Parent and Community Involvement

The BBC Foundation is dedicated solely to meeting the needs of BBC and supporting our College as an outstanding learning environment. We invest in our boys as the next generation of leaders, innovators and change makers. The only way we are able to do this is through being part of a committed community, which has fostered a culture of connection and philanthropy spanning more than 100 years.

The role of the Foundation is to nurture our culture of philanthropy amongst parents, Old Collegians and friends of the College to raise financial support to fund various developments at the College.

2019 was a year of repositioning for the Foundation as it focussed its efforts on a ‘New Day Approach’, which saw the appointment of Mrs Lea Walker-Franks as the Director of Community Engagement & Foundation Executive Officer in September 2019. The inaugural ‘All In’ Giving Day was held, raising $226,050 in just 24-hours to upgrade five tired, senior classrooms in the College’s heritage Main Building.

In 2019, donations enabled grants to the College totalling $483,642 with $335,282 for the Boarding House Refurbishment and building works, as well as $148,360 for the College Bursary Program enabling financially disadvantaged boys to receive a BBC education.

Read the 2019 Foundation Annual Report on our Website