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<strong>Whitefriars</strong> College<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2007</strong>


Contents:<br />

From the<br />

Chairman<br />

From the Chairman<br />

From the Principal’s Desk<br />

Learning and Teaching<br />

Staff<br />

Professional Development<br />

Financial Overview<br />

Our <strong>2007</strong> Teaching Staff<br />

1-2<br />

3-4<br />

5-6<br />

7-8<br />

9<br />

10<br />

The following points were highlighted in the<br />

<strong>Whitefriars</strong> College Board’s <strong>2007</strong> <strong>Report</strong> to<br />

the Carmelite Provincial Council at the AGM<br />

of <strong>Whitefriars</strong> College Inc. on 13 May 2008.<br />

1. Holistic development of all students remained a key<br />

objective - included such activities as:-<br />

• All year 12 students – have a 3 day Community<br />

Building Retreat Program,<br />

• Most year 11 students – have a 3 day Kairos<br />

Retreat<br />

• Across all year levels – there was implementation<br />

of Programs for:<br />

• Leadership and Structures,<br />

• Community Service, and<br />

• Social Justice (eg awareness programs of<br />

East Timor).<br />

• Across all year levels there has been a very<br />

successful third year of the ‘Vertical Pastoral<br />

Program’ which fully integrates the spiritual and<br />

leadership development across various year<br />

levels.<br />

2. Delivery of our Strategic Plan objectives - included<br />

such key activities as:-<br />

• Our second year of an alternative (more trade/<br />

vocational based) program for year 11 & 12<br />

students – termed VCAL.<br />

• More focused learning support for students with<br />

special needs – as well as for those capable of<br />

further extension,<br />

<strong>Whitefriars</strong> College Inc.<br />

ABN 35 808 045 134<br />

156 Park Road Donvale, Victoria 3111 Australia<br />

Telephone: +613 9872 8200 . Facsimile: +613 9872 4343<br />

Email: principal@whitefriars.vic.edu.au<br />

www.whitefriars.vic.edu.au<br />

3. College Physical Master Planning - included such key<br />

activities as:-<br />

• An update of the August 2006 College Master<br />

Plan.<br />

• The first phase ($1.7M) of a revised Master Plan<br />

was completed at end of term 1 of <strong>2007</strong>, which<br />

included new classrooms and refurbishment of<br />

some existing classrooms.<br />

• A second phase ($4 + M) is currently under design and<br />

planned for completion in 2010, with construction<br />

works planned to start in late 2008. These works will<br />

include further new/refurbished classrooms plus<br />

new chapel that will accommodate approx. 230<br />

students in readiness for the 50 year celebration of<br />

the College in the year 2010/11.<br />

4. Ongoing College Staff Development<br />

• The College has continued to be successful in<br />

retaining and attracting talented staff. Providing<br />

further opportunities, and requirements, for ongoing<br />

staff development is being monitored by the<br />

Board.<br />

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5. College Finances- key points of note are;<br />

• The financial position of the College remains strong.<br />

• A detailed forward 5 year financial plan indicates that the<br />

above Physical Master Plan development works can be<br />

undertaken with prudent debt levels being achieved over<br />

a four year period. This has been achieved with prudent<br />

financial management over this decade in reducing level of<br />

debt and building reserves to enables the Plan to now be<br />

implemented.<br />

6. Student numbers and Class sizes<br />

• A measure of the on-going vitality of the college is the demand for students to attend the<br />

College. Within the stated College Principles of accommodating all catholic students that<br />

wish to attend, in <strong>2007</strong> this resulted in an additional stream/class being accommodated<br />

in the year 7. The Board in <strong>2007</strong> committed to progressively reducing class size to 26<br />

students. Presently the College enrolment is some 1140 + students, which includes 40 +<br />

International Students.<br />

7. Operations of the Board of the College:<br />

• In <strong>2007</strong> the Board of <strong>Whitefriars</strong> College Incorporated, inclusive of its three specialist<br />

subcommittees, held 22 meetings. This (more than) fulfilled its requirements as laid down<br />

in its terms of appointment by the Carmelite Provincial Council.<br />

• The Board completed all reporting requirements to the required Statutory Authorities in<br />

the <strong>2007</strong> year.<br />

• The Board, in its internal governance role conducted an internal review of its operations<br />

in the year.<br />

• The Board, in conjunction with the Provincial Council, commissioned a lawyer to review<br />

the <strong>Whitefriars</strong> College Incorporated Rules. The findings of this review resulted in minor<br />

changes to the Rules for <strong>Whitefriars</strong> College Incorporated.<br />

From the Chairman<br />

Mr Peter Duffy<br />

Chairman of the <strong>Whitefriars</strong> College Board of Directors<br />

Master Plan (phase 2) proposed plan<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 02


From the<br />

Principal’s Desk<br />

School Improvement Plan<br />

The priority focus of our actions in <strong>2007</strong> in implementing our School Improvement Plan<br />

<strong>2007</strong> – 2009 was again in the area of teaching and learning. To this end, the review of all<br />

aspects of the curriculum continued, accompanied by its on-line documentation. This<br />

review process is regarded as continuous and involves a particular review of each year<br />

level every three years. In <strong>2007</strong>, the focus was on Years 9 & 10. Parallel with this curriculum<br />

review process was the ongoing implementation of the VELS-based curriculum in Years 7<br />

– 10 and the reporting on student performance to parents according to the compliance<br />

demands of the Federal government. The implementation of the VES built on the work done in 2006 in the English and<br />

Mathematics faculties. All subjects in Years 7 – 10, except Religious Education, now have a VELS-based curriculum, with<br />

RE expected to conform to these standards by 2009.<br />

The other aspect of our School Improvement Plan that has an ongoing priority is that of Spiritual, Interpersonal and<br />

Intrapersonal Development. This relates directly to the pastoral care and management of students. Our vertical<br />

House–based pastoral care structure continues to serve us well in this respect, coupled with our Transition program for<br />

Year 7 students, Outdoor Learning Program for Years 8 – 10, Kairos retreat at Year 11 and the Community Building retreat<br />

at Year 12. The development of a more formal Student Leadership program and process for Year 11 students wishing<br />

to access leadership roles in Year 12 was well received, with many students taking advantage of it and an excellent<br />

group of leaders emerging from it. The completion of a comprehensive Safe School Policy and Procedures in <strong>2007</strong> was<br />

a major achievement and the implementation of many programs to address the specific spiritual, interpersonal and<br />

intrapersonal development of students was again a feature of our concern to offer a quality student welfare service.<br />

<strong>2007</strong> saw the completion of the first stage of the progressive implementation of the current phase of the Facilities<br />

Masterplan, with the substantial refurbishment of a number of classrooms and the addition of a number of others,<br />

including a new Year 7 learning area – the Duncan Centre. In noting these developments, acknowledgement must be<br />

given to the Federal Government for its contribution of $75,000.00 under its Investing in our Schools program, to the cost<br />

of new student furniture for these learning areas. Along with these developments, plans were also well advanced for<br />

the construction of a number of other new classrooms and associated facilities (to be built over 2008 – 2009) and then<br />

a new, substantial and significant Chapel in the heart of the campus (2009 – 2010), to be opened in the College’s 50 th<br />

anniversary year in 2010. Plans for these developments have been well supported by the very generous response to the<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> Giving Program, introduced in <strong>2007</strong>, and scheduled to be activated in May each year henceforth.<br />

Staff<br />

Although some teaching staff suffered prolonged or often recurring illnesses throughout <strong>2007</strong>, the average teacher<br />

attendance rate at school over the year was 97%, reflecting high staff morale and level of satisfaction with their<br />

work environment – and a strong commitment to the education of their students. The support offered by finance,<br />

administration, maintenance, library and technical support staff in computer, science and arts areas was also invaluable<br />

in enabling the primary function of teaching and learning to proceed in a smooth and effective manner.<br />

Eleven new teachers joined the <strong>Whitefriars</strong> staff at the start of <strong>2007</strong>, accounted for mostly by the addition of an extra<br />

Year 7 class and the commitment of additional teaching resources in the Learning Support and Performing Arts areas<br />

of the school. Overall, there was a 90.5% retention rate of teachers between 2006 and <strong>2007</strong>.<br />

Students<br />

The <strong>Report</strong> of the Deputy Principal (Studies) will address the performance of <strong>Whitefriars</strong> students in meeting various<br />

national benchmark standards. The challenge of assisting students to achieve the optimum academic results of which<br />

they are capable is integral to our School Improvement Plan, as already outlined above, and our commitment to the<br />

pastoral care of students is also, as previously explained, under constant review and development.<br />

VCE results in <strong>2007</strong> were comparable to those of previous years. Our Duces were Robert Evans, with the highest ENTER<br />

– 99, and Jayden Rossis with the highest average Study Score – 43. These students are to be especially congratulated<br />

on their outstanding efforts and achievements, along with the 50 students who achieved a Study Score of 40 or more<br />

in one or more subjects. Among these students were four who achieved a “perfect” study score of 50 in one of their<br />

subjects – Kyle Conrau (English), Robert Evans (Chemistry), Jayden Rossis (Studio Arts) and Owen Scannell (Further<br />

Maths). Owen was also admitted to the Dean’s Scholars Commerce Program at Deakin University.<br />

Of the 165 students who completed Year 12 in <strong>2007</strong>, 82% applied for entry to a tertiary education course. Of these<br />

applicants, 92% received an offer: 71% to a University, 25% to TAFE and 4% to a Private Provider. Of those who are not<br />

pursuing tertiary studies post Year 12, most are pursuing apprenticeships in a variety of trades, with a couple working fulltime<br />

in other areas of the workforce and a couple pursuing traineeships. This includes those 7 students who completed<br />

VCAL and are now pursuing various trade-related options in the workforce. It is also of interest to note that, whereas<br />

there were 165 students who completed Year 12 at <strong>Whitefriars</strong> in <strong>2007</strong>, there had been 184 students in this cohort at<br />

Year 9 level. Twenty-nine students (16%) had left between the end of Year 9 and the end of Year 12, whilst 15 new<br />

students (mostly Full Fee Paying International Students) had joined the group.<br />

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Apart from the curriculum opportunities offered to students at <strong>Whitefriars</strong> across the various Year<br />

levels in <strong>2007</strong>, many sporting and other co-curricular opportunities were offered. These included:<br />

• Private tuition in the mastery of musical instruments, accompanied by performance in a<br />

College band or ensemble;<br />

• Participation in various ACC musical workshops;<br />

• Involvement in the <strong>Whitefriars</strong> – Siena Musical Production, The Pajama Game;<br />

• DAV & ACC Debating Competitions;<br />

• Chess – including ACC Chess Tournament;<br />

• Environment Committee;<br />

• Ballroom Dancing (Year 10);<br />

• “Key” Club;<br />

• Young Vinnies;<br />

• SRC & HRC – and their various committees;<br />

• Year 7 Transition Camp;<br />

• Year 8 – 10 OLP camps;<br />

• Year 11 Kairos Retreat;<br />

• Year 12 Community Building Retreat;<br />

• Tournament of Minds;<br />

• Various Mathematics, Science and LOTE competitions;<br />

• Premier’s Reading Challenge;<br />

• Public Speaking Competitions and other opportunities;<br />

• “Live Smart” program – Years 10 & 11 Study Skills program;<br />

• Fitness Training;<br />

• Social Action involvement, such as “Walk for East Timor”;<br />

An overall student attendance rate of 94.21% reflects well, I believe, on student satisfaction levels with<br />

their school experience.<br />

Satisfaction Surveys<br />

The Parent Satisfaction Survey conducted in early 2008 of the parents of students who attended<br />

<strong>Whitefriars</strong> in Years 7 – 11 in <strong>2007</strong> and on their experience of <strong>Whitefriars</strong> in that year drew 355 responses<br />

from the 900 families who received the survey: an excellent response rate of 39%.<br />

The Parent Satisfaction Survey sought to evaluate the extent to which parents believed effective<br />

school practices were apparent across nine domains: curriculum/academic program; quality of<br />

teaching; learning outcomes; pastoral care; discipline and safety; parent involvement; resources;<br />

year transition and religious/spiritual aspects. The mean satisfaction rating in all areas was higher<br />

than that of the mean across all the Independent Schools in Victoria who used the same survey, with<br />

the average satisfaction rating of <strong>Whitefriars</strong> parents across all areas being 78.99%. This is pleasing –<br />

and not indicating any areas of high concern overall. However, the opportunity to make additional<br />

individual qualitative comments at the end of the survey was taken up by 116 respondents, many<br />

of whom highlighted particular concerns. These helpful comments confirmed that our endeavours<br />

to improve academic performance, maximize the potential of the notebook computer program<br />

for thinking and learning, provide good service of notebooks, raise the standard of uniform wearing<br />

among students and ensure the safety of students both at school and travelling to and from schools<br />

are areas for development and matching the concerns of parents. We will be analyzing these<br />

comments further and endeavouring to improve our performance in the areas of concern.<br />

A Satisfaction Survey was also distributed early in 2008 among Year 12 <strong>2007</strong> students. Unfortunately,<br />

the response rate was too low to enable any meaningful analysis of the data. Future Satisfaction<br />

Suveys among exiting Year 12 students will be conducted towards the end of their Year 12 year –<br />

before they finish school and sit their exams.<br />

From the Principal’s Desk<br />

Conclusion<br />

Whilst <strong>2007</strong>presented a number of challenges and areas for improvement and growth, there were<br />

considerable achievements to note. Both the challenges and the achievements provide a sound<br />

basis for forward planning and reason for great optimism for the future. All who form part of the<br />

College community are to be congratulated and thanked for their contribution to its sound state and<br />

encouraged to contribute positively to its future.<br />

Fr Paul Cahill, O.Carm.<br />

Principal<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 04


Learning and Teaching<br />

Key Student Outcomes:<br />

State-wide English and Mathematics test results.<br />

In <strong>2007</strong> all year 7 and year 9 students throughout Victoria were involved in<br />

state-wide testing based on Achievement Improvement Monitor (AIM) tests in<br />

English and Mathematics. The results of the tests gave us data that showed how<br />

<strong>Whitefriars</strong> College students were performing compared to other students in the state.<br />

Student performances in each area were measured according to a scale from 1 to 6, each level<br />

approximating the VELS levels now used across the state (and referred to in the school subject reports that<br />

are sent home at the end of each semester).<br />

The following table gives a brief snapshot of the mean performances of <strong>Whitefriars</strong> College students in year<br />

7 and year 9 in tests of Reading, Writing, Spelling and Mathematics and the corresponding performances of<br />

boys in years 7 and 9 in schools across the state:<br />

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<strong>Whitefriars</strong><br />

boys Year 7<br />

<strong>2007</strong><br />

Boys statewide<br />

Year 7<br />

<strong>2007</strong><br />

<strong>Whitefriars</strong><br />

boys Year 9<br />

<strong>2007</strong><br />

Boys statewide<br />

Year 9<br />

<strong>2007</strong><br />

Reading 4.5 4.3 5.6 5.2<br />

Writing 4.5 4.3 5.3 5.2<br />

Spelling 4.4 4.2 5.0 4.9<br />

Mathematics 4.5 4.2 5.3 4.9<br />

Note that in all areas, without exception, <strong>Whitefriars</strong> students performed significantly better than boys as a<br />

whole across the state.<br />

The year 9s had previously undergone AIM testing in English and Maths when they were year 7s in 2005. By<br />

comparing their 2005 results to their <strong>2007</strong> results we can gain an indication of how much our students had<br />

improved in English and Maths and also obtain an indication of the ‘value adding’ in English and Maths that<br />

<strong>Whitefriars</strong> made to these students in that time. The following table shows such longitudinal improvement<br />

across all areas (spelling was not tested in 2005, so a longitudinal comparison of performances in spelling<br />

cannot be made):<br />

<strong>Whitefriars</strong> boys<br />

Year 7 2005<br />

<strong>Whitefriars</strong> boys<br />

Year 9 <strong>2007</strong><br />

Reading 4.7 5.6<br />

Writing 4.6 5.3<br />

Mathematics 4.4 5.3<br />

Note that in all areas there was significant improvement from year 7 to year 9 (with <strong>Whitefriars</strong> students<br />

maintaining their significantly better level of achievement than their counterparts across the state).<br />

Proportion of <strong>2007</strong> Students meeting National Benchmarks<br />

(as assessed by the AIM tests):<br />

AIM test performances were used to determine what proportion of students met Federal Government<br />

National Benchmarks. The results are shown below (the results for <strong>Whitefriars</strong> students are significantly higher<br />

than the national average):<br />

Year 7 Reading 95.4%<br />

Year 7 Writing 100%<br />

Year 7 Numeracy 96.3%<br />

With a new intake of students into the College each year the proportion of the cohort of year 7 students<br />

achieving national benchmarks fluctuates small amounts from year to year. In <strong>2007</strong> the changes in<br />

benchmark results from the previous year were:<br />

Year 7 Reading -4.1%<br />

Year 7 Writing +0.5%<br />

Year 7 Numeracy +3.2%


Other Key indicators of student performance in <strong>2007</strong>:<br />

These include:<br />

VCE median study score: 30<br />

VCE completion rate: 99%<br />

VCAL completion rate: 100%<br />

Yr 9 to 12 retention rate: 96.76%<br />

Value Adding in other areas:<br />

It is noteworthy that, apart from our mainstream academic programs, the significant benefits<br />

of a range of other College programs and approaches have also been highlighted by various<br />

measures and various forms of feedback, including anecdotal evidence from teachers,<br />

students and parents. The following are brief outlines of a selection of such programs offered<br />

in <strong>2007</strong> and some of their benefits:<br />

• The year 11 spiritual retreat, Kairos – students have the opportunity to ‘step back’ from<br />

the hurly burly of day to day life and reflect on what is important in life and grapple with<br />

some of the ‘big questions’. Feedback each year from the boys who have taken part<br />

is overwhelmingly positive.<br />

• The Outdoor Learning Program – in natural outdoor environments, away from the<br />

comforts of city living, students are encouraged to draw on their own physical and<br />

mental resources to handle difficult situations outside their comfort zone and, for most of<br />

them, outside their of previous experiences. They develop a greater sense of confidence<br />

in themselves also and a greater appreciation of the benefits of group cooperation.<br />

Students are invariably very enthusiastic about the program. Later, as adults, many have<br />

reflected that the program was one of their most enjoyable life-shaping experiences.<br />

• Integrated use of laptop computers across the curriculum by all students in years 7 to<br />

12 – students use information and communication technology as a powerful learning<br />

tool and are able to move easily into a wider world of work and further study where<br />

familiarity and adept use of such technology is increasingly expected.<br />

• Personal Development programs, including programs to improve student resilience,<br />

programs to raise awareness of and minimize instances of bullying, programs to help<br />

students deal effectively with grief and loss, a driver pre-education program, faith<br />

enrichment seminars and programs to help students who may be experiencing anxiety,<br />

are among a raft of programs available to students at <strong>Whitefriars</strong><br />

• The myriad of opportunities for students to participate in extra-curricular activities<br />

including debating, public speaking, chess, environmental action, science projects<br />

such as the Orang-utan Project, the Book Club, peer tutoring, involvement in an annual<br />

school musical production, instrumental music and involvement in any of a multitude of<br />

teams for a plethora of sports.<br />

• A wide range of opportunities for students to take part in various state, national and<br />

international competitions including effective speaking competitions, creative writing<br />

competitions, various maths, science, information technology and multi-media<br />

challenges and competitions, the Stock Market Challenge, the Premier’s Reading<br />

Challenge, the Dante Alighieri competitions for students of Italian, to mention but a few<br />

from a very extensive list – such opportunities have given many of our students a better<br />

idea of what is required to attain excellence and perform at a high standard in front of<br />

judges or audiences beyond their usual school setting<br />

• Various programs designed to stimulate and challenge gifted and talented students<br />

• Individually tailored programs to help students needing support in literacy or numeracy<br />

Learning and Teaching<br />

Kevin Lindorff<br />

Deputy Principal - Studies<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 06


Staff<br />

Professional Development<br />

Professional Development <strong>2007</strong><br />

In <strong>2007</strong> we continued to support the Professional Development of our staff<br />

through the provision of funding and time release for staff involved in professional<br />

learning within and outside the college. The college provided four inservice<br />

days, three of these focussed on teaching staff and one related to all staff on<br />

issues of student and staff welfare.<br />

Staff in all areas of the college were involved in a range of other learning opportunities provided on<br />

site and were also provided support for participation in workshops, conferences and other activities<br />

provided by external providers.<br />

For <strong>2007</strong> the details were as follows:<br />

• Student Free Days:<br />

o Thursday 29 th March - VELS and Differentiating our Curriculum<br />

• Kevin Lindorff (DP Studies) provided an overview of where we are at and where we<br />

need to get to in relation to VELS and reporting.<br />

• Faculty Heads then organised their staff to work in teams on curriculum development<br />

in line with VELS with a particular focus on differentiating the curriculum<br />

o Friday 30 th March June – VELS and Differentiating our Curriculum<br />

This day was planned as our annual day on Catholic Ethos and Spirituality. Unfortunately at<br />

the last moment we found that our planned presenter, Fr. Richard Leonard was unable to<br />

attend. So we continued with work in Faculties on the theme from the previous day.<br />

o Friday 8 th June - Learning Technologies PD Day<br />

• The morning involved 2 sessions of workshops presented mainly by <strong>Whitefriars</strong> staff with<br />

some involvement of outside presenters – the aim was to provide practical training on<br />

the use of technology to enhance learning<br />

• The afternoon was a whole staff presentation involving:<br />

• An overview of the new College Intranet with Warren Moseley<br />

• Developing Faculty Workspaces with Justin Vincent<br />

• Using Student Workspaces with Dianna Walker<br />

o Monday 29 th October - Welfare & Well-being – this day was in 2 sections:<br />

• Student Welfare – Mandatory <strong>Report</strong>ing<br />

The first part of the day was a session for all staff provided by Lisa Cox from Child Wise.<br />

Child Wise is an Australian not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the protection of<br />

children. The purpose of this session was to provide an update on our obligations in<br />

relation to Mandatory <strong>Report</strong>ing.<br />

• Staff Welfare<br />

The afternoon was organised by the Staff Welfare Committee and was a selection of<br />

workshops and activities promoting health and welfare.<br />

• Support for PD activities – funding & time release:<br />

The total direct funding for Professional Development was $42 100. Of this, $41 500 related<br />

to funding of PD activities including our student free days as well as external workshops and<br />

conferences. Our staff spent the equivalent of 242 days in total on external PD activities and this<br />

was supported by the equivalent of 225 days of time release.<br />

The following tables show the top 15 priorities in terms of allocation of PD resources to particular<br />

categories. As each activity is recorded, the foci of the activity are also noted - activities will<br />

often relate to more than one category.<br />

The figures represent the % of the resource which relates to each PD category. For example<br />

23.1% of the spending on PD activities related to activities linked to the effective use of learning<br />

technologies.<br />

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Table 1 – PD Participation<br />

Total days of staff participation in PD Activities:<br />

242 days (excluding student free days)<br />

Table 2 – Funding in $<br />

PD Categories % of Time PD Categories<br />

Total funding for PD Activities $41 500<br />

(including student free days)<br />

% of $<br />

Budget<br />

Learning Technologies 23.1% VCE - Subject Related 19.6%<br />

VCE - Subject Related 20.3% Learning Technologies 18.9%<br />

7 - 12 Subject Related 18.4% 7 - 12 Subject Related 16.6%<br />

VELS 13.5% VELS 11.9%<br />

7 - 10 Subject Related 10.2% 7 - 10 Subject Related 10.5%<br />

Learning Support 7.8% Learning Support 10.2%<br />

Gifted Education 7.4% Health & Safety 9.4%<br />

Health & Safety 7.2% Computer Systems 8.0%<br />

Individualised Learning 5.4% Gifted Education 6.6%<br />

Careers 5.0% Bus Licences 5.0%<br />

Student Welfare 4.5% Individualised Learning 4.5%<br />

Bus Licences 3.7% Literacy 3.4%<br />

Leadership 3.7% Leadership 3.2%<br />

Literacy 3.5% <strong>Report</strong>ing 3.1%<br />

Personal Development 2.9% Student Welfare 3.0%<br />

The main priorities reflect the core business of <strong>Whitefriars</strong> in the delivery of a relevant<br />

curriculum. As a school with high use of technologies many PD activities undertaken<br />

by staff involved learning technologies. Each are these is significant PD in learning<br />

technologies across the curriculum areas but one reason for an increase in this<br />

priority in <strong>2007</strong> was the need for Maths staff to prepare for the implementation of<br />

curriculum using CAS calculators.<br />

The implementation of VELS at Years 7 to 10 was again a priority in <strong>2007</strong>. Following<br />

on from a successful implementation in Maths and English in 2006, all other Faculties<br />

were involved in implementing VELS during this year. Teaching staff were involved<br />

in external PD related to VELS as well as 2 days of PD within the College.<br />

Two areas of significant increase in <strong>2007</strong> relate to priorities in the College’s Strategic<br />

Plan. Gifted Education and Individualised Learning are two significant priorities and<br />

this is reflected in the amount of time and money allocated to these in <strong>2007</strong>. The PD<br />

for VCE subject teachers remained a high priority as VCE teachers continue to stay<br />

ahead of demands in their subject areas.<br />

Staff Professional Development<br />

• Study Support – in <strong>2007</strong>, a much smaller proportion of the total PD budget was used<br />

to support staff undertaking further studies as a number of staff completed their<br />

studies in 2006.<br />

Mr Andy Dalrymple<br />

Director of Staff Development<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 08


Financial Overview<br />

Upon the completion of the College’s Independent Audit <strong>Report</strong> each school year, a Summary<br />

Financial Statement is distributed to parents of the College and other interested parties on request.<br />

The percentages used to compile this document have been based on the amounts authenticated by<br />

the College Auditors (DTT Victoria) as being a fair and true indication of the College’s financial position<br />

at 31st of December <strong>2007</strong>.<br />

During the period, the accounting year was changed from January to December to fall in line with the<br />

requirements made by the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria. The financial information for the<br />

eleven month period shown below, gives a broad picture of <strong>Whitefriars</strong> College activities for the <strong>2007</strong> school year.<br />

Operating Expenses<br />

Salaries and Associated Costs 1 64%<br />

Curriculum Expenditure 2 13%<br />

Excursions 3 5%<br />

Administration Expenses 4 6%<br />

Buildings Maintenance 5 6%<br />

Grounds Maintenance 6 2%<br />

Interest On Loans 7 1%<br />

Depreciation 8 4%<br />

100%<br />

Operating Income<br />

Other Income 1 2%<br />

Parent School Fees 2 47%<br />

State & Commonwealth Other Grants 3 1%<br />

State Government Grants Per Capita 4 11%<br />

Commonwealth Government Grants Per Capita 5 38%<br />

Transfer Future Maintenance Provision 6 1%<br />

100%<br />

Capital Income<br />

College Building Fund 1 88%<br />

New Loan Proceeds 2 0%<br />

Capital Grants Commonwealth Government 3 12%<br />

Other Donations 4 0%<br />

100%<br />

Capital Expenditure<br />

Loan Repayments 1 15%<br />

Buildings - Duncan Centre & F Block Refurbishment 2 48%<br />

Buildings - Fire Service Upgrade and other projects 3 19%<br />

Improvements 4 4%<br />

Furniture and equipment 5 11%<br />

Computer Network 6 3%<br />

100%<br />

• In summary, Government & State Grants accounted for 50.0% of the College’s operating income, allocated through the Catholic Education<br />

Office.<br />

• Salaries and associated costs represent 64% of total operating expenditure with Teaching salary costs making up 75% of the cost<br />

component.<br />

• There were no new loan proceeds or capital donations made during the year.<br />

• The College received 88% of its capital income from the <strong>Whitefriars</strong> College School Building Fund.<br />

• The transfer from the <strong>Whitefriars</strong> College School Building Fund formed a major part of the funding for capital expenditure.<br />

• The College acknowledges the funding grant of $75,000 from the Commonwealth Government under the investing in our schools program.<br />

• These funds were used to fund the provision of furniture and equipment in Duncan Centre and F Block refurbishment project.<br />

• The Years 7 & 8 block refurbishment project represented 48% of capital expenditure and was completed in June <strong>2007</strong>.<br />

Mr Glenn Aspinall<br />

Business Manager<br />

09 <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2007</strong><br />

NOTE: PERCENTAGES BASED ON FIGURES AS PER THE SPECIAL PURPOSE REPORT & AUDITORS STATEMENT


Our <strong>2007</strong><br />

Teaching Staff<br />

John Abrahams<br />

B.ED / M.ED (LEADERSHIP)<br />

Alison Agnew<br />

B.ED / GRAD DIP<br />

Alessandra Akers<br />

B.APP SCI / GRAD DIP<br />

Stephanie Amorosi<br />

VC.ED / B.A / DIP.ED<br />

Nadia Ballan<br />

B.ED<br />

Taryn Bates<br />

B.ED / B.APP SCI<br />

Felicity Beggs<br />

DIP. VIS ARTS / B.A /B.TCH (SEC)<br />

Tania Benevento<br />

B.A/ M.SP.ED / DIP.ED<br />

Stuart Biggins<br />

B.A / DIP.ED<br />

Brad Bird<br />

B.ED / DIP ED ADMIN / M. ED<br />

Lena Borg<br />

B.ECON / DIP.ED<br />

Helen Bosher<br />

B.A / DIP.ED<br />

James Box<br />

B.BIOL SCI / DIP.ED<br />

Andrew Broadbent<br />

B.ED MUSIC / B.A MUSIC<br />

Christopher Bucknell<br />

B. APP SCI / DIP.ED / DIP. OUT.ED<br />

Vincent Burton<br />

TPTC / B.A / B.ED<br />

Astrid Buselmeier<br />

B.A / DIP.ED<br />

Peter Ciardulli<br />

B.ED<br />

Trent Collins<br />

B.APP SCI / B.ED<br />

Nicky Contogouris<br />

B.A / DIP.ED / B.ED<br />

Stephanie Corveddu<br />

B.A SOC.SCI / DIP.ED/ DIP TESOL<br />

Shane Cotter<br />

B.ED<br />

Janine Crociani<br />

DIP TCH (PRI)/ B.ED<br />

Neal Crossan<br />

B.A / DIP ED / DIP R.E. / B.THEOL. / DIP ED ADMIN / DIP ED STUD / M.ED<br />

Penelope Crossman<br />

HDTS / B.ED<br />

Andrew Dalrymple<br />

B.ED / DIP.CURRIC/ M.ED<br />

Paul Davis<br />

B.SCI (HONS) BIOL SCI/DIP.ED<br />

Eddy De Jong<br />

B.SCI HONS / DIP.ED / B.ED/M.ED / PHD PHIL.<br />

Robert Delle<br />

B.ED MUS / M.MUS<br />

Vicky Dembalas<br />

B.A. (HONS)/ DIP.ED<br />

Leigh Denning<br />

B.A / DIP.ED.<br />

Shannyn Dickson<br />

B.MUS/ DIP.ED<br />

Pauline Dunne<br />

B.A / DIP.ED.<br />

Amanda Egglestone<br />

B.ED<br />

Sharon Feher<br />

B.SCI HONS / DIP.ED<br />

Emilia Fields<br />

TPTC / B.ED / M.ED<br />

Jason Fischer<br />

B.ED<br />

John Freeman<br />

B.BUS /DIP ED/M.ED<br />

Heidi Garland<br />

B.A/ DIP HTH SCI/ DIP.ED<br />

Charles Garzia<br />

B.SCI / DIP.ED / DIP.INFO TECH /<br />

DIP.ED. STUDS<br />

Elizabeth Georgakopoulos<br />

B.ED<br />

Bernadette Gidley<br />

B.A / DIP.ED / DIP.ENG<br />

Christine Haddrell<br />

B.ED<br />

Dominic Hardiman<br />

B.A / B.ED<br />

Diana Hazelwood<br />

B.A / DIP ED / DIP.LOTE MTH / DIP.LANG.<br />

Kristan Height<br />

B.APP.SCI./ DIP.ED<br />

Amanda Hourigan<br />

B.A / DIP.ED<br />

Ann Hyland<br />

B.A / DIP ED<br />

Phred Jackson<br />

B.SCI/DIP.ED<br />

Michael Johnson<br />

B.A.INDUST.DES. / DIP.ED / DIP. TECH ED<br />

Anna Kaloudis<br />

B.COMM / DIP.THEOL./ DIP.ED.THEOL./ DIP.ED<br />

Karen Kearney<br />

B.TCH./ B.TCH LIB. / M.ARTS<br />

Sean Keefe<br />

B.A / MASTERS DEG.<br />

Gavin Kellar<br />

B.APP SCI / B.ED<br />

Mary Kelty<br />

DIP.TCH / M.A<br />

Tamara Keyes<br />

B.APP.SCI / DIP ED<br />

Noel Kierce<br />

B.A / DIP.ED /M.A / M.ED<br />

Tracey Langer<br />

B.ED / M.MUSIC PERF.<br />

Shane Lawrence<br />

B.SCI / DIP.ED<br />

Malcolm Legge<br />

ASS.DIP. CARTOGRAPHY / B.ED / M.ED (COMP IN ED)<br />

Kevin Lindorff<br />

B.ENGG / DIP.ED / M.ED<br />

Dianne Malatt<br />

B.A.(SEC ED)/ B.ED MTHS/ GRAD DIP MATHS ED<br />

Andrew Mannion<br />

B.SCI / DIP.ED / M.ED.STUDS<br />

Una Marshall<br />

B.A / DIP ED<br />

Nicholas May<br />

B.ED / DIP.ANIMATION<br />

Heath Mc Gregor<br />

B.APP.SCI<br />

James Mc Ilroy<br />

B.A / DIP.ED / M.ED LEADERSHIP<br />

Jo Menzies<br />

B.APP.SCI / DIP.ED<br />

Noelene Mitchell<br />

B.A / DIP.ED / M.ED<br />

Peixia Mo<br />

B.A / B.ED<br />

Warren Moseley<br />

B.APP.SCI / DIP ED / M.ED<br />

Inta Needham<br />

TSTC (Art & Craft)<br />

Janine Newell<br />

B. A<br />

Dean Notting<br />

B.ED<br />

Christine O’ Brien<br />

B.A (HONS) / DIP ED<br />

Christopher O’ Callaghan<br />

B.A / DIP ED / M.ED / GRAD DIP ARTS (POL)<br />

Sean O’ Donaghue<br />

B.A / DIP.ED / M.ED<br />

Joseph Oltvai<br />

B.MUS / M.MUS<br />

Ashley Payne<br />

B.SCI / DIP.ED / M.ED<br />

Patrick Platt<br />

B.THEOL./ DIP.ED / GRAD DIP RE<br />

Simone Pollock<br />

B.ED<br />

Frank Pospischil<br />

DIP TEACHING<br />

Lyn Power<br />

B.A / DIP ED<br />

Rhonda Powling<br />

DIP.LIBRN./ B.ED<br />

Murray Pryer<br />

B.ED<br />

Peter Rennie<br />

B.ED<br />

Samantha Riddle<br />

B.ED (LIB )/ DIP.AD HLTH & WEL./M.ED<br />

Roslyn Robinson<br />

B.ED / DIP VIS COM & ED<br />

Nicole Ross<br />

B.Sc.Ed<br />

Anna Rotar<br />

B.A / DIP.ED<br />

Sean Ryan<br />

B.SCI / DIP.ED<br />

Phillip Sakellaridis<br />

B SCI (HONS) / B.ED<br />

Marie Salinger<br />

B.ED<br />

Katherine Saunder<br />

B.APPL.SCI / DIP ED<br />

Karen Scott<br />

B.A / DIP.ED<br />

Catherine Sealey<br />

B.A / GRAD DIP (APPL.LING) / DIP ED / M.INTR. ED<br />

Tania Sheko<br />

BA (HONS) / DIP ED / M.A (GERM) / M.ED (LIB)<br />

Peter Smith<br />

M.SP.ED.<br />

Catherine Sonsini<br />

B.A / DIP ED/ GRAD DIP RE<br />

Peter Sorockyj<br />

CERT.TEACH./ DIP.ED<br />

Gregory Stewart<br />

B.SCI / DIP.ED / DIP ED (STUD WELF)<br />

Phillip Stringer<br />

B. ED<br />

Elske Tecklenburg<br />

B.A / DIP ED<br />

Leanne Thomas<br />

B.SCI (ED) / GRAD DIP STUD WELF<br />

Maria Toomey<br />

B.ED<br />

Anna Valent<br />

B.SCI / GRAD DIP ED<br />

Rachel Valentine<br />

B.A / DIP.ED<br />

Justin Vincent<br />

B.SCI / DIP.ED<br />

Melissa Vollebergh<br />

B.SCI / DIP.ED<br />

Dianna Walker<br />

B.A (ED)/DIP.ED/G.D.DRAMA ED/G.D. COMP.ED/G.C.APPL.SCI./<br />

G.D.ED/M.ED/CERT.IV ED & TRNG./M.NEW MEDIA/CERT3 & 4 FITNESS<br />

Brenna Wee<br />

B.MUS (HONS) / DIP.ED<br />

Catherine Wells<br />

B.ED<br />

Darralyn White<br />

DIP.PRI TEACH / B.ED / M.A (COUNS)<br />

Anne-maree Wight<br />

B.ED<br />

Doug Wright<br />

B.SC/GRAD DIP-ED; CURRIC;EDADMIN;M.ED<br />

Anthony Yeo<br />

B.SCI / DIP ED / B.ED<br />

Our <strong>2007</strong> Teaching Staff<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 10


<strong>Whitefriars</strong> College Inc.<br />

ABN 35 808 045 134<br />

156 Park Road Donvale, Victoria 3111 Australia<br />

Telephone: +613 9872 8200 . Facsimile: +613 9872 4343<br />

Email: principal@whitefriars.vic.edu.au<br />

www.whitefriars.vic.edu.au

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