Hope: SCEGGS’ 130 Anniversary Concert

We are very excited for our 130^th Anniversary Concert on Monday evening. There are a handful of tickets still available (please see the SCEGGS Mobile App for booking links), with the concert beginning promptly at 6.00pm.

A few reminders about the arrangements for the day.

Secondary School

Students in Years 7-12 are not required to attend school on Monday. Year 12 students will have a study day while all students in Years 7-11, including all musicians, will meet their Form Teachers in Sydney Square  (next to the Town Hall) for rehearsals.

• 10.30am: Year 7 Form Teachers to meet Year 7 students in Sydney Square, mark the roll carefully and then move inside for rehearsals.
• 11.00am: Years 8-11 Form Teachers to meet Years 8-11 students in Sydney Square, mark the roll carefully and then move inside for rehearsals.

Secondary students will be dismissed from the rehearsals at the Town Hall at approximately 12.30pm, unless they are required for additional music rehearsals throughout the afternoon. Precise rehearsal schedules for all Secondary musicians have been provided by the Music Department. Parents of Secondary girls who are in musical groups that rehearse throughout the afternoon should be aware that girls may be dismissed for short, unsupervised breaks in the vicinity of the Town Hall.

Primary School

Students in K-2 will have a usual school day, with lessons, co-curricular activities and After School Care activities (if required) running as usual on the Monday. For the rest of the Primary School (Years 3-6), girls should come to school in the morning at normal time and will travel by bus to and from the Town Hall accompanied by their teachers. Girls must arrive at school by 8.30am, and we expect them to return to school at approximately 1.00pm. Parents or carers may collect their daughter from school at 1.30 pm if they wish, but supervision will also be available for students in Years 3-6 from 1.30pm – 4.00pm that afternoon.

Arrangements for the evening Years 3 – 12

Attendance at the evening concert is compulsory for all girls from Years 3 – 12. Correct winter uniform including blazers should be worn by all students.

• Prefects will meet at the Town Hall at 4.15pm.
• Years 7-12 will meet their Form Teachers directly at the Town Hall at 5pm.
• Years 3-6 students have already made arrangements to either meet their teachers at School at 4pm to travel by bus back to the Town Hall accompanied by their teachers or meet at the Town Hall in Sydney Square at 5pm.

It is anticipated that the Concert will conclude just before 8pm. All students should arrange to meet their parents afterwards in Sydney Square promptly at 8pm.

As is standard etiquette at most concerts, any latecomers with tickets will only be admitted during a suitable break in the performance.

It is shaping up to be an amazing evening of music, celebration and connection,  featuring the premiere of several new works commissioned specifically for the school’s birthday – we can’t wait to experience it with you!

Jenny Allum
Head of School

Philosophy Club

SCEGGS Wins Gold in the 2025 Senior Ethics Olympiad, NSW/ACT Division

On Friday 2 May, two teams of five SCEGGS students from Years 10-12 competed in the NSW/ACT Senior Division of the International Ethics Olympiad. The competition is hosted over Zoom and involves over 300 teams, 34 of which were involved in this round. The form of the competition is a series of structured conversations, somewhat like a debate with the important difference being that teams do not have to take a certain position and can even agree with each other. Scoring is based on the depth and appropriateness of the ethical arguments put forward by the competitors. The case studies in this year’s competition included the ethics of dog-eating, romantic relationships with chatbots, assisted dying, banning tobacco, age-based curfews, and the revision of Roald Dahl’s works to make them fit better with today’s moral standards.

Judges commended the two SCEGGS teams on their insight and their broad knowledge of ethical frameworks.

SCEGGS Purple placed ninth overall. The team members were: Zoe Lindner (Year 12), Florence Furness (Year 11), Jasmine Cohen (Year 10), Harriet Christie (Year 10), and Giulia Peroni (Year 10).

SCEGGS Blue came first and were awarded gold medals. They will compete early next term in the International Final against teams from the United States, South Korea, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, The UK, Canada and every state and territory in Australia.

The gold medal-winning SCEGGS team were Eleanor Lawrie (Year 12), Emily Taylor (Year 12), Aliyah Bensan (Year 11), Leona Brenton (Year 11), and Jemima Lowe (Year 11).

Congratulations to everyone involved!

Joseph Guss
Philosophy Club Facilitator

From The Chaplain

Our Wider Community In Mind

Thanks again to everyone who has brought in blankets and warm clothing over the last few weeks. I already have a truck load of items and am happy to receive more. I will be delivering these items later next week so if you can bring in those hoodies, blankies and trackies before the holidays that would be great. I have also appreciated your support in providing grocery items. It is always interesting how certain needs follow a trend around the variety of welfare agencies we are connected to. At the moment, there is a big call out for toiletries (particularly shampoo, conditioner and roll-on deodorant). I have even been asked if we supply nappies! If anyone knows where we might be able to find these goods I am more than happy to make contact. All of these items can be delivered to my office, to me in the morning at the front gate or in the baskets outside the Chapel.

One of our Year 8 mums, Philippa Baker, has kindly set up the next lot of dates for Term 3 in the SignUp app here for those that are interested in the Monday Food Delivery. If you are not sure what this is or haven’t been involved before, go onto the app and you will find all you need there. If you have any questions, please contact me at anytime. Thanks again to everyone within our community for your continued generosity. I can assure you that every meal is very well appreciated. 

The SCEGGS Podcast “Walk The Mile” Episode 66: Leaders Creating Leaders with Ian Narev

One of our hopes as a school is that we would be helping to create the leaders of the future. How that is done and the best way to do that is a complex process which requires lessons in all forms. Ian Narev has been a leader in a number of large organisations and is currently the CEO of SEEK, the leading online employment agency in Australia. He is also a father of three daughters at SCEGGS and a long standing Director of the School Board. In this conversation, we discuss what it takes to be a leader, creating future leaders and how passion and commitment play a big part in leadership. We also talk a little bit about rugby!

And a reminder that we are published on Spotify, Apple, Google Podcast and Deezer, so you can access it easier from your preferred device. I always welcome your feedback or any ideas you may have for further episodes. You will find each podcast as they are produced in this newsletter and on the other platforms as well as our website.

Rev. Garry Lee-Lindsay
School Chaplain

Sienna Weir Poetry Workshop and Prize

Last year we were excited to invite Australian poet Jane Gibian to SCEGGS to work with a small group of Year 6 and 7 students as a part of the inaugural Sienna Weir poetry workshop and prize. The students spent a day learning about poetry, writing and drafting their own pieces while also receiving feedback from Ms Gibian. After drafting, revisions and editing, each student’s work was published by the school and considered for a Speech Night prize. 

Sienna’s parents are generously supporting this workshop again this year and we are delighted to invite Ms Gibian back in Term 3 to work with a new group of students. Students are invited to apply for this opportunity by submitting one or two pieces of poetry to either Ms Cristi Wilsmore (Year 6 students) or Ms Jenny Bean (Year 7 students) at the email addresses below. 

• Cristi Wilsmore
• Jenny Bean

Students may submit any pieces they have composed this year (including pieces they may have worked on in class or submitted for other competitions). All entries must be submitted electronically by Friday 25 July (Week 1, Term 3). We look forward to reading the entries

Jenny Bean
Head of English 

Peer Mentor Program

We, the 7BN Peer Mentors are so grateful to be able to spend time with our Form class; from the fun memories from Year 7 Welcome Day to our recent success in Mid-Week Madness.

The year started with the Year 7 Welcome Day which was an amazing opportunity to meet our wonderful Form class and give them a little introduction to life at SCEGGS. Throughout Term 1 we went to their Form classes, participated in Mid-Week madness and gave them a send off when they left for Year 7 camp.

We have loved watching the girls work as a team and cheer each other on from the sidelines in both Basketball and Soccer – a shoutout to Gabriella Botros for scoring our Form’s first goal in Mid-Week Madness!  Although we may not have been winning in Mid-week Madness it was still great seeing lots of 7BN showing up and ready to play always with a positive attitude.

In Term 2, we have helped the girls with study skills in Form before exam week. The highlight has been Mid-Week Madness as everyone has really gotten involved and the atmosphere in the Sports Hall is contagious and LOUD! We are inspired by the Year 7s every time we see them, their outstanding perseverance and joy as they battle it out every Wednesday lunch – their energy and enthusiasm is so infectious and they are always making us laugh, so thank you to you all!

Eva Ancher, Olympia Batchelar, Orla Darroch, Sophia Duncan, Phoebe Lowe
Year 10 Peer Mentors

Secondary Sport News

Cross Country

Congratulations to the eight students who represented SCEGGS at the NSWCIS Cross Country Championships: Lily Cooney (Year 11), Ruby Fry (Year 12), Melina Gouveros (Year 8), Annabelle Jessup (Year 9), Nancy Newton (Year 11), Anna Slack (Year 8), Annaliese Stackpool (Year 11) & Chloe Yule (Year 11).

Well done on the 17 Years team who won the Team Gold Medal: Nancy Newton, Lily Cooney, Chloe Yule and Annaliese Stackpool.

Other Highlights

The following students have qualified to go onto the NSW All Schools Championships to be held in July: Lily Cooney, Ruby Fry, Annelle Jessup and Nancy Newton.

Hockey

Congratulations to Maddison Soulos (Year 8) who has had a busy few weeks representing SEHA (Sydney East Hockey Association) at the U14 State Championships in Grafton and the Canberra long weekend carnival. Competing with determination and composure, she consistently stepped up in high-pressure moments, showing strong game sense and work ethic.

Swimming

Well done to Georgia Cate Baker Wood (Year 11) who swam a PB in the 50m Breaststroke at the Australian Swimming Trials last week. Georgia represented Cranbrook Swimming Club and won her heat.

Football

Well done to the Senior 1st Football team who had a win against Tara 1 on the weekend. Despite missing several key players, the SCEGGS team were on top for most of the match and scored the winning goal midway through the second half to win 2-1.

Netball

Congratulations to Alicia Singh (Year 12) who represented NSWCIS at the NSW All Schools U19 Championships. The CIS team placed second. Alicia is photographed here with Australian Diamonds legend Kim Green who was the coach of the team.

Well done to SCEGGS Netball Team 10 who had a convincing win over the Tara 3 team 15-9. SCEGGS 11 had a closer match against Tara 4 to win 9-5.

July Holiday Basketball Camp

Mark Handel (SCEGGS Head Basketball Coach) is running a Basketball Camp in the July break. If you would like your daughter to be involved, Click here for more information and sign-up details.

Years 7-12 Invitational Athletics Carnival

We are excited to announce an opportunity for all Secondary students to participate in an Invitational Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 25 June – Week 9, from recess onwards.

This is an optional event for all students in Years 7-12. The Invitational Carnival is for serious competitors who want to give their best effort in a minimum of three events.

Students who wish to join the SCEGGS Athletics Squad in preparation for the IGSA Athletics Carnival in Term 3 are strongly encouraged to attend and compete! Normal lessons will continue at school during lesson 3 and 4 for all teaching staff and students who remain at school.

Events -100m, 200m, 400m, Discus, Shotput, Javelin, High Jump, Long Jump

Students must register to attend via Clipboard (parents / carers must complete the form).

Registrations will close on Thursday 19 June – Week 8.

800m races will be held in Term 3 on Monday 28 July at Athletics Training after school.

Program of Events – to be confirmed

Transport

Students will arrive at school as usual from 8:15am and attend Form, Periods 1 and 2.

Buses will transport students to ES Marks during recess.

Events will commence by 12:00pm and finish approximately 3pm-3.30pm.

At the end of the carnival, students may take the bus back to school or depart from the venue, either with a parent / carer, carpool, or make their own way home.

Student transport at the end of the carnival should be indicated when registering to attend via Clipboard.

Uniform

Students should come to school in SCEGGS PE uniform (trackpants or PE shorts over the top of bike shorts, PE shirts over the top of the long sleeve sport top). Students are encouraged to bring warm clothing and prepare for wet weather.

Spectators

Parents / carers and spectators are welcome to attend and watch from the grandstand. Spectators are not permitted to access the track or field at any point during the event.

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.

SCEGGS Training sessions before and after school plus Saturday Sport

Any cancellations or adjustments will be made in Clipboard and families will receive a notification or email when changes are made. Please ensure you have notifications enabled.

All Clipboard notifications will now come through the SCEGGS Mobile App too, so if you have been receiving notifications from Clipboard (eg when sport is cancelled due to wet weather), you will need to download the SCEGGS Mobile App to ensure that you continue to receive these push notifications.

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.

Xanthe Axford
Assistant Director of Sport

Primary Sport News

K-6 Athletics Carnival 2025

It was a wonderful day last Friday for our Primary Athletics Carnival. There were so many fantastic performances, from records being broken, to personal best times across the track and field events. Special mention to Pearl Bongardt (Year 3), Beatrice Emanuel (Year 6) and Stasia Serafin (Year 6) for breaking records on the day. A shoutout must go to K-2, whose House spirit, signs and cheering were some of the loudest in recently memory. It was great to see you throw yourselves into the action!

A big thank you to our wonderful coaches and teachers for making it such a special day.

Overall Winning House

Saturday Sport

This is the final week for IPSHA Netball, IPSHA Hockey, and Year 3 Touch Football. A reminder that all players are expected to be at the game ready to start the warmup 30 minutes before the scheduled start time. Next Tuesday (Week 9), there will be trials for IPSHA Touch, IPSHA AFL, Year 3 Minkey, and Year 3 Netball. Please ensure you check Clipboard for trial times and venues. A reminder to all students that effort and attitude are a big part of the selection criteria for IPSHA teams.

Please note, any requests now to join a Saturday sport for Term 3 will be dependent on availability as team numbers have already been submitted to IPSHA.

Students Achievements

Last Thursday 12 June, three SCEGGS primary girls attended the CIS Cross Country Championships at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre. Sophie Bozunovic (Year 3) placed 23^rd, Clementine Finlayson (Year 6) placed 30^th, and Beatrice Emanuel (Year 6) placed 4^th in their respective events.

Congratulations girls! These are excellent performances against quality opposition. A big congratulations to Beatrice for qualifying for NSWPSSA. We wish you the best of luck!

Upcoming Sports Dates:

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mr Adrian Hammond
Primary Sports Coordinator

Primary & Secondary Music

130^th Concert Sunday Rehearsals

On Sunday, we had over 250 students across both Primary and Secondary School come to school to rehearse for the upcoming 130 Anniversary Concert. Composers Jayne Groves, Matt Moore and Jodie Blackshaw were able to listen to their commissioned pieces this week, some for the very first time. It was fantastic to see the enthusiasm of all of the students and staff as their pieces come together.

Keep up the practice! We look forward to sharing these performances with you at the 130^th Concert.

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. If you haven’t set this up yet, please follow the provided instructions. For any issues with Clipboard set-up, contact our Music Administration Assistant, Miss Alice Kotowicz.

Heidi Jones
Head of Music (Co-curricular)

Vacation Care

Get ready for an exciting Winter holidays with our action-packed Vacation Care Program.

Vacation Care welcomes all school aged girls and boys to join our service. Please note, all new children will need to be registered through Xplor by filling in an enrolment form.

Bookings are limited and to avoid missing out, please fill in your Vacation Care Booking Form ASAP.

Confirmation of your requested days will appear on the Bookings Calendar in your Xplor Home app by Wednesday 25 June, If they do not appear please get in touch with the service as soon as possible. Kindly be advised that cancellations made after Wednesday 25 June, will be subject to a cancellation fee equal to the standard daily rate.

We’re thrilled to share Vol 2 of our Newsletter! The newsletter is just a small snapshot into our beautiful service and some of the children’s latest interest.

If you have any questions, please contact me on 0499 105 111 or email me here.

Adam Mawardi
After School Care Coordinator

Careers Corner

It was a pleasure to welcome Claire Middleton (Class of 1968) back to school on Tuesday 12 June to speak with students about the fantastic career opportunities available in Urban Planning. Claire is passionate about Urban Planning and her experience and knowledge of the industry has inspired some of our students to study Urban Planning for their future career.

Careers Corner Newsletter

Please click here to view the latest issue of the Careers Corner Newsletter.

Andrea Pinnock
Careers Advisor

Parents’ and Friends’ Association

Class Parent Events