THE HEAD OF SCHOOL'S ANNUAL REPORT 2010 - St Hildas School

THE HEAD OF SCHOOL’S ANNUAL REPORT
2010

It is my pleasure to report to you on the
progress and achievements of St Hilda’s
School during its 98th year and my fifth
year as Head of School.
Mr Peter Crawley
Head of School
Front Cover: Mr Crawley is pictured with
2010 Senior Prefects (left to right),
Head Boarder Anna Winter,
School Captain Alaina Marsters,
School Sports Captain Lauren Crothers
and Head Daygirl Jacqueline Gerrard.

HEAD OF SCHOOL’S ANNUAL REPORT
CONTENTS
School Mission ..................................................................................2
Head of School’s Overview 2010 ..............................................................2
Community and Faith ..........................................................................6
Finance, Capital Expenditure and Improvements .............................................7
Boarding School ................................................................................8
Curriculum Report ............................................................................10
Athena Fellowships ...........................................................................12
Junior School ..................................................................................15
Middle School .................................................................................17
Senior School ..................................................................................20
Academic Technology .........................................................................22
Business and Enterprise Education ...........................................................24
Design .........................................................................................25
English .........................................................................................26
Health and Physical Education ................................................................27
Humanities ....................................................................................28
Languages .....................................................................................29
Learning Enhancement .......................................................................31
Mathematics ..................................................................................32
Music ..........................................................................................33
Performing Arts ...............................................................................34
Religious Education ...........................................................................35
Science ........................................................................................37
Visual Art .......................................................................................38
Vocational Education and Training ...........................................................40
Sport - Andrews Cup and Junior School Sport .................................................41
Sport - QGSSSA .................................................................................44
The Old Girls’ Association ......................................................................46
Conclusion .....................................................................................47
Student Leaders ...............................................................................48
High Achievers ................................................................................49
Staff ............................................................................................53
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SCHOOL MISSION
St Hilda’s is an Anglican School devoted to providing for girls in a caring environment, a
first-class education aimed at developing their best qualities, broadening their horizons,
preparing them for the ever-changing demands of a career and equipping them to meet
and enjoy the challenges of life in the 21st century.
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HEAD OF SCHOOL’S OVERVIEW 2010
Every year brings remarkable moments for us to remember. These moments are
academic and social, centred on a community that creates enormous energy, excitement
and creativity. At St Hilda’s School there is an atmosphere that enables the education of
the girls to unfold with calm and gives pride of place to the energy and relationships
that make for the ‘complete picture’ of a great school. The success of the School is built
on the work of many and we are indeed a lucky school. The support of staff and parents
combines with the goodwill of our girls to produce a wonderful environment where
personality, character and manner connect with daily academic targets. We are constantly
rethinking what is possible and reshaping what we dream about for the School.
This year’s NAPLAN results, measuring Numeracy and Literacy markers against national
standards, were again in the top order of schools across the nation. The high number
of girls scoring well above national benchmarks is one way to read the results; another
is to see that few are below national average levels. This is extraordinary but it allows
us to engage the girls in educational challenges that create stimulating environments.
While goodwill is not automatically connected to academic ability, it is often reasonable
to observe that success at school is likely to feed enthusiasm for the growth, learning and
excitement that it can provide. This year provided us with many examples of the positive
benefits of a great school culture.
The Boarding School, ably and compassionately led by Mrs Kim Kiepe, had a very
successful year. The boarding community has spirit that is admired throughout the School.
Head Boarder Anna Winter is an intelligent and charming leader. The Seniors worked
well together and created a warm atmosphere that allowed the personalities of the
girls to prosper. The food is rarely mentioned other than to compliment the chef and the
boarders take full advantage of the many friendships they share with the daygirls. We
are fortunate to have a well-balanced mix of girls from a diversity of backgrounds and
world regions. This year was the second of our partnership with the Yalari group whose
mission it is to support indigenous education. We say farewell to Mrs Kiepe following her
seven years as Head of Boarding and a total of 24 years at St Hilda’s School. In this role,
she has had responsibility of between 140 and 160 boarders from Years 6 to 12, together
with 25 teaching, support and nursing staff. Mrs Kiepe is known for her warmth, humour
and professional manner, strong interpersonal and communication skills and absolute
commitment to the education of girls. We wish her well in her new position as Deputy
Principal of St Aidan’s School, Brisbane.
The Junior School was the lucky beneficiary of funds to build a multi-purpose gym, made
available through the Federal Government’s ‘Building the Educational Revolution’. The
building gives the Junior School a ‘home’ for its sporting program, a venue for community
gatherings and assemblies, drama performances and plenty of wet weather play area.
This facility has transformed the options for sport and community activity and houses the
new Junior School tuckshop.

The Junior School curriculum has begun a period of significant reflection, a natural part
of the introduction of the National Curriculum. Most parts of our School have needed
to reconsider scheduling and sequencing of curriculum. Also, with the introduction of
the iPad in Years 5 and 6 next year, we are looking at alternative ways of delivering
curriculum. We have a world-class Learning Management System (Blackboard) which
enables us to consider innovative ways of delivering learning material and of collecting
the responses from the girls. Alongside of these exciting opportunities are the triumphs
that provide excitement and dreams to generations of St Hilda’s girls, such as winning this
year’s Andrews Cup Athletics competition. Music also blossomed with some outstanding
performances at the Gala Concert. Student leadership was diverse in character and strong
in impact and full credit goes to the leaders and their staff mentors in class and House.
In Pre-Prep we saw the special relationship between girls and their teachers; their play space
is personal and the program loving for the needs of those experiencing school for the first
time. Within the Junior School the Drama and Language programs offer a chance for selfexpression
that is different to the daily class activity. Nevertheless, every class is warm and
supportive and the pride in developing relationships is clearly an embedded part of the culture.
The Junior School support staff add to the atmosphere of care as do the teaching staff. They
solve problems, find solutions with grace and every teacher appreciates the help they provide.
The Middle School had another year of high achievement. Mrs Susan Sanburg led the
Middle School with compassion and wisdom and the girls and staff prospered under her
leadership. The Middle School student leadership is modelled on a high commitment to
community service and social awareness. The girls shared many of the leadership tasks
with great success. Cooperation and team building activity flourished.
I was delighted by the high level of ideas that flowed from the Middle School girls.
Initiative is welcomed and it is flourishing in the creative ideas they are generating.
Growing confidence in personality and manner is one of the great hallmarks of the
Middle School. We were fortunate to have a strong Year 9 group of student leaders. They
exhibited courage and sensitive wit in their leadership. All Middle School curricula have
been reviewed (and are still being reflected on in the climate of National Curriculum) and
they have been built around developing realistic aspirations for our talented student body.
Learning enhancement is well-structured and delivered in the Middle School to ensure
most girls are confident learners by the time they are selecting studies for Senior School.
All girls are given personal mentoring as they select studies for the senior years and this
is made easier as our Middle School curriculum provides them with realistic choice and
a solid feel for senior studies in a wide range of options. Nevertheless, one of the real
pleasures of being in the Middle School is the chance to enjoy creative studies. In Year
7 there is a chance to enjoy the fun of physical education and have the world of being
a teenager opened for discussion. Form class is still critically important to social life and
being able to discuss a changing personal landscape. I see many classes where the great
spirit of Middle School is featured and deserves to receive high praise. This is in classes
undertaking core work and in specialist classes like Creative Media where the girls will
apologise if unable to stay for extra tuition at lunchtime.
The Senior School was active in providing clear and highly valued leadership this year. Mrs
Sharon Hillcoat’s first year of leadership was a wonderful experience as her gentle, caring
approach gave direction and tone to the Senior School. We are exceptionally fortunate that
the girls in the senior years have been interested in and capable of significant leadership
challenges in recent years. We started the year by hosting the National Conference of the
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Alliance of Girls’ Schools for senior student leadership. This conference brought about 200
girls from around the world to our beautiful campus to enjoy a week of discussion about
leadership for young women. This year we were again delighted by the spirit and ability
of the senior girls. School Captain Alaina Marsters, ably supported by a strong Prefect and
Seniors group, provided strong role modelling and practical leadership for all year levels.
Mid year, a small but energetic group of students (under the watchful eye of Mr Brandt
Ward) started a coffee shop. A fun experience and great service to staff and students, the
girls arrived early to prepare for the morning and on most days were met by a queue of
customers. It was a brilliant way to learn some basic business skills and customer service
was practised with polite management. The Year 12 girls also impressed staff with their
academic focus and willingness to prepare for the challenging Core Skills Test.
Two new staff joined us in very senior roles this year. Mrs Sharon Hillcoat, as Head
of Senior School, settled well and was readily accepted by the girls. Her calm and
empathetic manner provided leadership and wisdom. Mrs Hillcoat led a strong and
experienced team of pastoral care staff who combined to ensure the girls had someone
to chat to when matters, personal or academic, became too much to solve in isolation.
Also, we were joined by Mr Tony Daley as Director of Curriculum. This critical role advises
and guides many in course selection and options they might have at university sites. The
role requires a strong understanding of complex assessment and relies on having intuition
about what will work best for individuals where there is no certainty. Giving advice can be
a science and art and this requires confident courage. Mr Daley served the senior students
well in his leadership of curriculum.
As we look ahead in Senior School we see confident young women bringing exciting
creativity and energy and a style of leadership that will embed the best virtues in the
culture of this School. We are looking ahead to some years of great student leadership, a
consequence of deliberate strategies that are resulting in real impact. An example of this
is our confidence in the overseas student programs. We have one of the largest exchange
programs in the nation. This year some 29 girls attended a school overseas to complete
a portion of their education. Girls travelled to the United States, England, Canada,
New Zealand, South Africa and Japan. Three senior girls attended a ‘People to People’
conference in New York and Washington. While all of these opportunities may seem to be
cultural visits, they contribute significantly to the maturity and focus of the senior girls. The
girls return from these experiences with greater resilience, determined to achieve. They
make a positive impact on the atmosphere within the whole year group. The many girls
who visit our campus in response to girls’ travels bring new perspectives and friendships.
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Chapel again played a significant role in the life of the School. The Rev Ian Dredge has
had a wonderful impact on the School. It is therefore sad to say farewell to him as he
moves to further his role in the Church and build his experience. His talent has been our
good fortune to enjoy for the past four years and now we must play our part in graciously
encouraging him to further his professional journey. Nevertheless, we will miss him and
tell him that he will miss us (boarders especially). His services can be unconventional;
that is one reason we love him so much! Ian is a great Chaplain because he has humour
and wisdom. He delivered the ‘package’ with some unconventional approaches and hit
the mark. We know him to be sincere and he displays the ‘loving God’ we value so much
in his every day work, a gift he offers to us when he walks past with his whimsical smile
and kind manner. Miss Bev Philben completed 40 years of service last year and will still
be here next year, teaching RE and loving all; and that knowledge fills me with pleasure.

She is a great member of staff and her recent long service leave touring the sites of
Whitby in England, to get more photos of the Abbey established by St Hilda, really says all
we need to know about her sincerity and devotion to this community.
One of the more enjoyable aspects of my role is to engage staff in professional
development that makes a difference to their professional success. We have a generouslyfunded
Council initiative known as the Athena Fellowship available to support staff travel
and learning. This year we awarded three fellowships to staff. Mrs Kate Baker travelled to
the United States to engage in a ‘world conference’ of mathematicians. Mrs Helen Lucre
travelled to the United Kingdom to review pastoral care programs in boarding schools.
Mrs Caroline Brodar attended the Alliance of Girls’ Schools Conference in the United
States and returned with a passionate interest in service learning. She is putting this into
practice by escorting a group of senior students to Africa this December to contribute
to the extraordinary School of St Jude. I believe we are getting great value from these
fellowships which create a culture of learning and discovering.
The school musical, Annie, was an experience that created bonds through the Middle
and Senior Schools. The musical was huge to cast as the interest from girls was almost
overwhelming. Some wanted only a small part. Many wanted the lead parts! Talent was
abundant and tough decisions needed to be made in allocating roles. Costumes needed
to be made and dancing lessons provided; acting guidance was required and help needed
at every stage. The production was truly entertaining and we were genuinely proud
of the performances. Lead and support actors combined superbly; the music achieved
the enormous challenge of a professional program and I saw absolute evidence of a
community happy and working together in a worthwhile activity. Young people need the
memory of this type and most will see it as a highlight of their school days.
House events, competitive and fun, are a favourite for many girls. There are chances
for leadership to be shown and ample opportunity for some to just be part of a group.
The small drama activity and the debate rushed together can provide a memory for life.
This year we had many chances to feel good about our school life. In Junior School, and
in the Middle and Senior Schools, the Houses, community and activity, flourished with
outstanding leadership from staff and girls.
I thank the School Council for their work and dedication. We operate a model that ensures
Council members are involved in all aspects of school governance. This ensures the full
focus of the Council on significant matters and allows the valuable insights of many to
contribute towards resolution of issues. Individually, we owe a great debt to our Council
members. They spend considerable time on school matters and individual members share
the Anglican values that are critical to the operations of the School. The School relates
closely on matters of values with the Diocese and this enables us to pursue our strategic
direction with harmony. This year the Council was perceptively led by Ms Sherril Molloy,
a past parent of the School, who brought experience in the practice of law and her close
connections with the Diocese to the benefit of the School. We have been lucky indeed.
Finally, I would like to thank the students. I voice my thanks with great sincerity and
respect. We are blessed with a tone in the School that is due to the cooperation and
willingness of the girls to build strong relationships with their teachers and the many who
add to this environment. Together we have created a vibrant, creative and exciting school.
Mr Peter Crawley
Head of School
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COMMUNITY AND FAITH
It is my hope that the students who come into Chapel each week will get tired of hearing
me say one thing, “You are the privileged few who will lead our world’s future”. St Hilda’s
School rightly trains leaders of the future, young women who will take on our massively
changing world and lead it into an ever-brighter future. This is not going to be an easy task.
Our world is struggling to keep itself in check; environmentally, peacefully, economically
and religiously. We are facing a global food shortage, affecting hundreds of millions of
people; this draws attention to the struggle faced by Jesus and His disciples to bring into
community those who had been rejected.
Child slavery has never been more prolific; more families are being torn apart by
economic and social pressures; and more lives, young and old, are dying without a crumb
in their hands. The images available online are heartbreaking and I urge you all to expose
yourselves to the offensiveness of this situation because it is very easy to become blasé
about the suffering of others. It is in the face of offensiveness that we make our hardest
choices; it is in the face of offensiveness that our hardest choices seem easiest.
Were you to take a snapshot of our year at St Hilda’s School, you would see many incredibly
faithful actions, moments and experiences. These may have been during one of the 11
services held fortnightly for our student body, when we explored what it is that the Christian
message is about. We reflected on our modern, culturally diverse and secular society in
a way that the wider Anglican Church has done in the past. These services used student
involvement in their design, shape and expression – and most of the time this worked.
It may have been during one of the Religious Education classes that all students attend
each week that we tried to unlock the messages of Christianity and the Anglican tradition
which are easily skewed by a well-intentioned but misinformed society.
It may have been during one of the many powerful ceremonies such as the St Hilda’s
Day service that we looked for meaning; Acting Head of Drama Mr Jaron Winter wrote
a wonderfully engaging script which gave a snapshot of the life of St Hilda and our
School. It may have been one of the reflective services that provided insight, like the
Confirmation, NAIDOC, Remembrance Day and ANZAC Day services; these also left many
of us with a greater respect for our indigenous brothers and sisters and those who are in
the Armed Forces.
But the message is meaningless without action. We have an important decision to make
as men and women, and important discussions to have with our daughters and students.
Faith and Worship are an invitation to faith-filled action. I hope that we have, through
energetic reflection, meditation and Sacramental Worship, inspired our students to take
action. I pray that you will have hard and meaningful conversations with your daughters
about faith over the summer break, about what role it might play in their lives and how
they might seek to live it out.
The Reverend Ian Dredge
School Chaplain
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FINANCE, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND IMPROVEMENTS
St Hilda’s School continues to report a sound financial result. This year’s enrolments
showed pleasing growth. Total enrolments for 2010 were 1260 inclusive of 140 boarders.
In 2009, total enrolments were 1230 inclusive of 135 boarders.
Capital Expenditure Plan
This past year the School Council has focused on maintaining strategic goals and the
financial plan in the face of the Global Financial Crisis. Council was aware of the impact
the global conditions have had on our community and worked to reduce debt and contain
costs to our parents.
Accordingly, Council was conservative in its 2010 building program, limiting it to building
new classrooms to accommodate Pre-Prep and Prep years. The multi-purpose building
in the Junior School, opened with fanfare on 6 August, was supported by $3 million in
funding gratefully received from the Federal Government’s ‘Building Education Revolution’.
At the start of 2010 the community officially opened The Langford Theatre (formerly the
Assembly Hall) following a two-year fundraising campaign generously supported by parents
and a grant from the Queensland Government’s Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
The implementation of new technology continues in all classrooms, in the form of
projectors, smartboards and wireless installation.
Various landscaping and gardens improvement continues across the School, with the Fathers’
Project Club making a special contribution to improving the outdoor area and seating between
the Centre for Scientific Learning and Research and the Old Science classrooms.
Capital Items and Improvements
Further to the fundraising efforts of all Parent Support Groups, the Parents and Friends’
Association was successful in raising $30,000 through the St Hilda’s School 2010 Business
Directory while the annual Fete proceeds of approximately $45,000 also were welcomed
for campus improvement projects.
Technology grants towards infrastructure are due to be received during these next few
years from Queensland’s Block Grant Authority, in support of the National Secondary
Schools Computers Fund (NSSCF).
Various fundraising drives together with these small projects grants all contribute towards
valuable improvements to the School.
Mr Paul Salter
Business Manager
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BOARDING SCHOOL
The St Hilda’s School boarders are a 140-strong group of students whose presence in the
School is respected and valued by the wider community. The boarders make a special
contribution to school life and add to the diversity of our population. This year was a
successful one for the St Hilda’s boarding community. Our boarders were represented
strongly in the academic, leadership and co-curricular life of the School.
Boarding numbers have grown with places being especially in demand in the McCulloch
and Darragh Houses. Some of the daygirls were able to enjoy the experience of short-stay
boarding. Junior, Middle and Senior School students stayed for varying lengths of time
throughout the year, while parents travelled to overseas conferences or holidays. We are
looking forward to daygirls taking avail of a weekend stay, upon invitation from a boarder
friend. The invitations are issued as reciprocation for the hospitality shown to boarders
by daygirl hosts. It is hoped the weekend boarding experience will give a daygirl a taste
of boarding life, and the opportunity to enjoy a short stay in our supportive and caring
community. Throughout this school year, a total of 175 students have been full-time or
short-stay boarders.
The McCulloch boarders have learned from the experience of ‘belonging’ and it has been
wonderful to watch them forging strong friendships and increased independence. The
senior boarders are assigned as ‘big sisters’ to the younger members of our boarding
community. Whitby boarders also take responsibility in looking out for the junior members
of our family. They act as role models for the younger girls and their recent act of kindness
in making them a gingerbread house impressed the McCulloch girls who were surpised
and amazed with the delicious tasting gift. Alex Copeland wrote to me via the email and
I share with you: “On Monday Brie in Year 10 made McCulloch Boarders a gingerbread
Christmas house. I would like to nominate her for a boarding angel because she went out
of her way to do that for us and we were all so surprised that an older girl would do that
for us! Just shows that we ARE all sisters!”
Highlights of 2010
The boarders in each House enjoy combined boarding activities and social exchanges
with TSS boarders. Our Darragh boarders really got into the spirit of the Boarders’ Herb
and Vegetable Garden. It provided weekend relaxation time, as girls tended, weeded and
prepared the beds for the next season’s crops. It is hoped that the 2011 senior leaders will
continue with leading this innovation to make it a boarding tradition.
The TSS/St Hilda’s boarder dances are always popular. In Term 2, the dance was themed
to be dressed as a movie character. A range of characters were at the dance including
The Incredible Hulk, Avatar, hippies and a lady beetle. The Term 3 dance was themed
‘When I Grow Up’. There were some interesting outfits and the dances provided a great
opportunity for social interaction with our brother school.
The 2010 Boarder Student Council achieved great things. As a result of their meetings, the
boarding community derived benefits of increased ‘downtown’ privileges for students in
Senior School, varied afternoon tea options, a new and improved Whitby DVD player and
apple-slinky machines in each House.
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The boarders lived out the Non Nobis Solum motto in a practical way by continuing
the sponsorship of our World Vision child Karan Giselle Accosta. Some Year 11

students were generous in their visits to the Youth Blood Donation service at the
Australian Red Cross at Southport.
Boarding at this school works well because of the happy boarders and their infectious
spirit and attitude. The climate is also a direct result of the professionalism and care
provided by staff in the different sectors of the community. The Maintenance crew are
a reliable and obliging team who will replace a flickering light, catch a possum trapped
in a ceiling space and mend a broken chair as a standard day’s work. Cleaning Services
provide the wonderfully clean and pleasant environment in which we live, work and play.
The Laundry team are such a genuinely happy group and all boarders are grateful to them
for their attention to pristine uniforms and clean linen. Food is such an important part
of a boarder’s life. Head Chef David and Chef Tony and the Catering Services staff do a
wonderful job with serving a tasty variety of meals, with the added ingredient of sincere
care for the wellbeing of each girl who walks into our dining room. Registered Nurses
Karen Taylor, Ann Bingham and Julia Hodges provide outstanding care for the wellbeing
and health of all boarders and the school community is fortunate to have such a great
team in our Health Centre.
Boarding life is also enhanced by the team of staff who look after the boarders within
each House. I take my hat off to each member of the boarding staff as I have no doubt
they see our girls at their best and worst, but continue to support them in every possible
way. The boarding administration staff keep an impressive role with managing the leave
and outings details of 140 students. They take the duty of care seriously for each girl and
on behalf of all parents, I thank the Boarders’ Reception staff for their attention to detail.
Heads of House are a dedicated team of professionals who show a level of care and
concern for each boarder, regarding them as their own daughter. Head of Darragh 11
Mrs Gayle Churchill, Head of Whitby Mrs Alison Mazey and Head of McCulloch Ms Ali Waters
and Assistant Head of House Mrs Carol Daley have supported each of their boarding
daughters, giving personal and academic guidance. They have helped the girls to realise
the importance of priorities, relationships, deliberate choices and being true to oneself.
Gratitude goes to Reverend Ian Dredge who has always made time to support everyone
in our boarding family. Boarders and boarding staff alike have learned about the care
he has for the human soul. It has been refreshing and energising and a worthwhile
meditative experience to attend Boarder’s Chapel Services. I speak on behalf of all girls
when I say that he brought something special to our singing and worship. We have a
community of young people who value and respect our Chapel services. Reverend Dredge
created a special connection. He leaves St Hilda’s School at the end of the year with fond
memories and our best wishes for his future at Robina!
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Finally, I close with my farewell to the boarding community. After a teaching career of
some 24 years at St Hilda’s School, including seven years leading the boarding community,
I leave with a sense of sadness and a true understanding of the camaraderie that my
boarding family has brought to me in my role as Head of Boarding. I look forward with a
sense of excitement to my new position as Deputy Principal at a Brisbane school. I wish
Head Boarder Anna Winter and the 2010 Senior boarders all good things with the next
chapter of life beyond the Darragh walls. I also wish the continuing boarders the very best
in all aspects of their personal and student lives. I encourage you all to be true Boarding
Angels by helping others with selfless deeds of Non Nobis Solum. It has been a special
privilege to witness the connectedness of friendship that boarding life brings and I am
grateful to have learned much that has enriched my own relationships and emotional
connections. I know I will miss the feeling of being part of my boarding family.
Mrs Kim Kiepe
Head of Boarding
CURRICULUM REPORT
The landscape of curriculum in Queensland is changing at a rapid rate and the introduction
of the Australian Curriculum will be a positive move and require a shift in our thinking and
pedagogy. The intent of the curricula is centred on preparing our girls for the 21st century.
To meet this objective, these curricula will require pedagogical practices that identify and
build upon the potential of each individual girl at St Hilda’s School.
St Hilda’s School is placed very well for the challenges ahead and this has been
demonstrated by the results of NAPLAN in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 as well as in the number
of students achieving a Queensland Certificate of Education and excellent OP scores from
Year 12 students.
Upon analysis, the NAPLAN proved to be outstanding. For all year levels we were above
the national average for students and girls in all aspects of Numeracy and Literacy and it
was reported that one year group was in the top six results in the State. As a whole, the
results positioned St Hilda’s School within the top 10 schools in Queensland. In addition,
the students who graduated in 2009 excelled with impressive percentages in the ranges
of OP1-5, OP5-10 and OP10-15.
At St Hilda’s School we cater for students of differing abilities. We have developed a
challenging and engaging curriculum that prepares the girls for their future lives. The LEAP
(Learning Enhancement for Academic Progress) continues to evolve and develop students
laterally and creatively across the Middle and Senior Schools. Learning Support continues
to assist students throughout the year levels. The benefits of these programs were
demonstrated through the performance of the Year 9 students on the writing component
of NAPLAN where only a handful of girls were just under the State average for writing.
We are extremely pleased with these results and continue to research and be innovative and
contemporary with the curriculum. Junior School staff have been up-skilling their pedagogical
techniques through the use of THRASS which will directly benefit students’ learning.
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The Senior School continues to offer a broad range of curriculum. Next year students will
be able to study Certificate III in Business and Certificate III in Media. This allows students
to obtain Vocational Education and Training qualifications within the school environment
rather than travelling to TAFE and missing other valuable lessons.

In order for there to be high quality learning and pedagogy, a coordinated approach
to teacher professional learning continues to be implemented. Staff have attended
professional learning workshops on the implementation of the Australian Curriculum, Girls
in Education, Pedagogy and Pastoral Care. Once again, the School Council awarded three
Athena Fellowships where staff were given the opportunity to investigate an area of
interest and then report back to the staff. This year’s recipients were Mrs Kate Baker,
Mrs Caroline Brodar and Mrs Helen Lucre.
Throughout this year the Science staff have been trialling a Professional Learning package
developed by the Australian Academy of Science which is based on the new Australian
Curriculum for Science. It has given our Science staff a valuable insight into the changes
that are required by the new Australian Curriculum.
In regard to technology across the curriculum, it has become evident in the past couple
of years that a one-to-one standalone technology situation was restricting the innovation,
creativity and learning outcomes of the students. An extensive review was undertaken
and recommendations were made to move to a more mobile technological solution
which involved machines that were lightweight, fast, had a long-life battery and could
cater for nearly 95 per cent of the requirements of the girls. The iPad gives us the
flexibility that is required and has proven very popular with the students.
In summary, St Hilda’s School has produced some outstanding results this year which
can be traced back to a broad-based challenging curriculum which was implemented by
committed staff who have a passion for teaching girls in their care. The challenge I have
set staff in 2011 is: how can we build on this success using the Australian Curriculum and
the St Hilda’s School ethos as the foundations for the future?
Mr Tony Daley
Director of Curriculum
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ATHENA FELLOWSHIP
National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics Meeting and Exposition
I was given the wonderful opportunity
of attending the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual
Meeting and Exposition in San Diego,
United States, in April. The conference
focused on linking concepts and context
in Mathematics. My mother, Mrs
Jennifer Hawkins, who is the Principal of
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College
in Geelong, Victoria, attended this conference with me. This was fantastic as we attended
different sessions and then shared our experiences and new-found knowledge and ideas
with each other.
Most of the sessions I attended were based on assisting students to gain conceptual
understanding of the topics taught within schools. There was much less emphasis on the
solution and more on the overall understanding of the concept. Many of these sessions
were focused around fractions as this tends to be an area that students struggle to
understand and therefore, a good basis for gaining ideas.
There was a strong emphasis also on the use of body movement (kinaesthetic learning)
to help gain understanding and aid in the retention of key concepts. I am a keen advocate
of this learning style having seen the benefit of physical game play, role playing and
dancing within the classroom. Just ask the St Hilda’s Year 11 Mathematics B students
about Function Aerobics! I gained many new ideas and have since designed the Number
Line Jig and Number Line Challenge to introduce positive and negative numbers and
operations with integers. Something that we can spend a whole week doing on the
board with the students watching and practising, can now be done in one or two lessons
with the students having fun and making wonderful connections through the use of
movement. This is not something that can be solely used to complete a topic but it is
certainly a wonderful tool to enhance wider understanding of the topic and gives students
greater confidence in what they are doing.
Another session that I found incredibly interesting and useful was named ‘Ping Pong Balls
and Lipstick: The Power of Fermi Questions’. I felt myself walk out of this session totally
inspired and ready for action when I got back to St Hilda’s School. Fermi Questions are
multi-step estimation problems that are designed to teach analytical thinking skills and
helps students to make a plan in order to tackle complex problems. The focus of these
questions is on the thinking skills and steps used to arrive at a solution, rather than the
solution itself.
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I created an assignment for the Year 8 LEAP Mathematics class using Fermi Questions
and based this around the topic of Length, Area, Volume and Capacity. Examples of the
questions are, “how many tennis balls will fit into your bedroom?” and “how many bottles
of Sprite would you need to fill your bedroom with Sprite?” At first the girls were a little
overwhelmed by their question but once they made a plan for solving it, they came up
with some amazing solutions that involved information and procedures that they had not

used before. All of a sudden I became the facilitator while they were empowered with
the knowledge and confidence they gained from this experience. Fermi Questions have
now become a common activity within the Mathematics faculty.
Overall, my experience in San Diego was inspiring. I arrived back to St Hilda’s School with
renewed passion and a desire for teaching and could not wait to share my experiences
with colleagues and students.
Mrs Kate Baker
Mathematics Teacher
Visits to Schools of Excellence in the United Kingdom
As Junior School enrolments have increased significantly
over recent years, pastoral care has become an integral
part of the Head of House position because the girls
remain in that House for their seven years in Junior School.
I was fortunate to travel to London and Scotland, where
the House Structure in schools originated, to glean as much
information as possible for my Athena Fellowship research.
Before my departure I spoke at length with St Hilda’s Deputy
Principal Mrs Maria McIvor to gather some knowledge of her
experiences of House structures in New Zealand.
The first school that I visited in the United Kingdom was Eagle House School in Sandhurst, a
co-educational independent day and boarding school for children aged three to 13 years.
Head of Pastoral Care Ms Lynne Palmer and I spent some time discussing their reward
system and the structures that are in place for the students. It is an extremely happy
school and one of the things that struck me while touring through the school was their
strong sense of community.
An example of this community spirit was the seating which the children wanted to build
following the death of a long-standing grounds man. They designed and built an area
facing the cricket pitch as this man was an avid cricket fan and even planted his favourite
tree nearby. Each day an orange is placed in the tree to remind the students that this was
his favourite fruit.
Eagle House has a Pastoral Care Group which meets weekly to discuss general pastoral
matters and focus on any children who may be going through a difficult time. The group
agrees on strategies for helping the child which are then communicated to staff. Their
approach is summed up as: ‘A happy, well-balanced and educated child is our aim and
parents, children and staff believe passionately in achieving this goal.’
The next school was very different. Emanuel School is an inner city co-educational day
school with some 700 students aged from 10 to 18 years. Most of the pupils come from
professional or business families in the London area. Of these students, approximately
two-thirds are boys and one-third girls. I was fortunate to visit on one of their regular
Open Days for prospective parents and be given a tour by one of the Year 8 boys.
The environment is based on academic rigour and this is stressed at every opportunity:
‘Emanuel is an academically selective school.’ Mr John Benn, who is in charge of pastoral
care within the school, discussed how their pastoral care system operates on a daily basis.
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I then travelled to Scotland by train to stay with a friend of a St Hilda’s School family at
Gordonstoun near Elgin. What a wonderful place is Scotland! I spent the morning visiting
Gordonstoun and the afternoon and evening at the Aberlour House – the junior school
section which is on the same campus. These schools are co-educational day and boarding
schools which are steeped in tradition. Their sense of pride and community is paramount
to the ethos of the school. Their House structure enables much of the pastoral care to
come under the umbrella of the Boarding Master/Mistress.
My last visit was to Barrow Hills School at Godalming, Surrey. It is a Catholic day school
educating boys and girls aged three to 13 years. Headmaster Mr Matthew Unsworth
gave me a tour of the school and I spoke at length to him and many members of the
staff. They are establishing a House system that will enable them to further improve their
pastoral care system. They also have a Chaplain who looks after many of the pastoral
care issues within the school and extends the invitation: ‘Come and see happy children
enjoying their learning and achieving their best.’
This research trip made me very aware that St Hilda’s School does have strong pastoral
care as part of the Form and the House, and that the structures we have in place do
benefit the child on a spiritual, social and academic level, to develop all that is possible
within our girls.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the School Council for this fellowship and I
look forward to implementing many of the ideas that I have gained in the Junior School.
Mrs Helen Lucre
Head of Grevillea House
National Coalition of Girls’ Schools Annual Conference,
New Orleans
In June this year, I attended the National Coalition of Girls’
Schools annual conference. The conference was held in
New Orleans which was very appropriate as the theme
for the conference was ‘A Call to Service’. New Orleans is
still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,
five years on.
The first day of the conference was spent working with
the St Bernard Project - a non-profit, community-based
organisation whose mission is to create housing
opportunities so that Hurricane Katrina survivors can return to their homes and
communities. I spent the day with other delegates in the sweltering summer heat of New
Orleans, pulling up floor coverings, removing plumbing fittings and painting the exposed
timber surfaces. This was stage one of the process to make the house habitable again.
The physical process, as well as learning about the home owners and their circumstances,
was very confronting and I also found it quite appalling to see that the recovery has taken
so long to accomplish, with most of it being done by volunteer organisations. Another
overwhelming aspect of the day was the genuine thanks and appreciation which was
shown by the locals towards our group, especially when they found out that some of us
were from Australia.
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Throughout the conference we heard personal stories from Katrina and also how some
people had turned a tragedy into an opportunity for change. We also were informed how

‘people power’ had helped make sweeping reforms to local education and legislation.
It was interesting to note that the majority of these organisations were run by women;
‘Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans’ and ‘Women of the Storm’.
The ‘Girl Effect’ and the ‘Girl Up’ programs were launched by the Nike and Novo
Foundations and the United Nations Foundations respectively at the conference. Both of
these programs target the needs of adolescent girls in Third World countries. They are
asking adolescent girls in the developed world to raise awareness and funds for programs
which can change the lives of adolescent girls in the Third World, leading to social
and economic change in their countries. A variety of American and Australian schools
showcased their social justice and philanthropy programs, of local and global scales. Some
of them were truly amazing in their achievements: building schools in Africa, raising
awareness and funds for local and international charities to forming an ‘i-help’ club where
students spent time with the elderly in their community teaching them how to surf the
web and use Facebook.
I returned to St Hilda’s School with an overwhelming sense of the need to increase the
students’ awareness of social justice issues affecting adolescent girls in particular and
ways in which they can make a difference. I have begun a series of talks at Senior School
assemblies informing the girls about some of the issues and ways in which they can help.
Discussions have also begun on how to incorporate these ideas into the Character and
Leadership Development program in the Senior School.
I would like to thank the School Council for this opportunity and look forward to
implementing my ideas throughout the Senior School.
Mrs Caroline Brodar
Head of Year 12
Deputy Head of the Senior School
JUNIOR SCHOOL
This year has been a successful one for St Hilda’s Junior School in many ways. More
specifically, the professionalism and diligence of the Junior School staff have ensured
Junior School girls have continued to flourish. Testament to the girls’ success was their
outstanding performance in this year’s NAPLAN test. Girls in Years 3 and 5 outperformed
their national and State counterparts consistently in all aspects of the tests.
The very strong results reflect the exemplary teaching practices and the well-constructed
and balanced curriculum on offer at St Hilda’s School. Importantly, Junior School staff have
been collaboratively planning for the forthcoming National Curriculum, ensuring the girls’
planned experiences are aligned with this national initiative.
This year, the Junior School Student Council undertook the major project of constructing
a fairy garden within the Junior School grounds. The Student Council successfully raised
funds through a variety of events and activities including a State of Origin Day; a Fairy
Dress Day; alternative tuckshop days and a variety of raffles. No doubt the garden will be
enjoyed by many junior girls for years to come.
Due to the demand for places, 2010 saw the opening of a new Pre-Preparatory room. This
has allowed the School to increase its licensed capacity from 48 to 72 places, giving us
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This year, Pre-Preparatory staff have begun to implement the new National Early Years
Learning Framework (EYLF). The EYLF describes the principles, practice and outcomes
essential to support and enhance young children’s learning from birth to five years
of age, as well as their transition to Prep. The framework has a strong emphasis on
play-based learning as play is the best vehicle for young children’s learning providing the
most appropriate stimulus for brain development. The framework also recognises the
importance of communication and language (including early literacy and numeracy) and
social and emotional development.
The girls have been exposed to an exciting curriculum where all developmental domains
have been enriched via presentations from outside agencies such as the Gold Coast City
Council which brought us our own worm farm to care for and the Wildcall Australian
Animal Show.
Parents have had many opportunities to share experiences with their daughters
throughout the year. These include Parent Curriculum Sessions, Art Workshops, Father/
Daughter Breakfast Barbecue, Gymnastics Carnivals and Picnic Races.
It is important for our younger girls to be involved in these activities so they can feel a part of
the whole school experience and to aspire to the positive role modelling of the older girls.
St Hilda’s Junior School offers an extensive Incursion, Excursion and Camping program
throughout the school year. Camps play an important role in the development of the
whole person, fostering independence and developing team and individual skills. For the
children, camps offer excitement about being away from home, sometimes for the first
time, and the experience and thrill of new adventures.
A variety of campsites experienced across the Junior School Camping Program offer different
ecosystems and activities to allow for this development. This year, Year 3 students enjoyed
the facilities of Tyalgum Ridge, Year 4 students went to Lake Ainsworth, Year 5 students
travelled to Sydney and Year 6 students experienced Camp Goodenough. This year, all camps
were residential, offering dormitory accommodation and full catering for meals.
The Incursion and Excursion program allows the provision of opportunities for students to
learn from the wider community and build and reinforce the school curriculum.
A most noteworthy observation was the strong sense of community evident during the
year. Strong participation in events such as Open Day, Mother/Grandmother and Daughter
Morning, House Days and for the first time, the Pre-Prep Picnic Races, ensured a positive
spirit reigned in the School and wider community.
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Mr Tony Watt, Mrs Lisa Cleverly and Mrs Kym Wiebusch
Junior School Staff

MIDDLE SCHOOL
The supportive environment of the Middle School promotes involvement, empowerment,
discovery and independence. One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is the
freedom to explore their interests and develop their strengths. The Middle School curriculum,
inside and outside the classroom, is rich and diverse and designed to give each girl the
opportunity to discover and nurture her individual skills and talents. Girls are encouraged to
become independent thinkers, taking responsibility for their actions and learning.
A strong culture of engagement in learning helps to promote new connections and
creativity. One of the most exciting learning opportunities for Years 7 and 8 this year was
working with indigenous artist Sally Harrison, in their Visual Art classes. Sally inspired the
girls with her storytelling and engaged them in a series of painting activities, exploring
techniques that enhanced cultural understanding. The final artworks, displayed on Open
Day, were much admired by the school community. Learning experiences such as the Year
7 Canberra trip not only explored emerging interests in the arts, history and science, but
challenged them to think and make sense of their world.
Middle School places strong emphasis on finding individual pathways of learning for each
girl. This year saw the provision of excellent facilities with the redevelopment of the Years
8 and 9 precinct. A significant focus on the changing needs of students, staff and the
school community has led to the creation of flexible learning spaces, inside and outside
the classrooms. These more experiential educational environments have enabled the girls
to think creatively; one where they can explore and grow towards their potential. The
introduction of two learning skills workshops on ‘Getting Organised’ and ‘How to Study for
Tests’, proved very popular, as well as helping the girls develop effective study habits.
Encouraging community involvement goes hand-in-hand with guiding our students’
potential to contribute to their world. At the beginning of the year the Year 9 leaders
challenged the girls to make a difference to our community through involvement. Their
commitment, enthusiasm and fantastic ideas have impacted significantly on the spirit
of the Middle School. Students have eagerly embraced the themes for each term with
activities including: I Love Eyes (I♥ ), Harmony, a Helping Hand and the Giving Tree with
fundraisers such as raffles, cup cakes for toiletries, blind tastings and fluoro conga lines.
Through their efforts the girls have supported the St Vincent de Paul Society, the Haitian
Earthquake Appeal, the Surfers Paradise Anglican Crisis Centre and the Leukaemia Foundation.
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Through Focus Weeks and guest speakers, the girls learnt about different communities
and their needs. Year 8 were given the opportunity to listen to guest speaker Gemma
Sisia, who started The School of St Jude in Tanzania. Inspired by Gemma’s vision, the
Year 8 cohort ran an Easter raffle to raise funds to support her efforts. Year 7 students
learnt to knit, making scarves that were donated to the Surfers Paradise Anglican Crisis
Care in a special Chapel service. The Middle School stalls at the Fete not only provided
entertainment but raised a substantial amount of money enabling the girls to contribute
to the school community. The girls put a lot of effort into planning, preparing and
organising their stalls, enjoying the day immensely.
The whole spectrum of the extra-curricular program provides each student with opportunities
for involvement and personal growth. Open Day showcased the diversity and vibrancy of the
Middle School. It provided a wonderful opportunity for parents to meet and talk with students
and staff, view academic and co-curricular displays and tour the School’s facilities. Year 8 girls
ably assisted Head of School Mr Peter Crawley with tours of the campus, while the Year 9
leaders hosted the Showcase of Learning in the Science Meeting Room.
Young adolescents are strongly driven by the need for interpersonal involvement. One of
the most anticipated rite of passage events for girls in Year 9 is the dance classes with
TSS. The girls enjoyed an ‘80s theme night, which brought back memories of shoulder
pads, fluoro aerobic gear and leg-warmers. The final class, to which parents were
invited, was an outstanding success, enabling the girls to demonstrate what they had
learned. These opportunities to socialise and form friendships while learning new skills
add another dimension to the girls’ experience. The Years 7 and 8 activity afternoons
also provided avenues for the girls to interact with the boys from TSS in a social context,
strengthening the connections between the two schools.
As girls grow in independence and maturity, so too, do opportunities to develop
leadership skills. To strengthen the connection with Andrews Cup sport, an additional
position of responsibility, the Andrews Cup Committee (ACC), was introduced. The ACC
enabled girls to demonstrate leadership and initiative while supporting the Andrews
Cup sporting program. This year, the Year 9 leaders attended Altitude Day, a leadership
conference for Middle School leaders, at Bond University. The slogan of the day was, ‘How
high can your potential take you?’ Through a range of activities they learnt that leadership
is about taking action in order to make the world a better place.
This year the Middle School continued to provide innovative learning experiences that
have nurtured the development of each student, helping them to make a positive
contribution to our community. Through this involvement the girls have been challenged
to give of their best. As always we are unable to achieve these goals without the efforts
of our talented and dedicated group of teaching and administrative staff.
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Outdoor Education
The Outdoor Education program provided exciting learning experiences for Middle School
girls; ones that leave vivid memories long after leaving school. The program is a carefully
considered sequential progression through Years 7, 8 and 9, which encourages girls to
think and work interdependently with others. Outdoor Education experiences are designed
to develop independence, teamwork, resilience and the capacity for girls to make good
choices and decisions. Just as work and effort are necessary for achieving goals, girls learn
that stepping outside their personal comfort zone, taking risks and persevering are all
linked to accepting a challenge.

This year was the first time that the Year 7 Camp was held at Hidden Creek. It was highly
successful, with the Head of Year 7 Mrs Karen McNamee being very proud of the way the
girls tackled the challenges; working together to try new activities and learning about
their strengths and talents. The girls were kept very active, bushwalking, bike riding,
abseiling and preparing meals. They enjoyed themselves and even sang as they washed
the dishes.
“I liked sleeping in tents and cooking our food in trangias.” - Amelia Batty
“Climbing the hoop pine was challenging and fun.” - Monique Fullerton-Smith
Unfortunately, due to the wet weather in early March, the Year 8 Camp at Lake Moogerah
had to be cancelled; much to the disappointment of the girls. As an alternative Head of
Year 8 Mrs Robyn Vincent invited the camp provider to St Hilda’s School for a day that
focused on problem-solving and team building. It was an action-packed, fun-filled day and
finished with a pizza dinner.
Under the guidance of Head of Year 9 for Semester 2 Miss Rebekah Bardsley, the Year
9 expedition-based program at Cooloola National Park was challenging, focusing on
communication, leadership and teamwork. Students used multi-modal transport to reach
a different destination each night. With activities including bushwalking, mountain bike
riding, canoeing and abseiling, importance was placed on the journey, with the learning
coming more from those interactions rather than reaching the destination.
The girls developed their teamwork skills and gained a greater understanding
of each other.
“Not everyone is as confident at doing stuff, and they need more encouragement from
the team.” - Sophie Donaldson
Many girls gained greater self-confidence.
“I conquered my fear of canoeing and completed my first abseil.” - Mia Sandgren
The girls also gained a greater sense of independence.
“I learnt how to cook a stir-fry.” - Lauren Pennisi
Mrs Susan Sanburg
Head of Middle School
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SENIOR SCHOOL
‘Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope and
confidence.’ - Helen Keller
In 2010, the young women of St Hilda’s Senior School moved through the year with a
huge amount of optimism and hope for the future. Whether they were conscious of it or
not, optimism has been the foundation of their studies, service and involvement in our
school community. It has formed the basis of their resilience through personal difficulties
and challenges and provides purpose as the Year 12 girls graduate into the next phase of
their studies and lives.
Optimism is not about naiveté but rather, looking for the positive in a situation. It helps
people to see the possibilities of particular circumstances, to avoid being restricted by
doubt and to be willing to attempt new activities or experiment. It contributes to selfbelief
and confidence, which are important for learning and personal growth. When things
do not go as planned, a sense of optimism motivates young people not to quit but rather
to find an alternative way to achieve their goal. Optimism is necessary for our students as
they develop their leadership skills; they must have a vision and then share with others of
‘how it might be’.
One vision of the Senior School was for cohesion among the various year levels, leading
by example and support for the House system. For these reasons, this year we adopted a
vertical Form Class system. Form classes were composed of girls from Years 10, 11 and 12
from the same House. The students quickly adapted to the new system and enjoyed the
opportunities to mix outside their year levels.
The older girls certainly encouraged optimism among the Year 10 girls as they prepared
for the challenges of the Mebbin Experience. This Outdoor Education experience is the
pinnacle of camps offered at St Hilda’s School. A range of challenges and activities
were offered to the girls, to ensure that while each of them was extended they were
not stretched beyond individual limits. The group presentations at the end of the camp
reflected the camaraderie and great sense of accomplishment of the participants.
Year 10 is a year of self-examination. The Career Avenues Testing helped each student
to identify her strengths and interests, in preparation for completing SET Plans and the
process of subject selection for subsequent years. At this time in their lives, graduation

in 2012 seems a long way off and these students are blessed to be moving into a world
of work in which women have so many opportunities. While no girl is expected to have
decided her life path at the age of 15, the choices students made during the year are
likely to influence future career directions. I congratulate the Year 10 students for setting
their sights high as they look to the future.
Year 11 is very much about practice, in the girls’ formal studies and co-curricular life. The
girls participated in ‘Practising Leadership in the Junior School,’ a program designed to
provide them with an opportunity to display responsibility and maturity by assisting in
Junior School classrooms. The program was a great success, with the Year 11 girls taking
genuine pleasure from assisting students from different year levels in their maths, reading
and art, among other activities. The Junior School teachers expressed sincere appreciation
for the work of the students. Year 11 girls furthered the development of their leadership
skills by volunteering to be involved in Shadow Committees, planning fundraising
activities, senior jerseys and otherwise enhancing school life. Spirit Week was yet another
activity which sprung from the efforts of Year 11 students. In each case, the work of the
students was underpinned by the belief that they could make a positive difference in the
lives of others, be they St Hilda’s students or people elsewhere in the world.
Year 12 students also enjoyed optimism as they approached the final year of their studies
and the Queensland Core Skills Test. The challenge was put to them to improve the
average score of St Hilda’s School. The girls accepted this healthy competition and recalled
it regularly as they worked through the practice tests. While we do not yet know the
outcome, the spirit with which the girls entered the QCS Test and their war-cry at the end
was phenomenal. They should be proud of their efforts.
While St Hilda’s School expects and supports all Year 12 students to show leadership,
Prefects are at the forefront of student leadership. There were many memorable ways in
which these students enhanced school life through to their work in their special portfolios.
One particular project that impacted on the atmosphere of the Senior School and raised
a significant amount of money for charity was the Good Coffee Cafe, an initiative of Head
Daygirl Jacqueline Gerrard. This cafe runs out of the Hospitality kitchen each morning,
serving coffee and hot chocolate to teachers and seniors. It was well-staffed by volunteers
from Years 12 and 11, backed by Mr Brandt Ward and Mrs Mandy Goodchild. Most
importantly, there was enough momentum created for this project to continue on next
year. If good leadership is that which brings about lasting change long after the leader is
gone, then the Good Coffee Cafe may indeed be a symbol of it.
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Finally, optimism is reflected in the actions of all students when they enact our School
Motto. This year, some of these actions were recognised in the Senior School through
the Hildoceras Award. Hildoceras is a genus of ammonite named after St Hilda. The
ammonite is an important symbol of St Hilda primarily because of the legend that
describes fossilised ammonites found on the coastline near Whitby as a plague of snakes
that St Hilda had turned to stone. However, the ammonite also is a form of mandala.
It represents wholeness and reminds of our relationship to all that extends beyond
ourselves. For that reason, the ammonite is an apt symbol of our motto Non Nobis Solum.
The Hildoceras Award is presented to students who are nominated by their teachers or
peers for doing something significant for others without seeking recognition, while at the
same time meeting the expectations we have of all students.
The award is underpinned by optimism because it shows that our actions do make a
difference as we contribute to improving the lives of others, our school, community and
beyond. While the award draws attention to the quiet ways in which the School Motto is
played out in the Senior School, there are many visible signs of Non Nobis Solum evident
here: girls contributing to the school musical, music ensemble, debating team or sporting
teams, students being carers and assistants at the TSS Sony Camp during their holidays,
girls who will actively contribute to schools in Tanzania this summer by their fundraising,
teaching and running activities are but a few. For all of these students and many others,
faith, hope and confidence are guiding them to amazing achievements.
Mrs Sharon Hillcoat
Head of School
ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY
This was an incredibly busy and exciting year with regards to Information Communication
Technology developments within the academic program. The most obvious and notable
initiative was the announcement of the iPad strategy that will begin at the start of
2011. Before going into that in more detail, it is worth also noting some of the other
developments that led to the iPad initiative.
Much has been made recently about the development of ‘cloud computing’. This is
a concept that allows organisations and individuals to store information and access
applications from off site, or in our case, off campus. One of the more compelling reasons
to pursue such an option is that as Internet access has become so widespread, it is
possible to move programs and files that used to be stored on servers at the School to
data warehouses in major centres.
The advantage of such a move is that organisations like us can have access to levels
of bandwidth and data security that we could not normally afford within budgets. The
School’s entire Blackboard online curriculum system is now housed at a data centre in
Sydney. We share space with many major corporations such as universities, Qantas and
Yahoo7. In real estate terms, it is like renting a very small room in a very large house in a
very good location. Moving Blackboard services to ‘the cloud’ has greatly increased access
speeds, especially for students wanting to login to Blackboard from home.
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The School’s website was redeveloped this year. There are many interesting features on
the new site; perhaps one of the more unique features is the development of St Hilda’s
Tube. This is a video channel hosted on YouTube showcasing the diversity of things
that occur around the campus. It is early days but already many thousands of hits have
occurred from all around the world. I encourage you to visit the site.

In our attempts to seek ways that we can improve on how we stay in touch with our
broad St Hilda’s community, we are in association with Mobile Central, a division of
Blackboard, developing an iPhone app called iStHilda’s. This will be available via the Apple
iTunes store by mid next year. It will also be available in Blackberry and Android form.
The app will contain links to current news items, school events, maps of the School, our
YouTube channel, school images and other areas of interest. We are hoping to launch this
app in July next year.
Finally, it is time to talk about our iPad initiative. Much of the philosophical and
educational basis for this direction can be found on the School’s website under the IT FAQs
link. Next year, we require all girls from Years 5 to 9 to have an iPad. For girls from Years
10 to 12, we highly recommend the iPad, however after careful consideration some might
choose a laptop computer.
In preparation for this event we have put in place an extensive wireless network
throughout the School. The iPad will allow the girls to access school email, the Blackboard
system, the Internet, to word process, spreadsheet and present information and to
access a large number of education-related apps. Perhaps the biggest innovation is the
movement towards eBooks. Heads of Faculty have been doing some ground-breaking
work in terms of getting suppliers to provide existing textbooks in a format that allows
them to be read on the iPad. Not only are there savings in weight by not having to carry
so many books, there are also financial advantages as eBooks are not as expensive as
hard copy books. We plan to pursue this area strongly in the years to come.
We anticipate the iPad will achieve 90 per cent of what is needed in the classroom.
However, we will also continue to provide access to laptop and desktop computers for
specialist subject areas that require high-level software applications that will not run on
the iPad.
More detailed information about the program is available from the website. We have a
lot to look forward to in 2011. There might well be the odd speed bump along the way,
but our feeling is this new direction will be a great complement to the existing education
programs of which we are proud.
Mr Geoff Powell
Director of Academic Technology
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BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE EDUCATION
Year 7 girls Madeleine Storace and Sabrene Barbera are congratulated on being winners in
the Buy Smart competition conducted by the Office of Fair Trading. A record 679 students
from 42 schools across Queensland put a great deal of time and effort into their entries,
which made the competition tough. In their Financial Futures class the girls created a
fun and innovative board game to spread important financial and consumer messages to
other young people. It displayed an excellent grasp of financial literacy principles and a
passion for communicating them to their peers.
An excursion to IKEA at Springwood and Yatala Brewery by Year 11 Business Organisation
and Management provided excellent evidence of marketing and operations management.
Staff endeavoured to develop a wide variety of assessment strategies to ensure all learning
styles were accommodated. Year 12 students were steadfastly guided in writing their
Business Plans for businesses that could be up and running within the next few years.
Students in Year 7 Information Futures classes created an online space to be used for
the duration of their time at school. In the development of their technology toolkit they
have created Blogs, Google Docs and other Web 2.0 skills. Year 8 students used Microsoft
Worlds to write a program depicting their zodiac signs in the night sky.
Year 9 Business, Finance and Management students prepared and presented a marketing
campaign for a new cereal or perfume to be released onto the market and successfully
participated in selling their products at Market Day after writing a Business Plan. Year
10 students studied the foundations of accounting and were introduced to the MYOB
accounting package. The content motivated students to make informed subject choices as
they begin to follow individual pathways in their senior years of education.
Business Studies students demonstrated their entrepreneurial skills by setting up and
running a successful business. ‘Those Bows’ were a popular item with students and the
group managed to make a small profit by the end of trading. Students handmade each of
the bows and learnt the importance of using effective communication skills when working
in a team and meeting deadlines.
In the past 12 months, Year 12 Economics students conducted an inquiry dealing with
the manipulation of interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia. They made decisions
as to whether the RBA would continue to lessen the degree of its monetary stimulus or
maintain it at its present rate of 4.5 per cent through the use of economic indicators and
forecasts. In Term 3, they investigated the composition of Household Debt and the role
of credit cards and their influence on the Australian economy. Then, they proposed and
evaluated two courses of action to curb Australia’s credit card debt ($49b). After acquiring
the fundamentals of Economics, Year 11 students investigated Business Concentration in
the grocery market. They analysed the widening gap between farm gates and check-out
prices. They also evaluated the impact of the major supermarket chains’ entry into the
liquor market against the viability of independent operators and product differentiation
strategies. In Term 4, they prepared a report investigating the impact of a large Australian
industry on the environment and made recommendations detailing improvements to its
environmental policies. Students also attended an RBA conference which discussed the
recovery phase in the economic cycle after the Global Financial Crisis.
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Mrs Janelle Maurer
Head of Faculty

DESIGN
In 2010 the Design faculty focused on increasing the use of electronic resources and
modes of educational delivery available to the staff and students. In the learning areas
of Design, Engineering and Hospitality, Blackboard was further promoted as the preferred
delivery strategy for communication and consolidation of all work programs.
Via Blackboard, students from Years 7 to 12 accessed the Onguard workplace safety and
tracking program enabling students to learn at their own pace and within the home
environment as well as the school environment.
Another innovation for 2010 was the introduction of Lessons on the Side, a faculty-based
initiative that records relevant aspects of lessons in real time and in movie mode. This
allows students to recall, listen to and view pre-recorded lessons via Blackboard in their
own time. Currently, over 60 pre-recorded Lessons on the Side are available to Design
faculty students.
Robotics, 3D software modelling and systems dominated the Years 7 to 9 Design Futures
program. Design briefs focusing on vacuum-formed clocks, thermoplastic photograph
frames and mechanised toys were presented to the students for their consideration
and problem solving. Pre-engineering students in Year 10 competed for the title of the
‘fastest’ when presented with a brief requiring the designing, building and analysis of
drag-cars. Electric and rocket-propelled cars jostled for superiority down a 10m track,
some reaching a velocity of 4ms (14kmh).
Six Year 9 students spent three days at the IBM EXCITE program. This program was
exclusively for girls and presented as a means to introduce young female learners to
aspects of the engineering world. The girls participated in workshops at Griffith University
and IBM’s Varsity campus as well as field trips to environmental parks and the new
desalination plant on the Gold Coast.
Hospitality studies in 2010 exposed the students’ practical skills to the wider St Hilda’s
community. In addition to annual assessment-based dinners, Years 11 and 12 students
catered for and served at several functions that included the Art faculty’s exhibition
evening and the parents’ cocktail party. The girls presented themselves in a most
professional manner, prompting overwhelmingly positive feedback from all parties.
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The Hospitality Studies students experienced aspects of industry first-hand by visiting
the Coffee School in Brisbane and undertaking the competency course in the responsible
service of alcohol.
The Design faculty’s focus for 2011 will be to further develop and utilise Blackboard as
a mode of flexible delivery for all aspects of the curriculum and to generate and log
extensive Lessons on the Side, thus enabling all students to gain 24-hour access to
real-time, animated lessons as a means of content consolidation and reinforcement.
Rapid prototyping using ProDesktop 3d software will be expanded in Year 10, thus better
reflecting industry standards and processes.
Mr Brandt Ward
Head of Faculty
ENGLISH
Development of the Middle School English program included the reviewing and updating
of units of work to ensure that the program sees girls in Years 7 to 9 develop the range of
skills required to meet the academic needs of students in the 21st century. As such, the
program needs to balance the requirement to teach language basics, such as spelling and
punctuation, with the need to engage students in higher order thinking.
This year saw the introduction of the draft Australian Curriculum documents for English and
programs will continue to be reviewed and updated to match the requirements of this syllabus.
Students’ results in the NAPLAN tests were very pleasing, in particular in the area of
writing where units of work focusing on the narrative genre had clearly prepared students
well for this test.
The Senior School English program continues to develop students’ language skills and
their understanding of the functions of language in our culture. Next year will see the
full implementation of a new English syllabus, developed by the Queensland Studies
Authority. Members of staff attended professional development on this syllabus during
2010, and Year 11 students will begin a course of study based on this syllabus next year.
In Years 7 to 10, the LEAP English programs provided students with the opportunity to
study a wide variety of texts. These ranged from classics such as Louisa Alcott’s Little
Women and Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice to films such as The Queen.
A total of 391 students in Years 7 to 10 participated in the University of New South Wales
English competition and some outstanding results were achieved. Nine students were
awarded High Distinction certificates, 40 Distinctions and 101 Credits. This competition
gives all students the opportunity to test their skills in areas such as comprehension,
punctuation and grammar and the girls are to be congratulated on their excellent results.
Once again, Year 12 English Extension students were involved in a series of successful
workshops presented by Dr Tony Thwaites from the University of Queensland on
psychoanalytical theory. Dr Thwaites has been presenting these workshops at St Hilda’s School
for a number of years and refined his subject matter and presentation so that the students in
the English Extension class are able to gain the maximum benefit from this activity.
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Mrs Christine Grehan
Head of Faculty

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Junior School
The Physical Education program taught in the Early Childhood years continues to
emphasise the development of motor skills required for participation in a variety of games
and sports. The program in the Upper Primary years adopts a Sport Education model with
strong links to the sports conducted in the Andrews Cup inter-school competition. We are
encouraged by the increased numbers of Years 4, 5 and 6 students looking to become
involved in school sport teams and see this in part as a result of the positive nature of the
Junior School PE program.
Middle School
The Health program of all Middle School grades was reviewed in 2009. This year saw a
consolidation of the units previously developed. The health curriculum focuses on issues
significant to teenage girls. The Year 7 experience starts with an examination of what
good health is and the responsibility that each person has for their own health. The Year 8
students study drug education and the nature of fashions and fads that heavily influence
the teenage experience and consider the effect these may have on health. The Year 9
students study nutrition and mental health. With the increased incidence of mental health
issues in our society and the concern that many mental health issues arise during teen
years, we have developed a unit utilising the resources of Beyond Blue and Mind Matters.
The unit particularly addresses depression and the role of stress in our lives. The students
respond in a very positive way to the topics and methods of study.
The physical activities studied during Middle School PE ensure students have tasted the
sports that can be selected as part of the inter-school program as well as activities that
promote fitness. Zumba replaced Dance Aerobics as the fitness activity studied in Year 8.
Senior School
The Health and Physical Education program in Year 10 is the last year of the core program.
Learning experiences seek to support students regarding decision-making for fitness,
about party drugs and sexual situations. The physical activities (fitness, dance, touch and
self-defence) studied during the course give students experiences that they will benefit
from for life.
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Sport Science and Senior Physical Education
These courses continue to attract those students who have a passion for sport and want
to know the science that underpins their experience. Sport delivery is a significant industry
in Australian society. These subjects enable students to appreciate the nature of sport in
our society and consider themselves within that context. This may influence future career
choices. Many students from this course go on to study exercise science.
The Senior Work Program was rewritten this year in preparation for 2011. This new
program will enable more choice in the selection of physical activities and provide for a
broader range of sporting abilities in the program.
Staff
The Senior School HPE staff are very involved in the delivery of the subject at District and
State levels. Mr Matthew Krenske is a member of the District Review Panel and I am a
member of the State Panel. This ensures that current understanding of work program
delivery and assessment is utilised in the program.
Head of Faculty
Ms Rhonda Oliver
HUMANITIES
The Humanities faculty provided a range of teaching experiences and new programs to
encourage students to be active learners who adopt critical thinking in their studies.
The faculty is committed to developing a growth mindset in all students where they
see intelligence as able to be developed rather than as static. We encourage students
to embrace challenges and persist in the face of setbacks to achieve higher levels of
achievement. During the year, elements of the Visible Thinking program have continued
to be integrated into all Humanities programs. The intention is for students to ‘see’ their
thinking and for staff and students to use the same language when making the students
more active learners. This has been recognised by staff and students as a valuable tool to
enhance learning and understanding in all Humanities subjects.
In 2010, Study of Society and Environment (SOSE) was compulsory for all Years 7 and 8
students. The concepts and skills involved in Geography and History are taught in discrete
units to enhance the delivery of the subjects and ensure their integrity. The Year 7
excursion to Canberra focuses largely on Civics which is studied in SOSE in Term 1.
In 2010, History was compulsory for all Years 9 and 10 students. This recognises the
importance of improving the critical literacy and research skills of students. The Year 9
course focuses on a sweep through history from Ancient to Early Modern times. In Year 9,
a unit on Revolutions has been introduced. The culminating experience is a trial, where
all students are able to engage in the court procedure. The course in Year 10 focused on
Modern History, with an emphasis on Australian history.
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Field trips are an integral part of Geography and the local region provided a wealth of
learning experiences for the students. Field trips were conducted to enhance the studies
of urban areas and environmental problems. Year 9 students visited Currumbin Sanctuary
to investigate issues related to tourism and endangered species. The Year 10 field study
focused on the development of sustainable living in Currumbin Eco Village. In Year 12,

the students investigated biodiversity and the impact of tourism in the rainforest at the
Tamborine Skywalk.
Competitions enable the students to challenge themselves and benchmark their
understanding. Students entered History writing competitions and Geography students
participated in the National Geographic Channel Australian Geography competition and
the Asia wise competition. These competitions provide great stimulation for the students,
particularly Asia wise as the students have to research to find the answers.
In 2011, we look forward to national developments in History curriculum as part of the
National Curriculum. We are well placed to respond to national initiatives as we already
have SOSE and History as compulsory subjects in Years 7 to 10.
Mrs Katrina Wain
Head of Faculty
LANGUAGES
Learning a foreign language widens horizons, broadens cognitive and cultural experience,
develops communicative and intercultural competence and opens up new perspectives
for learners, not only in relation to other cultures and languages, but also to their own
language and cultural practices. Learning another language extends, diversifies and
enriches learners’ cognitive, social and linguistic development. With the School’s dynamic
and innovative Languages Other Than English (LOTE) programs, we are able to challenge
and enrich the learning experience of all LOTE students.
The LOTE staff members are actively involved in pursuing professional development
opportunities. This year staff took part in methodology workshops, IT workshops and were
involved in professional standard workshops relating to assessment. Miss Sandrine Laimer
(French Panel member) and I (Panel chair of Japanese) had direct input to the quality of
senior language courses within the Gold Coast area. This active involvement in workshops
and the quality control program is directly beneficial to the St Hilda’s School girls.
The students participated in a number of regional, state and Australasian competitions. The year
started off very well when the Middle School team participating in the State Computational
Linguistics Olympiad came second and the Senior School team were placed third.
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In July, the Australian Council of Educational Research’s annual LOTE testing took place.
Again, the St Hilda’s language students’ diligent approaches to studies were rewarded. The
results were above or at least equal to the national averages in the areas of Distinctions
and High Distinctions in many of the areas tested.
The regional Modern Languages Teachers’ Association conducted competitions in August
and September. One was the annual speech competition held at Griffith University and
the other was the Writing and Poster competition. St Hilda’s language staff members
were involved in instigating and organising the writing competition on the Gold Coast for
the first time in 10 years. The students enjoyed the opportunity to utilise their language
skills in creating interesting, funny, in-depth and imaginative pieces of writing for this
competition. As usual, there was a significant number of placegetters in these two
competitions.
In November and December, seven Year 9 and five Year 10 students will take part in a
six-week educational tour to Japan. The girls will participate in Japanese language classes
and interact with the Mukogawa Junior and Senior High School students via English
lessons or traditional cultural activities. Also, they will have the opportunity to experience
living with a typical Japanese family. Two students will visit St Hilda’s other sister school,
Hakata Girls’ School, during the summer holidays.
Throughout 2010, students of languages were offered the opportunity to visit restaurants
and sample the traditional cuisine of the language they were studying and enjoy an
Obento; these traditional Japanese-style lunches were organised for all students as a
fundraiser for the Japan trip.
The girls also interacted with visiting exchange students who joined the St Hilda’s classes.
In conjunction with the Hospitality staff, students of Japanese were also given the
opportunity to make authentic Japanese recipes.
The girls incorporated the School’s technology resources during lesson time and were
encouraged to utilise these skills in their competition entries. In 2011, the use of technology
will continue to be an important aspect of language teaching and learning. The French
teachers are investigating the possibility of conducting a cultural visit to France in 2011.
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Head of Faculty

LEARNING ENHANCEMENT
The Learning Enhancement department crosses the three schools. This year, assistance to
students from Pre-Prep to Year 12 was wide-ranging and involved skill development in
literacy and numeracy and in organisational and research skills. For some students, a modified
program was devised. As well as the one-to-one and small group support that was offered,
staff assisted students in their classroom setting. With this type of assistance, the students
were able to gain confidence in their own abilities and make progress in their studies.
The Year 6 students were introduced to the support available in the Middle School when
I worked in their classrooms for two weeks during Term 4. We were particularly pleased
to see the NAPLAN test results indicate that the girls who receive assistance were able to
maintain or improve their scores.
Enrichment programs were offered within class groupings as well as in groups created
across the cohort. In addition, a group of Year 10 girls attended a one-day gifted and
talented student conference. The students were introduced to relevant, philosophical
issues such as nanotechnology, the philosophy of science and the origins and endings
of the universe. The girls found the topics thought-provoking and challenging, extending
their usual pre-conceptions. The main message from the conference was that the best
minds will read broadly and continue to investigate their world even when formal
learning finishes.
Homework Clubs were conducted in the afternoons to help all students in the Junior and
Middle-Senior Schools with their homework and assignments. Any student is able to
access this assistance with their learning and all girls are encouraged to take advantage of
this opportunity.
The Learning Enhancement department also provided lessons for students whose first
language is not English. These lessons were keenly attended as the students worked
towards acquiring and developing their English language skills as well as developing an
understanding of the Australian culture.
This year we were saddened to see Mrs Robyn Raftery leave after many years but Mrs
Katherine Holmes and Mrs Jenny O’Kane were warmly welcomed to the department.
Mrs Lyn Kirwan
Head of Department
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MATHEMATICS
The focus for 2010 was ‘Connections - linking concepts and context’. Our aim was to
facilitate students’ understanding of mathematical concepts and the ability to make
connections to the world in which they live. Students were encouraged to justify,
generalise, communicate and share their thinking, providing real-life contexts from which
to explore mathematical ideas. By highlighting the connection between familiar contexts
and mathematical concepts, deep and lasting learning is facilitated.
This year saw Year 12 start the new Queensland Studies Authority Senior Mathematics A,
B and C syllabi. Prevocational Mathematics in Years 11 and 12 continues to ensure that
girls of all abilities are catered for. LEAP Mathematics was very successful in Years 7, 8, 9
and 10, providing extension and challenges to more capable girls.
A total of 125 students participated in the University of New South Wales International
Competitions and Assessments. The LEAP students in Years 7 and 8 participated in the
Maths Olympiads giving them the opportunity to improve their problem-solving skills.
Year 8 LEAP students also were involved in a QAMT Problem Solving Competition.
Twenty-four-hour Mathletics access continues to be available to all students in the
Middle School, 10A Mathematics and in Prevocational Mathematics, being utilised as a
consolidation tool and a means for individually paced learning programs.
Mathematics tutorials are offered three days per week. Demand in the Senior School
remains high – especially around exam and assignment times when we can have up to
six teachers working at the tutorial to meet the needs of the girls.
The use of the refurbished Old Science building for Mathematics has provided wonderful
facilities for staff and students. Teachers use Smartboards and Blackboard as integral tools
in planning and delivery of lessons.
We were pleased that Years 7 and 9 students were able to achieve well above
benchmark in the NAPLAN tests again this year and the teachers of these year levels are
congratulated for preparing the students so well.
Staff professional development remains a high priority for the Mathematics staff. Mrs Kate
Baker was awarded an Athena Fellowship this year which allowed her to attend the NCTM
Conference in San Diego, United States. The ideas and resources she was able to share
with us were invaluable.
In 2011, the introduction of the Australian Curriculum in Years 7 and 8 will be challenging
for students and teachers. The LEAP Mathematics program will continue in Years 8, 9
and 10, but not in Year 7 due to the introduction of the Australian Curriculum and the
challenges it presents.
The introduction of the use of iPads into classrooms will be exciting for Mathematics. Not
only will students be able to use digital textbooks, but the many apps available will lead
to exciting learning opportunities. We will continue to offer professional development
opportunities to teachers.
Mrs Terry Jacka
Head of Faculty
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MUSIC
Junior, Middle and Senior Schools girls have continued to involve themselves in a variety
of music activities encompassing performing, composing and analysis of music.
More girls are taking on the creative challenge of music composition, with increasing
numbers of entries being placed in local and state composing competitions. Composing
and performing collaboration between Year 9 music students and Year 5 girls still forms
part of the curriculum.
Girls from Years 2 to12 are using technology as an integral part of their music learning
processes, using software such as Musition and Auralia to hone their music skills; Sibelius
and Jam Trax for composition and even the popular Singstar to improve their vocal
performances.
Many opportunities have been provided for girls to experience professional music
performances, which have included a visit to a Queensland Symphony Orchestra
performance in Brisbane and visits to the School by presenters performing such programs
as Sounds Like Rock, Space Encounters by Opera Queensland and Flute Tones To
Saxophones.
School ensembles and choirs launched 2010 with intensive Term 1 rehearsals at Sing
Out, Blow Out and String Out and progressed to performing at the official opening of the
Langford Theatre, Twilight Concerts, school assemblies, the Ash Wednesday, Easter and
Anzac Day Services, the Women’s Auxiliary Hats and High Tea, Mother/Grandmother Day,
lunchtime concerts, the Fete, Art Show, St Hilda’s Day, Principal and Old Girls’ Association
cocktail party, Senior Graduation, the Year 12 Chapel and Reflection Service, final
assemblies and Speech Day.
In the wider community, girls were involved in the Music Teachers’ Association
Queensland Composer’s Competition, ASME Young Composers’ competition, the
International Women’s Day concert at the Arts Centre, St Peter’s Church Pentecost
celebrations, Battle of the Bands, Opera at Avalon, the TSS Gala Concert, Gold Coast
Eisteddfod and Music Fest and the Combined Strings Spectacular with the Queensland
Youth Orchestra Junior Strings in Brisbane.
Undoubtedly, the highlight of the year was the preparation and performance of the musical
Annie at The Arts Centre Gold Coast over three performances on Friday 30 April and
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Saturday 1 May. The singing cast of 180 girls were very ably supported by 30 musicians in
the pit to produce an outstanding musical theatre event.
The Gala Concert also held at The Arts Centre Gold Coast was the product of many hours
of work and practise by students and staff. This year’s program, All You Need Is Love,
involved students from Prep to Year 12. Special items on the program included the
traditional performance by the combined St Hilda’s School and TSS Senior Choirs and a
rousing finale of The Greatest Love of All.
Miss Janette Kelly
Director of Music
PERFORMING ARTS
It was a year of change and new beginnings, figuratively, symbolically and all too literally,
for the Performing Arts.
The first new beginning was the opening of The Langford Theatre, offering a wonderful
teaching theatre for the girls and staff and an excellent venue for a range of student and
guest performances.
The most spectacular new beginning however was the creation of the St Hilda’s School
musical, a delightful production of Annie that highlighted the talent the Middle and
Senior School girls have in acting, singing and dancing. This was coupled with an amazing
orchestra under the expert guidance of Director of Music Miss Janette Kelly, which helped
breathe life into the production. The team atmosphere was strengthened with backstage
crew working hard to make sure the sets and costumes and props ran smoothly, allowing
the actors to shine. Of course, none of this would have been possible if not for an
extremely dedicated and talented director, Head of Performing Arts Mrs Belinda Gravel,
which also leads us to our next new beginning…
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Shortly after completing the highly successful musical, Mrs Gravel began a new chapter of
her life, motherhood, with the birth of a beautiful daughter. It was my privilege to step in
for Belinda as Acting Head of Performing Arts while she adjusted to this new beginning;
and we wish her all the best during this special time.
However, as the adage goes, ‘the show must go on’ and the Performing Arts faculty
continued with new developments, most recently the House Dance competition. With
Annie taking the place of the much-contested House Musicals, a new competition was
born to determine exactly which House reigns supreme in the Performing Arts. To this
end, Houses were given the task of creating an original dance routine for either a disco
track for the Middle School or a rock ‘n’ roll number for the Senior School. The battle was
fierce, mostly due to the incredible talent and choreography of all groups, ensuring the
House Dances will continue in the years to come.
Between these events we have managed to squeeze in an X and Y Factor competition,
pitting St Hilda’s performing talents against those of The Southport School boys, Drama
Club performing a history of St Hilda’s School on St Hilda’s Day and the always popular
Trinity Speech and Drama exams that showcased the incredible array of talent we have in
the students of St Hilda’s School.
So it is with these new beginnings that the Performing Arts faculty looks forward to 2011,
no doubt with new challenges and opportunities.
Mr Jaron Winter
Acting Head of Faculty
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
The emphasis in Religious Education (RE) this year was predominantly Christianity
and most particularly the associated beliefs about love, grace, forgiveness, peace and
altruism taught by Jesus and his followers. The students received some exposure to other
religions as well in Years 11 and 12, where Christian apologetics (evidence to support
Christian beliefs) were also covered; however, the core beliefs and their implications for
contemporary life, remained the primary emphasis.
Christian music and meditation were also incorporated into the classes in an effort to
provide students with opportunities, in addition to the Chapel services, for reflection about
the spiritual dimension of the human experience. Recent Australian research has provided
evidence that students are more likely to experience the presence of God through
opportunities for quiet reflection on camps and retreats surrounded by nature; accordingly,
greater consideration of ways in which St Hilda’s School students can access these sorts of
opportunities is taking place.
Students in RE were urged to ask challenging questions and share their individual
perspectives in relation to the topics which were studied and Christianity in general.
The girls were encouraged to consider the evidence and formulate their own opinions
and responses. The RE teachers were respectful of individual autonomy and the need
to allow the students the necessary freedom to consider questions about faith and the
human condition at their own pace, while sensitively presenting the Christian gospel and
encouraging the students to consider its claims.
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Study of Religion (SOR), which a healthy number of the senior girls selected from the
subjects available to complete the Queensland Certificate of Education, allowed the
students the scope to study a range of the major world religions through topics which
included ethics, sacred texts and ultimate questions of life. The students enjoyed the
opportunity to explore deep questions of a philosophical nature, to develop their own
beliefs and values and to appreciate the religious diversity within the pluralistic modern
day Australian landscape.
A highlight for the Year 11 students was the annual excursion to a Buddhist temple and
an Islamic mosque; it culminated in lively discussion, debate and positive reflection. The
Year 12 girls, on the other hand, visited a cemetery while exploring beliefs about an
afterlife. Despite the somewhat morbid nature of the latter excursion the quality of the
reflection from it, in culmination with the ethnographic interviews they were required to
undertake, was most encouraging.
It was pleasing to note the willingness of the St Hilda’s students to engage with the
concepts pertinent to studies in the religious domain. The religion teachers found it a
unique privilege to facilitate this process.
Mr Richard Larsen
Head of Faculty
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Journey of discovery
The visit to Oberammergau to see the Passion Play was a highlight of my long
service leave this year. The play is performed every 10 years to keep a vow that
villagers made in the 1630s to God to save their village from the plague. It is a
wonderful experience to relive the events of the last week of Jesus’ life in such a
dramatic way.
Another special place was Canterbury in the United Kingdom where I attended
Canterbury Cathedral, the Mother Church of the Anglican Worldwide Communion.
The music and singing at the Eucharist was wonderful. I also visited Whitby and
saw the impressive Abbey standing on the cliff; one can imagine St Hilda living and
working there in the seventh century.
Miss Bev Philben
Junior School RE Teacher

SCIENCE
In the Middle School, Years 7 and 8 were part of an Australian Academy of Science
trial-pilot program. Year 7 completed a ‘Doing Science Investigations’ unit and Year 8
completed a ‘Water’ unit. Both units were based on the draft Australian Prep to Year 10
Science curriculum and focused on the Inquiry-based Teaching approach. Parts of the
‘Doing Science Investigations’ unit were also trialled in Years 8 and 10 when students
were completing their extended experimental investigations.
The new assessment instrument, Response to Stimulus, that was trialled in Years 7 to 9 last
year was deemed a success and added to the summative assessment schedule this year.
The Response to Stimulus instrument is used in senior Biology and Physics. After successful
completion of the Extended Trial of the Queensland Comparable Assessment Tasks (QCATs)
in 2009, the faculty volunteered to participate in these tasks on an ongoing basis.
In the Senior School, the year was mainly one of consolidation. The Queensland Science
curriculum that was extended to Year 10 in 2009 was refined, as was Year 10 LEAP Science.
The Physics Work Program, based on the 2007 syllabus, was refined for the Year 11 course and
introduced into Year 12. Amendments to the Chemistry and Physics syllabi at the start of the
year resulted in minor adjustments to the Chemistry and Physics Work Programs for 2010.
Excursions and Competitions
• Queensland Institute of Medical Research High School Students Lecture – Year 12
Biology students (21 April)
• Deadly Australians Presentation – Year 7 students (27 April)
• Griffith University Science and Engineering Challenge Gold Coast – Year 10 LEAP class (6 May)
• UNSW International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) 2010 Science –
Years 7 to 12 Science students (9 June)
• Science and Engineering Challenge, State Final – Year 10 LEAP class (17 August)
• Gold Coast Schools Space Walker Science Trivia Challenge – selected Years 7 to 12
students (18 August)
• Echelon Productions WIPEOUT Presentation – Years 7 and 8 students (18 August)
• Ecology Excursion (Hastings Point) – Year 11 Biology students (19-20 August)
The move to the new Centre for Scientific Learning and Research in mid-2009 that,
re-ignited the passion for teaching and learning among students and staff, continued
this year. The state-of-the-art technology is now being effectively and increasingly,
innovatively used. In addition, as part of the ‘Science by Doing’ trial-pilot, the Science
faculty met fortnightly to trial ‘Professional Learning Community’ modules during Terms
2 and 3. The Modules trialled were on Assessment, Inquiry-based Teaching, Student
Learning and Effective Questioning. This resulted in much discussion, personal reflection
and sharing of ‘in class experiences’, all of which enabled teachers to enrich their
students’ classroom experiences.
Next year should see the introduction of the Year 7 National Science Curriculum at the
start of Semester 1, followed by the Year 8 Curriculum in Semester 2. As always, new and
better ways of teaching and learning will be pursued and all are looking forward to ‘the
iPad experience’ and electronic textbooks in Years 7 to 10.
Dr Ed Stolarchuk
Head of Faculty
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VISUAL ART
The Visual Art faculty’s focus is firmly on developing the visual literacy of the girls and
helping them to gain a better understanding of the creative process to facilitate authentic,
individual responses to rich tasks.
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Innovation and Highlights of 2010
• In Term 1 a highly successful artist-in-residence program was conducted with Sally
Harrison for Years 7, 8 and 10 students. ‘Auntie’ Sally is an indigenous artist, a Kamilaroi
woman from the stolen generation.
• All Years 10, 11 and 12 Art students visited the Asia Pacific Triennial (APT6) at the
Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane. The exhibition displayed work by more than 100
artists from 25 countries including collaborations and collectives, which reflect the
diversity of practices across Asia, the Pacific and Australia.
• In May Associate Professor of Animation from the Griffith Film School Andi Spark,
animation producer, director, script editor and multimedia designer, visited the School
and took girls through a history of animation and associated skills.
• In July, the faculty conducted a professional development workshop for Gold Coast art
teachers with artist and founder of Silent Parrot Press Glen Skien.
• As part of a series of talks by arts professionals, July saw principal of mc/k Art
Consulting Alison Kubler who is a visual art and fashion writer, Arts Adviser to the
outgoing Federal Minister for the Arts and Sport, Senator George Brandis SC and curator,
and Michael Zavros, artist, member of the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council for
the Arts, winner of the 2010 Doug Moran Portrait Prize and GQ’s Artist of the Year in
2010, give a highly informative talk to art students from Years 10 to 12.
• August 5 was the 7,8,9 Eyetalk exhibition opened by Sally Harrison. The exhibition
showcased the paintings of all Years 7 and 8 art students and collages and etchings by
Year 9 girls. Catering for the evening was provided by Year 11 Hospitality students, and
a School band ensemble provided music. The exhibition ran over Open Day.

• In Term 4, students in Year 7 created a beautiful communal Rangoli work by weaving
together their understanding of symmetry and design using traditional designs and
unconventional materials on the floor of Reeves Courtyard.
• The extension of Creative Media into Year 10 in 2010 saw students using an inquirylearning
model to investigate a variety of film genres as well as developing scripts and
storyboards for short films, and engaging in video and sound editing.
• The launch of St Hilda’s Tube from the new website allows the publication of student
media work via Youtube.
• Year 8 students enjoyed a new sculpture unit titled Identity, focused on visual studies
of anatomy and body language, in Term 1 and culminating in each student creating a
small figurine based on their own sense of Self. This unit also examined how the media
constructs identity and students investigated how an individual sense of self can be
developed in the face of powerful media messages.
• Weekend and night intensive workshops were conducted for Year 12 students to allow
extended time to work on major projects.
• A new final task for Year 12 students involved them producing a DVD Curriculum Vitae
and Portfolio, tracking the development of their personal aesthetic over the two-year
senior course of Visual Art. The DVD utilised new media including audio voice over,
images, video and text.
Energies Exhibition at the Gold Coast City Art Gallery
Energies is an exhibition of exemplary artworks by secondary school students from
throughout Southeast Queensland. Four students had work hung in the show: Ailie James-
McMaster, Katie Miller and Amelia Bell from Year 12 and Anastaszia Ward from Year 11.
Creative Generation Awards in Visual Art and Design, previously known as the Education
Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Art, recognise and promote excellence in senior visual
arts education throughout Queensland state and independent schools. In 2010, 34 awards
were bestowed throughout Queensland. Year 12 students Ailie James-McMaster and Katie
Miller won Creative Generation awards presented at Parliament House in September. Their
works will be exhibited at the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane next year before touring
regional Queensland centres for 18 months. As part of their prize, the girls attended a
five-day residential workshop during the holidays working with renowned artists and
creative industry professionals.
The development of the new Australian Curriculum – The Arts will begin for teachers in
the Visual Arts faculty next year. As indicated by the Shape Paper published in October
this year, the proposed curriculum will see Visual Arts and Media Arts developed as two
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separate strands. The current curriculum structure should allow a smooth transition to the
new structure given our integration of new media and technology into the art programs
over the past decade and the insightful introduction of Media into the Years 7 and 8
programs and the new Creative Media subject in Years 9 and 10 over the past two years.
An Enviro Art Camp is planned for Year 12 art students to be held at Couran Cove in
May 2011. This is a working residency involving day and evening workshops in night
photography, video, lighting, drawing and printmaking. Accommodation will be in the
Eco Resort and activities conducted around the island. The philosophy behind the camp is
to give the girls intensive time working in the natural environment to develop their final
body of work. So much contemporary artwork is based around research and the links
between ecology, science and art and we will explore these links in intensive mode over
the three-day camp.
Finally, a new Certificate III course in Media will be implemented in 2011.
Ms Alana Hampton
Head of Faculty
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Vocational Education and Training (VET) focuses on the development of employment skills.
Students choose to complete their Queensland Certificate of Education studies while
achieving a nationally-recognised qualification. They gain valuable paid work experience
in real jobs while learning the latest knowledge and skills related to their chosen field.
St Hilda’s School students experienced a great sense of achievement this year and in
many cases, a better focus and perspective of the work and study balance.
More than 50 senior students participated in VET in 2010, working towards qualifications
of Certificates 1 to 4 or Diploma. These were either school-based traineeships/
apprenticeships or study with external Registered Training Organisations such as TAFE.
The fields of study included business, childcare, hospitality, fitness, agriculture, driver
education, fashion design, media, animal studies, tourism, food processing and retail.
Mrs Carol Baker
Careers Consultant
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ANDREWS CUP AND JUNIOR SCHOOL SPORT
Andrews Cup
This was an exceptional year for all associated with the Andrews Cup competition and the
Junior School sports program. The year was marked by a significant increase in student
participation and outstanding results. The success is a reflection of the forward planning
that began three years ago, the participation of Junior School staff in the coaching and
management areas of the program and the wonderful support that parents so willingly offer.
Our successful Andrews Cup participation was underpinned by an ongoing commitment
to equip the students with the necessary skills and game knowledge to participate in
competitive and social sporting arenas. Development programs in touch football, netball
and athletics also enhanced the students’ confidence and whetted their appetites to
participate and test their skills against girls of the same age.
The first Andrews Cup event was the Swimming competition held at Toowoomba. The
St Hilda’s team made up of students from Years 3 to 7 was a competitive and passionate
group who were supportive of each other and as a result, produced some outstanding
personal bests. Overall the team finished in third place and while happy with their
performance, the team is committed to moving forward in 2011. Team members are
already in training for next year’s competition and will represent St Hilda’s School at the
2010 Queensland Primary Schools Relay Carnival as part of their preparation.
The status of Andrews Cup Tennis has grown and the sport moved to a new venue in
Brisbane this year. The move enabled our students to have access to better facilities and
allowed for greater spectator participation. The Tennis team performed well with the Year
5 team winning the Premiership and the B team finishing in second place. Yasmin Foster,
2010 Tennis Captain, contributed significantly to the team and went on to compete in
district, regional and state competitions.
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The Touch Football competition, held in Toowoomba was again one of the highlights of
the year. The number of students trialling for a place in one of the teams was remarkable
and it made it very difficult for the selectors to finalise teams because of the girls’
committed approach. The overall results were excellent with the A, B and Year 5 teams
finishing in second place and the C team in third. The standard of the Touch competition
across all of the Andrews Cup schools is exceptional and the efforts and performance of
our girls made all associated with Touch Football very proud.
In the latter half of the year, 12-year-old students were selected to represent St Hilda’s
School at the Queensland All Schools Primary Touch Competition. The girls performed well
in the preliminary rounds and made it through to the semi-finals. The team was placed
fourth in the State and the achievement is worthy recognition for a group of talented and
committed Touch players.
The Cross Country competition was a much-awaited event due to its cancellation in
2009. The girls trained with unprecedented commitment and their efforts resulted in
the majority of team members recording personal bests. Justine Ramsey, a first-time
competitor, was the standout performer on the day as she finished in first place in the
Under 8 division with a sprint finish that drew much applause from the appreciative
spectators. The 8, 9 and 10 years age divisions were placed second with St Hilda’s School
being placed fourth overall.
The Andrews Cup Athletics competition finally took place after a false start due to heavy
rain. The number of participants in the St Hilda’s team was an increase on the previous
year due to the success of the Little Athletics program which was offered as a co-curricular
activity in the Junior School during the early part of the year. When the competition
finally got underway our team was more than ready to compete. The students trained
hard, worked well together and were always ready to support one another and these
qualities helped on the day with the team performing exceptionally well and winning the
competition by more than 90 points from their nearest rival. The success is a credit to all
involved and staff, parents and team members should all take pride in the performance.
As a result of a number of outstanding performances by the girls many of them were
selected to participate in the District Athletics Carnival. At Regional level we had 17
participants, the greatest number ever and their performance at the trials resulted in
St Hilda’s being named Regional A Division Overall Champion; a remarkable success
given we were competing against larger schools, including co-educational institutions.
Outstanding performances were recorded by Gabriella Oxley who was awarded District
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Age Champion and Charli Bawden, Felicity Grice and Ally-Rose Pennisi who were selected
and competed at the State Titles.
The establishment of the Netball Development program for students in Years 4 to 6 was
well received by students and parents alike. The number of girls participating far exceeded
expectations. As a result of the success of the program and a little persistence on our
part, St Hilda’s School was able to nominate nine teams to participate in the Andrews
Cup competition. The results achieved by the girls justified our commitment to providing
additional opportunities to participate with the Year 5/C team being placed second and
the Year 5A and Years 6 and 7/C and D teams all being placed third.
Softball proved to be another popular sport. Due to the commitment of the coaching staff
and the assistance provided by parents there was clear evidence of the development of
the girls’ skills in the manner and maturity in which they played their games. All teams
played well during the competition with the Year 5 team proving to be invincible and
taking out the Premiership.
Basketball was a new sport added to the Andrews Cup competition on a trial basis in
2010. This new sporting opportunity proved to be popular with students and we were
able to form three teams. The teams were purposeful in training and committed to giving
their best in games. The coaches were delighted with the sustained effort of the girls and
the final placings were a just reward. The A team was placed second, with the B team
finishing first and the C team fourth.
The final competition was the Artistic Gymnastics held at Somerville House. As
gymnastics is one of our most popular sports we were fortunate to be able to send a
large team to compete on an individual and team basis. Performances at the Megan
Mitchell Shield competition indicated that we had much to look forward to when our girls
competed in the Andrews Cup event. Our hopes and the effort of team members and
coaching staff were well rewarded with the A, B and C Divisions finishing in second place
and the D Division winning the competition. Well done and an outstanding result!
Congratulations to all staff, coaches and parents who contributed to the successes
recorded in the Andrews Cup competitions. The students worked tirelessly, attended
training sessions and development programs in great numbers and demonstrated by their
attitude that they not only wanted to enhance their sporting skills but took great pride in
representing their School.
Junior Inter-House Sport
The first Inter-House sporting event in 2010 was the Swimming Carnival. Unlike previous
years the weather was fine and hot and it certainly helped to produce an enthusiastic
effort from all members of the Junior School Houses. Acacia and Tristania went head-tohead
all day and the final placings came down to the relay events. Acacia proved to be
champions in the pool and were closely followed by Tristania with Grevillea third.
Cross Country is a popular sport in the Junior School and this year there was a significant
increase in the number of students who attended training sessions prior to the Inter-
House Carnival. It was also wonderful to see the number of parents who participated in
the training sessions and the encouragement they offered the girls. The Inter-House Cross
Country mirrored the closeness of the Swimming Carnival with the final result not known
until the Under 12 event concluded. The Cross Country champion House was Tristania,
with Acacia second and Grevillea third.
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The Inter-House Athletics competition was yet another closely-fought affair. The
enthusiastic approach of the students and House staff helped to make it a very exciting
day for all who attended or participated in the event. Like the Swimming Carnival, the
result of the Athletics competition was not known until the relay events had concluded.
Acacia were declared champions, with Tristania second and Grevillea third.
This year we introduced the Prep to Year 2 Inter-House Carnival. The level of enthusiasm
generated by this initiative was something very special. The girls wore their House shirts
with pride, cheered for their House with great enthusiasm and were pleased to be able to
participate in an event similar to the big girls. The emphasis was on participation, hence
all girls were given the opportunity to run, jump, throw and hurdle in a range of modified
events. Parents participated willingly in the day and were thrilled to be able to see their
daughters’ demonstrate the skills acquired in physical education classes.
Pre-Prep students and parents were thrilled to be invited to a Picnic Carnival in Term 4.
The aim of the day was to provide the girls with an opportunity to showcase the
development in their gross motor skills. The event proved to be popular, with many
parents taking the opportunity to attend and participate. The girls certainly enjoyed the
carnival and were keen to earn the colourful ribbons on offer, wear them with pride and
to take them home to show family and friends.
Mr Ben Crilly-Hargrave
Junior School Sport and Andrews Cup Coordinator
QGSSSA SPORT
Swimming was the first of the Queensland Girls’ Secondary Schools Sports Association
(QGSSSA) competitions held this year in March at Chandler Aquatics Centre. St Hilda’s
placed a respectable sixth overall. Brittani Pickering, Brooklyn Jones, Catherine Gunther,
Emily Metcalfe, Georgia Bruce, Kate Tobiano and Kimberley Tulisi represented St Hilda’s at
the State championships earlier in the year.
St Hilda’s School hosted the QGSSSA Cross Country at Limestone Park in Ipswich. The team
worked well together and encouraged each other to get through the difficult course. It
was wonderful to see girls gaining personal best times.
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Athletics fielded a large team who displayed school spirit and determination at the QSAC
Athletics Centre in Nathan. Courtney Colman, Caitlin Cook, Sarah Turner and Lucy Forrester
competed in the State championships in October.
The Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics teams consolidated their efforts from previous
years to maintain a high level of performance in 2010. Led by a team of Delta Gymnastics
coaches, this was the first year St Hilda’s was able to field a team in every Artistic
division from Year 8 to Opens. The Open team, consisting of Captain Bianca Ruyssenaers,
Samantha Pearce, Alicia Biggs, Shauna O’Halloran-Anderson and Grace Conforti led the
team well to place third overall.
The Rhythmic Gymnastics proved popular among St Hilda’s students, with the girls
working well together in their team performances. The Open team consisting of Olivia
Bamonte and Bianca Fitzpatrick performed well to finish a credible fifth with A and B
grade both finishing third.
Individually, Alicia Biggs represented Queendsland and helped to steer her Level 8 Team
to a Gold Medal at the Australian National Championships in Perth. Alicia, along with
Samantha Pearce and Shauna O’Halloran-Anderson, led the Delta St Hilda’s team to rank
Second Overall Club in Queensland at the State Clubs Championships.
The autumn fixture sports fielded 18 teams. The 10A and 10B Touch teams placed a
commendable second overall, with the rest of the Touch teams not too far behind.
The Basketball and Soccer teams also achieved some success and we are looking to build
on this in 2011.
The winter fixture sports fielded 21 teams. Outstanding team performances came from
the Year 9 Tennis and the 9B Netball teams. However, all teams trained well and worked
hard on skill development.
With three teams, Years 8, 9 and 10 taking part in QG Softball, the teams’ enthusiasm and
commitment to training was fantastic.
The girls produced some great skills throughout the short QG season and with the
determination and drive that was shown to training and games, the 2011 season will be
an exciting one.
Rowing comprised 55 girls who made up an Open Four, a Year 10 Quad, three Year 9
Quads and five Year 8 Quads. Rowing camp was a huge success, thanks to the efforts of
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coaches and the Rowing Parent Supporters. Highlights include the Open Four winning the
BSRA Head of the River; the Year 10 Quad a Silver Medal at the Queensland Schools State
championships held at Bundaberg and the Year 9 Quad winning bronze at the same regatta.
The Badminton season produced a lot of enthusiasm and fun at both training and the
QG Games. The Open team finished fifth which was a great result in such a strong
competition. All other years did extremely well and although the results didn’t fall our
way, the girls’ commitment and consistent effort was great.
Equestrian
The team’s seven riders had a busy year with Gemma Blums and Elissa Cannon qualifying
for Inter-School State championships at Warwick and Elissa, Sabrina Durante and Gemma
qualifying for Young Riders State championships at Toowoomba. Some good results were
achieved by Megan Anderson and Natasha McNamara at individual competitions.
Intercollegiate Golf
Year 9 golfer Ali Marlborough was runner-up in the under 18 division at the Ocean Shores
Junior Golf Classic, qualifying for the Greg Norman Junior Masters. She also was runner-up
in the A division club championships at Hope Island. Taryn Williams, Year 10, won
several tournaments, played in Golf Coast Women’s Association Junior pennants and was
runner-up in the A division club championships at Royal Pines Golf Club.
Mrs Jemma Trendler
Director of Sport
THE OLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION
St Hilda’s Old Girls love a get-together and this year we held two lunches in Brisbane and
Toowoomba which were well attended and good fun. On each occasion, we reconnect
with Old Girls we have not seen for some time.
In the same vein, the October Reunion Weekend and cocktail party provide wonderful
opportunities for Old Girls to join old mates they do not see regularly and get
reacquainted.
Our online community, OGA Connect, continues to grow with many past students using
the site to find friends they have lost contact with over time. ‘Lost’ Old Girls have also
been listed on our new OGA webpage.
We continue to support the School at the Fete, which moved to the sports oval this
year, and we get a good number of Old Girls calling in to say hello. We always enjoy
reconnecting with our past students.
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Vale friends of St Hilda’s School
Sandra Diane Leadbetter (nee Hattingh) attended St Hilda’s from 1964-1970.
Caroline Hall (nee Mann) attended St Hilda’s from 1962-1964.
Lynley Ellwood (1977) attended St Hilda’s 1973-1978.
Sybel Hughes (nee Shannon) attended St Hilda’s 1931-1932.
Ena Crouch (nee Jackson) attended St Hilda’s 1930-1932.
Sue Everson (nee Pollard) attended St Hilda’s 1955-1958.
She was grandmother to Remi Francis (2009).
Samantha Dickson-Gadd attended St Hilda’s 2000-2001.
We also pray for the family members of Old Girls who have passed away recently:
Marian Michael’s (nee Perdriau) mother Myrtle passed away March 2010.
Jan Gall (nee Chauvel) lost a son.
Mrs Debbie Buckley (nee Clarke)
OGA President
CONCLUSION
I would like to congratulate the students for contributing so magnificently to
the success of 2010 and for showing excitement and enthusiasm across a
wide range of academic, spiritual, cultural and sporting activities.
I offer my sincere thanks to the staff for their willingness to focus on the
growth and development of the School, ensuring the delivery of innovative
programs in a real spirit of creativity and excellence.
The School Council served the best interests of the School with commitment
and determination. The Councillors are attentive to responsibilities,
committed to the welfare of the School and involved in ensuring that our
future follows the direction of the 2007-2012 Strategic Plan.
Finally, to the parents, you showed outstanding support and devotion to
your daughters and to the School and we thank you sincerely for your many
contributions, time, cooperation and generosity.
Mr Peter Crawley
Head of School
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SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENT LEADERS
SENIOR PREFECTS
School Captain
Alaina Marsters
Head Daygirl
Jacqueline Gerrard
Head Boarder
Anna Winter
School Sports Captain
Lauren Crothers
PREFECTS
Banksia House Captain
Rachel Hoban
Banksia House Sports Captain
Bianca Wilson
Karragaroo House Captain
Star Gold
Karragaroo House Sports Captain
Georgia Cooper
Melaleuca House Captain
Andrea Crothers
Melaleuca House Sports Captain
Kirstie Scholefield
Portfolio of Boarding
Phoebe Mayson
Katy Miller
Catherine Stubbs
Portfolio of Chapel
Natalie Imgraben
Madison Lahey
Christine Mizarollis
Portfolio of Creative Arts
Savannah Fry
Rebeccah Shillingford
Nadia Jones
Portfolio of International
Understanding
Stephanie Cook
Vanessa Paraka
Caroline Rey
Portfolio of Non Nobis Solum
Isabel Manfield
Anneleise Woodman
Portfolio of Values and Community
Laura Daquino
Amelia Jack
Monique Quirk
Bianca Ruyssenaers
CO-CURRICULAR LEADERS
Artistic Gymnastics Captain
Bianca Ruyssenaers
Athletics Co-Captains
Natalie Au
Anneleise Woodman
Badminton Captain
Shirley Liu
Basketball Co-Captains
Phoebe Mayson
Amelia Jack
Cross Country Co-Captains
Rachel Hoban
Ellie Hays
Debating Captain
Christine Mizarollis
Drama Captain
Sara Mumcu
Equestrian Captain
Gemma Blums
Golf Captain
Taryn Williams
Hockey Co-Captains
Samantha Hebron
Ailie James-McMaster
Music Co-Captains
Chanae McKinnon
Alicia Terranova
Netball Co-Captains
Rebecca Gilloran
Jessica Hill
Rhythmic Gymnastics Captain
Olivia Bamonte
Rowing Co-Captains
Isabel Manfield
Madison Ruygrok
Soccer Co-Captains
Caroline Rey
Julie Yamagata
Softball Co-Captains
Andrea Crothers
Lucy Forrester
Swimming Co-Captains
Lucinda Bruton
Madison Lahey
Tennis Co-Captain
Monique Quirk
Ellie Sutcliffe
Touch Co-Captains
Courtney Borg
Kirstie Scholefield
Volleyball Co-Captains
Carol D’Silva
Bianca Wilson
BOARDER STUDENT COUNCIL 2010
Brooke Spain
Paris Wilson
Gah Vin Pyeon
Shawnee Spain
Rebecca Hale
Gabrielle Burey
Katy Miller
Anna Winter
Phoebe Mayson
Catherine Stubbs
MIDDLE SCHOOL
STUDENT LEADERS
HOUSE LEADERS 2010
Banksia
Chloe Koffman – Semester 1
Ashleigh Lucas – Semester 2
Paris Wilson
Melaleuca
Amy McIntyre
Madison Tampoe
Karragaroo
Samantha Pearce
Kate Tobiano
Year 9 Representatives
Tatum Hayek
Meghna Sharma
Year 8 Representatives
Madeleine Gregory
Melissa Harris
Year 7 Representatives
Amber Dwinell
Charlotte Birch
JUNIOR SCHOOL
STUDENT LEADERS
Junior School Captain
Lauren McNamara
Junior School Vice Captain
Eleni Thorn
HOUSE CAPTAINS
Acacia House Captain
Courtney Withers
Acacia House Vice Captain Service
Cristina Vinaccia
Acacia House Vice Captain Sport
Grace Miller
Grevillea House Captain
Frances van der Hoven
Grevillea House Vice Captain
Service
Jasmine Lykissas
Grevillea House Vice Captain
Sport
Emma Taylor
Tristania House Captain
Francesca Zhu
Tristania House Vice Captain
Service
Katherine Gunthorpe
Tristania House Vice Captain
Sport
Holly Gibson
JUNIOR SCHOOL STUDENT
COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES
President: Matilda Robertson
Secretary: Felicity Grice
Treasurer: Alexandra Croft

Devin O’Halloran-Anderson,
Sophie Mizarollis, Jessica Honey,
Camille Barakat, Charlotte Salmon,
Darcie Weaver, Alexandra Carey,
Louise Horthy Banks, Zara Jones,
Claire Livingstone, Maxine
Moore, Josephine Layt, Alexis
Pickering, Sarah Hoban.
MIDDLE AND SENIOR SCHOOL
HIGH ACHIEVERS
International Diplomacy
Summit, Columbia University
NYC and George Washington
University, Washington DC
Y11 Caitlyn Withers, Georgina
Perkins, Grace O’Brien
BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE
EDUCATION
Queensland Smart Buy
Competition
Y7 Sabrene Barbera and
Madeleine Storace – First
ENGLISH
UNSW English Competition
Y10 High Distinction: Emma
Cooper, Cassidy Warner
Y10 Distinction: Brydee
Maroney-Vita, Elena Liang,
Hanna Kang, Courtney Dawson,
Sarah Coundouris, Emily Birch
Y9 High Distinction:
Gabriell Spicer, Mia Sandgren
Y9 Distinction: Lauren Timmins,
Meghna Sharma, Kayla Saich,
Samantha Pearce, Allison Paxton-
Hall, Ellen Makaryan, Anastasiia
Kuzovin, Tayla Heinrich,
Emily Hain, Cassie Grant,
Isabella Fredheim, Isabelle
Franich, Amber Estment,
Jamie Crowe, Hannah Brealey,
Chase Bawden, Courteney
Harverson
Y8 High Distinction: Leilani Horthy
Banks, Melissa Harris, Hayley You,
Megan Sandeman
Y8 Distinction: Jessica Wolbers,
Kate Simpson, Laura Sehmish-Lahey,
Stephanie Rutherford, Lisa Ogi,
Emma Matteson, Selina Kozik,
Anjalee Jayasekera, Clara Hwang,
Camille Chen, Holly Brown,
Alice Bateman, Lauren Maroney-
Vita, Pippin Greening
Y7 High Distinction: Madeleine Hall
Y7 Distinction: Peta Morton,
Isabelle Goddard, Kona Irie
HUMANITIES
International Humanitarian
Law Competition
Y11 Gah Vin Pyeon; Rochelle
Esterman,
Grace O’Brien – Runners-up
Asia Wise Geography
Competition
High Distinction: Y12 Mallory
Batty,Y9 Mia Sandgren
Distinction: Y12 Natalie Au, Zara
O’Sullivan
Queensland History Teachers’
Association
Writing Competition
Y12 Ancient History Nadia Jones
Third
Y11 Ancient History Bonnie Lin
Second
Y11 Modern History Georgina
Perkins Third
Y9 History Mia Sandgren Second;
Allison Paxton-Hall Highly
Commended
Australian Geography
Competition
High Distinction in Intermediate
level:
Y9 Cassie Grant, Mia Sandgren
Y8 Leilani Horthy Banks
Distinction in Intermediate level:
Y8 Megan Sandeman
High Distinction in Junior level: Y8
Hannah Hori
Distinction in Junior level: Y8
Victoria Carrington, Camille Chorley,
Molly Flynn, Stephanie Gartea,
Julia Malamoo, Lisa Ogi,
Arizona Watson, Hayley You
LANGUAGES
State Computational Linguistics
Olympiad
Senior School team – Third -
Grace O’Brien, Gah Vin Pyeon,
Caitlyn Withers, Georgina Perkins
Middle School team – Second
Meghna Sharma,
Anastasiia Kuzovin, Kayla Saich,
Katherine Chen
Regional Speech Competition,
Griffith University
Open Jenny Yang (Y12) Third
Japanese
Y12 Amanda Lee Second
Japanese
Hee Ra Kim Third Japanese
Y10 Elena Liang Second German
Hanna Kang First Japanese
Y9 Sophia Slancar Second French
Y7 Persephone Mead-Small First
French
Charli Bawden Fourth Japanese
Haemi Kang Fifth Japanese
Australian Council of Educational
Research Language Competition
Certificate 1
High Distinction
French: Rhea Anand, Holly Brown,
Victoria Carrington, Laura Evans,
Ella Stephenson-Oliver,
Molly Whitaker
Distinction
French: Zara Blades,
Kate Christopher,
Annaliese Edwards, Nina Eid,
Isabelle Goddard, Madeline Grice,
Madeleine Hall, Leilani Horthy
Banks, Laura Hunt, Kona Irie,
Persephone Mead-Small, Sophia
Ward
Japanese: Camille Chen,
Melissa Harris, Sue Kim,
Selina Kozik, Daisy Lee,
Chloe McPherson, Joanne Park,
Hayley You
Certificate 2
Double High Distinctions
(Listening/Reading):
French Abbey Bayliss
German Katinka Lynch
Japanese Hanna Kang
1 High Distinction/1 Distinction:
French Hannah Brealey,
Eva Krepsova, Madison Tampoe
Japanese Chase Bawden,
Ji Hyung Choi, Cindy Shin
Double Distinctions:
French Anastasiia Kuzovin,
Samantha Pearce, Meghna Sharma
Japanese Betty Chen, Amy Lam,
Tiffany Lui
Certificate 3
Double High Distinctions:
French Amelia Bell
Japanese Hee Ra Kim
1 High Distinction/1 Distinction:
French Bonnie Lin, Sasha Missen,
Caroline Rey
Japanese Ayako Ogasawara,
Gah Vin Pyeon, Rina Schulte
Double Distinctions:
Japanese Amanda Lee
German Zara O’Sullivan
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State Japanese Speech
Competition
Senior division Hee Ra Kim Finalist
Y9/10 division Kayla Saich Fourth
Regional MLTAQ Poster
Competition
First place: Japanese
Y12 Jenny Yang Pamphlet
Y10 Terrie Yang Dream place
Y9 Katherine Chen Dream place
Y8 Melissa Harris Comic
Y7 Kirrily Saich Profile
First place French
Y11 Karolane Tui Pamphlet
Y 10 Tayla Munce-Pointon
Dream place
Y9 Madison Tampoe Dream place
Y8 Stephanie Gartea Comic
First place German
Y12 Zara O’Sullivan Pamphlet
Y10 Reagan Fletcher-Wode
Dream place
Second place Japanese
Y11 Gah Vin PyeonPamphlet
Y10 Hanna Kang Dream place
Y9 Michelle Miao Storybook
Y9 Jennifer Yeung Dream place
Second place French
Y11 Bonnie Lin Pamphlet
Y10 Lara Irons Dream place
Y9 Talya Fiteni Dream place
Y8 Leilani Horthy-Banks Comic
Second place German
Y12 Laura Daquino Pamphlet
Y10 Elena Liang Dream place
Third place Japanese
Y12 Michelle Cheng Pamphlet
Y10 Katie Manchester Dream place
Y9 Ra Hyun Seo Storybook
Y9 Chase Bawden Dream place
Third place French
Y11 Grace O’Brien Pamphlet
Y10 Emma Cooper Dream place
Y9 Eva Krepsova Dream place
Y8 Molly Flynn Comic
Third place German
Y12 Christabel Wood Pamphlet
Y10 Shelby Batty Dream place
MATHEMATICS
UNSW International Competition
Y12 Credit: Shirley Anis,
Natalie Au, Hanna Greene,
Amanda Lee, Claire Teo
Y11 High Distinction: Taylor Chase
Y11 Distinction: Katelyn Hooworth,
Gabrielle Bailey, Eliza Pearson,
Georgina Perkins,
Gah Vin Pyeon, Tasol Song,
Caitlin Withers
Y11 Credit: Sarah Czuchwicki,
Ruby Mayson, Lucille Moalla,
Rina Schulte, Heather Wolbers
Y10 Distinction: Phoebee Gahan,
Hei Ying Chan, Courtney Colman,
Rebecca Hale, Vanessa Hogan,
Hanna Kang, Tiffany Lui,
Cassidy Warner
Y10 Credit: Hsiu Ching Chen,
Sarah Coundouris,
Claudia Czuchwicki, Emily Eid,
Tamika Billet, Lara Irons,
Angela Lai, Brydee Maroney-Vita,
Kathleen Moy, Laura Steinert,
Arden Vail, Taryn Williams
Y9 High Distinction: Katherine Chen
Y9 Distinction: Tatum Hayek,
Samantha Pearce, Gabrielle Spicer
Y9 Credit: Ainsley Biddle,
Hannah Brealey, Taylor Carlisle,
Isabella Fredheim, Emily Hain,
Anastasiia Kuzovin, Sarah Matthews,
Allison Paxton-Hall, Brooke Roach,
Alisha Seeto
Y8 Distinction: Abbey Bayliss,
Victoria Carrington, Camille Chen,
Catherine Gunther, Daisy Lee,
Joanne Park, Laura Sehmish-Lahey,
Isabella Torv, Jessica Wolbers,
Hayley You
Y8 Credit: Savanna Smith,
Molly Flynn, Madeleine Gregory,
Melissa Harris, Leilani Horthy Banks,
Anjalee Jayasekera, Victoria Lee,
Lisa Ogi, Stephanie Rutherford,
Kimberley Tulisi
Y7 Distinction: Nina Eid,
Madeleine Hall, Ambrosine Hartl,
Kona Irie, Amy McIlwraith
Y7 Credit: Charlotte Birch,
Ally Donald, Da Yea Kim,
Georgia Frizelle, Isabelle Goddard,
Mikela Adler, Bridget Burton,
Emily Duncan-Cook, Laura Hunt,
Tegan Lerm, Caitlin Manley,
Peta Morton, Zeldene Peat,
Kirrily Saich, Isabella Whittingham
MUSIC
Grade Examinations
Y11 Rachel Paxton-Hall ANZCA
Grade 8 Piano Honours (2009)
Y12 Morgan Heynes Trinity
College Advanced Certificate
Voice - Distinction
Y12 Alicia Terranova Trinity
College – Advanced Certificate
Voice – Distinction
Y12 Chanae McKinnon Trinity
College – Advanced Certificate
Voice – Pass
Y12 Ayako Ogasawara Trinity
College – Advanced Certificate
Voice - Pass
Y10 Amy Lam ABRSM Grade 8
Piano – Merit
Y10 Angela Lai AMEB Grade 7
Cello – Credit
Y10 Tiffany Lui AMEB Grade 6
Music Theory
Y10 Sophie Canning AMEB Grade
6 Singing for Leisure – High
Distinction
Y10 Emma Cooper AMEB Grade 6
Saxophone – High Distinction
Y8 Lorraine Norris Grade 4
Trombone – High Distinction
Y9 Katherine Chen Grade 6 Violin
- High Distinction
Gold Coast Eisteddfod
Senior Choir – Secondary School
Showcase Ensemble (Years 8-12)
– Third
Senza Ragazzi - Open Age Vocal
Ensemble – Highly Commended
Year 10 String Quartet – Open
Age Trio or Quartet – Second
Senior String Ensemble –
Secondary School String
Ensemble B Grade – Very Highly
Commended
Senior and Middle School Concert
Bands - Secondary Concert
Band/Orchestra B Grade – Very
Highly Commended
Big Band - Secondary School
Stage Band - C Grade and/or
Middle School - Highly Commended
Years 5-7 Choir - Primary
Showcase Ensemble – Second
Years 5-7 Choir - Primary Choir
B Grade – Second
Y12 Morgan Heynes The Paul
Sharratt Memorial Award for the
Most Outstanding Performer in
Musical Theatre or Popular Song
Sections; Musical Theatre Solo
16-20yrs – First

Y10 Victoria Bailey Gospel, Blues
or Jazz 12-15yrs First; Musical
Theatre 12-15yrs Third; Popular
Song 12-15yrs Third; Vocal
Championship 15yrs/under
Highly Commended
Y10 Sophie Canning Country
Music Solo (12-15yrs) Second;
Popular Song 12-15yrs Second;
Vocal Solo 12-15yrs Very Highly
Commended
Y12 Sarah Cho Woodwind or
Brass Solo Restricted 16-19yrs
Very Highly Commended
Y8 Lorraine Norris Woodwind/
Brass Solo 12-13yrs Very Highly
Commended
Y8 Tara Nelson Grade 4 Piano
Solo Highly Commended;
Nelson/partner Piano Duet
12yrs/under Highly Commended
Y8 Tara Nelson and Lorraine
Norris Duet Any Combination
Wind/Strings/Brass 14yrs/under
Highly Commended
Beenleigh Eisteddfod
Y12 Chanae McKinnon Vocal
Sections Second, Third, Highly
Commended
Y12 Ayako Ogasawara Vocal
Sections 2
Highly Commended
Y10 Victoria Bailey Vocal Sections
2 Firsts, 4 Seconds, Highly
Commended; Winner of the Jo
Kelly Memorial Perpetual Trophy -
Excellence Award For Singing
Y10 Sophie Canning Vocal
Sections First
Y10 Emilie Eid Vocal Sections Third,
Highly Commended
Y9 Jamie Crowe Vocal Sections
Highly Commended
Y8 Lorraine Norris String, Piano,
Brass and Composition Sections 3
Firsts, 3 Seconds, 2 Thirds and 4
Highly Commended
Y8 Tara Nelson Piano, Vocal and
Composition Sections 2 Firsts,
Second.
Y8 Madeline Grice Vocal Sections
2 Thirds
Y8 Arizona Watson Vocal Sections –
Highly Commended
Music Fest
Senior Choir – Gold Award –
Secondary School Choir
Senza Ragazzi – Gold Award –
Secondary School Choir
Big Band – Silver Award –
Secondary School Jazz Ensemble
C Grade; Savannah Fry Y12,
Madison Maurer Y10, Lorraine
Norris Y8 presented Outstanding
Instrumentalist Awards
Years 5-7 Choir – Gold Award –
Primary School Choir
Griffith University-Queensland
Conservatorium State Honours
Ensembles
Seven Senior School and one
Middle School musicians were
among 560 of Queensland’s
best high school musicians who
enjoyed this experience: Y12
Vocalists Morgan Heynes,
Chanae McKinnon, Isabel Manfield,
Ayako Ogasawara, Alicia Terranova
and Sophie Canning Y10; Flautist
Sarah Cho Y12; and Violinist
Lorraine Norris Y8
MTAQ Gold Coast Composers
Competition
Lorraine Norris Y8 - 12–3yrs
Section – First and Dulcie Holland
Senior Award
Tara Nelson Y8 - 12–13yrs Section
– Second
Young Composers Competition
- Australian Society for Music
Education (Qld)
Y12 Alicia Terranova Senior
Secondary Section Highly
Commended
PERFORMING ARTS
Trinity Guildhall Speech and
Drama Examination
Y12 Distinction:
Elle Farnham-Svensson,
Christine Mizarollis,
Kirstie Scholefield
Y12 Merit: Courtney Borg,
Andrea Crothers, Sara Mumca
Y11 Distinction: Catherine Sing,
Isobel Arbiter
Y11 Merit: Kimberley Morrison,
Anastasia Musson
Y10 Distinction: Brittany Croft,
Vanessa Hogan
Y10 Merit: Tiffany Lui, Emily Tate
Y9 Distinction: Isabelle Franich
Y9 Merit: Sarah Marshal,
Bronte Marshall, Daisy Vanstone
Y8 Distinction: Camille Chorley,
Molly Flynn
Y8 Merit: Pippin Greening,
Jessica McNamara,
Zoe Pousette-Carter,
Megan Sandeman
Y 7 Distinction: Bridget Burton,
Caitlin Denniston,
Valentina Libretto, Tamara Stanley
Y7 Merit: Della Evans, Katey-Leigh
Holmes
SCIENCE
UNSW International Competitions
and Assessments for Schools
(ICAS) Science
High Distinctions – top 1% in State
Y11 Melanie Tulisi
Y10 Hanna Kang
Y8 Catherine Gunther,
Clara Hwang, Tara Nelson
Y7 Claudia Cross, Madeleine Hall,
Ambrosine Hartl
Distinctions – top 10% in State
Y12 Shirley Anis, Claire Teo
Y11 Gabrielle Bailey,
Eliza Pearson, Gah Vin Pyeon,
Caitlyn Withers
Y10 Vanessa Hogan, Laura
Steinert, Cassidy Warner
Y9 Chase Bawden,
Katherine Chen, Jamie Crowe,
Isabelle Franich, Cassie Grant,
Emily Hain, Chloe Koffman,
Sarah Matthews, Meghna Sharma,
Gabriell Spicer
Y8 Camille Chen, Stephanie Gartea,
Leilani Horthy-Banks, Daisy Lee,
Emma Matteson, Joanne Park,
Megan Sandeman,
Laura Sehmish-Lahey,
Jessica Wolbers, Hayley You
Y7 Emily Duncan-Cook, Nina Eid,
Kona Irie, Ilona Leaver, Tegan Lerm,
Zeldene Peat, Julian Scott
Science Gifted and Talented
Discovery Program, University
of Sydney
Y10 Cassidy Warner and Emma
Cooper
VISUAL ART
Energies Exhibitors
Y12 Amelia Bell, Katy Miller, Ailie
James-McMaster
Y11 Anastaszia Ward
Creative Generations in Visual
Art and Design Awards
Y12 Ailie James-McMaster and
Katy Miller Winners
Y12 Amelia Bell Shortlisted
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HIGH ACHIEVERS
PERFORMING ARTS
Trinity College of London Speech
and Drama Examination
Y6 Distinction: Lauren McNamara,
Grace Miller
Y5 Distinction Claire Livingstone,
Lois Livingstone, Julia Slancar,
Ruby Wilcox, Alexandra Cashin,
Alexandra Croft
Y4 Distinction: Hera Gigante-Dooney,
Taylah Payten,
Samantha Robertson
Y3 Grace Flynn First in State round
Trinity College of London
Communication Skills
Y5 Elloise Campbell awarded
Gold Coast Centre Medal
CSIRO Competition
Y5 Clare Cameron joint winner
of national competition to name
Australia’s newest $120 million
research vessel
LANGUAGES
Regional Speech Competition
Y6 Yasmin Foster - Second
MUSIC
AMEB Grade Examinations
Y6 Francesca Zhu Y6 Grade 4
Violin – High Distinction
Y5 Caitlin Duncombe Grade 4
Violin – High Distinction
Y4 Chrystal Lui Grade 3 Violin –
High Distinction
Y5 Claire Livingstone Grade 1
Violin - High Distinction
Y4 Angela Kim Preliminary Violin
- High Distinction
Gold Coast Eisteddfod
Year 2 Choir – Infants School
Choir Prep-Y2 – Very Highly
Commended
Years 3-4 Choir – Infants School
Choir Prep-Y4 – Third
Junior String Ensemble - Primary
String Orchestra B Grade – First
Junior Concert Band – Primary
Concert Band C Grade – Very
Highly Commended
Y4 Chrystal Lui Violin/Viola Solo
Grade 3 and 4 Level – First;
Violin/Viola Solo 8/9 yrs –
Second
Beenleigh and Redlands
Eisteddfods
Y5 Caitlin Duncombe String
Sections – 2 Firsts,
2 Seconds, Highly Commended
MTAQ Gold Coast Composers
Competition
Y6 Eleni Thorn Restricted Gold
Coast Section Second; Open Junior
Section Very Highly Commended
and Dulcie Holland Junior Award
HIGH ACHIEVERS IN SPORT
Pierre de Coubertin Award
Y12 Bianca Wilson
Regional Athletics
Y12 Lucy Forrester
Y11 Georgia Bruce,
Jessica Anderson
Y10 Sarah Turner, Tamika Gillett,
Emily Horton, Courtney Colman
Y9 Caitlin Cook, Cassie Grant,
Jasmine Mills
Y8 Laura Evans,
Stephanie Rutherford
Y7 Charli Bawden
Y6 Felicity Grice, Shanice Paraka,
Ally-Rose Pennisi
Y5 Gabriella Oxley
Y3 Justine Ramsay
State Athletics
Y7 Charli Bawden
Y6 Felicity Grice, Ally-Rose Pennisi
Regional Swimming
Y11 Georgia Bruce
Y10 Emily Metcalfe
Y9 Kate Tobiano
Y8 Catherine Gunther,
Brittani Pickering,
Megan Sandeman,
Kimberley Tulisi
State Swimming
Y11 Georgia Bruce
Y10 Emily Metcalfe
Y9 Kate Tobiano
Y8 Brittani Pickering
Y6 Shanice Paraka
Basketball State Classics
Y11 Ruby Mayson, Khierah Salman
Y8 Giorgia McGregor Batty
Y7 Brianna Moore
Regional Cross Country
Y8 Megan Sandeman
Y5 Gabriella Brewer
Regional Volleyball
Y11 Rachel Paxton-Hall
Regional Tennis
Y6 Summer Meredith,
asmin Foster
State Tennis
Y6 Yasmin Foster
Regional Touch
Y8 Stephanie Rutherford
State All Schools Touch
Competition
Team placed fourth:
Audrey Songvilay, Emily Gilloran,
Lauren McNamara,
Cristina Vinaccia, Portia Symons,
Georgia-Rose Parfitt,
Sarah Hoban, Ashia Hatcher,
Tyla Clough
Regional Triathlon
Y10 Michelle Jones
Regional Gymnastics
Y10 Shauna O’Halloran-Anderson
Y9 Alicia Biggs
Y6 Saskia Jenkins
Y5 Devin O’Halloran-Anderson,
Lauren Sprague, Shiori Uemura
Y4 Hera Gigante-Dooney
State Gymnastics
Y10 Shauna O’Halloran-Anderson
Y9 Samantha Pearce, Alicia Biggs
Y5 Devin O’Halloran-Anderson
(Champion),
Lauren Sprague, Shiori Uemura
Y4 Hera Gigante-Dooney
(Champion)
National Gymnastics
Y10 Shauna O’Halloran-Anderson
Y9 Samantha Pearce, Alicia Biggs
Y5 Devin O’Halloran-Anderson
Y4 Hera Gigante-Dooney
Equestrian
Y11 Gemma Blums and
Elissa Cannon Inter-School State
championships
Y7 Sabrina Durante and Y11
Gemma Blums Young Riders
State championships
Y4 Isabella Cross-Winston
Champion Open Rider Class,
Warwick Show
Tae Kwon Do National Sparring
Competition
Y5 Tyla Clough,
Portia Carey-Tidbury
Karate
Y8 Giorgia McGregor Batty
Brown Belt

STAFF
THE LEADERSHIP TEAM
HEAD OF SCHOOL
Mr Peter Crawley, BA(Hons),
DipEd, MEdAdmin, FACEL
BUSINESS MANAGER
Mr Don Thams, BCom, FCPA
Mr Paul Salter, GradDipMgmtTech,
GradCertMgmtTech,
A/DipBusAcc, MPM, GAICD,
GMC
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
Mrs Maria McIvor, BEd, DipT,
TTC, MACEL
DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM
Mr Tony Daley, MEd, DipT, BSc,
MACEL
HEAD OF STAFF
Mr Ross Boyle, MEdSt, BEdSt,
BA, DipEd, CertResCare, MACE,
MACEL
HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL
AND HEAD OF COMMUNITY
RELATIONS
Mrs Cecilia Kirby, MEd,
BA, DipEd, GradDipRE,
GradDipSpNdsEd, MACE
HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
Mrs Susan Sanburg, MEd, DipT,
GradCertBehavMgmt
HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL
Mrs Sharon Hillcoat, BA, DipEd,
MEnvEd, MEd(Mgmt and Ldship),
MACE, MACEL
HEAD OF BOARDING
Mrs Kim Kiepe, BEd, DipT,
CertResCare
MARKETING AND
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Ms Margie McGregor, BA,
GradDipSocSc, MTM
CHAPLAIN
The Reverend Ian Dredge
BTheo, GradDipEd, CPE
SENIOR AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
HEADS OF FACULTY
Academic Technology
Mr Geoff Powell, MEd(Hons)
Computing, BEd(Arts),
GradDip(IT)
Business and Enterprise
Education
Mrs Janelle Maurer, BEd, DipT
Design
Mr Brandt Ward, MEd(Ldship
and Mgmt), GradDipEd, DipT,
MACEL
English
Mrs Chris Grehan, BA, GradDipT
Health and Physical Education
Ms Rhonda Oliver, MEdSt,
BEdStBHMS(Ed)
Humanities
Mrs Katrina Wain, MA, MEd,
BA, DipEd
Languages Other Than English
(LOTE)
Mr Chris Dunn, BAppSc,
GradDipEd, GradDipTourism
Mathematics
Mrs Terry Jacka, BEd, DipT
Music
Miss Janette Kelly, MEd, BEd,
BA, DipT, GradDipMusTech, LTCL,
ATCL, MACE, JP
Performing Arts
Mrs Belinda Gravel, BEd(Hons)
Mr Jaron Winter, BEd, BComm
Religious Education
Mr Richard Larsen BEc, BEd,
DipEd, GradDipCareers,
GradDipPastCounselling,
GradDipTheology, MACA
Science
Dr Ed Stolarchuk, PhD, MEd,
GradDipEd, BEd
Sport
Mrs Jemma Trendler, BSc(Hons),
GradDipEd
Visual Arts
Ms Alana Hampton, BA, DipT,
CerT
MIDDLE AND SENIOR SCHOOL
Pastoral Care
Head of Year 12 and Deputy
Head of Senior School
Mrs Caroline Brodar, BSc,
GradDipEdAdmin, DipEd
Head of Year 11
Mrs Gayle Churchill, DipT,
CertResCare
Head of Year 10
Ms Leica Burley, BEd, MACEL
Head of Year 9
Mrs Amanda Rigby, BEd, DipT
Ms Rebekah Bardsley, BSc, BEd
Head of Year 8
Mrs Robyn Vincent, BEd, DipT
Head of Year 7
Mrs Karen McNamee, MSc, BSc,
DipEd, MACEL, MACE
Careers Consultant
Ms Carol Baker, MEd(Guidance
and Counselling), TSTC, CDAA
Coordinator Learning
Enhancement
Mrs Lyn Kirwan, MAppLing,
BEd, DipT
Student Counsellor
Mrs Nicole Hinchcliffe, BSc,
MA(Psych),
MC/FT, MAPS
Heads of House
Melaleuca
Mrs Kate Powell, MEd(TESOL),
BSc, DipEd
Karragaroo
Miss Carly Leeson, BEd, BA
Banksia
Mrs Susan Tiplady, BA, DipEd
MIDDLE AND SENIOR SCHOOL
TEACHING STAFF
Mr Ben Andrews, BMM, DipEd
Mrs Kate Baker, BAppSc(PE)
Ms Rebekah Bardsley, BSc, BEd
Mrs Louise Bassam, BA,
PGDipEd, MACE
Mrs Sally Bell, BA(Hons),
GradDipT(Sec),
GradDipEd(EarlyC’hood)
Mrs Majda Benzenati, MHRM,
BEcon, GradDipEd
Mrs Caroline Brodar, BSc,
GradDipEdAdmin, DipEd
Ms Leica Burley, BEd, MACEL
Ms Sheridan Burley, MTch, BMus
Mr Ryan Caldwell, BBus(Comm),
BA, BEd, MACE
Mrs Chris Caughley, BSc, DipEd
Mrs Gayle Churchill, DipT,
CertResCare
Mr Timothy Crowe, BEd
Ms Catherine Cunningham, MA,
BA, GradDip
Miss Tracey-Lee Daranjo, BEd, BA
The Reverend Ian Dredge,
BTheo, GradDipEd, CPE
Mr Chris Dunn, BAppSc,
GradDipEd, GradDipTourism
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Mrs Audrey Fellowes, BEd,
DipT, MEd
Ms Julie Francis, BEd
Mrs Bev George, DipT,
CertIIHospOps
Mrs Lyn Gibson, BEd,
GradCertAppEdSt
Ms Melinda Gibson, MTeach,
BA(Hons)English
Mrs Libby Gillmore, BEd, DipT,
TTCert
Mrs Michelle Greening, BPharm,
GradDipEd(Sec)
Mr Liam Guilar, MA, BA(Hons),
PGCE
Mr Ross Jewell, BA, GradDipT,
AssocDipAppSc
Mrs Julie-Anne Johnston, BEd
Ms Sherilyn King, BEd,
GradCertAppEdSt,
CertIIHospitalityOps,
CertIIIBusAdmin
Mr Matt Krenske, BAppSc, BEd
Ms Sandrine Laimer, BEd(Sec)
Miss Carly Leeson, BEd, BA
Mr Nicholas Mageros, BEd, DipT
Ms Jenny Mahon, GradDipEd,
BA(Hum)(Hons)
Ms Kylie Makin, BA, DipEd,
GradCertVisArtsEd
Mr Tony Maud, BSc(Hons), PGCE
Mrs Karen McNamee, MSc, BSc,
DipEd, MACEL, MACE
Mr Brad Moore, BHM
Mr John O’Keeffe, BEd(Sec),
BSc(Maths)
Ms Amanda O’Neill, BA(MAS),
GradDipEd(Sec), GradCertRE
Ms Bev Philben, MEd, BEdStud,
GradDipRE, DipRE, MACE, MACEL
Mrs Natalie Pignier, BEd
Mrs Kate Powell, MEd(TESOL),
BSc, DipEd
Ms Marion Pyrlik, MEd
Ms Amanda Rigby, BEd, DipT
Mr Goro Sakaguchi, BSc
Mrs Cathy Scruton, BEd, DipT
Mrs Diana Stonier, MEdSt, BEdSt,
BA, DipEd
Mrs Elizabeth Sumpter,
BSc(Hons), PGCE
Mrs Rebecca Templeton, BEd, LLB
Mrs Susan Tiplady, BA, DipEd
Mrs Robyn Vincent, BEd, DipT
Mr Blake Wheaton, BSc(Hons),
BEd
Mr Antony Zambolt, BEd, BMusEd
JUNIOR SCHOOL
Acting Head of Junior School
Mr Tony Watt, DipEd, BEdSt,
MEd, MEdSt(Counselling), AGCA,
MACE
Deputy Head of Junior School
Curriculum
Ms Chris Hill, BEd, DipT, CertTESOL
Head of Administration
Junior School
Mrs Lisa Cleverly, BEd, DipT
Curriculum and Administration
Assistant
Mrs Kym Wiebusch, BEd, BTch
Junior School Coordinator
Learning Enhancement
Mrs Sue Le Roy, MEd, DipT(EC),
GradCertSpNds
Heads of House
Tristania
Miss Annette Cooper, DipT,
LAMDA
Grevillea
Mrs Helen Lucre, BEd, DipT
Acacia
Mrs Beth Claydon, BEd, BTch
Junior School Sport/Andrews
Cup Coordinator
Mr Ben Crilly-Hardgrave,
BEd(Prim)
Director Preparatory Centre
Mrs Karen Capper,
AdvancedDipChildren’sServices
JUNIOR SCHOOL
TEACHING STAFF
Mrs Raechel Alback, BEd(Prim)
Mrs Lisa Beechy, MEd, BEd(Early
Childhood)
Mrs Beth Claydon, BEd, BTch
Mrs Alison Conyngham,
DipT(Prim), PostGradEd
Miss Annette Cooper, DipT, LAMDA
Mr Ben Crilly-Hargrave, BEd(Prim)
Ms Stacey Curtin, DipT, TchCert
Ms Sally Crain, BEd, BPhEd,
GradCertEarlyChildhood
Mrs Gail Donohue, DipT, TchCert
Ms Simone Fitzgerald, BEd(Prim),
BAS
Ms Cathryn Gittins, BEd(Prim)
Mrs Joanne Grimmer, BEd(Hons),
CertTEFL
Mrs Suzanne Herbert, DipTeach,
BEd, CertRE, GradCertMathsEd,
MACEL
Mrs Katherine Humphris,
BEd(Prim)
Miss Claire Jameson, BEd(Prim)
Miss Sarah Johnson, BEd(Prim)
Mrs Kate Kefford, BA(Hons),PGCE
Mrs Sue Le Roy, MEd, DipT(EC),
GradCertSpNds
Mrs Helen Lucre, BEd, DipT
Mrs Alison Mazey, MLI(Early
Childhood), BEd, BMus
Mrs Kate McNamara, BA(QTS)
Hons
Miss Lisa Miles, BEd
Mrs Debbie Nichols, BEd, DipT,
CertT
Mrs Sally-Anne Nind, BEd, DipT
Miss Shannon O’Neill, BEd,
BA(Dance)
Mrs Jenny O’Kane, BEd
Mrs Louisa Ogden, BSc(Hons),
PGCE
Ms Kristina Olivares, BEd(Prim),
BA(Eng)
Mrs Glenys Packer, BHMS(Ed)
Ms Bev Philben, MEd, BEdStud,
GradDipRE, DipRE, MACE, MACEL
Ms Gayle Power, BEd(Prim)
Ms Eileen Power, BA(Hons)
Theology, PGCE
Miss Fiona Poirrier, MEd,
GradDipEd, BMus, AMusA
Ms Karen Raison, BA, DipT,
CertTEFL
Mrs Ann Richards, BA, DipT, TTCert
Miss Megan Robertson, BPMus,
GradDipEd
Mrs Shelagh Rogers, CertEd
Ms Michelle Tomkinson, BEd(Prim)
Mrs Jemma Trendler, BSc(Hons),
GradDipEd
Mrs Jean Vail, BPrimEdStudies,
BEc, BComm
Miss Ali Waters, BEd
Mrs Melissa Wilkins, BEd, BTch
Ms Sarah Yates, BA(Hons)
Mr Chen Yang, BA(InstrMusic),
LRSM
BOARDING
Heads of Boarding House
Head of McCulloch House
Miss Ali Waters, BEd
Head of Whitby House
Mrs Alison Mazey,
MLI(EarlyChildhood), BEd, BMus

Head of Darragh 11 House
Mrs Gayle Churchill, DipT,
CertResCare
Head of Darragh 12 House
Mrs Kim Kiepe, BEd, DipT,
CertResCare
Assistant to Heads
of Boarding House
Ms Carolyn Daley, CertResCare
Boarding Administration
Support Officers
Mrs Janet Knight
Mrs Chel Reeves
Boarding Staff
Ms Lauren Cairns, CertResCare
Ms Kelli-Anne Cottle, BSc
(Psychology)
Mrs Catriona Ciszewski,
CertResCare
Mrs Anne Cumming, CertResCare
Mrs Carolyn Daley, CertResCare
Mrs Debbie Donovan,
CertResCare
Mrs Valerie Evans, CertResCare
Mrs Dianne Hutcheon,
CertResCare
Ms Mary Jacklin, CertResCare
Mrs Robyn List, CertResCare
Mrs Sheryl Windle, CertResCare
Ms Monique Ammala
Ms Hannah Cairns
Mrs Carol Jones
Mrs Karina McCarthy
Mrs Jillian Moore
Mrs Bev Oliver
Ms Terri Palmer
Ms Angela Smith
Mrs Tania Strazan
Ms Ruth Tutton
Miss Eve Watkins
HEALTH CENTRE
Health Centre Coordinator
Sr Karen Taylor, RN, RM, IPN
Sr Julia Hodges, RN, RM,
PGCertPrimaryHealth Care(Child
Health)
Sr Ann Bingham, BNursing, BSc,
GradDipCancer and Palliative
Care, Master Nursing Leadership
LIBRARIES
Junior School Librarian
Mrs Elinor Cox, BEd,
GradDipMultiSt, GradDipLib, DipT
Mrs Susan Ryder, BEd, DipT, CertT
Junior School Library Assistant
Mrs Juanita Russell,
AdCertDevDis
Middle/Senior School
Library Manager
Mrs Robyn Markus-Sandgren,
MEdSt, BSc, GradDipEd,
GradDipResT
Archivist
Mrs Catherine Mackintosh, DipT,
GradDipLib
Middle/Senior School
Library Assistants
Mrs Ann Seery
Mrs Lisa Hoffman Wagner
Miss Alexeem Boyle
Mr Jason Drummond
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Head of Academic Technology
Mr Geoff Powell, MEd(Hons)
Computing, GradDip(IT),
BEd(Arts)
Head of Information
Technology - Technical
Mr David Warner,
BSc(Computing), BFET
Network Administrator
Mr Mark Benton, MCSE, MCSA,
CCA, CNA,
A+Certification
Digital Media Support Officer
Mr Ben Andrews, BMM, DipEd
Desktop Support Officer
Mr Hayden Hatcher, MCSE,
MCSA, MCTS, CCNA,
A+Certification
Administration Support Officer
Mrs Anne Cooper
GROUP LEADERS, TECHNICIANS
AND TEACHER AIDES
Laboratory Coordinator
Mrs Gail De Cello, BSc,
MedLabSci
Laboratory Assistants
Mrs Coleen Burn,
AssDipMedLabTech
Mrs Alice-Ann Maurer,
AssDipLibTech
Middle/Senior School
Mrs Libby Gillmore, BEd, DipT,
TTCert
Mrs Mandy Goodchild
CertIIIEdSupport
Mrs Nanette Usher, CertBusSt
Junior School
Mrs Denise Balson,
CertIIIEdSupport
Mrs Kathie Brosnan,
CertIIIEdSupport,
CertIIIChildrensServices
Ms Kerry Farrawell,
CertIIIChildrenServices,
CertHomeEc
Mrs Susan Gadd, BSc(Hons),
CertIIIChildrenServices
Mrs Judith Hoban,
CertIIIChildrenServices,
Foundation Coaching Certificate
Ms Rachel O’Brien,
CertIIIChildrenServices
Mrs Susan Parkin, TchCert,
ReadingRecoveryCert,
CertIIIChildrenServices
Mrs Maima Rennex,
CertIIIEdSupport, CertIVEdSupport,
DipEdSupp,
CertIIIChildrenServices
Mrs Tanya Shelton
Mrs Jane Shrubshall,
CertIIIChildrenServices,
FoundationCoachingCertificate
Mrs Holly Nixon
Group Leaders
Preparatory Centre
Miss Ruth Tutton, MDI(U
K),CertIIIChildrenServices,
DipChildrenServices
Mrs Debbie McIntyre, DipCCEd
Miss Tanielle Bradstreet,
CertIIIChildrenServices
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ADMINISTRATION
Director of Admissions
Ms Louise Lewis
Executive Personal Assistant to
the Head of School
Mrs Carole Powell,
DipFinMkts(Equities),
CertREPrac, CertSecSt, JP(Q)
Personal Assistant to the
Deputy Principal
Mrs Emma Miller
Executive Administration
Officer, Assistant to Head of
Staff and Director of Curriculum
Mrs Debbie Di Martino
Assistant to Head of Staff
and Director of Curriculum
Mrs Amanda Markby
VET Liaison Officer
Mrs Petrice Davies
Administration Support Officers
Mrs Claire Beazley
Mrs Susan Day
Mrs Colleen Goldie, DipT
Mrs Kathy Jackson, JP
Mrs Jaime Kazimierowicz
Ms Sharon Osborne
Mrs Cheryl Reddy, CertHR
Mrs Bev Robinson
Mrs Teresa Scholes
Mrs Jackie Stewart
Mrs Janette West
ACCOUNTS
Accountant
Ms Valerie Corr, JP(Q)
Payroll
Mrs Joanne Hopkins
Fees
Ms Andrea Cochrane
Accounts
Mrs Barbara Daw
Book Shop Coordinator
Mrs Dorothy Ellis
Tuckshop Joint Coordinators
Mrs Judith Hyde,
Ms Karen Purdy
Junior School Café Coordinator
Mrs Marie Anderton
Uniform Shop Coordinator
Ms Karen Moore
SPORTS COMPLEX
Head Swim Coach
Mr Morris McCleery
Swimming Coach
Mr Bill Tomlinson
Administration Support Officers
Ms Stephanie Cantly
Mrs Ruth Hutton
Mrs Mel McMah
Fitness Centre
Edward Hayward
Mark Jansson
GROUNDS, MAINTENANCE
AND SECURITY
Grounds and Maintenance
Supervisor
Mr Jayson Neal
Security Staff
Mr Tom Johnson,
Mr Duncan Thams
Grounds Staff
Mr Andrew Banham
Mr Garry Knight
Mr Alex Collins
Mr John O’Keeffe
Mr Andrew Gravel
Mr Troy Pinkerton
SERVICES
Services and Compliance
Manager
Ms Melanie Woolley, DipMgt
Head Chef
Mr David Dalby, CGDip
Weekend Chef
Mr Anthony Crotty, CGDip
Chef’s Assistant
Mrs Carmel Petersen
Catering Services Supervisor
Mrs Nerelle Mulligan
Cleaning Services Supervisor
Ms Sharon Sereni
Services Staff
Mrs Ratsameechok Ault
Mr Drew Henderson
Mrs Catherine Bell
Mrs Sue Martin
Mrs Marika Bettonvil
Ms Rachel Ormiston
Ms Sam Brown
Mrs Kathy Owens
Mr John Brennan
Ms Helen Petersen
Mrs Barbara Cash
Mrs Kathy Richards
Ms Maryann Clark
Ms Gail Shaw
Ms Leanne Coleman
Mrs Joan Smith
Mrs Sue Day
Ms Michelle Thompson
Mrs Michelle Evans
Mrs Cheryl Treloar
Mrs Wendy Forsythe
Mrs Katalin Ullaga
Mrs Tipi Hirst
Mrs Lee Wilson
Mrs Debra Heather
Mrs Yvonne Siganto
Ms Julienne Kassman
Mrs Wendy Stubbs
Mrs Diane Horgan
Mrs Dorota Witorski
TUTORS AND COACHES
Ballet
Hinterland Dancing Academy
Speech and Drama
Miss Kylie Skelton, ATCL
Mrs Marilyn Martin, BA, DipT,
LTCL, ATCL, CertIVESL
Miss Caitlin Yeager, BA, DipEd,
ATCL
Mrs Kathy McLean, ATCL
Music
Mr Rhett Bolton, BSocSc
Mrs Roberta Bowen, ARCT
Mrs Claire Buzetzky, AMusA,
LTCL, DipMusQCM
Mr Paul Doherty, DipT
Ms Tania Edmunds, LMusA
Mr Richard Ham, BA(MusEd),
LTCL, AMusA
Mr Ashley Lewis, BMus(Perf)
Mrs Belinda Manwaring, ASCM,
BMus,GradDip, DipPPAGSM
STEAA
Ms Hedi Rose, BMus
Mr Ben Singh, MMus, BMus,
PostGrad
Gymnastics Coach
Delta Gymnastics
Tennis Coach
Mr Chris Cush
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NON NOBIS SOLUM
Not for ourselves alone
The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane trading as St Hilda’s School
Registered CRICOS Provider No. 00510M
52 High Street, Southport. PO Box 290 Southport 4215 Queensland Australia
Telephone (+61) 07 5532 4922 Facsimile (+61) 07 5591 5352
Email: principal@sthildas.qld.edu.au
Website: www.sthildas.qld.edu.au