ballarat Grammar staff by coaches, who were there to assist staff to work towards Berwick Grammar achieving their predetermined and individualised goals as Braybrook College part of the new Professional Growth Program. This was all Cobram Anglican Grammar School made possible by the fine work of those who had previously GATEWAYS led Professional Development and enabled those new to Geelong College this sphere to build on a solid foundation of Professional Geelong Lutheran College programing. At the start of 2015, Chris Beechey took up the Genazzano FCJ role of Assistant Head responsible for Learning, Mark Warwick Hamilton College took up the role of Assistant Head responsible for Programs Huntingtower and Alan Ford maintained his role as Director of Staff. Kingswood College Korowa Girls School The Senior and Junior School staff began the year with a one Mentone Girls Grammar day conference at the Creswick Novatel Hotel, with the focus Methodist Ladies’ College on presenting an innovative professional learning program, Melbourne Girls Grammar called the Professional Growth Program. Mt Scopus Memorial College Newhaven College This is a process where staff are encouraged and supported by Orchard Church coaches to: Oxley College • Set ambitious goals for themselves and their practice Plenty Valley Christian College • Share in the development and pursuit of Faculty goals/ Red Cross – Refugee Group intentions Sacré Coeur • Visit other practitioners in their classrooms to advance their Sea-life Aquarium own professional knowledge and practice (Shared Classrooms) St Margaret’s School • Undertake formalised professional reading St Michael’s Grammar • Meet with their coach to reflect on their progress. Surface Coaters Association of Australia Teach International

18 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 Centre for Early Education (CEEd)

The 12 coaching staff from across the School met regularly in In the lives of young children, the little things are the big Semester 1 to receive guidance on how to provide cognitive things. For young children, each day is not perceived as part coaching support for staff across the School, using the of an ordinary daily life, but rather an extraordinary daily life, as expertise of Mark Warwick, Alan Ford and Gavin Grift. Our they are achieving and sucCEEding every day. It is our pleasure coaches were also involved in a pilot of the Professional Growth and great privilege to be co-constructors in this process. Program in Semester 1 and all Senior School staff were asked The events noted below were made possible by educators, to undertake a Shared Classroom experience using the Ron children and families in the CEEd, along with the willingness to Ritchhart’s lenses to guide our observations in these shared join together to go ‘above and beyond’ during 2015. experiences. The Professional Growth Program which had been outlined at Educational Program and Practice our Conference at Creswick Novotel at the start of the year, (NQS Quality Area 1) was launched for all staff at the start of Semester 2, following a process of reflection, feedback and the Semester 1 pilot. The • initial analysis of feedback from staff at the end of the year was Introduction of consecutive days in all Reception and Consecutive days were overwhelmingly positive, with staff giving us clear areas for Kindergarten programs - offered for the first time in 2105. Research and experience improvement and expansion in 2016. has shown it provides many benefits to the children’s Again, the Junior School staff worked collaboratively under the transition and learning. In particular, consecutive days direction of Maria Cahir. Congratulations must be extended to assisted children when settling into their programs and Maria and the whole Junior School staff who worked tirelessly establishing key relationships at the start of the year. There to implement the IB-PYP and finally achieving PYP status in was greater consistency within the programs as they were not Term 3. It was a demanding program, training all staff to adhere ‘broken up’ by days of non-attendance and greater depth in to the prescriptive but extremely effective guidelines of the IB teaching and learning was facilitated. Opportunities existed philosophies. The IB-PYP is now influencing the experiential for ‘flow’ of children’s learning, a key component of our learning experiences in not only the CEEd but also the Senior curriculum, and the ability for educators to focus on one School, as we seek to look for continuity across the School in group of children at a time to maximise children’s learning. the learning experience of each child. The experience of consecutive days also aligns with the Reggio Emilia philosophy. Children’s learning can be Koren Naylor continued in her role as Acting Director of the scaffolded over longer periods and learning environments CEEd, regularly holding 2 hour PL sessions on a Monday night facilitate sustained investigations and project work. from 6pm – 8pm. Staff at the CEEd are guided by directives • Bush Kinder was a welcome from the Department as well as the principles of the Reggio Launch of Bush Kinder - addition to our Reception and Kindergarten Programs this Amelia programs and the School’s own learning philosophy. year. Using the vast natural grounds of the Heinz Centre and The CEEd staff have consolidated the programs developed in treed area opposite the CEEd, we conducted regular 2014, and extended the Outdoor Education program through sessions of Kindergarten and Reception exclusively outside. the implementation of the Bush Kinder program. This has been The children used only the natural environment to source an outstanding success with the groups and staff heading over their own learning and play. There is a great deal of research to the bushland area near the Heinz Centre, rain, hail or shine. and literature that covers the benefits of free, unstructured play in nature and children of the CEEd have experienced Internally, staff have been involved in many new initiatives many of these in their Bush Kinder sessions. including The Professional Growth Program, the implementation and accreditation of the IB-PYP and Bush- kinder in the CEEd. We have also seen staff, particularly Chairs Staffing Arrangements (NQS Quality Area 4) of Faculty, invest a significant amount of time into a new Progressive Online Reporting System in the Senior School. • CEEd Staff Day - The third annual CEEd Staff Day was held Alongside this, we have had numerous staff attend and present on Saturday 7 February at Ballarat Lodge. We secured at a host of conferences, both in Australia and abroad, and we Anthony Semann as our guest speaker. Anthony presented had over a dozen staff operating as VCAA examiners. ‘Intentional Teaching – From the National Quality Standard requirements and beyond’ and ‘Environments - The right to 2015 has been a year of implementation and we look forward beauty’. All CEEd Educators were present and engaged in to consolidating and advancing the many Professional this beneficial professional learning. Development programs and opportunities that we run • Long Day Care Professional Development Program throughout the School and beyond. We continue to strive to be (LDCPDP) - In 2104 we were successful in obtaining funding the best we can be and the best measure of this is the rich and from the Federal Government through the LDCPDP. The varied learning experiences that our students encounter; and funding is to be used over the next 3 years to supplement on this count, we will never rest. our professional learning budget provided by the School. This can be used for professional learning opportunities for Chris Beechey, Assistant Head - Learning our staff, both locally and interstate, to backfill relief staff, and Alan Ford, Director of Staff to purchase professional learning resources.

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 19 • Professional Learning opportunities included, but were policies and procedures, and increase understanding of the not limited to the Cert IV in Nature Pedagogy at Federation benefits of outdoor play for their child’s development. University, the Ballarat and District Kindergarten Teachers Association Annual Conference, Theory into Practice sessions All of this in 2015, along with the sheer delight of working at Gowrie Victoria, The Play Cycle with Marc Armitage, with and learning alongside many children and families, has the Early Childhood Association Conference at Caulfield made the CEEd a wonderful place to ‘be’ and a rich learning Racecourse, The Resilience Project with Hugh Ceylenburg environment for everyone who walks through our doors. and the REAIE Biennial National Conference at the Melbourne Convention Centre. Koren Naylor • Deeper understanding and appreciation of the Reggio Acting Director of the CEEd Emilia approach - CEEd Educators had the opportunity to visit the Reggio Emilia Australia Information Exchange (REAIE) Documentation Centre on 3 occasions in 2015. These sessions enabled educators to examine a variety of Junior School documentation, including projects, daily journals, curriculum reflections and a selection of resource books. It was a Staffing chance to enjoy focused discussion and reflection, which was At the end of 2014, Year 1 teacher and Senior School French inspiring and triggered transformation of practice. In July, six teacher, Ms Jessica Taylor, resigned to pursue opportunities to educators attended the four-day REAIE Biennial Conference. teach overseas. Due to some internal staff changes we were This was conducted at the Melbourne Convention Centre and able to recruit two new teachers for 2015; Ms Tanya McGowan, included key note speakers from Reggio Emilia, Centre visits Year 1, and Ms Helen Trotter, Year 5. Both teachers brought and workshops. In addition to this, as Acting Director of the significant experience and expertise to the School which CEEd, I had the good fortune to participate in an we will benefit from over the coming years. Music teaching international Study Tour to Reggio Emilia, Italy, in April. From in the Junior School was also enhanced with the arrival of this we have gained many insights and implemented new Mrs Antoinette Dillon to teach Year 4 Music classes. In 2016 ideas into our curriculum at the CEEd. Antoinette will take over Mrs Glenis Zala’s complete music • Introduction of Collaborative Meetings between teaching load whilst Glenis takes a year of well-deserved leave. Departments within the CEEd - 2015 saw the introduction of regular collaborative meetings between the Reception Academic Results and Kindergarten Departments. Collaboration enhances NAPLAN results in the Junior School were again pleasing. The professional learning, assists educators with planning, Year 3 results were some of the best the School has seen with problem-solving and sharing of important information. This 100% of children above the National minimum benchmark in ‘meeting of the minds’ proved to be a valuable initiative in Reading, Writing, Grammar and Punctuation and Numeracy. No addition to our regular Department and Whole CEEd child was below the benchmark in any strand of assessment. Meetings. We also saw all of the indicators well above the State Average. At Year 5 the results were again strong. Medians in Reading, Collaborative partnerships with families and Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation and Numeracy were all communities (NQS Quality Area 6) above State Average. Of the 355 results returned, 6 results were below the National Minimum Standard, 3 of these in • Introduction of informal Parent Information Sessions in Writing. After reviewing the results we have identified Writing, Term One - We are always seeking ways to improve in particular Persuasive Text, as an area to give greater collaborative partnerships with families at the CEEd and attention in future years. In the Junior School we do very little for the first time we offered information in an informal format specific NAPLAN preparation but understand that a little more at the beginning of the year. These additional information focus on the techniques of Persuasive Text would be beneficial sessions were introduced to compliment and extend on the for the students. orientation provided at the formal Parent Information Night held in Term 4 of the year before. International Baccalaureate • The CEEd Working Bee - The annual Working Bee has Undoubtedly, the highlight of 2015 has been our Authorisation transformed our many playgrounds at the CEEd, and as an IB World School offering the Primary Years Programme we could not have done this without the time, skills and (PYP). The PYP curriculum contains three key components, energy of our many family volunteers. It was an inspiring day which explain how students learn, how educators teach, and that produced wonderful outdoor learning environments the principles and practice of effective assessment within for the children. the programme. Following a three-day visit by official IBO • Bush Kinder Information Evening - We were fortunate to assessors the School was sent a glowing Authorisation report have Mr Doug Fargher (Bush Doug), creator of one of the first which highlighted the following strengths: Bush Kinder programs in Victoria and advocate for the • Commitment to an inquiry-based approach to teaching and benefits of outdoor learning, as our guest speaker at a parent learning is evident throughout the School evening. Doug was able to share his experience, inspire • The Junior School Inquiry Centre supports the PYP program us and provide feedback in the lead-up to the launch of our and is a hub of the School own Bush Kinder program at the CEEd at the beginning of • Environmental awareness is promoted across the School, Term 2. especially at Mount Rowan • Implementation of ‘Ready, Set, Bush!’ parent induction • Responsible action is celebrated and promoted sessions - In order to volunteer at Bush Kinder, parents are • There is a culture of openness, collaboration and mutual asked to take part in an induction session: ‘Ready, Set, respect throughout all areas of the School Bush!’ The information sessions have been specifically • School Leadership is committed to staff development designed to inform parents about Bush Kinder, related • The whole School community has embraced and understands

20 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 the Learner Profile • Teachers understand and include in the curriculum the Curriculum five essential PYP elements and use a variety of tools and strategies to assess and report on learning. In 2015 the committee which was responsible for overseeing An associated highlight of 2015 was undoubtedly the the development of curriculum in the Senior School, the inaugural Ballarat Grammar PYP Exhibition. Held in late Term Chair of Faculties Committee, underwent a change of name, 3, the Exhibition gave all Year 6 students the opportunity to membership and focus in line with the new Strategic Directions investigate and report on an issue they felt strongly about. If plan of the School. The previous Director of Studies, Richard the Exhibition was a ‘Summative Task’ for a school’s efforts to Carroll is recognised for his leadership of the Chairs of Faculty implement the PYP, we were already achieving beyond the Committee and we extend our thanks to former Faculty expected level for a school 3 months out from authorisation! Chairs for their contribution to the group. With new Strategic Directions guiding our work, the Curriculum Innovation and Roger Bade Assessment Committee (CIAC) was formed at the beginning of Head of Junior School 2015. Membership of the CIAC (Curriculum Innovation Resource Centre – Must Memorial and Assessment Committee) Library and Junior Inquiry Centre In 2015 we farewelled Mr Rob Brehaut as Chair of Art and Design, Mr Nathan Burgess as Head of ICT (acting), Mrs Lucy Children who read for pleasure have increased concentration, Barrow as Head of ICT/Head of eLearning and Ms Priscilla memory, confidence, greater self-esteem and general Herington as Head of Year 9. We thank all former members for knowledge. Reading builds empathy, improves imagination their commitment and leadership during their time with the and language development. These are important and relevant committee. In 2015 we welcomed Mrs Sue Sedgwick, Chair benefits, whether we live in a digital or analogue world (David, of Art and Design; Mr Andrew Loynes Chair of Humanities 2013). (acting); Mr Adam Shaw Head of ICT, and Ms Melissa Dunley, Senior Librarian onto the committee. The inclusion of Ms The Senior Library and the Junior Inquiry Centre continue to Dunley on the CIAC galvanises the role of the Senior Librarian provide all Ballarat Grammar students and staff with access in supporting Faculties to gather rich curriculum material, in to a vast range of popular fiction, literature and non-fiction electronic, audio and hard copy form and to support students resources. Encouragingly, 39175 books were borrowed in in developing rigorous research practices. The CIAC met 2015! This figure demonstrates how dynamic and accessible fortnightly to discuss curriculum development, assessment the environments are and provide acknowledgement of the and reporting matters. In 2015, the committee oversaw importance of the service. During 2015, all students were the implementation of the School’s first Online Progressive exposed to aspects of information literacy and responsible Reporting system across Years 7-10, the development and research during formal class times spent in either library. The implementation of Faculty Intentions as a core element of the Australian Curriculum and the IB require that these skills are new Professional Growth Program, along with engaging in embedded in all our student learning. robust discussion about how to ‘future proof’ our students.

Grammar’s strong reading culture is evident with not only our Online Progressive Reporting usage figures, but with the engagement across the classrooms, In 2015 the Online Progressive Reporting program was trialled in the ‘presence’ of reading every day. Students in the Junior and then introduced across Years 7-10. The online reporting School are engaged by a ‘provocation’ to ask, think and system allows teachers to report regularly on student progress. inquire; all vital aspects of the successful models within the IB. Central to the reporting function of the system is the inclusion ‘Storybird’ has been utilised in recent times, and this provides of three core attributes; Engagement, Commitment and access to a web-based platform for our young students to Learning Potential (in addition to subject specific skill and create stories or poetry, within a safe platform. knowledge criteria). In keeping with the educational philosophy of the School, these core attributes are considered to be Audio books are being utilised and our collection of digital central to the success of every learner. Work continues on the resources is evolving. Both libraries support the Faculties or online reporting system into 2016. learning intentions within Grammar in a responsive, proactive manner. Janus – Futures Program and Study Skills There have been many professional development opportunities at Year 10 undertaken by staff, and these have enhanced our knowledge After the 2014 review of the Year 10 program conducted by and supported our proactive service in both libraries. A series Mrs Sue Hinchliffe and Mr Richard Carroll, Janus, a futures and of speakers throughout 2015 were aligned with either the IB or careers program was introduced at Year 10 to strengthen the the senior curriculum, to support our students with their school academic transition between the Heinz Centre and the Year subjects, or interests on a ‘global’ scale. 10 program. The focus of Janus is to provide students with opportunities to look at future pathways and build on the skills, The Junior Inquiry Centre is always ‘abuzz’ and typically filled knowledge and experiences they already possess to ensure with energetic young learners keen to borrow books prior to they engage fully in the Year 10 academic program. The Janus any holiday period. A slight refurbishment of the spaces in the program continues in 2016. Senior Library has proved positive and we anticipate further works to be completed in the near future. New subjects, new choices Faculties offered a range of different subjects in 2015. Along Melissa Dunley with traditional Faculty-based subjects, students were able Head of Department - Library to choose from a wide option of Vocational Education and

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 21 Training (VET) subjects, including Equine Studies, Community Service and Music Technical Production. A small number of Wellbeing students elected to follow the applied learning pathway offered by the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL); the Changes in roles this year, resulted in two key appointments VCAL pathway provides students with another option if the supporting the wellbeing of the School. Mrs Sandra Warwick VCE pathway towards an ATAR rank and university entrance is was appointed to the position of Director of Care, helping and not appropiate for them . guiding Heads of Houses and assisting students in need. Ms Kate Brady took on the role of Positive Education Co-ordinator, Faculty-based new subject offerings working on explicit measures to embed wellbeing theory into • Health and Physical Education offered a new Year 9 elective, our teaching and learning practices. Up and Running, and VET Sport and Recreation at Year 10 for students. Throughout the year, a number of staff attended external • Information, Communication and Technology offered a professional learning related to youth mental health issues and defined pathway through elective choices from Year 9-VCE explicit Positive Education practices. Mrs Adele Ryan began with Gaming Development and Computer Aided Design and implementing a program to enhance the wellbeing of our girl Computer Aided Manufactoring (CAD CAM) being offered at boarders by working with staff in our female boarding Houses Year 10. to develop their professional skills. This program has been generously supported by the Invergowrie Foundation who provide funding. The program focuses on healthy mindset, Literacy Group healthy relationships and healthy lifestyles. Ms Hanna Wise, Ms A cross-campus Literacy Group was established to strengthen Kate Brady and Mrs Crystal Bell attended the Practising Positive the shared understanding of the pedagogical approaches to Education Conference at Knox Grammar in Sydney where Mrs the teaching of literacy within the School. With representatives Christine Shaw presented a paper on motivation and learning. from the Junior School and Senior School, the Literacy Group draws on research and best practice to support the teaching Our Administration staff have engaged in Positive Psychology and learning of literacy in Junior and Senior classrooms. Mrs holding two training sessions throughout the year, facilitated Maria Cahir (Assistant Head Teaching and Learning Junior by our teaching staff. Wellbeing and collegial activities School), Mrs Helen Trotter (Head of Literacy Junior School), Ms rounded out these sessions. Ms Kate Brady has continued to Rhonda Menhennet (Chair of English Senior School), Ms Kate bring professional learning sessions to all staff through joint Brady (Assistant Head of English Senior School) and Ms Brianne presentations with the CEEd, Junior and Senior Schools. Cuthbert (Director of Curriculum) are core members of the group. The work of the Literacy Group will continue in 2016. A focus on Mindfulness held at the Melbourne Zoo was attended by staff, enhancing their understanding of how NAPLAN mindfulness can be used in educational settings to improve The 2015 NAPLAN results show that the Senior School literacy learning. and numeracy programs are supporting students to exceed national and state literacy standards. The numeracy results Dr Suzy Green, a world leader in Positive Psychology from show that the work of the Mathematics Faculty is rigorous the Positivity Institute, spent two days with our staff, along and consistent across every year level with both Year 7 and 9 with running an education forum for Ballarat schools. Suzy achieving well above state and national standards. presented a most successful wellbeing forum to our parents At the VCE level, the School continues to support large and the events were most successful. numbers of VCE teaching staff who contribute to the study design, examination development and assessment of Unit 3 Implemented and lead by Ms Kate Brady and Mrs Sandra and 4 examinations. The high level of involvement by VCE Warwick, the following was achieved: teachers in the VCAA end-of-year examination assessments provides valuable professional learning and development • The development of a working goal for the continued opportunities for Faculty members. implementation of Positive Education within the academic and pastoral curriculum through the Pos. Ed Focus Group: 2015 saw the introduction of many significant projects which to build the academic tenacity and buoyancy of our students will continue into 2016 and beyond. Strengthening the through targeted learning and classroom experiences and collaborative ties between the Literacy teams in the Junior explicit positive education interventions. and Senior Schools, enabling our Year 10s to open the doors to their own futures through Janus, and the continued work • Fostering links and sharing understandings through the of Chairs of Faculty to provide students with opportunities to Grammar and broader Ballarat community hosting and engage in the world will remain central to our focus in 2016. visiting like-minded schools. Our staff have presented at local I would like to express my sincere thanks to all Chairs and Primary Schools sharing our wellbeing model. Faculty members in both the Junior and Senior Schools for their continued commitment in the areas of curriculum development, • The development of TED talk-style clips, ‘Grammar Talks’ assessment and reporting. promoting elements of our Wellbeing Program for posting on our School portal. Brianne Cuthbert Director of Curriculum • A continued focus on building staff and student practice of mindfulness through The Smiling Mind organisation, which ran a staff Professional Learning session at Grammar. • A number of valuable professional development opportunities were undertaken by a widening variety of staff.

• Survey of student perspective on wellbeing.

22 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 Art and Design Captains 2015 • Ongoing development of explicit program scope and Eben Ejdne sequence in the Senior School. Adeline Rowe Elizabeth Wilson • The development of links to positive psychology interventions at Year 10 through the Janus program. VCE Season of Excellence - Top Designs for 2015 Pollyanna Guthrie, for Novellus, dress to be worn at a red- • A whole school focus on how we are developing the skills for carpet event the future by focusing on strengths, resilience and academic Peter Morley, for Cube - Search and Rescue System tenacity. Short listed: Lewis Orr • Working towards the Healthy Schools Achievement Program for creating schools that comply with state-wide standards. VCE Season of Excellence - Top Arts for 2015: Mollie Binns, The Widower, installation • Staff have attended Mental Health First Aid courses and other Elizabeth Wilson, Woolgathering, film sessions for wellbeing management throughout the year. Short listed: Stephanie Cartledge

• Youth Mental Health team from Ballarat Health Services have The Next Gen Art and Design Awards 2014 spent time working with our boarding community. Next Gen is an annual review of VCE artwork across the Ballarat and Grampians region. The following students were selected to The Professional Growth Program, developed by a team lead exhibit their art works at the Next Gen Exhibition for 2015: by Assistant Head Mr Christopher Beechey, has endeavoured Sebastian Adams, Paradie Perfume (Visual Communication to link goal setting for teaching and learning to wellbeing, Design), Undressing (Studio Arts) and all staff across the School are working through this new Mollie Binns, 5759 (Studio Arts), Wonderland program. (Visual Communication Design) Stephanie Cartledge, Making Music with your hands (Studio Arts) As we endeavour to build our wellbeing knowledge in all Oliver Corcoran, Idyllic abandonment (Art), Y travel logo & areas, it is clear that Ballarat Grammar is a leading school in shop floor plan, (Visual Communication Design) educational wellbeing and positive education implementation Monique Doust, Walking through nature (Studio Arts), and while we have much to learn ourselves, we have gained Botanical drawings, (Studio Arts), Mehndi, (Art) much as an educational institution. Eben Ejdne, Vacant and Glare (Studio Arts) Anna Fay, The Magic Tree (Studio Arts) Mrs Christine Shaw Pollyanna Guthrie, The Colour of Culture (Art) Head of Senior School Daniel Sly, Beauty of the Night (Studio Arts) Evie Touzeau, Serpents (Art) Mrs Sandra Warwick Laura Weigall, Globtrotting (Studio Arts) Director of Care Sally Werner, Turkish tiled suit (Art) Edwina Williams, Golly Gosh paper dolls (Visual Ms Kate Brady Communication Design) Positive Education Co-ordinator Textiles Once again, our textiles students produced an outstanding range of garments which were entered into a number of fashion Art and Design Faculty competitions, gaining numerous awards. At the Victorian State Final of the Apex Australia Teenage Fashion AWARDS, Olivia Delahunty (Yr 10) was most 2015 involved a considerable amount of changes for the Art successful with her recycled laminex dress, achieving Ist place, and Design Faculty. With Natalie Dunne and Gabe Lillie taking Victorian Final of Apex Australia Teenage Fashion Awards leave at different times during the year, we had excellent (Wearable Art category) and 2nd place in the National Final replacements in Melanie Buckingham and Deb Walter. Rod of Apex Australia Teenage Fashion Awards (Wearable Art Brehaut took Long Service Leave for the second part of 2015, category). and made the difficult decision to retire from classroom teaching at the end of 2015. We saw significant changes to the In October a group of Ballarat Grammar students entered Beckworth Centre, with our staff room and audio-visual theatre a number of garments in the Fashion Awards Australia being replaced by a new Systems Technology classroom. The competition. Ballarat Grammar placed 2nd in the overall shift of Systems Technology to the Art and Design Faculty will school’s award, and had significant success in various sections: build on the links between Systems and Product Design. Year 9/10 ‘Calico’ category 1st - Millie Dunn Year 9/10 ‘Recycled Wearable Art’ category 2nd - Olivia Delahunty With the much-anticipated arrival of the famous Archibald Prize Year 9/10 ‘Day Wear’ category 2nd - Nick Gilbert to Ballarat, we ensured that all Art students from Years 7 to 12 Year 9/10 ‘Day Wear’ category 3rd - Bella Charles visited the exhibition. This promoted a great deal of discussion Year 11/12 ‘Recycled Wearable Art’ category 2nd - Hannah Saxton about the nature of portraiture, the significance of art prizes Year 11/12 ‘Day Wear’ category 2nd - Chloe Macdonald and what, in fact, makes an art work ‘good’. These results are testament to the perseverance of the students and the visionary and patient support of their teacher, Mrs Jane Within the School we saw the House Art Competition Boadle. preoccupy Mentor groups during Term 2, and the VCE Art and Design Exhibition drawing record crowds in Term 4.

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 23 Performing Arts Faculty

Music 2015 saw an extraordinarily wide range of musical Drum Night, Percussion Soirees and the Percussion performances at School and community events. Music is Showcase offered significant performance opportunities for integral to curricular and co-curricular programs from the our percussionists. Thursdays @ 4 provided more informal CEEd through to Year 12. VCE VET Music appeals to a opportunities for students of all levels, to perform for their growing number of students and we now offer Performance peers, family and friends. and Technical Production streams. Our ensemble program continues to be well-supported and several of these, including Royal South Street Competition achievements and results Pipes and Drums, continue to flourish and expand. We were were outstanding with Chamber Choir, Middle School Strings particularly delighted to purchase our own set of Pipe Drums, and WOMP each awarded first place in their respective with generous donor assistance. sections. Many ensembles and choirs were placed or received Honourable Mentions. Our Speech and Drama students The 10th Don Huntley recital featured Gerard Willems, performed extremely well across individual and small group supported by Dux of the School, Thomas Williams. sections.

Junior School Choirs participated in the Junior Choirs Festival, Senior Strings performed at the Ballarat Art Gallery and hosted by Ballarat Grammar in the WCPA. Choral specialist, participated in the Schools Link program as part of the Davina McClure, directed a massed choir of several hundred Melbourne International Chamber Competition, sponsored by children, from local schools, at this event. Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. As a result, Grammar hosted string quartet, Aris, from Germany. This was an inspirational ANZAC Ceremonies opportunity for our students to work with highly skilled To commemorate 100 years of ANZAC tradition, the School musicians. Students also attended a performance by the held two Services. With brilliant scripting by Fr Peter Treloar, competition finalists, held at Government House. the Services were moving and memorable, and featured music performed by our Pipes and Drums and senior brass students. The String Quartet performed at the 16th International Symposium on School Life and School History Museums and String and Band Camps ventured to Lake Dewar, while Collections, the Royal South Street AGM and at the Ballarat Art Chamber Choir ventured to Port Fairy. These experiences were Gallery Concert. extremely positive for all involved and allowed senior students the opportunity to mentor younger students. The expertise Year 8 Band, Year 7 Ensemble and WOMP participated in the of professional directors and past students supplemented the Junior School Sustainability Expo at Mount Rowan. learning experience. Chamber Choir and Senior String Orchestra, supported Ballarat Schools’ Symphony Orchestra, which features by OGs, parents and friends of the School, performed a number of Ballarat Grammar musicians, participated in magnificently at theFarewell Evensong for Headmaster, combined concerts with the Ballarat Memorial Concert Band Stephen Higgs. and at a combined concert hosted by Loreto College which included Ballarat High and Ballarat Clarendon College. Sally Vawdrey Speech Art teacher, Sally Vawdrey, passed away in April 2015. Stage Band performed at the UNESCO International Jazz Day, Sally was a past student and much loved member of Staff. with the performance streamed live around the world. Sally will be fondly remembered through an award, presented in her name, at the end of each year. Through the generosity The Music Tour to Deniliquin, Swan Hill, Mildura and Bendigo of the Grammar community, a named award has also been was a real highlight and saw the Intermediate Band, Sultans established and will be awarded in the Speech and Drama of Swing and Intermediate Strings experience a number of section of the Royal South Street Competitions. The award collaborative performance opportunities and workshops. is maintained under the auspices of the Royal South Street Society. Symphonic Band and Intermediate Band participated in the Victorian School Music Festival and both ensembles received a Friends of Music continued their vital support of the Music Gold award. Symphonic Band also performed in concert with School, assisting with catering, fundraising, front of house, the Grainger Wind Symphony from Melbourne. ushering duties and general assistance. We are most grateful for their ongoing support. Grammar in Concert presented a diverse program with students once again demonstrating outstanding musicianship. Music Captain, Monique Vagg, demonstrated outstanding A Winter Concert was included for the first time and provided leadership and support of her peers and younger students an ideal opportunity for our intermediate level ensembles and throughout the year. Monique achieved exceptional results soloists. in the South Street competitions, taking out 1st place in three sections. Little Shop of Horrors was our highly successful School production. The collaboration between musicians, dancers, Sincere thanks to all Music staff for their contribution to the actors and crew brought together a large group of students, achievements of our musicians, ensembles and choirs. staff and parents.

24 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 Drama Dance The Drama Department offers students the opportunity to Senior School students in Year 8 – VCE can experience practical understand theatre and drama through theory and practice. and theoretical components of Dance through electives. Every student undertaking a middle school elective can Students learn dance works, choreographic and performance specialise in an area of stagecraft as well as performance. skills, and have the opportunity to perform to a live audience in Courses are offered in Drama and Comedy at Years 8-9 and the Gullan Auditorium or the Wendouree Centre for Performing students can commence Theatre Studies at Year 10 and Arts. continue through to VCE Theatre Studies. Every course culminates in a showcase performance. Year 8 Death Defying Gravity Utilising the Ballarat Parkour training instructors, students were Year 8 Cinematic Theatre taken through training sessions to increase their Parkour and Blending together the conventions used in film and theatre - Free Running experience. The creative process of bringing making, students devised and performed a five-minute piece ideas together completed the elective when students created for an audience. Students experimented with projections, their own parkour video clips to share with peers. shadow play, sound and lighting effects, and animations to create a Ghost Story. Year 9 Dance Styles Students were given full exposure to as many dance styles as Year 9 Random Comedy Hour possible. Mrs Leith and Mr Lewis share the teaching of this After studying the styles and techniques of Stand Up comics, subject to expose the students to a variety of dance styles; students performed their own original 5-minute routines before African, Hip Hop, Contemporary and a Ballet session with Miss a live audience. Hazledine.

Class Clowns VCE Dance Ethan Cavanagh (Yr 11) won the State Final of the Melbourne Students undertaking Units 3 and 4 Dance created their own International Comedy Festival’s Class Clowns Competition and solos, learnt group dance works and had the opportunity was runner-up in the National competition, making him the 2nd to perform their own works in the WCPA in preparation for Funniest Teenager in Australia! Ethan was also commissioned their VCAA performance examinations. Students also had the to write and perform for a web-based comedy series called opportunity to liaise with other Ballarat Dance teachers to gain the LOL SQUAD, another initiative of the Melbourne Comedy feedback and advice before final examinations. Festival. Little Shop of Horrors Middle School Drama Victoria Theatre Festival The production provided the opportunity for many students to Twelve Year 9 & 10 students took part in this inaugural event build their confidence with Dance. Some students were part that showcases the work of drama students around the state. of the Specialist Dance group and were able to employ their Students developed a 25-minute devised theatre piece based expertise by contributing to choreography and performance. on a stimulus. Students then travelled to Geelong Grammar where they presented their work alongside works devised by Dance Club other regional schools. Dance Club was offered as a sport option following the conclusion of the School Production. Students of all levels and VCE Theatre Studies Performance Night abilities were encouraged to join; to increase their fitness, learn Students undertaking Units 1 & 2 Theatre Studies presented a new skills and be part of a dance ensemble. series of extracts throughout the year for an invited audience. The extracts came from a wide range of theatrical styles from the pre-modern and modern era.

Senior School Production – Little Shop of Horrors This co-curricular offering attracted over 100 students for onstage and backstage roles. It was a compact 90-minute show which offered students the opportunity to develop puppetry, singing, dancing and acting skills. The highly successful musical ran for 5 shows in the Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts.

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 25 English Faculty UN Voice Victoria UN Voice Victoria (UNVV) is an exciting program for students in Years 9-12. The UNVV public speaking Staffing competition is unique, in that it not only enables students We welcomed Mrs Jo Ashman and Mr Brent Pelton to the to discuss pressing global issues, but requires them to English Faculty in 2015. Jo and Brent worked across Faculties formulate innovative solutions to these problems, lobby for including Religion Philosophy and Ethics as well as Humanities. their consideration and defend their validity. This provides an exciting opportunity for students to develop their public Teaching and learning speaking and negotiation skills, and build an increased The Ballarat Grammar School English staff have continued knowledge of current affairs. Working in teams of two, students to approach all tasks with the view to improving student present a 3-5 minute speech on a contemporary global issue outcomes. The Australian Curriculum has seen further selected from a range of categories and outlining a solution refinement of the English curriculum from Years 7 to 10, with to a world problem in this area. In 2015 we had ten students most courses becoming more explicit in their focus on the competing from Years 10 and 11. From the regional round, a structural features of English, as well as providing students team representing ‘Russia’, consisting of Madeline Wang and with more diversity and opportunity to create and present Alex Jackson, went through to the State Finals where they their work. Consistent practice across year levels with a focus performed strongly. It was a very worthwhile and rewarding on improving student outcomes continued to be the focus of experience for all students involved. many Faculty meetings as the English staff continue to build on a history of professional and collegial sharing. Year 7 Public Speaking Competition Early in Term 2, the Year 7 Public Speaking competition took VCAA Plain English Speaking Awards place. After presenting a persuasive speech within their classes, In June this year, Year 12 students Thomas Williams and two class representatives were selected to compete against Matthew Hall competed in the regional finals for the Plain each other in the finals. The event was adjudicated by Chair of English Speaking Awards. Matthew Hall was successful in the English Faculty, Rhonda Menhennet; Year 8 Co-ordinator, Ian Regional, State and National finals and will travel to London in Riethoff; and senior student, Madeline Wang. The winner was 2016 to represent Australia. Ellie Litras of 7KC who spoke about the problems concerning overpopulation in the world today. Evatt Debating Year 12 student Madeline Wang participated in the competition at a Regional and Semi Final level The Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad . (OZCLO) Debating Association of Victoria (DAV) In March, five Ballarat Grammar teams competed in the During 2015, students debated in Grades ‘A’ to’ D’ at the DAV Regional Round of OZCLO. The First Round was a two hour regional level. Whilst none of the teams progressed beyond competition for teams across Victoria where students worked the regional level, we were appreciative of the students’ in teams of four on a range of analytical problems. Whilst no efforts. Thanks goes to Mr Nick Lanyon for his guidance and Grammar teams progressed to subsequent rounds, the success management of the senior teams. of the teams was evident when they were presented Gold, Silver and Bronze certificates. Legacy Junior Public Speaking Awards To compete in the Legacy Junior Public Speaking Competition, students had to prepare a five minute speech responding to the ideals of voluntary service, social justice, caring, personal Health and Physical Education effort, personal sacrifice and/or mateship, which underpin the work of Legacy. In addition to their prepared speeches, Faculty students had to complete a two minute improvised speech on an unseen topic. Year 8 students Amy Zuell, Victoria Petrie and Lucas Argall were selected to represent Ballarat Grammar It is no secret that physical activity is necessary to a person’s because of their outstanding research and the calibre of their wellbeing. Because children are continuously developing classroom persuasive speeches. All students performed at a physically and emotionally, they are especially affected by very high standard. Lucas was successful in making it through the benefits of activity, and inversely, the negative effects of to the Regional Finals of this event, where he was awarded the inactivity. runner-up position. • 2015 was yet again a busy and successful year in the Physical Rostrum Voice of Youth Education Department. We welcomed Emma Burnham to Rostrum Voice of Youth aims to promote the voices and ideas the PE team, teaching Junior School classes; Kate Martin of Australia’s youth. Year 11 students Madeline Wang and continued to teach Senior School PE after helping to cover Maddie Simpson competed in the senior division of the Term 4 last year; Holly Titherdige assisted with classes regional round of the Rostrum Voice of Youth Award 2015. throughout the year; Shenai Dix commenced the year Madeline Wang won the regional round and progressed as a PE assistant and took classes in second semester; through to the State finals. Congratulations to both girls for and Meghan Hope joined us in second semester as a PE their commitment and dedication to public speaking at the Assistant. School. • We wished Katie Williams good luck as she went on maternity leave welcoming budding netballer Milla into the

26 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 world; and we wished Kate Martin well as she too left her Environmentalism. From their very first camp students adhere position with a baby on the way. to OEG’s ‘leave no trace’ policy, which encourages and fosters • Our VCE numbers continued to remain strong with two a deep care and appreciation for the Victorian bush and the classes in both Year 11 and Year 12. environment in general. • Thank you to our Gap students, Rory, Shannon, Laura and Letisha, who provided assistance throughout the year in the In addition to this short rationale for a strong outdoor Junior and Senior School. Our students love working with the education program at Ballarat Grammar, the camps are of young GAP people. course, a great deal of fun! • The Faculty goal this year was to plan and organise two new subjects for 2016, enabling us to introduce Certificate II in Term 1 Sports Career Oriented Participation for Year 10 students, Year 7: The six Homeroom classes split into 11 groups for and a new Year 9 elective, Up and Running. This is an four days at Camp Jungai in the Eildon region. Students were exciting way to introduce students to the challenges and involved in outdoor activities and camping to help build and possible careers in the physical activity world. foster friendships within the Homeroom group. • Ballarat Grammar continues to provide a rich environment for pre-service teachers from Ballarat, surrounding areas and Term 2 Melbourne who are studying Health Education as part of Due to ongoing camp-site closures in the Grampians their teaching degree. Throughout the year new curriculum Year 9: as a result of bushfires in early 2014, all Year 9 students materials were purchased and placed in the library. Our experienced rock climbing at Mt Arapiles in 2015. Students strong links with Federation University were maintained by were challenged with top-rope climbing, abseiling and assisting with the placement of pre-service teachers. Students bouldering. completed 2nd, 3rd and 4th year placements with most staff involved at various times. • Ballarat Grammar has continued its involvement in ‘The Term 3 Achievement Program’. This program is based on the World Year 10: The most challenging outdoor education experience Health Organisation’s health-promoting schools model. Its offered by the School takes place in the Bogong High Plains aim is to support schools to create healthy environments alpine region. Students are introduced to Nordic skiing and and recognise achievements in promoting the health and snow camping skills, designed to facilitate students’ realising wellbeing of children and young people. new capabilities and levels of resilience. Good snowfall leading In 2015 the School demonstrated that it met the benchmarks up to the camp provided excellent skiing conditions. Student in the priority areas of Physical Activity, Mental Health and feedback indicated that it was a very tough but rewarding Wellbeing, Sexual Health, Wellbeing and Safe Environments. program. A sign will be erected at the School which will display the Explorations Week: Year 10 and 11 students were provided benchmarks we have achieved. with several very different outdoor-based opportunities in the • Student interest has remained high with VCE Health and first week of the September term break. Approximately twenty Human Development. In 2015 we had two Year 11 classes students attended the Scuba diving course, and nearly thirty and three Year 12 classes. students enjoyed the snow on the Ski Trip. • Students in Year 7 - 10 engaged in a variety of units and topics, ranging from Cyber-safety, Safe Partying strategies, Term 4 traffic safety, and working with Prep students. Links with Year 8: Students built upon the skills learnt in Year 7 to Ballarat Community Health were also maintained. undertake a more remote program on the Murray River. Students were required to work together to build a raft, capable of carrying all necessary gear and themselves, to journey down river in the area between Yarrawonga and Outdoor Education Cobram. Year 7: The second Year 7 Outdoor Education experience for the year saw students return to the Eildon region, setting up The destiny of character is shaped outside the classroom camp in a different location with more challenging activities. – Kurt Hahn High ropes, mountain biking and introductory white water rafting allowed the students to move out of their comfort zone. The ‘A’ in the Round Square IDEALS stands for Adventure. The weather encountered was also a challenge, with significant Adventure can be defined as ‘participation in hazardous rainfall, thereby testing students’ resilience, persistence and or exciting experiences’, and while much of the hazard is waterproofing skills. managed by our ongoing partnership with the fantastic Outdoor Education Group (OEG), all students at Ballarat Grammar are, nonetheless, provided with several opportunities LOTE Faculty for excitement in the outdoors during their time at the School! When undertaking the School camp program, students often International Baccalaureate PYP discover they are more capable and/or resilient than they think. • This year we began the teaching of French in the Junior We can directly link this concept again to the founder of the School. Duke of Edinburgh Awards and Outward Bound: ‘There is more in you than you know.’ – Kurt Hahn Overseas Trips: • LOTE students continued to take part in the numerous The second main Round Square pillar that students cultural and language learning opportunities that have been encounter during the outdoor education program is of course offered to them. Students enthusiastically met the challenge

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 27 of language competitions and enjoyed cultural activities and curriculum development and undertook ‘shared classrooms’ overseas visits. with enthusiasm. Strong connections were made between old • The New Caledonia trip for Year 8 and 9 students was and new staff which enabled robust professional discussions. advertised with students submitting applications for the 2016 trip. Fiona Latrobe, Fiona Greenway and Sue Garner undertook the • The China Trip was advertised with students applying and task of VCAA marking for Further Maths and Specialist Maths completing their preparations for departure in Term 1, 2016. Unit 3/4 examinations. Sue Garner is to have a paper published • Student Chris Milne (Yr 11) spent six weeks in China over the in ‘The Mathematics Teacher’ NCTM USA (co-authored with Christmas holidays. Robyn Pierce). Sue presented at the Australian Association of • Lillian Hearn (Yr 10) and Anna Pryse-Smith (Yr 11) spent Mathematics teachers (AAMT) conference in July and the Maths Christmas on Exchange to Lyon, France. Association of NSW (MANSW) in October.

Competitions and awards: The 2015 NAPLAN results for Year 7 and Year 9 were • Joanna Lean won third prize in the Year 10 section of the encouraging and reflected that our students are progressing Classical Association of Victoria Latin Reading Competition well. The weaker students in the cohort and the stronger • Three students attended the state-wide Chinese speaking students have progressed and sit in similar positions relative to Competition and Lachlan Andrews was awarded a High the State. This reflects the effective work done by teachers in Commendation and received a medal. assisting all students.

Excursions and School visits: Our most able students have competed in various competitions: Australasian Problem Solving Maths Olympiad • Year 7 LOTE students were entertained by a visit from a (APSMO), Australian Maths Competition, Melbourne University Chinese Dance Troupe from Melbourne. Mathematics Competition, Deakin University Problem Solving • Unit 3/4 Latin Students attended a preparation session for Day, and the Maths Challenge for Young Australians (MCYA) - the VCE Latin Examination, held in Melbourne. Challenge Stage and Enrichment Stage. • Unit 3/4 French students attended The Matinée du Français session in Melbourne in preparation for the VCE French examination. MCYA Challenge Stage High Distinctions (Yr7) Staff: Ashwin Rajagopalan Alexander Unmack (Yr7) • The French Unit 3/4 students were assisted by Dr Alastair Micah Poole (Yr9) Hurst who provided one-to-one oral tuition. • Chinese students worked with Ms Carissa Wang. MCYA Enrichment Stage • We farewelled Mr Andrew Sawitsch, who taught Year 7 High Distinctions Chinese in 2015, and Ms Caitlin Hancock who taught three Ashwin Rajagopalan (Yr7) terms of French in the Junior School Alexander Unmack (Yr7) • We welcomed , who has been teaching Ms Arabella Wise Thomas Burnett (Yr8) French in the Junior School and in the Senior School. Amy Zuell (Yr8)

Australian Maths Competition Mathematics Faculty High Distinctions Ashwin Rajagopalan (Yr7) Alexander Unmack (Yr7) 2015 has been a year of growth for the Mathematics Faculty. Noah Esmonde (Yr7) Year 7 and 8 students were in two blocks for Mathematics and Ewen Green (Yr10) there was an Essential Maths class in each block. Students Donnia Alwan (Yr10) were withdrawn for one lesson a week for Enrichment Maths. In Jonathon Yates (Yr11) Year 9 students were all in one block for Mathematics with one Samuel Cirrito-Prince (Yr12) Essential and one Enrichment class. There are four options for Mathematics in Year 10; Foundation, General, Mainstream and APSMO Enrichment. Unit 3 and 4 Maths had 95 students taking Further Top 10% Maths, 63 taking Math Methods and 15 taking Specialist Maths. Marcus Bedford (Yr7) These numbers in VCE Units 3 and 4 have been relatively Thomas Burnett (Yr7) consistent over the last 5 years. Thomas Burnett was placed 7th in the prestigious Melbourne We welcomed a number of staff who were new or returning University Mathematics Competition and received an to teach at Ballarat Grammar. These teachers were Di Fulton, ‘Outstanding Award’. Bernadette Linahan, Tanya Poole and Andrew Tarrant. Due to some staff taking leave and Andrew Tarrant returning to Year 11 students, Jonathon Yates, Ben Butler, Ashna Khalid Melbourne, the Faculty was fortunate to have Tim Johnstone and Madeline Wang have been invited to attend the National and Alan Preston return and teach classes to ensure our Maths Summer School (NMSS) at the Australian National program continued. We are grateful to have been able to take University in Canberra in January 2016. Thomas Williams (Yr12) advantage of their generosity, experience and professionalism. was a participant at the NMSS in 2015 and has been invited to The Mathematics teaching staff supported each other in attend in 2016 as a tutor.

28 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 Philosophers, Nietzsche, and Bentham; always adding their Religion, Philosophy and Ethics own thoughts and analyses to those of the ages.

Faculty In 2015, the School was blessed with passionate teachers and bold students who engaged with what is at the heart of being With another year of engaging students in critical thinking, human, as they shared the RP&E journey. exploring spirituality, the sense of the sacred and the inheritance of the Christian Tradition, 2015 has been a very rich time for the Religion, Philosophy and Ethics Faculty. Science Faculty We welcomed two new teachers: Mr Brent Pelton has been teaching RP&E, assisting in the Chapel and lending his This year we warmly welcomed four new staff members to the linguistic skills to the LOTE and English Faculties and Mrs Jo faculty - Bernadette Linahan (Year 7 Science), Simone Healey Ashman, who began her teaching at the Bunbury Cathedral (Year 12 Environmental Science, Year 7 and Year 10 Science), School, joined us to teach Years 7 and 8 RP&E as well as Danielle Tesoriero (Year 11 and Year 12 Psychology) and Rhys English and Global Politics. Allitt (Year 7 and Year 10 Science). After 14 years of service as a Laboratory Technician, we farewelled Sally Nagle. Sally was Jo and Brent joined a very strong existing team whose skills a dedicated member of our Faculty and we would like to thank were capitalised upon in 2015 when Mr Andrew Loynes was her for her contribution over this time. We also sadly farewelled appointed Acting Chair of the Humanities Faculty, Mrs Fiona our Headmaster, Mr Stephen Higgs, an esteemed member of Whitehouse appointed as the Year 10 Level Co-ordinator. Mr the Science faculty for 21 years. Stephen taught Science across Chris Van Styn took leave from the Faculty to focus on his role many year levels throughout his time and his presence will be as Co-ordinator of Boarding. A wonderful raft of appointments missed in the Science Wing. We wish him all the best for his made to staff in our Faculty, providing opportunities for ‘well-deserved’ retirement. important contributions to the life of the School across 2015. VCE Premier’s Awards for excellent academic achievement were Once again contesting at the Victorian and Australasian awarded to Tatiana Briody and James Nield in Agriculture Philosothons, Mr Andrew Loynes led the Grammar team and Horticulture and Peter Morley in Systems Engineering. to a third straight successive victory at the State level, with Congratulations go to their teachers, Alan Ford, Matthew Alex Jackson and Madeline Wang (Yr 11 students who Dickinson and Rob Gray for guiding and supporting these undertook Unit 3-4 Philosophy) winning Best Male and students throughout their studies. Alex Chua and Aafreen Female Philosopher of the event. At the Australasian event an Khalid both scored a perfect 50 in Chemistry which is a inexperienced team travelled to Sydney where a very creditable fabulous achievement! fourth place was attained and Madeline Wang was named Best Philosopher in her age group. The students all did the School This year saw the introduction of the Inaugural Science proud and the Faculty thank Mr and Mrs Loynes for their kind Committee, a team of 14 passionate Senior Science students. care of the students when accompanying them on the trip Members of the committee included Ruby Canning, Ashna north. Khalid, Madeline Wang and Jonathon Yates (Year 11) and Ameer Alwan, Navneet Aulakh, Sam Cirrito-Prince, Mitch It is with great regret that we farewelled Mr Andrew Loynes Dodds, Alma Forsyth, Declan Koenig, Elle Linsdell, Sophie who has relocated with his family to warmer climes in Pickavance, Aishani Tomar and Keira Unmack (Year 12). Queensland. The Faculty would like to acknowledge that he The intention of the Committee is to promote the importance will be greatly missed - his humour, his humanity and his great of Science throughout the Ballarat Grammar community. care for students as he strived to charge their minds to seek out Activities run by the committee included ‘Science Chapel knowledge and understanding. – Can you be a Scientist and a Christian?’ and a ‘Science Extravaganza’ to celebrate National Science Week. Classes in the Junior School have been taught by Mrs Sharon Cuff, Mrs Fiona Whitehouse and Mr Keith Romanis and greatly Many of our Science students participated in a variety of supported by the Junior School classroom teachers who have Science competitions and challenges. been most willing to share their knowledge of their students • A group of 26 enthusiastic Year 10 students competed in the and their passion for inquiry. This was so important as we Science and Engineering Challenge, impressively winning the undertook the wonderful journey of exploring all the various Regional Challenge and coming an admirable second in the aspects of Christianity, critical thinking and philosophy, as well State Challenge at Deakin University, Warrnambool. as the disciplines of spirituality and the rigours of theology. • Ashna Khalid (Yr 11) was awarded ‘Runners-Up’ in the Growing Junior Tall Poppies in Science Award 2015 for her In the Senior School the students were challenged and worthy application. engaged by Mr Brent Pelton, Mrs Fiona Whitehouse, Mr • Ashna Khalid and Liam Lowe (Yr 11) were respectively Andrew Loynes, Father Peter Treloar and Mr Keith Romanis. awarded a Distinction and a Credit in the 2015 Australian The students of Ballarat Grammar continued to impress with Science Olympiad Biology Examination. their willingness to create wonderful learning environments, to • Ashwin Rajogopalan (Yr 7), Thomas Burnett (Yr 8), Micah ask and engage with the big questions, to ask if there is a God, Poole (Yr 9), Evie Scroce (Yr 9) and Lachlan Eaton (Yr 12) and if there is, what we do about it? They asked how we should were awarded High Distinctions in the Rio Tinto Big Science live and investigated how others had answered that same Competition. question. The philosophers in Year 11 and 12 engaged with • Alexander Unmack and Connor Waugh (Yr 7) were awarded the leading thinkers of history including; Plato, the Buddhist High Distinctions in the Australian National Chemistry Quiz.

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 29 • Jonathon Yates (Yr 11) and Lachlan Eaton (Yr 12) • Throughout the year, Commerce teachers embraced the were awarded High Distinctions in the ICAS – Science opportunity to improve practices by sharing our classrooms Competition. in a collaborative environment. Peer feedback has been an important feature of our continuing faculty improvement, Year 10 Biology students visited the Melbourne Museum along with the opportunities granted to students to provide to learn about Genetics and Evolution, and our Year 12 us with feedback on the efficacy of our teaching. Environmental Science students travelled to the Desalination • Staff have attended professional development sessions run Plant in Wonthaggi, touring the facility with the Head by the VCTA. Environmental Scientist. • Commerce staff are to be commended for their pivotal role in making Commerce classes dynamic, flexible and relevant. Matthew Dickinson, the School’s farm manager, has continued Positive and productive classroom relationships have, again, to improve the facilities at Mount Rowan and 2015 saw the been a feature of Commerce classes. completion of the fencing program which has facilitated much better management of the paddocks. Roger Mills has been a welcome addition out at the farm, employed as the farm Humanities Faculty assistant and working with the Year 4 program. A new tractor and some new implements have enabled greater efficiency in many areas. 2015 was a busy year for the Humanities Faculty. We actively sought to increase the breadth of the learning In 2015 year we entered two hybrid trikes in the RACV Energy experiences of our Year 7s. Our year started with a short unit Breakthrough in Maryborough. Both teams were highly on the History of Ballarat Grammar, conceived by Mr Higgs, competitive and great teamwork was shown across the whole directed by Ms Kate Brady and wonderfully facilitated by our weekend. The trikes came an admirable second and third in archivists, Dr Ross and Nola Squire. their division. Within the Year 7 team, we have also been mindful to increase During Term 2, the long awaited Science Refurbishment the intellectual rigour required of our students. In Term Two, commenced with the building of a new ‘state of the art’ students embarked upon a newly developed comparative task laboratory and the refurbishment of two existing laboratories. between the democracy of Classical Greece and present day The laboratories provide flexible, modern and specialist Australia. facilities where students will be able to develop their science inquiry skills and experience science in a “hands-on” practical We were delighted to welcome Mr Nick Lanyon into the way, making learning more meaningful, engaging and relevant. Humanities Faculty. An innovative practitioner, Mr Lanyon, in his uniquely engaging manner, has striven to tangibly connect his Unit 1/2 History students to the time and events under study.

Commerce Faculty Following an invitation from Federation University (Ballarat) and the History Teachers Association of Victoria (HTAV) to the History Enrichment Program (HEP), Ashwin Rajagopalin (Yr 7), • Bruce Pipkorn, Denise Parkins, Alan Pitson and David Runge Luke Williams (Yr 8), Alannah Slattery and Jared Olsen (Yr 9) taught Faculty subjects throughout the year. John Grant filled were accepted into a program for gifted and talented students. in for Alan Pitson when he was away on long service leave during part of Term 2. We also welcomed Mrs Jo Ashman to the Humanities Faculty, • A new Year 10 elective, Business Studies, was introduced stepping into Unit 1 / 2 Global Politics and Year 7 History. 2015 in the second semester. The intention of this subject is to also saw increasing enlivening of the Year 10 History program provide a foundation for students who will study Business under the direction of Ms Hannah Wise. Management 3-4 in later years, as well as allowing students to gain knowledge of entrepreneurship and business In Term 4 the annual Year 8 Medieval History Day and Year 7 principles and practices. Ancient History Day was once again a highlight of the school • Throughout the year Commerce staff worked collaboratively calendar. on projects involving developing opportunities for student peer-learning, as well as establishing best practice protocols for feedback from SAC tasks to maximise learning outcomes. LINKS Program • Classes went on excursions to the courts, prisons, business Heinz Centre precincts and to individual businesses. Guest speakers from a range of commerce-related backgrounds have shared their experiences with classes. In 2015, the Year 9 Program continued to provide an engaging • Business Management 1-2 and Business Studies students learning environment for students. The year began with a took part in the $20 BOSS challenge run by the Foundation review of the vision of the Program, in consultation with key for Young Australians. This activity enabled students, stakeholders. It was clear that the aim of the Program is to working in groups, to test their entrepreneurial skills by develop a love of learning and provide students with the skills running unique businesses over a four week period. The needed to thrive in the 21st century. In order to more clearly classes decided to donate profits made to a local charity. articulate what this might look like in the School environment, Our donation of $1,672.50 to the CopsnKids Program was the LINKS’ team established a set of essential agreements, gratefully received.

30 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 outlining specific practices which will support this purpose. We are grateful for the contributions during the year from the Learning Enhancement Department who supported our Throughout the year, the LINKS Faculty focused on professional students in the classroom. The Heinz Centre staff would like learning with professional reading a regular feature of to thank all of the students for their positive and enthusiastic meetings. participation throughout the year and their parents for their support. The Faculty intentions for 2015 were established early in the year and a whole-team approach allowed significant progress to be made with several curriculum revisions in place for 2016. Careers The intentions for 2015 were as follows: Grammar’s education of the whole student prepares students 1. To clearly articulate learning targets in curriculum documents for the dynamic and changing world of careers. Embracing and share them with students at the beginning of units and opportunities through service, sport, music, exchange, overseas lessons. trips, Round Square, leadership and work experience gives our 2. To create authentic connections between disciplines and students the opportunity to develop employability skills that explore questions, concepts and themes relevant to students are essential to their future career pathways. Whether a student and the world around them. needs to attend an interview to apply for medical school entry, scholarships, or to gain employment, they are able to showcase In 2015, a focus group of current Year 8 students were the myriad involvements they have experienced during their invited to the Pavilion to participate in a session designed to time at Grammar. explore the questions that future Year 9 students have about themselves and the world. A follow-up curriculum planning • In 2015 we welcomed Mrs Kristy Ward to the Careers session used these questions, along with the Australian Centre, in complementary roles of Careers Adviser, Careers National Curriculum, as the basis for discussion and planning of Expo Administrative Assistant and Community Service Co- the 2016 curriculum. We thank the current Year 8 students for ordinator. Kristy brought her boarding experience as former allowing us some insight into what they consider relevant and Head of Woodbridge House to the counselling role, and has engaging. almost completed her Careers qualification with ACU. Her energy and enthusiasm for learning about the vast range The Core Curriculum at Year 9 includes: Integrated Studies of pathways and responding to student queries has been a (English, History, Health and Science), Mathematics, Religion tremendous asset. Philosophy and Ethics, Art and Physical Education. • JANUS in ancient Roman religion and myth is the god Elective Units include: Languages (French, Chinese and Latin), of beginnings and transitions, and the name given to the Extension English, History and Science, Technology based newly - structured Year 10 Careers class. Now incorporating subjects, Practical ‘hands-on’ subjects and Creative Art, Music, study skills and positive education elements, along with Drama. job, interest and course exploration, preparation for work experience and mock job interviews, resumé writing and Excursions, Incursions and Community Service Activities remain application letters, JANUS staff worked with Year 10s and a key components. Examples in 2015 included: range of guest speakers to assist students to make informed subject choices for their final years. • The City Cite Experience in Melbourne • Full Day Leadership Course • 20 Years of Careers! The 20th Ballarat Careers Expo on 19 • The Walk to School Campaign with the Ballarat City Council August was a major milestone, with new sponsors NAB and • The Specialist School Program Deakin University joining long-term supporters Federation • Rob Gell presenting a Global and Local Perspective on the University Australia, LaTrobe University, Australian Catholic challenges of Climate Change University, 3BA, Wines, Spring H20, Celtink and The Courier. • Workshop with Scot Gardner, author of The Dead I Know In October, a celebratory dinner in the Pavilion was jointly (studied in Term 3) hosted by Ballarat Grammar and our partners from the • Bluearth Program - fostering teamwork and self-development very first Careers Expo, the Rotary Club of Wendouree. • Ballarat Community Health and Zaque - information Guest Speaker Jim Dannock, Regional Manager from presented on a range of adolescent health issues Australian Industry Group, outlined some of the major issues • John Kilner, The Age journalist - a presentation on the ethics confronting job seekers of the future. of news and reporting • WW1 Centenary Exhibition • University of Melbourne Careers Reference Group Head of Careers, Mrs Karin Miller, joined this group of This year Ms Rachael Williams and Ms Alice Humble joined career practitioners which aims to provide feedback and the Heinz Centre staff, joining Kath Milne, Michelle Shaw, suggestions on a wide range of school and university Anthony McKnight and Adele Ryan. Alice joined the team matters, enabling Ballarat Grammar students to access the in Term 2, taking over from Ms Alana Murdoch. We thank most up-to-date information on one of the preferred post- Alana for her hard work in Term 1 and congratulate her on Year 12 destinations. the arrival of baby Edith. Alice has experience as an English, Humanities and PE teacher and has been a welcome addition this year. Rachael is a former student who, prior to returning to Australia in 2014, was teaching at an international school in The Bahamas. She is a curriculum specialist and an experienced teacher of English, Humanities and Psychology.

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 31 VCAL, VET & School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship

VCAL School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship This year we had 10 Students successfully complete their VCAL We also had 10 students who undertook a School Based Certificates: 5 Senior, 2 Intermediate and 3 Foundation. Apprenticeship or Traineeship, successfully combining these These students also went on to complete additional certificates with their VCE or VCAL studies. in Food Handling, Expresso Coffee and Responsible Service of Alcohol. Their skills were put to excellent use in the School Based Apprenticeship No. of students establishment of the School’s Café, VCAFE. The experience, or Traineeship work skills and confidence gained in this venture has led to several students procuring part-time positions in local cafés. Agriculture 1 Building & Construction 1 VET These courses continue to gain in popularity with students Civil Construction 1 as they provide a different pathway to further education or Community Activity 1 employment. forty students enrolled in a VET Course in 2015. Some were conducted within the School, whilst others were Floristry 1 accessed through the local Highlands LLEN. Printing & Graphics 1 Four of our students were awarded HLLEN VETiS Awards in Retail 1 2015: Molly Calvert, Liam Gooch, Zoe Olsen and Loren Tabone. Sport & Recreation 1 Total 10 VET studies No. of students Animal Studies 3 Boarding Automotive 1 It is quite difficult to really capture how much was achieved Aviation 2 within our Boarding community throughout 2015, and how Building & Construction 5 quickly our time together passed. I recall standing on the WCPA Auditorium stage in the last week of January setting Chinese Mandarin 12 our boarding students with a simple challenge, essentially, to leave their mark on Ballarat Grammar and not just be a Community Services - Youth 3 dot on the map. This notion was certainly taken up by the Design Fundamentals 2 majority of students, with so many of our boarders contributing significantly in sport, service, international expeditions, our Engineering 1 community and of course, their schooling throughout 2015. Equine 1 All of this was able to be achieved with a strong, engaged and Health Services Assistance 2 supportive group of staff who worked daily with our students to Hospitality 1 ensure that each individual was able to achieve their potential. Heads of Boarding Houses, Assistant Heads of Boarding Information Technology 1 Houses, MoD staff, the kitchen and cleaning staff, operations and gardening staff, Indigenous and multicultural co-ordinators, Multimedia 1 guardians, GAP students, academic and pastoral care mentors Music 3 and our Year 12 students leaders, all worked tirelessly to provide an environment that was a home away from home and Music Technical Production 2 a safe place for our students to strive for their potential in so Total 40 many areas of their lives.

We were also blessed with an exceptional group of Year 12 students who capably lead our community, maintaining the well-entrenched traditions, acting as appropriate role models as the year unfolded. It was with sadness that we farewelled them at the end of 2015, but they departed with our best wishes and thanks, well-rounded and well-positioned for the next chapter in their lives.

32 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 A core ingredient to the success of boarding in 2015 was I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the many the partnership that was maintained with parents, guardians successes that we shared throughout 2015. I am filled with and other significant figures in the life of our students. These confidence by the group of student leaders entering our Year connections were fundamental to the stability and the growth 12 ranks in 2016. that each boarder experienced throughout the year. We were again able to celebrate this special and significant relationship Chris Van Styn at the parent and grandparent weekends scattered throughout Boarding Co-ordinator the year, House dinners, and through incidental moments and opportunities for celebration. Health Centre The Boarders’ Parents Network continued to play a most significant role throughout 2015. This group of seasoned The Grammar Health Centre is a busy facility staffed by nurses boarding parents, very capably co-ordinated by Scott and Brenda Ludbrook, Maree Parish, Debbie Pitson and Mandy Heidi Astbury, were a pivotal support role for new families in Wilson. In 2015 we had 2 nurses working from 10:30 am to 2:30 particular, providing a wealth of information on our community, pm to assist with the busier times over recess and lunchtime. tips of the trade and, most importantly, a friendly face with Brenda Ludbrook and Debbie Pitson both enjoyed periods of whom to discuss boarding life. We owe a great deal to our Long Service Leave which was covered by Karen Werner. parent representatives for their guidance, influence and The provision of first aid and the care and support of students support. In particular we thanked and farewelled Jane and and staff remain core functions of the Health Centre; however, Robert Leadbetter, who departed from their role as our health promotion and illness prevention activities continue in Wigan House Representatives, as their youngest son, Thom, line with public health expectations. successfully graduated Year 12 at the end of 2015. In 2015 the responsibilities of the Health Centre included: At the conclusion of 2015, we also farewelled a number of staff members who have significantly contributed to our Boarding • Treating an average of 31 students per day. It is not community over the past few years. After eight years guiding, uncommon to have over 50 students through the Health supporting and steering the girls in Hayhoe House, Jill Coote Centre in one day. stepped away from the work that she has so dutifully done in • The most common reason for attendance was upper Hayhoe House. Jill became a much-loved figure within our respiratory tract infections such as colds, headaches, community, and proved to be an exceptional role model as collection of prescribed medication and sprains. she mentored and guided staff and students through the ebbs • Treating 75 staff members. We are available and used as a and flows of boarding life.Cassandra Peace, along with her resource by many of the School staff and their children. husband, Brendan, were appointed as the Head of Hayhoe • Counselling and support of students, staff and parents is a House for 2016. Cass and Brendan, fresh from international significant part of our role as health professionals. travels, will bring with them experience in a number domains, • Student Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management remained a along with the enthusiasm and desire to continue the fine work large part of our role. This involves organising students with that has been achieved in Hayhoe House. allergies to have an EpiPen, action plan and management plan which complies with the Department of Education and David Marriott also stepped down as the Head of Dart House Early Childhood requirements. after 5 years of service and support to the young men of • Organisation, and supervision of immunisations for Years 7, 8, Dart. David worked with purpose throughout his time in Dart 9 and 10, by the City of Ballarat. to develop a culture of connectedness and pride, helping to • Facilitating the vaccination of staff members and boarders further develop and promote the Boys’ Boarding Program against Influenza. across both Dart and Wigan Houses. He will continue to be a • Attendance at ‘Students of Concern’ Meetings. presence in boarding in 2016, but will hand over the reins of • Co-ordinating First Aid for the School including camps, sport Head of Dart House to Graham Hislop, who will be supported and trips. by his wife, Kirsty, and two children. Graham will bring a broad • Networking through the Victorian School Campus Nurses’ understanding of the academic and pastoral needs of male Group. adolescents and a diverse range of boarding experiences, both • Attending training days through The Australian Society of within Australia and abroad. Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA). • Facilitating boarder’s attendance at medical appointments Finally, we also said goodbye to Lyndal and David Runge and referrals to health professionals and medical specialists. at the end of the school year following Lyndal’s appointment • Attending all home 1st XV111 football matches and other as the Head of Girls’ Boarding at the Westminster School in School community events such School Dance and Lap of the Adelaide. Lyndal and David, along with Charlie, Zac and Baz Lake. the dog, helped to shape and transform our Junior Girls’ • Supporting the Boarding community during and after Health Boarding community, investing a great deal in the life of the Centre hours. House and the wider boarding community. They will be missed • Maintaining professional standards as required including by many, but we are excited for them as they continue their u p d a t i n g S c h o o l p o l i c i e s o n h e a l t h m a t t e r s career in residential education. Rachel Williams, along with • Maintaining First Aid facilities at the Mount Rowan Campus her husband Mark and two children, has been appointed as and City Cite Campus. Liaising with staff re medical issues. Head of Larritt House from the beginning of 2016 and they will • Purchase and ongoing training of staff for Defibrillation continue to develop Larritt House as a boarding home for our machines. younger girls. Rachel is also our Year 9 LINKS Co-ordinator and as such is very well-placed to continue to develop our Junior Girls’ Boarding program.

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 33 Round Square

The 2015 Round Square Committee were motivated to Round Square Chapel week. continue the good work carried out by the 2014 Committee, Senior members of the Round Square Committee planned and which ensured such successes with the Round Square Days ran three Chapel sessions, outlining the issues surrounding and the Round Square shared OneNote. In 2015 we were ably asylum and refugee acceptance in Australia. These delicate led by Round Square captains; Sanjan Dawson and Keira issues were explored with respect, creativity and passion. Unmack and the Committee cemented Round Square into the Grammar community. There was a strong presence of Year 12 Term 3 leaders amongst the 30-plus members and by Semester 2, the Year 8 & 9 Round Square Social Committee also benefitted from the valuable contributions and A significant increase in attendance made for a wonderful enthusiasm of students from Years 7-9. evening for the Year 8 and 9 students, permitting a donation of Staffing for Round Square at Ballarat Grammar in 2015 $1000 for the Round Square Prince Alexander Building Fund. included; Mr Matt Hanlon (RS Representative), Ms Katie Williams (Semester 1 RS Year 7-9 Co-ordinator), Mr Ian Riethoff Term 4 (Semester 1 RS Year 7-9 Co-ordinator), Ms Carla Kelly (Junior Round Square Market School RS Co-ordinator), Ms Kristy Ward (Community Service Year 7-9 students worked in Mentor groups to create stalls to Co-ordinator) and Mr Paul Esmonde (Environment). raise money for the Prince Alexander Building Fund (PABP) ($1000). Events Total funds raised by Round Square Committee events: Term 1 Round Square PABF - $3000 International Women’s Day Oxfam - $ 4100 The Committee’s first official event was a wonderful breakfast Anglicare - $420 for 120 guests. Proceeds raised were donated to Ballarat’s WRISC-Family Violence Support Centre. Community Service Hunger Lunch 2.0 Following the success of the 2014 Hunger Lunch, the Round • Million Stars – Violence against women campaign. Ballarat Square Committee was able to create and host another Grammar involvement initiated by student Lillian Hearn and meaningful event to highlight the global inequity of food supported by teacher, Kath Milne. Many students at Ballarat distribution. $2000 was raised and donated to Oxfam. Grammar participated in the campaign by making stars for an installation at Stockland, Wendouree. Term 2 • Days for Girls – Year 7 students work in partnership with the Tough Grammar Days for Girls program to make sanitary kits for girls in East The Term 2 Round Square Day, Tough Grammar, was supported Timor. Parent, Melissa Bryan-Wakeling, along with Year 7 by the School to a level that was beyond expectation. The Co-ordinator, Louise Gunn, were instrumental in ensuring the 2015 Round Square Committee wanted to provide greater kits were made to the highest quality. Rob Gray and Delwyn opportunities for students to be involved in the Adventure Oliver are working with the East Timorese to launch the Days IDEAL activity. Huge numbers gathered on the Junior School for Girls program in their community. oval to watch their peers take on the new and improved Tough • Continued and increased support of the Red Cross Blood Grammar course. Bank. Students Cayley Atkinson and Caitlin Burns completed Blood Bank Ambassadors Training. Senior School Dance • Senior students volunteered weekly to tutor children at For the first time the Round Square Committee combined Wendouree West Exodus House with VCAL students to stage the Year 10-12 School Dance. • Over 170 students volunteered to door knock for the Red Attendance numbers were impressive and a great night was Shield Appeal. had by students and staff. Proceeds were split between the • Ballarat Grammar students were represented at the Ballarat Round Square Prince Alexander Building Fund ($1000) and Anglicare ‘altitude shift’ initiative. $2000 for Oxfam’s Nepal Recovery. • Over 20 students in Years 10 and 11 spent their time helping various local organisations during adventure week. Some Kurt Hahn Sleep Out students assisted at Anglicare, the Salvation Army, Yuille Park As in 2014, 40 students braved the icy Ballarat winter to sleep Primary School and Wendouree Primary School. rough and invest in Kurt Hahn’s notion that, “there is more • Students continued to attend ‘Star Club’; supporting young to you than you think”. Participating students donated the children from Yuille Park in an after-school activities program. bedding material that they used for the occasion and raised • Year 9 students volunteered to assist the Ballarat Specialist $420 for Anglicare Ballarat. School at their Norman Street Farm Campus. • Students gave their time to assist with the weekly after school PINARC activity program. • Students volunteered their time to help with the Annual Fiona Elsey Cycle Classic event.

34 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 • Year 7s assisted Napoleons Landcare group to plant trees in Round Square International Service projects: an area of Napoleons that was heavily mined for gold during the gold rush. The aim is to revegetate the area as it was Ballarat Grammar had two participants in the RSIS projects. prior to the gold rush. One attended the July project in Peru and the other student • Year 9s assisted the Ballarat City Council to create a video participated in the December project in India. promoting the Walk to School program • Boarders volunteered at the Ballarat Sustainable Living, Farmers Market • Students volunteered at the Ballarat Art Gallery, ‘Under the Environment and Sustainability Sea’ interactive exhibition • Students volunteered at the Youth Pavilion, Ballarat Show, Ballarat Grammar seeks to promote the concept of assisting with children’s activities sustainability, not only in classrooms but throughout our • Year 9 students participated in Clean Up Australia Day, community. We have an ongoing desire to keep reducing our working in the Yarrawee Creek surrounds in Sebastopol. impact on the natural environment and improving our efficiency • Ballarat Grammar completed its 40th year of students in resource use. participating in World Vision’s 40 Hour famine. • A number of students enrolled in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. Senior School

Classroom and Common Area recycling: Most classrooms Exchanges and common areas throughout the School provide recycling for either paper or comingled waste. In Year 7, for example, these International: are managed by Homeroom groups who take turns to deliver Thirty-two Ballarat Grammar Year 10 students participated in the material to the appropriate skip for collection. Round Square International exchanges. Boarding House waste recycling: Houses are continuing Regional: to promote the concept of recycling in the residential areas. Twelve Year 8 students ventured to all parts of Australia for Student leadership in this part of the School has come to the regional exchanges. fore, so that recycling has been adopted as a routine function. Woodbridge and Hayhoe Houses lead the way! Conferences For the Love of the Reef: This event, which is associated International: with the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, invited students Seven Year 10 students, and three staff, including Mrs to give up something they love, such as chocolate! Donations Christine Shaw, attended the 2015 Round Square International were sought for their Great Barrier Reef campaign to stop Conference at United World College, South East Asia, at plans for coal mining infrastructure to be built 50kms from the the UWCSEA Campus in Singapore. Prior to arriving at the Whitsundays. Many students were surprised to learn that this Conference, the Ballarat Grammar delegates attended a service development could proceed. project in Northern Thailand to renovate a primary school’s toilet block. The project was ran by No Limit Volunteers and BEARS: A new student environmental awareness group was two other Round Square schools joined us to complete the launched towards the end of 2015 in the form of Ballarat project. Grammar Environmental Action Student Representatives (BEARS). During regular lunchtime meetings, students attended In Singapore the conference theme was ‘Act today, change meetings aimed to increase their awareness of various tomorrow’. The Grammar delegation was motivated by the environmental issues and encourage them to be positive range of guest speakers (all UWCSEA alumni) and was inspired advocates for the environment in appropriate democratic by the Round Square ethos of the host school, especially the forums. The group aims to develop during 2016 to encompass commitment to service. a broad cross section of the student population who will seek, promote and support sustainable initiatives within our School Regional: and the broader community. Five Year 8 students and one staff member attended the Young Round Square conference at Westminster School, Adelaide. WORMS: Following a parent suggestion in 2013, the possibility The Conference focused on leadership and service with an of diverting our Dining Hall food waste to vermicompost has Australian Indigenous theme. The title of the Conference become a reality. A suitable service provider was identified was ‘Tell us your Story’. It was a learning program which was and our dynamic kitchen staff team have supported this devised around listening to and understanding other people’s development with keen interest. We now have a twice-weekly stories, and augmented with workshops designed to help collection which directs our compostable food material to delegates tell their story. worm food, not landfill. As with all new routines, helping diners adjust to new routines will be an ongoing project. Junior Round Square Conference – Scotch Oakburn College in Launceston, Tasmania, hosted the ‘No One’s an Island, we are Future plans: More photovoltaic panels adorn the bird’s all connected’ Conference. Six Year 6 students and one teacher eye view of the School on the new Science wing. Further found this unique conference stimulating, whilst also enjoying investigation into energy reduction will take place as we the various outdoor education opportunities offered. evaluate the possibility of a thermal blanket to prevent heat

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 35 loss from the swimming pool, as well as the installation of a able to participate in the Summer Carnival played in Ballarat, heat pump to reduce the amount of energy required to heat competing in tennis, volleyball, cricket and softball. the water. In 2015 there was an increase in the number of students and Junior School teams participating in a variety of sports played at many schools and local club facilities across Ballarat. ‘Invitation’ Throughout 2015 the Junior School staff and students matches against a number of schools including, Girton promoted environmental awareness and engaged in Grammar Bendigo, Ivanhoe Grammar, Trinity College Adelaide, sustainable practices to demonstrate a strong commitment Bacchus Marsh Grammar, Marian College Ararat and Braemar to improve the natural world. The Junior School continued College Woodend, proved to be very popular and enjoyable to reduce, reuse and recycle where possible at both the Dare encounters and gave our students exposure to schools beyond Street and Mout Rowan Campuses. Some examples of student Ballarat. and staff led environmental action in 2015 were: • The Year 6 Environment Committee (led by Mrs Clarice Ballarat Grammar also enjoyed many sporting triumphs Lisle) demonstrated their passion for the environment by throughout the year, with our Senior Girls’ teams, in particular, organising events. This committee consisted of the following dominating the BAS competition. Highlights include: students: Matthew Walker, James Lawry, Cormac Mahony, • BAS Athletics – Co-educational, Boys and Girls Champions. Jonah Moloney-Wise, George Archer, Charlotte Hopkins, • ICCES Athletics – Overall Team Champions. Samuel Drew and Finn Jones. • BAS Cross Country, Road Relays and Lap of the Lake – Co- • Every Junior School grandparent was provided with the educational, Boys and Girls Champions in all events. gift of a native tree as part of the Grandparents’ Day • Rowing – Australian Schoolboys coxed 4 Champions and celebrations. Boys Head of the Lake Champions. • The Year 6 Service Committee (led by Mr Curran and Year 5 • Herald Sun Girls Football Shield – Grand Finalist student, Ruby McIntyre) organised the annual International • BAS Senior Girls Premierships – Basketball, Cricket, Football, Orangutan Day in Term 3. Raising close to $900 for the Netball, Soccer and Volleyball. Orangutan Project, students also showed the documentary • BAS Senior Boys Premierships – Hockey and Volleyball. ‘Born to Be Wild’ and organised a guest speaker to discuss • BAS Senior Mixed Premierships - A Grade Badminton and the plight of the orangutans with the entire Junior School. Squash. • The Environment Committee also ran ‘Clean Up Schools Day’ early in Term 1 • The Junior School adopted a ‘Nude Food’ policy to reduce INTERSCHOOL COMPETITION our contribution to landfill, inspired by the Year 4s who have a rubbish-free campus at Mount Rowan Athletics • Year 6C lead inquiries into plant growth and developed a • BAS Boys Champions variety of garden beds, including the Food is Free gardens • BAS Girls Champions next to the Carnbrae buildings. (They can’t wait for the lemon • BAS Co-Educational Champions tree to grow to make lemonade for the entire School!) • ICCES Overall Champions • The Year 4 Caring for Life Sustainability Festival was again o Liam Procaccino (Senior) and Angus See (Year 8) Individual a success in Term 3. Students took action on a variety of Champion. environmental issues, educating parents and friends on how they could make a positive difference to the world. Badminton • Some Year 6 students used environmental issues as their • BAS A Grade Champions springboard for learning during the Year 6 Exhibition. • BAS Boys Single Champion: Elijah Dale Inquiries into puppy farms, bee keeping, water pollution and deforestation were presented to the staff, students and wider Basketball community during Term 4. • BAS Senior Girls Champions • Year 1 students initiated the ‘Nature Squad’ which picks up • BAS Senior Boys Runners-Up rubbish at recess and lunchtimes. • Intermediate Boys A Grade Runners-Up • Intermediate Boys B Grade Champions • Intermediate Girls Runners-Up Sport • Junior A Girls Runners-Up

From a sport perspective, 2015 saw new initiatives, high levels Cricket of participation across both competitive and recreational • BAS Senior Girls Champions activities, some outstanding successes and the unveiling and • Year 8 Boys Champions use of the eagerly anticipated ‘All Weather Playing Surface’. • Year 7 Boys Champions

After just one year of involvement during the inaugural year Cross Country of its operation, (back in 1980), Ballarat Grammar re-joined • BAS Road Relays the ICCES (Independent Country Co-educational Schools) o Boys Overall Champions Competition in 2015. This broadened the experiences o Girls Overall Champions available for our students and gave them the opportunity o Co-Educational Champions to compete at top class sporting facilities in the State; • BAS Cross Country swimming at MSAC, athletics at Lakeside Stadium, cross o Boys Overall Champions country at Bundoora. In Term 4, Year 7-10 students were o Girls Overall Champions

36 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 o Co-Educational Champions Soccer • BAS Lap of the Lake • BAS Senior Girls Champions o Girls Overall Champions • BAS Intermediate Boys Champions o Co-educational Champions • ICCES Cross Country Overall Team Runners-Up Squash • Nicholas Fidler (Year 8) and Amy Canavan (Year 8) winning all • BAS Senior Mixed Champions four Junior events as listed above. Swimming Football • BAS Co-Educational Runners-Up • Senior Girls Herald Sun Runners-Up • ICCES Overall Team – 4th • BAS Senior Girls Champions o Sam Crothers-Bade (Year 7) Individual Champion • BAS Junior Girls Champions Tennis Hockey • BAS Senior A & B Grade Girls Runners-Up • BAS Senior Boys Champions • BAS Senior A Grade Boys Runners-Up and B Grade Champions Lawn Bowls • Intermediate A & B Grade Girls Champions • BAS Senior Mixed Runners-Up • Intermediate A & B Grade Boys Runners-Up • BAS McNeil Cup – Tim McConchie – Senior Boys Runner-Up Netball • BAS Henderson Shield – Anna Pryse-Smith – Senior Girls • BAS Senior A Grade Champions Runner-Up • BAS Senior B Grade Champions Volleyball Rowing • BAS Senior A Grade Boys Champions • Open Boys Division 1: Nic Williams (stroke), Ted Hunt (3), • BAS Senior A Grade Girls Champions Lloyd Meek (2), Ben Trotter (bow) & Thomas Leadbetter • BAS Intermediate A Grade Boys Runners-Up (cox) – Head of the Lake Champions and Australian • BAS Intermediate A Grade Girls Champions Schoolboys Coxed 4 Champions. • BAS Junior Boys Champions • Open Girls Division 1: Isobel Fay (stroke), Conor Delahunty (3), Amy Rix (2), Mimi Ingram (bow) & Clare Stewart (cox) – Head of the Lake: 3rd and Australian Schoolgirls Coxed 4 A Final: 6th. House Events 2014 House Lap of the Lake Results

Boys Girls Combined

1st Butler 2840 Woodbridge 2337 Wigan/Hayhoe 5846 2nd Wigan 2948 Hayhoe 2728 Dart/Woodbridge 5846 3rd Nevett 3178 Macpherson 3506 Butler/Krome 6453 4th Dart 3509 Cuthbert 3553 Nevett/Macpherson 6684 5th Smith 3663 Manifold 3594 Smith/Manifold 7257 6th Robin 4501 Krome 3613 Robin/Cuthbert 8054

Age Champions

Place Name Time House Year Senior Girls 1 Emma Porter 26:09 Hayhoe U16 Senior Boys 1 Nic Williams 20:48 Butler U21 Intermediate Girls 1 Grace O’Dwyer 25:20 Macpherson U15 Intermediate Boys 1 Josh Huggett 21:22 Nevett U15 Junior Girls 1 Amy Canavan 16:25 Manifold U13 Junior Boys 1 Nicholas Fidler 14:09 Nevett U13

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 37 2014 House Athletics Carnival Team Results

Place Combined Points Girls Points Boys Points 1st Butler/Krome 2734 Cuthbert 1324 Butler 1429 2nd Nevett/Macpherson 2724 Woodbridge 1302.5 Nevett 1408.5 3rd Robin/Cuthbert 2612.5 Manifold 1289.5 Smith 1284 4th Smith/Manifold 2604.5 Hayhoe 1277.5 Wigan 1265.5 5th Dart/Woodbridge 2574 Krome 1277 Robin 1248.5 6th Wigan/Hayhoe 2567.5 Macpherson 1276.5 Dart 1244.5

Division Champions Division Champions Junior Boys Butler Junior Girls Krome Intermediate Boys Nevett Intermediate Girls Woodbridge Senior Boys Butler Senior Girls Woodbridge

Individual Champions

Age Group Boys Girls U12 Henry Dickinson (Nevett) Amy Canavan (Manifold) U13 Kynan Headon (Wigan) Ella Squire (Macpherson) U14 Lachlan Opie (Wigan) Tiana Schillito (Cuthbert) U15 Bailey Squire ( Nevett Grace O’Dwyer (Macpherson) U16 Liam Headon (Wigan) Emma Porter (Hayhoe) U21 Liam Procaccino Kat O’Dwyer (Macpherson)

The HM Johnston Memorial Sprinting Trophy Liam Procaccino (Robin) The Queens Cup Open Sprint Champion Grace O’Dwyer (Macpherson Record Breakers

Category Name Time House Boys’ U14 3000m Nicholas Fidler 10:23.00s Nevett Boys’ U13 400m Angus See 55.51s Smith Boys’ U21 100m Liam Procaccino 11.11m Robin Boys’ U21 200m Liam Procaccino 23.05m Robin Boys’ U21 400m Liam Procaccino 51.01m Robin Girls’ U12 800m Amy Canavan 2:34.48s Manifold Girls’ U12 1500m Amy Canavan 5:19.10s Manifold Girls’ U13 Triple Jump Ella Squire 10.30m Macpherson Girls’ U15 100m Grace O’Dwyer 12.50s Macpherson Girls’ U15 400m Grace O’Dwyer 1:01.30s Macpherson Girls’ U21 Shot Put Laura Hutchins 11.35m Hayhoe Girls’ U12 4 x 100m Relay Eden Squire, Georgete 59.29s Macpherson Douhadji, Rory Barnett & Annie Elliott

Boys U15 4 x 100m Relay Will MacInnes, Max Kocon, 49.50s Butler Thomas Maher & Tom Hotchin

38 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 2015 Aquatics Carnival

Team Results

Place Combined Points Girls Points Boys Points 1st Smith/Manifold 1285 Krome 550.5 Smith 578.5 2nd Butler/Krome 1270 Manifold 547.5 Butler 537 3rd Nevett/Macpherson 1251 Macpherson 543.5 Nevett 517.5 4th Wigan/Hayhoe 1157 Woodbridge 536 Wigan 515.5 5th Dart/Woodbridge 1147.5 Cuthbert 509 Dart 491.5 6th Robin/Cuthbert 1126 Hayhoe 466.5 Robin 476

Division Champions Division Champions Junior Boys Butler Junior Girls Krome Intermediate Boys Nevett Intermediate Girls Woodbridge Senior Boys Butler Senior Girls Woodbridge

Individual Champions

Age Group Boys Girls U12 Sam Crothers-Bade (Butler) Shaneeta Muker (Krome) U13 Lachlan Warwick (Smith) Remi Hooper (Krome) & Cecilia Hearn (Cuthbert)

U14 Nick Gilbert (Butler) Grace Henwood (Macpherson) U15 Liam Holding (Smith) Lisie Dodds (Manifold) U16 Harrison Doust (Smith) & Maaike Vrij (Macpherson) Quinlan Lowe (Nevett)

U21 Jack Hills (Nevett) & Caitlin Butler (Manifold) Samual Gray (Butler)

Record Breakers

Category Name Time House Girls’ Open 200m Individual Medley Maaike Vrij 2:44.76s Macpherson -The Prescilla Herington Sheild Girls’ U16 50m Freestyle Maaike Vrij 30.09s Macpherson Girls’ U16 50m Backstroke Maaike Vrij 35.65s Macpherson Girls’ U16 50m Breaststroke Maaike Vrij 37.87s Macpherson Boys’ U12 50m Butterfly Sam Crothers-Bade 35.06s Butler Boys’ U12 50m Freestyle Sam Crothers-Bade 30.78s Butler Boys’ U12 50m Backstroke Sam Crothers-Bade 35.65s Butler Boys’ U14 50m Freestyle Nick Gilbert 28.97s Butler Girls’ open 4 x 50m Medly Relay Zoe Nevett (BK), Maaike Vrij 2:37:71s Macpherson (BR), Brittney Edwards (BF) & Grace Henwood (FR)

The Max Stowe 200m Individual Medley Sheild Quinlan Lowe (Nevett) The Prescilla Herington 200m Individual Medley Sheild Maaike Vrij (Macpherson)

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 39 Sport Captains • Coaches Award for Boys’ Basketball - Nathanael Cotton & Jack Hills • Captain Girls’ Rowing - Mimi Ingram • Coaches Award for Girls’ Volleyball - Alma Forsyth • Captain Boys’ Rowing - Nicholas Williams • Coaches Award for Table Tennis - Sam Rasmussen • Captain Girls’ Swimming - Caitlin Butler • Captain Boys’ Swimming - Samuel Gray & Jack Hills • Captain Girls’ Softball - Philippa Arnott • Coaches Award for Squash - Chris Milne • Captain Senior Boys’ Tennis - Sam Morton & Tim McConchie • Athletics - Amy Canavan, Nick Fidler, Laura Hutchins, • Captain Senior Girls’ Tennis - Caitlin Keall Grace O’Dwyer, Liam Procaccino, Angus See, Ella Squire • Captain Lawn Bowls - Samuel Rasmussen & Rose Keech • Badminton - Elijah Dale • Captain Boys’ Volleyball - Henry Murnane • Basketball Boys - Samuel Gray • Captain Senior Girls’ Volleyball - Alma Forsyth • Basketball Girls - Elonie Hooper, Faith McKenzie, Zoe Nevett • Captain Senior Boys’ Hockey - Max Ferrier-Kilminster & Kat O’Dwyer & Matthew Klopak • Cricket Boys - Jono Neville • Captain First XVIII Football - Liam Fitzpatrick & Jono Neville • Cricket Girls - Amelia Dunn, Maggie Astbury, • Captain Senior Girls’ Football - Zoe Nevett Maddy Goldsworthy, Rene Caris & Anna Laursen Habel • Captain Senior Girls’ Netball - Kathryn O’Dwyer • Cross Country - Amy Canavan, Nic Fidler, Claudia Opie • Captain Senior Boys’ Soccer - Michael Mullins & Nic Williams • Captain Senior Girls’ Soccer - Eliza de Kort & Hannah Kozaris • Football Boys - Liam Fitzpatrick, Lloyd Meek, Jono Neville • Captain Senior A Grade Badminton - Alice Lorincz • Football Girls - Maggie Astbury, Rene Caris, Isobel Cleary, & Elijah Dale Zoe Nevett & Kat O’Dwyer • Captain Senior Girls’ Basketball - Zoe Nevett • Hockey Boys - Lachlan Eaton, Max Ferrier, Matthew Klopak • Captain Senior Boys’ Basketball - Samuel Gray & Thomas Leadbetter • Captain Boys’ Athletics - Liam Procaccino & Reece La Haye • Hockey Girls - Chloe Scott • Captain Girls’ Athletics - Kathryn O’Dwyer and Laura Hutchins • Netball - Ellie Breuer, Rene Caris, Isobel Cleary, Isobel Fay, • Captain Boys’ First XI Cricket - Jono Neville Celie Hay, Elonie Hooper, Faith McKenzie, Zoe Nevett, Grace • Captain Girls’ Cricket - Amelia Dunn O’Dwyer, Kat O’Dwyer • Captain Table Tennis - Sam Rasmussen • Rowing - Alister Coad, Conor Delahunty, Isobel Fay, • Captain Girls’ Cross Country - Claudia Opie Ted Hunt, Mimi Ingram, Thomas Leadbetter, Lloyd Meek, • Captain Boys’ Cross Country - Nic Williams Amy Rix, Clare Stewart, Ben Trotter & Nic Williams • Squash & Racquetball - Christopher Milne • Soccer Boys - Michael Mullins, Hamid Mussavie • Shooting Team - Liam Headon & Ford Guthrie • Soccer Girls - Natalie Barbara, Sophie Emota, Hannah Kozaris & Lily McLean Coaches Awards • Swimming - Sam Crothers-Bade, Harrison Doust, Nick Gilbert, Sam Gray, Jack Hills, Sol Kendal, Quinlan Lowe & Maaike Vrij • Softball Girls - Nickesha Jones • Mary Heseltine Award for Tennis - Caitlin Keall • Tennis Boys - Tim McConchie • G J Watts Perpetual Cup for Service in Tennis - Sam Morton • Tennis Girls - Caitlin Keall, Anna Pryse-Smith • Greta Ballhausen Award for Softball - Nickesha Jones • Volleyball Boys - Paul Didaskalu, Liam Holding, Chris Milne, • R G Bath Award for Swimming - Caitlin Butler, Samuel Gray Henry Murnane & Fraser Trainer & Jack Hills • Volleyball Girls - Ellie Breuer • R G Gray Award for Rowing - Mimi Ingram & Nicholas Williams • Tom Devine Cricket Coaches Award - Fraser Hay Sport Service • The John Vernon Award for Athletics - Laura Hutchins • The Denise Hargreaves Netball Award - Kat O’Dwyer • Badminton - Chris Milne • The Tunbridge Perpetual Cup for Best & Fairest Footballer • Rowing - Cam Brown, Nick Dharumasena, Taylah Gibbs, - Liam Fitzpatrick Sam Gray & Reece La Haye • Girls’ Basketball - Cayley Atkinson, Cheyenne Page • The Alan Pitson Boys’ Football Coaches Award - Digby Sangster • The Nancy E. Wright Hockey Award - Gabrielle Hearn • M J Rasmussen Hockey Award - Matthew Klopak • M J Charles Soccer Award - Hamid Mussavie • Ballarat Grammar Best & Fairest Girls Footballer - Rene Caris • Coaches Awards for Girls’ Football - Isobel Cleary • Coaches Award for Boys’ Volleyball - Henry Murnane & Fraser Trainor • Coaches Award for Girls’ Cricket - Amelia Dunn • Coaches Award for Lawn Bowls - Rose Keech & Sam Rasmussen • Coaches Award for Badminton - Elijah Dale • Coaches Award for Girls’ Soccer - Hannah Kozaris • Coaches Award for Cross Country - Micah Poole & Claudia • Opie Coaches Award for Coaches Award for Girls’ Basketball - Zara Nevett

40 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 The Ballarat Grammar Staff leaving in 2015 Foundation Headmaster, Stephen Higgs – Tribute by Mr Rob Directors Gray, presented at the Evensong, 2015.

President – Mr L G Evans The Character of a school is not something that is built Senior Vice President – Mr G R Eyres overnight, nor can it be talked-up in a few meetings amongst Junior Vice President – Mrs P Coghlan School leaders. My early years at Grammar gave me insight Mr K R Cook, Mrs A Gaunt, Mr S J Higgs, Mr C McIntosh, Mr P into how Headmaster, Mr Jack Dart, developed the nature of L Mann, Mr G I Millar, Mr M C Warwick this School. I have also had the privilege of working with three outstanding Headmasters over the last four decades: three Company Secretary – Mr P G Hunt educators of outstanding vision, each displaying exceedingly fine caring and considerate attitudes for all in the School, and • The Ballarat Grammar Foundation retains as its primary role for the School’s place in the world. These Headmasters, along the preservation and development of the services, property with proactive Board members, have helped produce a fine and facilities of the School by providing funds which bridge educational institution with an exceptional character. the gap between income from fees and government grants and expenditure within the operating budget of the School. Stephen Higgs first visited Ballarat Grammar when he came The Foundation achieves this by prudent management of to lead a meeting of the VCE Physics Study Committee in its investments and through the pursuance of donations, the early 90s. His recollections of that visit include meeting corporate support, gifts and bequests to underpin its work. a community of very friendly and helpful people, and being • Now in its thirtieth-fourth year of operation the Foundation granted an insight into the tone of the Grammar Community. has played a critical role in ensuring the on-going stability He must have left with a good impression, as it was not long of Ballarat Grammar. This would not be possible without the after that Stephen applied for, and was appointed Headmaster, continuing high level of support from parents of the School, to succeed the much loved Barry Smith on his retirement. past students, staff and friends. • The Annual Giving Program remains a primary source of It was obvious to us as staff, twenty-one years ago, that Foundation fundraising and the high level of support for this Stephen came with worldly experience and a new vision for program, which this year focussed on the new Science Wing what we could become as a School. Moreover, it was the tone laboratory and the Scholarship program, is again gratefully with which he went about leading us towards becoming a acknowledged. Round Square school that has left such a valuable imprint on all • A large proportion of current School families contributed to of us who have worked in this School. It was indeed an honour the Building Fund whilst a number of friends of the School this year to share with Stephen and a group of Year 11 students committed to pledges, gave generous gifts or advised of a tour of East Timor where, every day, we had a Round Square bequests which have been made in the School’s favour. To all day experiencing all the ideals of Round Square in action. This donors we extend our grateful thanks. type of experience would not have been possible without • Director of Development Mr Peter Burnett has again led Stephen’s vision for us here at Grammar. the Development Office throughout the year with valuable assistance from Mrs Claire Hay. The Foundation continues Stephen’s eloquence as a speaker, has been frequently on to be active in its support of past students and the wider display in so many forums. He has led our School with his own Grammar community with the 2010, 2005, 1995, 1985 brand of an environmentally-sensitive and commonsense view and 1975 reunions plus a 50s decade reunion successfully of the world. Stephen, your down-to-earth outlook on life, conducted. Successful reunions were also held in Sydney and your strong beliefs and Christian values about the worth of all Buderim. The continued strengthening of the partnership mankind and the planet we inhabit, have been an outstanding with the Old Grammarians’ Association has seen greater viewpoint for us all and these ideals have certainly been participation in the planning and conduct of these events, to embraced by so many of us. the advantage of all. Stephen, you came to us first and foremost as a teacher and The Foundation records it very grateful thanks to retiring have remained so. However, the legacies you leave us with, Headmaster, Mr Stephen Higgs, and his wife Sue Higgs for all in the many fine buildings and facilities, the broadening of that they have done to support and promote the Foundation, opportunities through City Cite, Mount Rowan and the overall particularly with their attendance at Reunions, Field Days and strength of character built from our Round Square involvement, other community events. Stephen has also provided exemplary make this such an easy place to believe in the task of producing leadership to the School and Foundation and we wish he and ‘well rounded citizens’. Sue a very happy and healthy retirement. Leadership of a School is never an easy task, but it is one that The Ballarat Grammar Foundation again offers its sincere you have carried out bravely and unstintingly, encouraging thanks and appreciation to all those who have been able to the rest of the staff to ‘step up to the plate’. You have never support the School in 2015. shirked the responsibility of making hard decisions and have always made such decisions for the good of the School. Your enduring strength and all-embracing sense of fairness, has

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 41 been such a hallmark of your leadership for the members of Chris has three wonddrful children of her own, Nick, Hannah staff of this School over the past 21 years. and Eliza, but she has always had the capacity to give more; a listening ear and a shoulder to cry on. Chris is an avid gardener If I can re-phrase a quote from scholar and teacher Forest and has always had a spectacular garden full of flowers and so, Witcraft; A hundred years from now, it will not matter what kind by default, became Chief Flower Arranger and Resident Green of car Stephen drove, what kind of house he lived in, how much Thumb for events such as Open Days, Information Nights money he had in the bank …for the world will be a better place and Working Bees at both the ELC and CEEd. Her beautiful because Stephen has made a difference in the life of so many arrangements were often dotted around the CEEd! who have passed through Ballarat Grammar. We often talk about using visible signs of tenderness when For all that you and Susan have done for us as staff and, in turn, setting up the environment for young children. Chris has an the children we educate, Stephen, we thank you. incredible knack of bringing resources together and making them look not only inviting, interesting and beautiful, but also Rod Brehaut - Tribute by students Ford Guthrie, practical and educational. Lachie Johns and Will Keech at School Assembly As a farewell gift for Chris, a book of letters was written by current and former colleagues, children and families. It is After 19 years of service to the School, teaching Product a heartfelt expression of gratitude and love and we hope a Design,(wood work and metal work - a man who has spent so beautiful keepsake. much time contributing to Grammar - is sadly about to put away the chalk - Mr Rod Brehaut - or as the Wigan men and most students commonly know him as, ‘Breeza’. He is a man Greg Bell who has made his mark on almost all students and staff here at Grammar, and in particular the men of Wigan House. He has An Old Grammarian himself, Greg started at Grammar in 2000 also had time with Nevett, Robin and Smith Houses. as a trainee while undertaking his university course. Greg has gone on to grow into a very well-respected and knowledgeable For those who know ‘Breeza’ quite well, he is a man of many ‘IT Guru’. He has been a sought-after presenter at international talents who is willing to give up his weekends constructing toys conferences. As Head of Department – Technical Services, Greg for the 3BA Christmas appeal, and give of his own personal was central to the progression the School has made over the time to help students with their art projects, to get their years to move to the position we are in today, with all students masterpiece completed, and gain the best possible mark for in Years 7 – 12 having personal devices. assessments. He is a selfless man, always putting the needs of others before his own. Jill Coote

In Breeza’s time here he has had a brilliant coaching career, Another Old Grammarian, Jill Coote began at Grammar in coaching Junior Boys’ Football teams, BAS lap of the lake, 2006 as the Head of Larritt. After two years in this role Jill cross country, and of course, lawn bowls. Not only is he an avid moved onto Head of Hayhoe. Every day she was a positive sports enthusiast, Breeza also has had ‘eggs” in the academic presence in the lives of 45 teenage girls and every night Jill basket, operating for a period of time as Chair of Faculty, a would run the evening meeting. Whilst it was a time on the VCE examination marker, external writing assessor and part of schedule that many could see as obligatory, Jill saw this as the the VCAA writing panel. The icing on the cake is that many of most important part of the day. It offered her the opportunity his students have been selected for ‘Top Designs’ under his to connect with every boarder in the House, to check in to guidance. see how the day had gone, to give out chocolates for the tidy rooms, to share a laugh and celebrate all the great things On behalf of Ballarat Grammar’s staff and students, we would that happen on days like ‘Terrific Tuesday’. Jill is an incredibly like to formally thank Mr Rod ‘Breeza’ Brehaut for all he has hard worker, having toiled away during the day at Federation done for this School, and all the time and effort he has put into University before coming home to her own children, Anna helping all students have success whilst here at Grammar. You and Angus, and the 45 mooslings. Jill never saw leadership in will be dearly missed ‘Breeza’! boarding as merely a job, but an extension of her own family, and because of this, she has selflessly given so much over the Christine Chapman years.

Chris commenced at the Early Learning Centre in April 2001 Stephen Matthews and her calm, gentle and generous manner was evident from the beginning. In her time at Grammar, Chris has been part Stephen started at Grammar in 2001 as one of the inaugural of the Starfish, Seahorse, Jellyfish and Zebra groups and has staff members in the Heinz Centre. During his time at Grammar, worked with many of the ELC & CEEd teachers along the way. Stephen taught a range of subjects to VCE level including It is often said that you do not fully understand how much Geography, ICT, History, Health, and he was also a Year 7 & 8 you will miss someone until they are gone. We are, however, Homeroom teacher. He was Chair of Faculty of ICT and Head acutely aware of what we will be missing as we move forward; of Department for Geography. Stephen was selected as an Chris is a friend, colleague and team member and has been ACARA writer for the National Geography Curriculum and many things to many people. presented at various Professional Development courses sharing his knowledge.

42 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 Outside the classroom, Stephen was a highly successful Senior Lucy Barrow Boys Hockey Coach, winning ten BAS premierships, as well as being invited to coach the BAS representative Team against A passionate and dedicated staff member, Lucy was the staff other regions. Stephen was also an enthusiastic member of IT trainer and eLearning co-ordinator in her time at Grammar. staff when it came to the Outdoor Education program, running Commencing in 2006, Lucy brought a fresh and enthusiastic many Exploration Week Scuba Diving camps, as well as approach to what could be done in the classroom with IT. Lucy attending Year-level camps. worked with small groups of children on Ad Astra programs and was often visited on many lunchtimes by students wishing Today, we enjoy the benefits of Stephen’s passion and shared to explore the possibilities of what IT could do. vision at many School events when the stirring Pipes and Drums are featured. He was a long-serving member of Smith House, and Tutor to many young men over his time at Grammar. Terry Lia Tim Johnstone Terry commenced in the Junior School in 2005 and taught a range of Year levels. Terry is also a registered nurse and this Tim returned for a second teaching stint at Ballarat Grammar qualification meant at times he was also the first on hand in 2006. Tim taught Mathematics and was a Smith House to deal with many injured arms or ankles. He was also often Tutor /Mentor before taking on the role as Year 8 Year Level asked to assist on various school camps and attended many Co-ordinator, providing a safe landing pad for developing JEEP trips where his medical knowledge was also put to good adolescents. He is always interested in students and readily use. An active sportsman, Terry was always keen to work with engages with ideas and perspectives. Tim’s focus on teaching students with afterschool sport, and was often seen running the student as well as the subject was much appreciated by all. on the ovals or teaching swimming in the pool. From time to Tim has always had a passion for Outdoor Education and now time, Terry has stepped in to provide coverage and we greatly teaches at the Clunes Wesley College Campus. appreciate his skill.

Kara Cleary Louisa West Kara was a student at Grammar and pursued a number of different academic lines of inquiry before she discovered a passion for teaching. It was during her final year at university Louise has been the Painting and Drawing teacher in the that she reconnected with Grammar and assisted us with Beckworth Arts Centre since 2008. Many students (and staff) swimming training. have benefited from Louisa’s creativity and passion for her subject. Kara taught a range of subjects: English, VCE Health and Human Development, Junior PE and Health and she was also Nathan Burgess a Year 7 Homeroom teacher. She balanced this with her role as Assistant Head of Larritt House. The rapport Kara developed As Director of IT since 2008, Nathan initiated real growth in with the young students in her Homeroom was most apparent; the School’s infrastructure along with the delivery of over 900 it appeared there was nothing she would not do for them! Kara personal devices for the students. He was the driving force took leave in 2013 and 2014 to travel and work abroad. behind the School’s participation in the Cambodia Service project and the RACV energy breakthrough challenge. He is Kara’s contribution to the boarding community has also been also a very knowledgeable and skilled hockey coach. Grammar marvellous. She set out to ensure that the first experience benefitted from his skill in this area, especially as he also to boarding in Larritt House was positive. The kindness she operated as senior coach for WestVic. shared with the indigenous girls, who are so far from home, was second-to-none. During her final semester with us here, she took up the mantle of Head of Department – Physical Karen Werner Education. Karen joined the Grammar staff in 2008 as Head of Larritt Sally Nagle House. It was a role she undertook with a great deal of enthusiasm and dedication. Karen later took on the role of Sally has been the organiser behind many Science prac’s since Multicultural Co-ordinator, working with community groups and 2003. She has been one of the laboratory. technicians working families to give students in her care the best possible start at behind the scenes to assist teachers with the delivery of the Grammar. At times, Karen also assisted in the Health Centre. exciting experiments that take place in Science.

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 43 David Runge Arriving in 2010, Dave took a range of responsibilities whilst he Lesley-Anne Elbourne was at Grammar. As Head of Larritt, he nurtured and guided the young girls of the House, assisting with the transition Lesley-Anne began with us in October of 2012 and quietly and to boarding school from home. He was also involved in the seamlessly embedded herself into the School. Most of her Positive Education Program as Positive Education Co-ordinator counselling and support work took place in the background and coached numerous sporting teams, his specialty being and many of us would never actually see what she did; we just football. Dave went on to being involved in the coaching know that the extent of her work was often life-saving for some group at the Ballarat Rebels. Dave taught VCE economics and of our students and for some of our parents. accounting as well as junior Humanities. Lesley-Anne worked with Junior School and Senior School Lyndal Runge students as well as giving advice and support to staff as needed. Dealing with student issues from Preps to Year Lyndal, similarly, took on a range of responsibilities at Grammar. 12s is no easy job. Very often what ends up with the School She taught Commerce, was Middle School Round Square Psychologist is complex. Her involvement with the ‘Pos. Co-ordinator and most significantly, she was a key support of Ed.’ focus group and the ‘Students on the Radar’ group was husband Dave in Larritt House since 2011. Lyndal’s influence on invaluable. In addition, Lesley-Anne provided sessions for the junior boarding community was impressive. When trying to student groups and support to the Heads of House group on describe the typical attributes of a successful Boarding Head of numerous occasions. House, words such as, nurturing, supportive, generous, just like mum, come to mind. The same words aptly describe Lyndal’s Lesley-Anne leaves us to build up her private practice and we presence in our boarding community. wish her well in that endeavour, knowing that she has all the attributes to succeed. Dan Watson Kerryn Stephens Always friendly and helpful, Dan was a member of the ICT Help Desk and administration team since 2011. He was very willing Kerryn began working at the CEEd during 2012 in a casual to share his knowledge and assist students and staff at all times. relief role. She then accepted the role of Treefrog Associate in Dan also thoroughly enjoyed working with the young men of 2013. From the very beginning Kerryn demonstrated a creative Wigan where he was a very popular MOD and Mentor. flare. This became most evident in her ability to take the products of the children’s learning and display them in such a Andrew Loynes way that was aesthetically pleasing. Kerryn has the wonderful ability to develop genuine, caring relationships with the children in her care that are based on mutual trust and respect. Andrew Loynes was appointed to teach in the Senior School She assisted the children to feel comfortable in an unfamiliar in December of 2012. A teacher of uncommon intellect and space, a task that isn’t always easy when dealing with 21 four with a passion for developing critical thinking in his students, year-olds at the same time! Andrew had an incredible influence on the students and staff who were privileged to work alongside him. Leanne Roberts Andrew came to Grammar from Mount Clear College where he had implemented a wonderful Philosophy program. When Leanne was a very organised member of staff keeping things in Andrew came to lead our Philosophy program he added his check at the CEEd. Leanne also had a period of time as the IT unique talents and fostered students’ discovery of wisdom Trainer. and critical thinking. An inspirational teacher, Andrew led very capable Philosothon teams to success after success at the State Kyle Hackwill and Australasian level. Since 2012, Kyle worked within the Instrumental Music staff, In his role as the Acting Chair of the Humanities Faculty assisting with many choirs, and his involvement in our music throughout 2015, his calm co-ordination was valued by all program has been much appreciated. members of the Faculty. Andrew’s quick wit will be missed, as will his deep care and concern, his professionalism and his wonderful teaching. Katherine McBride Katherine McBride commenced at the CEEd at the beginning Brad Saul of 2014 as the Bumblebee and Ladybird Teacher. Katherine had the additional responsibility of being a Head of Department Brad is a talented musician. He was one of the instrumental during this time, leading a team of 5 Reception educators. staff to assist with the growth of the Pipes and Drums Further to this, Katherine fulfilled roles in boarding (Larritt in ensemble, a cornerstone of the music program, as well as 2014 and Hayhoe in 2015) and contributed to the Senior Girls’ teaching piano. Football Team as an assistant coach.

44 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 It was no surprise to discover that humour, creativity, honesty, for her craft was second-to-none. She taught numerous kindness and fairness featured in Katherine’s top 10 character students across the School and was a dedicated and much strengths. During her time at the CEEd, Katherine made many loved teacher and member of staff. Sally had been ill for an valuable contributions as an active and thoughtful member of extended period, and sadly passed away during 2015. Sally staff. will be fondly remembered through the Sally Vaudrey Speech Art Award presented at the end of each year. Through the Kate Martin generosity of the Grammar community, a named award has also been established and will be awarded in the Speech and Drama section of the Royal South Street Competitions. The Kate Martin began in 2014 as a Homeroom teacher covering award is maintained under the auspices of the Royal South for a staff member on leave. Her vibrancy and enthusiasm were Street Society. qualities that students and staff warmed to quickly. In 2015 Kate was able to step into a role teaching VCE PE and Junior PE and Health. We wish Kate well as she embarks on family leave to care for her new daughter and growing family. The Staff Association The Staff Association of Ballarat Grammar aims to contribute Graham Crowley support in a significant way to making Ballarat Grammar an outstanding place to work. Graham first joined the Grammar staff when the School purchased the Wendouree Hall which became Timken Hall in It endeavours to do this by: 1998. Graham kept the Hall clean and ready for the various • Encouraging and supporting each other in times of need assemblies and School productions. He took enormous pride • Supporting groups within our community who are in need in presenting the old Hall in its best light. Once Timken Hall • Organising social events across all areas of the School was demolished to make way for the WCPA, Graham joined • Continuing to work with the Administration and Governance the Operations Team, offering a further eight years of loyal of the School in a partnership that fosters good will. service. No matter the weather, he was seen sweeping the paths. Additionally in summer, Graham would relive his lifetime In 2015, Staff contributions assisted our ongoing sponsorship passion for cricket and assist with rolling the turf wicket. of students in Starehe Boys Centre and School in Kenya, The Graham always shared a smile and cheerful greeting. We wish School of Saint Jude in Tanzania and Thai water Projects. him well in retirement, which has long been due to him. The Staff Association held several staff functions during the Barbara Keogh year such as ‘Drinks on the deck’ at the Rowing Sheds in Term 1, an ‘80s Night’ at the Mechanics Institute in Term 2 and Barbara worked for many years as a member of the cleaning numerous other smaller events to support engagement and staff. Most recently, she was in charge of maintaining interaction amongst staff. Woodbridge House and was well-respected by the girls of the House. The Staff Association also assisted in providing support for those when needed. A successful ‘Movember’ campaign was Andrew Sawitsch led by Matt Hanlon and saw over 14 staff grow moustaches to raise nearly $3000 for Men’s Health. The end of the year was celebrated with the Staff Family BBQ in the Junior School, Andrew is a former Grammar student. Having previously spent taking in the view of the extensive grounds and complete with several years in China working for the AFL, he began teaching Santa for the kids. Year 7 Chinese with us in 2015 while completing his Masters in Education. Andrew’s influence on the Year 7s was very positive with his dynamic and engaging lessons encouraging students in their Chinese studies. His desire to further the students’ Friends of Ballarat Grammar knowledge of Chinese culture and the Chinese people was President’s Report evident in everything he did. We had yet another busy year with the Friends of Ballarat Carissa Wang Grammar and can be proud of what we achieved together. I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the wonderful spirit of camaraderie, support and co-operation from Carissa was the Chinese assistant in 2015. She willingly assisted those who actively attended our meetings and enthusiastically the Chinese teachers and the students undertaking the assisted with the Friends of Ballarat Grammar activities. language. Bravely, Carissa also attended the Year 7 camp at the The assistance of everyone in a voluntary capacity is greatly end of the year. We wish her well back home in China. appreciated by everyone in the Ballarat Grammar community.

VALE The Friends of Ballarat Grammar throughout 2015 continued Sally-Anne Vawdrey to provide an accessible forum for parents to engage with the many new and existing developments across all areas of the Sally was an Old Grammarian herself and commenced working School and hear from members of staff at Ballarat Grammar at Grammar teaching Speech Art in 2001. Her zest and passion about the workings of the School curriculum and facilities. This

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 45 year we have had the pleasure to hear from several informative Working Bee guest speakers, including Mrs Christine Shaw, Head of Senior Early in January, several dedicated parents assisted with School, outlining the new structure of the School’s senior painting the Boatshed kitchen. This completed the renovations leadership team and Ms Rachel Williams, Year 9 Level Co- which included new benches, cupboards and seating. The ordinator, providing an overview of the Year 9 LINKS Program. rowers and coaches have been able to enjoy these improved We also heard from Liz Le Marshall, Year 6 Co-ordinator, and facilities. Shane Woodrow, Acting Assistant Head & PYP Co-ordinator, who gave an engaging overview of the inaugural Year 6 January Camps Exhibition. The first event for the calendar year was the rowing camp where the senior rowers travelled to Geelong and the junior For another year the Friends of Ballarat Grammar has been rowers remained in Ballarat. Many parents joined in with the privileged to be able to reinvest capital back into the School catering to ensure that the rowers were well-fed and cared for. by allocating funds to particular and worthwhile causes. It is the objective that funds are allocated evenly across all areas of Head of the Lake the School and have the ability to cover as many students as For the second year, Ballarat Grammar had the role of possible. Throughout the year the Friends of Ballarat Grammar organizing the catering and merchandise for the Head of the has succeeded in its objective by funding: Lake. This year the event returned to taking place on a Sunday • The purchase of a full electric hub unit for the BFG Energy and with the wonderful help from Vikings parents and Friends Breakthrough Program of Grammar, we were able to raise money to support the • A 25% contribution towards the purchase of a new rowing rowing program. boat • A contribution towards the construction of a new catering Rowing Dinner trailer (together with branding rights) The 2014-15 rowing season culminated in the Annual Rowing • A new set of take-home readers for the Junior School Dinner and 280 people attended the event at Bray Raceway. • A coffee machine for use by VCAL students in operating a This night is the perfect way to celebrate the wonderful efforts School café serving students and staff of rowers, coaches, school administration and the commitment • Educational items for use in the CEEd including Therapy of parents. boxes, Howda-hug chairs, Allcare air cushions, Animal weighted lap bags, Disco sit cushions, Tickit sand timers and Parents Welcome BBQ Light boxes At the start of the rowing season a welcome BBQ was held • New high jump bags and uprights for use by the PE for parents of rowers. The evening in October was held in the Department across all year levels. Boatshed and all parents who attended had an enjoyable night.

During the year our flagship events, the Year 7 Dinner and the December Camp Careers Expo, continued to uphold the values of the School. The year’s activities ended with the seniors’ three day camp. With wonderful organization and support from parents, we I would like to further commend the work of all Friends of were able to provide sustenance to over 50 hungry rowers. Ballarat Grammar for another year. Thank you particularly to Claire Hay, Jill Norman and Peter Burnett for the extremely Thank you to all parents, coaches and School staff who have valuable work they undertake behind the scenes on behalf contributed to the rowing program throughout the year. Many of the Friends of Ballarat Grammar. Without their proactive thanks to those parents who are no longer involved as you have support and impeccable initiative we wouldn’t be nearly as ensured that the Vikings has been able to continue to support efficient. Gratitude also extends to our 2015 office bearers, the rowers and the Ballarat Grammar rowing program. Vice President Gary Laughton-Jones, Treasurer Lisa Cheshire, Secretary Laurenne Robertson and our Committee, Gail Oliver, Lisa Wilkins and Sue Lembo. Ballarat and Queen’s Old

Our thanks and appreciation further extended to Stephen Grammarians’ Association Higgs, Christine Shaw and Roger Bade for their exemplary President’s Report leadership of our great School. We also look forward to working alongside our new Headmaster, Mr Adam Heath. The broad range of activities initiated and undertaken by the Ballarat and Queen’s Old Grammarians’ Association has again Brett Bryant, 2015 President attracted involvement from young and old former students, all enjoying and contributing to varying aspects of School life.

Vikings Rowing Club On 22 February at the Founders’ Day Service, the ANZAC Centenary CD ‘Honour follows those who kept the Alan Barham President: Faith’ was launched. John Taylor (’67) and his team are Christina Prendergast Fay Vice-President: to be congratulated on their efforts to create a musical Kim Conheady Secretary: commemoration of the 1915 landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Ewen Nevett Treasurer: and of all Old Grammarians who have served and continue to serve in the Australian Defence Force. All the songs, which

46 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 span the ten decades, were performed by current Ballarat near and far. The most exhilarating thing for all of the OGs was Grammar staff, students and Old Grammarians. The CD is a the tour of the School grounds on the Sunday. special part of Ballarat and Queen’s Old Grammarians’ history and we are honoured to share it with the Grammar community. 2015 was Mr Stephen Higgs final year as Headmaster of the The first main event for the year for the Ballarat and Queen’s Ballarat Grammar. Without Stephen’s contribution, Ballarat Old Grammarians was the Annual Boat Race Dinner, held on Grammar would not be the success that it has become in 2015. Boat Race Eve. It was a wonderful occasion, allowing so many There are no words that can justly convey the appreciation Old Grammarians from so many different peer years to re-unite felt for Stephen and on behalf of the BQOGA, I wish to thank with old school friends and the wider Grammar Community. Stephen for his tireless work throughout the years, and wish both Stephen and Mrs Sue Higgs all the best for the future. The BG Jazz Trio entertained us for the evening whilst dual Olympian, Kate Foulkes (’94), spoke about her remarkable This has been my first term as the President of the Ballarat Olympic rowing journey and brought such pride and joyous and Queen’s Old Grammarians’ Association, and I have tears to the gathering. been greatly honoured to be a part of the extended School community and look forward to being a part of the next stage With the School in the second and final year as host of the of the school’s journey. I would like to take this opportunity Head of the Lake, the Ballarat and Queen’s Old Grammarians to thank my fellow Committee members, the Headmaster again assisted by running a sausage sizzle and drinks stall on Mr Stephen Higgs, Ballarat Grammar Development Officer the day. We had a great location in 2015, just past the finish Mr Peter Burnett, and the supportive School staff for their line, so we were right near the action. Thanks to everyone who assistance in furthering the activities of the Ballarat and Queen’s helped make the day a big success, including the Rotary Club Old Grammarians’ Association. of Wendouree which supplied the BBQ trailer. Laura Le Marshall (MacDonald ’02) In May, Ballarat Grammar hosted Ballarat High School in a Heritage Football match. The match was played on the Tunbridge Oval, and saw the Grammar boys go down after School Archives a close contest. It was great to see many Old Grammarian’s enjoying the game from the balcony of the Pavilion and the Butler Archives Centre (BAC) and the John H.D. Roberts sidelines. Prior to the match, the long serving Head Coach of Museum the North Ballarat Football Club, Gerard FitzGerald, addressed This integrated facility continues to work extremely well. This the team and presented the players with their jumpers. year, as planned, blinds have been fitted to the Museum windows. In the John H.D. Roberts Museum, the ‘viewing from The jumpers on the day, were worn with great pride as a above’ showcase continues to be put to excellent use for the tribute to the memory of the late Geoff Tunbridge. Thanks to Norm Stevens’ Bequest Gould Collection Folios, for part of the Ewen Nevett, Vice-President, for organising the timber plaque 1950s reunion display and for The Sydney Mail War Issue King’s adorned with the names of the past best and fairest players. Birthday Number June 2 1915. The plaque now hangs below Noel Walker’s (First XVIII: 1961- 1962) framed Old Grammarians’ Heritage Jumper. A new Accommodation for the Collection plaque was also added for the Girls’ Heritage Football Match. Significant progress has been made in relocating items to the compactus and other storage units in the BAC. The Queen’s It has been fantastic to see a continuing increase in Wing storage space has been vacated, as was anticipated. The participation in Girls’ Football during 2015 at Ballarat Grammar, storage space above the Health Centre will continue to be and it is only fitting that the Girls be a part of the Heritage required for the foreseeable future as the collection continues Football Match. This year, the Year 12 girls wore the heritage to expand. jumpers and played the younger group of Grammar girls. It is hoped that in the future we will expand to include other Student Involvement schools in the Girls’ competition. It was fantastic to see so many Very early in Term 1, 2015, over three weeks, for two hours Old Grammarians, current students and parents supporting per week, the six classes of Year 7 students completed The both sides. It was an incredible game of football that saw the School Story, a Unit of their History course, through accessing Year 12s win by just a few points. To celebrate the match, all archival material. Each class spent time in the Museum and involved were invited back to the Pavilion for hot pies and in the BAC. We worked alongside the class teachers: Kate drinks and the Old Grammarian’s presented Renee Caris with Brady, Crystal Bell, Keith Romanis, Andrew Loynes and Hannah the inaugural Best and Fairest medal. Wise. The Cochran Room was ideal for each class to work with the selected items. The Headmaster officially opened Ballarat Grammar hosted the 20th Annual Ballarat Careers Expo the resultant Time Line display, mounted in the foyer of the in August. Walking through the Expo it was so apparent that Must Memorial Library, with all of the Year 7 students present. many Old Grammarians were back at the School representing The work produced was excellent and the students enjoyed various fields. Many groups work together annually to this meaningful and relevant history experience. The project produce an event as successful as the Careers Expo. Over the succeeded in meeting curriculum requirements and in realising years, it has become a key community event for Ballarat and the Headmaster’s wish that students be involved with the surrounding areas. Archives. It is planned to repeat this School Story project in Term 1, 2016. In early September the 1950s reunion was celebrated with canapes in the foyer of the Wendouree Performing Arts Centre. Centennial Wing students take an interest in the Museum It was remarkable to see so many people travelling from both displays. Their questions and observations are welcomed.

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 47 School uniforms from the past always capture attention. Recently, three students who love History have expressed Awards For 2014 interest in having a role in working with us occasionally in 2016. Academic Merit Awards For Semester 2 in 2014 Requests and Service Considerable numbers of requests continue to be directed to Year 7 Archives from the School community and beyond. Daniel Barham, Courtney Betts, Thomas Burnett, Paris We were delighted to be able to assist Reverend Peter Treloar Butterworth, Maya Cameron, Gillian Chataway, Rachel Chenery, with considerable research for the ANZAC Memorial Service. Ruby Ejdne, Ruby Green, Stephanie Hancock, Shannon Hearn, Part of the event was scripted and acted. Extracts from Aaron Lowe, Kade Lusby, Sophie Maher, Jedd Parrott, Amy various documents including service records of past students, Purtell, Tahlia-Lilly Reisacher, Jemima Robson, Ella Squire, Luke Headmaster’s Reports and school magazines were supplied. Williams, Amy Zuell A Remembering 1915 display was mounted in the Museum to make further use of that research. Year 8 Neroli Austin, Hayley Barrow, Amelia Burke, Lauren Butler, Assistance has been given to the Editor, Louise Permezel, for Nathan Chua, Grady Coutts, Flinn Cracknell, Molly Esmonde, this year’s Boomalackas. Madeleine Granland, Ella Hadley, Kimia Mohammadsaeedi, Matthew O’Sullivan, Sarah Parish, Micah Poole, Luka Ryan, Regular contact is maintained with the BQOGA through the Jonathon Saxton, Evangeline Scroce, Hannah Simpson, current President and recent Past Presidents. Alannah Slattery, Alexandra Tatham, Kellan Taylor-Potter, Isabel Unwin, Connor Vincent, Donations Anna Walker Items of significance, sometimes very old and also quite recent, continue to be given to the School. All donations received are Year 9 Luke Belcher, Clara Davidson, Kayla Davies, Hannah DeBurh, acknowledged. High priority is given to prompt cataloguing of Olivia Delahunty, Emma Dickinson, Madeline Goldsworthy, donations. Felicity Hall, Lillian Hearn, Georgia Hunt, Olivia Hynam, Tess Meadon, Zara Nevett, Lashae Plover, Madeline Rogers, Cataloguing Sephora Sandor, Harriet Young At last count, close to 10,000 items have been catalogued. In 2015 substantial numbers of items have been catalogued at Year 10 the box level. This modified approach is essential given time Wilhelmina Arnott, Benjamin Butler, Jasmyn Dawkins, Rachel constraints. Perhaps, at some time in the future, each individual Gay, Lily Green, Alexander Jackson, Jack Mao, Christopher item in those boxes may be catalogued separately! Milne, Tun Nguyen, Hannah Saxton, Zheke Sinclair, Lachlan Staines, Clare Stewart, Corey Uren, Maaike Vrij, Anna Zehrung Displays In consultation with the retiring President of the BQOGA, Year 11 Julie Laughton-Jones, photographs from the collection were Ameer Alwan, Gemma Barton, Samuel Chua, Samuel Cirrito- selected for a Power Point presentation at the Boat Race Eve Prince, Olivia Condous, Eleanor Davey, Eben Ejdne, Taylah Dinner in February. Gibbs, Ashley Hetherington, Lauren Jakob, Cameron Kaye, Meghan Lee, Alexandra Lee, Ellenya Linsdell, Tyler Munro, The display cabinets have housed a series of changing Jessica Rogers, Elizabeth Wilson exhibitions: memorabilia from recently donated collections from the estates of Eileen Lawrie (’43) and Betty Vivian (’46) Academic Merit Awards For Semester 1 in 2015 featuring Queen’s CEGGS in the 1930s and 1940s; the Year 7 Remembering 2015 display, a Decades of Sport display and Aurora Barnett, Lucas Burke, Ellen Cocking, Noah Esmonde, comprehensive presentations for the 1950s reunion and the Ben Goldsborough, Jemima Howell, Aeron Johns, Eleanor 1975, 1985, 1995 and 2005 reunions. The Development Office Litras, Felix Oliver, Mackenzie Otto, Brooke Pithie, Ashwin has reported that the latter displays have generated great Rajagopalan, Alexander Unmack, Connor Waugh interest. Year 8 We also mounted displays of documents and photographs to Courtney Betts, Paris Butterworth, Maya Cameron, Gillian celebrate the first 20 years of Career Expo events. These were Chataway, Ruby Ejdne, Ruby Green, Stephanie Hancock, used in the Centennial Wing in August and in the Pavilion at Shannon Hearn, Sophie Maher, Justice Nicholson, Jemima the 20 Year Dinner in October. Robson, Drusilla Vanden Hill, Luke Williams, Amy Zuell

Professional Development Year 9 The School continues as an Institutional Member of the Hayley Barrow, Lauren Butler, Flinn Cracknell, Ella Hadley, Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) and is affiliated with the Danielle Henwood, Robert Holder, Kimia Mohammadsaeedi, ASA Victorian School Archives Special Interest Group (SIG). Jared Olsen, Micah Poole, Luka Ryan, Evangeline Scroce, Attendance at two meetings, at Haileybury and at Westbourne Hannah Simpson, Alannah Slattery, Kellan Taylor-Potter, Isabel Grammar, has been most worthwhile. The 3rd Edition of Unwin Keeping Archives, published by the Australian Society of Archivists, has been purchased for reference. Year 10 Nola and Ross Squire, School Archivists Donnia Alwan, Anthony Antonetti, Ellie Breuer, Hannah DeBuhr, Olivia Delahunty, Charlie Faulkner, Felicity Hall, Kaitlyn Hancock, Sahara Hollaway, Olivia Hynam, Madeline Rogers,

48 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 Alasdair Sim, Axton Walter, Harriet Young, Jing Zhang M J Rasmussen Hockey Award Matthew Klopak M J Charles Soccer Award Hamid Mussavie Year 11 Ballarat Grammar Best & Fairest Girls’ Footballer Rene Caris Benjamin Butler, Cara Danieli, Jasmine Dickinson, Coaches Awards for Girls’ Football Isobel Cleary Abby Gilmore, Ashna Khalid, Jack Mao, Christopher Milne, Coaches Award for Boys’ Volleyball Tess Ryan, Madeleine Simpson, Lachlan Staines, Clare Stewart, Henry Murnane & Fraser Trainor Corey Uren, Madeline Wang, Jonathon Yates Coaches Award for Girls’ Cricket Amelia Dunn Coaches Award for Lawn Bowls Rose Keech & Sam Rasmussen Year 12 Coaches Award for Badminton Elijah Dale Ameer Alwan, Gemma Barton, Alyssa Chua, Sam Chua, Samuel Coaches Award for Girls’ Soccer Hannah Kozaris Cirrito-Prince, Liv Condous, Eben Ejdne, Taylah Gibbs, Matthew Coaches Award for Cross Country Micah Poole & Claudia Hall, Cameron Kaye, Alexandra Lee, Georgie McKay, Ryan Opie Sambell, Aishani Tomar, Keira Unmack, Thomas Williams Coaches Award for Girls’ Basketball Zara Nevett Coaches Award for Boys’ Basketball Music Captain Nathanael Cotton & Jack Hills Monique Vagg Coaches Award for Girls’ Volleyball Alma Forsyth Coaches Award for Table Tennis Sam Rasmussen Art & Design Captains Coaches Award for Squash Chris Milne Design Captain - Adeline Rowe - Elizabeth Wilson & Eben Ejdne Art Co-Captains Pierre De Coubertin Award Sport Captains In recognition of her sporting prowess and academic Captain Girls’ Rowing Mimi Ingram achievements while demonstrating endeavours which are Captain Boys’ Rowing Nicholas Williams consistent with the aims of the Olympic Movement. Captain Girls’ Swimming Caitlin Butler Nic Williams was presented with the prestigious PIERRE de Captain Boys’ Swimming Samuel Gray & Jack Hills COUBERTIN AWARD at a ceremony. Captain Girls’ Softball Philippa Arnott Captain Senior Boys’ Tennis Sam Morton & Tim McConchie Monash Scholars In 2015 Captain Senior Girls’ Tennis Caitlin Keall Captain Lawn Bowls Samuel Rasmussen & Rose Keech Felicity Hall, Olivia Hynam, Madeline Rogers Captain Boys’ Volleyball Henry Murnane Captain Senior Girls’ Volleyball Alma Forsyth Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program 2016 Captain Senior Boys’ Hockey Max Ferrier Kilminster & Matthew Klopak Ruby Canning & Mimi Arnott Captain First XVIII Football Liam Fitzpatrick & Jono Neville Zoe Nevett Captain Senior Girls’ Football The Order of Australia Association Captain Senior Girls’ Netball Kathryn O’Dwyer Captain Senior Boys’ Soccer Michael Mullins – Students’ Citizenship Award 2015 Captain Senior Girls’ Soccer Eliza de Kort & Hannah Kozaris Lillian Hearn Captain Senior A Grade Badminton Alice Lorincz & Elijah Dale Captain Senior Girls Basketball Zoe Nevett Headmaster’s Awards Captain Senior Boys’ Basketball Samuel Gray Captain Boys’ Athletics Liam Procaccino & Reece La Haye Ethan Cavanagh awarded the National Runner-up Class Clown Captain Girls’ Athletics Kathryn O’Dwyer and Laura Hutchins in the Class Clowns National Grand Final Captain Boys’ First XI Cricket Jono Neville Monique Plover Selection for the Highland dancing in the Captain Girls’ Cricket Amelia Dunn Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Melbourne 2016 Captain Table Tennis Sam Rasmussen Shaun Findlay for ‘Outstanding performance in Australian Captain Girls’ Cross Country Claudia Opie Skiing Championships.’ Captain Boys’ Cross Country Nic Williams Matthew Hall Exceptional Endeavour in Representing Squash & Racquetball Chris Milne Ballarat Grammar on the National Stage Shooting Team Liam Headon & Ford Guthrie Thomas Williams National Mathematics Summer School Tutor in 2016 Coaches Awards Ben Butler National Mathematics Summer School student in 2016 Caitlin Keall Mary Heseltine Award for Tennis Ashna Khalid National Mathematics Summer School Sam Morton G J Watts Perpetual Cup for Service in Tennis student in 2016 Nickesha Jones Greta Ballhausen Award for Softball Madeline Wang National Mathematics Summer School Caitlin Butler, Samuel Gray & R G Bath Award for Swimming student in 2016 Jack Hills Jonathon Yates National Mathematics Summer School Mimi Ingram & Nicholas Williams R G Gray Award for Rowing student in 2016 Fraser Hay Tom Devine Cricket Coaches Award Olivia Delahunty National finalist at the Fashion Awards Laura Hutchins The John Vernon Award for Athletics Australia The Denise Hargreaves Netball Award Kat O’Dwyer The Tunbridge Perpetual Cup for Best & Fairest Footballer Liam Fitzpatrick The Alan Pitson Coaches Award Jono Neville The Nancy E. Wright Hockey Award Gabrielle Hearn

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Ensemble Leader Athletics Amy Canavan, Nick Fidler, Laura Hutchins, Symphonic Band Courtney Hill Grace O’Dwyer, Liam Procaccino, Angus See, Senior Brass Ensemble N/A Ella Squire Stage Band Oliver Rasmussen Badminton Elijah Dale Sultans of Swing Millie Iles Basketball Boys Samuel Gray Intermediate Band Aemilia Riethoff Basketball Girls Elonie Hooper, Faith McKenzie, Zoe Nevett, Senior String Orchestra Keira Unmack Kat O’Dwyer Intermediate Strings Madeline Wang Cricket Boys Jono Neville WOMP Marcus Govan Cricket Girls Amelia Dunn, Maggie Astbury, Saxophone Ensemble Mitchell Dodds Maddy Goldsworthy, Rene Caris, Saxophone Quartet N/A Anna Laursen Habel Clarinet Ensemble Thomas Leadbetter Cross Country Amy Canavan, Nic Fidler, Claudia Opie, Guitar Ensemble Melissa Gooding Nic Williams Bluegrass Ensemble Melissa Gooding Football Boys Liam Fitzpatrick, Lloyd Meek, Jono Neville Pipes & Drums Declan Koenig Football Girls Maggie Astbury, Rene Caris, Isobel Cleary, Senior Choir N/A Zoe Nevett, Kat O’Dwyer Chamber Choir Kristian Channells & Hockey Boys Lachlan Eaton, Max Ferrier, Matthew Klopak, Peter Morley Thomas Leadbetter Flauti’s Recorders N/A Hockey Girls Chloe Scott Netball Ellie Breuer, Rene Caris, Isobel Cleary, School Colours Isobel Fay, Celie Hay, Elonie Hooper, Faith McKenzie, Zoe Nevett, Grace O’Dwyer, Kat O’Dwyer Academic - Semester 2 in 2014 Rowing Alister Coad, Conor Delahunty, Isobel Fay, Ted Hunt, Mimi Ingram, Thomas Leadbetter, Year 9 Lloyd Meek, Amy Rix, Clare Stewart, Donnia Alwan and Sunny Yuan Ben Trotter, Nic Williams Soccer Boys Michael Mullins, Hamid Mussavie Year 10 Natalie Barbara, Sophie Emota, Abby Gilmore, Ashna Khalid, Tess Ryan, Maddie Simpson, Soccer Girls Hannah Kozaris, Lily McLean Madeline Wang and Jonathon Yates Swimming Sam Crothers-Bade, Harrison Doust, Nick Gilbert, Sam Gray, Jack Hills, Sol Kendal, Year 11 Quinlan Lowe, Maaike Vrij Ryan Sambell, Ashani Tomar, Keira Unmack, Thomas Williams Softball Girls Nickesha Jones Tennis Boys Tim McConchie Agricultural & Horticultural Caitlin Keall, Anna Pryse-Smith Tahlia Bruce, Ali Hodgson, Kate Jackson, Sarah Williams Tennis Girls Volleyball Boys Paul Didaskalu, Liam Holding, Chris Milne, Henry Murnane, Fraser Trainer Community Service Ellie Breuer Cayley Atkinson, Aaron Baker, Samantha Battye, Ashna Khalid, Volleyball Girls Angus Shoppee, Ellen Stephens, Chloe Waddell School Service Awards Debating Ashna Khalid, Thomas Williams, Madeline Wang Music Naomi Austin, Matthew Barham, Eben Ejdne, Melissa Gooding, Music Courtney Hill, Tara Kruger, Liam Lowe, Georgie Maher, Peter Thomas McMullin, Chris Milne, Oliver Rasmussen, Monique Morley, Kerensa Nice, Anna Pryse-Smith, Edward Robertson, Vagg, Thomas Williams, Jonathon Yates Madeline Wang

Performing Arts Sport Service Hugh Campbell, Kristen Channells, Finn Clark, Olivia Condous, Eleanor Davey, Taylah Gibbs, Max Meaden, Chris Milne, Keren- Chris Milne sa Nice, Thomas Stafford, Amy Watts Badminton Rowing Cam Brown, Nick Dharumasena, Taylah Gibbs, Sam Gray, Reece La Haye Public Speaking Cayley Atkinson, Cheyenne Page Madeleine Simpson. Madeline Wang Girls Basketball Presentation Night School Events Naomi Austin, Max Meaden, Tun Nguyen, Corey Uren Dux Prize 2014 Alexander Chua, Aafreen Khalid, Nishanth Pathy

50 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 Award for Highest ATAR 2014 The Humanities Prize Claudia Lynch Nishanth Pathy The Personal & Physical Development Prize Maegan Osmond The Commerce Prize Cameron Kaye Premier’s VCE Awards 2014 Agriculture & Horticulture Studies Tatiana Brody Citizenship Awards Systems Technology Peter Morley Agriculture & Horticulture Studies James Nield School Captains’ and Vice-Captains’ Awards supported by the English Language Nishanth Pathy Ballarat and Queen’s Old Grammarians’ Association.

Endeavour Awards For leadership, citizenship and service. Matthew Hall Captain Georgina McKay Year 7 Noah Esmonde, Ben Goldsborough, Eleanor Litras Captain and Isabella Robson Navneet Aulakh Vice-Captain Taylah Gibbs Year 8 Ruby Ejdne, Aemilia Riethoff and Lachlan Warwick Vice-Captain Ellenya Linsdell Year 9 Kimia Mohammadsaeedi, Kellan Taylor-Potter and Vice-Captain Connor Vincent Tyler Munro Vice-Captain Chloe Waddell Year 10 Olivia Hynam and Harrison Monk Vice-Captain Awards for Service to the School Academic Excellence Awards Aaron Baker Cameron Brown These awards are presented to those students who show Caitlin Butler outstanding achievement in their VCE Units 3 and 4 studies. Isobel Cleary Ameer Alwan William Coutts Navneet Aulakh Eliza-Jane de Kort Alyssa Chua Mitchell Dodds Samuel Chua Eben Ejdne Samuel Cirrito-Prince Ashley Hetherington Olivia Condous Jack Hills Catherine De Luca Kathleen Jackson Lachlan Eaton Matthew Klopak Matthew Hall Alexandra Lee Ashley Hetherington Meghan Lee Cameron Kaye Oliver Rasmussen Alexandra Lee Monique Vagg Meghan Lee Amy Watts Georgina McKay Thomas Williams Peter Morley Elizabeth Wilson Jessica Rogers Keira Unmack Ryan Sambell Angus Shoppee E.C.W. Cleaver Award Aishani Tomar Eleanor Davey Keira Unmack Olivia Condous Thomas Williams Phoebe Nagle

Sports Awards The William Cleaver Award Sanjan Dawson Mitchell Dodds The Roly Gregson Award Nicholas Williams The Margaret E Arnold Award Kathryn O’Dwyer W.J. Stubbs Award Samuel Gray The King Constantine Medal - Jeannie Cleaver Award Zoe Nevett Exceptional Service to Round Square in the School Sanjan Dawson Academic Faculty Prizes (Year 12) Keira Unmack Crosbie Morrison Prize for Outdoor Educational Leadership The Clarice Beckett Visual Arts Prize Eben Ejdne Digby Sangster The Design Prize Elizabeth Wilson The Dr John and Penelope Swain Performing Arts Prize The Carolyn Blackman Award for International Understanding Amy Watts Taylah Gibbs The Lempriere/Laughton Music Prize Thomas Williams Abrahim Haideri The Alison Rucco English Prize Matthew Hall Alexandra Lee The Mathematics Prize Thomas Williams Meghan Lee The Science Prize Keira Unmack Hamid Mussavie The Language Prize Thomas Williams Life Governors’ Award for General Excellence The Brian Poxon Religion, Philosophy & Ethics Prize (nominated by year 12 peers) Ryan Sambell Elizabeth Wilson

Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 51 The Kostas Rind Award Alister Coad Thomas Williams Amelia Dunn Matthew Hall Lachlan Eaton Isobel Fay The Dorothy Irene Ellis-Thomas Scholarships Max Ferrier-Kilminster Thomas Williams Liam Fitzpatrick Keira Unmack Laura Hutchins Lauren Jakob Final assembly Thomas Leadbetter Peter Morley Jonathon Neville Dux of Year 10 2014 Liam Procaccino Ashna Khalid and Madeline Wang

Dux of Year 11 2014 Awards for Academic Merit Year 12 Thomas Williams Hugh Campbell Anglicare Community Service Award Alister Coad Jessica Rogers Mitchell Dodds Eben Ejdne Academic Faculty Awards (Year 11) Anna Fay Isobel Fay Taylah Gibbs Christopher Milne The Music Award Angus Headon Hannah Saxton The Tiffany McNab Art Award Patrick Jacobson Tess Ryan The Design Award Lauren Jakob Madeline Wang The English Award Tyler Munro Jonathon Yates The Mathematics Award Ellenya Linsdell Ashna Khalid and Madeline Wang The Science Award Alice Lorincz Madeleine Simpson The Language Award Alexander Loughnan Rene Caris The Personal and Physical Development Award Georgia Maher Jasmine Dickinson The Religion, Philosophy and Ethics Award Jonathon Neville Jasmine Dickinson The Humanities Award Kathryn O’Dwyer Claudia Opie The Commerce Award Maegan Osmond Max Meaden The Performing Arts Award Jude Ryan Daniel Ferguson The Des Hardy Information Technology Prize Chloe Waddell Jessica Whelan Citizenship Awards Elizabeth Wilson

Beckworth Trust House Awards for 2015 Australian Defence Force Awards Butler Peter Morley & Alex de Jong Year 10 - Alasdair Sim Cuthbert Maegan Osmond & Kristen Varnis Year 12 - Matthew Hall Dart Jonathon Neville Isobella Macdonald Hayhoe Federation University Year 12 Scholarship Krome Eleanor Davey & Maggie Davidson Samuel Rasmussen Macpherson Eliza-Jane de Kort & Zoe Nevett Manifold Rebecca Johns & Emily Oliver Nevett Ashley Hetherington Year 11 General Excellence Award Robin Samuel Cirrito-Prince & Liam Procaccino Benjamin Butler, Madeleine Simpson Smith Patrick Jacobson Wigan Cameron Ryan Sally Vawdrey Speech Art Award Woodbridge Isobel Cleary & Anna Fay Hugh Campbell, Amy Watts

The KAYE Medal Encouragement Award for Year 7 Students Liam Wood , Reuben Rasmussen , Laura Wright , Philippa Stor- Jonathon Neville er, Annie Trotter , Johnathon Adem

Catherine King Community Service Shield Mrs Kath Milne, Lillian Hearn, Emma Weigall Awards for Outstanding Representation of the School The Eagle Award for Exemplary Resilience Molly Calvert Hugh Campbell Kristian Channells Samuel Chua Samuel Cirrito-Prince

52 Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014 Year 12 2014 Butler House Hayhoe House Maniford House Smith House Kristian Channells Janet Arifovic Lana Backwell Lawrie Both Alex De Jong Lucy Augustes Caitlin Butler Jayden Burgess Nicholas Dharumasena Lara Evans Alyssa Chua Sam Chua Eben Ejdne India Gillings Megan Gee Alister Coad Samuel Gray Courtney Hill Kate Hadley Daniel Cooper William Hillgrove Abbey Hodgson Mimi Ingram Mitch Dodds Patrick Jackson Ali Hodgson Rebecca Johns Patrick Jacobson Peter Morley Laura Hutchins Stephanie Leishman Cameron Kaye Tyler Munro Kate Jackson Chloe Macdonald Declan Koenig Nick O’Meara Rose Keech Emily Oliver Connor McMahon Oliver Rasmussen Emma Laracy Monique Plover Harrison Pickford Nicholas Spark Remy Lockhart Adeline Rowe Tom Quayle Nic Williams Bella Macdonald Loren Tabone Sam Rasmussen Laura Renyard Aishani Tomar Jude Ryan Cuthbert House Monique Vagg Tahlia Bruce Nevett House Woodbridge House Molly Calvert Krome House Ameer Alwan Sanchaz Charles Taylah Gibbs Gemma Barton Cam Brown Jodie Chenoweth Jordyn Gilmer Liv Condous Nathanael Cotton Isobel Cleary Melissa Gooding Catherine Da Luca Sanjan Dawson Amelia Dunn Lauren Jakob Eleanor Davey Lachlan Eaton Sophie Emota Claudia Lynch Maggie Davidson Angus Elliott Anna Fay Georgie McKay Georgie Maher Alex Fidler Matilda Ferguson Tashi McPherson Rawanah Maki Liam Fitzpatrick Alma Forsyth Maegan Osmond Annabel McCartney Abrahim Haideri Chloe Neville Madeline Rosewarne Jane McConchie Ash Hetherington Kalinda Palmer Ellen Stephens Phoebe Nagle Jack Hills Chantelle Sondhu Keira Unmack Cayley Norman Matthew Klopak Sophie Sudholz Kristen Varnis Georgia Savona Hamid Mussavie Jess Whelan Chloe Waddell Bradon Rumler Dart House Sarah Williams Thomas Williams Alex Wright Wigan House William Coutts Jack Berryman Max Ferrier-Kilminster Macpherson House Darcy Golding John Kent Rylee Booth Robin House Matthew Hall Owen Kew Yvette Coulter Navneet Aulakh Angus Headon Reece La Haye Eliza de Kort Aaron Baker Ted Hunt Jake Lockhart Isobel Fay Hugh Campbell Thomas Leadbetter Jono Neville Tayla Hewat Samuel Cirrito-Prince Patrick Maher Tom Russell Alex Lee Aidan Dixon Sam Morton Ryan Sambell Meg Lee Jamaal Djajamihardja Trent Ryall Sam Sharrock Elle Linsdell Cameron Gell Cameron Ryan Jack Whelan Alice Lorincz Peter Llewellyn Oscar Seymour Lucy Missen Alex Loughnan Zoe Nevett Liam Procaccino Kat O’Dwyer Angus Shoppee Sophie Pickavance Jess Rogers Amy Watts Elizabeth Wilson

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