From Ms Gyton

It was wonderful to share our beautiful Easter Festival with so many SCEGGS families in the Great Hall last night. This is always one of my favourite times of year, when we come together as a community and reflect on the Easter messages of forgiveness, renewal and hope.

And in wonderful news this week, we have just received our Occupation Certificate for the new Wilkinson House! 

We are all very excited – it is a truly beautiful space and a transformational addition to the facilities of the School.  I am extremely grateful to all those who contributed to the fundraising for this project. We couldn’t have done it without you! The adaptive re-use of a heritage building which was first built in 1928 has been an extremely difficult build, but Wilkinson House has been delivered well within budget and with the inclusion of additional features beyond the original conceptualisation.

So it has been lovely to walk through the building this morning with the staff and the students in the Secondary School … and Year 12 have also had a glimpse of their future in the new Year 12 Common Room. We are really looking forward to teaching and learning in Wilkinson House from the start of next term and providing some opportunities to share this new facility with our families too.

I know that many of us are ready for the Easter break and the school holidays that follow. Kindergarten and I agreed earlier this week that it has definitely been a big 10 weeks for us! Staff and students have worked hard, in the classroom and beyond. We have participated in so many co-curricular activities and tried to make a practical contribution through our social justice initiatives like our food donations at Harvest Festival, the Year 12 Cuts for Cancer fundraising and many other initiatives too. So there is a great deal to be proud of as we go to the holidays.

I hope the upcoming Term 1 holiday break is a restful time for all students, staff and families, and I look forward to welcoming the students back on Tuesday, 21 April for the start of Term 2.

Wishing you all peace, hope and happiness at Easter, and always.

Holly Gyton
Head of School