From the Chief Executive Officer THE REVEREND PETER LAURENCE OAM Dear Colleagues WELCOME It is always a joy to welcome new students, teachers and support staff to the ASC family at the beginning of a new year. This year a couple of thousand new students commenced across our schools, with our system growing by over 500 new students to just under 15,000 enrolments. Another milestone for the ASC. Such growth reflects the high esteem in which our schools are held by their local communities as places of quality education, strong pastoral care and an absolute commitment to the best for every student. This was lived out through 2020 as Australia responded to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Whether students were in the classroom or learning from home, our schools responded quickly and appropriately to the learning and wellbeing needs of those in their care. ASC schools are places full of joy and curiosity; full of academic challenge and nurturing support; filled with opportunities to experience success and failure, to fall
Contents From the CEO 2 Swan Valley Anglican Community School
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John Wollaston Anglican Community School
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Cathedral College Wangaratta
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St George’s Anglican Grammar School
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St Mark’s Anglican Community School
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Frederick Irwin Anglican School
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ASC International 12 Staff Spotlight 13 John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School 14 Georgiana Molloy Anglican School
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Trinity Anglican College
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St James’ Anglican School
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Peter Carnley Anglican Community School
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Anglican Identity 19 Cover Image: Swan Valley Anglican Community School student holding up his ‘thank you’ drawing.
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and to rise up. This term started with more uncertainty, as our schools in both WA and Victoria were plunged into lockdown (or a ‘circuit breaker’ as it was known in Victoria), just as we were starting up. These most recent events caused minimal disruption thanks to the timely and thorough efforts of teachers and support staff across our schools. Thank you. NEW PRINCIPAL In welcoming students and staff new to our schools this year, I extend a special welcome to Mrs Tina Campbell, who commenced in early March as Principal of St George’s Anglican Grammar School. Mrs Campbell has extensive experience in schools, both in Perth and the United Kingdom. Since 2008 she was Head of Boarding at St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School in Karrinyup. Prior to that, she was a Head of Department at Perth College. Mrs Campbell has also taught at Christ Church Grammar School and Servite College in Perth as well as in the UK. Her teaching areas are Humanities (especially History) and Physical Education. Mrs Campbell holds a Masters in International Educational Leadership, a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Modern History, a Post Graduate Certificate in Education and a Graduate Certificate in Educational Management and Leadership for Boarding. Mrs Campbell is married to Stuart and has two adult children - Ben (21) and Gemma (19). Ben is studying Physical Education teaching at Notre Dame University and Gemma is completing her second year of Commerce at Curtin University. I extend a warm welcome to Mrs Campbell as she joins the ASC community. NEW STAFFING STRUCTURE Since our founding in 1985, the ASC Office staff has grown somewhat organically, from one volunteer at the beginning to a team of 35 people in our Mt Claremont and ASCI city offices. A restructuring of operations came into effect in January, with responsibilities allocated across a series of Directors overseeing their teams. Joining the Chief Financial Officer (Mrs Irene Clarke) and me is Mr Mike Giles in the new position of Chief Operating Officer. Together we
