MORIAH COLLEGE - 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 66th Annual Report and Financial Statements 1 66TH ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Moriah War Memorial College TRUSTEES COLLEGE PRINCIPAL Association and its controlled entities Mr R Goot AM, SC (Chairman) Mr J Hamey – B Ed (Distinction), M Ed Lead Moriah War Memorial College Mr R N Simons OAM Association Mr R Gavshon AM DEAN OF JEWISH LIFE AND LEARNING ACN 000 049 383 Mr D Goulburn OAM Rabbi B Levy – BA (HONS), DipEd The Moriah War Memorial Jewish Mr G Einfeld OAM CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER College Association Limited LIFE PATRONS ACN 003 214 560 Mr T Johnson – MBA, B.Bus, BCom, Mr R N Simons OAM, Mr R Goot AM SC FCPA, AFIML, CPMgr Moriah College Building Fund & Mr R Gavshon AM, Mr R Kaye Moriah War Memorial Fund Trustee HEAD OF HIGH SCHOOL The Hon. Justice S Rothman SC Ms J Hart Moriah College Building Fund & Moriah Mr M Schneider BSc DipEd MEdAdmin MACE War Memorial Fund PRESIDENT ACTING HEAD OF PRIMARY SCHOOL Mr S Jankelowitz Mr J Hamey QUEENS PARK ROAD, BONDI JUNCTION NSW 2022 DEPUTY PRESIDENT DIRECTOR OF EARLY LEARNING Mr Robbie Blau Mrs C Milwidsky – AMI Dip Montessori Preschool ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TREASURER BA Ed & Clinical Psych Post Grad Dip WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019 Mr M Weininger Counselling HONORARY SECRETARY CO-PRESIDENTS PARENTS’ & Ms M Sonnabend FRIENDS’ ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mrs Natalie Sassoon and Mrs Loren Kalish Mr Eric Borecki Mr O Freedman AUDITOR Mrs J Kalowski Grant Thornton (Audit & Assurance) (Resigned 7 November 2018) Pty Ltd Mrs J Lowy Dr S Morris (Resigned 28 August 2018) Mr G Sher (Resigned 28 May 2018) Mr S Wilkenfeld 2 CONTENTS OUR SCHOOL Our History / Welcome .....................................................................................................................................................4 President’s Report ............................................................................................................................................................6 College Principal’s Report ................................................................................................................................................14 Dean of Jewish Life & Learning’s Report ...........................................................................................................................17 Director of Early Learning’s Report ..................................................................................................................................20 OUR ACHIEVEMENTS AND GOALS .............................................................................................................. 25 Major Initiatives in Learning and Innovation in 2018 . 29 OUR PERFORMANCE ...........................................................................................................................................31 OUR STAFF ................................................................................................................................................................ 38 Professional Learning and Teacher Standards ...................................................................................................................40 Human Resources ........................................................................................................................................................... 43 ..................................................................................................................................................... OUR STUDENTS 46 Student Leadership Report .............................................................................................................................................48 House Report ..................................................................................................................................................................51 Debating .........................................................................................................................................................................53 Sport .............................................................................................................................................................................54 Co-Curricular Music .........................................................................................................................................................60 OUR COMMUNITY School policies, including Anti-Bullying ............................................................................................................................ 65 OUR FUTURE The Moriah Foundation Report ........................................................................................................................................68 Admissions Office Report .................................................................................................................................................72 Archives & Records ..........................................................................................................................................................73 Communications Office Report .........................................................................................................................................74 OUR FINANCES Treasurer’s Report ...........................................................................................................................................................76 Moriah War Memorial College Association and its controlled entities ..................................................................................78 Moriah War Memorial College Association ....................................................................................................................... 114 The Moriah War Memorial Jewish College Association Limited. .148 Moriah College Building Fund & Moriah War Memorial Fund Trustee. 175 Moriah College Building Fund & Moriah War Memorial Fund . .187 3 MORIAH COLLEGE - 2018 ANNUAL REPORT OUR HISTORY / WELCOME WELCOME the leading Jewish Day schools not only an understanding of and a positive in Australia, but of the English speaking commitment to Orthodox Judaism and Moriah College is an independent, world. co-educational modern Orthodox identification with and love for Israel. Jewish school, which prides itself on On 13 April, 1994, Moriah College’s High Moriah creates a stimulating and providing the highest standard of School moved from its Vivian Street, caring environment for each student, Jewish education. Bellevue Hill premises to the new High provides a rich Jewish social and cultural Offering Preschool, Primary, and High School constructed at Queens Park. On experience and offers wide-ranging School education, Moriah aspires to the same day, our Primary School (Years support services for its students, achieve consistently excellent academic 3-6) also moved on to the Queens Park including support programs for standards. Year after year, our HSC site and in so doing, the Late Abraham children with special needs and careers results are up there with the best. Rabinovitch’s dream that one day information and advice. Sydney would have a Jewish Day School Moriah College also embraces the “which would rival any in the wider DUAL CURRICULUM belief that education does not stop Community”, was realised. at academic learning. A knowledge Moriah College offers a dual curriculum of our Jewish traditions, ethics and MISSION STATEMENT of Secular and Jewish Studies. It family values, a positive commitment provides secular education, which to modern Judaism and a love for “Moriah College aspires to achieve exceeds the standards required by the the State of Israel help to ensure our excellent academic standards by various New South Wales authorities. young people become caring, active, promoting the intellectual, spiritual, At the same time, it provides a responsible members of the community. moral, social and physical development comprehensive and enriching Jewish of the students. We strive to foster Studies curriculum, faithful to the HISTORY critical thought, cultural interests, College’s founding philosophy. tolerance, social responsibility and Founded in 1943 by the Late Mr self-discipline. The total development Both curricula are compulsory and Abraham Isaac Rabinovitch, Moriah the College views the dual system as College is an independent, co- of all our students remains our overall embodying the totality of the learning educational Modern Orthodox Jewish concern - helping them to proudly Day School, providing the highest realise their full potential as Jews, and experiences to which the student is standard of secular and Jewish as Australians.” exposed. education from Preschool through to The educational program at Moriah HSC level. EDUCATIONAL GOALS College recognises the individual In 1951, when Moriah opened its Vivian Moriah not only aspires to achieve needs and interests of the students as Street, Bellevue Hill campus, it was a excellence in academic standards, well as the needs of the Community – Primary School of 26 students and four but maintains and promotes among maintaining a balance between the need teachers. Today Moriah, with a total its students an awareness of and a to preserve and the need to respond to enrolment in excess of 1800 is one of feeling for Jewish traditions and ethics, social, economic and cultural change. 4 MORIAH COLLEGE - 2018 ANNUAL REPORT BOARD OF DIRECTORS • The responsible management of the • Generally maintaining high morale College