From Ms Gyton

Results from the 2025 Student Wellbeing Survey

Every second year, we conduct a Student Wellbeing and Peer Relations Survey of all students from Year 4 to Year 12. The last iteration of this survey was conducted late last year, and we have received the results and data from IPSOS, our Market Research firm. In total, just over 700 questionnaires were completed anonymously by the students.

Why conduct this survey, anonymously and biennially?

We want to:

• listen directly to the voices of the students about their experiences with peers
• ask questions around mental health and wellbeing, school life and whether students enjoy being here and what concerns them about being a member of our school community and their life generally
• evaluate the implementation of our anti-bullying policy by asking a series of questions about bullying in the School
• evaluate which of our policies and activities have been most successful in making the School a safe place for our students
• Most importantly, understand what worries our students and how we can best support them to respond to the tricky parts of their lives.

What changes have happened in response to the previous survey results?

In 2025, we revised our anti-bullying policy, to make it more contemporary, accessible and comprehensive. You can access a copy of this on our website at any time. We have continued to strengthen our wellbeing programs to ensure that our students feel cared for and have a strong sense of belonging to the School community overall. We have also helped them to develop the skills to live a productive and flourishing life, knowing what is important and how to look after themselves and their friends. During 2024 and 2025, we also participated in an initiative run by the Association of Independent Schools, on a Whole-School Approach to student wellbeing, and made significant changes to our wellbeing programs as a result.

Accessing the results of the 2025 survey

Transparency around these results is important to us. We have always reported the findings of this survey after each wave has been conducted – and we will continue to do so. We will also continue to refine our policies and procedures to try and keep bullying in the School to a minimum, and where it occurs, to deal with it appropriately.

IPSOS has administered the survey and analysed the results for us. Where possible, we have also compared our results against the Mission Australia Youth Survey, to benchmark our own results against community standards. An analysis of the results is available for all parents to access here, via the Parent Portal.

Holly Gyton
Head of School

Year 11 & 12 P&F Parent/Daughter Breakfast

Students in Years 11 and 12 and a parent/carer are warmly invited to attend the Parent/Daughter Breakfast:

We are delighted to welcome back to SCEGGS Old Girl Sophie STUART-JONES (2017) as our guest speaker.

Sophie has recently been admitted as a legal practitioner in New South Wales and is now working as a solicitor at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).

Upon graduating from SCEGGS Sophie was unsure of the career path she wished to pursue and enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts at the University of New South Wales allowing her to select a diverse range of subjects across multiple faculties, including Nutrition, Sociology, Politics, Psychology, Gender Studies, and Criminology. It was during this time that she discovered a passion for criminal law and justice.

Sophie then successfully applied for a Bachelor of Laws degree, completing it in 2024 with a clear intention to pursue a career in criminal law.

To hear more about Sophie’s career journey and her insights of life beyond the Green Gate, please join us on Friday 27 February!   

Year 12 P&F Parent and Carer Cocktail Party

Primary & Secondary Music

Eisteddfod

Our Annual SCEGGS Eisteddfod will be held this term with heats during Week 7 and two Highlights concerts at the end of Week 8.

Entry is FREE and open to all students.

Get ready to enter in Week 4.

In the meantime, practise, practise, practise!

Further information will be shared by Classroom teachers and Music tutors.

Primary Eisteddfod Practice Challenge

All primary musicians are encouraged to be part of the Primary Eisteddfod Practice Challenge this term; forms are available in the Primary Music Room.  Students should try to practice their instruments every day in Weeks 3, 4, 5 and 6 in the lead up to the SCEGGS Eisteddfod Heats in Week 7. Even a few minutes of practice counts! If girls can play their instrument every day without missing a day over 4 weeks, they will be awarded certificates as follows:

Please have a chat with your daughter to confirm which piece she and her tutor have decided that she will perform in the SCEGGS Eisteddfod Heats in Week 7.

Labelling Instrument Cases

We now have over 200 musical instruments at SCEGGS across the week! Please ensure that your daughter’s instrument case is clearly labelled with her name and phone number. Sometimes the wrong instrument can be taken home if cases are not labelled clearly.

Sing and String Workshop

SCEGGS choristers and Amati Strings will collaborate with string players and choristers from Sydney Grammar School College Street campus for the Sing and String Workshop to be held on Sunday 8 March. More information coming soon for students to apply to be involved for a fun day of rehearsals, musical connection and an informal concert for parents.

Family Concert for Primary Students

On  Saturday 14 March and Sunday 15 March, the Australian Chamber Orchestra will present a joyful family concert for primary-aged children filled with the brilliance, wit and warmth of Mozart, Haydn and their musical friends. The 30-minute concert introduces young listeners to different musical instruments and styles, followed by a hands-on creative play session and music-making activities. Attending quality concerts such as this, featuring professional musicians up close, is a wonderful way to inspire and energise your daughter as she progresses on her own journey playing a musical instrument.

Click here for more information.

Australian Chamber Orchestra Academy

Applications are open for advanced secondary string players to apply to audition for Australian Chamber Orchestra Academy. ACO violinist Aiko Goto leads this project with secondary school aged string players from around Australia each year for an intensive week of orchestral rehearsals, instrumental sectionals and chamber music sessions. Click here for more information.

Students Achievement

Congratulation Anastasia Wong (Year 6) who competed in the Grand Final of the Sydney International Music & Fine Arts Festival at the Sydney Conservatorium last weekend and was awarded Gold in Piano.

Olivia Flanagan (Year 9) who successfully auditioned for a place in the Sydney Youth Orchestra, String Orchestra.

To explore the offerings of the Sydney Youth Orchestra, click here.

Beyond the Green Gate 

We love hearing about ways our musicians are involved in music-making outside of school. Please send details to Heidi Jones.

Clipboard 

All co-curricular music ensemble schedules are now available on Clipboard. For any issues with Clipboard set-up, contact our Music Administrator here.

Heidi Jones
Head of Music (Co-curricular)

Secondary Sport News

Term 2 Sports Nominations

Activity Selection for Term 2 Sport will open on Friday 13 February at 12pm, in Clipboard.

To assist in the planning of all Sport for Term 2, we ask that Parents / Carers sit down with students to submit the online form by Friday 20 February. A reminder that all Parents/Carers must submit activity selections. Secondary students are not permitted to make their own co-curricular sport selections via Clipboard. 

To access the Activity Selection via Clipboard please use the SCEGGS App or this link.

Secondary Swimming Carnival

We were blessed with a beautiful sunny day for everyone to display their House spirit and to participate. A big thank you to all swimmers, staff, duty runners and house cheer squads on making the day so special.

A special congratulations to all the individual prize winners on the day.

Swimming Carnival Results / Prize List 2026

Records

Overall Point Score

Champion House: Badham

The extended SCEGGS Swimming squad will be selected this week to attend the MLC Invitational Swimming Carnival on Friday 20 February. At this carnival all swimmers will have the opportunity to improve upon their SCEGGS carnival and NSW Swimming times.  Following this, the final team for the IGSA Swimming Championships to be held at SOPAC on March 13 will be finalised.

If any parents have any questions regarding this process, please do not hesitate to reach out to myself.

Inter-House Touch

The Inter-House Touch competition will be held on Thursday 19 February at the Robertson Rd Fields from 3.30pm-5pm. Buses will take all students out the venue at 3.15pm and back again at 5pm at the completion of the event.

This is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to mix with and get to know students from other year groups in your houses. We hope to see as many students as possible next Thursday. Dressing in house colours is strongly encouraged and having fun is compulsory!

Thank you to all the Year 10 peer mentor and touch players who assisted with the recent Year 7 Touch Trials throughout Week 1. Your assistance was greatly appreciated. We had nearly 240 students trialling across 18 touch team on Super Saturday in Week 1. In hot conditions everyone still gave their very best in true SCEGGS style.

The Easts Touch comp got off to a successful start last weekend at Queens Park and Mission Fields. A reminder to arrive early as traffic is busy on a Saturday morning around the Centennial Park precinct.

IGSA Spawtz

Please see the link for information on how to access the team results and table standings for all IGSA Sports. IGSA sports this term are Tennis and Water Polo.

Easts Touch

For all the latest Touch results please refer to the East Touch webpage.

Summer Sun Safety – Hats required

It is a requirement that all students wear a hat for both PDHPE lessons and various outdoor sports training. Students who fail to bring a hat will be issued with a new SCEGGS cap from the Uniform Shop and invoiced accordingly.

SCEGGS at Play

Do you have any sporting news or photos to share in the Green Gate?

We love seeing our students being active and want to celebrate their passion and enjoyment amongst the SCEGGS community. Please send in any action shots from the weekend and any other interesting sporting highlights to Alison Gowan.

IGSA Fixtures, Results and Wet Weather

The IGSA website and platform for accessing wet weather, fixtures and team results can be found here.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact myself on 9052 2721 or 0418 491 521.

Alison Gowan
Director of Sport

Years 3-6 Cross Country Carnival

The Cross Country Carnival, for all girls in Years 3-6, will be held on Tuesday 10 March at Queens Park, opposite Moriah College (Baronga Ave, Queens Park.)

On this day, all girls will arrive at school at the usual time and will attend their Form Time. They will then be transported to Queens Park via bus for the start of the Carnival.

No student is permitted to meet at Queens Park.

Girls are to wear their sports uniform to school and bring their full school uniform in their SCEGGS sports bag, which they will change into when they return to school. Girls must pack in their school sports bag a full drink bottle, hat (preferably the school sports cap which stays on when running), sunscreen and healthy snacks. Please make sure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your daughter’s name.

Girls will leave SCEGGS from 8.30am by bus, with the first event starting at around 9.00am. Girls will then return to school mid-morning, with lessons as usual for the rest of the day.

The program has been organised with approximate times as follows:

Please note “age” is the age each student is on 31 December 2026.

Spectators are welcome to attend. However, no parents are permitted to be on the course at any time or to run alongside their daughter.

Up to five girls in each age group will be selected to represent SCEGGS at the IPSHA Cross Country Carnival from those running on the day. In exceptional circumstances, where a girl cannot run at the school carnival, the final team selection will be at the discretion of the Director of Sport and Primary Sports Coordinator.

There is always the chance a carnival may be postponed or altered due to weather conditions. In the case of any changes or cancellations, communication will be provided as early as possible through the SCEGGS app and Clipboard.

For any questions, please reach out to Adrian Hammond.

We encourage all students to get involved and try their best on the day. Looking forward to a wonderful event!

Here are the images  from last year’s Cross-Country Carnival 

Adrian Hammond
Primary Sport Coordinator

Term 2 2026 Primary Co-curricular and Sport Activities

Primary Co-curricular and Sport activity selection for Term 2 will open at 6.00pm next Thursday 19 February. Selections may be made via Clipboard.

To access the Activity Selection via Clipboard please use the SCEGGS App.

SCEGGS French Exchange Program 2026

Our Year 10 French students have an exciting opportunity to take part in a 6‑week reciprocal exchange with a partner student from the Lycée Saint-Marc in vibrant Lyon!

Students received a full briefing in class last week, and all details, including the application process, have been emailed to them.

If you’d like to find out more, please get in touch here!

Angélique Deleeuw
Head of Languages