Michele Marquet, Acting Head of School

Dear Parents and Carers

We hope all our families have enjoyed a relaxing and refreshing summer break.

Over the holiday period, there has been much to celebrate for many of our students with the exceptional HSC and IBDP results received by the Class of 2024. Please click here to read the results in full.

As a school, we also fully appreciate and understand that some in our community are hurting as a result of cowardly acts and hostilities in the wider community over this period and our priority has always been, and will always be, the wellbeing of our students while at school. Should your child wish to speak to someone regarding these recent acts, we encourage them to talk to their Head of House in the Senior School and Class Teacher in the Junior School, for guidance and support.

It is always a joy to welcome our students back to campus for a new academic year. After a summer break, there is much excitement and happiness evident amongst our students, joyous to be seeing one another again and catching up with their teachers. For our new students to the School, no matter what year level they are joining, there can be some anticipatory nerves – a completely understandable feeling, but one that we hope will be replaced quickly with a strong sense of belonging to our community.

In the Senior School, we held our Meet the Mentor Day today. Our Year 1 – Year 6 students return for their first full day of learning tomorrow, whilst Pre-School hold their Orientation Day. Kindergarten will be in for short visits over the next few days before joining us for their first almost full day on Tuesday next week.

The staff have been busy over the past week preparing for the return of their students. Apparent at every turn, was the genuine commitment of everyone to making an excellent start to 2025, whether involved in operational and administrative areas or in the educational realm.

As we start a fresh year, tomorrow at the start of the year Assembly for Senior School, I will be reminding the students of some words on one of the windows at Junior School:

The capacity to learn is a gift;
The ability to learn is a skill;
The willingness to learn is a choice.

Brian Herbert

I hope we see a year where our students’ willingness to learn flourishes under the care of their dedicated teachers and educators, and our community strengthens its relationships through grace and kindness, as we prepare to welcome our new Head, Anne Johnstone mid-year.

May 2025 be a wonderful year for our whole school community.

Kind wishes

Michele Marquet
Acting Head of School