From the Chaplain

Christmas Drive Reminder

Thanks to all of those people that have already donated to some of our Christmas charity drives. As part of our annual school Christmas service, we ask each student to contribute towards a gift for either a boy or a girl, wrapped in cellophane, to donate to a local welfare organisation. These gifts will be distributed to children who may not otherwise receive anything at Christmas due to poverty or other family issues. There will be a greater demand this year due to the unsettling times for many families due to the pandemic.  It is estimated that 3.3 million Australians are living on or below the poverty line at the moment. These gifts are an opportunity to bring a bit of joy to some tough circumstances. We will be accepting those gifts up until Friday 25 November.  

And please don’t forget about our socks and undies drive.  There are a number of welfare organisations that are always asking for NEW socks and undies for their clientele. This is a serious issue amongst the homeless in terms of hygiene and good foot care. This is a whole school activity and because we want to get a variety of sizes, students have been informed by their teachers as to what age and gender they are specifically collecting for. There is a basket outside the chapel for collection, like what we do for Harvest Festival (only we will not decorate the chapel with the items!) I will distribute our collection to local organisations in the last week of term 4. Thank you in anticipation and for your ongoing generosity.

Appeal for Rough Edges Christmas Party Catering and Volunteering

Rough Edges is a Christian community drop-in centre aimed at homeless people that has been operating in Darlinghurst for the past 26 years. Six nights a week and two days a week they open their doors to provide people a safe space where they can connect and have a warm meal. They also provide people with access to a social worker, counsellor or free legal advice. They also provide educational courses, haircuts, free clothing, financial support, laundry services and medical care through its many partnerships.

To celebrate this Christmas, on Friday 23 December they are hoping to have a wider community gathering and they need some help to pull it off. They are expecting to be serving over 300 people from the community who have struggled with homelessness, low socioeconomic status and other forms of marginalisation. There are two ways to get involved: either through volunteering on the night which would include hosting and serving food, or you can donate a cooked dish for us to serve on the night. Any help will be welcome. We are so grateful for your support.

We have been providing meals for Rough Edges on a weekly basis for a number of years now, through our cafeteria at the end of the school day  and also, starting this year, through the generosity of many families in our community dropping off food on a Monday morning. Please email me if you are interested in being involved in the Christmas Party or would like to know more about our Food Drive and I can pass more information on to you.

Rev. Garry Lee-Lindsay
School Chaplain

Cape York Conversations

We hope you are enjoying reading the range of reflections about Cape York experiences from the students this week, for previous weeks see here.

Reflections

In the holidays a group of SCEGGS girls had the opportunity to attend an immersion to Cape York. After being selected to attend the trip, I was both excited and curious about travelling to an Aboriginal homeland and immersing myself in unfamiliar and new experiences. We travelled to two different homelands, each providing a richness of knowledge and stories that will continue to stay with me.

We were fortunate enough to explore the beauty and history of Indigenous land, walking up mountains and swimming in rivers that had great cultural significance. This was told through the stories by the Traditional Owners of the land and they expressed how important it is that these stories are shared, as it increases the Indigenous culture that must be kept alive.

We had the opportunity to try new foods and to learn parts of different Indigenous languages and familial structures. This cultural immersion was life changing and I hope that many more people receive the opportunity to experience this trip in the future and to pass on the rich history of Indigenous culture.

Paris Venetoulis
Year 10

Coming home from the Cape York immersion trip I have been able to reflect on the abundance of rich knowledge and connection to country I am honoured to have experienced in the two homelands I visited: Thithar-warra and Bana. The Traditional Owners of each homeland were incredibly open-hearted in welcoming us into their lives and providing us opportunities to learn from them throughout our stays. Leading up to the immersion, I had anticipated that this trip would be meaningful and is not something you come across too often but was completely unaware of the impacts it would have on me. I truly believe this immersion has changed my life for the better. Reading back through the journal I kept throughout the trip, I am able to relive the life-long memories of learning about tens of thousands of years of history and culture from the Traditional Owners through the walks along the beach or down to the creek, cooking a traditional kup murri, and the thought-provoking chats around the campfire at night.

I have found greater appreciation and admiration for the diverse land we live on and its flora and fauna, and the immense understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People have of it. One major takeaway from this experience for me would be talking to a Traditional Owner from the first homeland, Thithar-warra, Rob, about the power of education and knowledge. The power education has in our society, in giving us opportunities to be able to connect and learn from one another. Coming back home, I want to share the lessons and stories that were shared with us with others, and also hope to learn from the Indigenous peoples of where I call home and where SCEGGS is built, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation.

Frida Radford
Year 10

I feel extremely privileged to have spent ten memorable days with friends (new and old) in the beautiful Melsonby and Panamuunji homeland. During my stay, I was fortunate to have learned the deep history and culture of the traditional owners and experience their relaxed and simple way of life. I am so grateful that I kept a detailed journal record of my experience which has helped me to relive memories and share my new learnings with others.

Some of my favourite moments of my immersion include painting our bodies with ochre while sitting on the edge of the shallow creek, bonding with the children on the land as we drew pictures together in my journal, sleeping under a bed of stars that covered the night sky and visiting a rock site to explore ochre prints that symbolised the rich and confronting history of colonisation. I will forever remember snorkelling with friends at the iconic Great Barrier Reef and exchanging our life-changing experiences from the homelands.

The opportunity to escape my busy Sydney life helped me to realise the importance of relaxation. I enjoyed the peacefulness that came from being among nature – without the usual distraction of technology. The unfamiliar environment also allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and make meaningful connections with people that I wouldn’t ordinarily interact with, including peers from other years, Traditional Owners, and teachers.  

I know that the learnings from my immersion experience will stay with me forever. I now have a deeper understanding of Australian history from the perspective of our First Nations People that could not have come from the classroom or a textbook. The connections that I made on the trip are long lasting and life changing. To anyone that is considering a Red Earth adventure in the future, my advice is to go for it! It’s an experience like no other and one that you definitely won’t regret.

Zara O’Shea
Year 10

Going on the Cape York trip was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. It can be difficult to push yourself out of your comfort zone, but in this case, it paid off. I, along with the other girls who were in my Yellow Group, learnt so much from the Traditional Owners in regards to their cultures, languages, lifestyles, and opinions on political matters.

Something that stood out to me most was the Kup Murri that we had on our second homelands, the Bana homelands. The Kup Murri is a sacred cooking ritual that is performed only on special occasions, such as birthdays and funerals, so the fact that it was shared with us was an immense honour. A Kup Murri is an underground oven where food such as chicken, yams, and potatoes are cooked over a long period of time. Whilst the oven was being prepared (hot coals were being made), people cut up the vegetables, seasoned the chicken, and wrapped all of the food in foil packages. These were then placed on a wire mat, covered in rocks, bottle brush, and banana leaves, and lowered into the oven. Then pieces of corrugated iron were placed to cover the food. To further trap the heat in, dirt and rocks were placed atop the iron in spots where smoke/steam were coming out. Below is a nicer version of the diagram I drew when on the trip, so you can really visualise the structure.

When the food was ready, we got together and ate it with the Traditional Owners, and it was absolutely delicious! Being a part of such a special tradition of the Bana culture was an honour for us all, and I’m glad to be sharing it with the SCEGGS community, too. When talking with one of the Traditional Owners, Molly, we noted how underground ovens are a part of many traditional foods across the world, such as in Turkey, Polynesia and Morrocco. It’s incredibly fascinating how across the globe, cultures so different from one another can share things.

This Kup Murri experience was an absolute highlight for all of us in the Yellow Group, and I’m so proud to be able to share it with you all.

Leyla Bensan
Year 10

Own a piece of SCEGGS History!

What a year 2020 was! Not only was it our 125^th birthday, but it was the first year that COVID impacted our lives. While it may seem fortuitous that Chris Gleisner was appointed our photographer-in-residence that year to produce a celebratory record of a “day in the life of SCEGGS Darlinghurst”, she indeed captured much more than that. Bound within this book is a chronicle of a remarkable year and includes a photo of every girl who attended SCEGGS in 2020. This stunning and unique piece of history is still available for you to own for $50 per book or two books for $90. Books may be purchased via the School Shop.

Primary School STEM Focus Day

On Wednesday 16 November, the Primary School took part in a STEM Focus Day. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, fields that are becoming increasingly more prevalent in society today. In fact, 65% of primary school children will work in jobs that don’t exist yet! (Future of Jobs 2016, World Economic Forum).

During the day, the girls learnt about the engineering design process. Each year group first defined a problem which presented as their main challenge for the day. They then brainstormed resources which would be able to be used to construct their design. After deliberating and planning their solution, it was time to construct their design! Through iteration, they evaluated and improved their prototypes before presenting their designs together.

Kindergarten and Year 2 worked on a solution to design a new chair for Goldilocks and the Three Bears using recycled materials with Makedo Kits. Year 1 helped the Gingerbread Man escape the fox and designed a boat for him to get across the river. Year 3 incorporated their class text of James and the Giant Peach to design a catapult or slingshot to throw hailstones back to the Cloud-Men. Incorporating their Science focus for the term – forces, Year 4, used Robotic Lego to design and code pull-robots and Years 5 and 6 used recycled materials to design a robotic which could be used to pick up objects of a table. All students used the engineering process to ask, imagine, plan, create, test and improve their designs.

“STEM Day was such a fun day. Things that I never thought that I could achieve, I did. Thank you so much teachers for planning this amazing day as it was such a fun learning experience.” Coco Shelmerdine – 6P.

Each year group also participated in a rotational STEM Bins workshop. During this time, the girls moved through a range of activities. These included building the tallest structure to withstand the weight of books using only paper and tape, building some sort of tool or trap with limited materials, and building the tallest structure with three separate levels. The girls were tasked to problem solve, think creatively, and work collaboratively with their peers.

“The STEM bins gave me a good experience of learning how to think on the spot and solve problems. I loved getting to work with friends on problem solving tasks.” Lilly Zadgan – 6T.

All teachers and students across the Primary School engaged with the activities and were beyond impressed with the girls’ persistence, flexibility and collaborative skills when working on a variety of tasks. During the afternoon sharing assembly many of the girls remarked: “It was really challenging at first. However, we kept trying and, in the end, it was worth it.”

Katherine Lock and Ella Stanzel-Witts
Primary Teachers

Science News

Slime!

A sea of students filled the lab on Thursday lunch. Busy hands combined polyvinyl acetate polymer with sodium borate solution, along with a good dose of food colouring and produced some lovely slime. Depending on how much sodium borate was added, students discovered they could make more slippery, stretchy, gooey slime or stiffer, more putty, bouncy-ball type slime.

Students donated most of their slime for a fantastic cause – Prefects and Science Club students will be selling the slime on Friday Lunch to raise money for Deadly Science. So bring along a few dollars on Friday and help us to bring Science books to Indigenous students around Australia. 

Mia Sharma
Science Teacher

Year 10 Social Justice Program

In Weeks 5-7 of Term 4, Year 10 participated in a program of social justice activities and awareness-raising. The activities included presentations and workshops from guest speakers and interactive educational workshops. I wish to thank the Year 10 cohort who approached each of the activities in the spirit in which the program was intended; that of listening and engaging in dialogue to help bring about much needed change through compassion and justice. They showed leadership in their conduct and consideration of many social justice issues with an open and inquisitive mind. I also extend my thanks all the staff and providers who gave of their time and efforts so generously; the program really could not have run without the dedication and commitment of such passionate people.

This year’s theme “Our Hope-Filled Future” was centred on an understanding that accountability, agency and healing through truth telling help us to create hope for humanity and creation. With National attention on the Voice to Parliament and the Uluru Statement From the Heart, climate action and gender equity, we can see that we stand at the precipice of a turning point in society. We too, are acutely aware of the presence of suffering and injustices that are a daily reality in our world; the war in Ukraine, the experiences of refugees and migrants seeking a safe place to live, the bravery and courage of the women in Iran, and the men too who support their right to live without fear and persecution, and the very high incarceration rate of our First Nations People, to name a few.

It is from this perspective that we consider what it is to have hope. Truth telling is at the heart of this. We are learning from our First Nations People that this is the first step to Reconciliation and our Christian tradition speaks of this:

If you remain faithful to my word,
you will truly be my disciples.

You will know the truth,
and the truth will set you free. (John 8:31-32)

Some of the activities in this year’s program helping to raise dialogue, discussion and learning included:

• a keynote address by Uncle Roger, a First Nations Person who speaks with honesty and warmth of his experiences of being a survivor of the Stolen Generations
• a traditional Australian Indigenous Smoking Ceremony led by Milan Dhiiyaan who have been coming to SCEGGS for a number of years now, opening up dialogue and learning with the school community, as well as inviting us to participate in this ancient gesture of healing bringing people together
• listening and learning from the stories of Rwandan genocide survivors through the Kumva and Kwibuka program co-ordinated by Ari Lander. Kumva and Kwibuka means to listen and remember, and we are honoured to be part of this program, designed specifically for high school students.

“It is important to share my story to honour my loved ones who have been taken away. The benefit of telling my story is finding my own voice, peace, and hope. By sharing my story, it increases people’s understanding of the survivor experience…” Noel, survivor and presenter of Kumva and Kwibuka

• learning from the experience of Holocaust survivors through an education program led by the Sydney Jewish Museum to raise awareness and understanding of justice issues of the Holocaust
• an interactive and practical workshop addressing climate change and the actions that we can take with this. The program is led by Chloe Watfern and of it she says

“…this workshop, delivered through the lens of environmentalism and craftivism is intended to develop literacy in sustainability and climate change through mindfulness, gratitude and letter writing – but not just any kind of letter writing. Facilitators guide participants in the creation of beautifully crafted letters that acknowledge and give thanks to people who are taking action on climate change”

• the Days for Girls program to help inform and educate students about the experiences of girls and women in developing countries who lack access to basic sanitary items, with the students sewing cloth sanitary pads to be sent to girls and women in developing countries
• learning from our guest speaker, photographer Nicola Bailey on their perspective on the place of ethics in their profession, enabling the students to reflect meaningfully on accountability and agency in life
• undertaking practical work experience at Our Big Kitchen in Bondi through the making of meals to be delivered to people living rough in our local community. This program is designed to help us see the responsibility we have in creating hope in this world through compassion, kindness, justice, and service to others

Dynielle Whitney
Social Justice Co-Ordinator

Visual Art News

We are delighted to share images of the Drawing Co-Curricular exhibition that opened on Monday. Throughout the year, co-curricular students have worked on a range of observational drawings building their drafting and technical skills whilst investigating a broad range of expressive and imaginative strategies with different media.

Drawing is available to all students from Years 7 to 12 and is a wonderful way for students to immerse themselves in creative endeavour whilst gaining such valuable guidance from a specialised tutor, Ms Lilli Stromland.

We encourage you to join this class in the coming year! It’s a great way to meet new friends and to develop and extend your skills in a fabulous location.

This week’s banner is from Melody Li (Year 8).

Heidi Jackson
Head of Visual Arts

Primary Sport News

Years 2-6 Swimming Carnival

What a fantastic carnival we had on Monday for our Term 4 Primary Swimming Carnival. It was an amazing day (albeit quite windy at times) at Lane Cove Leisure Centre.

Well done to all the girls who participated in the day across various events. A huge congratulations to the Year 2 girls who joined us for the first time and got so involved in the day.

A special congratulations goes to Pippa Dodwell (10 Years) and Emilia Laban (8 Years), who broke records on the day.

End of Year Sport

A reminder that there will be no sports activities running next week, being the last week of school.

On behalf of our coaches and staff, we want to take the time to thank all students (and families) who have been so involved with activities throughout the year. From Monday Morning Swim Squads to Gymnastics till dinner time through the middle of the week to Saturday sports, it has been incredible watching so many girls participate in various activities over the year. 

Please take the time, if you haven’t already, to thank the sports staff and coaches over the course of the next week for all that they do. Without their hard work and dedication to girls’ sports, we wouldn’t be able to do any of this!

We can’t wait to do it all again next year!

Student Achievements

Congratulations to the Year 3 girls who competed at the Waverley Shield last Sunday, with four Eastern Suburbs Surf Clubs represented – North Bondi, Bondi, Tamarama and Bronte. All the girls did well and had a lot of fun. The girls who took part from Year 3 were – Lulu Holt, Emilia Laban, Clementine Finlayson, Beatrice Emanuel and Emily Snow, with some great results:

• Emilia Laban – 4th U9 individual swim, 1st U9 girls swim relay, 2nd U9 girls boards relay
• Clementine Finlayson – 4th U10 individual sprint, 3rd in U10 flags, 2nd U10 girls relay
• Beatrice Emanuel – 2nd U10 individual sprint, 2nd in U10 flags, 1st U10 girls relay
• Emily Snow – 3rd U10 individual sprint, 1st in u10 flags, 1st U10 girls relay

A huge effort for the girls, and well done representing the school and your clubs with such great spirit!

Wet Weather

Weekday sports training cancellations are posted on the @SCEGGSSport Twitter feed, and Primary parents will receive an SMS when their child’s activity has been cancelled or adjusted for that day.

Tom Mitton
PDHPE and Sport Coordinator: Primary

Secondary Sport News

Congratulations Coco Espie

A big shout out to Coco Espie (Year 8) who was recently honoured at the 2022 Randwick City Council Sporting Excellence Awards. Coco has had a successful year representing SCEGGS at both the IGSA Swimming and Athletics Championships. Coco was also selected to represent IGSA at the NSWCIS Athletics Championships.

It is on the Athletics track where Coco has truly excelled this year as she competed at NSW All Schools and Australian Junior Championships. She is the current Australian record holder in her category in discus, shotput and various track events. You can read more about Coco’s achievements in the article link below.

A further shout out to Amy Parmenter (Class of 2015) who was also recognised with an award. See the article here.

SCEGGS Water Polo

SCEGGS has had an exceptional season so far in the IGSA Water Polo competition. The competition is played every Saturday at various locations and requires the dedicated SCEGGS players and coaches to attend 2 trainings per week. This weekend we had 1 loss, 1 draw and 1 win across all SCEGGS teams.

Starting with the Senior Firsts who played Meriden, our girls went down 7-9, in a tough battle. Although the girls were losing 2-5 in the second quarter, we put together our best SCEGGS spirit and teamwork and made a great comeback.

Next the Senior Seconds – this team have proven the point that practice does indeed make perfect. Throughout the season this team have supported each other through thick and thin and have now made connections enabling them to enhance their skills and move forward together as a team. The girls had a fantastic game this weekend, coming away with a 13-5 win against St Catherine’s.

The Junior Firsts have had an outstanding season so far and show good promise for the future of SCEGGS water polo. This weekend the girls were narrowly defeated by Stella Maris College 8-3. This game was a tough battle the whole way through, and just shows that when times get hard, SCEGGS girls just keep fighting. A special shoutout must go to Ruby Peters (Year 7), who is always helping her teammates and constantly demonstrates SCEGGS spirit on and off the field.

It is so amazing to see SCEGGS girls hop into the water and give their all in the games. It shows the true passion of all the girls, and their teamwork is shown through their commitment and involvement to the sport.

One thing all the girls have learnt throughout the season is that the result doesn’t matter. You either win or learn, you never lose. Every SCEGGS girl should be so incredibly proud of themselves, the amount of courage, dedication and ambition shown through their efforts towards the sport is amazing. I look forward to seeing the sport grow and develop in the future.

Mia Costa
SCEGGS Water Polo Captain

East Touch Grand Final Fixtures Saturday November 26

It is going to be a huge morning of Touch Football at Queens Park this week as SCEGGS has 9 teams all playing in the Grand Finals. We can’t wait for Saturday and hope to see lots of SCEGGS spectators cheering our teams on.

SCEGGS at Play

Do you have any sporting news to share in the Green Gate? Do you have some photos of your children at play?

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 alisongowan@sceggs.nsw.edu.au

SCEGGS Training sessions before and after school plus Saturday Sport

Please check the @SCEGGSSport Twitter feed for the latest updates relating to cancellations.

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

Music Matters

This week’s banner is from the SCEGGS’ First Touch footy team who decided to spontaneously sing their Speech Night item at training – go girls!

Congratulation on all performers from MUSICALE 4

Congratulations on all students who performed in the following ensembles last Thursday 17 November in our final Musicale 4 for the year:

• Van Reyk Percussion
• String Power
• Training Band
• Primary String Octet
• Glennie Percussion
• LUX Strings
• Contemporary Strings
• Bugles
• Clarion Band

Thank you all for your commitment to your ensembles and thank you also to parents for your support of the co-curricular Music program.  Special thank you to our Ensemble directors: Mrs Anne Sweeney (Director of Strings), Mr Michael Tierney (Director of Bands) and to our conductors: Ms Alison Ryan (Clarion Band), Mr Matt Moore and Ms Jayne Groves (Glennie Percussion).  Well done to all performers!

Primary Jazz Combo Composer Workshop

Primary Jazz Combo were treated to a special workshop last Tuesday 15 November with composer Bernice Tesara. 

Ms Alex Silver’s Lower Brass and Secondary Jazz Combo Lunchtime Concert

Congratulations to the students from Ms Alex Silver’s (Trombone) teaching studio who performed in last Wednesday’s lunchtime concert in DB 1.  It was lovely for each student to share their individual performances and for the girls to have an opportunity to hear the Secondary Jazz Combo perform Jojo Calypso by Jim Nadel.  Ms Silver also conducts the Secondary Jazz Combo, and it was wonderful to hear the girls’ development with their improvisation skills. Thank you to Ms Heidi Jones for her accompaniment and to Mr Tierney for his support of the girls.

• Arabella Conrad-Martin (Trombone) – Year 3
• Ava Whiteman (Trombone) – Year 3
• Sienna Dwyer (Trombone) – Year 5
• Eloise Phillips (Trombone) – Year 7
• Saskia Rubinsztein (Tuba) – Year 7
• Maggie Harper (Euphonium) – Year 10
• Annie Furness (Trombone) – Year 11

AMEB – Piano

Congratulations to Eve Parker (Year 4) who completed and received Honours for her Preliminary examination.  Thank you to Ms Catherine Lie for her preparation.  Well done!

Year 9 Elective Music Year Assembly Performance

Congratulations to members of Year 9 Elective Music class with their performance of their class’ ensemble items.  The students performed to an appreciative year group who were entertained with Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House, an original song by Lila Eversgerd (Year 9) and Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You. Thank you to Ms Alison Ryan for her support of the girls.  Well done Year 9 Elective Music!

Term 4 Music Calendar

Pauline Chow
Head of Music

Go Greener

Letters of Gratitude

Many people are concerned about environmental issues and are often prompted to write letters to politicians or companies to voice their concerns about what is happening. Last week as part of the Year 10 Social Justice program the Year 10, the students participated in a workshop to write letters of gratitude to five women who have made a significant contribution in working towards improving our environment.

In groups they wrote about why they were grateful for our natural world, their feelings on climate change and their thanks to the person for their achievements. Another component of the workshop was creating a collage artwork for the recipient based around the work they were undertaking. The letter and the artworks will be sent to these women.

Three examples of the students’ artworks can be viewed below:

Dr Adrianna Verges is a marine ecologist working on restoring Australia’s underwater forests. The students titled the work The World we Live in. “It represents the juxtaposition of our natural world being animals and plants with the pollution of oceans and waterways.” 

Tanya Plibersek is our current Federal Minister for the Environment and Water. The students wanted to convey their appreciation to her of the vital work she is doing in this role. 

Janet Laurence is an environmental activist working through the medium of art. The students’ artwork “represents the interconnection with the natural and the human world, and the potential of people to live in harmony with nature”.

Hopefully, you may be inspired to write a letter of gratitude to someone you admire who is improving our world.

Sue Zipfinger
Sustainability Coordinator

AdvancedLife Photography Discounts for Group Photos Available

A message from AdvancedLife Photography.

AdvancedLife recently photographed the following groups:

• Captains of Sport
• Indoor Hockey Team 1
• Snowsports Team
• Festival of Speech
• IPSHA Gymnastics Team
• Tournament of Minds
• IGSA Tennis Team 1
• Primary Percussion Ensemble

You can now view and purchase the group images listed above here and if you place your order before 30/11/2022 you will get a 20% early order discount. Just click on the link below. Please note the discount will be automatically applied at checkout. You will need to enter the 9-letter code found on the Parent Portal and choose Group Photos.

Important

• Sports and co-curricular group photos can only be purchased and paid for online. PLEASE DO NOT return payment to your school
• Photos will be returned to your school for distribution approximately six weeks after the discounted early order period has closed

Note: please contact us direct via www.advancedlife.com.au/contact, not the School, with any questions or concerns.

School Holiday Arrangements

The School will close over Christmas and New Year from Friday 23 December 2022 and re-open on Monday 9 January 2023. During the rest of the school holidays before and after this period, hours and services are as follows:

• General Office 8.00am to 4.00pm
• SCEGGS Shop 9.00am to 3.30pm, by appointment

(please call the School if you need to make a uniform appointment and please note the Shop is closed from Thursday 1 December, reopening Monday 9 January).

Sarah Walters
Director of Administration