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1Ballarat Grammar Annual Report 2014

Ballarat and Queen’s Anglican Grammar SchoolAnnual Report 2015This is the forty-third Annual Report of the School and the twenty-first and final report of Mr Stephen Higgs as Headmaster.

The School is a company limited by guarantee, with the Bishop of Ballarat, The Right Reverend Garry Weatherill, as President, and twenty-four other Members drawn from different constituencies within the Grammar community.

Board of DirectorsThe governing body of the School is a board of twelve Directors. The Board meets eight times per year, as does the Finance Committee. Each of the other ongoing Committees meets at least once per term – Planning, Nominations and Audit and Governance.

We have much cause to be grateful for Directors’ generous commitment of time, and also for the expertise which they bring.

We have a full complement on the Board of Directors over 2015 and membership of the Board is as follows:

Chairman of the BoardHon Robert I Knowles AO

Ex officioThe Very Reverend Chris Chataway (Archdeacon of Ballarat)

The Headmaster and the Business Manager, Mr Peter Hunt, attend meetings of the Board and each of the following committees:

Finance CommitteeMr Tim Hovey (Chairman)Dr Shantini Deutscher (Deputy Chair)Mr Geoff RyanAssoc Prof Robyn PierceMr Michael Unwin

Co-opted MembersMr Lindsay EvansMr Colin McIntoshMr Matthew Tol

Ex officioDirector of Finance, Head of Senior School

Audit & Governance CommitteeDr Damian Powell (Chair)Mr Ewen Nevett (Deputy Chair)Hon Rob Knowles AOMrs Sarah LiaDr Maryann BrownDr David Mackay

Co-opted MemberMr Matthew Tol

Ex officioDirector of Finance

Planning CommitteeMr Geoff Ryan (Chair)Mrs Sarah Lia (Deputy Chair)Dr Shantini DeutscherAssoc Prof Robyn PierceDr Maryann BrownThe Very Reverend Chris ChatawayDr David MackayMr Michael Unwin

Ex officio Director of Admissions, Head of Senior School

Responsibilities of the BoardNow operating a learning enterprise for over fourteen hundred students, and two hundred staff, and managing a business with an annual turnover exceeding $29 million, the Board has significant responsibility. It has been fortunate to have specialist expertise from different corporate and professional sectors, and experience of governance in a range of entities.

Learning to ThriveEngaged in the World

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Major Capital Projects

• The new All Weather Sports Surface was completed and is being appreciated by students, staff and the wider Ballarat sporting community. The majority of this funding for this surface was provided by the Beckworth Trust.

• The JE Miller Science Wing has seen two laboratories being refurbished and a new laboratory was created to be as flexible as possible for current and future learning needs. In addition, redevelopment in the Beckworth Centre has converted a small lecture theatre and staff room into a very functional workshop for Systems Technology.

The generous support of the Beckworth Trust in the capital development of Grammar (and in the provision of fees support) is gratefully acknowledged.

Similarly, we acknowledge the invaluable contribution made to the development of Grammar and the provision of scholarships and bursaries by the Grammar Foundation.

Significant Features of the Year

• In April 2015, the retirement of the Headmaster, Mr Stephen Higgs, was announced. Following 21 years of dedicated service, Mr Higgs retired at the end of 2015. Mr Higgs and his wife, Susan, were farewelled with an Evensong Service and our Annual Board Dinner, as well as various other functions over the end of the year.

• The Chairman announced that the naming of our Agricultural and Environmental Learning Centre at Mount Rowan would be named the Stephen and Sue Higgs Centre in their honour and this will be opened and dedicated in 2016.

• In August 2015, Mr Adam Heath was announced as the successor to Mr Higgs.

• Our VCE results for 2015 for our Year 12s had five students achieving ATARs over 99 and six “perfect scores” of 50 were recorded.

Our student’s top ATARs was 99.75 and four students achieved ATARs over 99.

A significant measure of success is the proportion of ATARs above 80 and above 70.

65% of Grammar students achieved ATARs above 7044% of Grammar students achieved ATARs above 80.

• The exciting future ahead for all our students reflects the way in which all Grammar students develop individual capacity across a breadth of academic studies and in their larger view of community – locally, regionally and internationally.

• Across many different year levels and many different areas,

staff have encouraged and supported students in their learning, and the broad success of our students reflects the professionalism of the environment in which they have grown.

• On 1 August 2016, all Victorian Schools are required to

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 of Senior staff dedicated to this and significant changes to policies and practices are required for the School as both the Board and Head are accountable for this legislation being implemented.

• Total School enrolment currently stands at around 1,492 with over one third of these students receiving some form of scholarship, bursary or rebate.

• We continue to host indigenous students from Kalumburu (WA) and Timber Creek (NT) along with a steady number of students from refugee communities. All of our indigenous students are contributing to the life of Grammar in different and valuable ways.

• Our boarding community continues to thrive in a warm aspirational environment under the leadership of our Director of Boarding and our dedicated Heads of House. 214 young people, coming from all States in Australia and a small number from overseas, live on campus and take full advantage of their home away from home.

• Just over 200 candidates sitting for scholarship testing in 2015 and future enrolments remaining strong at each year level.

• City Cite, headed by Mr Harry Leather, continues to run programs for thirty schools, both Melbourne and regional. Our occupancy rates over the year have again increased.

• City Cite has also been used as a base for our professional development for all teaching staff and in smaller departmental groups at other times of the year and hosted various members of staff in November.

• The Junior School was authorised as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. After 2 ½ years as a candidate school, we are now authorised to deliver the IB’s Primary Years Programme.

• The Round Square Committee organised a very effective “Hunger Lunch”, feeding about 1,200 staff and students on the Tunbridge Oval. The message about food distribution in the world hit home, and the event raised over $1,000 for Oxfam.

• Other community-based initiatives include Can the Chapel for Anglicare, Bina Day, Mighty Boot Muster, providing soccer and football boots for indigenous students, Altitude Shift, fund-raising for Timor Leste, Live Below the Line, the Winter Woollies Drive, and the Kurt Hahn Sleep-out.

• Staff and students journeyed to Timor Leste to provide further support for the teaching program and to visit local hospitals in Ainaro and Dili.

• Our strong connection with Anglicare continues with student involvement on the Anglicare Committee and student designs featured on the Anglicare Christmas card.

• Remarkable performances in Senior School musical Little Shop of Horrors, Grammar in Concert and a variety of


other concerts throughout the year involving both Junior and Senior School students, including the Junior School production, #Game of Wonder.

• Our Careers Expo has grown into the largest in the region and is highly successful.

• Premier’s VCE Awards were presented to six students in 2014 studies of Chemistry, English Language and VCE - English Language, Chemistry and Mathematical Methods, Systems Technology, Visual Communication and Agriculture & Horticulture Studies.

• 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 of the VCE Season of Excellence.

• Following national success, we were represented a Year 12 student at the English Speaking Union International Public Speaking Competition in the UK.

• As well as usual attendance at regional and interstate conferences, students and staff attended the International Round Square Conference held at UWCSEA in Singapore in October. With a theme of Act Today, Change Tomorrow; this was preceded by a pre-service component in Thailand.

• 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.

Current Life Governors

(listed in order of appointment)Mrs Dawn MacdonaldMrs Alison RuccoMr Barry Smith OAMMrs Lorraine BellMr John MillerMs Jo WatsonMr Bob BathMr Alf Hancock

Deceased Life Governors

Mr Geoffrey Petch Mr Norman MustMr Geoffrey RichardsThe Hon WH (Bill) Borthwick AMMrs JM (Jessie) Scott MBEMiss CE (Kit) WilliamsonMr WH (Peter) Heinz OAMMr Wallace Cochran Mr Norman Stevens


School Performance Informationfor year ending 31 December 2015

BALLARAT GRAMMARLearning 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 GrammarBallarat 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


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 OutcomesStudent 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

Not Selected 45

Afrikaans 1

Albanian 1

Amharic (ethiopian) 1

Arabic (inc. Lebanese) 2

Australian Indigenous Language 3

Bengali 1

Cantonese 3

Dutch 2

Ewe 2

Farsi 1

German 2

Greek 3

Language Students

Hindi 4

Japanese 2

Mandarin 11

Pashto Urdu 1

Persian 1

Punjabi 2

Samoan 1

Serbian 2

Swedish 1

Telugu 2

Thai 1

Vietnamese 2

We have 45 students where the home language is unknown.


Student AttendanceThe average attendance rate was 94.7% over Years 1 to 10.

The attendance rate by year level is as follows:

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 ResultsYear 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).

Year 1 95.0%

Year 2 95.9%

Year 3 96.6%

Year 4 96.8%

Year 5 95.7%

Year 6 97.6%

Year 7 94.7%

Year 8 94.2%

Year 9 91.8%

Year 10 93.9%

Junior School Senior School


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


Reading 96 100 99 99

Writing 100 97 97 93

Spelling 96 96 98 96


Numeracy 98 99 99 99


Reading 100 98 99 98

Writing 100 96 95 94

Spelling 100 100 95 95


Numeracy 100 100 99 99

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

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

NumeracyThere 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.


SatisfactionParent, 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 Females

Full Time Part Time Casual Total Males

Total Staff

Headmaster 1 1 1

Key Management Personnel Deputy Headmaster

1 1 1 1 2

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 administrative

11 8 19 1 1 20

Community and personal service

7 29 6 42 1 3 1 5 47

Technicians and trade 6 1 7 7

Machinery operators and drivers

2 2 2

Labourers 2 3 5 5

Total 73 77 31 181 60 22 22 104 285


Age Range Female Male Total

Under 20 years 0 2 2

20-29 years 24 10 34

30-39 years 44 24 68

40-49 years 54 29 83

50-59 years 46 25 71

60 + years 13 14 27

Total 181 104 285

Teaching Staff Experience

Over 10 years54%

6-10 years24%

1-5 years22%


Staff 2015Headmaster 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 CFREDirector of WCPA Mr P Burnett DipBusMan(Ballarat) EMFIA CFREDirector 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&WTMrs 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) PGCEMrs 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)


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) MACSMiss 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&AMr 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 FRGSMr 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)


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)

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

Kindergarten and Reception Teaching StaffActing 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 AssociatesMrs 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 AssociatesMs T Dalton DipChildServices Ms B Gilbert DipChildServicesMs E Farrell DipChildServices Ms E Foyster DipChildServicesMrs D Howard BEd(EC)(Edith Cowan)Ms C Johnson DipChildServices


Miss Amiee Jones DipChildServices (Ballarat), BEd(EC&Prim)(Ballarat)Mrs J Askari CertIIIChildServices Ms E Bradby DipChildServicesMrs B Sands DipChildServices Mrs V Sporton CertIIIChildServicesMs A McConchie CertIIIChildServices

Administrative & Ancillary StaffMrs 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-ordinatorsMr James AttardMrs Rebecca Fisher

Instrumental Music, Voice and Speech ArtMr L G Askew BMus GradDipEd GradCertRE(ACU) Cert IVWT&A Ms C Bennett AMusAMrs K Both DipTeach(PrimSACAE)Mrs S Brown BMus BTeach(Melb)Mr A Chataway BMusPerf(Hons)(Adelaide)Miss I DaleMr B Deenick BA(Monash) DipEd(La Trobe)Mr E Duggan BMus DipEd(Melb)Mr M Evans-BarkerMs H Fairhall BMus(Perf)(Adelaide) DipEd(Mercer House) AMusA GradCertALBE(La Trobe)Mr I Govan AMusA CEO Teaching Registration CAA REIVMrs K Govan BA(Music)(VCA) DipEd(Melb)Mr K Hackwill BMus(Melb) AMusAMs M Jess BA AMusA NCAS Level 1EFA Dressage JudgeMr H JoyceMs G Kennelly BSc(Hons)(Scotland)Ms M Kriss BMus(VCA)Mr D LawlessMr 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 LMusAMrs P PowellMs W Rechenberg MPVA (CSU), DipArt(Music)(VCA), AMusAMs S Savy DipArtsMr B Saul BAMus ARPT(Piano Technician) ICP(Piping APBA)Mrs C Schuler AMusA DipMus PerfCert GradDipEd(Sec) Cert IV W&AMrs A Sinclair BA(Scottish Music Piping) Royal Conservatoire of ScotlandMr B Sozanski BA(Music,French)(Sydney) DipEd(Double Music)(Sydney) ATCL(Piano tuition)Mr G Williams MA ModMusEd&CreatCertEdMs H Wray MMus(Perf) GradDipEd (Secondary), AMusA, Cert of Accomp., Cert of Yth L’ship

Administrative & Ancillary StaffMiss A Axen BComm(Ballarat) ASA (CPA)Mrs I Blobel AdvCertOffAdmin CertIIIFinancialServicesMrs R Brehaut DipBus Cert IV T&AMrs R Dagar-Clare CertlllFinancialServicesMs S Eaton BAppSc(Ballarat)Mrs B FordMiss L Gray CertIIIFinancialServicesMiss D Hateley DipBus DipBusMgt CertIII&IVFinancialServices DipAccMrs C Hay


Ms S Horton CertII&IIIBusiness Mr S Huang BBus(RMIT) CPAMrs J Hume CertIIIITMrs J Huntley DipBus(HR) AdvDipMgt(HR)Ms S KugelMrs G McMullin BAppSc(OT) GradDipErgMs L McCrackenMrs J Norman DipAppSc(Ag) (VCAH)Mr P O’Dwyer BB CA ASBAMrs C Prendergast Fay AdvDipMgt CertIVBusAdminMrs M PolkingorneMs L Robbins BEd DipTeach(Prim) DipMgtMiss 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 CertIVOHSMr 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.

ICTMrs L P Barrow BEd(Prim) DipTeach(Prim)(Deakin) GradCertRE(ACU) Mr G J Bell BComp(Ballarat) BComm(eBusiness) Mr M Blackman Mr J L DuncanMr 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 KulinskiMrs 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&AMs T Harris LISTD (London) CICB Licentiate CBA – CICB


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 SonenbergLibrary 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 FarmMr R Mills Cert 3 Ed Support BAgSci (Oneolgy)

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

2015 / 2016Mansi 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 2015Ms L WestMrs K NijamMiss K WilliamsMrs L AllenMs K TheodoreMrs F LatrobeMr S MatthewsMs A MurdochMrs Nancy WuMr M DickinsonMr A PitsonMrs L GunnMrs G ZalaMr R BrehautMr P Treloar

Relieving Staff during 2015Miss T BenoitMrs M BuckinghamMr E DugganMr Tim JohnstoneMr Gerry SkeneMrs Claire MacDonnellMiss Caitlin Hancock


The Chapel of St Mark

2015 saw the completion of the nave windows. The north windows now boast a flamboyant series of windows based on ‘The Holy Spirit and the Energies of Youth’. Our nave is now completely filled with the imaginative work of artist David Wright. The windows include references to creation and environmental concerns, and to the many activities of our students. The final window, a dazzling deep blue, invites us to make connections between all world religions, and to see just how big the ‘Big Picture’ actually is.

Surrounded by such beauty, we have continued the spiritual celebrations which form the backbone of the School’s life:

• Baptisms and confirmations• Weddings• Funerals and memorial services• A weekly early morning Eucharist• The five large services of each week: the Senior School services, the Junior School service, and Boarders’ Chapel each Sunday night.

Many of our services are designed and led by students, on topics about which they are passionate. We greatly value these contributions to our thinking.

We have been enriched this year by the gifts of Mr Brent Pelton, who has joined the Chaplaincy team. Brent hopes to be ordained as a deacon in 2016.

Our services are also greatly enriched by the musical talents of Mr Leigh Askew, our organist, and Mr Evan Duggan, who plays for us on Tuesdays. Both men are adaptable and accommodating, going out of their way to provide music which suits our liturgies.

At the end of the year, we gathered in WCPA for a service of Evensong to farewell Stephen and Sue Higgs. A massed choir and string orchestra were conducted by Mrs Lyndell Allen, whose energy and talent lifted this event to great heights. Her work with the choirs throughout the year is greatly appreciated.

Rev’d Canon Peter TreloarMrs Fiona WhitehouseMr Brent PeltonChaplains

Admissions Office

The School has seen an increase in enrolments to 1492 students at the end of 2015, from 1453 students in 2014. Significant factors included the continued enrolment growth in the CEEd and Junior School, along with the additional Year 7 class in the Senior School. At year-end, CEEd enrolments were 147, Junior School 437 and the Senior School had 908 students.

• The impressive programs offered at the CEEd continue to be a significant point of interest to families, with enrolment strength resulting in some waiting lists for places. A large number of children enrolled in the 4YO Program are continuing on into Prep in the Junior School; this represents a significant strength in terms of Junior School enrolments.• The tremendous learning opportunities that have emerged since the commencement of Year 4 classes at the Mount Rowan Farm Campus in mid-2014, along with the full accreditation of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme during 2015, has seen ever-increasing levels of interest in the Junior School. • Senior School enrolments remain strong, with an increase to 908 students, including 215 Boarders. The integration of the additional Year 7 class in 2015 was a prominent component of enrolment growth; 2016 will again see the expanded intake at Year 7 continue and the Year 8 cohort will become larger than previous years as the extra class moves up.• The School continues to be promoted to country families across Western Victoria, the Wimmera/Mallee, North Central Victoria and Southern NSW through Field Days and social gatherings.• Other significant events include Scholarship Day, Open Days in February and November and public Information Evenings.• A new Ballarat Grammar website was launched during 2015, with past, present and future families appreciating the improved accessibility and quality of information.

Overall, levels of interest in a Ballarat Grammar education are very strong and the School is excited about the strength of its future enrolments.

Bruce PipkornDirector of Admissions


City Cite

This year we again have had school bookings for all full weeks of the school year up until the beginning of December. Various other organisations have continued to use the facility, including a number of workshops for GATEWAYS holiday programs, a group from the Sea-Life Aquarium and a United Nations Youth Association conference.This year we have continued to encourage students to study questions that involve issues concerning social equity or current city issues, such as architecture or transport. Students from many schools have visited Urban Seed run by the Collins St Baptist Church, the Big Issue, and the Asylum Seeker Support Centre in Footscray. For the second year, a number of schools have visited Fare-Share in Collingwood: this has been a favourite destination with students who have relished the chance to make a difference, by assisting in the preparation of meals for those who don’t know where their next meal will come from.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.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 years have been dramatic, with most students having a smart phone and many schools specifying iPads or similar for their Year 8 and 9 cohorts.

Schools and organisations that have been involved at City Cite in 2014 include the following: Avila CollegeBallarat GrammarBerwick GrammarBraybrook CollegeCobram Anglican Grammar SchoolGATEWAYSGeelong CollegeGeelong Lutheran CollegeGenazzano FCJHamilton CollegeHuntingtowerKingswood CollegeKorowa Girls SchoolMentone Girls GrammarMethodist Ladies’ CollegeMelbourne Girls GrammarMt Scopus Memorial CollegeNewhaven CollegeOrchard ChurchOxley CollegePlenty Valley Christian CollegeRed Cross – Refugee GroupSacré CoeurSea-life AquariumSt Margaret’s SchoolSt Michael’s GrammarSurface Coaters Association of AustraliaTeach International

Toorak College (Year 9)Toorak College (Year 10)Woodleigh SchoolUnited Nations Youth AssociationXavier (Burke Hall)Xavier (Kostka Hall)Yarra Valley GrammarInternational Study Tours from Japan & China

2015 has been another very busy year with some new schools and new inclusions in programs. It has been a great advantage to have a dedicated and talented staff with Andrew Barker, Lyn Zarifis and Kerrie Dendle. Their enthusiasm and preparedness to keep refining our curriculum has been of great value.

Harry Leather Director of City Cite

Professional Development

2015 saw a significant shift in the focus and direction of our Professional Development program. It was a year that saw the experience of the learner take centre-stage, and all of our decision-making was measured against the impact these decisions and directions would have on the learner and their learning experience. It was a year where the staff were granted the independence to pursue a professional development program that was specific to them, tailored to their specific needs and aspirations. Support was provided to staff by coaches, who were there to assist staff to work towards achieving their predetermined and individualised goals as part of the new Professional Growth Program. This was all made possible by the fine work of those who had previously led Professional Development and enabled those new to this sphere to build on a solid foundation of Professional programing. At the start of 2015, Chris Beechey took up the role of Assistant Head responsible for Learning, Mark Warwick took up the role of Assistant Head responsible for Programs and Alan Ford maintained his role as Director of Staff.

The Senior and Junior School staff began the year with a one day conference at the Creswick Novatel Hotel, with the focus on presenting an innovative professional learning program, called the Professional Growth Program.

This is a process where staff are encouraged and supported by coaches to:• Set ambitious goals for themselves and their practice• Share in the development and pursuit of Faculty goals/ intentions• Visit other practitioners in their classrooms to advance their own professional knowledge and practice (Shared Classrooms)• Undertake formalised professional reading• Meet with their coach to reflect on their progress.


The 12 coaching staff from across the School met regularly in Semester 1 to receive guidance on how to provide cognitive coaching support for staff across the School, using the expertise of Mark Warwick, Alan Ford and Gavin Grift. Our coaches were also involved in a pilot of the Professional Growth Program in Semester 1 and all Senior School staff were asked to undertake a Shared Classroom experience using the Ron Ritchhart’s lenses to guide our observations in these shared experiences. The Professional Growth Program which had been outlined at our Conference at Creswick Novotel at the start of the year, 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 overwhelmingly positive, with staff giving us clear areas for improvement and expansion in 2016. Again, the Junior School staff worked collaboratively under the direction of Maria Cahir. Congratulations must be extended to Maria and the whole Junior School staff who worked tirelessly to implement the IB-PYP and finally achieving PYP status in Term 3. It was a demanding program, training all staff to adhere to the prescriptive but extremely effective guidelines of the IB philosophies. The IB-PYP is now influencing the experiential learning experiences in not only the CEEd but also the Senior School, as we seek to look for continuity across the School in the learning experience of each child.

Koren Naylor continued in her role as Acting Director of the CEEd, regularly holding 2 hour PL sessions on a Monday night from 6pm – 8pm. Staff at the CEEd are guided by directives from the Department as well as the principles of the Reggio Amelia programs and the School’s own learning philosophy. The CEEd staff have consolidated the programs developed in 2014, and extended the Outdoor Education program through the implementation of the Bush Kinder program. This has been an outstanding success with the groups and staff heading over to the bushland area near the Heinz Centre, rain, hail or shine.

Internally, staff have been involved in many new initiatives 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 of Faculty, invest a significant amount of time into a new Progressive Online Reporting System in the Senior School. Alongside this, we have had numerous staff attend and present at a host of conferences, both in Australia and abroad, and we had over a dozen staff operating as VCAA examiners.

2015 has been a year of implementation and we look forward to consolidating and advancing the many Professional Development programs and opportunities that we run throughout the School and beyond. We continue to strive to be the best we can be and the best measure of this is the rich and varied learning experiences that our students encounter; and on this count, we will never rest.

Chris Beechey, Assistant Head - Learning Alan Ford, Director of Staff

Centre for Early Education (CEEd)

In the lives of young children, the little things are the big things. For young children, each day is not perceived as part of an ordinary daily life, but rather an extraordinary daily life, as they are achieving and sucCEEding every day. It is our pleasure and great privilege to be co-constructors in this process.The events noted below were made possible by educators, children and families in the CEEd, along with the willingness to join together to go ‘above and beyond’ during 2015.

Educational Program and Practice (NQS Quality Area 1)

• Introduction of consecutive days in all Reception and Kindergarten programs - Consecutive days were offered for the first time in 2105. Research and experience has shown it provides many benefits to the children’s transition and learning. In particular, consecutive days assisted children when settling into their programs and establishing key relationships at the start of the year. There was greater consistency within the programs as they were not ‘broken up’ by days of non-attendance and greater depth in teaching and learning was facilitated. Opportunities existed for ‘flow’ of children’s learning, a key component of our curriculum, and the ability for educators to focus on one group of children at a time to maximise children’s learning. The experience of consecutive days also aligns with the Reggio Emilia philosophy. Children’s learning can be scaffolded over longer periods and learning environments facilitate sustained investigations and project work. • Launch of Bush Kinder - Bush Kinder was a welcome addition to our Reception and Kindergarten Programs this year. Using the vast natural grounds of the Heinz Centre and treed area opposite the CEEd, we conducted regular sessions of Kindergarten and Reception exclusively outside. The children used only the natural environment to source their own learning and play. There is a great deal of research and literature that covers the benefits of free, unstructured play in nature and children of the CEEd have experienced many of these in their Bush Kinder sessions.

Staffing Arrangements (NQS Quality Area 4)

• CEEd Staff Day - The third annual CEEd Staff Day was held on Saturday 7 February at Ballarat Lodge. We secured Anthony Semann as our guest speaker. Anthony presented ‘Intentional Teaching – From the National Quality Standard requirements and beyond’ and ‘Environments - The right to beauty’. All CEEd Educators were present and engaged in this beneficial professional learning. • Long Day Care Professional Development Program (LDCPDP) - In 2104 we were successful in obtaining funding from the Federal Government through the LDCPDP. The funding is to be used over the next 3 years to supplement our professional learning budget provided by the School. This can be used for professional learning opportunities for our staff, both locally and interstate, to backfill relief staff, and to purchase professional learning resources.


• Professional Learning opportunities included, but were not limited to the Cert IV in Nature Pedagogy at Federation University, the Ballarat and District Kindergarten Teachers Association Annual Conference, Theory into Practice sessions at Gowrie Victoria, The Play Cycle with Marc Armitage, the Early Childhood Association Conference at Caulfield Racecourse, The Resilience Project with Hugh Ceylenburg and the REAIE Biennial National Conference at the Melbourne Convention Centre.• Deeper understanding and appreciation of the Reggio 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 documentation, including projects, daily journals, curriculum reflections and a selection of resource books. It was a chance to enjoy focused discussion and reflection, which was inspiring and triggered transformation of practice. In July, six educators attended the four-day REAIE Biennial Conference. This was conducted at the Melbourne Convention Centre and included key note speakers from Reggio Emilia, Centre visits and workshops. In addition to this, as Acting Director of the CEEd, I had the good fortune to participate in an international Study Tour to Reggio Emilia, Italy, in April. From this we have gained many insights and implemented new ideas into our curriculum at the CEEd. • Introduction of Collaborative Meetings between Departments within the CEEd - 2015 saw the introduction of regular collaborative meetings between the Reception and Kindergarten Departments. Collaboration enhances professional learning, assists educators with planning, problem-solving and sharing of important information. This ‘meeting of the minds’ proved to be a valuable initiative in addition to our regular Department and Whole CEEd Meetings.

Collaborative partnerships with families and communities (NQS Quality Area 6)

• Introduction of informal Parent Information Sessions in Term One - We are always seeking ways to improve collaborative partnerships with families at the CEEd and for the first time we offered information in an informal format at the beginning of the year. These additional information sessions were introduced to compliment and extend on the orientation provided at the formal Parent Information Night held in Term 4 of the year before.• The CEEd Working Bee - The annual Working Bee has transformed our many playgrounds at the CEEd, and we could not have done this without the time, skills and energy of our many family volunteers. It was an inspiring day that produced wonderful outdoor learning environments for the children.• Bush Kinder Information Evening - We were fortunate to have Mr Doug Fargher (Bush Doug), creator of one of the first Bush Kinder programs in Victoria and advocate for the benefits of outdoor learning, as our guest speaker at a parent evening. Doug was able to share his experience, inspire us and provide feedback in the lead-up to the launch of our own Bush Kinder program at the CEEd at the beginning of Term 2.• Implementation of ‘Ready, Set, Bush!’ parent induction sessions - In order to volunteer at Bush Kinder, parents are asked to take part in an induction session: ‘Ready, Set, Bush!’ The information sessions have been specifically designed to inform parents about Bush Kinder, related

policies and procedures, and increase understanding of the benefits of outdoor play for their child’s development.

All of this in 2015, along with the sheer delight of working with and learning alongside many children and families, has made the CEEd a wonderful place to ‘be’ and a rich learning environment for everyone who walks through our doors.

Koren NaylorActing Director of the CEEd

Junior School StaffingAt the end of 2014, Year 1 teacher and Senior School French teacher, Ms Jessica Taylor, resigned to pursue opportunities to teach overseas. Due to some internal staff changes we were able to recruit two new teachers for 2015; Ms Tanya McGowan, Year 1, and Ms Helen Trotter, Year 5. Both teachers brought significant experience and expertise to the School which we will benefit from over the coming years. Music teaching in the Junior School was also enhanced with the arrival of Mrs Antoinette Dillon to teach Year 4 Music classes. In 2016 Antoinette will take over Mrs Glenis Zala’s complete music teaching load whilst Glenis takes a year of well-deserved leave.

Academic ResultsNAPLAN results in the Junior School were again pleasing. The Year 3 results were some of the best the School has seen with 100% of children above the National minimum benchmark in Reading, Writing, Grammar and Punctuation and Numeracy. No child was below the benchmark in any strand of assessment. We also saw all of the indicators well above the State Average. At Year 5 the results were again strong. Medians in Reading, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation and Numeracy were all above State Average. Of the 355 results returned, 6 results were below the National Minimum Standard, 3 of these in Writing. After reviewing the results we have identified Writing, in particular Persuasive Text, as an area to give greater attention in future years. In the Junior School we do very little specific NAPLAN preparation but understand that a little more focus on the techniques of Persuasive Text would be beneficial for the students.

International BaccalaureateUndoubtedly, the highlight of 2015 has been our Authorisation as an IB World School offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP). The PYP curriculum contains three key components, which explain how students learn, how educators teach, and the principles and practice of effective assessment within the programme. Following a three-day visit by official IBO assessors the School was sent a glowing Authorisation report which highlighted the following strengths:• Commitment to an inquiry-based approach to teaching and

learning is evident throughout the School• The Junior School Inquiry Centre supports the PYP program

and is a hub of the School• Environmental awareness is promoted across the School,

especially at Mount Rowan• Responsible action is celebrated and promoted• There is a culture of openness, collaboration and mutual

respect throughout all areas of the School• School Leadership is committed to staff development• The whole School community has embraced and understands


the Learner Profile• Teachers understand and include in the curriculum the

five essential PYP elements and use a variety of tools and strategies to assess and report on learning.

An associated highlight of 2015 was undoubtedly the inaugural Ballarat Grammar PYP Exhibition. Held in late Term 3, the Exhibition gave all Year 6 students the opportunity to investigate and report on an issue they felt strongly about. If the Exhibition was a ‘Summative Task’ for a school’s efforts to implement the PYP, we were already achieving beyond the expected level for a school 3 months out from authorisation!

Roger BadeHead of Junior School

Resource Centre – Must Memorial Library and Junior Inquiry Centre

Children who read for pleasure have increased concentration, memory, confidence, greater self-esteem and general knowledge. Reading builds empathy, improves imagination and language development. These are important and relevant benefits, whether we live in a digital or analogue world (David, 2013).

The Senior Library and the Junior Inquiry Centre continue to provide all Ballarat Grammar students and staff with access to a vast range of popular fiction, literature and non-fiction resources. Encouragingly, 39175 books were borrowed in 2015! This figure demonstrates how dynamic and accessible the environments are and provide acknowledgement of the importance of the service. During 2015, all students were exposed to aspects of information literacy and responsible research during formal class times spent in either library. The Australian Curriculum and the IB require that these skills are embedded in all our student learning.

Grammar’s strong reading culture is evident with not only our usage figures, but with the engagement across the classrooms, in the ‘presence’ of reading every day. Students in the Junior School are engaged by a ‘provocation’ to ask, think and inquire; all vital aspects of the successful models within the IB. ‘Storybird’ has been utilised in recent times, and this provides access to a web-based platform for our young students to create stories or poetry, within a safe platform.

Audio books are being utilised and our collection of digital resources is evolving. Both libraries support the Faculties or learning intentions within Grammar in a responsive, proactive manner.

There have been many professional development opportunities undertaken by staff, and these have enhanced our knowledge and supported our proactive service in both libraries. A series of speakers throughout 2015 were aligned with either the IB or the senior curriculum, to support our students with their school subjects, or interests on a ‘global’ scale.

The Junior Inquiry Centre is always ‘abuzz’ and typically filled with energetic young learners keen to borrow books prior to any holiday period. A slight refurbishment of the spaces in the Senior Library has proved positive and we anticipate further works to be completed in the near future.

Melissa DunleyHead of Department - Library

Curriculum

In 2015 the committee which was responsible for overseeing the development of curriculum in the Senior School, the Chair of Faculties Committee, underwent a change of name, membership and focus in line with the new Strategic Directions plan of the School. The previous Director of Studies, Richard Carroll is recognised for his leadership of the Chairs of Faculty Committee and we extend our thanks to former Faculty Chairs for their contribution to the group. With new Strategic Directions guiding our work, the Curriculum Innovation and Assessment Committee (CIAC) was formed at the beginning of 2015.

Membership of the CIAC (Curriculum Innovation and Assessment Committee)In 2015 we farewelled Mr Rob Brehaut as Chair of Art and Design, Mr Nathan Burgess as Head of ICT (acting), Mrs Lucy Barrow as Head of ICT/Head of eLearning and Ms Priscilla Herington as Head of Year 9. We thank all former members for their commitment and leadership during their time with the committee. In 2015 we welcomed Mrs Sue Sedgwick, Chair of Art and Design; Mr Andrew Loynes Chair of Humanities (acting); Mr Adam Shaw Head of ICT, and Ms Melissa Dunley, Senior Librarian onto the committee. The inclusion of Ms Dunley on the CIAC galvanises the role of the Senior Librarian in supporting Faculties to gather rich curriculum material, in electronic, audio and hard copy form and to support students in developing rigorous research practices. The CIAC met fortnightly to discuss curriculum development, assessment and reporting matters. In 2015, the committee oversaw the implementation of the School’s first Online Progressive Reporting system across Years 7-10, the development and implementation of Faculty Intentions as a core element of the new Professional Growth Program, along with engaging in robust discussion about how to ‘future proof’ our students.

Online Progressive ReportingIn 2015 the Online Progressive Reporting program was trialled and then introduced across Years 7-10. The online reporting system allows teachers to report regularly on student progress. Central to the reporting function of the system is the inclusion of three core attributes; Engagement, Commitment and Learning Potential (in addition to subject specific skill and knowledge criteria). In keeping with the educational philosophy of the School, these core attributes are considered to be central to the success of every learner. Work continues on the online reporting system into 2016.

Janus – Futures Program and Study Skills at Year 10After the 2014 review of the Year 10 program conducted by Mrs Sue Hinchliffe and Mr Richard Carroll, Janus, a futures and careers program was introduced at Year 10 to strengthen the academic transition between the Heinz Centre and the Year 10 program. The focus of Janus is to provide students with opportunities to look at future pathways and build on the skills, knowledge and experiences they already possess to ensure they engage fully in the Year 10 academic program. The Janus program continues in 2016.

New subjects, new choicesFaculties offered a range of different subjects in 2015. Along with traditional Faculty-based subjects, students were able to choose from a wide option of Vocational Education and


Training (VET) subjects, including Equine Studies, Community Service and Music Technical Production. A small number of students elected to follow the applied learning pathway offered by the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL); the VCAL pathway provides students with another option if the VCE pathway towards an ATAR rank and university entrance is not appropiate for them .

Faculty-based new subject offerings• Health and Physical Education offered a new Year 9 elective,

Up and Running, and VET Sport and Recreation at Year 10 for students.

• Information, Communication and Technology offered a defined pathway through elective choices from Year 9-VCE with Gaming Development and Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufactoring (CAD CAM) being offered at Year 10.

Literacy GroupA cross-campus Literacy Group was established to strengthen the shared understanding of the pedagogical approaches to the teaching of literacy within the School. With representatives from the Junior School and Senior School, the Literacy Group draws on research and best practice to support the teaching and learning of literacy in Junior and Senior classrooms. Mrs Maria Cahir (Assistant Head Teaching and Learning Junior School), Mrs Helen Trotter (Head of Literacy Junior School), Ms Rhonda Menhennet (Chair of English Senior School), Ms Kate Brady (Assistant Head of English Senior School) and Ms Brianne Cuthbert (Director of Curriculum) are core members of the group. The work of the Literacy Group will continue in 2016.

NAPLANThe 2015 NAPLAN results show that the Senior School literacy and numeracy programs are supporting students to exceed national and state literacy standards. The numeracy results show that the work of the Mathematics Faculty is rigorous and consistent across every year level with both Year 7 and 9 achieving well above state and national standards.At the VCE level, the School continues to support large numbers of VCE teaching staff who contribute to the study design, examination development and assessment of Unit 3 and 4 examinations. The high level of involvement by VCE teachers in the VCAA end-of-year examination assessments provides valuable professional learning and development opportunities for Faculty members.

2015 saw the introduction of many significant projects which will continue into 2016 and beyond. Strengthening the collaborative ties between the Literacy teams in the Junior and Senior Schools, enabling our Year 10s to open the doors to their own futures through Janus, and the continued work of Chairs of Faculty to provide students with opportunities to engage in the world will remain central to our focus in 2016.I would like to express my sincere thanks to all Chairs and Faculty members in both the Junior and Senior Schools for their continued commitment in the areas of curriculum development, assessment and reporting.

Brianne CuthbertDirector of Curriculum

Wellbeing Changes in roles this year, resulted in two key appointments supporting the wellbeing of the School. Mrs Sandra Warwick was appointed to the position of Director of Care, helping and guiding Heads of Houses and assisting students in need. Ms Kate Brady took on the role of Positive Education Co-ordinator, working on explicit measures to embed wellbeing theory into our teaching and learning practices.

Throughout the year, a number of staff attended external professional learning related to youth mental health issues and explicit Positive Education practices. Mrs Adele Ryan began implementing a program to enhance the wellbeing of our girl boarders by working with staff in our female boarding Houses to develop their professional skills. This program has been generously supported by the Invergowrie Foundation who provide funding. The program focuses on healthy mindset, healthy relationships and healthy lifestyles. Ms Hanna Wise, Ms Kate Brady and Mrs Crystal Bell attended the Practising Positive Education Conference at Knox Grammar in Sydney where Mrs Christine Shaw presented a paper on motivation and learning.

Our Administration staff have engaged in Positive Psychology holding two training sessions throughout the year, facilitated by our teaching staff. Wellbeing and collegial activities rounded out these sessions. Ms Kate Brady has continued to bring professional learning sessions to all staff through joint presentations with the CEEd, Junior and Senior Schools.

A focus on Mindfulness held at the Melbourne Zoo was attended by staff, enhancing their understanding of how mindfulness can be used in educational settings to improve learning.

Dr Suzy Green, a world leader in Positive Psychology from the Positivity Institute, spent two days with our staff, along with running an education forum for Ballarat schools. Suzy presented a most successful wellbeing forum to our parents and the events were most successful.

Implemented and lead by Ms Kate Brady and Mrs Sandra Warwick, the following was achieved:

• The development of a working goal for the continued implementation of Positive Education within the academic and pastoral curriculum through the Pos. Ed Focus Group: to build the academic tenacity and buoyancy of our students through targeted learning and classroom experiences and explicit positive education interventions.

• Fostering links and sharing understandings through the Grammar and broader Ballarat community hosting and visiting like-minded schools. Our staff have presented at local Primary Schools sharing our wellbeing model.

• The development of TED talk-style clips, ‘Grammar Talks’ promoting elements of our Wellbeing Program for posting on our School portal.

• 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.


• Ongoing development of explicit program scope and sequence in the Senior School.

• The development of links to positive psychology interventions at Year 10 through the Janus program.

• A whole school focus on how we are developing the skills for the future by focusing on strengths, resilience and academic tenacity.

• Working towards the Healthy Schools Achievement Program for creating schools that comply with state-wide standards.

• Staff have attended Mental Health First Aid courses and other sessions for wellbeing management throughout the year.

• Youth Mental Health team from Ballarat Health Services have spent time working with our boarding community.

The Professional Growth Program, developed by a team lead by Assistant Head Mr Christopher Beechey, has endeavoured to link goal setting for teaching and learning to wellbeing, and all staff across the School are working through this new program.

As we endeavour to build our wellbeing knowledge in all areas, it is clear that Ballarat Grammar is a leading school in educational wellbeing and positive education implementation and while we have much to learn ourselves, we have gained much as an educational institution.

Mrs Christine ShawHead of Senior School

Mrs Sandra WarwickDirector of Care

Ms Kate BradyPositive Education Co-ordinator

Art and Design Faculty

2015 involved a considerable amount of changes for the Art and Design Faculty. With Natalie Dunne and Gabe Lillie taking leave at different times during the year, we had excellent replacements in Melanie Buckingham and Deb Walter. Rod Brehaut took Long Service Leave for the second part of 2015, and made the difficult decision to retire from classroom teaching at the end of 2015. We saw significant changes to the Beckworth Centre, with our staff room and audio-visual theatre being replaced by a new Systems Technology classroom. The shift of Systems Technology to the Art and Design Faculty will build on the links between Systems and Product Design.

With the much-anticipated arrival of the famous Archibald Prize to Ballarat, we ensured that all Art students from Years 7 to 12 visited the exhibition. This promoted a great deal of discussion about the nature of portraiture, the significance of art prizes and what, in fact, makes an art work ‘good’.

Within the School we saw the House Art Competition preoccupy Mentor groups during Term 2, and the VCE Art and Design Exhibition drawing record crowds in Term 4.

Art and Design Captains 2015Eben EjdneAdeline RoweElizabeth Wilson

VCE Season of Excellence - Top Designs for 2015Pollyanna Guthrie, for Novellus, dress to be worn at a red-carpet eventPeter Morley, for Cube - Search and Rescue SystemShort listed: Lewis Orr

VCE Season of Excellence - Top Arts for 2015:Mollie Binns, The Widower, installationElizabeth Wilson, Woolgathering, filmShort listed: Stephanie Cartledge

The Next Gen Art and Design Awards 2014Next Gen is an annual review of VCE artwork across the Ballarat and Grampians region. The following students were selected to exhibit their art works at the Next Gen Exhibition for 2015:Sebastian Adams, Paradie Perfume (Visual Communication Design), Undressing (Studio Arts)Mollie Binns, 5759 (Studio Arts), Wonderland (Visual Communication Design)Stephanie Cartledge, Making Music with your hands (Studio Arts)Oliver Corcoran, Idyllic abandonment (Art), Y travel logo & shop floor plan, (Visual Communication Design)Monique Doust, Walking through nature (Studio Arts), Botanical drawings, (Studio Arts), Mehndi, (Art)Eben Ejdne, Vacant and Glare (Studio Arts)Anna Fay, The Magic Tree (Studio Arts)Pollyanna Guthrie, The Colour of Culture (Art)Daniel Sly, Beauty of the Night (Studio Arts)Evie Touzeau, Serpents (Art)Laura Weigall, Globtrotting (Studio Arts)Sally Werner, Turkish tiled suit (Art)Edwina Williams, Golly Gosh paper dolls (Visual Communication Design)

Textiles Once again, our textiles students produced an outstanding range of garments which were entered into a number of fashion competitions, gaining numerous awards. At the Victorian State Final of the Apex Australia Teenage Fashion AWARDS, Olivia Delahunty (Yr 10) was most successful with her recycled laminex dress, achieving Ist place, Victorian Final of Apex Australia Teenage Fashion Awards (Wearable Art category) and 2nd place in the National Final of Apex Australia Teenage Fashion Awards (Wearable Art category).

In October a group of Ballarat Grammar students entered a number of garments in the Fashion Awards Australia competition. Ballarat Grammar placed 2nd in the overall school’s award, and had significant success in various sections:Year 9/10 ‘Calico’ category 1st - Millie DunnYear 9/10 ‘Recycled Wearable Art’ category 2nd - Olivia Delahunty Year 9/10 ‘Day Wear’ category 2nd - Nick GilbertYear 9/10 ‘Day Wear’ category 3rd - Bella Charles Year 11/12 ‘Recycled Wearable Art’ category 2nd - Hannah Saxton Year 11/12 ‘Day Wear’ category 2nd - Chloe Macdonald These results are testament to the perseverance of the students and the visionary and patient support of their teacher, Mrs Jane Boadle.


Performing Arts FacultyMusic2015 saw an extraordinarily wide range of musical performances at School and community events. Music is integral to curricular and co-curricular programs from the CEEd through to Year 12. VCE VET Music appeals to a growing number of students and we now offer Performance and Technical Production streams. Our ensemble program continues to be well-supported and several of these, including Pipes and Drums, continue to flourish and expand. We were particularly delighted to purchase our own set of Pipe Drums, with generous donor assistance.

The 10th Don Huntley recital featured Gerard Willems, supported by Dux of the School, Thomas Williams.

Junior School Choirs participated in the Junior Choirs Festival, hosted by Ballarat Grammar in the WCPA. Choral specialist, Davina McClure, directed a massed choir of several hundred children, from local schools, at this event. ANZAC CeremoniesTo commemorate 100 years of ANZAC tradition, the School held two Services. With brilliant scripting by Fr Peter Treloar, the Services were moving and memorable, and featured music performed by our Pipes and Drums and senior brass students.

String and Band Camps ventured to Lake Dewar, while Chamber Choir ventured to Port Fairy. These experiences were extremely positive for all involved and allowed senior students the opportunity to mentor younger students. The expertise of professional directors and past students supplemented the learning experience.

Ballarat Schools’ Symphony Orchestra, which features a number of Ballarat Grammar musicians, participated in combined concerts with the Ballarat Memorial Concert Band and at a combined concert hosted by Loreto College which included Ballarat High and Ballarat Clarendon College.

Stage Band performed at the UNESCO International Jazz Day, with the performance streamed live around the world.

The Music Tour to Deniliquin, Swan Hill, Mildura and Bendigo was a real highlight and saw the Intermediate Band, Sultans of Swing and Intermediate Strings experience a number of collaborative performance opportunities and workshops.

Symphonic Band and Intermediate Band participated in the Victorian School Music Festival and both ensembles received a Gold award. Symphonic Band also performed in concert with the Grainger Wind Symphony from Melbourne.

Grammar in Concert presented a diverse program with students once again demonstrating outstanding musicianship. A Winter Concert was included for the first time and provided an ideal opportunity for our intermediate level ensembles and soloists.

Little Shop of Horrors was our highly successful School production. The collaboration between musicians, dancers, actors and crew brought together a large group of students, staff and parents.

Drum Night, Percussion Soirees and the Percussion Showcase offered significant performance opportunities for our percussionists. Thursdays @ 4 provided more informal opportunities for students of all levels, to perform for their peers, family and friends.

Royal South Street Competition achievements and results were outstanding with Chamber Choir, Middle School Strings and WOMP each awarded first place in their respective sections. Many ensembles and choirs were placed or received Honourable Mentions. Our Speech and Drama students performed extremely well across individual and small group sections.

Senior Strings performed at the Ballarat Art Gallery and participated in the Schools Link program as part of the Melbourne International Chamber Competition, sponsored by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. As a result, Grammar hosted string quartet, Aris, from Germany. This was an inspirational opportunity for our students to work with highly skilled musicians. Students also attended a performance by the competition finalists, held at Government House.

The String Quartet performed at the 16th International Symposium on School Life and School History Museums and Collections, the Royal South Street AGM and at the Ballarat Art Gallery Concert.

Year 8 Band, Year 7 Ensemble and WOMP participated in the Junior School Sustainability Expo at Mount Rowan.

Chamber Choir and Senior String Orchestra, supported by OGs, parents and friends of the School, performed magnificently at the Farewell Evensong for Headmaster, Stephen Higgs.

Sally VawdreySpeech Art teacher, Sally Vawdrey, passed away in April 2015. Sally was a past student and much loved member of Staff. Sally will be fondly remembered through an award, presented in her name, at the end of each year. Through the 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 award is maintained under the auspices of the Royal South Street Society.

Friends of Music continued their vital support of the Music School, assisting with catering, fundraising, front of house, ushering duties and general assistance. We are most grateful for their ongoing support.

Music Captain, Monique Vagg, demonstrated outstanding leadership and support of her peers and younger students throughout the year. Monique achieved exceptional results in the South Street competitions, taking out 1st place in three sections.

Sincere thanks to all Music staff for their contribution to the achievements of our musicians, ensembles and choirs.


DramaThe Drama Department offers students the opportunity to understand theatre and drama through theory and practice. Every student undertaking a middle school elective can specialise in an area of stagecraft as well as performance. Courses are offered in Drama and Comedy at Years 8-9 and students can commence Theatre Studies at Year 10 and continue through to VCE Theatre Studies. Every course culminates in a showcase performance.

Year 8 Cinematic TheatreBlending together the conventions used in film and theatre - making, students devised and performed a five-minute piece for an audience. Students experimented with projections, shadow play, sound and lighting effects, and animations to create a Ghost Story.

Year 9 Random Comedy HourAfter studying the styles and techniques of Stand Up comics, students performed their own original 5-minute routines before a live audience.

Class ClownsEthan Cavanagh (Yr 11) won the State Final of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Class Clowns Competition and was runner-up in the National competition, making him the 2nd Funniest Teenager in Australia! Ethan was also commissioned to write and perform for a web-based comedy series called the LOL SQUAD, another initiative of the Melbourne Comedy Festival.

Middle School Drama Victoria Theatre FestivalTwelve Year 9 & 10 students took part in this inaugural event that showcases the work of drama students around the state. Students developed a 25-minute devised theatre piece based on a stimulus. Students then travelled to Geelong Grammar where they presented their work alongside works devised by other regional schools.

VCE Theatre Studies Performance NightStudents undertaking Units 1 & 2 Theatre Studies presented a 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 HorrorsThis 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.

Dance Senior School students in Year 8 – VCE can experience practical and theoretical components of Dance through electives. Students learn dance works, choreographic and performance skills, and have the opportunity to perform to a live audience in the Gullan Auditorium or the Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts.

Year 8 Death Defying GravityUtilising the Ballarat Parkour training instructors, students were taken through training sessions to increase their Parkour and Free Running experience. The creative process of bringing ideas together completed the elective when students created their own parkour video clips to share with peers. Year 9 Dance StylesStudents were given full exposure to as many dance styles as possible. Mrs Leith and Mr Lewis share the teaching of this subject to expose the students to a variety of dance styles; African, Hip Hop, Contemporary and a Ballet session with Miss Hazledine.

VCE DanceStudents undertaking Units 3 and 4 Dance created their own solos, learnt group dance works and had the opportunity to perform their own works in the WCPA in preparation for their VCAA performance examinations. Students also had the opportunity to liaise with other Ballarat Dance teachers to gain feedback and advice before final examinations.

Little Shop of HorrorsThe production provided the opportunity for many students to build their confidence with Dance. Some students were part of the Specialist Dance group and were able to employ their expertise by contributing to choreography and performance.

Dance ClubDance Club was offered as a sport option following the conclusion of the School Production. Students of all levels and abilities were encouraged to join; to increase their fitness, learn new skills and be part of a dance ensemble.


English FacultyStaffingWe welcomed Mrs Jo Ashman and Mr Brent Pelton to the English Faculty in 2015. Jo and Brent worked across Faculties including Religion Philosophy and Ethics as well as Humanities.

Teaching and learning The Ballarat Grammar School English staff have continued to approach all tasks with the view to improving student outcomes. The Australian Curriculum has seen further refinement of the English curriculum from Years 7 to 10, with most courses becoming more explicit in their focus on the structural features of English, as well as providing students with more diversity and opportunity to create and present their work. Consistent practice across year levels with a focus on improving student outcomes continued to be the focus of many Faculty meetings as the English staff continue to build on a history of professional and collegial sharing.

VCAA Plain English Speaking Awards In June this year, Year 12 students Thomas Williams and Matthew Hall competed in the regional finals for the Plain English Speaking Awards. Matthew Hall was successful in the Regional, State and National finals and will travel to London in 2016 to represent Australia.

Evatt Debating Year 12 student Madeline Wang participated in the competition at a Regional and Semi Final level.Debating Association of Victoria (DAV) During 2015, students debated in Grades ‘A’ to’ D’ at the DAV regional level. Whilst none of the teams progressed beyond the regional level, we were appreciative of the students’ efforts. Thanks goes to Mr Nick Lanyon for his guidance and management of the senior teams.

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 effort, personal sacrifice and/or mateship, which underpin the work of Legacy. In addition to their prepared speeches, 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 because of their outstanding research and the calibre of their classroom persuasive speeches. All students performed at a very high standard. Lucas was successful in making it through to the Regional Finals of this event, where he was awarded the runner-up position.

Rostrum Voice of Youth Rostrum Voice of Youth aims to promote the voices and ideas of Australia’s youth. Year 11 students Madeline Wang and Maddie Simpson competed in the senior division of the regional round of the Rostrum Voice of Youth Award 2015. Madeline Wang won the regional round and progressed through to the State finals. Congratulations to both girls for their commitment and dedication to public speaking at the School.

UN Voice Victoria UN Voice Victoria (UNVV) is an exciting program for students in Years 9-12. The UNVV public speaking competition is unique, in that it not only enables students to discuss pressing global issues, but requires them to formulate innovative solutions to these problems, lobby for their consideration and defend their validity. This provides an exciting opportunity for students to develop their public speaking and negotiation skills, and build an increased knowledge of current affairs. Working in teams of two, students present a 3-5 minute speech on a contemporary global issue selected from a range of categories and outlining a solution to a world problem in this area. In 2015 we had ten students competing from Years 10 and 11. From the regional round, a team representing ‘Russia’, consisting of Madeline Wang and Alex Jackson, went through to the State Finals where they performed strongly. It was a very worthwhile and rewarding experience for all students involved.

Year 7 Public Speaking Competition Early in Term 2, the Year 7 Public Speaking competition took place. After presenting a persuasive speech within their classes, two class representatives were selected to compete against each other in the finals. The event was adjudicated by Chair of English Faculty, Rhonda Menhennet; Year 8 Co-ordinator, Ian Riethoff; and senior student, Madeline Wang. The winner was Ellie Litras of 7KC who spoke about the problems concerning overpopulation in the world today.

The Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad (OZCLO) In March, five Ballarat Grammar teams competed in the Regional Round of OZCLO. The First Round was a two hour competition for teams across Victoria where students worked in teams of four on a range of analytical problems. Whilst no Grammar teams progressed to subsequent rounds, the success of the teams was evident when they were presented Gold, Silver and Bronze certificates.

Health and Physical Education Faculty

It is no secret that physical activity is necessary to a person’s wellbeing. Because children are continuously developing physically and emotionally, they are especially affected by the benefits of activity, and inversely, the negative effects of inactivity.

• 2015 was yet again a busy and successful year in the Physical Education Department. We welcomed Emma Burnham to the PE team, teaching Junior School classes; Kate Martin continued to teach Senior School PE after helping to cover Term 4 last year; Holly Titherdige assisted with classes throughout the year; Shenai Dix commenced the year as a PE assistant and took classes in second semester; and Meghan Hope joined us in second semester as a PE Assistant.

• We wished Katie Williams good luck as she went on maternity leave welcoming budding netballer Milla into the


world; and we wished Kate Martin well as she too left her position with a baby on the way.

• Our VCE numbers continued to remain strong with two classes in both Year 11 and Year 12.

• Thank you to our Gap students, Rory, Shannon, Laura and Letisha, who provided assistance throughout the year in the Junior and Senior School. Our students love working with the young GAP people.

• The Faculty goal this year was to plan and organise two new subjects for 2016, enabling us to introduce Certificate II in Sports Career Oriented Participation for Year 10 students, and a new Year 9 elective, Up and Running. This is an exciting way to introduce students to the challenges and possible careers in the physical activity world.

• Ballarat Grammar continues to provide a rich environment for pre-service teachers from Ballarat, surrounding areas and Melbourne who are studying Health Education as part of their teaching degree. Throughout the year new curriculum materials were purchased and placed in the library. Our strong links with Federation University were maintained by assisting with the placement of pre-service teachers. Students completed 2nd, 3rd and 4th year placements with most staff involved at various times.

• Ballarat Grammar has continued its involvement in ‘The Achievement Program’. This program is based on the World Health Organisation’s health-promoting schools model. Its aim is to support schools to create healthy environments and recognise achievements in promoting the health and wellbeing of children and young people.

In 2015 the School demonstrated that it met the benchmarks in the priority areas of Physical Activity, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Sexual Health, Wellbeing and Safe Environments. A sign will be erected at the School which will display the benchmarks we have achieved.• Student interest has remained high with VCE Health and

Human Development. In 2015 we had two Year 11 classes and three Year 12 classes.

• Students in Year 7 - 10 engaged in a variety of units and topics, ranging from Cyber-safety, Safe Partying strategies, traffic safety, and working with Prep students. Links with Ballarat Community Health were also maintained.

Outdoor Education

The destiny of character is shaped outside the classroom – Kurt Hahn

The ‘A’ in the Round Square IDEALS stands for Adventure. Adventure can be defined as ‘participation in hazardous or exciting experiences’, and while much of the hazard is managed by our ongoing partnership with the fantastic Outdoor Education Group (OEG), all students at Ballarat Grammar are, nonetheless, provided with several opportunities for excitement in the outdoors during their time at the School! When undertaking the School camp program, students often discover they are more capable and/or resilient than they think. We can directly link this concept again to the founder of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards and Outward Bound: ‘There is more in you than you know.’ – Kurt Hahn

The second main Round Square pillar that students encounter during the outdoor education program is of course

Environmentalism. From their very first camp students adhere to OEG’s ‘leave no trace’ policy, which encourages and fosters a deep care and appreciation for the Victorian bush and the environment in general.

In addition to this short rationale for a strong outdoor education program at Ballarat Grammar, the camps are of course, a great deal of fun!

Term 1 Year 7: The six Homeroom classes split into 11 groups for four days at Camp Jungai in the Eildon region. Students were involved in outdoor activities and camping to help build and foster friendships within the Homeroom group.

Term 2Year 9: Due to ongoing camp-site closures in the Grampians as a result of bushfires in early 2014, all Year 9 students experienced rock climbing at Mt Arapiles in 2015. Students were challenged with top-rope climbing, abseiling and bouldering.

Term 3Year 10: The most challenging outdoor education experience offered by the School takes place in the Bogong High Plains alpine region. Students are introduced to Nordic skiing and snow camping skills, designed to facilitate students’ realising new capabilities and levels of resilience. Good snowfall leading up to the camp provided excellent skiing conditions. Student feedback indicated that it was a very tough but rewarding program.Explorations Week: Year 10 and 11 students were provided with several very different outdoor-based opportunities in the first week of the September term break. Approximately twenty students attended the Scuba diving course, and nearly thirty students enjoyed the snow on the Ski Trip.

Term 4Year 8: Students built upon the skills learnt in Year 7 to 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 Cobram.Year 7: The second Year 7 Outdoor Education experience for the year saw students return to the Eildon region, setting up camp in a different location with more challenging activities. High ropes, mountain biking and introductory white water rafting allowed the students to move out of their comfort zone. The weather encountered was also a challenge, with significant rainfall, thereby testing students’ resilience, persistence and waterproofing skills.

LOTE Faculty International Baccalaureate PYP• This year we began the teaching of French in the Junior

School.

Overseas Trips:• LOTE students continued to take part in the numerous

cultural and language learning opportunities that have been offered to them. Students enthusiastically met the challenge


of language competitions and enjoyed cultural activities and overseas visits.

• The New Caledonia trip for Year 8 and 9 students was advertised with students submitting applications for the 2016 trip.

• The China Trip was advertised with students applying and completing their preparations for departure in Term 1, 2016.

• Student Chris Milne (Yr 11) spent six weeks in China over the Christmas holidays.

• Lillian Hearn (Yr 10) and Anna Pryse-Smith (Yr 11) spent Christmas on Exchange to Lyon, France.

Competitions and awards:• Joanna Lean won third prize in the Year 10 section of the

Classical Association of Victoria Latin Reading Competition• Three students attended the state-wide Chinese speaking

Competition and Lachlan Andrews was awarded a High Commendation and received a medal.

Excursions and School visits:• Year 7 LOTE students were entertained by a visit from a

Chinese Dance Troupe from Melbourne.• Unit 3/4 Latin Students attended a preparation session for

the VCE Latin Examination, held in Melbourne.• Unit 3/4 French students attended The Matinée du Français

session in Melbourne in preparation for the VCE French examination.

Staff:• The French Unit 3/4 students were assisted by Dr Alastair

Hurst who provided one-to-one oral tuition.• Chinese students worked with Ms Carissa Wang.• We farewelled Mr Andrew Sawitsch, who taught Year 7

Chinese in 2015, and Ms Caitlin Hancock who taught three terms of French in the Junior School

• We welcomed Ms Arabella Wise, who has been teaching French in the Junior School and in the Senior School.

Mathematics Faculty

2015 has been a year of growth for the Mathematics Faculty. Year 7 and 8 students were in two blocks for Mathematics and there was an Essential Maths class in each block. Students were withdrawn for one lesson a week for Enrichment Maths. In Year 9 students were all in one block for Mathematics with one Essential and one Enrichment class. There are four options for Mathematics in Year 10; Foundation, General, Mainstream and Enrichment. Unit 3 and 4 Maths had 95 students taking Further Maths, 63 taking Math Methods and 15 taking Specialist Maths. These numbers in VCE Units 3 and 4 have been relatively consistent over the last 5 years.

We welcomed a number of staff who were new or returning to teach at Ballarat Grammar. These teachers were Di Fulton, Bernadette Linahan, Tanya Poole and Andrew Tarrant. Due to some staff taking leave and Andrew Tarrant returning to Melbourne, the Faculty was fortunate to have Tim Johnstone and Alan Preston return and teach classes to ensure our program continued. We are grateful to have been able to take advantage of their generosity, experience and professionalism. The Mathematics teaching staff supported each other in

curriculum development and undertook ‘shared classrooms’ with enthusiasm. Strong connections were made between old and new staff which enabled robust professional discussions.

Fiona Latrobe, Fiona Greenway and Sue Garner undertook the task of VCAA marking for Further Maths and Specialist Maths Unit 3/4 examinations. Sue Garner is to have a paper published in ‘The Mathematics Teacher’ NCTM USA (co-authored with Robyn Pierce). Sue presented at the Australian Association of Mathematics teachers (AAMT) conference in July and the Maths Association of NSW (MANSW) in October.

The 2015 NAPLAN results for Year 7 and Year 9 were encouraging and reflected that our students are progressing well. The weaker students in the cohort and the stronger students have progressed and sit in similar positions relative to the State. This reflects the effective work done by teachers in assisting all students.

Our most able students have competed in various competitions: Australasian Problem Solving Maths Olympiad (APSMO), Australian Maths Competition, Melbourne University Mathematics Competition, Deakin University Problem Solving Day, and the Maths Challenge for Young Australians (MCYA) - Challenge Stage and Enrichment Stage.

MCYA Challenge Stage High DistinctionsAshwin Rajagopalan (Yr7) Alexander Unmack (Yr7) Micah Poole (Yr9)

MCYA Enrichment StageHigh DistinctionsAshwin Rajagopalan (Yr7)Alexander Unmack (Yr7)Thomas Burnett (Yr8)Amy Zuell (Yr8)

Australian Maths CompetitionHigh DistinctionsAshwin Rajagopalan (Yr7)Alexander Unmack (Yr7)Noah Esmonde (Yr7)Ewen Green (Yr10)Donnia Alwan (Yr10)Jonathon Yates (Yr11)Samuel Cirrito-Prince (Yr12)

APSMO Top 10% Marcus Bedford (Yr7) Thomas Burnett (Yr7)

Thomas Burnett was placed 7th in the prestigious Melbourne University Mathematics Competition and received an ‘Outstanding Award’.

Year 11 students, Jonathon Yates, Ben Butler, Ashna Khalid and Madeline Wang have been invited to attend the National Maths Summer School (NMSS) at the Australian National University in Canberra in January 2016. Thomas Williams (Yr12) was a participant at the NMSS in 2015 and has been invited to attend in 2016 as a tutor.


Religion, Philosophy and Ethics FacultyWith another year of engaging students in critical thinking, 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.

We welcomed two new teachers: Mr Brent Pelton has been teaching RP&E, assisting in the Chapel and lending his linguistic skills to the LOTE and English Faculties and Mrs Jo Ashman, who began her teaching at the Bunbury Cathedral School, joined us to teach Years 7 and 8 RP&E as well as English and Global Politics.

Jo and Brent joined a very strong existing team whose skills were capitalised upon in 2015 when Mr Andrew Loynes was appointed Acting Chair of the Humanities Faculty, Mrs Fiona Whitehouse appointed as the Year 10 Level Co-ordinator. Mr Chris Van Styn took leave from the Faculty to focus on his role as Co-ordinator of Boarding. A wonderful raft of appointments made to staff in our Faculty, providing opportunities for important contributions to the life of the School across 2015.

Once again contesting at the Victorian and Australasian Philosothons, Mr Andrew Loynes led the Grammar team to a third straight successive victory at the State level, with Alex Jackson and Madeline Wang (Yr 11 students who undertook Unit 3-4 Philosophy) winning Best Male and Female Philosopher of the event. At the Australasian event an inexperienced team travelled to Sydney where a very creditable fourth place was attained and Madeline Wang was named Best Philosopher in her age group. The students all did the School proud and the Faculty thank Mr and Mrs Loynes for their kind care of the students when accompanying them on the trip north.

It is with great regret that we farewelled Mr Andrew Loynes who has relocated with his family to warmer climes in Queensland. The Faculty would like to acknowledge that he will be greatly missed - his humour, his humanity and his great care for students as he strived to charge their minds to seek out knowledge and understanding.

Classes in the Junior School have been taught by Mrs Sharon Cuff, Mrs Fiona Whitehouse and Mr Keith Romanis and greatly supported by the Junior School classroom teachers who have been most willing to share their knowledge of their students and their passion for inquiry. This was so important as we undertook the wonderful journey of exploring all the various aspects of Christianity, critical thinking and philosophy, as well as the disciplines of spirituality and the rigours of theology.

In the Senior School the students were challenged and engaged by Mr Brent Pelton, Mrs Fiona Whitehouse, Mr Andrew Loynes, Father Peter Treloar and Mr Keith Romanis. The students of Ballarat Grammar continued to impress with their willingness to create wonderful learning environments, to ask and engage with the big questions, to ask if there is a God, and if there is, what we do about it? They asked how we should live and investigated how others had answered that same question. The philosophers in Year 11 and 12 engaged with the leading thinkers of history including; Plato, the Buddhist

Philosophers, Nietzsche, and Bentham; always adding their own thoughts and analyses to those of the ages.

In 2015, the School was blessed with passionate teachers and bold students who engaged with what is at the heart of being human, as they shared the RP&E journey.

Science FacultyThis year we warmly welcomed four new staff members to the faculty - Bernadette Linahan (Year 7 Science), Simone Healey (Year 12 Environmental Science, Year 7 and Year 10 Science), Danielle Tesoriero (Year 11 and Year 12 Psychology) and Rhys Allitt (Year 7 and Year 10 Science). After 14 years of service as a Laboratory Technician, we farewelled Sally Nagle. Sally was a dedicated member of our Faculty and we would like to thank her for her contribution over this time. We also sadly farewelled our Headmaster, Mr Stephen Higgs, an esteemed member of the Science faculty for 21 years. Stephen taught Science across many year levels throughout his time and his presence will be missed in the Science Wing. We wish him all the best for his ‘well-deserved’ retirement.

VCE Premier’s Awards for excellent academic achievement were awarded to Tatiana Briody and James Nield in Agriculture and Horticulture and Peter Morley in Systems Engineering. Congratulations go to their teachers, Alan Ford, Matthew Dickinson and Rob Gray for guiding and supporting these students throughout their studies. Alex Chua and Aafreen Khalid both scored a perfect 50 in Chemistry which is a fabulous achievement!

This year saw the introduction of the Inaugural Science Committee, a team of 14 passionate Senior Science students. Members of the committee included Ruby Canning, Ashna Khalid, Madeline Wang and Jonathon Yates (Year 11) and Ameer Alwan, Navneet Aulakh, Sam Cirrito-Prince, Mitch Dodds, Alma Forsyth, Declan Koenig, Elle Linsdell, Sophie Pickavance, Aishani Tomar and Keira Unmack (Year 12). The intention of the Committee is to promote the importance of Science throughout the Ballarat Grammar community. Activities run by the committee included ‘Science Chapel – Can you be a Scientist and a Christian?’ and a ‘Science Extravaganza’ to celebrate National Science Week.

Many of our Science students participated in a variety of Science competitions and challenges.• A group of 26 enthusiastic Year 10 students competed in the

Science and Engineering Challenge, impressively winning the Regional Challenge and coming an admirable second in the State Challenge at Deakin University, Warrnambool.

• Ashna Khalid (Yr 11) was awarded ‘Runners-Up’ in the Growing Junior Tall Poppies in Science Award 2015 for her worthy application.

• Ashna Khalid and Liam Lowe (Yr 11) were respectively awarded a Distinction and a Credit in the 2015 Australian Science Olympiad Biology Examination.

• Ashwin Rajogopalan (Yr 7), Thomas Burnett (Yr 8), Micah Poole (Yr 9), Evie Scroce (Yr 9) and Lachlan Eaton (Yr 12) were awarded High Distinctions in the Rio Tinto Big Science Competition.

• Alexander Unmack and Connor Waugh (Yr 7) were awarded High Distinctions in the Australian National Chemistry Quiz.


• Jonathon Yates (Yr 11) and Lachlan Eaton (Yr 12) were awarded High Distinctions in the ICAS – Science Competition.

Year 10 Biology students visited the Melbourne Museum to learn about Genetics and Evolution, and our Year 12 Environmental Science students travelled to the Desalination Plant in Wonthaggi, touring the facility with the Head Environmental Scientist.

Matthew Dickinson, the School’s farm manager, has continued to improve the facilities at Mount Rowan and 2015 saw the 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 assistant and working with the Year 4 program. A new tractor and some new implements have enabled greater efficiency in many areas.

In 2015 year we entered two hybrid trikes in the RACV Energy Breakthrough in Maryborough. Both teams were highly competitive and great teamwork was shown across the whole weekend. The trikes came an admirable second and third in their division.

During Term 2, the long awaited Science Refurbishment commenced with the building of a new ‘state of the art’ laboratory and the refurbishment of two existing laboratories. The laboratories provide flexible, modern and specialist facilities where students will be able to develop their science inquiry skills and experience science in a “hands-on” practical way, making learning more meaningful, engaging and relevant.

Commerce Faculty

• Bruce Pipkorn, Denise Parkins, Alan Pitson and David Runge taught Faculty subjects throughout the year. John Grant filled in for Alan Pitson when he was away on long service leave during part of Term 2.

• A new Year 10 elective, Business Studies, was introduced in the second semester. The intention of this subject is to provide a foundation for students who will study Business Management 3-4 in later years, as well as allowing students to gain knowledge of entrepreneurship and business principles and practices.

• Throughout the year Commerce staff worked collaboratively 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.

• Classes went on excursions to the courts, prisons, business precincts and to individual businesses. Guest speakers from a range of commerce-related backgrounds have shared their experiences with classes.

• Business Management 1-2 and Business Studies students took part in the $20 BOSS challenge run by the Foundation for Young Australians. This activity enabled students, working in groups, to test their entrepreneurial skills by running unique businesses over a four week period. The classes decided to donate profits made to a local charity. Our donation of $1,672.50 to the CopsnKids Program was gratefully received.

• Throughout the year, Commerce teachers embraced the opportunity to improve practices by sharing our classrooms in a collaborative environment. Peer feedback has been an important feature of our continuing faculty improvement, along with the opportunities granted to students to provide us with feedback on the efficacy of our teaching.

• Staff have attended professional development sessions run by the VCTA.

• Commerce staff are to be commended for their pivotal role in making Commerce classes dynamic, flexible and relevant. Positive and productive classroom relationships have, again, been a feature of Commerce classes.

Humanities Faculty

2015 was a busy year for the Humanities Faculty.We actively sought to increase the breadth of the learning experiences of our Year 7s. Our year started with a short unit on the History of Ballarat Grammar, conceived by Mr Higgs, directed by Ms Kate Brady and wonderfully facilitated by our archivists, Dr Ross and Nola Squire.

Within the Year 7 team, we have also been mindful to increase the intellectual rigour required of our students. In Term Two, students embarked upon a newly developed comparative task between the democracy of Classical Greece and present day Australia.

We were delighted to welcome Mr Nick Lanyon into the 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.

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), Luke Williams (Yr 8), Alannah Slattery and Jared Olsen (Yr 9) were accepted into a program for gifted and talented students.

We also welcomed Mrs Jo Ashman to the Humanities Faculty, stepping into Unit 1 / 2 Global Politics and Year 7 History. 2015 also saw increasing enlivening of the Year 10 History program under the direction of Ms Hannah Wise.

In Term 4 the annual Year 8 Medieval History Day and Year 7 Ancient History Day was once again a highlight of the school calendar.

LINKS Program Heinz Centre

In 2015, the Year 9 Program continued to provide an engaging learning environment for students. The year began with a review of the vision of the Program, in consultation with key stakeholders. It was clear that the aim of the Program is to develop a love of learning and provide students with the skills needed to thrive in the 21st century. In order to more clearly articulate what this might look like in the School environment, the LINKS’ team established a set of essential agreements,


outlining specific practices which will support this purpose.

Throughout the year, the LINKS Faculty focused on professional learning with professional reading a regular feature of meetings.

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. The intentions for 2015 were as follows:

1. To clearly articulate learning targets in curriculum documents and share them with students at the beginning of units and lessons.

2. To create authentic connections between disciplines and explore questions, concepts and themes relevant to students and the world around them.

In 2015, a focus group of current Year 8 students were invited to the Pavilion to participate in a session designed to explore the questions that future Year 9 students have about themselves and the world. A follow-up curriculum planning session used these questions, along with the Australian National Curriculum, as the basis for discussion and planning of the 2016 curriculum. We thank the current Year 8 students for allowing us some insight into what they consider relevant and engaging.

The Core Curriculum at Year 9 includes: Integrated Studies (English, History, Health and Science), Mathematics, Religion Philosophy and Ethics, Art and Physical Education.

Elective Units include: Languages (French, Chinese and Latin), Extension English, History and Science, Technology based subjects, Practical ‘hands-on’ subjects and Creative Art, Music, Drama.

Excursions, Incursions and Community Service Activities remain key components. Examples in 2015 included:

• The City Cite Experience in Melbourne• Full Day Leadership Course• The Walk to School Campaign with the Ballarat City Council• The Specialist School Program• Rob Gell presenting a Global and Local Perspective on the

challenges of Climate Change• Workshop with Scot Gardner, author of The Dead I Know

(studied in Term 3)• Bluearth Program - fostering teamwork and self-development • Ballarat Community Health and Zaque - information

presented on a range of adolescent health issues• John Kilner, The Age journalist - a presentation on the ethics

of news and reporting• WW1 Centenary Exhibition

This year Ms Rachael Williams and Ms Alice Humble joined the Heinz Centre staff, joining Kath Milne, Michelle Shaw, Anthony McKnight and Adele Ryan. Alice joined the team in Term 2, taking over from Ms Alana Murdoch. We thank Alana for her hard work in Term 1 and congratulate her on 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.

We are grateful for the contributions during the year from the Learning Enhancement Department who supported our students in the classroom. The Heinz Centre staff would like to thank all of the students for their positive and enthusiastic participation throughout the year and their parents for their support.

CareersGrammar’s education of the whole student prepares students for the dynamic and changing world of careers. Embracing opportunities through service, sport, music, exchange, overseas trips, Round Square, leadership and work experience gives our students the opportunity to develop employability skills that are essential to their future career pathways. Whether a student needs to attend an interview to apply for medical school entry, scholarships, or to gain employment, they are able to showcase the myriad involvements they have experienced during their time at Grammar.

• In 2015 we welcomed Mrs Kristy Ward to the Careers Centre, in complementary roles of Careers Adviser, Careers Expo Administrative Assistant and Community Service Co-ordinator. Kristy brought her boarding experience as former Head of Woodbridge House to the counselling role, and has almost completed her Careers qualification with ACU. Her energy and enthusiasm for learning about the vast range of pathways and responding to student queries has been a tremendous asset.

• JANUS in ancient Roman religion and myth is the god of beginnings and transitions, and the name given to the newly - structured Year 10 Careers class. Now incorporating study skills and positive education elements, along with job, interest and course exploration, preparation for work experience and mock job interviews, resumé writing and application letters, JANUS staff worked with Year 10s and a range of guest speakers to assist students to make informed subject choices for their final years.

• 20 Years of Careers! The 20th Ballarat Careers Expo on 19 August was a major milestone, with new sponsors NAB and Deakin University joining long-term supporters Federation University Australia, LaTrobe University, Australian Catholic University, 3BA, Wines, Spring H20, Celtink and The Courier. In October, a celebratory dinner in the Pavilion was jointly hosted by Ballarat Grammar and our partners from the very first Careers Expo, the Rotary Club of Wendouree. Guest Speaker Jim Dannock, Regional Manager from Australian Industry Group, outlined some of the major issues confronting job seekers of the future.

• University of Melbourne Careers Reference Group Head of Careers, Mrs Karin Miller, joined this group of career practitioners which aims to provide feedback and suggestions on a wide range of school and university matters, enabling Ballarat Grammar students to access the most up-to-date information on one of the preferred post-Year 12 destinations.


VCAL, VET & School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship

VCALThis year we had 10 Students successfully complete their VCAL Certificates: 5 Senior, 2 Intermediate and 3 Foundation.These students also went on to complete additional certificates in Food Handling, Expresso Coffee and Responsible Service of Alcohol. Their skills were put to excellent use in the establishment of the School’s Café, VCAFE. The experience, work skills and confidence gained in this venture has led to several students procuring part-time positions in local cafés.

VETThese courses continue to gain in popularity with students as they provide a different pathway to further education or employment. forty students enrolled in a VET Course in 2015. Some were conducted within the School, whilst others were accessed through the local Highlands LLEN.

Four of our students were awarded HLLEN VETiS Awards in 2015: Molly Calvert, Liam Gooch, Zoe Olsen and Loren Tabone.

School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship We also had 10 students who undertook a School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship, successfully combining these with their VCE or VCAL studies.

BoardingIt is quite difficult to really capture how much was achieved within our Boarding community throughout 2015, and how quickly our time together passed. I recall standing on the WCPA Auditorium stage in the last week of January setting our boarding students with a simple challenge, essentially, to leave their mark on Ballarat Grammar and not just be a dot on the map. This notion was certainly taken up by the majority of students, with so many of our boarders contributing significantly in sport, service, international expeditions, our community and of course, their schooling throughout 2015.

All of this was able to be achieved with a strong, engaged and supportive group of staff who worked daily with our students to ensure that each individual was able to achieve their potential. Heads of Boarding Houses, Assistant Heads of Boarding Houses, MoD staff, the kitchen and cleaning staff, operations and gardening staff, Indigenous and multicultural co-ordinators, guardians, GAP students, academic and pastoral care mentors and our Year 12 students leaders, all worked tirelessly to provide an environment that was a home away from home and a safe place for our students to strive for their potential in so 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.

VET studies No. of students

Animal Studies 3

Automotive 1

Aviation 2

Building & Construction 5

Chinese Mandarin 12

Community Services - Youth 3

Design Fundamentals 2

Engineering 1

Equine 1

Health Services Assistance 2

Hospitality 1

Information Technology 1

Multimedia 1

Music 3

Music Technical Production 2

Total 40

School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship

No. of students

Agriculture 1

Building & Construction 1

Civil Construction 1

Community Activity 1

Floristry 1

Printing & Graphics 1

Retail 1

Sport & Recreation 1

Total 10


A core ingredient to the success of boarding in 2015 was the partnership that was maintained with parents, guardians and other significant figures in the life of our students. These connections were fundamental to the stability and the growth that each boarder experienced throughout the year. We were again able to celebrate this special and significant relationship at the parent and grandparent weekends scattered throughout the year, House dinners, and through incidental moments and opportunities for celebration.

The Boarders’ Parents Network continued to play a most significant role throughout 2015. This group of seasoned boarding parents, very capably co-ordinated by Scott and Heidi Astbury, were a pivotal support role for new families in particular, providing a wealth of information on our community, tips of the trade and, most importantly, a friendly face with whom to discuss boarding life. We owe a great deal to our parent representatives for their guidance, influence and support. In particular we thanked and farewelled Jane and Robert Leadbetter, who departed from their role as our Wigan House Representatives, as their youngest son, Thom, successfully graduated Year 12 at the end of 2015.

At the conclusion of 2015, we also farewelled a number of staff members who have significantly contributed to our Boarding community over the past few years. After eight years guiding, supporting and steering the girls in Hayhoe House, Jill Coote stepped away from the work that she has so dutifully done in Hayhoe House. Jill became a much-loved figure within our community, and proved to be an exceptional role model as she mentored and guided staff and students through the ebbs and flows of boarding life. Cassandra Peace, along with her husband, Brendan, were appointed as the Head of Hayhoe House for 2016. Cass and Brendan, fresh from international travels, will bring with them experience in a number domains, along with the enthusiasm and desire to continue the fine work that has been achieved in Hayhoe House.

David Marriott also stepped down as the Head of Dart House after 5 years of service and support to the young men of Dart. David worked with purpose throughout his time in Dart to develop a culture of connectedness and pride, helping to further develop and promote the Boys’ Boarding Program across both Dart and Wigan Houses. He will continue to be a presence in boarding in 2016, but will hand over the reins of Head of Dart House to Graham Hislop, who will be supported by his wife, Kirsty, and two children. Graham will bring a broad understanding of the academic and pastoral needs of male adolescents and a diverse range of boarding experiences, both within Australia and abroad.

Finally, we also said goodbye to Lyndal and David Runge at the end of the school year following Lyndal’s appointment as the Head of Girls’ Boarding at the Westminster School in Adelaide. Lyndal and David, along with Charlie, Zac and Baz the dog, helped to shape and transform our Junior Girls’ Boarding community, investing a great deal in the life of the House and the wider boarding community. They will be missed by many, but we are excited for them as they continue their career in residential education. Rachel Williams, along with her husband Mark and two children, has been appointed as Head of Larritt House from the beginning of 2016 and they will continue to develop Larritt House as a boarding home for our 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.

I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the many successes that we shared throughout 2015. I am filled with confidence by the group of student leaders entering our Year 12 ranks in 2016.

Chris Van StynBoarding Co-ordinator

Health CentreThe Grammar Health Centre is a busy facility staffed by nurses Brenda Ludbrook, Maree Parish, Debbie Pitson and Mandy Wilson. In 2015 we had 2 nurses working from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm to assist with the busier times over recess and lunchtime. Brenda Ludbrook and Debbie Pitson both enjoyed periods of Long Service Leave which was covered by Karen Werner.The provision of first aid and the care and support of students and staff remain core functions of the Health Centre; however, health promotion and illness prevention activities continue in line with public health expectations.

In 2015 the responsibilities of the Health Centre included:

• Treating an average of 31 students per day. It is not uncommon to have over 50 students through the Health Centre in one day.

• The most common reason for attendance was upper respiratory tract infections such as colds, headaches, collection of prescribed medication and sprains.

• Treating 75 staff members. We are available and used as a resource by many of the School staff and their children.

• Counselling and support of students, staff and parents is a significant part of our role as health professionals.

• Student Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management remained a large part of our role. This involves organising students with allergies to have an EpiPen, action plan and management plan which complies with the Department of Education and Early Childhood requirements.

• Organisation, and supervision of immunisations for Years 7, 8, 9 and 10, by the City of Ballarat.

• Facilitating the vaccination of staff members and boarders against Influenza.

• Attendance at ‘Students of Concern’ Meetings. • Co-ordinating First Aid for the School including camps, sport

and trips.• Networking through the Victorian School Campus Nurses’

Group.• Attending training days through The Australian Society of

Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA).• Facilitating boarder’s attendance at medical appointments

and referrals to health professionals and medical specialists. • Attending all home 1st XV111 football matches and other

School community events such School Dance and Lap of the Lake.

• Supporting the Boarding community during and after Health Centre hours.

• Maintaining professional standards as required including updating School policies on health matters

• Maintaining First Aid facilities at the Mount Rowan Campus and City Cite Campus. Liaising with staff re medical issues.

• Purchase and ongoing training of staff for Defibrillation machines.


Round SquareThe 2015 Round Square Committee were motivated to continue the good work carried out by the 2014 Committee, which ensured such successes with the Round Square Days and the Round Square shared OneNote. In 2015 we were ably led by Round Square captains; Sanjan Dawson and Keira Unmack and the Committee cemented Round Square into the Grammar community. There was a strong presence of Year 12 leaders amongst the 30-plus members and by Semester 2, the Committee also benefitted from the valuable contributions and enthusiasm of students from Years 7-9.Staffing for Round Square at Ballarat Grammar in 2015 included; Mr Matt Hanlon (RS Representative), Ms Katie Williams (Semester 1 RS Year 7-9 Co-ordinator), Mr Ian Riethoff (Semester 1 RS Year 7-9 Co-ordinator), Ms Carla Kelly (Junior School RS Co-ordinator), Ms Kristy Ward (Community Service Co-ordinator) and Mr Paul Esmonde (Environment).

Events

Term 1International Women’s DayThe Committee’s first official event was a wonderful breakfast for 120 guests. Proceeds raised were donated to Ballarat’s WRISC-Family Violence Support Centre.Hunger Lunch 2.0Following the success of the 2014 Hunger Lunch, the Round Square Committee was able to create and host another meaningful event to highlight the global inequity of food distribution. $2000 was raised and donated to Oxfam.

Term 2Tough GrammarThe Term 2 Round Square Day, Tough Grammar, was supported by the School to a level that was beyond expectation. The 2015 Round Square Committee wanted to provide greater opportunities for students to be involved in the Adventure IDEAL activity. Huge numbers gathered on the Junior School oval to watch their peers take on the new and improved Tough Grammar course.

Senior School Dance For the first time the Round Square Committee combined with VCAL students to stage the Year 10-12 School Dance. Attendance numbers were impressive and a great night was had by students and staff. Proceeds were split between the Round Square Prince Alexander Building Fund ($1000) and $2000 for Oxfam’s Nepal Recovery.

Kurt Hahn Sleep Out As in 2014, 40 students braved the icy Ballarat winter to sleep rough and invest in Kurt Hahn’s notion that, “there is more to you than you think”. Participating students donated the bedding material that they used for the occasion and raised $420 for Anglicare Ballarat.

Round Square Chapel week.Senior members of the Round Square Committee planned and ran three Chapel sessions, outlining the issues surrounding asylum and refugee acceptance in Australia. These delicate issues were explored with respect, creativity and passion.

Term 3 Year 8 & 9 Round Square SocialA significant increase in attendance made for a wonderful evening for the Year 8 and 9 students, permitting a donation of $1000 for the Round Square Prince Alexander Building Fund.

Term 4 Round Square Market Year 7-9 students worked in Mentor groups to create stalls to raise money for the Prince Alexander Building Fund (PABP) ($1000).

Total funds raised by Round Square Committee events:Round Square PABF - $3000 Oxfam - $ 4100Anglicare - $420

Community Service

• Million Stars – Violence against women campaign. Ballarat Grammar involvement initiated by student Lillian Hearn and supported by teacher, Kath Milne. Many students at Ballarat Grammar participated in the campaign by making stars for an installation at Stockland, Wendouree.

• Days for Girls – Year 7 students work in partnership with the Days for Girls program to make sanitary kits for girls in East Timor. Parent, Melissa Bryan-Wakeling, along with Year 7 Co-ordinator, Louise Gunn, were instrumental in ensuring the kits were made to the highest quality. Rob Gray and Delwyn Oliver are working with the East Timorese to launch the Days for Girls program in their community.

• Continued and increased support of the Red Cross Blood Bank. Students Cayley Atkinson and Caitlin Burns completed Blood Bank Ambassadors Training.

• Senior students volunteered weekly to tutor children at Wendouree West Exodus House

• Over 170 students volunteered to door knock for the Red Shield Appeal.

• Ballarat Grammar students were represented at the Ballarat Anglicare ‘altitude shift’ initiative.

• Over 20 students in Years 10 and 11 spent their time helping various local organisations during adventure week. Some students assisted at Anglicare, the Salvation Army, Yuille Park Primary School and Wendouree Primary School.

• Students continued to attend ‘Star Club’; supporting young children from Yuille Park in an after-school activities program.

• Year 9 students volunteered to assist the Ballarat Specialist 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.


• Year 7s assisted Napoleons Landcare group to plant trees in an area of Napoleons that was heavily mined for gold during the gold rush. The aim is to revegetate the area as it was prior to the gold rush.

• Year 9s assisted the Ballarat City Council to create a video promoting the Walk to School program

• Boarders volunteered at the Ballarat Sustainable Living, Farmers Market

• Students volunteered at the Ballarat Art Gallery, ‘Under the Sea’ interactive exhibition

• Students volunteered at the Youth Pavilion, Ballarat Show, assisting with children’s activities

• Year 9 students participated in Clean Up Australia Day, working in the Yarrawee Creek surrounds in Sebastopol.

• Ballarat Grammar completed its 40th year of students participating in World Vision’s 40 Hour famine.

• A number of students enrolled in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.

Exchanges

International:Thirty-two Ballarat Grammar Year 10 students participated in Round Square International exchanges.

Regional: Twelve Year 8 students ventured to all parts of Australia for regional exchanges.

Conferences

International:Seven Year 10 students, and three staff, including Mrs Christine Shaw, attended the 2015 Round Square International Conference at United World College, South East Asia, at the UWCSEA Campus in Singapore. Prior to arriving at the Conference, the Ballarat Grammar delegates attended a service project in Northern Thailand to renovate a primary school’s toilet block. The project was ran by No Limit Volunteers and two other Round Square schools joined us to complete the project.

In Singapore the conference theme was ‘Act today, change tomorrow’. The Grammar delegation was motivated by the range of guest speakers (all UWCSEA alumni) and was inspired by the Round Square ethos of the host school, especially the commitment to service.

Regional:Five Year 8 students and one staff member attended the Young Round Square conference at Westminster School, Adelaide. The Conference focused on leadership and service with an Australian Indigenous theme. The title of the Conference was ‘Tell us your Story’. It was a learning program which was devised around listening to and understanding other people’s stories, and augmented with workshops designed to help delegates tell their story.

Junior Round Square Conference – Scotch Oakburn College in Launceston, Tasmania, hosted the ‘No One’s an Island, we are all connected’ Conference. Six Year 6 students and one teacher found this unique conference stimulating, whilst also enjoying the various outdoor education opportunities offered.

Round Square International Service projects:

Ballarat Grammar had two participants in the RSIS projects. One attended the July project in Peru and the other student participated in the December project in India.

Environment and Sustainability

Ballarat Grammar seeks to promote the concept of sustainability, not only in classrooms but throughout our community. We have an ongoing desire to keep reducing our impact on the natural environment and improving our efficiency in resource use.

Senior School

Classroom and Common Area recycling: Most classrooms and common areas throughout the School provide recycling for either paper or comingled waste. In Year 7, for example, these are managed by Homeroom groups who take turns to deliver the material to the appropriate skip for collection.

Boarding House waste recycling: Houses are continuing to promote the concept of recycling in the residential areas. Student leadership in this part of the School has come to the fore, so that recycling has been adopted as a routine function. Woodbridge and Hayhoe Houses lead the way!

For the Love of the Reef: This event, which is associated with the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, invited students to give up something they love, such as chocolate! Donations were sought for their Great Barrier Reef campaign to stop plans for coal mining infrastructure to be built 50kms from the Whitsundays. Many students were surprised to learn that this development could proceed.

BEARS: A new student environmental awareness group was launched towards the end of 2015 in the form of Ballarat Grammar Environmental Action Student Representatives (BEARS). During regular lunchtime meetings, students attended meetings aimed to increase their awareness of various environmental issues and encourage them to be positive advocates for the environment in appropriate democratic forums. The group aims to develop during 2016 to encompass a broad cross section of the student population who will seek, promote and support sustainable initiatives within our School and the broader community.

WORMS: Following a parent suggestion in 2013, the possibility of diverting our Dining Hall food waste to vermicompost has become a reality. A suitable service provider was identified and our dynamic kitchen staff team have supported this development with keen interest. We now have a twice-weekly collection which directs our compostable food material to worm food, not landfill. As with all new routines, helping diners adjust to new routines will be an ongoing project.

Future plans: More photovoltaic panels adorn the bird’s eye view of the School on the new Science wing. Further investigation into energy reduction will take place as we evaluate the possibility of a thermal blanket to prevent heat


loss from the swimming pool, as well as the installation of a heat pump to reduce the amount of energy required to heat the water.

Junior SchoolThroughout 2015 the Junior School staff and students promoted environmental awareness and engaged in sustainable practices to demonstrate a strong commitment to improve the natural world. The Junior School continued to reduce, reuse and recycle where possible at both the Dare Street and Mout Rowan Campuses. Some examples of student and staff led environmental action in 2015 were:• The Year 6 Environment Committee (led by Mrs Clarice

Lisle) demonstrated their passion for the environment by organising events. This committee consisted of the following students: Matthew Walker, James Lawry, Cormac Mahony, Jonah Moloney-Wise, George Archer, Charlotte Hopkins, Samuel Drew and Finn Jones.

• Every Junior School grandparent was provided with the gift of a native tree as part of the Grandparents’ Day celebrations.

• The Year 6 Service Committee (led by Mr Curran and Year 5 student, Ruby McIntyre) organised the annual International Orangutan Day in Term 3. Raising close to $900 for the Orangutan Project, students also showed the documentary ‘Born to Be Wild’ and organised a guest speaker to discuss the plight of the orangutans with the entire Junior School.

• The Environment Committee also ran ‘Clean Up Schools Day’ early in Term 1

• The Junior School adopted a ‘Nude Food’ policy to reduce our contribution to landfill, inspired by the Year 4s who have a rubbish-free campus at Mount Rowan

• Year 6C lead inquiries into plant growth and developed a variety of garden beds, including the Food is Free gardens next to the Carnbrae buildings. (They can’t wait for the lemon tree to grow to make lemonade for the entire School!)

• The Year 4 Caring for Life Sustainability Festival was again a success in Term 3. Students took action on a variety of environmental issues, educating parents and friends on how they could make a positive difference to the world.

• Some Year 6 students used environmental issues as their springboard for learning during the Year 6 Exhibition. Inquiries into puppy farms, bee keeping, water pollution and deforestation were presented to the staff, students and wider community during Term 4.

• Year 1 students initiated the ‘Nature Squad’ which picks up rubbish at recess and lunchtimes.

Sport From a sport perspective, 2015 saw new initiatives, high levels of participation across both competitive and recreational activities, some outstanding successes and the unveiling and use of the eagerly anticipated ‘All Weather Playing Surface’.

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

able to participate in the Summer Carnival played in Ballarat, competing in tennis, volleyball, cricket and softball.

In 2015 there was an increase in the number of students and teams participating in a variety of sports played at many schools and local club facilities across Ballarat. ‘Invitation’ matches against a number of schools including, Girton Grammar Bendigo, Ivanhoe Grammar, Trinity College Adelaide, Bacchus Marsh Grammar, Marian College Ararat and Braemar College Woodend, proved to be very popular and enjoyable encounters and gave our students exposure to schools beyond Ballarat.

Ballarat Grammar also enjoyed many sporting triumphs throughout the year, with our Senior Girls’ teams, in particular, dominating the BAS competition. Highlights include:• BAS Athletics – Co-educational, Boys and Girls Champions.• ICCES Athletics – Overall Team Champions.• BAS Cross Country, Road Relays and Lap of the Lake – Co-

educational, Boys and Girls Champions in all events.• Rowing – Australian Schoolboys coxed 4 Champions and

Boys Head of the Lake Champions.• Herald Sun Girls Football Shield – Grand Finalist• BAS Senior Girls Premierships – Basketball, Cricket, Football,

Netball, Soccer and Volleyball.• BAS Senior Boys Premierships – Hockey and Volleyball.• BAS Senior Mixed Premierships - A Grade Badminton and

Squash.

INTERSCHOOL COMPETITION

Athletics• BAS Boys Champions• BAS Girls Champions• BAS Co-Educational Champions• ICCES Overall Championso Liam Procaccino (Senior) and Angus See (Year 8) Individual

Champion.

Badminton• BAS A Grade Champions• BAS Boys Single Champion: Elijah Dale

Basketball• BAS Senior Girls Champions• BAS Senior Boys Runners-Up• Intermediate Boys A Grade Runners-Up• Intermediate Boys B Grade Champions• Intermediate Girls Runners-Up• Junior A Girls Runners-Up

Cricket• BAS Senior Girls Champions• Year 8 Boys Champions• Year 7 Boys Champions

Cross Country• BAS Road Relayso Boys Overall Championso Girls Overall Championso Co-Educational Champions• BAS Cross Countryo Boys Overall Championso Girls Overall Champions


o Co-Educational Champions• BAS Lap of the Lakeo Girls Overall Championso Co-educational Champions• ICCES Cross Country Overall Team Runners-Up• Nicholas Fidler (Year 8) and Amy Canavan (Year 8) winning all

four Junior events as listed above.

Football• Senior Girls Herald Sun Runners-Up• BAS Senior Girls Champions• BAS Junior Girls Champions

Hockey• BAS Senior Boys Champions

Lawn Bowls• BAS Senior Mixed Runners-Up

Netball• BAS Senior A Grade Champions• BAS Senior B Grade Champions

Rowing• Open Boys Division 1: Nic Williams (stroke), Ted Hunt (3),

Lloyd Meek (2), Ben Trotter (bow) & Thomas Leadbetter (cox) – Head of the Lake Champions and Australian Schoolboys Coxed 4 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.

Soccer• BAS Senior Girls Champions• BAS Intermediate Boys Champions

Squash• BAS Senior Mixed Champions

Swimming• BAS Co-Educational Runners-Up• ICCES Overall Team – 4th o Sam Crothers-Bade (Year 7) Individual Champion

Tennis• BAS Senior A & B Grade Girls Runners-Up • BAS Senior A Grade Boys Runners-Up and B Grade

Champions• Intermediate A & B Grade Girls Champions• Intermediate A & B Grade Boys Runners-Up• BAS McNeil Cup – Tim McConchie – Senior Boys Runner-Up• BAS Henderson Shield – Anna Pryse-Smith – Senior Girls

Runner-Up

Volleyball• BAS Senior A Grade Boys Champions• BAS Senior A Grade Girls Champions• BAS Intermediate A Grade Boys Runners-Up• BAS Intermediate A Grade Girls Champions• BAS Junior Boys Champions

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

Boys Girls Combined

House Events2014 House Lap of the Lake Results

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

Age Champions


2014 House Athletics Carnival

Record Breakers

Individual Champions

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

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



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 Douhadji, Rory Barnett & Annie Elliott

59.29s Macpherson

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

49.50s Butler

The HM Johnston Memorial Sprinting TrophyLiam Procaccino (Robin)The Queens Cup Open Sprint ChampionGrace O’Dwyer (Macpherson

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)


2015 Aquatics Carnival

Record Breakers

Individual Champions

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

Category Name Time House

Girls’ Open 200m Individual Medley-The Prescilla Herington Sheild

Maaike Vrij 2:44.76s Macpherson

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 (BR), Brittney Edwards (BF) & Grace Henwood (FR)

2:37:71s Macpherson

The Max Stowe 200m Individual Medley SheildQuinlan Lowe (Nevett)The Prescilla Herington 200m Individual Medley SheildMaaike Vrij (Macpherson)

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) &Quinlan Lowe (Nevett)

Maaike Vrij (Macpherson)

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

Caitlin Butler (Manifold)


Sport Captains

• Captain Girls’ Rowing - Mimi Ingram• Captain Boys’ Rowing - Nicholas Williams• Captain Girls’ Swimming - Caitlin Butler• Captain Boys’ Swimming - Samuel Gray & Jack Hills• Captain Girls’ Softball - Philippa Arnott• Captain Senior Boys’ Tennis - Sam Morton & Tim McConchie• Captain Senior Girls’ Tennis - Caitlin Keall• Captain Lawn Bowls - Samuel Rasmussen & Rose Keech• Captain Boys’ Volleyball - Henry Murnane• Captain Senior Girls’ Volleyball - Alma Forsyth• Captain Senior Boys’ Hockey - Max Ferrier-Kilminster

& Matthew Klopak• Captain First XVIII Football - Liam Fitzpatrick & Jono Neville• Captain Senior Girls’ Football - Zoe Nevett• Captain Senior Girls’ Netball - Kathryn O’Dwyer• Captain Senior Boys’ Soccer - Michael Mullins• Captain Senior Girls’ Soccer - Eliza de Kort & Hannah Kozaris• Captain Senior A Grade Badminton - Alice Lorincz

& Elijah Dale• Captain Senior Girls’ Basketball - Zoe Nevett• Captain Senior Boys’ Basketball - Samuel Gray• Captain Boys’ Athletics - Liam Procaccino & Reece La Haye• Captain Girls’ Athletics - Kathryn O’Dwyer and Laura Hutchins• Captain Boys’ First XI Cricket - Jono Neville• Captain Girls’ Cricket - Amelia Dunn• Captain Table Tennis - Sam Rasmussen• Captain Girls’ Cross Country - Claudia Opie• Captain Boys’ Cross Country - Nic Williams• Squash & Racquetball - Christopher Milne• Shooting Team - Liam Headon & Ford Guthrie

Coaches Awards

• Mary Heseltine Award for Tennis - Caitlin Keall• G J Watts Perpetual Cup for Service in Tennis - Sam Morton• Greta Ballhausen Award for Softball - Nickesha Jones• R G Bath Award for Swimming - Caitlin Butler, Samuel Gray & Jack Hills• R G Gray Award for Rowing - Mimi Ingram & Nicholas Williams• Tom Devine Cricket Coaches Award - Fraser Hay• The John Vernon Award for Athletics - Laura Hutchins• The Denise Hargreaves Netball Award - Kat O’Dwyer• The Tunbridge Perpetual Cup for Best & Fairest Footballer - Liam Fitzpatrick• 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

• Coaches Award for Boys’ Basketball - Nathanael Cotton & Jack Hills• Coaches Award for Girls’ Volleyball - Alma Forsyth• Coaches Award for Table Tennis - Sam Rasmussen

• Coaches Award for Squash - Chris Milne• Athletics - Amy Canavan, Nick Fidler, Laura Hutchins, Grace O’Dwyer, Liam Procaccino, Angus See, Ella Squire• Badminton - Elijah Dale• Basketball Boys - Samuel Gray• Basketball Girls - Elonie Hooper, Faith McKenzie, Zoe Nevett & Kat O’Dwyer• Cricket Boys - Jono Neville• Cricket Girls - Amelia Dunn, Maggie Astbury, Maddy Goldsworthy, Rene Caris & Anna Laursen Habel• Cross Country - Amy Canavan, Nic Fidler, Claudia Opie & Nic Williams• Football Boys - Liam Fitzpatrick, Lloyd Meek, Jono Neville• Football Girls - Maggie Astbury, Rene Caris, Isobel Cleary, Zoe Nevett & Kat O’Dwyer• Hockey Boys - Lachlan Eaton, Max Ferrier, Matthew Klopak & Thomas Leadbetter• Hockey Girls - Chloe Scott• Netball - Ellie Breuer, Rene Caris, Isobel Cleary, Isobel Fay, Celie Hay, Elonie Hooper, Faith McKenzie, Zoe Nevett, Grace O’Dwyer, Kat O’Dwyer• Rowing - Alister Coad, Conor Delahunty, Isobel Fay, Ted Hunt, Mimi Ingram, Thomas Leadbetter, Lloyd Meek, Amy Rix, Clare Stewart, Ben Trotter & Nic Williams• Soccer Boys - Michael Mullins, Hamid Mussavie• Soccer Girls - Natalie Barbara, Sophie Emota, Hannah Kozaris & Lily McLean• Swimming - Sam Crothers-Bade, Harrison Doust, Nick Gilbert, Sam Gray, Jack Hills, Sol Kendal, Quinlan Lowe & Maaike Vrij• Softball Girls - Nickesha Jones• Tennis Boys - Tim McConchie• Tennis Girls - Caitlin Keall, Anna Pryse-Smith• Volleyball Boys - Paul Didaskalu, Liam Holding, Chris Milne, Henry Murnane & Fraser Trainer• Volleyball Girls - Ellie Breuer

Sport Service

• Badminton - Chris Milne• Rowing - Cam Brown, Nick Dharumasena, Taylah Gibbs, Sam Gray & Reece La Haye• Girls’ Basketball - Cayley Atkinson, Cheyenne Page


The Ballarat Grammar FoundationDirectors

President – Mr L G EvansSenior Vice President – Mr G R EyresJunior Vice President – Mrs P CoghlanMr K R Cook, Mrs A Gaunt, Mr S J Higgs, Mr C McIntosh, Mr P L Mann, Mr G I Millar, Mr M C Warwick

Company Secretary – Mr P G Hunt

• The Ballarat Grammar Foundation retains as its primary role the preservation and development of the services, property and facilities of the School by providing funds which bridge the gap between income from fees and government grants and expenditure within the operating budget of the School. The Foundation achieves this by prudent management of its investments and through the pursuance of donations, corporate support, gifts and bequests to underpin its work.

• Now in its thirtieth-fourth year of operation the Foundation has played a critical role in ensuring the on-going stability of Ballarat Grammar. This would not be possible without the continuing high level of support from parents of the School, past students, staff and friends.

• The Annual Giving Program remains a primary source of Foundation fundraising and the high level of support for this program, which this year focussed on the new Science Wing laboratory and the Scholarship program, is again gratefully acknowledged.

• A large proportion of current School families contributed to the Building Fund whilst a number of friends of the School committed to pledges, gave generous gifts or advised of bequests which have been made in the School’s favour. To all donors we extend our grateful thanks.

• Director of Development Mr Peter Burnett has again led the Development Office throughout the year with valuable assistance from Mrs Claire Hay. The Foundation continues to be active in its support of past students and the wider Grammar community with the 2010, 2005, 1995, 1985 and 1975 reunions plus a 50s decade reunion successfully conducted. Successful reunions were also held in Sydney and Buderim. The continued strengthening of the partnership with the Old Grammarians’ Association has seen greater participation in the planning and conduct of these events, to the advantage of all.

The Foundation records it very grateful thanks to retiring Headmaster, Mr Stephen Higgs, and his wife Sue Higgs for all that they have done to support and promote the Foundation, particularly with their attendance at Reunions, Field Days and other community events. Stephen has also provided exemplary leadership to the School and Foundation and we wish he and Sue a very happy and healthy retirement.

The Ballarat Grammar Foundation again offers its sincere thanks and appreciation to all those who have been able to support the School in 2015.

Staff leaving in 2015

Headmaster, Stephen Higgs – Tribute by Mr Rob Gray, presented at the Evensong, 2015.

The Character of a school is not something that is built overnight, nor can it be talked-up in a few meetings amongst School leaders. My early years at Grammar gave me insight into how Headmaster, Mr Jack Dart, developed the nature of this School. I have also had the privilege of working with three outstanding Headmasters over the last four decades: three educators of outstanding vision, each displaying exceedingly fine caring and considerate attitudes for all in the School, and for the School’s place in the world. These Headmasters, along with proactive Board members, have helped produce a fine educational institution with an exceptional character.

Stephen Higgs first visited Ballarat Grammar when he came to lead a meeting of the VCE Physics Study Committee in the early 90s. His recollections of that visit include meeting a community of very friendly and helpful people, and being granted an insight into the tone of the Grammar Community. He must have left with a good impression, as it was not long after that Stephen applied for, and was appointed Headmaster, to succeed the much loved Barry Smith on his retirement.

It was obvious to us as staff, twenty-one years ago, that Stephen came with worldly experience and a new vision for what we could become as a School. Moreover, it was the tone with which he went about leading us towards becoming a Round Square school that has left such a valuable imprint on all of us who have worked in this School. It was indeed an honour this year to share with Stephen and a group of Year 11 students a tour of East Timor where, every day, we had a Round Square day experiencing all the ideals of Round Square in action. This type of experience would not have been possible without Stephen’s vision for us here at Grammar.

Stephen’s eloquence as a speaker, has been frequently on display in so many forums. He has led our School with his own brand of an environmentally-sensitive and commonsense view of the world. Stephen, your down-to-earth outlook on life, your strong beliefs and Christian values about the worth of all mankind and the planet we inhabit, have been an outstanding viewpoint for us all and these ideals have certainly been embraced by so many of us.

Stephen, you came to us first and foremost as a teacher and have remained so. However, the legacies you leave us with, in the many fine buildings and facilities, the broadening of opportunities through City Cite, Mount Rowan and the overall strength of character built from our Round Square involvement, make this such an easy place to believe in the task of producing ‘well rounded citizens’.

Leadership of a School is never an easy task, but it is one that you have carried out bravely and unstintingly, encouraging the rest of the staff to ‘step up to the plate’. You have never 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


been such a hallmark of your leadership for the members of staff of this School over the past 21 years.

If I can re-phrase a quote from scholar and teacher Forest Witcraft; A hundred years from now, it will not matter what kind of car Stephen drove, what kind of house he lived in, how much money he had in the bank …for the world will be a better place because Stephen has made a difference in the life of so many who have passed through Ballarat Grammar.

For all that you and Susan have done for us as staff and, in turn, the children we educate, Stephen, we thank you.

Rod Brehaut - Tribute by students Ford Guthrie, Lachie Johns and Will Keech at School Assembly

After 19 years of service to the School, teaching Product Design,(wood work and metal work - a man who has spent so 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 who has made his mark on almost all students and staff here at Grammar, and in particular the men of Wigan House. He has also had time with Nevett, Robin and Smith Houses.

For those who know ‘Breeza’ quite well, he is a man of many talents who is willing to give up his weekends constructing toys for the 3BA Christmas appeal, and give of his own personal time to help students with their art projects, to get their masterpiece completed, and gain the best possible mark for assessments. He is a selfless man, always putting the needs of others before his own.

In Breeza’s time here he has had a brilliant coaching career, coaching Junior Boys’ Football teams, BAS lap of the lake, cross country, and of course, lawn bowls. Not only is he an avid sports enthusiast, Breeza also has had ‘eggs” in the academic basket, operating for a period of time as Chair of Faculty, a VCE examination marker, external writing assessor and part of the VCAA writing panel. The icing on the cake is that many of his students have been selected for ‘Top Designs’ under his guidance.

On behalf of Ballarat Grammar’s staff and students, we would like to formally thank Mr Rod ‘Breeza’ Brehaut for all he has done for this School, and all the time and effort he has put into helping all students have success whilst here at Grammar. You will be dearly missed ‘Breeza’!

Christine Chapman

Chris commenced at the Early Learning Centre in April 2001 and her calm, gentle and generous manner was evident from the beginning. In her time at Grammar, Chris has been part of the Starfish, Seahorse, Jellyfish and Zebra groups and has worked with many of the ELC & CEEd teachers along the way. It is often said that you do not fully understand how much you will miss someone until they are gone. We are, however, acutely aware of what we will be missing as we move forward; Chris is a friend, colleague and team member and has been many things to many people.

Chris has three wonddrful children of her own, Nick, Hannah 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 and has always had a spectacular garden full of flowers and so, by default, became Chief Flower Arranger and Resident Green Thumb for events such as Open Days, Information Nights and Working Bees at both the ELC and CEEd. Her beautiful arrangements were often dotted around the CEEd!

We often talk about using visible signs of tenderness when setting up the environment for young children. Chris has an incredible knack of bringing resources together and making them look not only inviting, interesting and beautiful, but also practical and educational.

As a farewell gift for Chris, a book of letters was written by current and former colleagues, children and families. It is a heartfelt expression of gratitude and love and we hope a beautiful keepsake.

Greg Bell

An Old Grammarian himself, Greg started at Grammar in 2000 as a trainee while undertaking his university course. Greg has gone on to grow into a very well-respected and knowledgeable ‘IT Guru’. He has been a sought-after presenter at international conferences. As Head of Department – Technical Services, Greg was central to the progression the School has made over the years to move to the position we are in today, with all students in Years 7 – 12 having personal devices.

Jill Coote

Another Old Grammarian, Jill Coote began at Grammar in 2006 as the Head of Larritt. After two years in this role Jill moved onto Head of Hayhoe. Every day she was a positive presence in the lives of 45 teenage girls and every night Jill would run the evening meeting. Whilst it was a time on the schedule that many could see as obligatory, Jill saw this as the most important part of the day. It offered her the opportunity to connect with every boarder in the House, to check in to see how the day had gone, to give out chocolates for the tidy rooms, to share a laugh and celebrate all the great things that happen on days like ‘Terrific Tuesday’. Jill is an incredibly hard worker, having toiled away during the day at Federation University before coming home to her own children, Anna and Angus, and the 45 mooslings. Jill never saw leadership in boarding as merely a job, but an extension of her own family, and because of this, she has selflessly given so much over the years.

Stephen Matthews

Stephen started at Grammar in 2001 as one of the inaugural staff members in the Heinz Centre. During his time at Grammar, Stephen taught a range of subjects to VCE level including Geography, ICT, History, Health, and he was also a Year 7 & 8 Homeroom teacher. He was Chair of Faculty of ICT and Head of Department for Geography. Stephen was selected as an ACARA writer for the National Geography Curriculum and presented at various Professional Development courses sharing his knowledge.


Outside the classroom, Stephen was a highly successful Senior Boys Hockey Coach, winning ten BAS premierships, as well as being invited to coach the BAS representative Team against other regions. Stephen was also an enthusiastic member of staff when it came to the Outdoor Education program, running many Exploration Week Scuba Diving camps, as well as attending Year-level camps.

Today, we enjoy the benefits of Stephen’s passion and shared 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.

Tim Johnstone

Tim returned for a second teaching stint at Ballarat Grammar in 2006. Tim taught Mathematics and was a Smith House Tutor /Mentor before taking on the role as Year 8 Year Level Co-ordinator, providing a safe landing pad for developing adolescents. He is always interested in students and readily engages with ideas and perspectives. Tim’s focus on teaching the student as well as the subject was much appreciated by all. Tim has always had a passion for Outdoor Education and now teaches at the Clunes Wesley College Campus.

Kara ClearyKara 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 that she reconnected with Grammar and assisted us with swimming training.

Kara taught a range of subjects: English, VCE Health and Human Development, Junior PE and Health and she was also a Year 7 Homeroom teacher. She balanced this with her role as Assistant Head of Larritt House. The rapport Kara developed with the young students in her Homeroom was most apparent; it appeared there was nothing she would not do for them! Kara took leave in 2013 and 2014 to travel and work abroad.

Kara’s contribution to the boarding community has also been marvellous. She set out to ensure that the first experience to boarding in Larritt House was positive. The kindness she 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 Education.

Sally Nagle

Sally has been the organiser behind many Science prac’s since 2003. She has been one of the laboratory. technicians working behind the scenes to assist teachers with the delivery of the exciting experiments that take place in Science.

Lucy Barrow

A passionate and dedicated staff member, Lucy was the staff IT trainer and eLearning co-ordinator in her time at Grammar. Commencing in 2006, Lucy brought a fresh and enthusiastic approach to what could be done in the classroom with IT. Lucy worked with small groups of children on Ad Astra programs and was often visited on many lunchtimes by students wishing to explore the possibilities of what IT could do.

Terry Lia

Terry commenced in the Junior School in 2005 and taught a range of Year levels. Terry is also a registered nurse and this qualification meant at times he was also the first on hand to deal with many injured arms or ankles. He was also often asked to assist on various school camps and attended many JEEP trips where his medical knowledge was also put to good use. An active sportsman, Terry was always keen to work with students with afterschool sport, and was often seen running on the ovals or teaching swimming in the pool. From time to time, Terry has stepped in to provide coverage and we greatly appreciate his skill.

Louisa West

Louise has been the Painting and Drawing teacher in the Beckworth Arts Centre since 2008. Many students (and staff) have benefited from Louisa’s creativity and passion for her subject.

Nathan Burgess

As Director of IT since 2008, Nathan initiated real growth in the School’s infrastructure along with the delivery of over 900 personal devices for the students. He was the driving force behind the School’s participation in the Cambodia Service project and the RACV energy breakthrough challenge. He is also a very knowledgeable and skilled hockey coach. Grammar benefitted from his skill in this area, especially as he also operated as senior coach for WestVic.

Karen Werner

Karen joined the Grammar staff in 2008 as Head of Larritt House. It was a role she undertook with a great deal of enthusiasm and dedication. Karen later took on the role of Multicultural Co-ordinator, working with community groups and families to give students in her care the best possible start at Grammar. At times, Karen also assisted in the Health Centre.


David RungeArriving in 2010, Dave took a range of responsibilities whilst he was at Grammar. As Head of Larritt, he nurtured and guided the young girls of the House, assisting with the transition to boarding school from home. He was also involved in the Positive Education Program as Positive Education Co-ordinator and coached numerous sporting teams, his specialty being football. Dave went on to being involved in the coaching group at the Ballarat Rebels. Dave taught VCE economics and accounting as well as junior Humanities.

Lyndal Runge

Lyndal, similarly, took on a range of responsibilities at Grammar. She taught Commerce, was Middle School Round Square Co-ordinator and most significantly, she was a key support of husband Dave in Larritt House since 2011. Lyndal’s influence on the junior boarding community was impressive. When trying to describe the typical attributes of a successful Boarding Head of House, words such as, nurturing, supportive, generous, just like mum, come to mind. The same words aptly describe Lyndal’s presence in our boarding community.

Dan Watson

Always friendly and helpful, Dan was a member of the ICT Help Desk and administration team since 2011. He was very willing to share his knowledge and assist students and staff at all times. Dan also thoroughly enjoyed working with the young men of Wigan where he was a very popular MOD and Mentor.

Andrew Loynes

Andrew Loynes was appointed to teach in the Senior School in December of 2012. A teacher of uncommon intellect and with a passion for developing critical thinking in his students, Andrew had an incredible influence on the students and staff who were privileged to work alongside him.

Andrew came to Grammar from Mount Clear College where he had implemented a wonderful Philosophy program. When Andrew came to lead our Philosophy program he added his unique talents and fostered students’ discovery of wisdom and critical thinking. An inspirational teacher, Andrew led very capable Philosothon teams to success after success at the State and Australasian level. In his role as the Acting Chair of the Humanities Faculty throughout 2015, his calm co-ordination was valued by all members of the Faculty. Andrew’s quick wit will be missed, as will his deep care and concern, his professionalism and his wonderful teaching.

Brad Saul

Brad is a talented musician. He was one of the instrumental staff to assist with the growth of the Pipes and Drums ensemble, a cornerstone of the music program, as well as teaching piano.

Lesley-Anne Elbourne

Lesley-Anne began with us in October of 2012 and quietly and seamlessly embedded herself into the School. Most of her counselling and support work took place in the background and many of us would never actually see what she did; we just know that the extent of her work was often life-saving for some of our students and for some of our parents.

Lesley-Anne worked with Junior School and Senior School students as well as giving advice and support to staff as needed. Dealing with student issues from Preps to Year 12s is no easy job. Very often what ends up with the School Psychologist is complex. Her involvement with the ‘Pos. Ed.’ focus group and the ‘Students on the Radar’ group was invaluable. In addition, Lesley-Anne provided sessions for student groups and support to the Heads of House group on numerous occasions.

Lesley-Anne leaves us to build up her private practice and we wish her well in that endeavour, knowing that she has all the attributes to succeed.

Kerryn Stephens

Kerryn began working at the CEEd during 2012 in a casual relief role. She then accepted the role of Treefrog Associate in 2013. From the very beginning Kerryn demonstrated a creative flare. This became most evident in her ability to take the products of the children’s learning and display them in such a 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. She assisted the children to feel comfortable in an unfamiliar space, a task that isn’t always easy when dealing with 21 four year-olds at the same time!

Leanne Roberts

Leanne was a very organised member of staff keeping things in check at the CEEd. Leanne also had a period of time as the IT Trainer.

Kyle Hackwill

Since 2012, Kyle worked within the Instrumental Music staff, assisting with many choirs, and his involvement in our music program has been much appreciated.

Katherine McBrideKatherine McBride commenced at the CEEd at the beginning of 2014 as the Bumblebee and Ladybird Teacher. Katherine had the additional responsibility of being a Head of Department during this time, leading a team of 5 Reception educators. Further to this, Katherine fulfilled roles in boarding (Larritt in 2014 and Hayhoe in 2015) and contributed to the Senior Girls’ Football Team as an assistant coach.


It was no surprise to discover that humour, creativity, honesty, kindness and fairness featured in Katherine’s top 10 character strengths. During her time at the CEEd, Katherine made many valuable contributions as an active and thoughtful member of staff.

Kate Martin

Kate Martin began in 2014 as a Homeroom teacher covering for a staff member on leave. Her vibrancy and enthusiasm were 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.

Graham Crowley

Graham first joined the Grammar staff when the School purchased the Wendouree Hall which became Timken Hall in 1998. Graham kept the Hall clean and ready for the various assemblies and School productions. He took enormous pride in presenting the old Hall in its best light. Once Timken Hall was demolished to make way for the WCPA, Graham joined the Operations Team, offering a further eight years of loyal service. No matter the weather, he was seen sweeping the paths. Additionally in summer, Graham would relive his lifetime passion for cricket and assist with rolling the turf wicket. Graham always shared a smile and cheerful greeting. We wish him well in retirement, which has long been due to him.

Barbara Keogh

Barbara worked for many years as a member of the cleaning staff. Most recently, she was in charge of maintaining Woodbridge House and was well-respected by the girls of the House.

Andrew Sawitsch

Andrew is a former Grammar student. Having previously spent several years in China working for the AFL, he began teaching 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’ knowledge of Chinese culture and the Chinese people was evident in everything he did.

Carissa Wang

Carissa was the Chinese assistant in 2015. She willingly assisted the Chinese teachers and the students undertaking the language. Bravely, Carissa also attended the Year 7 camp at the end of the year. We wish her well back home in China.

VALESally-Anne Vawdrey

Sally was an Old Grammarian herself and commenced working at Grammar teaching Speech Art in 2001. Her zest and passion

for her craft was second-to-none. She taught numerous students across the School and was a dedicated and much loved teacher and member of staff. Sally had been ill for an extended period, and sadly passed away during 2015. Sally will be fondly remembered through the Sally Vaudrey Speech Art Award presented at the end of each year. Through the 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 award is maintained under the auspices of the Royal South Street Society.

The Staff AssociationThe Staff Association of Ballarat Grammar aims to contribute support in a significant way to making Ballarat Grammar an outstanding place to work.

It endeavours to do this by:• Encouraging and supporting each other in times of need • Supporting groups within our community who are in need • Organising social events across all areas of the School• Continuing to work with the Administration and Governance

of the School in a partnership that fosters good will.

In 2015, Staff contributions assisted our ongoing sponsorship of students in Starehe Boys Centre and School in Kenya, The School of Saint Jude in Tanzania and Thai water Projects.

The Staff Association held several staff functions during the 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 numerous other smaller events to support engagement and interaction amongst staff.

The Staff Association also assisted in providing support for those when needed. A successful ‘Movember’ campaign was 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, taking in the view of the extensive grounds and complete with Santa for the kids.

Friends of Ballarat GrammarPresident’s Report

We had yet another busy year with the Friends of Ballarat 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 those who actively attended our meetings and enthusiastically assisted with the Friends of Ballarat Grammar activities. The assistance of everyone in a voluntary capacity is greatly appreciated by everyone in the Ballarat Grammar community.

The Friends of Ballarat Grammar throughout 2015 continued to provide an accessible forum for parents to engage with the many new and existing developments across all areas of the School and hear from members of staff at Ballarat Grammar about the workings of the School curriculum and facilities. This


year we have had the pleasure to hear from several informative guest speakers, including Mrs Christine Shaw, Head of Senior School, outlining the new structure of the School’s senior leadership team and Ms Rachel Williams, Year 9 Level Co-ordinator, providing an overview of the Year 9 LINKS Program. We also heard from Liz Le Marshall, Year 6 Co-ordinator, and Shane Woodrow, Acting Assistant Head & PYP Co-ordinator, who gave an engaging overview of the inaugural Year 6 Exhibition.

For another year the Friends of Ballarat Grammar has been privileged to be able to reinvest capital back into the School by allocating funds to particular and worthwhile causes. It is the objective that funds are allocated evenly across all areas of the School and have the ability to cover as many students as possible. Throughout the year the Friends of Ballarat Grammar has succeeded in its objective by funding:• The purchase of a full electric hub unit for the BFG Energy

Breakthrough Program • A 25% contribution towards the purchase of a new rowing

boat • A contribution towards the construction of a new catering

trailer (together with branding rights)• A new set of take-home readers for the Junior School • A coffee machine for use by VCAL students in operating a

School café serving students and staff• Educational items for use in the CEEd including Therapy

boxes, Howda-hug chairs, Allcare air cushions, Animal weighted lap bags, Disco sit cushions, Tickit sand timers and Light boxes

• New high jump bags and uprights for use by the PE Department across all year levels.

During the year our flagship events, the Year 7 Dinner and the Careers Expo, continued to uphold the values of the School. I would like to further commend the work of all Friends of Ballarat Grammar for another year. Thank you particularly to Claire Hay, Jill Norman and Peter Burnett for the extremely valuable work they undertake behind the scenes on behalf of the Friends of Ballarat Grammar. Without their proactive support and impeccable initiative we wouldn’t be nearly as efficient. Gratitude also extends to our 2015 office bearers, Vice President Gary Laughton-Jones, Treasurer Lisa Cheshire, Secretary Laurenne Robertson and our Committee, Gail Oliver, Lisa Wilkins and Sue Lembo. Our thanks and appreciation further extended to Stephen Higgs, Christine Shaw and Roger Bade for their exemplary leadership of our great School. We also look forward to working alongside our new Headmaster, Mr Adam Heath.

Brett Bryant, 2015 President

Vikings Rowing ClubPresident: Alan BarhamVice-President: Christina Prendergast FaySecretary: Kim ConheadyTreasurer: Ewen Nevett

Working BeeEarly in January, several dedicated parents assisted with painting the Boatshed kitchen. This completed the renovations which included new benches, cupboards and seating. The rowers and coaches have been able to enjoy these improved facilities.

January CampsThe first event for the calendar year was the rowing camp where the senior rowers travelled to Geelong and the junior rowers remained in Ballarat. Many parents joined in with the catering to ensure that the rowers were well-fed and cared for.

Head of the LakeFor the second year, Ballarat Grammar had the role of organizing the catering and merchandise for the Head of the Lake. This year the event returned to taking place on a Sunday and with the wonderful help from Vikings parents and Friends of Grammar, we were able to raise money to support the rowing program.

Rowing DinnerThe 2014-15 rowing season culminated in the Annual Rowing Dinner and 280 people attended the event at Bray Raceway. This night is the perfect way to celebrate the wonderful efforts of rowers, coaches, school administration and the commitment of parents.

Parents Welcome BBQAt the start of the rowing season a welcome BBQ was held for parents of rowers. The evening in October was held in the Boatshed and all parents who attended had an enjoyable night.

December CampThe year’s activities ended with the seniors’ three day camp. With wonderful organization and support from parents, we were able to provide sustenance to over 50 hungry rowers.

Thank you to all parents, coaches and School staff who have contributed to the rowing program throughout the year. Many thanks to those parents who are no longer involved as you have ensured that the Vikings has been able to continue to support the rowers and the Ballarat Grammar rowing program.

Ballarat and Queen’s Old Grammarians’ AssociationPresident’s Report

The broad range of activities initiated and undertaken by the Ballarat and Queen’s Old Grammarians’ Association has again attracted involvement from young and old former students, all enjoying and contributing to varying aspects of School life.

On 22 February at the Founders’ Day Service, the ANZAC Centenary CD ‘Honour follows those who kept the Faith’ was launched. John Taylor (’67) and his team are to be congratulated on their efforts to create a musical commemoration of the 1915 landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula, and of all Old Grammarians who have served and continue to serve in the Australian Defence Force. All the songs, which


span the ten decades, were performed by current Ballarat Grammar staff, students and Old Grammarians. The CD is a special part of Ballarat and Queen’s Old Grammarians’ history and we are honoured to share it with the Grammar community. The first main event for the year for the Ballarat and Queen’s Old Grammarians was the Annual Boat Race Dinner, held on Boat Race Eve. It was a wonderful occasion, allowing so many Old Grammarians from so many different peer years to re-unite with old school friends and the wider Grammar Community.

The BG Jazz Trio entertained us for the evening whilst dual Olympian, Kate Foulkes (’94), spoke about her remarkable Olympic rowing journey and brought such pride and joyous tears to the gathering.

With the School in the second and final year as host of the Head of the Lake, the Ballarat and Queen’s Old Grammarians again assisted by running a sausage sizzle and drinks stall on the day. We had a great location in 2015, just past the finish line, so we were right near the action. Thanks to everyone who helped make the day a big success, including the Rotary Club of Wendouree which supplied the BBQ trailer.

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 a close contest. It was great to see many Old Grammarian’s enjoying the game from the balcony of the Pavilion and the sidelines. Prior to the match, the long serving Head Coach of the North Ballarat Football Club, Gerard FitzGerald, addressed the team and presented the players with their jumpers.

The jumpers on the day, were worn with great pride as a tribute to the memory of the late Geoff Tunbridge. Thanks to Ewen Nevett, Vice-President, for organising the timber plaque adorned with the names of the past best and fairest players. The plaque now hangs below Noel Walker’s (First XVIII: 1961-1962) framed Old Grammarians’ Heritage Jumper. A new plaque was also added for the Girls’ Heritage Football Match.

It has been fantastic to see a continuing increase in participation in Girls’ Football during 2015 at Ballarat Grammar, and it is only fitting that the Girls be a part of the Heritage Football Match. This year, the Year 12 girls wore the heritage jumpers and played the younger group of Grammar girls. It is hoped that in the future we will expand to include other schools in the Girls’ competition. It was fantastic to see so many Old Grammarians, current students and parents supporting both sides. It was an incredible game of football that saw the Year 12s win by just a few points. To celebrate the match, all involved were invited back to the Pavilion for hot pies and drinks and the Old Grammarian’s presented Renee Caris with the inaugural Best and Fairest medal.

Ballarat Grammar hosted the 20th Annual Ballarat Careers Expo in August. Walking through the Expo it was so apparent that many Old Grammarians were back at the School representing various fields. Many groups work together annually to produce an event as successful as the Careers Expo. Over the years, it has become a key community event for Ballarat and surrounding areas.

In early September the 1950s reunion was celebrated with canapes in the foyer of the Wendouree Performing Arts Centre. It was remarkable to see so many people travelling from both

near and far. The most exhilarating thing for all of the OGs was the tour of the School grounds on the Sunday.

2015 was Mr Stephen Higgs final year as Headmaster of the Ballarat Grammar. Without Stephen’s contribution, Ballarat Grammar would not be the success that it has become in 2015.There are no words that can justly convey the appreciation felt for Stephen and on behalf of the BQOGA, I wish to thank Stephen for his tireless work throughout the years, and wish both Stephen and Mrs Sue Higgs all the best for the future.

This has been my first term as the President of the Ballarat and Queen’s Old Grammarians’ Association, and I have been greatly honoured to be a part of the extended School community and look forward to being a part of the next stage of the school’s journey. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my fellow Committee members, the Headmaster Mr Stephen Higgs, Ballarat Grammar Development Officer Mr Peter Burnett, and the supportive School staff for their assistance in furthering the activities of the Ballarat and Queen’s Old Grammarians’ Association.

Laura Le Marshall (MacDonald ’02)

School Archives Butler Archives Centre (BAC) and the John H.D. Roberts Museum This integrated facility continues to work extremely well. This year, as planned, blinds have been fitted to the Museum windows. In the John H.D. Roberts Museum, the ‘viewing from above’ showcase continues to be put to excellent use for the Norm Stevens’ Bequest Gould Collection Folios, for part of the 1950s reunion display and for The Sydney Mail War Issue King’s Birthday Number June 2 1915.

Accommodation for the CollectionSignificant progress has been made in relocating items to the compactus and other storage units in the BAC. The Queen’s Wing storage space has been vacated, as was anticipated. The storage space above the Health Centre will continue to be required for the foreseeable future as the collection continues to expand.

Student Involvement Very early in Term 1, 2015, over three weeks, for two hours per week, the six classes of Year 7 students completed The School Story, a Unit of their History course, through accessing archival material. Each class spent time in the Museum and in the BAC. We worked alongside the class teachers: Kate Brady, Crystal Bell, Keith Romanis, Andrew Loynes and Hannah Wise. The Cochran Room was ideal for each class to work with the selected items. The Headmaster officially opened the resultant Time Line display, mounted in the foyer of the Must Memorial Library, with all of the Year 7 students present. The work produced was excellent and the students enjoyed this meaningful and relevant history experience. The project succeeded in meeting curriculum requirements and in realising the Headmaster’s wish that students be involved with the Archives. It is planned to repeat this School Story project in Term 1, 2016.

Centennial Wing students take an interest in the Museum displays. Their questions and observations are welcomed.


School uniforms from the past always capture attention. Recently, three students who love History have expressed interest in having a role in working with us occasionally in 2016.

Requests and ServiceConsiderable numbers of requests continue to be directed to Archives from the School community and beyond.We were delighted to be able to assist Reverend Peter Treloar with considerable research for the ANZAC Memorial Service. Part of the event was scripted and acted. Extracts from various documents including service records of past students, Headmaster’s Reports and school magazines were supplied. A Remembering 1915 display was mounted in the Museum to make further use of that research.

Assistance has been given to the Editor, Louise Permezel, for this year’s Boomalackas.

Regular contact is maintained with the BQOGA through the current President and recent Past Presidents.

Donations Items of significance, sometimes very old and also quite recent, continue to be given to the School. All donations received are acknowledged. High priority is given to prompt cataloguing of donations.

CataloguingAt last count, close to 10,000 items have been catalogued. In 2015 substantial numbers of items have been catalogued at the box level. This modified approach is essential given time constraints. Perhaps, at some time in the future, each individual item in those boxes may be catalogued separately!

DisplaysIn consultation with the retiring President of the BQOGA, Julie Laughton-Jones, photographs from the collection were selected for a Power Point presentation at the Boat Race Eve Dinner in February.

The display cabinets have housed a series of changing exhibitions: memorabilia from recently donated collections from the estates of Eileen Lawrie (’43) and Betty Vivian (’46)

featuring Queen’s CEGGS in the 1930s and 1940s; the Remembering 2015 display, a Decades of Sport display and comprehensive presentations for the 1950s reunion and the 1975, 1985, 1995 and 2005 reunions. The Development Office has reported that the latter displays have generated great interest.

We also mounted displays of documents and photographs to celebrate the first 20 years of Career Expo events. These were used in the Centennial Wing in August and in the Pavilion at the 20 Year Dinner in October.

Professional DevelopmentThe School continues as an Institutional Member of the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) and is affiliated with the ASA Victorian School Archives Special Interest Group (SIG). Attendance at two meetings, at Haileybury and at Westbourne Grammar, has been most worthwhile. The 3rd Edition of Keeping Archives, published by the Australian Society of Archivists, has been purchased for reference.Nola and Ross Squire, School Archivists

Awards For 2014Academic Merit Awards For Semester 2 in 2014

Year 7Daniel Barham, Courtney Betts, Thomas Burnett, Paris Butterworth, Maya Cameron, Gillian Chataway, Rachel Chenery, Ruby Ejdne, Ruby Green, Stephanie Hancock, Shannon Hearn, Aaron Lowe, Kade Lusby, Sophie Maher, Jedd Parrott, Amy Purtell, Tahlia-Lilly Reisacher, Jemima Robson, Ella Squire, Luke Williams, Amy Zuell

Year 8Neroli Austin, Hayley Barrow, Amelia Burke, Lauren Butler, Nathan Chua, Grady Coutts, Flinn Cracknell, Molly Esmonde, Madeleine Granland, Ella Hadley, Kimia Mohammadsaeedi, Matthew O’Sullivan, Sarah Parish, Micah Poole, Luka Ryan, Jonathon Saxton, Evangeline Scroce, Hannah Simpson, Alannah Slattery, Alexandra Tatham, Kellan Taylor-Potter, Isabel Unwin, Connor Vincent,Anna Walker

Year 9Luke Belcher, Clara Davidson, Kayla Davies, Hannah DeBurh, Olivia Delahunty, Emma Dickinson, Madeline Goldsworthy, Felicity Hall, Lillian Hearn, Georgia Hunt, Olivia Hynam, Tess Meadon, Zara Nevett, Lashae Plover, Madeline Rogers, Sephora Sandor, Harriet Young

Year 10Wilhelmina Arnott, Benjamin Butler, Jasmyn Dawkins, Rachel Gay, Lily Green, Alexander Jackson, Jack Mao, Christopher Milne, Tun Nguyen, Hannah Saxton, Zheke Sinclair, Lachlan Staines, Clare Stewart, Corey Uren, Maaike Vrij, Anna Zehrung

Year 11Ameer Alwan, Gemma Barton, Samuel Chua, Samuel Cirrito-Prince, Olivia Condous, Eleanor Davey, Eben Ejdne, Taylah Gibbs, Ashley Hetherington, Lauren Jakob, Cameron Kaye, Meghan Lee, Alexandra Lee, Ellenya Linsdell, Tyler Munro, Jessica Rogers, Elizabeth Wilson

Academic Merit Awards For Semester 1 in 2015

Year 7Aurora Barnett, Lucas Burke, Ellen Cocking, Noah Esmonde, Ben Goldsborough, Jemima Howell, Aeron Johns, Eleanor Litras, Felix Oliver, Mackenzie Otto, Brooke Pithie, Ashwin Rajagopalan, Alexander Unmack, Connor Waugh

Year 8Courtney Betts, Paris Butterworth, Maya Cameron, Gillian Chataway, Ruby Ejdne, Ruby Green, Stephanie Hancock, Shannon Hearn, Sophie Maher, Justice Nicholson, Jemima Robson, Drusilla Vanden Hill, Luke Williams, Amy Zuell

Year 9Hayley Barrow, Lauren Butler, Flinn Cracknell, Ella Hadley, Danielle Henwood, Robert Holder, Kimia Mohammadsaeedi, Jared Olsen, Micah Poole, Luka Ryan, Evangeline Scroce, Hannah Simpson, Alannah Slattery, Kellan Taylor-Potter, Isabel Unwin

Year 10Donnia Alwan, Anthony Antonetti, Ellie Breuer, Hannah DeBuhr, Olivia Delahunty, Charlie Faulkner, Felicity Hall, Kaitlyn Hancock, Sahara Hollaway, Olivia Hynam, Madeline Rogers,


Alasdair Sim, Axton Walter, Harriet Young, Jing Zhang

Year 11Benjamin Butler, Cara Danieli, Jasmine Dickinson, Abby Gilmore, Ashna Khalid, Jack Mao, Christopher Milne, Tess Ryan, Madeleine Simpson, Lachlan Staines, Clare Stewart, Corey Uren, Madeline Wang, Jonathon Yates

Year 12Ameer Alwan, Gemma Barton, Alyssa Chua, Sam Chua, Samuel Cirrito-Prince, Liv Condous, Eben Ejdne, Taylah Gibbs, Matthew Hall, Cameron Kaye, Alexandra Lee, Georgie McKay, Ryan Sambell, Aishani Tomar, Keira Unmack, Thomas Williams

Music CaptainMonique Vagg

Art & Design CaptainsDesign Captain - Adeline RoweArt Co-Captains - Elizabeth Wilson & Eben Ejdne

Sport CaptainsCaptain Girls’ Rowing Mimi IngramCaptain Boys’ Rowing Nicholas WilliamsCaptain Girls’ Swimming Caitlin ButlerCaptain Boys’ Swimming Samuel Gray & Jack HillsCaptain Girls’ Softball Philippa ArnottCaptain Senior Boys’ Tennis Sam Morton & Tim McConchieCaptain Senior Girls’ Tennis Caitlin KeallCaptain Lawn Bowls Samuel Rasmussen & Rose KeechCaptain Boys’ Volleyball Henry MurnaneCaptain Senior Girls’ Volleyball Alma ForsythCaptain Senior Boys’ Hockey Max Ferrier Kilminster & Matthew KlopakCaptain First XVIII Football Liam Fitzpatrick & Jono NevilleCaptain Senior Girls’ Football Zoe NevettCaptain Senior Girls’ Netball Kathryn O’DwyerCaptain Senior Boys’ Soccer Michael MullinsCaptain Senior Girls’ Soccer Eliza de Kort & Hannah KozarisCaptain Senior A Grade Badminton Alice Lorincz & Elijah DaleCaptain Senior Girls Basketball Zoe NevettCaptain Senior Boys’ Basketball Samuel GrayCaptain Boys’ Athletics Liam Procaccino & Reece La HayeCaptain Girls’ Athletics Kathryn O’Dwyer and Laura HutchinsCaptain Boys’ First XI Cricket Jono NevilleCaptain Girls’ Cricket Amelia DunnCaptain Table Tennis Sam RasmussenCaptain Girls’ Cross Country Claudia OpieCaptain Boys’ Cross Country Nic WilliamsSquash & Racquetball Chris MilneShooting Team Liam Headon & Ford Guthrie

Coaches Awards

Mary Heseltine Award for Tennis Caitlin KeallG J Watts Perpetual Cup for Service in Tennis Sam MortonGreta Ballhausen Award for Softball Nickesha JonesR G Bath Award for Swimming Caitlin Butler, Samuel Gray & Jack HillsR G Gray Award for Rowing Mimi Ingram & Nicholas WilliamsTom Devine Cricket Coaches Award Fraser HayThe John Vernon Award for Athletics Laura HutchinsThe Denise Hargreaves Netball Award Kat O’DwyerThe Tunbridge Perpetual Cup for Best & Fairest Footballer Liam FitzpatrickThe Alan Pitson Coaches Award Jono NevilleThe Nancy E. Wright Hockey Award Gabrielle Hearn

M J Rasmussen Hockey Award Matthew KlopakM J Charles Soccer Award Hamid MussavieBallarat Grammar Best & Fairest Girls’ Footballer Rene CarisCoaches Awards for Girls’ Football Isobel ClearyCoaches Award for Boys’ Volleyball Henry Murnane & Fraser TrainorCoaches Award for Girls’ Cricket Amelia DunnCoaches Award for Lawn Bowls Rose Keech & Sam RasmussenCoaches Award for Badminton Elijah DaleCoaches Award for Girls’ Soccer Hannah KozarisCoaches Award for Cross Country Micah Poole & Claudia OpieCoaches Award for Girls’ Basketball Zara NevettCoaches Award for Boys’ Basketball Nathanael Cotton & Jack HillsCoaches Award for Girls’ Volleyball Alma ForsythCoaches Award for Table Tennis Sam RasmussenCoaches Award for Squash Chris Milne

Pierre De Coubertin AwardIn recognition of her sporting prowess and academic achievements while demonstrating endeavours which are consistent with the aims of the Olympic Movement. Nic Williams was presented with the prestigious PIERRE de COUBERTIN AWARD at a ceremony.

Monash Scholars In 2015 Felicity Hall, Olivia Hynam, Madeline Rogers

Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program 2016

Ruby Canning & Mimi Arnott

The Order of Australia Association– Students’ Citizenship Award 2015Lillian Hearn

Headmaster’s Awards

Ethan Cavanagh awarded the National Runner-up Class Clown in the Class Clowns National Grand FinalMonique Plover Selection for the Highland dancing in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Melbourne 2016Shaun Findlay for ‘Outstanding performance in Australian Skiing Championships.’Matthew Hall Exceptional Endeavour in Representing Ballarat Grammar on the National StageThomas Williams National Mathematics Summer School Tutor in 2016Ben Butler National Mathematics Summer School student in 2016Ashna Khalid National Mathematics Summer School student in 2016Madeline Wang National Mathematics Summer School student in 2016Jonathon Yates National Mathematics Summer School student in 2016Olivia Delahunty National finalist at the Fashion Awards Australia


Music Leaders

Ensemble LeaderSymphonic Band Courtney HillSenior Brass Ensemble N/AStage Band Oliver RasmussenSultans of Swing Millie IlesIntermediate Band Aemilia RiethoffSenior String Orchestra Keira UnmackIntermediate Strings Madeline WangWOMP Marcus GovanSaxophone Ensemble Mitchell DoddsSaxophone Quartet N/AClarinet Ensemble Thomas LeadbetterGuitar Ensemble Melissa GoodingBluegrass Ensemble Melissa GoodingPipes & Drums Declan KoenigSenior Choir N/AChamber Choir Kristian Channells & Peter MorleyFlauti’s Recorders N/A

School Colours

Academic - Semester 2 in 2014

Year 9Donnia Alwan and Sunny Yuan

Year 10Abby Gilmore, Ashna Khalid, Tess Ryan, Maddie Simpson, Madeline Wang and Jonathon Yates

Year 11Ryan Sambell, Ashani Tomar, Keira Unmack, Thomas Williams

Agricultural & HorticulturalTahlia Bruce, Ali Hodgson, Kate Jackson, Sarah Williams

Community ServiceCayley Atkinson, Aaron Baker, Samantha Battye, Ashna Khalid, Angus Shoppee, Ellen Stephens, Chloe Waddell

DebatingAshna Khalid, Thomas Williams, Madeline Wang

MusicThomas McMullin, Chris Milne, Oliver Rasmussen, Monique Vagg, Thomas Williams, Jonathon Yates

Performing ArtsHugh Campbell, Kristen Channells, Finn Clark, Olivia Condous, Eleanor Davey, Taylah Gibbs, Max Meaden, Chris Milne, Keren-sa Nice, Thomas Stafford, Amy Watts

Public SpeakingMadeleine Simpson. Madeline Wang

School EventsNaomi Austin, Max Meaden, Tun Nguyen, Corey Uren

School Sport Colours

Athletics Amy Canavan, Nick Fidler, Laura Hutchins, Grace O’Dwyer, Liam Procaccino, Angus See, Ella SquireBadminton Elijah DaleBasketball Boys Samuel GrayBasketball Girls Elonie Hooper, Faith McKenzie, Zoe Nevett, Kat O’DwyerCricket Boys Jono NevilleCricket Girls Amelia Dunn, Maggie Astbury, Maddy Goldsworthy, Rene Caris, Anna Laursen HabelCross Country Amy Canavan, Nic Fidler, Claudia Opie, Nic WilliamsFootball Boys Liam Fitzpatrick, Lloyd Meek, Jono NevilleFootball Girls Maggie Astbury, Rene Caris, Isobel Cleary, Zoe Nevett, Kat O’DwyerHockey Boys Lachlan Eaton, Max Ferrier, Matthew Klopak, Thomas LeadbetterHockey Girls Chloe ScottNetball Ellie Breuer, Rene Caris, Isobel Cleary, Isobel Fay, Celie Hay, Elonie Hooper, Faith McKenzie, Zoe Nevett, Grace O’Dwyer, Kat O’DwyerRowing Alister Coad, Conor Delahunty, Isobel Fay, Ted Hunt, Mimi Ingram, Thomas Leadbetter, Lloyd Meek, Amy Rix, Clare Stewart, Ben Trotter, Nic WilliamsSoccer Boys Michael Mullins, Hamid MussavieSoccer Girls Natalie Barbara, Sophie Emota, Hannah Kozaris, Lily McLeanSwimming Sam Crothers-Bade, Harrison Doust, Nick Gilbert, Sam Gray, Jack Hills, Sol Kendal, Quinlan Lowe, Maaike VrijSoftball Girls Nickesha JonesTennis Boys Tim McConchieTennis Girls Caitlin Keall, Anna Pryse-SmithVolleyball Boys Paul Didaskalu, Liam Holding, Chris Milne, Henry Murnane, Fraser TrainerVolleyball Girls Ellie Breuer

School Service Awards

MusicNaomi Austin, Matthew Barham, Eben Ejdne, Melissa Gooding,Courtney Hill, Tara Kruger, Liam Lowe, Georgie Maher, Peter Morley, Kerensa Nice, Anna Pryse-Smith, Edward Robertson, Madeline Wang

Sport Service

Badminton Chris MilneRowing Cam Brown, Nick Dharumasena, Taylah Gibbs, Sam Gray, Reece La HayeGirls Basketball Cayley Atkinson, Cheyenne Page

Presentation Night

Dux Prize 2014Alexander Chua, Aafreen Khalid, Nishanth Pathy


Award for Highest ATAR 2014Nishanth Pathy

Premier’s VCE Awards 2014Agriculture & Horticulture Studies Tatiana BrodySystems Technology Peter MorleyAgriculture & Horticulture Studies James NieldEnglish Language Nishanth Pathy

Endeavour Awards

Year 7 Noah Esmonde, Ben Goldsborough, Eleanor Litras and Isabella RobsonYear 8 Ruby Ejdne, Aemilia Riethoff and Lachlan WarwickYear 9 Kimia Mohammadsaeedi, Kellan Taylor-Potter and Connor VincentYear 10 Olivia Hynam and Harrison Monk

Academic Excellence Awards

These awards are presented to those students who show outstanding achievement in their VCE Units 3 and 4 studies.Ameer AlwanNavneet AulakhAlyssa ChuaSamuel ChuaSamuel Cirrito-PrinceOlivia CondousCatherine De LucaLachlan EatonMatthew HallAshley HetheringtonCameron KayeAlexandra LeeMeghan LeeGeorgina McKayPeter MorleyJessica RogersRyan SambellAngus ShoppeeAishani TomarKeira UnmackThomas Williams

Sports Awards

The Roly Gregson Award Nicholas WilliamsThe Margaret E Arnold Award Kathryn O’DwyerW.J. Stubbs Award Samuel GrayJeannie Cleaver Award Zoe Nevett

Academic Faculty Prizes (Year 12)

The Clarice Beckett Visual Arts Prize Eben EjdneThe Design Prize Elizabeth WilsonThe Dr John and Penelope Swain Performing Arts Prize Amy WattsThe Lempriere/Laughton Music Prize Thomas WilliamsThe Alison Rucco English Prize Matthew HallThe Mathematics Prize Thomas WilliamsThe Science Prize Keira UnmackThe Language Prize Thomas Williams

The Brian Poxon Religion, Philosophy & Ethics Prize Ryan Sambell

The Humanities Prize Claudia LynchThe Personal & Physical Development Prize Maegan OsmondThe Commerce Prize Cameron Kaye

Citizenship Awards

School Captains’ and Vice-Captains’ Awards supported by the Ballarat and Queen’s Old Grammarians’ Association.

For leadership, citizenship and service.Matthew Hall CaptainGeorgina McKay CaptainNavneet Aulakh Vice-CaptainTaylah Gibbs Vice-CaptainEllenya Linsdell Vice-CaptainTyler Munro Vice-CaptainChloe Waddell Vice-Captain

Awards for Service to the SchoolAaron BakerCameron BrownCaitlin ButlerIsobel ClearyWilliam CouttsEliza-Jane de KortMitchell DoddsEben EjdneAshley HetheringtonJack HillsKathleen JacksonMatthew KlopakAlexandra LeeMeghan LeeOliver RasmussenMonique VaggAmy WattsThomas WilliamsElizabeth WilsonKeira Unmack

E.C.W. Cleaver AwardEleanor DaveyOlivia CondousPhoebe Nagle

The William Cleaver AwardSanjan DawsonMitchell Dodds

The King Constantine Medal -Exceptional Service to Round Square in the SchoolSanjan DawsonKeira Unmack

Crosbie Morrison Prize for Outdoor Educational LeadershipDigby Sangster

The Carolyn Blackman Award for International UnderstandingTaylah GibbsAbrahim HaideriAlexandra LeeMeghan LeeHamid Mussavie

Life Governors’ Award for General Excellence(nominated by year 12 peers)Elizabeth Wilson


The Kostas Rind AwardThomas WilliamsMatthew Hall

The Dorothy Irene Ellis-Thomas ScholarshipsThomas WilliamsKeira Unmack

Final assembly

Dux of Year 10 2014Ashna Khalid and Madeline Wang

Dux of Year 11 2014Thomas Williams

Anglicare Community Service AwardJessica Rogers

Academic Faculty Awards (Year 11)

The Music Award Christopher MilneThe Tiffany McNab Art Award Hannah SaxtonThe Design Award Tess RyanThe English Award Madeline WangThe Mathematics Award Jonathon YatesThe Science Award Ashna Khalid and Madeline WangThe Language Award Madeleine SimpsonThe Personal and Physical Development Award Rene CarisThe Religion, Philosophy and Ethics Award Jasmine DickinsonThe Humanities Award Jasmine DickinsonThe Commerce Award Claudia OpieThe Performing Arts Award Max MeadenThe Des Hardy Information Technology Prize Daniel Ferguson

Citizenship Awards

Beckworth Trust House Awards for 2015Butler Peter Morley & Alex de JongCuthbert Maegan Osmond & Kristen VarnisDart Jonathon NevilleHayhoe Isobella MacdonaldKrome Eleanor Davey & Maggie DavidsonMacpherson Eliza-Jane de Kort & Zoe NevettManifold Rebecca Johns & Emily OliverNevett Ashley HetheringtonRobin Samuel Cirrito-Prince & Liam ProcaccinoSmith Patrick JacobsonWigan Cameron RyanWoodbridge Isobel Cleary & Anna Fay

The KAYE Medal

Jonathon Neville

Awards for Outstanding Representation of the School

Hugh CampbellKristian ChannellsSamuel ChuaSamuel Cirrito-Prince

Alister CoadAmelia DunnLachlan EatonIsobel FayMax Ferrier-KilminsterLiam FitzpatrickLaura HutchinsLauren JakobThomas LeadbetterPeter MorleyJonathon NevilleLiam Procaccino

Awards for Academic Merit Year 12

Hugh CampbellAlister CoadMitchell DoddsEben EjdneAnna FayIsobel FayTaylah GibbsAngus HeadonPatrick JacobsonLauren JakobTyler MunroEllenya LinsdellAlice LorinczAlexander LoughnanGeorgia MaherJonathon NevilleKathryn O’DwyerMaegan OsmondJude RyanChloe WaddellJessica WhelanElizabeth Wilson

Australian Defence Force AwardsYear 10 - Alasdair SimYear 12 - Matthew Hall

Federation University Year 12 ScholarshipSamuel Rasmussen

Year 11 General Excellence AwardBenjamin Butler, Madeleine Simpson

Sally Vawdrey Speech Art AwardHugh Campbell, Amy Watts

Encouragement Award for Year 7 StudentsLiam Wood , Reuben Rasmussen , Laura Wright , Philippa Stor-er, Annie Trotter , Johnathon Adem

Catherine King Community Service ShieldMrs Kath Milne, Lillian Hearn, Emma Weigall

The Eagle Award for Exemplary ResilienceMolly Calvert


Year 12 2014Butler HouseKristian ChannellsAlex De JongNicholas DharumasenaEben EjdneSamuel GrayWilliam HillgrovePatrick JacksonPeter MorleyTyler MunroNick O’MearaOliver RasmussenNicholas SparkNic Williams

Cuthbert HouseTahlia BruceMolly CalvertTaylah GibbsJordyn GilmerMelissa GoodingLauren JakobClaudia LynchGeorgie McKayTashi McPhersonMaegan OsmondMadeline RosewarneEllen StephensKeira UnmackKristen Varnis

Dart HouseWilliam CouttsMax Ferrier-KilminsterJohn KentOwen KewReece La HayeJake LockhartJono NevilleTom RussellRyan SambellSam SharrockJack Whelan

Hayhoe HouseJanet ArifovicLucy AugustesLara EvansIndia GillingsCourtney HillAbbey HodgsonAli HodgsonLaura HutchinsKate JacksonRose KeechEmma LaracyRemy LockhartBella MacdonaldLaura RenyardMonique Vagg

Krome HouseGemma BartonLiv CondousCatherine Da LucaEleanor DaveyMaggie DavidsonGeorgie MaherRawanah MakiAnnabel McCartneyJane McConchiePhoebe NagleCayley NormanGeorgia SavonaChloe WaddellSarah Williams

Macpherson HouseRylee BoothYvette CoulterEliza de KortIsobel FayTayla HewatAlex LeeMeg LeeElle LinsdellAlice LorinczLucy MissenZoe NevettKat O’DwyerSophie PickavanceJess RogersAmy WattsElizabeth Wilson

Maniford HouseLana BackwellCaitlin ButlerAlyssa ChuaMegan GeeKate HadleyMimi IngramRebecca JohnsStephanie LeishmanChloe MacdonaldEmily OliverMonique PloverAdeline RoweLoren TaboneAishani Tomar

Nevett HouseAmeer AlwanCam BrownNathanael CottonSanjan DawsonLachlan EatonAngus ElliottAlex FidlerLiam FitzpatrickAbrahim HaideriAsh HetheringtonJack HillsMatthew KlopakHamid MussavieBradon RumlerThomas WilliamsAlex Wright

Robin HouseNavneet AulakhAaron BakerHugh CampbellSamuel Cirrito-PrinceAidan DixonJamaal DjajamihardjaCameron GellPeter LlewellynAlex LoughnanLiam ProcaccinoAngus Shoppee

Smith HouseLawrie BothJayden BurgessSam ChuaAlister CoadDaniel CooperMitch DoddsPatrick JacobsonCameron KayeDeclan KoenigConnor McMahonHarrison PickfordTom QuayleSam RasmussenJude Ryan

Woodbridge HouseSanchaz CharlesJodie ChenowethIsobel ClearyAmelia DunnSophie EmotaAnna FayMatilda FergusonAlma ForsythChloe NevilleKalinda PalmerChantelle SondhuSophie SudholzJess Whelan

Wigan HouseJack BerrymanDarcy GoldingMatthew HallAngus HeadonTed HuntThomas LeadbetterPatrick MaherSam MortonTrent RyallCameron RyanOscar Seymour

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