News & Publications Latest News Prev Next View all Â鶹ÊÓƵ School Old Girls heading to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Congratulations to the three Â鶹ÊÓƵ School Old Girls who will be competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and the three Old Girls who will be officiating at the Games. The Â鶹ÊÓƵ School community is proud of you all! Category: Sport Old Girl and poet, Dr Emma Jones (1995), awarded a Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships, Australia’s most valuable prize in any artform, recognise outstanding talent in an Australian artist or cultural leader. The Fellowships are not tied to any specific outcomes or projects, rather they provide the reci ... Category: Music and the Arts Emily Sun (2009) becomes custodian of one of the world’s rarest violins This morning ABC News reported that Â鶹ÊÓƵ School Old Girl, Emily Sun (2009) has become the latest custodian of one of the world’s rarest and most valuable violins, the 250-year-old Italian-made ‘The Adelaide’, currently valued at over $1.5 million. Category: Music and the Arts Ella Beere (2016) representing Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics Ella Beere, our 2016 Sport Captain, has sent us the exciting news that she has been selected to represent Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics as one of the canoe sprint paddlers. Category: SportAchievements Bronwyn Brown (Henry, 1964) OAM Â鶹ÊÓƵ School is thrilled to announce that another of our Old Girls, Bronwyn Brown (Henry, 1964), was recognised in the Australia Day 2024 Honours with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) “For service to the community through music.” Category: Music and the ArtsCommunityAchievements Professor Elizabeth New (2000) honoured in the Australia Day awards with an OAM Celebrating Excellence: Professor Elizabeth New (2000) honoured in the Australia Day awards with an OAM for her “service to science as a researcher in chemical biology and molecular imaging". Category: LeadershipAchievements In the Media Prev Next View all Â鶹ÊÓƵ School student Tina Papamanuel gets ‘perfect’ International Baccalaureate score Greek Australian student, Tina Papamanuel, scored a perfect 45 out of 45 in the International Baccalaureate (IB) when official marks were released Category: Achievements Lucy Cormack (2009) wins award for outstanding political reporting The Herald’s state political editor Alexandra Smith and state political reporter Lucy Cormack claimed the outstanding political reporting award for their coverage of the John Barilaro’s New York trade posting saga. Category: CommunityAchievements Teaching is not the only thing this mother-of-five has mastered Charles Sturt graduate Marie Cassar (2002) overcame many obstacles, including home-schooling her children in a pandemic while caring for a premature newborn and working part-time, to obtain her master’s degree. Category: CommunityAchievements Sydney school breaks IB record with top marks for 10 students Since the SMH article was released, a further 2 girls had their IB scores adjusted to 45 after a successful remark bringing the total to 12 girls with an ATAR of 99.95. Category: Student Life and LearningAchievements 'It was very stressful': Despite months of uncertainty, IB students shine On the basis of our excellent IB results, Â鶹ÊÓƵ School was named No 1 IB School in Australia and Top 50 Global IB School (ranking equal 38th). Category: 'A bridge too far': Concern about bans to music program in schools Music teachers saw it coming. For months there has been concern about the dangers of transmitting COVID-19 through singing, and debate about whether musical instruments pose similar dangers too. Category: Music and the Arts Publications Prev Next View all Annual Report 2023 Â鶹ÊÓƵ School's 2023 Annual Report Category: CommunityStudent Life and LearningLeadership Annual Report 2022 Â鶹ÊÓƵ School's 2022 Annual Report Category: CommunityStudent Life and LearningLeadership Lucis Magazine Autumn 2024 The Autumn 2024 Edition of Lucis Magazine looks at 110 years of evolving leadership, celebrates family ties and connection to the School and overviews the importance of Immersive Learning. Category: CommunityStudent Life and LearningLeadership Lucis Magazine Spring/Summer 2023 The Spring/Summer issue of Lucis highlights Â鶹ÊÓƵ School's rich performing arts opportunities, and takes a trip down memory lane as we unveil new campus improvements and the new Meryl Hilda Wright food Technology Kitchens. Category: Lucis Magazine, Autumn/Winter 2023 The Autumn/Winter issue of Lucis celebrates Â鶹ÊÓƵ School’s history of giving and progressive multiculturalism. We also welcome two new key members of staff to our community: Melissa Boyd, Deputy Principal and Joanna Graffen, Head of Senior School. Category: CommunityStudent Life and LearningLeadership Lucis Magazine, Spring/Summer 2022 This Spring/Summer issue of Lucis focuses on Â鶹ÊÓƵ School's journey to Reconciliation and the steps we have taken towards gaining greater insight and understanding. We also celebrate the return of live creative and performing art events. Category: Music and the ArtsCommunityStudent Life and LearningAchievements Success Stories Prev Next View all Taylor Hill (2014) Amie Thompson (2013) Jessica Ashwood (2011) Nikita Simpson (2011) Elisa Barnard (2010) Professor Emily Sun (2009)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ School Old Girls heading to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Congratulations to the three Â鶹ÊÓƵ School Old Girls who will be competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and the three Old Girls who will be officiating at the Games. The Â鶹ÊÓƵ School community is proud of you all! Category: Sport
Old Girl and poet, Dr Emma Jones (1995), awarded a Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships, Australia’s most valuable prize in any artform, recognise outstanding talent in an Australian artist or cultural leader. The Fellowships are not tied to any specific outcomes or projects, rather they provide the reci ... Category: Music and the Arts
Emily Sun (2009) becomes custodian of one of the world’s rarest violins This morning ABC News reported that Â鶹ÊÓƵ School Old Girl, Emily Sun (2009) has become the latest custodian of one of the world’s rarest and most valuable violins, the 250-year-old Italian-made ‘The Adelaide’, currently valued at over $1.5 million. Category: Music and the Arts
Ella Beere (2016) representing Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics Ella Beere, our 2016 Sport Captain, has sent us the exciting news that she has been selected to represent Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics as one of the canoe sprint paddlers. Category: SportAchievements
Bronwyn Brown (Henry, 1964) OAM Â鶹ÊÓƵ School is thrilled to announce that another of our Old Girls, Bronwyn Brown (Henry, 1964), was recognised in the Australia Day 2024 Honours with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) “For service to the community through music.” Category: Music and the ArtsCommunityAchievements
Professor Elizabeth New (2000) honoured in the Australia Day awards with an OAM Celebrating Excellence: Professor Elizabeth New (2000) honoured in the Australia Day awards with an OAM for her “service to science as a researcher in chemical biology and molecular imaging". Category: LeadershipAchievements
Â鶹ÊÓƵ School student Tina Papamanuel gets ‘perfect’ International Baccalaureate score Greek Australian student, Tina Papamanuel, scored a perfect 45 out of 45 in the International Baccalaureate (IB) when official marks were released Category: Achievements
Lucy Cormack (2009) wins award for outstanding political reporting The Herald’s state political editor Alexandra Smith and state political reporter Lucy Cormack claimed the outstanding political reporting award for their coverage of the John Barilaro’s New York trade posting saga. Category: CommunityAchievements
Teaching is not the only thing this mother-of-five has mastered Charles Sturt graduate Marie Cassar (2002) overcame many obstacles, including home-schooling her children in a pandemic while caring for a premature newborn and working part-time, to obtain her master’s degree. Category: CommunityAchievements
Sydney school breaks IB record with top marks for 10 students Since the SMH article was released, a further 2 girls had their IB scores adjusted to 45 after a successful remark bringing the total to 12 girls with an ATAR of 99.95. Category: Student Life and LearningAchievements
'It was very stressful': Despite months of uncertainty, IB students shine On the basis of our excellent IB results, Â鶹ÊÓƵ School was named No 1 IB School in Australia and Top 50 Global IB School (ranking equal 38th). Category:
'A bridge too far': Concern about bans to music program in schools Music teachers saw it coming. For months there has been concern about the dangers of transmitting COVID-19 through singing, and debate about whether musical instruments pose similar dangers too. Category: Music and the Arts
Annual Report 2023 Â鶹ÊÓƵ School's 2023 Annual Report Category: CommunityStudent Life and LearningLeadership
Annual Report 2022 Â鶹ÊÓƵ School's 2022 Annual Report Category: CommunityStudent Life and LearningLeadership
Lucis Magazine Autumn 2024 The Autumn 2024 Edition of Lucis Magazine looks at 110 years of evolving leadership, celebrates family ties and connection to the School and overviews the importance of Immersive Learning. Category: CommunityStudent Life and LearningLeadership
Lucis Magazine Spring/Summer 2023 The Spring/Summer issue of Lucis highlights Â鶹ÊÓƵ School's rich performing arts opportunities, and takes a trip down memory lane as we unveil new campus improvements and the new Meryl Hilda Wright food Technology Kitchens. Category:
Lucis Magazine, Autumn/Winter 2023 The Autumn/Winter issue of Lucis celebrates Â鶹ÊÓƵ School’s history of giving and progressive multiculturalism. We also welcome two new key members of staff to our community: Melissa Boyd, Deputy Principal and Joanna Graffen, Head of Senior School. Category: CommunityStudent Life and LearningLeadership
Lucis Magazine, Spring/Summer 2022 This Spring/Summer issue of Lucis focuses on Â鶹ÊÓƵ School's journey to Reconciliation and the steps we have taken towards gaining greater insight and understanding. We also celebrate the return of live creative and performing art events. Category: Music and the ArtsCommunityStudent Life and LearningAchievements