From the Principal

As I write, our Year 12 HSC students are gathering outside Potts Hall for their exams. As you would expect, yesterday, before the first exam, there was an air of excitement tinged with a little nervous energy as they greeted each other, were reassured by their teachers and checked that they had the necessary supply of pens and pencils. Throughout the term break, our Senior students have been on campus making the most of the revision opportunities and support offered by their teachers and our academic tutors. We wish them all well as they undertake their exams in the coming weeks.

Our 2025 HSC students undertaking practical subjects have already distinguished themselves with an impressive array of callbacks and nominations across a range of subject areas. Callbacks and nominations are awarded to those students who have created the highest quality works within the statewide cohort.

Congratulations to the following students and their teachers:

Dance – CALLBACK

  • Kristina Bitar – Core Composition – Boiling Point
  • Erin Clowes – Core Performance – Can’t Catch Me Now, Core Composition – Voodoo Doll and Major Study Performance – Reversed

Music – ENCORE      

  • Tiffany Chong –  Music Performance,
  • Ava Parviz – Music Performance
  • Khushii Varma – Music Performance

Drama – OnSTAGE   

  • Amelia Armstrong – Group Performance – The Valium Girls
  • Ella Baker – Group Performance – The Valium Girls and Individual Performance – Anne Boleyn
  • Evie Papamanuel – Group Performance – The Valium Girls and Individual Performance – Spring Awakening 6.56
  • Macy Tanner-Black – Group Performance – The Valium Girls
  • Olivia Cassell Individual Performance – The Age of Consent
  • Imogen Raju – Individual Performance – Rebecca 6.24

Industrial Technology – SHAPE     

  • Jasmine Fordyce – Industrial Technology – Major Project

Textile and Design – SHAPE

  • Isabella Dodd Shipsey – Textiles and Design – Major Textiles Project

Design and Technology – SHAPE  

  • Maya Al-Soufi – Design and Technology – Major Design Project
  • Olivia Walker – Design and Technology – Major Design Project

As well as being a time when students can refresh after a hectic term, the School holiday period provides time for us to immerse students in new and challenging learning environments by offering activities such as School Tours and extended competitions.

During the recent break, our Musicians undertook a European tour, performing beautifully and showing themselves to be very fine ambassadors for the School in every regard. Read more about the Tour here.

A group of Senior School students represented MLC School at the Round Square International Student Conference in Dubai, networking and leading on the International stage. You can read more about the girl’s experience in this article.

MLC School’s Competition Robotics Teams (Year 6 to Year 12) proudly represented our School at the RoboCup Junior Australian Nationals in Canberra. With over 750 competitors from across Australia and New Zealand, this was the largest RoboCup Junior Nationals event ever held. We are thrilled to share that MLC School Robotics achieved 3rd place in both the Novice and Open OnStage divisions, a remarkable accomplishment given that this was the first time that we have entered the competition. You can read more about this achievement here.

I am sure that you will join with me in thanking all those staff who are involved in the organisation and planning of these tours and those who volunteer their time to accompany the students.

– Lisa Moloney
Principal