Annual Report - Somerville House

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Principal’s Report (cont’d)Academic ProgramA number of teachers and senior staff members haveattended workshops this year held by various organisationsto discuss the new national curriculum. While dates forthe final release of Stage 1 documents have beendelayed several times, we have anticipated variousoptions to ready the Senior School for a new curriculum.The rigour of our current curriculum holds the Schoolin good stead to be able to accommodate the differentpriorities of this new national curriculum.Senior School students continue to lead the way inacademic and cultural competitions in Queensland andAustralia. For example, our French Department gainedexcellent results in the Concours Alain Duval competitionwhere Somerville House students won first, second andthird places ahead of students from across Queensland.This achievement was mirrored in English when threeYear 12 students won first, second and third prizes in thenon-fiction prose section of the Literary Competitionsponsored by the English Teachers’ Association andJames Cook University. In addition to these outstanding‘clean-sweeps’, this year a Year 11 student not only camefirst in Australia in the Senior Section of the AustralianMathematics Trust Competition, she scored the highestscore of the 50,000 Year 11 and 12 entrants from across40 countries. These are only a few of the examples ofacademic excellence that have been fostered atSomerville House in 2010.Each year we review the timetabling priorities in orderto gain maximum efficiency and effectiveness of studentcontact time with their teachers. In 2010 we created adouble lesson for Year 11 students that was to be usedby various departments at times of intra-semester,whole-cohort assessment or when guest speakers wereinvited to address whole cohorts of Year 11 students indifferent subjects. In this way students were not withdrawnfrom other subjects to meet the one-off needsof another subject. The result has been less interruptedteaching time and increased flexibility of opportunitiesto ‘value-add’ to school-based work programs and learning.Of particular note in 2010 was the success of the newinitiatives put into place to support improved QCSresults and hence improved OP results for our Year 12students. A heightened focus on the importance ofthe QCS preparation program resulted in a number ofsignificant programming and timetabling changes forour Year 12 students.The standard of our Senior School curriculum was againrecognised this year by the Queensland Studies Authorityas being exemplary when representatives requestedthe use of eight of our seventeen large-group Year 12submissions as exemplars for others schools across theState. This is testimony to the high standard of teachingundertaken at Somerville House and the rigorous andchallenging work programs prepared by our teachersunder the supervision of our Heads of Departments andSubject Coordinators.Two Year 8 students were presented with certificatesfrom the PMSA for representing Australia in the InternationalFuture Problem-Solving Competition held inWisconsin in June.The excellent results achieved by Somerville Housestudents in the 2010 NAPLAN testing reflect the highstandards of teaching and learning practices evident inthe Junior and Middle Schools. Importantly, no studentin Years 3, 5, 7 or 9 at Somerville House attained resultsbelow the National Benchmarks. In particular, averageresults achieved across all aspects of Literacy andNumeracy are significantly higher than both therespective Queensland and Australian averages.Year 9 students were introduced to Robotics this yearas part of their Information Technology program. Thisenabled them to have hands-on experience buildingrobots from Lego materials. It also helped the studentsto develop their problem-solving skills in a collaborativelearning environment as they designed and testedcomputer programs, which allowed their robots toperform a variety of tasks.SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 20103

Principal’s Report (cont’d)Year 7, 8 and 9 students combined during Terms 2 and 3to participate in an extension and enrichment programcalled Building Machines. The program was funded bythe Australian Research Council and implemented byQUT and partner schools, such as Somerville House.This follows a similar extension program called BuildingBridges, which was studied by Middle School studentslast year.Over the past eighteen months, we have been makingsignificant progress in curriculum renewal, with allteaching staff actively participating in professionalactivities relating to curriculum development. We havebeen emphasising a critical enquiry approach, usingour Curriculum Framwork which encompasses the fivestrands of Critical Investigations, Creativity,Participation, Communication and Reflection. Our JuniorSchool teachers have been undertaking a year-longprogram of curriculum development, focusing onincorporating teaching strategies and assessmenttechniques designed to enhance learning. In the MiddleSchool and Senior School, our Heads ofDepartment, Heads of School and the Director ofTeaching and Technology have all been engaged inleading the process of analysing current practices andimplementing strategies that help us to focus on higherorder thinking skills with our students. We shall be verywell placed to implement the national curriculum.Pastoral CareOur students have benefitted from the additional timerelease provided to the Heads of Year in 2010. TheSchool Heads of Year have used this time to work closelywith students experiencing personal hardship as wellas educating students about their responsible use oftechnology.Acting Against BullyingThe School of Education at Griffith University developedthe Acting Against Bullying (AAB) program to assistin the prevention of bullying and conflict betweenstudents through drama and peer teaching. The Parentsand Friends’ association funded the start-up program in2009 and it has continued to run successfully in 2010.Year 11 Drama students and their teachers initiate theprogram in March, which is then taken to Year 9 and 7in the Middle School and then from Middle School intoJunior School for Years 4 and 5. Thus the year levels whowere not involved in 2009 have now all been able toparticipate in the program. In 2011, the Year groups whopreviously encountered the program in 2009, will againparticipate in and review AAB, but at a more sophisticatedlevel that keeps pace with their cognitive and emotionaldevelopment.CAPITAL WORKSWith the completion of our new Junior School and Boarding House in time for the start of the academic year in 2010,we have successfully located our students to their new learning and living areas. Throughout the year, minoradjustments to the buildings have been made as part of the settling in process.Work has commenced on the Junior School Library and on the Clinic, which are now scheduled for completion inTerm 1, 2011. Work has also commenced on the extension and refurbishment of our recreation and sports facilitieswith two news tennis courts, a multi-purpose court, an extended oval and new playground areas for the JuniorSchool and Middle School to be completed in 2011.A Capital Campaign Committee has been at work all year, assisting the School to raise funds for these much-neededimprovements to our facilities.Representatives from Somerville House have been in negotiations with representatives from the Brisbane CityCouncil, the Queensland Children’s Hospital and the Department of Infrastructure and Planning to resolve issuespertaining to traffic management in the precinct, particularly in Graham Street. It is hoped that a resolution will bemade early in 2011.The School Council commissioned Dr Rhyl Hinwood AM, leading Australian sculptor and Old Girl, to create a work ofart for the new building. Dr Hinwood’s work, Tree of Life was unveiled in November, and it is an impressive addition tothe School, emphasising the importance of creativity in the midst of all that we do.4SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010

Staff NewsNew Staff in 2010Rachael Allen-MoulesTeacher of PrepGrace BroadheadTeacher of ChemistryMelissa Cafferky Admin Assistant to Academic StaffElizabeth CaponP & F TuckshopMichiel CaseyIT TechnicianJan CowenCareers CounsellorMichael Crome Teacher of Mathematics & ScienceRachel GillespieTeacher of EnglishVeronica Green Admin Assistant to Junior SchoolRuth HellwigJunior School LibrarianJesscia McLeanTeacher of English and SOSEDenise MosenP & F TuckshopLyn PatonP & F TuckshopTristane RobertTeacher of FrenchSandra RobinsonFinance OfficerAdrian SantosIT TechnicianJon SmithNetwork ManagerAlana WalshSports Administration OfficerRichard WorseyHead of ScienceGrounds / Domestic StaffNyssa BrownBen HarbottleKym SydenhamBoarding StaffBettina Bauer – GAP (Semester 1)Christine StonerJayne Carmichael – GAP (Semester 1)Julia Laws – GAP (Semester 1)Nicole DeverSandy SherryVanessa Strauch – GAP (Term 4)Ayami SasakiInternational Exchange ProgramKay BishopPeter BondCourtney BridgesSally BrunelloStacey-Jane CourticeQuynh DoSteven DonnellyKay DugganJanine EdbrookeElizabeth EdwardsTammy EsgtorfStephen FaulknerLorraine HuxleyContract Staff in 2010Leanne JanszAlana JohnstonWilliam KitchenKarl MeyerJoanne O’BryanRay PearsonMatthew PrestonAngela QuickKimberley StantonTrevor TurnerSamantha WallsAnne WardKate WattsAppointments During the YearLisa BottomleyRod BroadheadLeanne BrookesJulie BrunckhorstElizabeth EdwardsAndrea FieldAnnette HeadErica McLeanTroy PetersTim SmethamGraeme SmithDebra BaskervilleGrace BroadheadRod BroadheadChristine BruceNicole DeverPaul DieteMichelle EllisAllison GallagherNess GoodwinGavin KellyCharmaine LavisStephen MatthiasHead of Year – Senior SchoolDirector of CurriculumHead of Physical EducationHead of Year – Middle SchoolAndrews Cup Co-ordinatorActing Head of Physical EducationHead of DramaHead of ScienceDeputy Head of MaintenanceAssistant Head of Junior SchoolHead of MaintenanceStaff Who Resigned in 2010Staff on Leave During the YearLeanne Brookes (Term 4)Michelle Crouch (Term 2)Kerry HaengaGail Hart (Term 2)Rae Kelly (Term 3)Karen KirkBelinda Lalor (Term 2, Sem 2)Shelley Lloyd (Term 4)Marriages in 2010Rachael Allen-Moules (nee Allen) – JanuaryKate Watts (nee Watson) – AprilAaron Clarke – MayBirths in 2010Debra McMahonBrenda MusindoPhillip NorthLyn PatonBeate PoidaKim SydenhamAlison TaylorAbby VarleyDean WatersFrances WilliamsonRichard WorseySarah WrightKelly MurrayPam Penny (April/May)Helen Preston (Sem 2)Kira Sampson (Term 2)Mary SaroukosGaye Travers (Sem 2)Abby VarleyAbby Varley (son, Thomas) – JanuaryKaren Kirk (son, Connor) - JanuaryMary Saroukas (daughter, Helena) – AprilBelinda Lalor (daughter, Georgina) – MayHelen and Matthew Preston (daughter, Charlotte) – AugustLeanne Brookes (daughter, Catey) – OctoberShelley Lloyd (daughter, Georgia) – NovemberSOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010 5

Academic ReportTHE QUEENSLAND CORE SKILLS TESTRESULTS 2010Somerville House students performed extremely wellon the 2010 Queensland Core Skills Test. These resultsare shown below:QCS Grade A B C DNumber 55 48 28 11Proportion 38.7% 33.8% 19.7% 7.8%ACADEMIC OUTCOMES - Year 12 ResultsIn 2010 132 students were eligible for an OP (OverallPosition). Of these students 28% achieved an OP 1, 2or 3 and 93.2% achieved an OP 15 or higher. The tablebelow shows the distribution of OPs.OP RANGE SOMERVILLE STATE1 - 2 22.0% 6.13%1 - 4 38.6% 14.41%Median OP 6 OP 111 - 15 93.2% 74.88%SOMERLINKSIn 2010, the number of students participating inSomerlinks increased. This was partly due to theSouthbank Institute of Technology’s Southbank TertiaryEntrance Program (STEP). The STEP program enablesYear 11 and Year 12 students to start a Diploma whilestill enrolled in a secondary school. At Somerville,twenty-two students in Year 11 and twenty-fourstudents in Year 12 were enrolled in the Somerlinksprogram.At SBIT students were enrolledin the following Diplomas6TERTIARY OFFERS FOR 2011 STUDY(2010 STUDENTS)In 2010 students who applied for a tertiary place at awide range of institutions including interstate receivedthe following offers.Preference No No of Offers % of Applications1 84 57.12 27 18.43 15 10.24 7 4.85 6 4.16 4 2.7Total Offers 143 97.3SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010• Diploma of Graphic Design• Diploma of Nursing• Diploma of Beauty Therapy• Diploma of Events• Diploma of Tourism• Diploma of Accounting• Diploma of Justice Administration• Diploma of Business• Diploma of Children’s Services• Diploma of Visual ArtsVocational Education Courses– various venues• Certificate II in Business• Certificate II in Fashion Design• Certificate III in Children’s Services• Certificate III in Health Services Assistance• Certificate iii in Design FundamentalsTraineeships• Certificate II in Business• Certificate III in Beauty Services• Certificate II in Vet Nursing• Certificate III in Hospitality Operations

Academic Report (cont’d)YEAR 12 SUBJECT ENROLMENTSKey Learning Area Subject NumbersMathematics Mathematics A 84Mathematics B 84Mathematics C 24Science Biology 61Chemistry 61Physics 42Humanities Ancient History 12Modern History 30Geography 31Commerce Economics 30Accounting 39Bus Comm & Tech 46Legal Studies 36Key Learning Area Subject NumbersLanguages English 153English Extension 7Chinese 6French 30German 5Japanese 14Korean 2Modern Greek 1TechnologyInformation Processing& Technology 8The Arts Art 53Drama 22Music 12Music Extension 8Physical Education 21CHESS2010 proved to be a busy and successful year forSomerville House chess players. Unlike other mostsports, chess is not a seasonal activity and serious chessplayers commit to an entire year of workshops andtournaments. Students participated in competitions atlocal, regional, state, national and international level.The more serious players can play between fifteen andtwenty five tournaments each year.At the Australian Junior Chess Championships held inHobart, Tasmania in January, a Year 8 student and a Year9 student tied for first place in the Under 18 AustralianGirls’ Chess Championship. The Year 8 student won thatplay-off and also the Under 14 Australian Girls’ LightningChess championships and the Under 14 AustralianGirls’ Rapid Chess Championship. The Year 9 studentwas awarded the Under 16 Australian Girls' Chesstitle, placed 2nd in the Under 14 Girls’ Lightning ChessChampionship and placed 3rd in the Under 16 Girls’Rapid Championship. A Year 8 student placed 2nd inthe Under 16 Australian Girls’, 2nd in Under 16 Girls’Rapid Championship and 3rd in the Under 18 AustralianGirls’ Problem-Solving and 3rd in the Under 14 AustralianGirls Lightning Championship. One Year 4 student wonthe Under 10 Queensland Girls’ Chess ChampionshipsThe Greater Brisbane Interschool Primary and SecondaryChess Teams Championships commenced in Februaryand concluded in October. 120 students from Prep toYear 11 represented Somerville House at these eventswhich attracted over 3000 students. Ribbons and medalswere awarded to 25 students for outstanding performanceon individual boards over the course of the competition.The Middle School team placed second overall in theGreater Brisbane division of the event and were againthe only all-girl team to compete in all the rounds andin the Queensland Interschool Primary and SecondaryChess Teams Championships Finals where they placedsecond. The four-player Middle School team thenplayed ten hours of chess each day over a weekend torepresent Brisbane at the Queensland Championship ofthe event. The girls placed 5th.In the Queensland Primary and Secondary SchoolGirls’ Chess Teams Championship three Middle Schoolstudents and one Prep student won gold medals forhighest score on individual boards. Additionally, fourstudents won ribbons for outstanding performanceoverall. The Middle School team won the state titleand represented Queensland in Perth at the AustralianSecondary Girls’ Chess Championship which they won.Three students in the group were awarded goldmedals for highest score on their respective boards.Two Middle School students were selected to representAustralia at the 2010 World Junior Chess Championshipsin Greece.SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 20107

Academic Report (cont’d)NATIONWIDE TESTING 2010Year 9Aspects ofShown as percentagesLiteracy and National SchoolNumeracy Highest Middle Lowest Average Average20% 60% 20%Number 53.0 45.6 1.4 585 626Reading 53.0 46.3 0.7 574 622Grammarand 52.3 47.0 0.7 579 642PunctuationSpelling 36.9 63.1 0.0 578 626Writing 57.7 41.6 0.7 568 635Year 7Aspects ofShown as percentagesLiteracy and National SchoolNumeracy Highest Middle Lowest Average Average20% 60% 20%Number 40.2 57.62 2.2 548 587Reading 45.1 50.5 4.4 546 595Grammarand 60.2 34.4 5.4 535 608PunctuationSpelling 44.5 53.3 2.2 545 592Writing 56.6 42.4 1.0 533 5978SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010

Academic Report (cont’d)NATIONWIDE TESTING 2010Year 5Aspects ofShown as percentagesLiteracy and National SchoolNumeracy Highest Middle Lowest Average Average20% 60% 20%Number 34.7 65.3 0.0 489 505Reading 53.1 42.9 4.0 487 528Grammarand 49.0 49.0 2.0 500 553PunctuationSpelling 51.0 49.0 0.0 487 516Writing 37.09 63.0 0.0 485 521Year 3Aspects ofShown as percentagesLiteracy and National SchoolNumeracy Highest Middle Lowest Average Average20% 60% 20%Number 54.0 46.0 0.0 395 433Reading 70.0 30.0 0.0 414 510Grammarand 76.0 24.0 0.0 417 508PunctuationSpelling 65.0 35.0 0.0 399 468Writing 62.0 36.0 2.0 419 479SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010 9

Academic Report (cont’d)Each year students enter a range of academic and cultural competitions. The results provide state and nationalresults against which the achievements of our students can be compared.The outcomes of a range of competitions are profiled in this section of the Annual Report. They should be read inconjunction with the results of the nationwide testing in literacy and numeracy in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. This combinedinformation provides an overview of the standards being attained by our students.COMMERCEThe Commerce Department offers a diverse rangeof interesting, challenging and relevant subjects toSomerville House students. One hundred and thirtythreestudents in Year 10 study one or both of the twoCommerce subjects, Economics and Law and BusinessEducation. This has translated into very strong numbersin the Year 11 and 12 subjects of Accounting, BusinessCommunication and Technologies, Economics andLegal Studies. Each of these subjects is represented inat least two classes in both Years 11 and 12. In all thesesubjects we strive to provide students with relevanttopics and to maintain a ‘real world’ focus. In the Year10 courses we have continued to highlight financialliteracy in order to provide students with informationon many of the important financial events of theiryoung lives.2010 Bond University’s High School MootingCompetitionThe Bond Mooting Competition provides an invaluableopportunity to engage in legal argument and to extendour talented Legal Studies students. The enthusiasticteam of Somerville House girls appeared in the FederalCourt to present their case on behalf of the Respondentin a well-argued moot on the issue of criminalnegligence against the Queensland Academy forScience and Technology. Although the girls did notprogress through to the final round of the MootingCompetition, the judges’ comments were a reflectionof the energy and hard work contributed by the teamthroughout Terms 1 and 2.Certificate II in BusinessThe delivery of Certificate II in Business is an integralpart of Business Communication and Technologies.Students are encouraged to take advantage of theopportunity to combine a vocational qualification withtheir academic program. This year, 96% of Year 12students completed the course.University of Queensland Economics CompetitionOutstanding results were achieved in this Economicscompetition, run by the Queensland EconomicsTeachers’ Association and the University of QueenslandSchool of Economics. Six students received HighDistinctions. Another eleven students over Years 11 and12 received Distinctions, and thirty received Credits.Overall, 77% of the sixty one students who entered thiscompetition obtained a Credit or better.Business Educators’ Association of QueenslandAccounting CompetitionSelected Year 12 Accounting students entered theAccounting Competition organised through theBusiness Educators’ Association of Queensland. Thiswas a very challenging competition, which tested thestudents’ skills and knowledge of accounting. 343accounting students from Queensland participatedin this competition. There were 19 Distinctions and46 Credits awarded throughout the State of which weachieved Equal Winner, one Distinction and five Credits.University of NSW Economics CompetitionYear 12 Economics students also participated in a NationalEconomics Competition run by the University ofNSW. Distinctions were obtained by two students and afurther nine students obtained a credit.Australian Stock Exchange Stock Market GameAll students studying Economics in Year 11, andEconomics and Law in Year 10 have engaged in theStock Market Game this year. This is a national gamewhere students buy and sell shares with a view toincreasing the value of their initial investment of$50 000. Certificates were awarded to the Year 11members of the top syndicate in the School whoimproved the value of their portfolio by $10,500 overthe ten week period of the game.10SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010

Academic Report (cont’d)COMMERCE, contdEcomanEighteen Year 11 students attended the Ecoman coursewhich was held at RBS Morgans, Riverside. ThisEconomics and Management program, which runs forthree days, endeavours to teach the students about thebusiness world through the use of a hands-on computersimulation game. They learnt a great deal about theimportance of a good management team and the rolethat each member must play in order to run asuccessful business. The program culminated inpresentations to a meeting of shareholders. SomervilleHouse staff, parents and employees of RBS Morgansattended this presentation, and they were veryimpressed with the confidence and knowledgedisplayed by the students in their address toshareholders.Young Achievement AustraliaThis year thirteen Year 10 students participated in theYAA Business Skills program. Students formed a smallbusiness and took on operation and management roles.Their aim was to conduct research to identify a niche,then market and sell a real product. The girls faced thedemanding challenge of managing team dynamics,employee relations, customer relations, meeting deadlines,achieving sales and profitability targets, operatingethically in a competitive environment and balancinghome/work/study life. Their chosen product was to sellLip Balm to the Somerville House Community andbeyond. Unfortunately, sales were quite sluggish,leading to low profit levels. Through evaluationof the performance of the venture, the studentsidentified weaknesses in their marketing andadvertising strategies.Youth ParliamentThree students participated in the 2010 YouthParliament Day. Along with a hundred other studentsfrom around South East Queensland, they debated thefictional Healthy Lifestyles Bill. As part of theGovernment, with one of our students acting asPremier, they were given the opportunity to speak onthe Bill. Despite the vocal Opposition it was an excellentinsight into the development of law in the distinctiveQueensland Parliament.QUT Accounting in High Schools ProgramClose links with QUT have continued through thisprogram. Ten students successfully undertook the studyof the BSB110 Accounting unit in Semester 1 and allstudents achieved excellent results.Constitutional ConventionTwo Year 12 Legal Studies students attended theConstitutional Convention held at Parliament House.The aim of this convention was to enhance the students’understanding of the Constitution and its relevance, inparticular the Constitutional preamble. Through variouslectures and group activities with students from otherschools, the girls were able to interact and learn moreabout different opinions on the current preamble, aswell as proposals for adjustments to it in the future.Year 10 Financial Literacy AssessmentApproximately one hundred Year 10 BusinessEducation and Economics and Law students undertookthe Commonwealth Bank Financial Literacy Assessmentthis year, organised by the UNSW and the CommonwealthBank Foundation. This test, completed on-line,assessed a range of financial literacy related issues,including interpreting pay slips, choosing the rightcredit card, costs of mobile phone plans, saving andbudgeting. Four students received High Distinctions. Inaddition, another eight students obtained Distinctions,and twenty-three Credits.YMCA Queensland Youth ParliamentThis program involved 92 young people aged between15 and 25 from across Queensland who were keento make a difference in their communities. A Year 11student was selected to participate in this nine-monthyouth development program which provided training,mentoring, and support to young people and aimed toimprove their knowledge of Queenslandparliamentary processes. Throughout the program,these young people gathered to discuss and debatelocal and state-wide policy. They advocated, within aQueensland parliamentary model, for change on theissues that matter to young people.SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010 11

Academic Report (cont’d)ENGLISHICAS English TestsIn 2010, Somerville House results for the InternationalCompetitions and Assessment for Schools (ICAS) Englishcompetition were significantly higher than the Stateaverage for the most part. This year, 953 students fromYears 4 to 12 competed in the competition in August.The table below indicates the performance of SomervilleHouse students in relation to the State mean.Year Participants School Mean State Mean4 50 26.9 25.85 48 23.8 22.86 73 28.9 27.77 88 27.0 26.88 146 27.3 23.39 140 29.5 27.010 140 30.3 27.611 142 30.0 27.412 126 33.8 29.1Courier Mail / James Cook University/QIEU /ETAQ Literary Competition 2010Section A Non-Fiction ProseFirst Prize: Year 12 studentSecond Prize: Year 12 studentThird Prize: Year 12 studentHighly Commended: Year 12 studentSection A Poetry (Mary Alexis Macmillan Memorial Prize)Second Prize: Year 11 studentYear 12 Results at ExitStudent Numbers VHA HA SAOP Eligible 153 36 92 25LANGUAGESFrench2010 has been very successful for the FrenchDepartment with students’ praiseworthy achievementsand success in outside competitions, outstandingresults for Year 12 French students, with three studentsachieving VH10 and a continuing improvement instandards throughout the School.Alliance Française Concours La Belle France– Years 8, 9 and 102010 saw quite stunning results in this competition, asour students won First, Second and Third Prize in everylevel. Furthermore, many students were awardedMentions Spéciales.Alliance Française Concours de Poésie– Years 7- 12In this keenly-contested competition, Somerville HouseFrench students again performed outstandingly. Wegained three First Prizes, eight Second Prizes, four ThirdPrizes and twelve Mentions Bien.Alliance Française Concours Alain Duval– Years 11 and 12In this ‘jewel in the crown’ of Alliance FrançaiseCompetitions, we gained First, Second and equal ThirdPrize.National Language Certificate ResultsFrench Certificate 1 No of students – 68ListeningHigh Distinction Distinction Credit Pass1.5% 18.2% 63.6% 16.7%French Certificate 2 No of students – 68ListeningHigh Distinction Distinction Credit Pass N/A8.8% 54.4% 33.8% 2.9%ReadingHigh Distinction Distinction Credit Pass N/A2.9% 13.2% 51.5% 27.9% 4.4%French Certificate 3 No of students –27ListeningHigh Distinction Distinction Credit Pass7.4% 7.4% 29.6% 29.6%ReadingHigh Distinction Distinction Credit Pass0% 22.2% 44.4% 33.3%12SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010

Academic Report (cont’d)LANGUAGES (Cont’d)JapaneseStudents of Japanese enjoyed a variety of culturalevents during 2010 including a reciprocal Year 10Student Exchange to Mejiro Kenshin, Japan, twoYear 11 students exchanged to Koyo Gakuen, Japan andanother Year 11 student was selected as a participant ofthe AFS Jensys Exchange to Japan (December 2010)Australian Language Certificate ResultsCertificate 1 No of Students – 25 (Year 8)ListeningHigh Distinction Distinction Credit Pass4.0% 12% 68% 16%Certificate 2 No of Students – 13 (Year 9)ReadingHigh Distinction Distinction Credit Pass8.0% 16% 31% 45%ListeningHigh Distinction Distinction Credit Pass9.0% 9.0% 64% 18%Certificate 3 No of Students – 11 (Year 10)ReadingHigh Distinction Distinction Credit Pass10% 36% 0% 54%ListeningHigh Distinction Distinction Credit Pass0% 37% 27% 36%ChineseStudents’ achievements in this discipline included• CLTAQ Speech Competition – One Year 10, oneYear 9 and one Year 8 student were awarded MeritAwards in their divisions. Two Year 8 studentswere awarded First and Second in the BackgroundSpeaker’s division.• UQ Writing Contest – Year 5 student, Second placein Background Speaker’s division; students fromYears 6, 8 and 11 were awarded Merit Awards in theBackground Speaker’s division; and Year 9 and Year11 students were awarded Merit Awards in the non-Background Speaker’s division.• Australian Language Certificate – pleasing resultswere achieved by all students in both reading andlistening.• A group of 18 students and teachers undertooka cultural tour to China, visiting Beijing, Shanghaiand Xian during the Term 3 vacation.ARTINSIGHT8 - Biennial Whole School Art ExhibitionThe 8th Exhibition held in late October was our mostsuccessful to date with an estimated 1000+ students,parents and visitors in attendance. The inaugural DrElaine Katte Art Award winner was announced, togetherwith seven Highly Commended Awards.Student Achievements• Three Year 12 students were shortlisted for theCreative Generation Awards for Excellence in Art,with one of the students being presented with anAward. Her work was exhibited at the Gallery ofModern Art and then toured the State.• Three of our Junior School students received awardsat the QIEU Art Awards.DRAMAThe introduction of Drama Week in the last week of Term2 was instrumental in raising the profile of Drama withinthe School this year. During this week a Year 12 ExtendedStudy Intensive saw industry professionals extendingour students; a visit and performance from the cast ofFAME! The Musical was not only highly entertaining butalso allowed students to gain insight into the industry; adress-up picnic fostered the playful nature of Drama; andthe Teachers versus Students Theatre Sports competitionattracted a large audience.Students in Senior School were given the opportunityto publically showcase their work. Year 10s presentedtheir Story Dramas based on influential women in Term2 in Old Town Hall, and the Year 11s presented theirCommunity Theatre pieces in Old Town Hall in Term 4to ample audiences of parents and friends. The Year 12Extended Study Awaiting was a highlight. The productionwas held off campus at the Brisbane Arts Theatre allowingstudents the opportunity to perform in a professionalvenue. The performance was attended by over 150students, parents, staff and Community members.SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010 13

Academic Report (cont’d)MATHEMATICSICAS Mathematics.The International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) are developed by Educational AssessmentAustralia (EAA) of the University of New South Wales, and are conducted annually across Australia and in 12 othercountries. There are over 1.5 million entries worldwide. The Competitions are for students from Years 3 to 12, andassess their academic ability in aspects of Mathematics (and other subjects). At Somerville House all Year 4 and Year6 students in Junior School; all students in Middle School; and selected students in Senior School participate in ICASMathematics.Summary Result for ICAS 2010No of Students Prize High Distinction Distinction Credit Participation568 1 18 86 169 294Australian Mathematics CompetitionThe Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) for the Westpac Awards is administered by the Australian MathematicsFoundation (AMF) Department. The Trust administers activities in Mathematics, Science and Informatics.No of Students Prize High Distinction Distinction Credit Proficiency Participation464 1 22 88 152 20 181* Challenge stagePrimary Section: four Distinctions; four CreditsIntermediate Section: three Credit* Enrichment Stage:The Mathematics Enrichment Stage provides challenging mathematics problems for students, as well as accessiblesupport materials for teachers. Each component of the series addresses different mathematical topics that are notpart of a normal school program. There are six different programs in the Enrichment Stage increasing in difficultyfrom the Newton Series for students in Upper Primary to the most difficult program; the Polya Series aimed at Year 10students. A Year 6 student achieved a Credit in the Newton Series and a Year 7 student achieved a Credit in the EulerSeries.* Mathematics Intermediate OlympiadIn order to receive an invitation for the Mathematics Olympiad Program it is highly desirable that a student hasrecorded a number of consistent results in both the AMC and the Challenge and Enrichment Programs leading toAIMO over a number of the lower secondary years. This year one Year 10 student was invited to participate andachieved a Credit.* Senior Olympiad ContestIn 2010 only 87 students from 46 schools participated in this contest. Our only contestant, a Year 11 student,received a certificate of Credit.* Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers (QAMT) Problem Solving CompetitionOne Year 11 student achieved the highest result in the state.* Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers Moreton Bay Maths Teams ChallengeSenior Division: Our teams were place Third, Fourth, Ninth and Tenth out of 18 teams.Intermediate Division: Of the twenty-eight teams in this division our girls took Fifth, Seventh, Tenth and Eleventh.Year 8 Division: From twenty-two teams in this division, Somerville placed Fifth and Ninth.Junior Division (Years 6/7): Eighteen teams were entered in this section and Somerville placed First and Fifth.14SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010

Academic Report (cont’d)SCIENCEICAS Science CompetitionOnly a selection of our best students sit the ICAS ScienceCompetition papers in Years 10 to12 so the resultswe obtain are expected and have no statistical meaning.It appears that performance in Years 4 and 9 hasimproved slightly from 2009. As we make all of ourstudents in Years 4 to 9 sit the test, we are in fact,competing against the better students from otherschools in Queensland and we cannot draw meaningfulconclusions about our relative positions to Queenslandwidecohorts.RACI National Chemistry QuizThe results show a similar degree of excellence inChemistry as in past years. This is especially pleasingconsidering the testing favours the content base of theNSW HSC courses and our Years 11 and 12 Chemistry iscontext based.Australian National Science OlympiadsQualifying ExaminationsOnly the Year 11 Physics students were entered thisyear. One student was awarded a High Distinctionand an invitation to attend the 2011 Science SummerSchool in Physics (ony 24 students invited Australiawide). Another student received a Credit.Australian National Chemical Analysis CompetitionOur Team was placed 8th out of the 31 excellent teamsin Australia. A total of 2500 teams entered over thewhole of Australia.National Youth Science ForumFour students will take part in the NYSF in January 2011after a rigorous selection process.Mater Medical Research InstituteStudent ProgramStudents were fortunate to have been given theopportunity to work with, and under the direction ofworld leaders in human disease research. The aim of theinstitute is to alleviate suffering by building a bridgebetween scientific research and bedside delivery ofcare, and the girls were given a tremendous opportunityto co-ordinate and develop their own clinical trials.Three students took part in this activity as part of theirBiology assessmentQUT Engineering ChallengeWas attended by Year 10 Physics students. The programinvolved challenges such as making vehicles, aircraft,bridges, satellite dishes and eco-homes from hoses,coat hangers and rubber bands.SOCIAL SCIENCESThe days of Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) appear to be numbered. National Curriculum documents aresoon to be signed off and the implementation stage begun. The Geography papers are some way off but they willsoon replace SOSE. Essential Learnings have now been successfully implemented across the three Middle Schoolyears with all assessment now organised around the ‘Knowledge and Understanding’ and ‘Ways of Working’assessable elements. The ‘Ways of Working’ have been clustered into ‘Investigating, Communicating, Participatingand Reflecting’ which now form the sub elements of the semester reports. For 2011 select units will be tailored tomatch the National Curriculum. All Year 7, 8 and 9 units are now identified as History or Geography rather thansimply SOSE. These will be further refined in 2011 to reflect the National Curriculum.National History Challenge State Awards 2010A Year 9 student was awarded First Prize, and three Year 8 students were awarded Highly Commended in thiscompetition.SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010 15

Academic Report (cont’d)SEYMOUR LIBRARYNumber of loans: 23,159Number of Resources Catalogued: 3,364Video Bookings: 8,472Readers’ CupA Readers’ Cup competition involves reading a numberof novels and then being quizzed on them. Thecompetition promotes in-depth reading and analysisof texts as well as collaborative teamwork and effectivecommunication to share notes and quiz each other inpreparation for the event. Five Year 7 students and fiveYear 9 students competed in the Readers’ Cupcompetitions during Term 2. The Year 7 team camefourth out of thirty-one teams and the Year 9 teamcame sixth out of seventeen teams.Premier’s Reading ChallengeTwelve Year 7 students completed the Premier’sReading Challenge for 2010. The challenge requiresstudents to read fifteen novels between May andAugust. The successful students were presented with asigned certificate from the Premier at Middle SchoolAssembly and library staff organised a small literarylunch to celebrate.Book WeekThe theme for Book Week 2010 was ‘Across the StoryBridge’ focusing on the places and adventures to whichbooks and stories can take you. Displays,competitions, Assembly skits, Book Buzzes and theopportunity to dress up, allowed students (and librarystaff) an opportunity to promote the importance andsignificance of Book Week.Author VisitsAuthor Jackie French visited the School in Term 2.Library staff were able to sit in on a very informativepresentation by Jackie which was particularly pertinentas the Year 7 set text for English will be Jackie’s recentpublication A Rose for the Anzac Boys.Brisbane author Chris Bongers visited Somerville Housein Term 4 and met with all Year 7 and Year 8 students.Her talks were informative and very entertaining andshe proved a success with the students in discussingboth her work as a journalist and her recent work as anovelist.HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATIONA number of students excel outside of the Physical Education lessons. Some of these exceptional achievements inthe Middle and Senior Schools in 2010 have included Australian/QLD Cricket Representative, QAS Volleyball member,QAS Cycling member, QLD Swimming and Track and Field Representative, Metropolitan East Touch, Track and Field,Cross Country, Water Polo, Basketball, Hockey, Netball, Softball, Volleyball and Swimming Representatives. Many ofthese girls study Physical Education as a subject, as well as training extensively in external teams/ clubs and asmembers of School teams.16SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010

Care in the CommunityTHE CLINICNext year the Clinic will be creating a piece of history as we will see the present Somerville House Clinic close itsdoors and sometime early in 2011, the new Somerville House Clinic building will be opened and operational.Providing care primarily for boarders, the Clinic Registered Nurse also attends to all day girls illnesses andaccidents as well as staff with any workplace health and safety matters or illnesses. The Registered Nurse is calledupon throughout the year to be in attendance at many sporting functions and other School functions eg ChoralFestival.Vaccinations that are offered to our School by the Brisbane City Council or Queensland Health are co-ordinated bythe Clinic. Staff and boarders are offered the annual Fluvax vaccination at the Clinic.The Brisbane City Council immunisation team attends the School several times throughout the year to immunise ourYear 8 and Year 10 students and this year 115 students in Year 10 received their Boostrix vaccination(Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis); 124 Year 8 students completed their Human Papilloma Virus (HPV); 92 Year 8students completed their Hepatitis B vaccinations; and 43 Year 8 students completed their Chicken Pox vaccine.In April, the Clinic arranged for Dr Byth (our School doctor) to immunise 39 boarders and 41 staff members with theirFlu vaccination before the winter months. Dr Byth kindly donated her services to the School.2010 Clinic StatisticsDay Students Seen Students Sent Home Boarders Seen Total Number SeenTerm 1 590 140 427 1017Term 2 622 130 458 1080Term 3 770 125 477 1247Term 4 609 129 512 1122TOTAL 2591 524 1874 4466CHARITIES SUPPORTEDStudent involvement in Community Service is an integral part of life at Somerville House. Students at all year levelsare encouraged to assist organisations working to benefit those in need. Members of the Community EngagementCommittee and Somercircle and boarders and students from Junior School contributed funds and worked to raiseawareness of the following charities during this year:• Antipodeans Abroad• St Vincent de Paul• Koala Foundation• Baptist World Aid• Guide Dogs Qld• ACT for Kids• Australian Cancer Research Foundation• Mater Little Miracles• Lions Hearing Dogs Inc• NCD Scouts Association• The Heart Foundation• Retts Syndrome Australia• Fred Hollows Foundation• Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre• The HOPE Foundation• Tear Australia• The Samaritan’s Purse Australia• ACCF• Youngcare• Kim Walters Choices ProgramSOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 201017

Care in the Community (cont’d)BOARDINGStudents from Queensland, Northern Territory, New South Wales, Western Australia and overseas formed theboarding community in 2010.The new boarding house was opened by the Governor of Queensland, Her Excellency, Penelope Wensley on 17February and received appropriate media coverage in the Queensland country press.Boarding staff participated in Professional Development sessions at the start of each term. Mrs AlayneMcDougall, accompanied by two senior staff members, attended the 2nd Biennial Conference of the AustralianBoarding Schools Association (ABSA) held in Canberra in September. The theme of this conference was Recognisingand Embracing Diversity in our Communities. Boarding staff appreciated the opportunity to discuss common issueswith staff from boarding communities Australia-wide and to be addressed by speakers including Dr Timothy Hawkesand Michael Carr-Gregg.In October, boarding staff attended the Queensland State Division Conference of ABSA . This conference was hostedby the Anglican Church Grammar School, with a theme of Pastoral Care and Positive Psychology.The Head of Boarding, Mrs Alayne McDougall has interviewed a large number of prospective families during the year,as interest in the new boarding facilities has proved to be strong.BOARDING NUMBERSYear 7 6Year 8 16Year 9 17Year 10 23Year 11 25Year 12 12ORIGINS OF BOARDERSPNG 18CHINA 6FIJI 2JAPAN 2INDONESIA 1PHILIPPINES 1MIDDLE EAST 3UNITED STATES 1RURAL/REGIONAL QLD 35QLD COASTAL 2SEQ 13NT 4NSW 10WA 118SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010

Sporting CommunityYEARS 8 TO12 SPORT REPORT 20102010 was a very successful year in sport at Somerville House. A total of 33 wins were recorded over the various sportingcompetitions. This year, a total of 575 students (Years 8 to12) represented Somerville House in at least one sport.Many students participated in multiple sports throughout the year.The Head of the River was a very successful event for Somerville House with a record number of 892 points, 210points ahead of second place.An increase in participation numbers was seen in Tennis (+15), Softball (+14), Swimming (+10), Rowing (+7), Touch(+7), Basketball (+4), and Artistic Gymnastics (+3). All other sports either remained the same or had a slight decreasein numbers from last year.QGSSSA SPORTSARTISTIC GYMNASTICSOpenB GradeC GradeD GradeYear 8 Team 1Year 8 Team 226 students6th7th6th11th6th7thCROSS COUNTRYAggregatePercentage Points72 students5th4th13 Years & Under 6th14 Year 8th15 Years 4th16 Years 3rd equal17 Years 1stBADMINTONOpenSenior ASenior BSenior CYear 10AYear 10BYear 10CYear 10DYear 9AYear 9BYear 9CYear 9DYear 8AYear 8BYear 8CYear 8DBASKETBALLOpenSenior A1Senior A2Year 10AYear 10BYear 9AYear 9BYear 8AYear 8BCRICKETOpenDivision 2Division 3 Team 1Division 3 Team 2103 students7th7th5h1st5th2nd5th10th3rd2nd2nd4th1st6th6th8th88 Students7th7th8th6th4th4th1st9th4th49 Students2nd equal1st equal1st2ndHOCKEYOpenSenior AYear 10AYear 10BYear 9Year 8AYear 8BNETBALLOpenSenior ASenior BSenior CYear 10AYear 10BYear 9AYear 9BYear 8AYear 8BSOCCEROpenSenior A Team 1Junior ASOFTBALLOpenSenior AYear 10A1Year 10A2Year 9AYear 9BYear 8AYear 8B86 Students9th5th3rd6th3rd3rdnon-competitive103 Students6th6th6th1st3rd7th4th7th3rd7th68 Students7th3rd6th91 Students8th1st1st8th1st2nd4th1stSOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010 19

Sporting Community (cont’d)SWIMMINGAggregatePercentage Points13 Years & Under 4th14 Years 6th15 Years 5th16 Years 5th17 Years 5thTENNISOpenSenior ASenior BYear 10Year 9Year 8TOUCHOpenSenior ASenior BSenior CSenior DYear 10AYear 10BYear 10CYear 9AYear 9BYear 9CYear 8AYear 8BYear 8CTRACK & FIELDAggregatePercentage Points13 Years & Under 6th14 Years 6th15 Years 7th16 Years 4th17 Years & Over 7thVOLLEYBALLOpenSenior AYear 10Year 9Year 881 Students5th5th44 Students5th1st equal2nd1st5th2nd171 Students3rd5th2nd8th9th4th3rd4th8th2nd8th4th2nd7th87 Students6th8th44 Students5th4th4th5th10thBSRA ROWING146 StudentsAggregate1stPercentage Points 892Open 1st VIII2ndOpen 2nd VIII1stOpen 3rd VIII1stSenior FourOpen Single ScullYear 11 Single ScullYear 10 1st QuadYear 10 2nd QuadYear 10 3rd QuadYear 10 4th QuadYear 10 5th QuadYear 10 Single ScullYear 9 1st QuadYear 9 2nd QuadYear 9 3rd QuadYear 9 4th QuadYear 9 5th QuadYear 9 6th QuadYear 9 7th QuadYear 9 8th QuadYear 9 9th QuadYear 9 Single ScullYear 8 1st QuadYear 8 2nd QuadYear 8 3rd QuadYear 8 4th QuadYear 8 5th QuadYear 8 6th QuadYear 8 7th QuadYear 8 8th QuadYear 8 9th QuadYear 8 10th QuadYear 8 Single ScullQIEA EQUESTRIAN1st4th5th1st1st1st1st3rd1st3rd3rd1st1st3rd1st1st2nd4th1st2nd1st2nd3rd1st1st4th2nd1st1st3rd8 Students8 riders represented the School at the SE Qld Regionalfinals with all riders gaining sufficient points to qualifyfor State Finals.SEQ Regional Championshipsin DressageQLD Interschool State ChampsDressage & 4th ShowhorseThree riders were selected in the State team, with onerider achieving 3rd in her class and 1st in her team.BWPI WATER POLOTeams entered are:U18AU18BU16U15U14 LimeU14 Navy71 Students8th7th5th7th9th8th1st5th20SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010

Sporting Community (cont’d)ANDREWS CUP YEARS 3 TO 7INTER SCHOOL COMPETITIONThe Andrews Cup Association comprises eightindependent schools, and provides an outlet forcompetitive interschool sport for Somerville Housestudents from Years 3 to7.Somerville House has had a successful year of interschoolsport with a total of 350 students participating ina variety of team sports. Somerville House also hosted asuccessful Andrews Cup Gymnastics competition at theMurray Evans Sports and Aquatic Centre.Basketball for Year 7 was trialled for the first time thisyear with four schools participating.ARTISTIC GYMNASTICSA GradeB Grade Team 1B Grade Team 2C Grade Team 1C Grade Team 2D Grade Team 1D Grade Team 2BASKETBALLYear 7AYear 7B36 Students4th9th4th3rd12th5th9th3rd3rdCROSS COUNTRY63 StudentsOverall6th9 Years 7th10 years 7th11 years 2nd12 years 5thNETBALLA GradeB GradeC GradeYear 5SWIMMINGAggregatePercentage PointsSOFTBALLA GradeB GradeC GradeFAST TRACKYear 5TENNISA GradeB GradeC GradeYear 5TOUCHA TeamB TeamC TeamYear 5TRACK & FIELD (ATHLETICS)AggregatePercentage Points64 Students4th7th5th1st42 Students5th5th48 Students7th4th8th5th8 Students3rd4th7th7th38 Students6th7th2nd4th80 Students7th7thSTATE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SPORTThe Queensland State Schools Sports Board provides an opportunity for students from Years 5 to 12 acrossQueensland to compete and nominate for District, Regional and State selection. In this competition, sports otherthan those provided in the QGSSSA and Andrews Cup competitions are available.In 2010 a total of 112 students were successful in gaining selection for District, Regional, State or ultimately NationalChampionships.We congratulate students on their success in a number of sporting teams, but particularly those who have earnedselection to represent Queens-land at National Championships in Equestrian (3), Rowing (5), Swimming (2),Athletics (1), and Volleyball (1). There were also 49 students who competed at State Finals in Cross Country, Netball,Rowing, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Athletics, Water Polo and Equestrian.SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010 21

Sporting Community (cont’d)CLUBS AND SPORTS ADVISORY GROUPThe Sports Advisory Group (SAG) was established in 2008 and is a Support Group whose aim is to assist the School inpromoting sport. The School has worked with SAG and supports Somerville House parents who wish to form teamsand enter them in club competitions using the Somerville House name and uniform.• Teams are formed where there is limited competition at Andrews Cup (AC) or Queensland Girls’ SecondarySchools Sports Association (QGSSSA) level• Teams are formed with the knowledge that as students progress through the School and Schoolcompetition becomes available, students will choose School teams first, and Club second• The group (Guild / Club) so formed operates under the constitution of the P & F Association• Club sport is promoted where the sport is played at Somerville House• Students are aware that they are joining a “Club” team not a “School” team• Normal School rules apply (see Codes of Conduct for similar School teams)• All costs of playing (club membership fees, coaches, insurance, equipment) are met by participantsSporting Clubs in operation at Somerville House:• Basketball Club (Years 5 to 7)• Gymnastics (P to Year 12)• Netball Club (Years 5 to 12)• Swimming (P to Year 12)• Touch Club (Years 5 to 12)Sport participation statistics 2010 (Excluding club participation)Number of sports in which students have participatedNil One Two Three Four or More TOTALSYear 12 50 39 27 24 14 154Year 11 51 46 35 18 8 166Year 10 37 33 31 22 29 15222SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010

Music CommunityOnce again, there was strong representation fromSomerville House instrumental and vocal students atlocal music festivals and eisteddfods.Students (and staff) once again participated in anextensive music calendar showcasing musicalexcellence at Somerville House including:• Four Kaleidoscope Concerts• Two Music Extension Recitals• Intermediate and Senior Grammar String Festivals• Urban Upbeat performances – Senior ConcertBand, Intermediate Concert Band, Stage Band,Camerata• Studio Instrumental and Vocal Concerts• Mater Hospital Carol Singing (Community ServiceConcert) – Combined Choirs• Intermediate Ensembles Concert• Speech Night – over 250 performers• Junior Grand Concert• Choral Festival• Middle School Arts Festival• Year 5 Band Christmas Concert• Junior Strings Easter and Christmas Concerts• Ascham School Music Tour• Toowong Uniting Church Boarders Service –Camerata Choir• Ann St Presbyterian Church Boarders Service –Cantamus and small instrumental ensembles• Europe Tour 2010 – Choir, Strings, Band• Ensembles playing for the opening of newJunior School Building• String Quartet plays for weddings in Chapel• Small ensembles play for Salvin Park NursingHome, International Women’s Day Lunch,Mothers Day Service, Junior, Senior and MiddleSchool Services;• String Ensembles participate in the BGS Seniorand Intermediate String Fests,• Somerville Strings, Amadeus Strings and Year 3Strings perform at Music Fest 2010Our Busy Ensembles• Somerville Strings, Amadeus Strings and Year 3Strings were entered into Music Fest 2010 – allthree ensembles received a Platinum Award• Senior Concert Band, Intermediate Concert Bandand Stage Band – Gold Award in the UrbanUpbeat Music Festival at the EKKA.• Selected string, woodwind, percussion and vocalstudents were accepted to perform in theQueensland State Honours Band Program.• Selected string, woodwind, percussion and vocalstudents were involved in the Europe Tour 2010.• Stradivari Strings and Intermediate Concert Bandparticipated in the Gold Coast Music Tour 2010 inTerm 4.• Cantrice participated in the Brisbane EisteddfodCompetition and won First Place in all three oftheir sections: Brisbane City Council ChoralChampionship; Open – a cappella; Open – SacredChorus• Cantamus participated in the Brisbane EisteddfodCompetition and won First Place in theinaugural Middle School Choral Championship.• Cantamus also represented the School at the NextGeneration Sings National Forum which wasfacilitated by Birralee and hosted at SomervilleHouse in March.Co-Curricular Music ParticipationParticipated EnrolledYear 1 1 35Year 3 39 39Year 4 39 52Year 5 51 51Year 6 56 78Year 7 45 93Year 8 61 155Year 9 52 156Year 10 46 152Year 11 58 167Year 12 45 153Total 493 1131SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010 23

Music Community (cont’d)Students Participatingin Private Music TuitionStudents Participatingin Classroom MusicEnsemble StudentsBassoon 0Upper Brass 21Lower Brass 10Cello 32Clarinet 24Double Bass 11Flute 31Guitar 21Oboe 2Organ 3Percussion 16Piano 46Saxophone 16Theory 9Viola 23Violin 68Vocal 36Total 369Instrument StudentsStrings 134Woodwind 73Keyboard 49Guitar 21Percussion 16Vocal 36Brass 31Theory 9Total 369Examination DataParticipated EnrolledPrep 20 20Year 1 35 35Year 2 42 42Year 3 39 39Year 4 52 52Year 5 51 51Year 6 78 78Year 7 93 93Year 8 155 155Year 9 60 156Year 10 17 152Year 11 21 167Year 12 12 153Music Extension 8Total 683 1193Organisation Grades Student NosSom House Exams - practical P - 6 34AMEB Exams - practical AMusA 2AMEB Exams - practical LMusA 2AMEB Exams - practical P - 8 154AMEB Exams - theory 1-8 12Trinity Exams - practical 1-8 4Cultural CommunityDebating (Years 7 to 12)(88 Students)This year, ten out of our thirteen teams qualified for the finalrounds with two teams qualifying for the Quarter-Finals of theQueensland Debating Union (QDU) competition.Two year levels also competed in the Brisbane Girls’ DebatingCompetition (BGDC).Musical (Years 8 to 12)(40 Students)This year’s Musical was in partnership with Anglican ChurchGrammar School.Opti-Minds Challenge (Years 8 to10) (19 students)Although there were no wins, one team received the “TeamSpirit Award” for 2010.Roboclub (Years 7 to 12)(16 students)Somerville House achieved 1st place and 3rd place inQueensland Robocup Championships this year while fourstudents competed in the Australian Robocup Championshipsheld in Canberra.Duke of Edinburgh Award (Years 8 to 12)(33 students)Students working towards a Bronze, Silver or Gold level - 29Completed Bronze – 1 studentCompleted Silver – 2 studentsCompleted Gold 1 – 1 student24SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010

Support CommunitySCHOOL FINANCIAL SUMMARYTotal Recurrent IncomeFees..............................................................................................72%State Grants ................................................................................8%Federal Grants .........................................................................15%Other Income .............................................................................5%FederalOLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATIONPRESIDENT Belinda CooneyVICE PRESIDENT Trudy NaylorSECRETARY Gaye PitmanTREASURER Katrina HarbisonMarch saw many Old Girls return to the School to bidfarewell to the Old Junior School. Whilst not an officialOGA event, this day provided many former studentswith an opportunity to say goodbye to the buildings inwhich they commenced their schooling at SomervilleHouseStateFeesThe first official event of 2010 in the OGA calendar wasthe New Old Girls Night for the Seniors of 2009, held atthe Mantra Hotel in May. All of the Year 12s from lastyear were invited, with the girls who attended enjoyingthe chance to catch up with many of those they had notseen since leaving school.A further $877,280 Capital Income was alsoreceived.Total Recurrent ExpensesSalaries and Wages.................................................................59%Tuition Expenses ....................................................................15%Administration Overheads..................................................18%Boarding ......................................................................................8%AdminOverheadsTuitionBoardingSalaries& WagesCapital Expenditure amounted to $5,117,779 inaddition to the above.The Annual Lunch, also in May, was held at the BrisbaneGolf Club, Tennyson. Over seventy Old Girls attended,with many using this day as an informal reunion fortheir year groups. A wonderful time was had by all whoattended this function on a crisp Autumn day.The theme for Commemoration Day in October thisyear was “Change”, which fitted perfectly with thechange to not only the OGA Committee, but also theSchool as a whole - a new Junior School and BoardingHouse, plus the upcoming retirement of Dr Goodwin.Our guest speaker was the OGA Vice President, TrudyNaylor, who proved an inspiration to all who attendedthe service.Our Gift to the School this year was twofold, with bothof a musical nature. The first is the creation of the HazelGray Music Bursary for a border in Year 10, for her use inYears 11 and 12. The first recipient of this Bursary wasannounced on Speech Night this year. The second giftwas two Marimbas for the Junior School MusicDepartment, with a demonstration provided by acurrent Year 10 student.The Mother and Daughter Dinner was this year held atThe Landing at Dockside, Kangaroo Point, for the firsttime. This annual November event is held on theMonday night of the Seniors’ last week of school. Overone third of this year’s Seniors attended this functionwith their Mothers, Grandmothers or another specialwoman in their life. Ninety of these girls werepresented with their OGA Membership Badge andother memorabilia.SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010 25

Support Community (cont’d)Each year, many Speech Night prizes are provided bythe OGA, with many of these awards named after, andmade possible by, the generous donations of Old Girlsand their families.On behalf of all Old Girls, I would like to thank Dr NessGoodwin for her support of the OGA in her time asPrincipal, and wish her all the very best on her retirement.Thank you also to every member of the OGACommittee for volunteering their time and for theirdedication and commitment.Belinda CooneyPresidentPARENTS & FRIENDS’ ASSOCIATION2010 has been an exciting year of change and progressfor the P&F Association.There are now 24 Support Groups, covering ournumerous sports (including the recent addition ofVolleyball and Water Polo), music, debating, chess andSomercircle, as well as the Sports Advisory Group,Junior, Middle and Senior School Support Groups.These groups support our daughters involved inactivities and communicate with the coordinators andcoaches. This symbiotic relationship benefits the girlsand this can be seen in the participation and resultswhich continue to improve each year. The contributionof many parents is vital to the running of these groupsand their fund-raising activities. Without these parentsand the funds raised, extra-curricular activities wouldbe much more expensive. The P&F recently held athank you function for all volunteers to mark theircontribution.Our modern Tuckshop, “Somerfare”, has settled into itsposition in the new Junior School building; just followthe sounds of laughter and talking. Our three new TuckshopConvenors – Elizabeth Capon, Denise Mosen andHelen Healy have been working hard with a band ofenthusiastic volunteers to offer a variety of new menuitems and fresh healthy choices. The online orderingsystem, trialled last year, now accounts for around 20%of sales; this innovation allows cashless ordering andgreatly simplifies the process for both parents, studentsand our staff.The Uniform Shop has recently moved to its new locationnear the turning circle, making shopping (outsidepeak hours) an easier experience. Brenda Brocket, andher assistant Lindy Morrison, have been working hardto create a total retail experience, Somerville style,where you can buy not only all uniform essentials, butalso gifts and toiletry items in a modern fresh layout.Changes to part of the sports uniform, play hats andswimming togs over the year have ensured ourdistinctive lime colour can be seen wherever the “greenmachine” of Somerville House appears.I thank our staff and volunteers in these businesses fora record year. As a result of that success, we have beenable to make donations to the School and the SupportGroups. These include the continuing sponsorship ofthe Ball, the purchase of ten large marquees for use atSchool and sporting events, a robotics kit for the MiddleSchool, the hire of large musical instruments for theEurope Tour, two keyboards for the Boarding House,integrated whiteboards for the Junior School, netballsfor novice players, an electronic basketball scoreboard,a keyboard for the Chapel and a one-third contributionto the cost of percussion kits, violas, electric bass guitar,music stands, clarinets and an upright piano .The P&F has continued with the event subsidy policywhich this year provided funding for the Middle SchoolPicnic, Senior School Support Group lunch, Boarders’“Thank you” function and Chapel Week breakfast. TheFather Daughter weekends and the Fathers’ Wine nightare set to remain permanent fixtures on the socialcalendar at School. The highlight of the year was the“Shhhhh It’s a Surprise” farewell to Dr Goodwin held inOctober. The Committee is extremely grateful toDr Goodwin for her unwavering support andencouragement of the activities of the P&F during herseven year tenure as Principal.Our bookkeeper, Pele Rankin, has continued to be anenormous help, especially in organising the secondhand book sale. Thanks also to the parents who run thesupport groups. In an effort to streamline theseprocesses, the P&F offers parents the option of makingand receiving payments online, taking some pressureoff the volunteers who are involved.The P&F offers thanks to Dallas Donovan who hasretired from the Sports Advisory Group after threeyears; Dallas spearheaded the establishment of thisgroup, increasing the profile of sport and the importanceof its support at Somerville House. We also say goodbyeand thank you to Uniform Assistant Janine Boyle andTuckshop Convenor Christine Bruce for their diligentservice over the last few years.I would like to offer the special thanks of the P&F toDavid Coulthard for his six years on the ManagementCommittee, including two as President. His habit ofpatient listening and quick decisions made him an26SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010

Support Community (cont’d)asset to work with, although his habit of referring to Dr Goodwin as the ‘Headmaster’ did cause his colleaguesconsiderable embarrassment. His humour will be sadly missed.Finally, I would like personally to thank the current members of the P&F Management Committee who have workedtirelessly behind the scenes to support our function within the School:Greg PondVP BusinessesMichelle Roberts VP Support GroupsKanchana Bishop SecretaryJames Cominos TreasurerI have enjoyed the opportunity to meet and work in collaboration with so many enthusiastic parents, our supportbase. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered in some capacity. Your willingness to share your time and yourexpertise has ensured 2010 has been a great year.Wendy CoxSomerville House P&F President 2010SOMERVILLE HOUSE FOUNDATIONMembershipIn 2010, 24 new members joined the Somerville HouseFoundation including four new Patrons, five new AssociateDirectors and 15 new Members. In addition to these newmembers, three new members joined the Foundation Boardof Management with a further three new members joiningthe Allocations and Investments (A&I) Committee.Capital CampaignIn late 2009, the Somerville House Foundation established aCapital Campaign Sub-Committee comprising seven currentparents, past parents and/or Old Girls of the School andchaired by current Year 11 parent, Rick Dennis.The Capital Campaign was in the ‘Quiet Phase’ throughout2010 utilising personal visits from Campaign Sub-Committee‘Visitors’ and other ‘Visitor’ members to obtain financialdonations from members of the School community.In 2010 the Capital Campaign raised an overall total of$1,323,150 of pledges and one-off gifts. This amount hasbeen achieved by obtaining 38 gifts from the SomervilleHouse community. This total includes $1,276,000 across 18pledges, which span a total of five years; and $47,150 in 20one-off gifts. In 2010, $512,050 was received in pledgepayments and one-off gifts.Investment Strategy (2011 – 2013)The objective of 2010 was to review the Foundation’s currentinvestment strategy for 2011 to 2013 in line with the overallgoal for the Foundation to ‘Secure the School’s Future’.At the final A&I Meeting for the year, the committee resolvedto reduce exposure to the northern hemisphere economiesand to increase exposure to the growing Asian economies byreducing exposure to the State Street Hedged Global EquitiesFund by $350,000 and by increasing exposure to AsianEquities through an investment in an appropriate managedfund.The exposure to Property Trusts was also sold off, given thatmost Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts are involvedin owning, managing and developing property assets andexhibit equity like characteristics.The Board of Management Executive met in early Novemberand approved the above changes to the Somerville HouseInvestment Strategy with these changes tabled and acceptedat the final Foundation Board of Management Meeting in lateNovember.Voluntary Building Fund (VBF)In 2010 we maintained the significant increase in Voluntary Building Fund (VBF) payments we enjoyed on previous years, however,fell below 2009 totals as we limited our VBF follow-ups to one email only as opposed to the three reminders we had sent out in2009 (pre, during and post the mail out of fees statements). This approach was to avoid confusion with the Capital Campaign.VBF Totals for 2010 compared with previous years were as follows:Year First Fees Period Second Fees Period Final Fees Period Total for Year2007 $28,000 $9,523 $10,800 $48,3232008 $24,800 $5,950 $8,300 $39,0502009 $4,400 $9,930 $48,160 $62,4902010 $20,553 $16,400 $18,300 $55,253SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 201027

Wider CommunitySCHOOL TOURSEuropeThe Music Department and the French Departmenttook 64 students from Years 8 to 12, accompanied bynine teachers, to France and Italy for 18 days in theJune/July holidays. All students participated in threemusic performances in France: two of the concertswere in Paris and one in Avignon.Twelve of these students remained in Nice with theirFrench teacher to attend classes at a French languageschool and to experience homestays in Frenchhouseholds. 42 students continued on tour to Italywhere they performed in Florence, Venice and Bolzano.The French and Music students, with their teachers,reunited in Milan at the end of the tour to return toAustralia.ChinaIn September, two teachers and fifteen Chineselanguage students from Years 8 to 12 visited Beijing,Xi’an and Shanghai in China for thirteen days in theSeptember/October holidays. In Shanghai, the SomervilleHouse students and their teachers were invited by thePrincipal of Yan’an High School to visit. They were givena guided tour of the school and learned something ofdaily school life in China.NepalFourteen students from Years 10 and 11, accompaniedby one teacher, were involved in the 2010 Antipodeantrip. They visited Nepal to assist with constructing avillage school for the local people.INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGESFranceSomerville House conducts exchanges with two FrenchSchools: Lycee St Vincent in Senlis, north of Paris in Ilede France, and Lycee de Sevres, located just outsideParis. Three French language students from St Vincentwere hosted by three Somerville students and theirfamilies in June to July of this year. In turn, our studentswere hosted by the French families while attending StVincent for five weeks in September /October.Four French students from the Lycee de Sevres werehosted by Somerville House families while attendingclasses at Somerville House for four weeks from thebeginning of June to the start of July. Three of the hostingSomerville House students travelled to Paris at thebeginning of December to stay with the families of theirFrench host sisters while attending the Lycee.GermanySomerville House has a student exchange agreementwith Chiemgau Gymnasium in Traunstein, Bavaria. InJune to August 2010, seven students were hosted bySomerville House students and their families while theyattended classes at Somerville. In return, these sevenSomerville House students travelled to Traunstein totake classes at Chiemgau Gymnasium and stayed withtheir host sisters’ families in December and January.JapanSomerville House runs exchange programs with twoJapanese schools: Mejiro Kenshin in Tokyo and KoyoGakuen in Nagasaki .In 2010, one Somerville House student exchangedwith one student from Mejiro. The Somerville studentattended Mejiro Kenshin from April until July and theMejiro student whose family hosted our student, washosted by the Somerville family from July until theSeptember holidays while she attended classes here.Two students from Koyo Gakuen travelled to Australiain July and were hosted here until August by the twofamilies of the Somerville House students who thenwent to Koyo in late November until early January to behosted in turn at Koyo, where they attended classes.These exchanges are invaluable in improving LOTEstudents’ fluency in the language they are studyingas well as offering an enriching experience of anotherculture and way of life.28SOMERVILLE HOUSE Annual Report 2010