Farewell Class of 2025!
Year 12,
It has been a privilege to walk alongside you since your early years of Senior School. I still remember arriving in Year 8, seeing you all full of energy, curiosity and possibility (and that was just my Junior B netball team!). From those first days, I knew you were a group with a spark. Over the years, I’ve watched you grow in confidence, in resilience, and in your ability to look out for each other.
Some of my fondest memories with you are of the journeys we have shared together. In Year 9, we explored Canberra and Sydney together on Rites of Passage, learning about the responsibilities of being part of something bigger than ourselves in a world outside the Burradoo Bubble, lighting up the cities with our noise and adventures, learning about good decision making too! In Year 10, so many of you took on challenges that pushed you beyond your comfort zone—whether trekking through the mountains of Nepal, or serving in communities far from home. Those experiences showed me your courage, your heart, and your willingness to step into the unknown.
Now, as you move through your final year, I encourage you to keep drawing on all those lessons. Life will keep giving you opportunities to test yourself, to discover more of who you are, and to share that with the world.
My advice to you is this: live out loud. Take up space. Be unafraid of standing tall in who you are and who you want to become. And most importantly, never let anyone into your world who makes it smaller—through their words, their doubts, or their control. This is your life, your story. Write it boldly.
With pride and belief in you all, good luck!
Ms Whiteley, Director of Students 7-12
“Feel all. Experience all. Live.”
“Always look on the bright side of life.” – Monty Python
“It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
“God knew I’d be too powerful if I was good at maths.”
“You are not wrong who deem, that my days have been a dream.”
“Save your tears for the pillow.”
– Abby Lee
“Scott Pilgrim vs. My ATAR.”
“Not a doctor… shhh.”
“Spent years following in everyone’s footsteps, and now I’m finally ahead…and outta here!”
“To infinity and beyond.”
“Nobody has enough talent to live on talent alone. Even when you have talent, a life without work goes nowhere.” – Arsène Wenger
“You know it’s real when you are who you think you are.”
“If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, you’ll be a Man, my son!”
“Sometimes I wish I could go back in time, not to change anything… just to live a couple things twice.”
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” – Sun Tzu
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
“Before you run with the bag, you gotta walk a li’l bit.”
– BabyTron
“Don’t focus on just winning the match, focus on enjoying it, even winners get sent to the lobby.”
“Most people came to school to learn, but I came for the laughs.”
“The story so far; In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
“Fear keeps us alive, but it also keeps us from living. “
“Never grew out of the ‘horse girl’ phase.”
“That’s my quant.”
2:41, “The Spins” by Mac Miller
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.“
“DB – Mrs Norton daily.”
“So, if you don’t know, don’t give up because you never know what the new day might bring.”
“ShouldaWouldaCoulda”
“Sky could fall down, the wind could cry now, the strong in me, I still smile, I love myself.”- Kendrick Lamar
“What, like it’s hard?”
“You can’t control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.”
“Girl next door.”
“School isn’t worth your tears.”
“It’s not who you are underneath, it’s what you do that defines you.” – Batman
“The end of an era, you might say.”
“Off to see the world, there’s such a lot of world to see.”
– Audrey Hepburn
“Buy a man eat fish he day.”
“Teach fish man to a lifetime.”
“Enzo Ferrari once said “aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines”. If your heart has the power, then others should not impact or stop you.”
“Extension’s not optional.”
“13 years later, still haven’t passed a maths exam.“
“I ain’t a kid no more…”
– Frank Ocean
“Proof I actually attended school… sometimes.”
“Your commitment to your future has to be greater than your attachment to your past.”
“Can’t make an omelette without cracking a few eggs.”
“Life is good, you know what I mean?”
“It’s fun to have fun, but you have to know how.” – Dr. Seuss
“Bro, I can’t even.”
“Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”
– Johnny Castle
“My ATAR may not be 99 but at least my PH was always 9-10.”
“Eyes closed, head first, can’t lose.”
“English stdarnd”
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.”
“Hang onto the world as it spins around, just don’t let the spin get you down, things are moving fast, hold on tight and you will last.” – Donny Hathaway
“Thanks to traffic control, I’m still standing.”
“It’s not weak to ask for help if you need it. Think Of Me Once In A While, Take Care.”
“Don’t worry Oxley, I’m leaving finally after 13 years.”
“I’m going back to 505. If it’s a seven hour flight or a forty five minute drive.”
“You can’t start a fire without a Sparke.” – Bruce Springsteen
“I thrive on accidental success.”
“I miss my dog.”
“What gives you the authority?”
We win and lose together.”
– Lewis Hamilton
“I’m only smiling because it’s over.”
“… we’ll never be those kids again.” – Frank Ocean
“A man who keeps his feet firmly grounded, will have trouble putting on his pants.”- Sun Tzu
“To get something you never had you have to do something you never did.”
“The most important step a man can take. It’s not the first one, is it? It’s the next one.”
“If you weren’t there when I was pushing the squad, don’t be there when I’m collecting the loot.”
“I did it my way.”
“Was always last in line.”