Brighton Grammar School Impact Report 2021

2021

The impact of giving

A word from the Chairman and Headmaster

Thank you for making a difference

It is with much pleasure that we are able to share with you this year’s Impact Report which emphasises our community’s continuing philanthropic support of BGS. Despite the limitations and restrictions faced by many this year, our parents, Staff, Old Boys and friends of BGS maintained their generous support for the School. In recent years such generous support has enabled our boys to enjoy facilities such as the Wellbeing Centre, Annandale, and the refurbishment of the Junior School’s Red Square and G B Roberson Hall.

Presently we are renovating The Clive Crosby Building, situated at the north end of the Crowther Oval. This building will house the ‘B-HIVE’ a series of dedicated spaces for Staff to develop and practise their pedagogical skills in preparation for the exciting and innovative programs that our boys will experience in our Centre for Science, Creativity and Entrepreneurship. It is only with community support, that the School can continue to develop its facilities and resources which enhance the educational experiences for our boys. There have been many instances this year that highlight the generosity of our BGS community. In May our community donated $535,000 to the Peter Toms Scholarship Appeal. Such a response during Covid was remarkable, ensuring that the Peter Toms Scholarship will be available in perpetuity. Being means-

tested, the scholarship will enable talented boys of good character to attend BGS who otherwise would not have this opportunity. We are delighted that through the generosity of our BGS community we now have 15 meanstested scholarships which not only benefit our scholarship recipients, but strengthens the much-valued diversity of our School community.

Our heartfelt thanks to those parents who have continued to support the School through our voluntary fee program and particularly to those parents of recently enrolled boys who have chosen to demonstrate their support for the School by this means. Also, we were delighted by the number of parents

who opted to donate the recent fee rebate back to the School to reinforce the Scholarship Fund and Building Fund.

We are now on the verge of our most ambitious educational project to date, the construction of our Centre for Science, Creativity and Entrepreneurship. Within this building our boys will experience a range of unique learning programs within a Design Thinking framework geared to prepare our boys to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.

This project will rely heavily on the enthusiastic engagement and support of current and former parents, Old Boys, Staff and friends

of BGS. This vital investment will ensure that our boys will be the leaders of the future and position Brighton Grammar School as the preeminent boys’ school in Australia.

Our sincere thanks to all who have supported the School throughout a challenging 2021. Today we are poised at a most significant moment in the life of the School and we look forward to partnering with you to bring our exciting plans to life.

Chairman, Peter Ickeringill

Headmaster, Ross Featherston

2021 Giving By Numbers

1,058

Total number of Donors

Thank you to all our families, staff, past students and friends who have all invested in supporting Brighton Grammar School.

Total amount raised and pledged

$1.4 m

217 Old Boys contributed financially

35 Sponsors

362

Number of first time donors

614

Families contributed to the Building Fund Voluntary Levy

106

Members make up our Sequamur Society

62

Past and current staff contributed financially

62

Members make up our Chairman’s Circle

Thank you for making BGS a priority

Welcome to our 2021 Impact of Giving Report. Reflecting on what was certainly another challenging year in so many ways, I have been truly humbled by the generosity of our community in support of our School. Despite the ongoing challenges 2021 presented, 1058 members of our community – parents, staff, past parents and Old Boys - chose to support our Scholarship and Building Funds, enabling us to not only increase the number of means tested scholarships we can offer but also assisting the School to provide our boys with outstanding facilities in which to flourish.

A highlight of the year, in a philanthropic sense, was our Giving Day held on 21 May. 437 donors joined together to raise an incredible $535,667, enabling the School to bring to life the Peter Toms Scholarship. I am delighted to report that the inaugural recipient of this scholarship commences his journey at BGS in Year 7 at the start of the 2022 school year – a journey that simply would not be possible for this boy but for the generosity of our community. A particular thanks to our 19 matchers whose generous support allowed us to quadruple the gifts received from our community on our Giving Day.

Only through the incredible generosity of our community in recent years, we now have 15 means tested scholarships at

BGS. Further, I am sure you will be pleased to read that our scholarship fund has now grown over the same time to $5m, with the corpus carefully invested and income generated, used to fund our means tested scholarships well into the future.

Our philanthropy also extends to assisting others and there are many examples of this at BGS. Under the guidance of our Director of Service and BGS donor, Anna Ladas, our commitment to support other causes remains strong. I think particularly of the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation, a cause so close to our hearts, and one that received record support of $2.1M in

2021. 143 staff, parents and boys took part in this year’s run. Anna also oversaw our boys’ fundraising efforts for Rofe’s Refugee Challenge supporting refugees across Australia during challenging times.

In 2022 we mark 140 years of Brighton Grammar School. Along with many community celebrations planned for this milestone year, we will also launch our most ambitious capital fundraising campaign to date. The campaign will support the building of our Centre for Science, Creativity and Entrepreneurship – an incredibly exciting project which our community will hear more about later in 2022.

Finally, to our very generous donors, a sincere thanks for choosing to enhance lives by supporting all that we do in a philanthropic sense at our great school.

Meliora Sequamur.

Director of Advancement, John

Phillips

Did you know

15 boys are now attending BGS because of the support of generous members in our community?

Recognising our donors in 2021

Thank you to all our donors. You make a significant difference to what we can achieve at BGS. Whether contributing to scholarships, buildings or other programs, your support shapes and enhances the educational opportunities for our current and future boys.

AAbbott, Jane & Brian

Abbott, Jeremy & Emily

a’Beckett, Timothy & Tania

Abramovich, Mark & Adele

Adam-Gedge, Zachary (OB20)

Adams, Alexander (OB17)

Adams, Nicholas (OB18)

Adams, Roger & Lorraine

Adem, Meg & Leighton

Agg, Robert (OB81)

Akinci, Ismail

Albert, Adrian & Chantal

Alcock, Cameron (OB00) & Kate

Alderson, Barnaby (OB93) & Georgina

Aldridge, Kirsty & Ian

Allen, Grant

Allen, Jocelyn & Michael

Allen, Justin (OB89) & Oxana

Allen, Nicholas (OB04)

Amaral, Miguel & Regina

Anderson, Ben & Jodie

Angelini, Peter (OB99) & Christine

Angus, Simon & Emily

Anson, James & Sara

Arceri, Michael & Rebecca

Architectus Group Pty Ltd

Arendsen, Gregory & Heather

Argyrou, George

Armstrong, Mitchell (OB98) & Emily

Arnold, Jonathan & Aine

Arnold, Peter & Saccutelli, Ellen

Arrigo, Frank & Helena

Arthurton, Greg & Tania

Atchison, Andrew & Amy

Atkins, Alison & Travis

Auditore, Nicholas & Alice

Austin, Bradley & Belinda

Badge, Lizzy

Badge, Philip

Badger, Ann

Bailey, Justin & Libby

Baines, Paula & Andrew

Baker, Natalie

Bakoulas, George & Jodie

Balfe, Anthony (OB66) & Fiona

Ballantine, Sally & Wes

Banfield, Kevin & Amanda

Bao, Wei & Yi

Barlow, Darren & Andrea

Barnes, Angus

Barnes, Thomas (OB14)

Barreto, Alexandre & Maura

Bartlett, Marcus & Carolyn

Barwood, Shane & Danielle

Bassat, Andrew (OB83)

Basterfield, Simon (OB77)

Bate, Russell OAM (OB65) & Jacquie

Batterham, Robin AO (OB59)

Be, Chhieng Hok & Katrina

Bean, Anne

Beaton, Jeffrey & Emily

Beck, Andrew (OB78)

Beckingham, James (OB97) & Catherine

Bedi, Raji & Chetna

Belton, Karola & Richard

Beninati, Vittorio & Angelina

Bennett, Scott & Kate

Bessell, Benjamin & Peta

Betts, Diana & Leigh

Betts, Mitchell (OB93) & Clare

Beuth, Martin (OB02)

Bezencon, Tim & Tania

Biddick, Martin & Jackie

Bierens, Rick & Sharon

Birrell, Kate

Black, James & Megan

Bloom, Barry (OB58)

Bogoevski, Vlado & Vivian

Bolles, Simon (OB78) & Sarah

Bonk, Jacob & Corrie

Borg, Simon & Sandra

Botha, Boniface & Melissa

Bourke, Colin & Imelda

Bowen, Richard (OB87) & Anne-Marie

Bowen, Vaughan & Carolina

Bramich, Ashley & Amanda

Braun, Jacqueline

Brennan, David & Alison

Brennan, Neil & Karin

Brighten Education

Bristow, Antony (OB98) & Jacqueline

Bristow, Matthew & Donna

Brittain, Rowan & Nicole

Brooks, Matthew & Christine

Broome, Jonathon (OB81)

Brougham, Anthony & Monique

Brown, Adam (OB94) & Michelle

Bryant, Peter (OB56)

Bull, Scott & Katie

Bullock, Lynn & Michael

Burchell, Nicholas & Rachel

Burnell, Andrew (OB78) & Cat

Burridge, Mark & Justine

Busietta, Christopher (OB98) & Helene

Butler, Mark & Shannon

Byrne, Mark & Liv

Calder, Michael & Lucy

Cameron, Andrew (OB75) & Yukino

Cameron, Jean & Graeme

Campigli, John & Monica

Campion Education (Aust) Pty Ltd

Cannington, Simon & Jocelyn

Cao, Liangqun & Zhenling

Cao, Naihe & Jie

Carlos-Luu, Taffline & Jonathan

Carns, Gregory (OB76)

Carr, Lisa & Derek

Carr, Macquarie (OB96) & Penelope

Carra, Thomas (OB92) & Kate

Carson, Douglas (OB60)

Caughey, Jonathan & Cassie

Chad, Graham & Sinead

Chan, Lai Wah & Sze Wai

Change from Within Foundation

Chapman, Nicholas (OB79) & Fiona

Charles, Andrew (OB90)

Chen, Jack & Sherry

Chen, Qizhong & May

Chen, Robby & Cathy

Chen, Xiangqiang & Jianxin

Chepurov, George & Melissa

Chernikeeff, Karen & Matt

Chessells, Merv & Hey, Jacquie

Chilcott, Timothy & Gilda

Clancy, Jonathan & Joanna

Clark, Geoffrey & Maki

Clarke, Darcie

Clarke, Geoffrey & Daniela

Clarkson, Rosy & John

Coleman, Thomas & Adrienne

Collard, Trevor & Imasha

Collett, Martin & Carrie

Collin, Katherine & Steven

Collins, Peter & Christine

Comport, Christine

Conquest, Nicholas & Roxanne

Coppa, Lorenzo & Isabel

Corben, Shane & Jacqui

Corcoris, Nicholas & Darleen

Corke, Neil & Fi

Couper, Sarah & Greg

Court, Peter & Tessa

Cowan, Peter & Melissa

Cox, Laine & Leanne

Cozens, Shaun & Fiona

Crawford, William (OB12)

Crawley, Nigel & Lisa

Cregan, Garry & Mary-Rose

Creighton, Scott & Amanda

Crewdson, David (OB95) & Chris

Crocker, Darren & Marcia

Croft, Darren & Kate

Crotti, Anna

Cruse, Robert & Anita

Cummins, Richard (OB77) & Elizabeth

Cunnington, Simon (OB89) & Bec

Currie, Mark & Alison

Curtis, Robert

Curwood, Sam & Jodie

Czekajlo, Raymond

DDa Silva, Mei Lee

Dai, Yusheng & Guangxia

Dalrymple, James & Nicola

Dalton, Rod (OB70)

Damiano, John (OB98) & Michelle

D’Arcy, Kim & Brian

D’Assisi, Tony

David, Arvind (OB89) & Charmaine

Davies, Christopher (OB62)

Davies, Gwilym & Heidi

Davies, Joanne

Davies, Tracey & Brian

Davis, Chris & Kirsty

Dawes, Elizabeth OAM & Scott

Dawes, Jennifer & Nick

De Reuck, Jason & Cara

De Zeeuw, Robert & Lisa

Deans, Nigel & Leanne

Deicke, David & Belinda

Del Prete, Gennaro & Amanda

Deleu, Laurent & Natalie

Denning, Corey & Melissa

Dever, Phillip & Alex

Devine, John (OB63) & Julie

Diao, Xiaozhe & Winnie

DIB Australia Pty Ltd

Dickson, Ian & Lisa

Digney, Paul & Kate

Dimech, John & Esther

Dimer, Steve (OB96)

Dimopoulos, Dimitrios & Voula

Ding, Qiang & Jun

Dipietrantonio, Andre (OB89) & Cherry

Disney, Graeme OAM JP (OB55) & Dorothy

Djurovitch, Robert & Zoe

Doan, Hung Van & Ha My

Dolan, Rachel & Paul

Donald, Kylie & Scott

Donaldson, Andrew & Jacqui

Dorgan, Melinda

Dou, Eugene & Kathy

Dougan, Joanna & Andrew

Dowley, Mark

Draheim, Matthew & Lisa

Du Rieu, Joseph & Anna

Du, Wei Gang & Michelle

Dudfield, Robert (OB67)

Durso, Patrick & Lisa

Dylan Alcott Foundation

E & S Trading Co.

Earl, Geoffrey (OB96) & Claire

Easton, Tom (OB70)

Eden, Wellesley (OB48) & Marjorie

Edgar, Jonathan & Melissa

Edmondson, Bernard (OB87) & Penny

Edmunds, Shane & Sophie

Edselius, Stefan & Lucinda

Educate Plus

Effeney, Peter & Pep

Elix, Ben & Kate

Elliott, Brett & Anna

Elliott, Elizabeth & Jim

Elliott, Matthew & Andrea

Ellis, Andy & Elissa

Environmental Assessment Service

Epstein Liberalli, Thiago & Debora

Ettershank, Andrew (OB89) & Sarah

Ettershank, Kim (OB86) & Emma

Evans, Marita & Nigel

Evans, Robert & Claire

Everett, Richard & Brooke

Fan, Yuzhuo & Han

Farrands, Guy (OB80)

Farrell, Sasha

Farrelly, Paul & Georgie

Featherston, Ross & Rosie

Felicetti, Peter

Feng, Bin & Zhangye

Fensling, Luke & Sally

Ferguson, Tim & Tina

Ferwerda-Deurloo, Sandra & Cees

Field, Adrian & Candice

Field, Cameron & Amanda

Field, David

Field, James (OB02) & Catherine

Findlay, Rowan & Elizabeth

Finkelstein, Clive & Jodi

Finkemeyer, Geoffrey (OB68)

Fischer, Richard & Nicki

Fitzgerald, Andrew & Rhonda

Fitzgerald, Krista

Fleming, Peter (OB55)

Fletcher, Stephen & Juliette

Flockart, Peter & Katie

Florez, Juan Pablo & Ana

Focus Environmental Vic Pty Ltd

Follett, Justin & Rachel

Footner, William & Lucy

Forbes, Cameron (OB93)

Forster, Andrew (OB91) & Charlotte

Fox, Justin & Sophie

Frawley, Andrew & Meredith

French, Matthew & Joanna

French-Wright, Megan

Fu, Zhe & Di

Fulton, Mark (OB96)

Funston, Leigh & Robyn

Furtado, Jared &

Fyfe, James (OB86) & Susan

Gadsden, Peter & Yvonne

Galea, Christopher & Liana

Galloway, Hayley

Galloway, Philip & Jacky

Gao, Guotao

Gao, Jingmiao & Yuping

Garrett, Sam & Georgina

Gastevich, Michael & Janine

Ge, Hailian & Chelsea

Gedge, Geoff & Adam-Gedge, Sarah

George, Mark & Nicole

George, Mejo & Thamali

Gianatti, Christopher & Caroline

Giannarelli, Mark & Kate

Gibbs, Norman (OB50)

Gibney, William (OB74) & Triecia

Gibson, Judy & Allen

Gibson, Peter & Maryse

Giddings, Charles & Jo

Giddings, Michael & Ros

Giles, Adrian & Sarah

Giles, Andrew

Gill, Jason & Jessica

Gillon, Adam (OB84) & Jacinta

Ginis, Anastasis & Olga

Goddard, Colin & Cyndi

Godkin, Norman (OB45)

Goodall, Nathan & Aryan

Goodger, Darran & Terry

Gordon, Alastair & Sarah

Goring, Georgia

Graf, Stephan & Natalie

Graham, Matthew & Jenna

Grant, Dean & Marie

Graves, Jonathan (OB84) & Claire

Greenslade, Louise & Francis

Greenway, Kenneth (OB84)

Gribble, Darren (OB56)

Griffiths, James & Anna

Grollo, Mark & Rebecca

Grubb, Paul & Irene

Grummitt, Neil (OB54) & Mavis

Gu, Dennis (OB19)

Gu, Jiong & Angela

Gu, Yu & Xu

Guo, Xin & Lijin

H

Haddon, Matthew

Haddon, Rachael

Hahn, Laura & Andrew

Hall, Garrett & Laura

Hall, Timothy & Brooke

Hampton Market

Hamson, Lawrence & Wendy

Han, Heng & Huihui

Hanley, Robert & Sarah

Hara, Bruce & Dullahide, Rachael

Hara, Tom

Haralambakis, Helen & George

Haralambakis, Leonidas

Harding Architects Pty Ltd

Harding, Brian & Louise

Hare, William (OB84)

Hargrave, Kim (OB72)

Harper, Daniel David & Julia

Harrington, Matthew & Cherie

Harris, Paul & Vanessa

Harris, Roger (OB62)

Harte, Erin & Martine

Harvie, Peter (OB57) & Wendy

Haslem, John (OB57)

Hathway, Rod & Joanne

Hawkins, Michael

Hay, John & Kim (OB78)

Hayes, David & Mim

Hayes, Mark & Jennifer

He, Min & Baofend

He, Zheng Jun & Lixia

Healy, David & Elizabeth

Hearne, Brian & Millar, Rhona

Heath, Colin & Harriet

Heath, Rob

Heath, Rodney & Cindee

Heaton, Alexander & Rachael

Heil, Leslie (OB51)

Hemingway, Graham & Sharon

Henderson, Emma

Henderson, Sharon

Hendy, Ross & Melissa

Henley, Paul (OB87)

Hennig, Ian (OB60) & Pam

Hepples, Ian & Emma

Hering, Mirco & Iseeka

Hick, Alastair & Caroline

Hii, Lawrence (OB02) & Sue

Hill, Adrian & Georgina

Hill, Alexander & Nikki

Hill, Katie

Hill, Warren

Hodges Real Estate

Hoffmann, Robert (OB80)

Holgye, Katrina

Hollway, John & Daniela

Hong-Dunnett, Brent & Sophie

Hook, Martyn & Fleur

Hooley, Doug

Hope, Anthony & Tori

Hopkins, Evan & Isabella

Horton, Noelene

Hou, Weichang & Anjing

Hou, Yufeng & Shuxia

Houridis, Harry & Sophie

Howard, Warren & Elizabeth

Howell, Vanessa & David

Hoy, Giles & Nadia

Hoy, Justin & Felicity

Hu, Xiaofeng & Pin

Huang, Qingcheng & Xiaoying

Huang, Wenyi & Linda

Huang, Yuchen & Xiaorong

Huang, Yueqing & Zechun

Huang, Zuqiang & Xiaojuan

Hudghton, Max & Anya

Hull, Richard & Katrina

Hulsbaek, Jacob & Lynette

Hunter Industrials Pty Ltd

Hunter, Cameron (OB84)

Hunter, Luke (OB02) & Louise

Hunter, Timothy (OB03)

Hurd, Anthony & Jodi

Hutchison, Adam (OB95) & Caroline

Hutson, Malcolm

IIanuali, Emily & Pat

Ickeringill, Peter & Milena

Igini, Luigi & Sarah

Inglis, Soren & Katherine

Ingram, Alastair & Christine

Innov8tive Services

JJacob, Nicholas & Andrea

Janoshalmi, Tom & Nicola

Ji, Lei & Vivian

Ji, Xiaonan & Jiaqian

Jiang, Jie & Kathy

Jiang, Yifang & Yongchun

Jin, Xiaochun & Wang, Xiaohong

Jing, XueBin & Yi, Rose

Joe White Bequest

Johnson, David

Jones, Brendan (OB86)

Jorgensen, Peter & Valentina

KKatsonis, John & Vicki

Kay, Stuart (OB81)

Keenan, Joseph & Stephanie

Kelly, Patricia & Phillip

Kennett, Russell & Donna

Kent, Mathew (OB93) & Lucy

Keogh, Stephen & Lisa

Kepper, Alex & Karla

Kerherve, Yann & Jennifer

Kerr, Christopher (OB95) & Anna

Kerr, Fiona

Kerr, Ian (OB61)

Kessler, Simon (OB77) & Cheryl

Khokhani, Neel & Marianna

Khouri, Jacques & Emma

King, Dean & Kim

King, John & Elaine

King, Kristofer (OB08)

King, Nicholas & Paige

Kissane, Gregory & Sandie

Knaack, Andreas

Knight, Geoffrey & Elizabeth

Knipe, Travis & Luketic, Jessica

Kombi, Chris & Rachel

Kondelos, Theodore (OB91) & Abbey

Kong, Junmin & Jing

Koyama, Takeshi & Kyoko

Kravic, Michael & Helen

Ktori, Ektoras & Sylvia

Kulesza, Aleksander & Anette

Kwong, James & Kyeong

LLadas, Anna & Paul

Lalh, Jaswinder & Nav

Lambert, Michael & Jenna

Landsman, Tyrone & Simone

Langdon, Bradley & Vicki

Langdon, Timothy & Margaret

Lantrin, Pierre & Margaret

Larkan, Kathryn & Michael

Lau, Ka Yan & Luna

Lazarakis, Emmanuel (OB80)

Le, Minh Quang & Thu Thi Hoai

Leadbeater, Mark & Heather

Leaman, Phillip & Vanessa

Lee, Jianlin & Xi

Lees, Murray & Leanne

Lemon, Robert (OB74) & Kerrie

Levin, Gary & Susan

Lewis, Michael (OB89) & Kerrin

Lewis, Warren & Dezraye

Li, Dong Feng & Ming

Li, Haijing & Rose

Li, Qian

Li, Shiping & Ling

Li, Xiang & Ella

Li, Ye & Jing

Li, Zhongwei & Lui, Xiaojuan

Liang, Jun & Huaijing

Liang, Jun & Ju

Liao, Yu & Linglan

Liddell, Andrew (OB88) & Maryanne

Liddle, David & Kathryn

Lin, Haifeng & Helen

Lin, Jianwu & Kong, Cathy

Lin, Yong & Xiaoxiao

Linder, Karl & Sophie

Lipovetsky, Maxim & Rho

Litis, Dean

Liu, Ge & Zheng

Liu, Liang Liang & Catherine

Liu, Ping & Amy

Liu, Shen & Mao, Weiqun

Liu, Suzanne

Liu, Zhuojiang & Swan

Longley, Nicholas & Su

Loosschilder, Mark & Zurina

Lopez, Simon (OB86)

Lorback, Matthew (OB95) & Chloe

Lorden, Gary & Monica

Louw, Carina & Johann

Lu, Anton & Jie

Lu, Hua & Ying

Lu, Jianghong & Joey

Lu, Yao & Fenhua

Lunt, Mitchell (OB02)

Lynch, Margaret OAM & Frank

Lyons, Michele

Ma, Zhenshan & Vivien

MacDonald, Martin & Fiona

Mace, Stephen & Sophia

MacFarlane, Steve FRANZCP (OB85)

MacGlashan, John (OB66)

Machar, Christian

Mackay, Mark & Jamie

Macnab, Angus & Mecca, Lucrezia

Madeira, Michael & Elle

Magnus, Adam & Jessica

Magowan, Shannon (OB89) & Nicole

Mantzis, Sam

Marget, Luke (OB95) & Julia

Marget, Tino (OB68)

Mariager, Don (OB43)

Marino, Steven & Melanie

Marks, Stanley OAM (OB45)

Marriott, David & Kylie

Marshall, Ian (OB75)

Martin, Daniel & Melissa

Mattioli Bros

Maxey, Adam & Sally

May, Jonathon

Mazzoni, Anthony & Leanne

McArthur, Paul & Gaynor

McCallum, Timothy & Michelle

McCluskey, Paul & Jacqui

McCormack, Nicola & Cameron

McCormick, Andrew & Andrea

McCurry, Patrick & Kylie

McDonald, Kerry & Bruce

McDougall, Mark & Nadia

McDowell, Simon & Averil

McGregor, Garth & Brigitte

McGuigan, Andrew (OB48)

McIntosh, James & Chelsea

McKelvie, Douglas

McKenna, Philippa & John

McKenzie, Alison

McKimm, Nicholas & Anna

McKinnon, Peter (OB59)

McLean, Mark & Sally

McMillan, Fraser & Anita

McMillan, Wendy & Evan

McMurrick, Paul (OB81)

McNaughton, Ross & Christine

McPherson, Cameron (OB94) & Elspeth

McPherson, Mandi & Nick

McQualter, Robert & Claire

McVie, Colin & Lyndal

Mei, Yuanbin & Angela

Meinke, Ingrid

Melgaard, Dave (OB96)

Meltzer, Deborah & Bryan

Mence, Ian (OB54)

Meng, Qing Juan & Meng Io

Meng, Zhili & Cheryl

Merlo, Linc

Mews, Colin (OB50)

Michele, Anthony & Sonya

Middendorp, Michael (OB80)

Middendorp, Nicholas (OB79) & Joanne

Miller, Bradley & Belinda

Mitchell, Dwayne & Kim

Mitchell, Mark (OB83)

Mitchell, Stephen & Belinda

Mladenovski, Laste & Vicki

Mohseni, Narelle

Mollard, Cynthia

Monaghan, Mark (OB91) & Sacha

Moncrieff, John & Traci

Mongey, Paul & Zoe

Monjon (Australia) Pty Ltd

Moore, John (OB89) & Amelie

Morales, German & Viktoriya

Moreton, David (OB89) & Karina

Morley, George (OB88)

Morley, Marcus & Liz

Morley, Peter (OB94) & Lorinda

Morris, Christian & (OB76)

Morris, Troy & Audra

Moulton, Wayne & Pam

Mozina, Michael & Georgina

Mullins, Andrew & Jacqui

Muratore, Melissa

Murphy, Catherine & Paul

Murphy, Luke (OB88) & Melissa

Murray, Kenlea & Tracy

Murray, Nicholas & Emma

Myers, Nicholas & Amy

Naccarella, John & Joanne

Nandwani, Roshan & Hea Jung

Nankervis, Robert (OB81) & Camilla

Naughton, Andrew (OB90) & Marlea

Naughton, Antony (OB92) & Sally

Neave, Colin AM (OB61) & Marcia

Nelson Bros Funeral Services

Newett, Scott & Jaime

Nguyen, Teresa

Nicholls, Craig & Lucy

Nimorakiotakis, Christoforos & Peggy

Nisted, Jennifer

Noble, Andrew & Kate

Noone Imagewear

Norton, Elizabeth

Noske, Jackson (OB16)

Noulikas, Dianne & John

O’Brien, Justin & Marion

O’Connell, Michael & Gabrielle

O’Connor, Matthew & Anthea

Ogawa, Takuya & Naoko

Oliver, Jay & Kristy

Oliver, Kenneth & Tracey

Olliver, James & Eliza (OB98)

On Track Sportswear

Ongarato, Lou & Michelle

Oppenheim, David (OB72)

Osborne, Michael (OB85)

Ottley, Mark & Caroline

Ould, Cassie

Overend-Stevens, Tiffany

Owen, David & Kirsten

Owen, Richard & Anita

Paddington, Scott & Sally

Page, Raymond (OB73)

Pal, Arnab & Indrani

Paltoglou, Nicholas (OB86) & Megan

Pan, Hsinhsin & Boris

Paolacci, John (OB90) & Barbara

Parkinson, Ashley & Fiona

Parlane, Gerard & Priscilla

Parodi, Patricia & Frank

Paroissien, Ian (OB69) & Barbara

Parrish, Matthew & Niki

Parry, Elena

Parsons, Jodie & Stuart

Pascoe, Marnie

Pascuzzi, Lou & Adelina

Paynter, Samuel (OB86) & Louise

Pearse, Ken & Elizabeth

Pearson, Richard & Louise

Peckham, Guy & Leigh

Pei, Yi & Hiuyun

Pellone, Christian & Olivia

Perdriau, Ian

Perkins, Simon & Victoria

Persoglia, Stephen & Katherine

Pettiona, Anthony & Cutri, Stefenie

Phan, Thu

Phan-Molloy, Hang & Warwick

Pharr, Margaret & Michael

Phillips, John & Sue

Phillips, Simon (OB87)

Piccolo, Michael & Gaby

Picken, Doug & Brooke

Piercy, Mathew (OB90)

Pillios, Matthew & Belinda

Pinwheel & Co Pty Ltd

Pitcher, Michael (OB72)

Pitt, Stephen & Leigh

Pollock, Julie & Brad

Portelli, Daniel & Michelle

Porter, Fei-Fei

Post, Andrew & Sue

Potter, Andrew (OB92) & Louise

Potter, Simon (OB64)

Powell, David

Poynter, Alan (OB42)

Priestley, Rob (OB78) & Alex

Prins, Cameron

Puig, Damian & Hayley

Pullman, John (OB59)

Purcell, Paul (OB66) & Angela

Qi, Matthew & Long Fei

Qiu, Bindui & Linlin

Qiu, Jiehua & Yinghua

Qiu, Wei & Joyce

Qiu, Yinbin & Maggie

Quayclean Australia Pty Ltd

Quill, Michael & Basia

Quinert, Jared & Hyang

Rack, Ruwen & Sandra

Rafiee, Amirabbas & Bita

Raftis, David & Lisa

Rainey, Lachlan & Sarah

Ralogaivau, Benedito & Lusiana

Rebbechi, Dennis (OB56)

Reddin, Colleen

Redpath, Lee & Karyn

Reeve, Jonathan & Anna

Rehder, Kristiaan (OB93) & Amber

Reid, Isobel & Chris

Reid, Matthew (OB90) & Phoebe

Reilly, Dean & Sonja

Renouf, Tim (OB74)

Retamal, Alejandro & Danielle

Reuss, Arthur (OB57)

Richards, Hayley

Richardson, Jonathan & Emma

Rico Estrada, Luis & Corinne

Riddex, Paul & Lisa

Ride, Christopher & Chelsie

Ridley, David & Sarah

Rissman, Graeme & Ann

Ristevski, Alex & Kirsty

Roach, Paul (OB91) & Kena

Roberts, Campbell & Bronwyn

Roberts, Katherine & David

Robertson, Ian (OB77) & Sally

Robinson, Julian & Amanda

Roche, Martin & Chelsea

Rodriguez, Alexander & Hong My

Roe, Stewart & Jeni

Rofe, Helen & Rowan

Rojko, Scott & Tracey

Rollspack Group

Romanin, Jamie & Katherine

Ross, Murray (OB74)

Roussety, Gino & Martine

Ruan, Liezhang & Jolly

Russell, David (OB87) & Elena

Russell, Timothy (OB89) & Marlo

Ruthven, Justin & Samantha

SSaadie, Michael & Jo

Salem, Andre (OB00) & Jacqueline

Salis, Scott & Sonia

Salisbury, David & Robyn

Sansotta, Frank & Tina

Sayer, Robert & Christine

Schmidt, Cristian & Ingrid

Schnepf, Lisa

Schumacher, Anthony & Jane

Schutz, Andrew & Julie

Scott, Peter (OB76) & Janelle

Scrimgeour, Andrew & Michelle

Selleck, Jake (OB12)

Selleck, Vanessa

Semenov, George & Val

Semmens, Gavin & Lisa

Sharpe, Michael & Lauren

Shen, Hua & Jinya

Shen, Roger & Amy

Shen, Weiping & Minqin

Sheng, Chen & Yunqing

Shepherd, David OAM (OB73)

Shi, Qiaowei & Suxia

Shi, Ye Qian (OB06)

Shiell, David (OB89) & Jessamy

Shumsky, Alexander & Penny

Sill, Julian & Kelly

Silva, Brenton & McAvenna, Jacki

Silva, Izzy & Amesha

Silva, Ruth

Sima, Guo Qiang & Ying

Simmons, Gary (OB67)

Simon, Isobel

Simpson, John (OB53) & Brenda

Siroky, Dalibor (OB93) & Michelle

Sivasli, Deniz & Gina

Skocic, Christalia & Mark

Sloan, Marlese

Smart, Catherine

Smith, Gregory & Stella

Smith, Malcolm & Penelope

Smith, Owen & Emma-Jane

Smith, Ross OAM (OB68)

Smith, Tamatha & Ian

Smith, William & Eve

Smyth, David (OB82) & Rebecca

Snowball, William (OB36)

Snowsill, Carl (OB98) & Candice

Sobee, George (OB28)

Sorataworn, Kotdarong & Bee

Spence, Matthew (OB90) & Trudi

Spicer, Ann-Marie & Geoff

Srinivasan, Shekhar & Henna

Stannus, Trevor (OB48)

Stark, Justin (OB87)

Stavros, Stanley & Marisa

Stent, Adam (OB82)

Stephens, Montagu

Stephenson, Miles (OB91)

Sternbeck, Kerry & Paul

Stevenson, Rhett (OB90) & Liz

Steward, Tracy & Nils

Stewart, Graeme & Melissa

Stewart, Michael & Sally

Stewart, Rob AM (OB65) & Hope

Stewart, Ross (OB98) & Lisa

Stillwell, Timothy & Stephanie

Stirling, Joshua & Amanda

Stonier, Benjamin (OB12)

Stott, Andrew & Chris

Strachan, Daniel (OB94)& Rahsan

Strahan, Clarke & Cathie

Street, Anthony (OB02)

Stretch, Nicholas & Felicity

Stretton-Lewis, Carolyn

Strintzos, Keith & Morf

Summers, David & Pamela

Sun, Hongfa & Linda

Sun, Jie & Xiuqing

Sun, Xu Chu & Jennie

Sun, Yuchen & Linyu

Sun, Zhenhai & Bing

Suszko, Sarah & Chris

Svensen, Alissa & Gary

Swain, Paul & Andrea

Swanepoel, William & Christa

Swann, Raymond & Bik

Swyny, Richard & Karen

Taffard-Phillips, Aljo & Luci

Talbot, Trudy & Michael

Tan, Arno & Wai Ling

Tan, Shu & Spring

Tang, Cherie

Tang, Mei

Tang-Felman, Min Min (OB05)

Tapp, Peter (OB69)

Taubman, John & Lynne (OB55)

Taylor, Jennifer & Leigh

Taylor, Stephen (OB70)

te Hennepe, Simon & Ellana

Telford, Cameron & Charla

Tellefson, Peter & Fiona

Templeton, Graeme (OB61) & Margaret

Templeton, James (OB87) & Samantha

Terry, Michael (OB79)

Theodore, Con & Angela

Thomas, Joshua & Amanda

Thomas, Philip & Fiona

Thomas, Phillip (OB02)

Thomson, Andrew & Sayuri

Thomson, George (OB51)

Thomson, Paul (OB86) & Petra

Thornborrow, Joshua (OB98) & Josie

Tian, Guoyi & Yanxia

Tims, Olivia

Tiver, Graham & Helen

Todarello, Anthony & Bianca

Toms, Christopher (OB93)

Toms, Matthew (OB90)

Toms, Peter & Sue

Toms, Stephen (OB95) & Catherine

Toner, Timothy & Jess

Tong, Liang & Yang

Tong, Zheng & Emma

Tongs, Jane & Paul

Tonkin, Neil (OB62)

Toomey, Martin & Lucy

Torr, Jonathan & Lindsey

Tragear Whiting, Rebecca & Stefan

Trainor, Anthony & Simone

Travers, Benjamin & Jennifer

Travers, Nicole & Sam

Trident Technology Solutions

Triolo, James & Alexandra

Trucchi, Lorenzo & Jen

Tsangari, Andreas & Penny

Tsindos, Harry & Veneta

Tuim, Ray & Jude

Tunnecliffe, Luke & Aimee

Tyler, Robert & Finola

U & V

Uglow, James (OB90)*

Uglow, Sally

Urquhart, Angus & Annabel

Urwin, Michael

Usher, Anton (OB88) & Rina

Van der Merwe, Barend & Elmin

van Jaarsveld, Johan & Ma

van Wetering, Natalie

Vassallo, Anthony & Anne

Vaughan Constructions Pty Ltd

Vaughan, Jon & Narelle

Vautin, Lee & William

Vautin, William (OB98) & Sarah

Verkada

Vithana, Eeshara & Ajantha

Vulcan, Michael & Victoria

WWagner, Sonia & Phil

Wainwright, Gary (OB68)

Walsh, Peter & Heidi

Walter, Nicholas (OB89)

Walter, Stephen & Viv

Walters, Daniel & Kath

Wang, Bo & Weijia

Wang, Dalin & Jessica

Wang, Haitao & Yamin

Wang, Patrick & Jin

Wang, Peibo & Hannah

Wang, Shuqi & Li, Emily

Wang, Tengfei & Jie Yun

Wang, Wen & Ina

Wang, Yang & Yvonne

Wang, Yikang & Bei

Wang, Yong Gang & Michelle

Wang, Yufeng & Chris

Wang, Zhuo & Colin

Ward, Jeffrey & Rebecca

Watkins, John & Kerrie

Weber, Benjamin & Skye

Weber, Edward & Zoe

Wei, Chuiting & Mingtao

West, Matthew (OB98) & Sashi

Westerman, Daniel & Lucy

Wheeler, Lynn & Michael

White, Duncan & Fiona

White, Nola & Lawrence

Whitelegg, Ryan & Sam

Whitfield, Gareth & Kym

Whitney, Dallas (OB40)

Whittle, Andrew & Sarah

Wilde, John (OB67)

Wilkins, Peter & Amy

Willcock, Gregory & Phoebe

Williams, Cory & Kathryn

Williams, Lisa & Shane

Williams, Nick & Saskia

Williams, Sean & Lisa

Williams, Stephen (OB80) & Olivia

Williamson, Kevin & Judy

Wilson, John & Dara (OB79)

Wilson, Peter AM (OB68) & Rebecca

Wilson, Roger OAM (OB61) & Margaret

Wiseman, Anthony & Kirsty

Wissenden, Gary (OB93)

Withington, Philip & Rebecca

Witnish, Clinton & Amal

Wood, Mathew & Kristen

Woodyatt, James (OB85)

Wu, Guohong & Bing

Wu, Yancheng & Nie

Wyss, Andrew & Julie

XXia, Zhenghong & Hong

Xiao, Haijun & Zishan

X’Lingson, Eddie & Chinn

Xu, Feng & He, Ying

Xu, Hui & Yang

Xu, Mianli & Wenjun

Xu, Mingyu & Mei

YYan, Jinzhao & Zhongyi

Yang, Jiansong & Ava

Yang, Rong

Yang, Zhen & Lui, Yanting

Yao, Jianchen & Yanrong

Yates, Peter AM (OB77) & Susan

Yazbek, Carl & Liza

Yelland, John (OB59)

Yellina, Hari & Sari

Yeo, Andrew (OB87) & Meredith

Yeung, Sally & Matt

Yi, Aifei & Amy

Yin, Haixia & Li Li

Young, Michael

Yu, Guijun & Ren, Meilin

Yu, Jun & Hong

ZZeng, Wu Jiang & Tsang, Janice

Zeng, Xiaodong & Lui, Lydia

Zeng, Yigang & Baifeng

Zerial, Simone

Zhang, Feng & Yuhan

Zhang, Guang & Rebecca

Zhang, Lin & Michelle

Zhang, Mao & Wei

Zhang, Mike & Fang

Zhang, Tan & Belinda

Zhang, Xin & Penny

Zhang, Yun Zhao & Ning

Zhang, Zhirong & Lei

Zhao, Dafan & Linda

Zhao, Peng & Lei

Zhao, Qinyi & Jie

Zheng, Changlin & Mia

Zheng, Dingchuan & Penny

Zheng, Peng & Selina

Zheng, Zhiling & Yvonne

Zhou, Congwei & Chunmei

Zhou, Edwin & Mao, Maria

Zhou, Tom (OB04) & Mary

Zhu, Jean

Zhu, Juping & Yun

Zhu, Lijian & Mei

Zuo, Jie & Yun

SPONSORS

All Graduates

Alston Coaches & Buses Australia

Architectus

Brighton Toyota

Brighton Travelworld

Campion

E & S

Erbas

Harding Architects

Hodges Real Estate

Intelligence Bank

Innov8tive Services

Karstens at CQ

Knight Sport

Lexus of Brighton

Mattioli Bros

Middendorp Electrics

MonJon

Nelson Bros

Noone Imagewear

On Track

OSH Club

Quayclean

Ricoh Australia Pty Ltd

Shining Knight

Soniq

Sony Foundation

Trident Computer Services

Verkada

Virtunet

Prince Developments

SEQUAMUR SOCIETY

Alexander, Bob

Arendsen, Gregory

Backholer, Arthur (OB36)*

Balfe, Anthony (OB66)

Baragwanath, John (OB67)

Baylis, Andrew

Begg, James (OB58)

Breaden, Erling (OB77)

Bunning, Rodney (OB50)

Burt, David (OB47)*

Burt, Diana

Cameron, Donald (OB51)

Cameron, Jill

Chapman, Bruce (OB53)

Churnside, Michael (OB82)

Darby, Peter (OB51)*

De Salis, Mary

Devine, John (OB63)

Devine, Julie

Eden, Wellesley (OB48)

Ellerton, John (OB61)

Fairweather, Mabel *

Farman, Jeffrey R

Ferguson, Keith *

Fleming, Peter (OB55)

Forbes, Cameron (OB93)

Ford, Rodney

Glover, Alan *

Goddard, Colin

Gray, John (OB64)*

Grigoriou, Georgina

Grummitt, Neil (OB54)

Grummitt, Mavis

Hamilton, Phillip (OB66)

Hare, William AO *

Harkness, Peter *

Hart, Christopher

Hay, Pamela *

Hay, Peter (OB76)*

Hay, John (OB78)

Hay, Kim

Haymes, Christopher (OB64)*

Hope, Roger (OB69)*

Ickeringill, Peter

Jarvis, Barry (OB58)

Jones, Stephen (OB71)

Jones, Gary (OB72)

Jones, Jennifer

Lansell, Cyril (OB33)*

Lasry, Nancy

Lynch, Frank

Lynch, Margaret

Marget, Constantine (OB68)

Marshall, Timothy (OB0)

McCalman, Geoffrey (OB57)*

McCausland, John

McGuigan, Andrew (OB48)

McKenzie, Allan (OB68)

Morris, Graham (OB57)*

Moylan, AM, Frederick (OB38)*

Murray, Mark

Murray, Marilyn

Neave, Colin AM (OB61)

Nicholson, Maxwell (OB47)*

Norris, Athene*

Oppenheim, David (OB72)

O’Sullivan, David (OB43)*

Paroissien, Ian (OB69)

Paroissien, Barbara

Parsons, Richard (OB54)*

Pearse, Ken

Pearse, Elizabeth

Peers, Harry (OB43)*

Phillips, John

Philpott, Edward (OB39)*

Redhead, Theodore (OB62)

Renouf, Tim (OB74)

Robertson, Kenneth (OB68)

Robertson, Margaret

Robertson, Ian (OB74)

Robinson, Keith (OB45)*

Sanderson, Robert (OB35)*

Snowball, William (OB35)*

Stephens, Montagu

Stretton, Nancy *

Talbot, Michael (OB65)

Talbot, Trudy

Tapp, Peter (OB69)

Taubman, John (OB55)

Templeton, Graeme (OB61)

Thomson, George (OB51)

Thomson, Sue*

Thomson, Lachlan (OB51)*

Thorne, John

Toms, Peter

Urwin, Michael

Walker, Hector *

Watkin, Trevor

Wehsack, Joyce *

Wehsack, Norman (OB31)*

Weiner, Ronald *

White, Fred

White, Graham OBE ASM (OB49)

White, Judith

Willcock, Gregory

Willcock, Phoebe

Wilson, Roger OAM (OB61)

Yann, Maxwell

* Deceased

Did you know

22 out of 108 Sequamur Society, our Bequest Program, are current and past staff members?

The Power of a Scholarship

When a Scholarship opportunity continues to change lives - paying it forward

Mark Comport was a student at BGS who sadly passed away while in Year 6. His family established a scholarship at the school in his name, with the inaugural recipient being; Dylan Alcott OAM who was able to complete his schooling at BGS from Year 6.

Dylan, together with the Comport Family and the Dylan Alcott Foundation, are continuing the scholarship at Brighton Grammar School, the same scholarship that Dylan himself was lucky enough to receive. “It was one of the best things, if not the best thing that has ever happened to me,” said Dylan. Dylan, now 31, has accomplished many things throughout his life. He is an Australian wheelchair

tennis player, wheelchair basketball player, radio host and motivational speaker. More recently Dylan became the third professional tennis player to win the calendar year Golden Slam.

Now, the Comports and the Dylan Alcott Foundation are proudly supporting Alex, Year 3, with the gift of a BGS education from now until his final year in Year 12. “I get emotional thinking that we’ve now partnered with the Comports to provide this to Alex,” says Dylan.

BGS is proud that the Comport legacy and Dylan’s will continue and that Alex, who otherwise would not have had the opportunity, can attend Brighton Grammar School.

The Impact of a Scholarship

Frank Ralogaivau - Year 12

When Frank commenced at BGS in Year 9 he knew that he had been gifted with an opportunity to improve himself as a person and as an athlete. Frank is one of the 14 BGS means tested Scholarship recipients at Brighton Grammar School. As he completes his Year 12 journey he reflects on the impact that the BGS Scholarship has provided.

Frank recounts that not only has this scholarship given him the opportunity to attend Brighton Grammar School it has opened up further opportunities for his future in sport.

Frank has involved himself in the culture of the School and enjoyed the many School House activities on offer, particularly the chantology where he has since made some lifelong friendships. “Being at Brighton Grammar School has also helped me find my passion again in Rugby which has led me to the opportunity to attend the Reds Academy in Queensland

in 2022.” As his journey comes to an end he says that the most important thing he valued were the BGS teachers who helped him become a better person and a better man. Frank’s passion for Rugby will now continue as he will relocate to Queensland where he will attend the Reds Academy whilst studying Business with dreams to one day play professional rugby overseas.

Frank will be forever grateful for the opportunities he has received at BGS and acknowledges that he would not be where he is today without having received this Scholarship.

“If you are able to support the Scholarship Fund it really does give people the opportunity to attend an elite school and not only elevate your education but helps you on your journey to become a better man.”

The Peter Toms Scholarship

Since 2017 our online Annual Giving campaigns have raised over 1.7M in support of our Scholarship program. This support has enabled us to provide 15 meanstested scholarships and provided the gift of education to boys who otherwise would not have this opportunity.

The 2021 Appeal was very special as we aimed to raise $300,000 in support of The Peter Toms Scholarship. This new scholarship, which honours and recognises our current and long-serving staff member Peter Toms, was a wonderful way for our community - staff, parents, and Old Boys - to not only support our scholarship program but also to recognise Peter’s immense contribution to the School.

We are very grateful, particularly given the Covid 19 pandemic, that $535,667 was raised by 437 people in our community to support another means tested scholarship that will be held in perpetuity at our School. Thank you to everyone who was able to join with us on this day and support the Annual Appeal, the true impact of a scholarship is forever felt.

Making a Gift to BGS from Overseas

The Brighton Grammar School community is spread across the globe and technology has made it easier than ever to stay in touch with the School. Technology has also made it very easy for members of our generous community to support the school philanthropically. And now, if you currently reside in the UK, Canada, Hong Kong or the USA it is possible to receive a tax deduction (in these countries) when making a gift to BGS!

How is this possible you might ask? Well, through a partnership we have established with Chapel and York, a company with over 20 years’ experience establishing Foundations for this very purpose, it is a relatively straightforward process. You simply direct your gift through the relevant Foundation which then forwards your gift to BGS.

Should you choose to make a gift to BGS, Chapel & York will issue you a receipt for your donation and will notify us at the same time. We then contact you to confirm where you would like your gift to be directed. For example, the BGS Scholarship or Building Fund.

Your gift, no matter the size, is truly valued. Further, 100% of your gift reaches BGS as we cover any administrative/gift fees.

If you currently reside in the UK, Canada, Hong Kong or the USA, and would like to find out more about how easy it is to make a tax deductible gift to BGS through the Chapel and York Foundations, please contact Hayley Galloway, Advancement Manager, at: hgalloway@brightongrammar.vic.edu.au

Residents of the UK

If you live in the UK, donations made through the Chapel and York UK Foundation qualify under Gift Aid, increasing your gift by 25%.

Residents of the USA

If you live in the USA, donations made through the Chapel and York US Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

Residents of Canada

If you live in Canada, donations made through the Chapel & York Canada Foundation are tax-deductible.

Residents of Hong Kong

If you live in Hong Kong, donations of HK$100 or more made through the Chapel & York HK Foundation are tax deductible.

Why I give to BGS

Arvind David (OB 89) asks the question, “If you can, why wouldn’t you support the BGS Scholarship Fund?” Indeed, Arvind puts forward a strong case as, having been a former recipient of a full scholarship, he truly appreciates the life-changing opportunity afforded him and other boys in his situation.

As a newcomer to Australia and to BGS, Arvind was well placed to recognize the, what he terms, unique characteristics of our School. Arvind firmly believes the quality of the education, together with the lifelong friendships and connections forged within a framework of integrity and strong values, are just as evident today as they were when he began at the School in Form 4 Dixon in 1987.

Now, as Founder and Managing Director of Ontoit, Arvind’s BGS experiences continue to influence many facets of his life; from sport, to business, to his children’s education. Positive opportunities were available throughout School, and later, employment, due to the mentoring and connections in a school which promotes lasting relationships through (the type of) people both within and around the School community.

Arvind does not know who supported his scholarship while attending BGS but strongly believes that they subscribed to a higher purpose; one aptly described by Winston Churchill. “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

Arvind is very appreciative of the School and, in a natural progression, wishes to continue the positive cycle of paying it forward.

The Sequamur Society Securing our Future

The Sequamur Society was established in 2008 to honour and thank those members of our community who have confirmed their intention to include Brighton Grammar School in their Will.

This year we were delighted to induct four members into the Sequamur Society: John Baragwanath BGS 19551967; Michael Churnside BGS 1975-1982; Bill Snowball BGS 1933-1935; and David Oppenheim BGS 1967-1972. Whilst our four new members were Old Boys, the Sequamur Society is a wonderful crosssection of our community comprising current and former Staff members, former parents, Old Boys and friends of the School. This year our cocktail party celebration was held in the refurbished Junior School G B Robertson Hall.

There are various options available to our bequest benefactors, one being the right to choose how their bequest is directed. Some choose the Scholarship Fund or to support music or sport; others may direct their bequest to the Building Fund or allow the School to determine the greatest need. Every bequest, no matter the amount or type, is gratefully received and celebrated.

Presently we have six boys whose education is funded by a bequest left to the School by John Gray (OB’64) in 2010; three other John Gray boys successfully completed Year 12 in 2017. Because of the exceptional nature of John’s bequest, there will always be

Sequamur Society

John’s boys at BGS. John’s generosity is acknowledged through the naming of the ‘John Gray Cardio Room’ in Annandale. Scholarships change lives. Personally, you will never know the boys whose lives you change but, as a member of the Sequamur Society, your generosity will be cherished and celebrated for as long as BGS educates boys. By including the Scholarship Fund in your Will, you open the door for a boy to enjoy a BGS education who otherwise would be denied this opportunity. This is a legacy of which you can be justly proud.

Scholarships change lives

So many of our past students who attended the School on scholarships have gone on to make their mark in the world in every endeavour including health, law,politics, business, sport and the arts. You too can change lives by leaving a gift in your will to fund a specific scholarship or support the BGS Scholarship Fund.

For a confidential discussion please call Peter Toms in the BGS Development Office on 03 8591 2274 or 0413 60 70 88.

Did you know

Our youngest member of our Sequamur Society is BGS Staff member and Old Boy Tim Marshall?

2022 and beyond

Brighton Grammar School’s philanthropic priorities focus on two main goals supporting the School’s commitment to provide an outstanding education for boys.

1To develop teaching and learning facilities that support our commitment to provide BGS boys with a world-class 21st century education.

2To increase the number of meanstested scholarships we can offer boys who otherwise would not have the opportunity to attend BGS.

All gifts, no matter the size, collectively make a huge impact on the lives of current and future generations of BGS boys.

If you would like to make a tax-deductible gift to either the BGS Building Fund, BGS Library Fund or the BGS Scholarship Fund, please contact John Phillips, Director of Advancement:

(03) 85912280 or email him at jphillips@brightongrammar.vic.edu.au