From the Head of Senior School

What a great start to Term we have had! Congratulations to all the girls for their participation in the House Swimming Carnival this week. There were so many highlights! Here are my top seven.

1. Year 6: Watching the older girls support and cheer on the Year 6 girls as they joined the Senior School House Swimming Carnival for the first time. They were so nervous, but the Houses cheered them on in every race!
2. The Championship Races: Watching our fastest swimmers on display in our pool was inspiring to all. It was just fantastic to see them churning through the water so effortlessly. Our students managed to beat our Staff relay team by a whisker, watch out next year, girls!
3. Participation rates: At all times during the day, it felt like half the School was marshalling the gym, while half the School was cheering! The number of girls that just gave it a go was brilliant.
4. The Cheer off and House Spirit: The School Spirit was on display, and we were so proud of the efforts of all the Houses. Congratulations Churunga, who gave us volume, creativity, passion and entertainment in their chant.
5. Splash for a Sash: Always an entertaining event, with our Spirit Captain, Grace Farrow (Year 12) providing exciting commentary. Congratulations to Ada Savage, from Year 10, Wade House, our champion diver for winning the senior sash, and to Abigail Kerr, from Year 8, Leawarra House, who wowed the judges for the junior sash. It was the one time that a completely massive splash is the goal from the diving board. I’m sure our Olympic Diving coach, Shixin Li would have been a little confused if he saw it!
6. The SONY Foundation Camp BBQ fundraiser: It was great to see the community spirit with a BBQ outside the pool with proceeds going to our SONY Foundation Camp later in the year. So many staff and students volunteered their time on the tongs which was wonderful.
7. Synchro: The Year 12 Synchronised swimming event (or ‘Synchro’ as it is affectionately called), is the highlight of the day (and for some, the year!) The effort that the girls put into preparing their theme and the choreography is amazing. Some of the girls are not strong swimmers, but they gave it their all and participated. Shout out also, to the teachers who also participated by going off the diving board! Congratulations Mooramoora, your star formation and ‘M’ formation were very impressive!

Next week

Next week we are back into routine after the long weekend on Monday and we have two big events with the MLC School ANZAC Day service on Tuesday at 9.05am (all welcome to join us on the Sports Field) and our Back to College celebration for our 140^th Birthday Celebrations on Friday 1 May 2026. Please note that both occasions will require students to have a hat (preferably an MLC School cap or bucket hat) so please remind your daughters.

RSVP for ANZAC Day Service here

RSVP for 140th Birthday Celebrations here

Study Hub

Study Hub is a free after-school study program for our Year 11 and Year 12 students, which runs during term time, Monday to Thursday from 3.30pm to 6pm. Our first session for the term commences on Tuesday 28 April 2026. Please see next week’s schedule below.

– Joanna Graffen
Head of Senior School