From Ms Allum

As we mark Reconciliation Week for 2025, I wanted to share with you all a new booklet we have published, which describes our commitment to reconciliation, records achievements and actions we have already taken, and outlines the next steps for us. As you read through this booklet, I hope you can also feel our love and respect for all the Indigenous students at SCEGGS and their families.

This booklet is the result of a wonderful collaboration between the staff of the school, Indigenous students and our Reconciliation Action Plan committees. I hope it captures fully our commitment to reconciliation and a just, equitable society, and most importantly the actions we might be able to take next to play our part in achieving this.

I think it is a beautiful document, with striking imagery of school life and some symbols of our journey with all our students. The online version begins with a lovely video of an Acknowledgement of Country performed on the lawn by some of our Kindergarten students several years ago. From the visual symbols on the front cover, representing the long journey and reciprocity of reconciliation, to the meeting place and walking tracks on the back, which acknowledge the mobs and Countries of the Indigenous girls at SCEGGS, there is much for us all to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements.

This booklet continues our exploration of how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. As Aunty Viv Freeman invites us all to do, “walk beside us on this journey of reconciliation”. You can access the document on our website or through the link here.

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Jenny Allum
Head of School