Senior School Speech Day Booklet 2023 by shore.official

Senior School Speech Day Friday 8 December 2023

The Chair The Right Reverend Chris Edwards Bishop of North Sydney Guest of Honour Professor Hayden Ramsay, MA PhD Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education and Professor of Ethics Australian Catholic University

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Vitai Lampada Tradunt “They hand on the Torch of Life”

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Charter The St James’ School Compensation Trust Act (1886) provided for the foundation of: “A school of the highest type, including departments of education for all classes of the community, in which the teaching shall be throughout in accordance with the principles of the Church of England, and which shall be placed under the direction of a governing body of clergy and laity to be elected by the Synod, the Bishop of the Diocese being ex-officio President.”

Our Guiding Virtues We have a rich tradition of handing on our enduring virtues to each new generation of students, a tradition that is grounded in our Christian identity. These virtues are expressed through our distinctive approach to educating and shaping students and they guide our whole community as we strive to fulfil our Mission: • • • •

Excellence and Rigour in Teaching and Learning: to shape young minds to be ready to meet the opportunities and challenges of the future. Integrity and Respect in Character: To inspire each student towards a flourishing life of meaning and purpose. Humility and Compassion in Service: To develop hearts that are focused on the wellbeing of others. Faithfulness and Commitment in Community Life: To build capacity to support our Mission today and into the future.

Privacy Policy Our Privacy Policy is available on our website at www.shore.nsw.edu.au or by contacting the School on +61 2 9923 2277. Speech Day 2023 / 3

Order of Proceedings Arrival of Official Party Acknowledgement of Country

Jett Semmens Year 9 Student

The National Anthem 1 Australians all let us rejoice, For we are one and free; We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil; Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in nature’s gifts Of beauty rich and rare;

In history’s page, let every stage Advance Australia Fair. In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair.

Opening Prayer

Reverend Anthony Benn Chaplain

School New Testament Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

Jesse Cochrane 2023 Second Prefect

Hymn 1 Our God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home. 2 Under the shadow of Thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure, sufficient is Thine arm alone, and our defence is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, or earth received her frame, from everlasting Thou art God to endless years the same.

School Prayer

Reverend Anthony Benn Chaplain

Welcome

The Right Reverend Chris Edwards Bishop of North Sydney

The Headmaster’s Report and Address

Dr John Collier Headmaster

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A thousand ages in Thy sight are like an evening gone, short as the watch that ends the night before the rising sun. Time, like an ever-rolling stream, bears all its sons away, they fly forgotten as a dream dies at the opening day. Our God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, be Thou our guard while troubles last, and our eternal home.

Presentation of Prizes and Address

Professor Hayden Ramsay Guest of Honour

Vote of Thanks

Lachlan Hunt 2023 Senior Prefect

Announcement of 2024 Senior and Second Prefects

Dr John Collier Headmaster

Closing Remarks

Ms Jennifer Lambert Chair of School Council

School Hymn 1 Ye servants of the Lord, Each in his office wait, Observant of His heavenly word, And watchful at His gate. 2 Let all your lamps be bright And trim the golden flame; Gird up your loins, as in His sight, For aweful is His name. 3 Watch; ‘tis your Lord’s command, And while we speak, He’s near; Mark the first signal of His hand And ready all appear.

4 O happy servant he,

Benediction

The Right Reverend Chris Edwards Bishop of North Sydney

In such a posture found! He shall his Lord with gladness see And be with honour crowned. Christ shall the banquet spread With His own royal hand. And raise that faithful servant’s head Amid the angelic band.

Departure of Official Party

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School Council President The Most Rev K De Silva Raffel, Archbishop of Sydney BA (USYD), LLB (USYD), BD (MTC), Dip Min, MA Chair Mr B J E Warburton

BEc, LLB (Hons), MIntS (USYD), DipCS (Regent), GAICD (until 24 October 2023)

Ms J M Lambert

BBus (UTS), MEc (Macq), CA, FAICD (from 24 October 2023)

Honorary Secretary Mr M F W Thomas

BCom, LLB (UNSW)

Honorary Treasurer Ms J M Lambert

BBus (UTS), MEc (Macq), CA, FAICD (until 24 October 2023)

Members Rev Canon C A Allan

BD (MTC), DipMin (MTC), BBuild (UTS)

Mrs K J Bucknell

BA, MA (Psych) (USYD), MRes (Macq), FCOP, MAPS (until 14

Dr G H Burrow

MBBS (USYD), FRACS, FAOA (until 24 October 2023)

Mr D A M Chapman

BFinAdmin, FCPA, GradDipACG, AGIA, ACIS MAICD (until

November 2023)

24 October 2023) Rev E C K Cheung

BD (Hons), BE (Hons) (UNSW) GAICD

Mr D A Ferguson

BBus (UTS), Fellow (CAANZ), GAICD

Mr M Firek

BEc (Accounting) LLB (Macq) FGIA FCIS

Rev P M Greenwood

MA (Theol), BD (Hons), BE (Hons) (UNSW)

Rev M P Heazlewood

MA, BD (Hons), DipMin (MTC), BE (Hons) (USYD)

Mr M W Nutt

MCom (SYD), BCom (SYD)

Rev S Petty

BCom (UNSW), BTh (SBMC)

Rev Dr G S Perkins

MA Theol (MTC), BD (Hons 1) (MTC), BA (UNSW), DMin (TEDS Chicago)

Mrs J Robertson

BBus (UTS), CA, GAICD

Mr D J Scammell

BScAgr (Syd), MBA (AGSM)

Mr S J H Smart

BA, DipEd (UNE), DipCS, MCS (Regent)

Mr S M A Woodhill

BA, MComm, MAICD, MPRIA, AFAIM, CPM

Mr D Lloyd

BBus (UTS), BA (Syd)

Clerk of the Council and Director of Business Mr P A Oates Speech Day 2023 / 6

BCom (UWA) CA

Executive Leadership Team Headmaster

J Collier

BA, DipEd, DipBiblSt, EdD, FACE, FACEL, HFTGN

Deputy Head, Academic

M J Leeds

BA, DipEd (Macq), MEd (Leadership and Administration) (Deakin), MUSS (USYD), MACE, MACEL

Deputy Head, Co-curricular

L K Gilmour

BMus, DMA (USYD), MEdLead (UNSW), GMBA (Macq), GradDipEd (UNE), FRSA, MACEL

Deputy Head, Operations

A S Mansfield

BA (Hons), Dip Ed (Macq), PhD (USYD), MACE, MACEL

Deputy Head, Pastoral Care

D B Champion

BA (USYD), DipEd, MEdLead (Macq) MACEL

Head of Preparatory School (Terms 1 and 2)

N M Saunders

Head of Preparatory School (Term 3 onwards) Head of Northbridge Campus (Terms 1 and 2)

N O Mitchell

Acting Head of Northbridge Campus (Terms 3 and 4)

N Valenti

Chaplain

A G Benn

BA, DipEd (UTS), BD (MTC)

Director of Business

P A Oates

BCom (UWA) CA

Director of Community Engagement

S Taylor

BA Comms (CSU)

Director of Human Resources

M J Sherwin

BBus (UTS) (Term 1)

B Trkulja

BEc (USYD), GDipEd (Macq) (Term 2

BEc (USYD), GradDipEd, MEd Admin (UNE), MACEL BEd (Prim) (USYD), BEd (Early Childhood) (UniSA), MEd Admin (UNSW), MACEL BEd (Prim) (ACU) MEd (Spec Ed) (Macq)

onwards) Head of Teaching and Learning (Term 4 onwards)

M G Bentley

BA, BA Soc.Sc. (Hons.) (N’cle), GradCert Spec.Ed, GradDip Ed, MA (UNSW)

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Heads of Department Christian Studies

M C Domingo BA (USYD), MTeach (UWS), AdvDBMM (MTC)

Drama

A J Crompton

BA (Lit) (UNSW), BA (Perf) (UWS), GradDipEd (UNE)

Economics and Business Studies

M J Wells

MA (Ed) (Macq), BEc (USYD), DipEd (UNE) (Terms 1 and 2) BCom, DipEd (Natal) (Term 3 onwards)

W P Dobes Educational Services

D V Oates

English

N J Penn BA (UNSW), DipEd (ACU) (Terms 1, 2, 3) S D Fitisemanu BLibStud (CSU), BA (USYD), MTeach (USYD) (Term 4 onwards)

Geography

N R Scozzi C G Cook

History

N L Mansfield BA, DipEd (Macq)

Languages

M R Baker

BA, DipEd (USYD), MA (UNSW)

Library

E M White

MEd (Uppsala), MA (UTS)

Mathematics

A C Holland

BA (USYD), DipEd (Macq)

Music

K J Barber

BMus, BEd (UNSW), MEd (Student Wellbeing, Leadership and Management) (Melb)

PDHPE

G D Inches

BA (HM), DipEd (UTS)

Science

V A Hunter

BSc (USYD), MTeach (USYD)

TAS

D T Weston

BEd, IA (USYD)

Visual Arts

T H Pigott

BA (Fine Arts) (UNSW), BEd (UTS)

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MEd – SpecEd (Hons) (UWA), BEd (USYD), Grad Cert Educational Studies (USYD)

BSc (Hons) (Swansea), PGCE (Wales) BSc (Hons) (UNSW), DipEd (ACU) (Acting)

Housemasters T J Scouller

BSc (USYD), DipEd MTch (UTS), DipBibStudies

J A Harrison

(MTC), CertResCare ABSA BA Teaching/BA Arts (Visual Arts) (ACU) (Acting Term 3)

Barry

B N Morris Z H Dowdell

BEd (UofSA), DipTch (CCE) BA/BEd (USYD) (Acting Term 2)

Burns

N E Whiteman

BForSc (Hons), MTeach (UTS)

Burrell

M R Maloney

BEXSci (ACU), GradDipEd (UOW), MEdSt (UON)

Colebrook

J L Melville

BA (UNSW), Dip Ed (Macq)

Dixon

C D Burke

BA, DipEd (Macq)

Eldershaw

M D Webster N Trumbull

BSc (Psych) BSc (Hons), GradDipEd (Macq) BPropEc (UTS), MTeach (UTS) (Acting Term 2)

Emery

K M Papworth J Sparks

BEd, DipTch (KCAE), MEd Admin (UNE) BEd (HM and HE) (USYD) (Acting Term 1)

Gillespie

M R Wolsely

BA (Hons), BEd (UNSW)

Gilmour

C Rey

BA, DipEd (Macq)

Hodges

R L Fitch

BSc (UNSW), DipEd (USYD)

Mathers

E A Lawry

BBus , BTeach (UTS)

Pascoe

O L Wood

BTeach (CSU), BLArch (UNSW)

Robson

P W Reid

MEdLead (Morling), BEd (UNE), BADipEd (Macq)

Sawkins

C R Tyson

BLMC (WSU), DipEd (Macq), MICTEd (CSU)

School

W B Pienaar

BACC (UTS), DipEd (Excelsia)

Tiley

A T Mellar B J Laurence

MA, MTeach (USYD), BA (Flin) BA/BEd (HMAN) (ACU) (Acting Term 3)

Whight

J McClelland

BEc (SocSci) (USYD), DipEd (UNE)

Anderson

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Chaplaincy Chaplain A G Benn

BA, DipEd (UTS), BD (MTC)

Community Chaplain N J Foord BSc (USYD), BEng (Elec) (USYD), BTh (MTC), MA (ACT), DMin (ACT) Assistant Chaplain J N Sheldon BMus (USYD) MTeach (Sec) (UNSW), BTh (MTC)

Additional Leadership and Support Roles Academic Data Manager J A McKinley BEd (UON), MTeach (CSU), MEd Leadership (SCU) (Term 1) E N Campbell BA (USYD), DipEd (UNSW), MEd (UNSW) (Term 3 onwards) Academic Dean - Year 7 B H Doran MA, DipEd (USYD) J L Apter BEd SpecEd (UTS), DipEd CS (Acting Terms 1 and 2) Academic Dean - Year 8 S C Clarke BA, BEd (Macq) Academic Dean - Year 9 T M Kirby BBA (UC), GradDipEd (Macq), MEd (Leadership) (UWS) Academic Dean - Year 10 B J Laurence BA/BEd (HMAN) (ACU) Academic Dean - Year 11 T Oud BA/BEd, MEd Leadership (USYD) Academic Dean - Year 12 W P Dobes BCom, DipEd (Natal) Assistant Director of Studies I M Middleton BSc (USYD), DipEd (SCAE), GradDipEdStud (SIE), MAIP Head of Careers Education V J Shirriff BBus (ACU), MEd (RMIT), BScPsych (CQU) Commanding Officer of the Cadet Unit C R Oxley BMus(Ed) (USYD), MEdLead, MRE (ACU), JP Head of Counselling (Acting) C A Camden BSW (USYD), GDipPsych (CSU), AMHSW Speech Day 2023 / 10

Counsellors B R Dixon M Fooks A M Hannelly M J Harkin T L H Perry S J Taubman M A M Wilson

BPsychSci (Hons) (Griff); PgDipPsych (Bond) BPsych(Hons) MProfPsych(School) BPsych (Hons)(Macq), MPsych (Ed&Dev)(UWS) BSW (USYD) AMHSW BEd BA GDipSc (Psych Hons) MPsych (Clin) FCCL BCom (Melb); GradDipEdPsych (Monash); MPsych (Monash) BPsych (Hons) (Macq), MProfPsych (Macq), MAPS

Head of Service Learning H R Blood BEd, PDHPE/Sc (UC) MEd, Wellbeing (SCU) Head of Teaching and Learning J C Tzantzaris BA, DipEd (Macq), MA (USYD) (Terms 1 and 2) M G Bentley DipEd (UNSW), BA (UNEW), MA (UNSW), GradDipEd (UNSW), GradCert in Integration Studies (UNSW) (Term 4 onwards) Head of Digital Learning A R Pfeffer BSc (USYD), MTeach (USYD), MEdLead (UNSW) M E Fletcher BCom (EC) (Macq), DipEd (UNSW), GradCertEnvMgt (GSE) (Term 4) Senior School Academic Administration Co-ordinator J M Palmer BA, DipEd (USYD) Sportsmaster M J Ticehurst

BA, DipEd (Macq)

Staff Professional Co-ordinator S P Werakso BSc (Hons) (UOW), DipEd (CSU), RECert (CEO Syd) Academic Resource Assistant K J Dunlop BA Bus (UTS) Study Skills Co-ordinator B H Doran MA, DipEd (USYD)

Departments Christian Studies Head of Department M C Domingo BA (USYD), MTeach (UWS), AdvDBMM (MTC) Speech Day 2023 / 11

Master Assisting E J Craig

BEd (HM and HE) (USYD), DipBTheol (MTC)

A G Benn C D Burke J B Ho J S Ng J N Sheldon

BA, DipEd (UTS), BD (MTC) BA, DipEd (Macq) BA, BEd(Sec) (UNSW) BMus (UNSW) BMus (USYD), MTeach(Sec) (UNSW), BTh (MTC)

Drama Head of Department A J Crompton BA (Eng Lit) (UNSW), BA (Perf) (UWS), GradDipEd (UNE) Master Assisting B J Laurence

BA, BEd (HMAN) (ACU)

R Clugston L F McDonald

BComms (Theatre/Media) (CSU), MTch (USYD) BComms (Theatre/Media) (CSU), MTch(Sec) (UNSW) (Term 3)

Economics and Business Studies Head of Department M J Wells MA (Ed) (Macq), BEc (USYD), DipEd (UNE) (Terms 1 and 2) W P Dobes BCom, DipEd (Natal) (Terms 3 onwards) Master Assisting M E Fletcher

BCom (EC) (Macq), DipEd (UNSW), GradCertEnvMgt (GSE)

Z H Dowdell T M Kirby E A W Lawry J I McClelland L E Matthews

BA/BEd (USYD) BBA (UC), GradDipEd (Macq), MEd (Leadership) (UWS) BBus (UTS), BTeach (UTS) BEc (SocSci) (USYD), DipEd (UNE) BCom (Acc) (UCT), PGCE (Unisa)

Educational Services Head of Department D V Oates MEd – SpecEd (Hons) (UWA), BEd (USYD), Grad Cert Educational Studies (USYD), Grad Cert Divinity (SMBC) Master Assisting 7-9 J L Apter BEd SpecEd (UTS), DipEd CS Master Assisting 10-12 R U Malhotra BA, DipEd (Macq), MSpecEd (UON) Speech Day 2023 / 12

Master Assisting High Potential Learners M B Massey BEd (ANU), MA (CSU) G L Bayliss-Smith K L Carlisle A L Malcolm L T Ritchie V A Thurgood

BA DipEd M.Ed (UTS) MTeach (UNSW), BA Psych (Macq) BAppSc (Sp Path) (SYD), MTeach (EC) BEd (ACU), DipM (APM) BEd (UTS) Teacher Librarianship (Terms 3 and 4)

English Head of Department N J Penn BA (UNSW), DipEd (ACU) (Terms 1, 2 and 3) S D Fitisemanu BLibStud (CSU), BA (USYD), MTeach (USYD) (Term 4 onwards) Second in Charge S C Clarke BA, BEd (Macq) (Term 4 onwards) Master Assisting Stage 6 S D Fitisemanu BLibStud (CSU), BA (USYD), MTeach (USYD) (Terms 1, 2 and 3) G G Stephen BA, DipEd (Macq) (Term 4 onwards) Master Assisting Stage 5 N M A Jacobs BA, BEd (ACU) (Term 1) S C Clarke BA, BEd (Macq) (Terms 2 and 3) B R Scobie BA, BEd, MEd Leadership (UNSW) (Term 4 onwards) Master Assisting Stage 4 B W Stacy BA (USYD), MTeach (USYD) (Terms 1 and 2) G G Stephen BA, DipEd (Macq) (Term 3) H J Guest BA, BEd (Hons.) (USYD) (Term 4 onwards) Master Assisting USYD Partnership and Competitions Z Doutreband BA, MTeach (USYD) A T Mellar J L Melville B N Morris A O’Neill R Malhotra T Oud K M Papworth M J Ticehurst J C Tzantzaris S H Walker

BA (Flin), MA, MTeach (USYD) BA (UNSW), DipEd (Macq) BEd (UofSA), DipTch (CCE) BA, MTeach (USYD) BA, DipEd (Macq), MSpecEd (UON) (Terms 1 and 2) BA, BEd, MEd Leadership (USYD) BEd, DipTch (KCAE), MEd Admin (UNE) BA, DipEd (Macq) BA, DipEd (Macq), MA (USYD) (Terms 1 and 2) BA, BEd (USA), DipTeach (UTS) Speech Day 2023 / 13

M G Bentley H J Guest J M O’Brien F E Reid B R Scobie

BA, BA Soc.Sc. (Hons.) (N’cle), GradCert Spec.Ed, GradDip Ed, MA (UNSW) (Term 4 onwards) BA, BEd (Hons.) (USYD) BA (Notre Dame), BMus (AIM), MTeach (UTS) BA, BEd (USYD) BA, BEd, MEd Leadership (UNSW)

Geography Head of Department N R Scozzi BSc (Hons) (Swansea), PGCE (Wales) C G Cook BSc (Hons) (UNSW), DipEd (ACU) (Acting) Master Assisting Administration J D Caspersonn BA & Sc (USYD), MTeach (USYD) Master Assisting Resourcing and Programming H R Rhodes BA (UNE), DipEd (STC) D M Henderson G A Jones A S Mansfield P W Reid C R Tyson D B Champion A J Roland

BSc (Hons) (ANU), PGCE (UCL, UK), MEd (UNSW) BSc (Hons) (UWCC, UK), PGCE (Oxon, UK) BA (Hons), Dip Ed (Macq), PhD (USYD), MACE, MACEL MEdLead (Morling), BEd (UNE), BADipEd (Maq) BLMC (WSU), DipEd (Macq), MICTEd (CSU) BA (USYD), DipEd, MEdLead (Macq) MACEL BA(Monash), DipEd (Deakin), Assoc Degree – ResCare (ACU)

History Head of Department N L Mansfield BA, DipEd (Macq) Masters Assisting in History M R Wolsely BA (Hons), BEd (UNSW) G C Davis BA, LLB (UNSW), MTeach (USYD) J B Ho D T Jennings M J Leeds

BA, BEd Sec (UNSW) BA, MTeach (USYD) BA, DipEd (Macq), MEd (Leadership and Administration) (Deakin), MUSS (USYD), MACE, MACEL C J Lehmann BA, BEd (Macq) C L Logan BADipEd (SYD), MA (Macq) A N Mason-Jones BA (Syd), LLB (UTS), Dip Ed (UNSW), MA (Syd) R D Mountford BA (Hons) (USYD), GradDipEd (Macq) L A Robb BA (Hons) (Edin, UK), PGCE (Soton, UK) Speech Day 2023 / 14

Languages Head of Department and Master Assisting German M R Baker BA, DipEd (USYD), MA (UNSW) Master Assisting Chinese J Hu BEd, MA (Macq), BA (SCNU) Master Assisting French R F Gorge BA (Uni of METZ), DipEd (Wesley) Master Assisting Japanese J H Jung BA, BEd (Macq) Master Assisting Latin J C Watkins BA (USYD), DipEd (UNE) C Rey J Tierney J O Haars C E Baker

BA, DipEd (Macq) BA/BAsian Studies (ANU), DipEd (UNSW) MA German Language (University of Essen), MA TeachingSecondary (UNE) BA French (USYD), Grad Dip (Communication Management) (UTS)

Library and Information Services Head of Department E M White MEd (Uppsala), MA (UTS) L M Gemell V A Thurgood J M Ebbott

BA (UWS), DipEd Secondary (UNE), DipEd Primary (ECU) BEd Tch Librarianship (UTS) (Terms 1 and 2) BA (UNE), GradDipLibSci, BTeach (Secondary) (UTS) (Terms 3 and 4)

Mathematics Head of Department A C Holland BA (USYD), DipEd (Macq) Master Assisting Stage 6 Calculus Courses L F Atkinson BSc (Math), BEd (Hons) (UNSW) Master Assisting Stage 6 Standard K S D Kilburn BSc (Hons) (Reading), MTch (USYD) (Terms 1, 2 and 3) Master Assisting Stage 5 A L Wilson BSc (UNSW), BEd (UNSW)

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Master Assisting Stage 4 J A Styles BA, MSci (Cambs), PGCE (KCL) Master Assisting Competitions S M Camden BExSc (ACU), DipEd (ACU), MEdStu (UON) A J Brasher J T P Bell D Delahunty G Di Lorenzo C T Frazer A W Macks M B Massey M R Maloney W B Pienaar B P Saunders N Trumbull S P Werakso N S Williams

BA, BEd (USYD) BSci, BEd, PhD (USYD) (Terms 1 and 2) BSc, BEd (UNSW) BSc (USYD), MBM (UTS), MTeach (USYD) BA, DipEd (UNSW), ATA (NSWIT) (Terms 3 and 4) BSc (Hons), UNSW, GradDipEd (UNE) BEd (ANU), MA (CSU) BExSci (ACU), GradDipEd (UOW), MEdSt (UON) BACC (UTS), DipEd (Excelsia) HDipEd (JCE), GradDipMan(HR) (WBS) BPropEc (UTS), MTeach (UTS) BSc (Hons) (UOW), DipEd (CSU), RECert (CEO Syd) MTeach (UNSW), PGCM (UND), BAppFin (Macq), BCom (Macq)

Music Head of Department K J Barber BMus, BEd (UNSW), MEd (Student Wellbeing, Leadership and Management) (Melb) Master Assisting Curriculum S K Robertson BMusEd (UON) Master Assisting ICT P I Dorich BCA (UOW), DipEd (Mus) (USYD), LTCL Master Assisting Performance A A Wentzel BMusEd (USYD) L K Gilmour C R Oxley W J Payne

BMus, DMA (USYD), MEdLead (UNSW), GradDipEd (UNE), FRSA, MACEL BMus(Ed) (USYD), MEdLead, MRE (ACU), JP BMus (Perf) (USYD), DipEd (UNE)

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) Head of Department G D Inches BA (HM), DipEd (UTS)

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Master Assisting Administration J Sparks BEd (HM and HE) (USYD) Master Assisting Teaching and Learning H R Blood BEd, PDHPE/Sc (UC) MEd, Wellbeing (SCU) G M Bates S T Chapman E J Craig R A Du Plooy P J Koster M J Lee J O Murphy D A Polis T M Wallace

BHS, DipEd (UWS) BA, PGCE (SMU, U.K) BEd (HM and HE) (USYD), DipBTheol (MTC) BSLS (UOW), PGCE (UOS) (Term 3 onwards) BEd (Health and PhysEd) (ACPE) (Terms 1 and 2) BEd (PhysEd) (UTS) BEd (HM and HE) (USYD) BExHSc, Med, GradCertRE (ACU) BSpSc (UNSW), DipEd (CSU)

Science Head of Department V A Hunter BSc (USYD), MTeach (USYD) Master Assisting Biology L J Young BSc, BEd (Macq) Master Assisting Chemistry E C A Murray BSc (USYD), MTeach (USYD) (Terms 1 and 4) N E Whiteman BForSc (Hons) (UTS), MTeach (UTS) (Terms 2 and 3) Master Assisting Earth and Environmental Science T J Scouller BSc (USYD), DipEd MTch (UTS), DipBibStudies (MTC), CertResCare ABSA (Terms 1, 2 and 4) A R Pfeffer BSc (USYD), MTeach (USYD), MEdLead (UNSW) (Term 3) Master Assisting Investigating Science H F Byrnes BSc (Med Sci), BEd (Macq) (Term 4 onwards) Master Assisting Junior Science Stage 4 N E Whiteman BForSc (Hons) (UTS), Mteach (UTS) (Terms 1 and 4) J M Backhus BA, BEd (UTS) (Terms 2 and 3) Master Assisting Junior Science Stage 5 H F Byrnes BSc (Med Sci) (Macq), BEd (Macq) (Term 1, 2 and 3) J M Backhus BA, BEd (UTS) (Term 4)

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Master Assisting Physics R J Ward

BSc (Melb), BFA, MArt (UNSW), DipEd (UOW)

Master Assisting Science Extension A R Pfeffer BSc (USYD), MTeach (USYD), MEdLead (UNSW) (Terms , 2 and 3) M A Jones BSc, MTeach (USYD) (Term 4) J M Backhus B H Doran R L Fitch J P Friend M A Jones D K Junee I M Middleton M D Webster E A Foster O R Power

BA, BEd (UTS) MA, DipEd (USYD) (Terms 3 and 4) BSc (UNSW), DipEd (USYD) BSc (USYD), DipEd (UNE) (Term 1, 2 and 3) BSc, MTeach (USYD) DipEd (ACU) BSc (USYD), DipEd (SCAE), GradDipEdStud (SIE), MAIP BSc (Psych) (Macq), BSc (Hons) (Macq), GradDipEd (Macq) BSc (Hons) (UOS), PGCE (UOS) (Terms 2, 3 and 4) BSc (UNSW), MTeach (USYD)

Technological and Applied Studies (TAS) Head of Department D T Weston BEd, IA (USYD) Master Assisting Design and Technology O L Wood BTeach (CSU), BLArch (UNSW) Master Assisting Engineering Studies P D Auer BSc (Hons), DipHigherEd , PhD (UNSW) Master Assisting Innovation Technology/Multimedia and Graphics J M F Straney BA, BT (Technology) (ACU) Master Assisting Technology Mandatory M P Liccioni BEd (ACU) M J Spratt B J Winters I T Williams M J Prowle D N Gock A C Phillips

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BEd (USYD), MEd (USYD) BEd (ACU), MEd Admin (ACU),Dip HRM Coaching (USYD) BDM (UNSW), BArchSt (UNSW) BEng (Swansea Uni), BEd Technology (UWCN) BEd GLB CAE BEd SCAE BA (Visual Arts) (ACU), Grad Dip Ed (Visual Arts) (ACU)

Visual Arts Head of Department T H Pigott BA (Fine Arts) (UNSW), BEd (UTS) Master Assisting S A O’Kane

BArtEd (UNSW)

J A Harrison A C Phillips A M Thiel

BA Teaching/BA Arts (Visual Arts) (ACU) (Terms 1, 2 and 3) BA (Visual Arts) (ACU), Grad Dip Ed (Visual Arts) (ACU) BA (Education) (UNSW), BA (Art Theory) (UNSW), Assoc Dip (Fine Arts) (Meadowbank College of TAFE) C R Walker BA Teaching/BA Arts (Visual Arts) (ACU) F Gabanski-Sykes PGCE - (Art & Design) (Goldsmiths College), MA (Performance and Design) (UAL), BA (Textiles – Fine Art) (Goldsmiths College), BTEC Diploma (Art & Design) (UAL) (Term 4)

Support Staff Director of Business’ Office Director of Business P A Oates BCom (UWA) CA Finance Manager G T Johnston BCom – Acctg (MQ), GradDipCA Assistant Finance Manager C I Armstrong BEc (UNE) Accountant Q Zhang

B Comm – Acctg,(AU), MFA (UNSW)

Accounts Payable Clerk K Ly Senior Accounts Officer C J Alley Senior Payroll Officer J M Mighell Finance and Payroll Officer J B Hale BBus (HRM & IR) (WSU) Receptionist C D Proudlove Speech Day 2023 / 19

Risk and Compliance Manager S M Deacon BEc (UNE)

Personal Assistants / Executive Assistants Headmaster’s Executive Assistant P J Wright GCertPubSecMgmt (Flin) Executive Assistant to Director of Business S A Cattell DipBus, DipECEC, CertIIBusAdm Executive Assistant to Deputy Head, Academic S L Ducrou Executive Assistant to Deputy Head, Co-curricular S E Davidson Executive Assistant to Deputy Head, Operations F A Jamieson Executive Assistant to Deputy Head, Pastoral Care D K Kane Executive Assistant to Academic Deans and Boarding Z Barber BA (Communications) (UofSA)

Archives Archivist K Riseley A L Brooks

BA (CQU), Grad Cert Records Mgt (Curtin), DipIS (TAFE NSW) (Terms 1 and 2) BAppSc (Cons) (UC), MA (CultHeritStud) (CSU), Cert IV (AWT) (WEA Syd), Dip LCM (IAL) (Term 3 onwards)

Archive Assistant T G Hill

Cadets Office Administrator A D McIntyre BBus (UTS), MMgmt (MGSM), GradDip CA, FAICD, CAHRI, FGIA, JP (Term 1) B P Forsyth (Term 2 onwards)

Chapel School Organist R A Fox Speech Day 2023 / 20

AMusA

Chaplaincy Executive Assistant to Chaplains S Goudie (Term 4 onwards)

Community Engagement Director of Community Engagement S Taylor BA Comms (CSU) Head of Communications and Marketing E T MacDougall B GraphicDes (UC) Communications Manager C Pope BA Comms (UC) (Term 4 onwards) Community Engagement Team Administrator P Pritchard Dip Marketing Management (Term 2 onwards) Digital Media and Content Officer E K Gordon (Terms 1, 2 and 3) Digital Content Officer J Lam MCom(Marketing) (UNSW) BDesComp (USYD) (Term 4 onwards) Graphic Designer J Wong

B DesComp (USYD)

Content Creation Specialist A K Cave (Terms 1 and 2) A M Henderson BDes (Fash) (RMIT) (Term 4 onwards) Head of Events C M Cambridge

BCom (UNSW)

Events Officer M J Slade

BA,BEd (Macq)

Events Coordinator L J Krawchuk BBus (CSU)

Educational Services Educational Services, Executive Assistant S Aoyama BA(USYD), GradCert TESOL (UNSW), Cert IV EduSupport (Prime)

Speech Day 2023 / 21

Educational Services Assistants S Barrett Cert III, Cert IV Teacher Support/Educational Support (ITAC) Cert III Nursing Studies (Athlone Institute) S Gyngell Cert III Live Production and Services A Huxley BSc (USYD) MBA (Macq) M James W I McFee BRSKin (UNB), JD (UTS) (Term 1) A E Meulman Dip AA ECE (USA MC), Cert III EduSupp (Terms 1 and 2) J E Poke L T Separovich Dip of Early Childhood Education and Care (Selmar Education Institute) E Wright Cert III Support Services (BCA National Training Group)

Enrolments Director of Enrolments V A Scott Assistant to the Director of Enrolments M A Chapple BA (USYD) Enrolments Co-ordinator L C Holliday LLB (LMU), MCrim (USYD)

Facilities Assets and Infrastructure Manager D J Pickerd BCom (UOW) Administration Assistant - Facilities E M Adams BEd (Hons), REA Facilities Services Operations Manager C R MacDougall Facilities Operation Foreman T Hearsch Cert III (Vehicle Mechanics) Facilities Program Manager D Engelsman Facilities - Technicians R Briggs T L Duncan O R Evans Z Lendvai Speech Day 2023 / 22

B Lingard S J Pocott Facilities Technician – Aquatic and Other Services T G McKinlay BA (Sports Admin) (UC) N H James B Teach (Prim), BA (UON)

Foundation Executive Director D L Mason-Jones BEc (USYD) Foundation Manager A R Evans BA, GradDipPsych, PG Dip Psych (Macq)

Human Resources Director of Human Resources M J Sherwin BBus (UTS) (Term 1) B Trkulja BEc (USYD), GDipEd (Macq) (Term 2 onwards) Human Resources Manager, Co-curricular (Sport) R A Evans Adv Personnel Mgt Cert (TAFE), Grad Dip in HR Mgt (DU) Human Resources Manager, Co-curricular (Activities) J Rhone

BA (PsyDipEd) (Macq), MBus HRM (UTS) (Term 2 onwards)

Human Resources Manager P A Lodder DipT (Prim) (KCAE) Human Resources Officer E Barnicoat DipBus (Torrens) (Term 3 onwards) Human Resources Administration Assistant J O’Loughlin BA (Humanities) (DCU, Ireland), MA Ed (Trinity) (Terms 2 and 3) K Powell (Term 4)

Library Librarian E Stace

BA/BSc (UON), M InfoStud (CSU)

Library Technicians F Fortier DipLib (TAFE NSW), BInfoStud (CSU) A Turner BA (UTS), GradDipEd (UniSA), GradDipEdSt (USYD)

Speech Day 2023 / 23

Loading Dock/Print Room Loading Dock/Print Room Administrator M Daoud

Medical Centre School Nurses E A Glynn B R Gravina R I Vandenberg

RN (St Vincent’s Hospital), Post Grad Paediatrics RN (Royal Prince Alfred) BHSc (UWS) RN (Royal Prince Alfred), Dip Nursing Edu (Cumberland)

Old Boys’ Union (OBU) Alumni Community Manager M I G Black BA (English Literature) (VUW)

Performing Arts Administration Assistant, Performing Arts A E Fitzgerald Co-ordinator of Keyboards and Accompanist B McGlynn BMus (Hons I Distinction), LMusA (Piano Distinction), LMusA (Clarinet), AmusA (Piano and Clarinet) Co-ordinator of Private Music Lessons J W Hicks BMusEd (SydCon), Dalcroze Cert Director of Chamber Ensemble E J Jones BMus (Qld Con), LMusA (Dist), AGSM (London) MMus (Adv.SoloStudies) CSMD (London) Director of Choirs E J Wels BSc, MMus (Yale) Director of Guitar Ensemble B Mitrovic BMus (Perf) (USYD) Theatre Manager J W Grimshaw

BA (Drama) (QUT), AdvDip (LiveProduction,Theatre and Events) (JuliusMedia)

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) Head of Athletic Development D C Kennett BHMS (Hons) (UTS) (Term 1) J A Somerville BExSSc (ACU) (Term 2 onwards) Speech Day 2023 / 24

Assistant Head of Athletic Development L M Edgell (Term 2 onwards) Strength and Conditioning Coordinator J A Somerville BExSSc (ACU) (Term 1) Senior Rowing and 1st VIII Coach J P Baker OAM (Term 3 onwards) Head of Rugby A H Sinclair

BEcSocSc (USYD), MSportM (UTS)

Head Coach Swimming P S Hardman (Term 1) T W O’Keeffe (Terms 2, 3 and 4) (Acting) Assistant Swim Coach T W O’Keeffe (Term 1)

Science Science - Laboratory Manager J McNamara BSc (UNSW) Administration Assistant Science S Hunter AMusA Science - Laboratory Assistants S P Aquilina BSc (Macq) A Kaur (Term 1) U Kumanan BSc (Hons) University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka A Watson Medical Laboratory Technologist, Hygiene Institute Gelsenkirchen, Germany ((Term 2 onwards)

Sergeants Major R A Binch G Tesoriero

Dip Computer Science (Sheffield City Polytechnic), RN BA (PDHPE) (ACPE)

Technology Services Manager R E L Jones

BSc MA (Adelaide)

Technology Program Manager M Darby (Terms 1 and 2) A Kuscu (Term 3 onwards) Speech Day 2023 / 25

Business Systems Manager S Rodrigues BAI Projects & Assets Officer A Nield Technology Infrastructure Specialist G B Longhurst Service Delivery Coordinator R Ghomshei Technical Support Officer A Rajabzadeh Support Officers A Burnett C Hakim R J Price N Raut

Technological and Applied Studies (TAS) TAS Digital and Workshop Assistant J M Gibbs Cert Mechanical Engineering (Sydney TAFE) (Terms 1 and 2) TAS – Workshop Manager A Darbin (Term 3 onwards) D R O'Brien

Cert IV Teacher of Automotive Studies

Uniform Shop Clothing Shop Coordinator P Creighton Clothing Shop Assistants J G Clinton C Payne

Visual Arts Visual Arts Assistant G M Price BA (Hons) (USYD), ASIA (Corp Finance & Investment)

Speech Day 2023 / 26

Peripatetic Music Tutors Z M Banks

PhD, BA Mus (Hons Class 1) Performance

Guitar

D G Blackburn

GradDip (Perf) (Qld Con), GradDipEd (UNE), AMusA

Piano

B L Blunt

BMus Performance Sydney Con

Trumpet

K E Brereton

BMus (Jazz) Sydney Con/USyd

Guitar

Piano, Bassoon

K E Broadbridge

BMusEd, ATCL

T Chou

BMus Performance

Piano

E B Clain

BMus (Perf)

Oboe

A C Crawford

BMus (AIM) BMus (Hon) (UTAS) AMusA (Dist)

Viola

C A Dewhurst

MMus, Dip Mus

Bassoon

Guitar

M H Dotch

Music Production

R L Fuller

BA Contemporary Music

Bass Guitar

R P Gleeson

BMusEd

Percussion

T Hall

MMus Perf, AssDip (Jazz) (Sydney Con)

Drum Kit

H Ikawa

B Instrumental Performance

Piano

S J Ingham

DSCM Sydney Con. of Music

Cello

K J Ison

BMus, GradDipMusPerf (organ)(USydConMus),

Organ

LTCL (voice), AMusA (voice) K Ito

AMusA (Dist), LMusA (Dist), BMusA (Hons), MMus, LRAM

Piano

E J Jones

BMus (Qld Con), LMusA (Dist), AGSM (London) MMus

Violin

(Adv.SoloStudies) CSMD (London) A Key

BMus (Perf), AMusA, CMus

Saxophone/Clarinet

J D Kindl

B Perf. Sydney Con, AMusA

Clarinet

A J King

Brass

J Y H Lee

MMus, PGDip (Adv Perf), BMus (Hons1), LMusA, AMusA (Dist)

Flute

E Lin

AMusA, LMusA, ATCL, BMus, MEd (Melbourne Con)

Piano

B McGlynn

BMus (Hon), LMusA (Dist) Piano, LMusA Clarinet

B Mitrovic

BMus (Perf) (USYD)

R Percival

BMus, LTCL, Dip Jazz Stud (USYD)

A Petkovic

ATCL, AMusA

E J Price

BMus (Sydney Con)

C F K Richardson

BMus (Perf)

A Silver

B Jazz (Sydney Con)

A Wentzel

BMusEd (USYD)

Piano/Clarinet Guitar Saxophone Piano Double Bass Voice Trombone/Brass Violin

Speech Day 2023 / 27

Prefects Senior Prefect

Second Prefect

L A Hunt

J M Cochrane

Prefects

F A Baxter

T W Galligan

S W Litchfield

D B Mautner

G Z Chen

A P Holliday

L M Mah-Chut

H L Orpin

L A Chopra

T E K Hebblewhite

Sub-Prefects

C F C Ashton

J E F Fenwicke

W H R Johnston

W M Nutt

C M Atkinson

O D Ferguson

S P Lewarne-Dale

T W Roberts

A M A Bailey

B W Fite

K J C Macdonald

W S J Robinson

L D L Banks

A T B Gilchrist

J A McCreery

T M Wait

T R Bannister

A W L Hall

A T H Molchanoff

J A T Collier

S J Hill

J T Mott

J G Constantian

O J B Hurt

J G Nicholas

House Appointments House

Captain

Vice-Captain/s

Anderson

A M A Bailey

B G Anderson

Barry

S J Hill

W P Feely

Burns

A P Holliday

L D L Banks

Burrell

H D D Underhill

L B Cross

Colebrook

T W Galligan

H L Orpin

Dixon

A T H Molchanoff

T B Graetz / L A Chopra

Eldershaw

D B Mautner

W H R Johnston

Emery

A W L Hall

C M Atkinson / M A Holland

Gillespie

L M Mah-Chut

S W Litchfield

Gilmour

A Rucinski

H P B Patrick

Hodges

B W Alexander

W M Kowalski

Mathers

T E K Hebblewhite

W S J Robinson / E X Tan

Pascoe

O J B Hurt

T A Campbell / J L Gattorna

Robson

Z W Warden

J A McCreery

Sawkins

A T B Gilchrist

W M Nutt / P P Zhang

School

J Y Gao

J E F Fenwick / E R Killick

Tiley

K J C Macdonald

S P Lewarne Dale / T X Wymond

Whight

F A Loxton

B G Whatley / J G Nicholas

Speech Day 2023 / 28

Captains Captains of Sports Australian Rules Football Athletics

A Hall N J Stanmore

Basketball

B M Salis

Biathlon

T Adamo

Boats

W A Clubb

Climbing

W J Reallack

Cricket Cross Country Captain Golf Football Rifle Shooting Rugby Snowsports Surf Life Saving

L A Hunt C S Burnett H I Collins T W Roberts W O Thompson F A Baxter R J Taylor J A Krawchuk

Surfing

D K Cowan

Swimming

Z R Izzard

Taekwondo

G Z Chen

Tennis Water Polo

S J Wensley H D D Underhill

Captains of Co-curricular Activities Chess Computational Linguistics

W H R Johnston E X Tan

Debating

J G Nicholas

Drama

A F Mingay

Library Service Mock Trial Music Captain / Vice-Captain

P M Greenwood M D Kwak T K Wong / O T G Kanaley

Editor of the Shore Weekly Record 2022-2023

J Y Gao

Editor of the Shore Weekly Record 2023-2024

M D Kwak

Cadet Unit Senior Under Officer Cadet Unit 2IC Cadet Unit Adjutant Cadet Unit RSM

A D Bramley (Wenona) A J Carboni J H Moynihan (Wenona) L A Defina

Speech Day 2023 / 29

Order of Merit Year 7

Year 8

A L Watson

R C Conners

J T Baldwin

A W Lawry

L J Scott

M F T Harley

J Gao

D F Wood

F H Stewart

S Y Zhu

L P Jansen

S E Lim

E A C Godfrey

O H Mott

W J Watson

B S Loy

T A Cay

P E Fischl

V Zuo

H R Stewart

Year 9

Year 10

W A Xu

A W J Stock

J S Loy

S J Walton

B A Thorpe

C Y S Fung

Y Yan

E Y Qiao

J L Pan

A E Leslie

L G O'Neill

D J Liu

J K Lo

H C Walls

J R McKindley

D A L Becker

J W R Holland

G E Story

T J I Atkin

J E Lim

Year 11

Year 12

M D Kwak

G Z Chen

A J Li

E X Tan

M J Kim

A P Holliday

M E George

P P Zhang

B P Chow

L A Hunt

J H Ku

W S J Robinson

D H Kang

C F C Ashton

O A Dettmann Hughes

G P Newbrun

N M Robertson

J A McCreery

T G George

D B Mautner

Speech Day 2023 / 30

Shore Parents Association Scholarships and Bursaries Year 11 Shore Parents’ Association Exhibitions Scholarship

3 Boys

Old Boys’ Club Exhibition

1 Boy

Year 12 Shore Parents’ Association Exhibitions Scholarship

5 Boys

A B S White Scholarship

1 Boy

B H Travers Exhibition

1 Boy

Shore Parents’ Association Exhibition No 5

1 Boy

Shore Parents’ Association Exhibition No 6

1 Boy

Old Boys’ Club Exhibition

1 Boy

The Mitchell Award

1 Boy

Far West Old Boys’ Boarding Exhibition

1 Boy

Shore Foundation Scholarships and Bursaries J W Lee

A J Li

J S Loy

T K Wong

C A Corbett-Jones

E H S Yoo

R A I Grant Music Scholarship Merewether Music Scholarship

R Jiang Organ

J E Sam

K G Smith Scholarship

6 Boys

P F Conway Bursary

5 Boys

Peter Blaxland Scholarship

7 Boys

E R & G L Hawkins Scholarship

9 Boys

385 Bursary

24 Boys

Shore Foundation Open Scholarship

5 Boys

K D G Edwards

1 Boy

Peter and Dorothy Jenkins

4 Boys

Vernon Treatt Bursary

1 Boy

Shore Foundation/Yalari Partnership (First Nations)

5 Boys

Shore Foundation Open

5 Boys

Shore Foundation Indigenous (First Nations )

4 Boys

James Family Bursary

1 Boy

Speech Day 2023 / 31

Junior Closed Scholarship R G H Walmsley

H J Balding

A L Watson

N M Robertson

D F Wood

A W J Stock

A J Woolfe

Shore School Scholarships Open Entrance Scholarship Oswald Stanton-Cook Christina Campbell Netherby Graham Bishop Barry

K J Y Kim C Z Chen H M Marshall

F H Stewart

J T Baldwin

Grainger Exhibition

J Chu

W A Purves

J H Ku

Q Zhai

N Liu

P P Zhang

James March Hardie

E Y Qiao

S Y Zhu

R C Connors

A H Li

D H Kang

A Rucinski

J Koh L C Robson

C F C Ashton

S Z Ilin

L M Chavdarov

J L Pan

A E A Harley

R Zhang

E I Robson

C Y S Fung

W Xu

J J S Ku

R Zhang

C M Hodges

M D Kwak

Y Yan

Speech Day 2023 / 32

D J Liu

L Wang

E X Tan

L Z Zhou

Sports Prizes The following boys have won prizes and awards for sporting and other achievements this year. Those boys who are awarded perpetual trophies have their names engraved on them and the trophies are displayed in the Aquatic Centre.

Athletics Under 13 Under 14

The Nigel Davey Cup The Warwick Judd Memorial Trophy

H J Frape H R Stewart

Under 15

The Edwin Spencer Horder Trophy

N M Wendt

Under 16

The John Randal Carey Trophy

C J Mott

Under 17

The Richard J N Marshall Trophy

M T Warner

Open

The P J Minnett Trophy The Peter Fomenko Prize

M D Hogg Not awarded

Cricket The Gother Clarke Prize

W Kowalski L A Hunt

The P I Philpott Award for Cricket

B J Hocking

The Foskey Award for Cricket

Football The J J Wildridge Award

O R Parrish

Golf Stroke Play Champion

Z W France

Stableford

R M Meale

Rifle Shooting The Venour Nathan Shield

P R Russell

Snowsports The Lampada Lodge Prizes Best Newcomer

G A Lane and J L Pressley

Most Improved

T J J Robertson

Outstanding Performance

D K Cowan

Speech Day 2023 / 33

Swimming Championships Under 12

W T Jones

Under 13

A W Lawry

Under 14

W J Bestic

Under 15 Under 16

E K Ng The Gillings Trophy

Under 17 Open

E C Cook Z R Izzard

The George Greenwell Cup The Cutler Shield

T G Hawkins Not awarded

Tennis Under 16

The C S Colvin Award

Sub Junior Champions Doubles

O T Wilcox J N Maslen and J W Warren

Singles

J N Maslen

Junior Champions Doubles

The Ogilvy Cup

Singles

The Newlands Cup

Senior Champions Doubles

The Kellett Cup

S J Wensley and O T Wilcox

Singles

The Herbert Cup

S J Wensley

O L B De Kock and C G Hunter O L B De Kock

Other Prizes The Peter G Ferris Trophy Junior Award

J L Jagger

Senior Award

D A L Becker

The North West Old Boys’ Union Prize

A W Segaert

The GPS Old Boys’ Union Prize

Speech Day 2023 / 34

E R Baxter

Senior School Prize List Year 7 Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Lower School General Knowledge Prize Music Activity Prize Shore Parents' Association General Merit Prize Shore Foundation General Merit Prize Charles Napier Thompson General Merit Prize Technology Prize Music Prize Far West OBU Group English Prize shared Personal Development, Health and PE Prize Daryl Loddington Hall Memorial Languages Prize Christian Studies Class Prize History Prize shared R Cairns Anderson Memorial Mathematics Prize Far West OBU Group English Prize shared 2nd in General Proficiency Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Visual Arts Prize History Prize shared Science Prize Alan Ludowici Memorial 1st in General Proficiency Prize

T J Thirlwall L J Bulfin J C T Chow H M Parry-Okeden T B Nutt L B B Israel E C K Alderson J S McCowan P J Yun J P Gilligan T J Armati T A G Hill H D Campbell J D Polya J Gao E A C Godfrey E A C Godfrey J T Baldwin J T Baldwin J T Baldwin J T Baldwin J T Baldwin A L Watson A L Watson A L Watson A L Watson A L Watson

Year 8 Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize

H F Wood A C O'Neil A J Vella L M Burtonclay E J Chan M C Sanson E C Dunnett E O V Milne Speech Day 2023 / 35

Lower School Drama Activity Prize shared Music Activity Prize Shore Parents' Association General Merit Prize Shore Foundation General Merit Prize Lower School Drama Activity Prize shared Chinese Prize Personal Development, Health and PE Prize Junior Choir Prize Music Prize Technology Prize Geography Prize German Prize Japanese Prize Tamworth OBU Group Mathematics Prize George Gordon Black Memorial English Prize 2nd in General Proficiency Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Visual Arts Prize Selby Science Prize Hunter Stephenson French Memorial Prize Alan Ludowici Memorial 1st in General Proficiency Prize

E O V Milne B S Loy J J Seeto R W Faulkner-Shotter S R M Campbell S R M Campbell H R Stewart D F Wood D F Wood M F T Harley M F T Harley C C C Yu S Y Zhu S Y Zhu A W Lawry A W Lawry R C Conners R C Conners R C Conners R C Conners R C Conners

Year 9 Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Shore Parents' Association General Merit Prize Shore Foundation General Merit Prize Mathematics Accelerated Prize Tom Miles Prize Physical Activity and Sports Studies Prize Chinese Prize Personal Development, Health and PE Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Graphics Prize Engineering Prize Speech Day 2023 / 36

B J Proudlove O J Kelly L A Maclennan J L Lin N M Joukhador N S Kordek J C Stephens T A Fuzes L T Robinson J L Pan G D Scammell G D Scammell K Ma H J Pollitt H O Mason-Jones H O Mason-Jones M H Bingham

Design and Technology Prize Industrial Technology Metal Prize Industrial Technology Timber Prize shared Industrial Technology Timber Prize shared History Elective Prize Drama Prize shared Drama Prize shared Music Activity Prize Visual Arts Prize Geography Prize Japanese Prize German Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Far West Old Boys' Group Commerce Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Tamworth OBU Group Mathematics Prize Latin Prize L R Benjamin Memorial Science Prize Roy Milton French Prize Music Prize Frank Bennett Memorial English Prize Geoffrey Cohen Memorial 2nd in General Proficiency Prize J E Colebrook Memorial History Prize Alan Ludowici Memorial 1st in General Proficiency Prize

T J Spence H A Warden M W Goddard Z R A Roberts J W R Holland J W R Holland G A Williams T A Cochrane T A Cochrane C J Yun J J Liew F W Curic B A Thorpe B A Thorpe S Yin S Yin Y Yan Y Yan J R McKindley J S Loy J S Loy J S Loy W A Xu W A Xu

Year 10 Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize Christian Studies Class Prize shared Middle School Drama Activity Prize shared Music Activity Prize Far West OBU Boarders’ General Activities Prize Shore Parents' Association General Merit Prize

H M Siebold D J G Nagle C T Jones J S M Gray A F Stanberg M F Dettman T H Robson J L Gilmour L G S Paris O J Connor-Brent C A Griffiths L Li C C Francis S W F Harris Speech Day 2023 / 37

Tamworth and District OBU Boarders General Activities Prize A R Douglas-Menzies Shore Foundation General Merit Prize A R Douglas-Menzies Mathematics Accelerated Prize J E Lim Nick Delaney Prize for Outdoor Education J M Bestic Physical Activity and Sports Studies Prize J M Bestic Chinese Prize for Year 11 O J M Campbell Chinese Prize for Year 10 D A L Becker Personal Development, Health and PE Prize D A L Becker Graphics Technology Prize A E A Harley Engineering Prize M A Warnes Design and Technology Prize J W Powell Industrial Technology Timber Prize M A Robson Middle School Drama Activity Prize shared E J Scougall Frank Cash Memorial General Activities Prize E J Scougall Drama Prize E J Scougall Visual Arts Prize E S Y Wu Christian Studies Class Prize shared A E Leslie Old Boys' Club General Activities Prize A E Leslie Geography Prize A E Leslie Japanese Prize C Z C Zhu German Prize J S R Gandhi Middle School Asia History Prize C Y S Fung History Elective Prize C Y S Fung G V Scammell Memorial Science Prize C Y S Fung Rev C E W Bellingham Latin Prize A H Li Robert John Hardwick General Activities Prize R Jiang Holtermann Gold Centenary Music Prize R Jiang Cedric Old Memorial History Prize shared E G Bawtree Cedric Old Memorial History Prize shared E Y Qiao Hunter Stephenson Memorial Mathematics Prize B D Sarmiento Middle School General Knowledge Prize S J Walton French Prize S J Walton E R and R J Atkinson Memorial Commerce Prize S J Walton Eric Mileham Litchfield Memorial 2nd in General Proficiency Prize S J Walton Harry Eames Budd Memorial English Prize A W J Stock Alan Ludowici Memorial 1st in General Proficiency Prize A W J Stock

Speech Day 2023 / 38

Year 11 John Jamieson Memorial General Knowledge Prize H A G Longstaff GPS Old Boys' Unions' Prize E R Baxter Richard Merewether Memorial Team Musician Prize shared C N Mathur Guy Walter Memorial Prize for Boarders T G George J H Moore General Activities Prize K A R Featherstone John Martin Burgess General Activities Prize A W Segaert Shore Parents' Association General Merit Prize B A Roe Holtermann Gold General Merit Prize M C Connor Upper School Asia History Prize R Zhang Geoffrey Cousins Prize for Creative Writing N Gong Shore Foundation General Proficiency Prize M E George Richard Merewether Memorial Team Musician Prize shared M J Kim Holtermann Gold General Proficiency Prize M J Kim Christian Studies Prize C A Corbett-Jones Investigating Science Prize H D Twyman Earth and Environmental Science Prize A J Baker Personal Development, Health and PE Prize A J Carboni St Ignatius' College Centenary General Activities Prize L W C Cathles Engineering Studies Prize L W C Cathles Visual Arts Prize O J Carney Geography Prize B R Muffet Music 1 Prize L T Martin Japanese Prize L T Martin Margaret Black General Activities Prize S M E Warburton Mathematics Standard Prize S M E Warburton Mathematics Advanced Prize W Abrahams English Standard Prize L A Lamond Graham Thorp Memorial Design and Technology Prize S W Walter Far West Old Boys' Group Industrial Technology Prize H A Hattersley David Davies Memorial Senior Chorister Prize N M Robertson Studies of Religion Prize N M Robertson T M Jeffrey Drama Prize N M Robertson David Cameron Brown Memorial Business Studies Prize O A Dettman-Hughes J R Gorham Ancient History Prize C N Vujanovic Hodges House Mathematics / Science Prize B P Chow Far West OBU Biology Prize B P Chow Far West OBU Chemistry Prize J H Ku Far West OBU Physics Prize J H Ku Music 2 Prize A J Li Speech Day 2023 / 39

French Prize S A J Caldbeck Memorial 2nd in General Proficiency Prize North Shore Historical Society Prize English Extension Prize G O Uebergang Latin Prize Terry William Ferris Economics Prize R B Hipsley Memorial Extension 1 Mathematics Prize S A J Caldbeck Memorial Advanced English Prize M A Ilbery Memorial Modern History Prize G H Broinowski Memorial 1st in General Proficiency Prize

A J Li A J Li M D Kwak M D Kwak M D Kwak M D Kwak M D Kwak M D Kwak M D Kwak M D Kwak

Year 12 North Shore Medal Senior Choir Prize David Davies Memorial Senior Chorister Prize shared R G H Walmsley Memorial Music Activity Prize shared P H Eldershaw School Magazine Prize Boer War Contingent Memorial Library Service Prize Uther Christian Leadership Prize shared Jack Kingsley Minnett Memorial General Activities Prize J W Burns Boarders' General Activities Prize Old Boys' Union General Activities Prize Hugh Barker Memorial Prize Sinclaire Prize for Enterprise Uther Christian Leadership Prize shared D J Richards Memorial General Activities Prize Sheather Family General Merit Prize Russell Sinclair Memorial General Merit Prize A H Wade Memorial General Merit Prize Donald Muston Memorial General Proficiency Prize Investigating Science Prize R G H Walmsley Memorial Music Activity Prize shared James Berkeley Hardman Memorial Chinese Prize Earth and Environmental Science Prize Professor L W Davies Scientific Advancement Award Percival Sharp Memorial Year 12 Prize shared Science Extension Prize Old Boys' Club General Activities Prize Personal Development, Health and PE Prize Engineering Studies Prize Speech Day 2023 / 40

D B Mautner A T B Gilchrist L F Walter M R Scougall J Y Gao P M Greenwood P M Greenwood H L Orpin J E F Fenwicke J E F Fenwicke O J B Hurt J M Cochrane J M Cochrane J M Cochrane W S J Robinson J A T Collier W H R Johnston P P Zhang N D Higgs A P Holliday A P Holliday L C Arrand D B Mautner D B Mautner D B Mautner S W Litchfield S W Litchfield D McCoy

Music 1 Prize Music 2 Prize Music Extension Prize Japanese Prize Japanese Extension Prize French Extension Prize Standard Mathematics Prize Lodge Torch Bearer School Magazine Prize Mathematics Extension 1 Prize shared Mathematics Extension 1 Prize shared Citizenship Award Charlton Christian Studies Prize The Brownhill Family Woodworking prize English Extension 2 Prize David Patrick Memorial History Extension Prize G J White Economics and Business Studies Prize C S Tiley Memorial Business Studies Prize German Extension Prize P R M Jenkins German Prize Terry William Ferris Economics Prize Lorimer Dods Biology Prize English Standard Prize David and Elizabeth Carment Memorial Advanced Mathematics Prize G R and R V Kierath Senior Design and Technology Prize Upper School Drama Activity Prize Geoffrey Cousins Prize for Creative Writing Percival Sharp Memorial Year 12 Prize shared E T Thring Memorial Visual Arts Prize Rowland Bourke Memorial Debating Prize Desmond Hum Memorial Geography Prize Monteith Cowper Wood Memorial Physics Prize G J Lewarne Drama Prize Ian Menzies Memorial Modern History Prize Herbert Kendall Memorial French Prize Lodge Torchbearer Ancient History Prize Latin Extension Prize War Memorial 2nd in General Proficiency Prize John Kingsmill Phillips Memorial Chemistry Prize David Cowlishaw Memorial Latin Prize

T A Campbell T K Wong T K Wong M W Entwistle M W Entwistle F P J Mitton K J C Macdonald J A McCreery J A McCreery L M Mah-Chut B W Fite B W Fite A T H Molchanoff A Rucinski A Rucinski B D Brown L M Wendt L A Chopra L A Chopra C F C Ashton T R Bannister C F Douglas C F Douglas H J O'Young A F Mingay A F Mingay A F Mingay A F Mingay J G Nicholas J G Nicholas E G Wilson G P Newbrun G P Newbrun O C Everett C J Sloan E X Tan E X Tan G Z Chen G Z Chen Speech Day 2023 / 41

Harold Dean and R S Reid Mathematics Extension 2 Prize Burke Prize and United Services 1st in General Proficiency Prize for Year 12 Bedrossian Debating Prize English Extension 1 Prize J S Wilson Memorial Advanced English Prize Brian Pockley Memorial Prize

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G Z Chen G Z Chen L A Hunt L A Hunt L A Hunt L A Hunt

Headmaster’s Report There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat, And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures. So says Shakespeare in his famous play Julius Caesar. I want to suggest that this is such a time in the lives of our young men. Both School and parents want our boys to take the tide at its flood and be carried on in life so as to not ‘lose’ our ventures. Today is a day when we celebrate and affirm many of these ventures or successes, but where we also look ahead to project for our boys into the adult world beyond school. We define success (‘catching the tide’) as certainly academic success and wonderful pathways into the future, but also about character, about being, about an outcome which has social and personal capital; Building Good Men. The latter aim is why we have Professor Ramsay with us today. Part of my role as an experienced set of eyes (this is the 5th school where I have been Headmaster over 33 years in this role) is to take the temperature of the school or, to put it another way, to read the climate. I am not talking about climate change, I mean the internal climate, in other words the culture of the School. Educational guru, the late Peter Drucker, coined the phrase, “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. We have the strategy, released earlier this year in our Strategic Direction 2023-2025 document. Do we have the culture to allow this strategy to flourish? I think the essential answer is “yes”, with some caveats. I am delighted by the manner of our boys at School, which is a unique blend of confidence and respect. Their achievements in the academic realm in a non-selective school are outstanding and speak volumes about the excellence and commitment of our staff. I see their spirit observed most strongly at Rugby home games with hundreds of boys swaying, chanting and cheering for their School. I see the same at other sports, such as Football, AFL and Rowing, albeit with a smaller crowd. I don’t see it at every sport, not because it is lacking but because it “just isn’t cricket” (or tennis, or water polo and on we may go….). Speech Day 2023 / 43

The sense of Shore is equally strong in other areas, such as Music and Drama. It is very pleasing that often the same boys who excel in the Performing Arts, also excel at Sport (and as students, and as people). Building all-round men is a large part of our mission and, if we are to be judged by our graduates, then I think the record will stand very strongly. Generating excellence in all areas, particularly in character, is a partnership between home and school. One of the strengths of Shore is the fulsome agreement between staff and parents on what constitutes excellence and flourishing manhood. An important part of Building Good Men is our Christian education. We are a school, not a church, and therefore we do not enter the fray of theological controversies. This is simply not our domain. We remain within the home territory of an Anglican school, given that such a model has hundreds of years of successful experience in the whole Anglosphere, including in Australia. Our boys access this stance at different levels, some with the whole package in terms of creedal beliefs and others with the beauty of Jesus’ values and virtues. As we are standing in the history of liberal education, we allow them agency to make their own choices as to how they will function as adults in terms of their own world views. I want to acknowledge the excellence of what I call ‘para school organisations’, that is SPA, the OBU and the Foundation. The School works in close harmony with all three. SPA has been splendidly led through my 18-month sojourn so far at Shore by Mr Mark Halstead, Ms Chris Bowen and now Mr David Cambridge. For all that time, the OBU has been most ably led by Mr Stephen Woodhill and the Foundation very effectively led by Ms Danielle Avery. I have very much appreciated the great diligence of our School Council. The governance of the School can be a thankless task, in that it consumes an enormous amount of time from volunteers whose role is largely unseen, partly because they deal with matters which are inherently confidential. As is well known within our community, our Chair, Mr Bay Warburton, has retired from Council in order to deal with an unanticipated health crisis which has beset his wife, Emma. I have been very grateful for his support and wisdom. I am also very grateful that Ms Jennifer Lambert has stepped into the role of Chair so that there is no discontinuity. It is also a time today to mention other School Council Members who have departed since this occasion last year: Mrs Kirsty Speech Day 2023 / 44

Bucknell, Dr Gregg Burrow, Mr David Chapman, Dr Elizabeth Cope and Mr Sean Docker. I am similarly grateful to the Executive Leadership Team, teaching and support staff who together ensure that the School functions splendidly in the interest of our students. Of course, as Headmaster, I would achieve little without the steadfast support of my wife and best friend, Kate. Our view is that we conduct our joint mission, currently assisting Shore, together. The year has been extraordinarily busy. Like all years, there have been highlights and lowlights. George Chen of Year 12 2023 being placed in the top 60 in a world Chemistry competition (the highest ranking Australian) was certainly a highlight. An extraordinary 32 Year 12 Drama students being shortlisted for OnSTAGE, the performance of the best pieces in the HSC in the state, was a high tide mark into the stratosphere (to mix the metaphor). On the sporting field, we scored regularly so soon after I arrived that a number of coaches asked me to leave and come in again. It didn’t work at Cricket. As Alex has ruefully agreed, when I arrive at Firsts Cricket, he usually gets out! To Alex the solution is for me never to arrive. A major highlight was the risky, but hugely successful, staging of our Musical, Singin’ in the Rain, out of doors, such that the orchestra were sequestered away in another space, coordinating via video link. I have mentioned highlights, or at least some of them. Lowlights have included the sense of trauma when members of our School community have passed away in such an untimely end of their earthly journey. We deeply grieve with all our families so personally affected. In short, the boys are generally delightful and are becoming fine young men. This is a credit to parents, staff and the boys themselves. Our community I find to be warm and lovely. Shore is a very special place. As for my role, you will be aware that the term ‘Collier’ means a coal miner. That is me, often ‘underground’ in my office mining through piles of paper and emails, sometimes not seeing the light of day for hours at a time. This is necessary to provide an environment so others can do their excellent work at their coalface within the School.

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I am here, according to current arrangements, until the end of 2025 to give Council time to secure a long-term Headmaster (or Headmistress!), young enough to serve for decades. Kate and I regard it as a privilege and a pleasure to be in such a wonderful school. Coal mines, and, therefore, Colliers are going out of fashion, as we all know. Meanwhile, I draw immense energy and satisfaction from the great things that boys and staff achieve, and from their lovely engagement with the School and with me.

Mission and Purpose Our Mission is to educate and shape students of strong character, rigorous intellect and Christ-inspired virtue, who thrive and serve in their communities and beyond. We are currently recognised as a pre-eminent Australian school. We aspire to be globally recognised as a leading comprehensive school that educates and shapes young people who impact their communities and the world for good.

Staff At Shore we are blessed to work with highly skilled and expert staff. Talented teachers, support, operational and administration staff, co-curricular coaches and tutors have joined our ranks, and we continue to benefit from their good work. Leavers We bid farewell to Mr Nick Saunders, our dedicated Head of Shore Preparatory School and Executive Leadership Team member, who left to pursue opportunities outside primary education. We thank him for his committed leadership, wisdom and valued service over the last 14 years. Mrs Miriam Sherwin, the Director of Human Resources, left to enjoy time with her family. Miriam gave graciously to her part-time role and led the newly formed Human Resources (HR) team in the transformation and innovation of many HR practices at the School. We said farewell to Mr John Tzantzaris who took up a Head of Teaching and Learning position at St Aloysius College. His vast contribution to the School includes holding positions as a teacher of English, Head of Department – English and Head of Teaching and Learning. We are grateful for his stewardship and the fine leadership he demonstrated in his portfolio. Speech Day 2023 / 46

We thank Ms Emma Gordon, our Digital Channel Manager, for her exceptional contribution to the School over the last 7 years. Emma began at Shore as the Administration Assistant for Data and Operations and worked seamlessly into the role of Digital Channel Manager. We also thank and farewell Mr John Palmer, a cherished Shore Old Boy ('78) and a stalwart member of our academic staff for 34 years. John's impending retirement marks the conclusion of a remarkable career that has left an indelible mark on our institution. Beyond his role as a Mathematics educator, John has been a mentor, a friend and a source of unwavering support for both students and colleagues in his role as the Staff Services Co-ordinator from 2010 - 2019 and, more recently, Senior School Academic Administration Coordinator. His dedication to our School community has been nothing short of exceptional and includes roles including, but not limited to, being a House Tutor, Tennis MIC and Coach, Cross Country Running Coach, Athletics Coach, Cadet Commander, Rugby Coach and Cricket Coach. We farewell our dedicated, long-standing staff this year, mostly to retirement or promotion elsewhere, including: • • • • • •

Mr Stephen Grainger – Preparatory School Teacher Mr David Hennessey – Mathematics Teacher Mr David Kennett – Head of Athletic Development Ms Sophie Kilburn – Mathematics Teacher Mr Rod Mountford – History Teacher Mr Geoff Stewart – TAS Teacher

Extended Leave Staff taking a well-deserved break on long service leave during 2023 included, Ms Barabara Doran, Mr David Jennings, Ms Anna Mellar, Mr Brendan Morris, Ms Kelly Papworth, Mr Tim Scouller, Mr Richard Stobo, Mr Sam Walker and, Mr Malcolm Webster. Seven staff have taken or are on parental leave and we congratulate them on their impending or new additions to their family: Dr Jacky Bell, Mrs Chelsea Collings, Ms Nikhita Jacobs, Ms Ruhi Malhotra, Mrs Emily Murray, Mrs Quine Nguyen, Mrs Amanda Pfeffer, Ms Jessica Sinden, Mrs Harriett Stanley and Miss Amanda Wilson. Speech Day 2023 / 47

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Mr Derek Champion on his permanent appointment as Deputy Head, Pastoral. Mr Champion brings to the position leadership, a strong vision for our pastoral programme and a passion for developing a robust team culture built on respect and excellence in student wellbeing. Ms Natasha Mitchell, our most able Head of Northbridge, on her appointment as permanent Head of Shore Preparatory School. Ms Mitchell brings to this role over 30 years of experience in education and a passion and commitment to excellence. Mr Matthew Bentley on his return to Shore after 15 years to take up the position of Head of Teaching and Learning. Mr Bentley brings academic and strategic leadership, staff professional learning and teacher accreditation experience. Mr Seth Fitisemanu on his internal move from Head of Professional Learning to Head of English. He has extensive knowledge of the curriculum and is expert in leading staff and developing cohesive teams. Mr Warren Dobes on his permanent appointment as the Head of Economics and Business Studies. Mr Dobes has a wealth of experience holding various leadership positions at Shore and is a dedicated and passionate long-serving member of the Department.

Co-curricular Sport - Significant Appointments in 2023 We have made talented appointments in the co-curricular space and are very fortunate to have at Shore the following staff: • • • •

Mr Jake Somerville – promoted to Head of Athletic Development Mr Luke Edgell – appointed Assist Head of Athletic Development Mr Angus Sinclair – appointed Head of Rugby Mr Jason Baker OAM – appointed Senior Rowing and First VIII Coach

Thank you to all staff for their service, contribution and support of Shore. We express our sincere admiration for your outstanding efforts. We pride ourselves on your hard work and dedication to making Shore a school of the highest type, as our foundation documents require.

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Thank you to the Executive Leadership Team: Rev Anthony Benn, Mr Matthew Bentley, Mr Derek Champion, Dr Luke Gilmour, Mr Matt Leeds, Dr Andrew Mansfield, Ms Natasha Mitchell, Mr Paul Oates, Mrs Sarah Taylor, Ms Billie Trkulja and Mrs Natalie Valenti for their unwavering commitment to our students, staff and School community.

Risk Management at Shore Shore continues to strive to provide a safe environment for students, with child safeguarding central to all student activity. The year commenced with Council receiving an update on recent changes to child safeguarding regulations and best practice. Council publicly stated the School’s commitment to child safety through the approval and publication on the School’s website of a child safe statement. Throughout the year, the School has continued to work through policies and practice in this area. Other policy areas that received focus in 2023 included whistleblower, complaints handling, reportable conduct and concussion management. The School is implementing a cyber security plan and has updated business continuity and critical incident plans. Training activities have included the participation of School leadership in a cyber breach simulation exercise. Shore is developing a programme of external reviews of policies and procedures and, in 2023, it has arranged for an internal audit of payroll processes, an external review of the medical centre and a review of WHS practices in specific areas of the School. The School also regularly discusses, at leadership and governance meetings, emerging risks and mitigations. Another focus area has been a review of policies and procedures ahead of the School’s Registration process that will take place in 2024, as a result of the NESA five-year cycle.

Learning, Teaching and Professional Development Teacher quality matters. We know from the extensive body of local, national and international educational research that great teachers inspire their students to learn. They can, and do, make a difference to the quality of a student’s life, both academically and holistically. It is also widely recognised that one of the most effective ways to improve the learning outcomes for students is through the provision and delivery of sustained, high-quality Speech Day 2023 / 49

teacher professional development. In alignment with Shore’s Strategic Direction 2023-25, the School has targeted a range of key initiatives that empower staff to prepare our students for a future of rapid technological, environmental and social change. In January, all staff participated in a two-day professional development programme with a strong focus on future-focused learning and technology. Ms Ashley Fell, TEDx speaker and Director of Advisory at the internationally recognised McCrindle Research, engaged staff on the first day of the programme with her thought-provoking presentation titled ‘Understanding Generation Alpha’. Staff also participated in the launch of the School’s digital teaching strategy, attending the Head of Digital Technology’s address ‘Digital Toolkit and Technology in the Classroom’ as well as participating in technology skill-up sessions and teaching with technology classroom workshops. At April’s Staff Professional Development Day, further time was given to the implementation of using technology for learning in the classroom. In July, the Staff Professional Development Day focused on staff wellbeing. Professor Gordon Parker, the Scientia Professor of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales and founder of Black Dog Institute, delivered a keynote address to staff on this topic. The full programme included 20 staff led wellbeing workshops, addressing a diverse range of topics including art classes, fitness and sporting activities, book club, an historical tour of the Chapel and walking groups. The Term 4 Staff Professional Development Day featured the official launch of the Shore Teacher Expertise Programme (STEP). Led by Deputy Head, Academic, Mr Matt Leeds, former Head of Teaching and Learning, Mr John Tzantzaris, and coordinated by History Teacher and Mentor, Mr George Davis, the programme, developed in partnership with UNSW researcher, Associate Professor Tony Laughland, provides staff with specific interventions to use in the classroom to enhance student learning outcomes and emphasises continuous improvement. Research topics include questioning, cognitive load theory, formative assessment, metacognition, literacy, feedback and retrieval practices that were developed by learning Sprint Leaders: Ms Jennifer Backhus, Mr Huw Blood, , Mr Jack Caspersonn, Mr Tom Kirby, Mr Daniel Polis, Mr Ben Scobie and Mr Jack Styles. The first cycle of learning sprints will commence for all staff at the start of 2024. Speech Day 2023 / 50

A flagship teaching and learning programme at Shore is the highly regarded Staff Mentoring Programme. The three-term programme provides all new staff with sustained pedagogical support and is characterised by collaborative, innovative and reflective practice. Classroom lesson observations and student feedback are important components. This year the Mentoring team consisted of Mr George Davis, Mr Seth Fitisemanu, Mr Romain Gorge, Ms Julia Jung, Mr Brendan Laurence, Mrs Emily Murray and Mr Jack Styles. Unequivocally, feedback from new staff this year in the long-established programme was extremely positive. In addition, the Head of Professional Learning, Mr Seth Fitisemanu, successfully supported Ms Ruhi Malhotra and Mr Simon Clarke achieve Experienced Teacher accreditation with the AISNSW. To achieve Experienced Teacher accreditation, staff submit a collection of annotated evidence over an 18-month period which is mapped against 37 professional teaching standards. At a state level, over 80 staff participated in professional development centred on the implementation of new NESA curriculum which commences from the start of 2024. Staff in Geography, Languages, Mathematics and English have attended bespoke programmes designed by professional associations, including the NSW English and Mathematics Teachers’ associations as well as peak bodies, such as the Association of Independent Schools NSW, in readiness for the curriculum change. Other areas of staff professional development that staff participated in included teacher leadership, Artificial Intelligence (AI), STEM and Student Wellbeing. In July, Westlake Boys’ High School in Auckland, New Zealand hosted the International Boys’ Schools Coalition Annual Conference. Mr Huw Blood, Head of Service Learning, Dr Luke Gilmour, Deputy Head, Co-curricular, Dr Andrew Mansfield, Deputy Head, Operations, and Ms Natasha Mitchell, Head of Shore Preparatory School, attended a range of presentations, workshops and sessions based on the theme ‘Kia Moemoeā: Dream beyond Limits’. Mr Blood participated in the action-research stream and, as part of an international cohort, will publish a research paper in 2025 based on his research into the positive impact of service based learning. Several other teaching staff attended online IBSC learning courses, including: • • •

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This year, Mr Gareth Inches, Head of PDHPE, Miss Kirsten Tootell, K to 2 Teacher and Mrs Madeleine Wilson, Senior School Counsellor, were all successful recipients of the James Innovation Fellowships. The fellowships provide an opportunity for teaching staff to learn about current and innovative practices in education to support the growth and development of students at Shore. Below is a synopsis of each recipients’ project: •

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Miss Tootell: Attending the ISTE Live 23 Conference in Philadelphia, USA, and exploring the Library Learning Commons Model at schools in Toronto, Canada. Mrs Wilson: Exploring the implementation of best practice assessment and intervention for Shore students with mental health difficulties, leading to better outcomes for students, by attending the ASCA Annual Conference and NASP Advanced Summer Institute in the USA. Mr Inches: Visiting USA schools and universities to look at the integration of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in the curriculum as well as balancing elite athlete performance with academic demands and expectations.

Higher School Certificate marking is widely recognised in the education community as an excellent teacher professional development that imparts direct benefits to the learning of our Senior students. This year 17 staff at Shore were appointed by NESA to participate in HSC Marking, with strong representation across a wide range of subjects, including the Humanities, Arts and Sciences. Of note, Mrs Nicole Mansfield was appointed to the position of Coordinating Senior Marker for Modern History; Mr Seth Fitisemanu was appointed as Senior Marker for English and Mr Brendan Laurence as Coordinating Senior Marker for the HSC Drama Itinerant Marking. Collectively, Shore continues to invest significantly in empowering its staff with innovative teaching and learning practices to ensure our students are well-prepared for a rapidly changing world. The workshops, conferences and programmes attended by staff members underscore the commitment to enhancing teaching methods, supporting student wellbeing and fostering innovative educational practices.

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Chaplaincy The Chaplaincy ministry continues to make a vital contribution to the spiritual life and character of the school. The work of the Chaplaincy Department reminds us of what is at the heart of the school, namely to point boys and staff to the person of Jesus Christ. The Chaplaincy ministry is seen across areas of the School, such as the Chapel services, the building of faith amongst the boys and staff in small groups and the pastoral support of the wider Shore community, including parents and Shore Old Boys. The Chapel services at Shore involve weekly student and staff Chapel services and a Boarders Chapel service. The corporate worship of these services is built around the simple use of Anglican liturgy, which includes the reading and teaching of God’s Word, prayer and hymn singing. On special occasions this singing is led by the School Chapel Choir, such as during the Evensong Service, the Year 12 Family Service and the Christmas Carols services. The services themselves are led by the Chaplaincy team which this year welcomed Mr John Sheldon as Assistant Chaplain, as well as by staff members. One further aspect of the Chapel ministry this year was the Confirmation Service whereby 11 boys were confirmed by the Rt Rev Chris Edwards, Bishop of North Sydney. The preaching in the Chapel is based on the desire to present a compelling and practical vision of Jesus Christ. This year in weekly chapels we have looked at the topics of the book of Acts, characteristics of Jesus, the book of Exodus and a series on the ‘living hope’ that we have. Through these Chapel services, the school has also supported Legacy, the Enagaruka school in Tanzania and Anglicare with Chapel donations. The Boarders Chapel services involved looking at wisdom for living and the ‘I am’ sayings of Jesus. Rev Dr Nick Foord maintains his important role of sharing Shore’s Christian vision to the wider Shore community. His links with families, Old Boys and the Shore staff are highly valued and provide ongoing pastoral care, support and love. This ministry is paramount as the School endeavours to not only care for its students but also the long-term relationships for life, that is a part of the Shore community. Rev Dr Foord continues to provide baptisms and weddings as part of this role.

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Further Chaplaincy work takes place amongst the students, with many voluntary lunch time Bible Study groups and Discipleship groups. These groups have sought to provide opportunities for the students to grow in their faith and to encourage one another. In many ways these groups were formed as a result of the School’s Mission Week which was held in Week 3 of Term 1. This year continued to see two Shore Community Dinners which were held in the Dining Hall and attracted 80 parents and staff to hear about the Christian work being done in the school as well as to pray for the various School ministries that were occurring. In all these things we are reminded of Ephesians 2:4-5 which tells us that “because of his great love for us, God who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ.”

Academic 2022 HSC Results Shore achieved pleasing results in a broad range of subjects in the 2022 HSC examinations. We had the honour of having 16 boys from the Class of 2022 listed in the Sydney Morning Herald as All Round Achievers. These boys achieved a Band 6 result (a mark of 90 or more) in ten or more units of their HSC studies. We extend congratulations to T R Blackwell, T C BrandonCooper, W J Defina, A Ding, W D Edwards, E J R Ellis, L G Guildea, M R Lo Russo, A J Murray, D K Rowe, J T Stiel, R Wang, O G Withington, W H Wulff, D Xie and N M Zhou. As a cohort, the boys achieved a median ATAR of 90.35 of which, for a comprehensive school, we are extremely proud. Individual Performances • N M Zhou achieved the highest School ATAR of 99.95. • Z A Chadwick gained the Headmaster’s Enterprise Award for application to studies over the HSC course. He received merit listing in Geography and PDHPE after improving 43 places in the HSC examinations from the Order of Merit. • Six students achieved high level placings in the state: N M Zhou 2nd in Mathematics Extension 2 and 8th in Chemistry, E J R Ellis 3rd in Business Studies, D B Mautner 4th in German Extension (Year 11 accelerant), A J Murray 6th in Mathematics Extension 2 and T C Brandon-Cooper 8th in Geography. Speech Day 2023 / 54

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G H Allen-Burton, T H Barrett, M J Cayley, F E Chakrabarti, D J Daniels, C T Dickson, A Gruzin, L R H Howard, J C P McCredie, S H McCredie and E C Ritchens all received OnSTAGE nominations for their Drama Individual Projects. There were 21 students whose Drama Group performances were also nominated for OnSTAGE: G H Allen-Burton, T H Barrett, F D Beachley, A J Carter, M J Cayley, F E Chakrabarti, O C Clarkson, C C Di Michiel, C T Dickson, C G Gallant, C C Gregory, A Gruzin, L G Guildea, L R H Howard, J C P McCredie, S H McCredie, E C Ritchens, A V Russo, N S Sarmiento, H S G Simpson, L M Watson. The following students were selected to perform at HSC OnSTAGE: T H Barrett, M J Cayley, C G Gallant, C C Gregory and S H McCredie. J C Li received a nomination for ENCORE. S R Brasher, W A Hammett and D K Rowe were nominated for ARTEXPRESS. N W R Holt and W H Wulff were nominated for InTECH.

ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) Analysis • 10 boys achieved ATARs over 99, placing them in the top 1% of the state. • 24% of our boys were in the top 5% of the state, gaining an ATAR of 95 or more. • 53% were in the top 10% of the state, gaining an ATAR of 90 or more. • 74% of our boys were in the top 20% of the state, gaining an ATAR of 80 or more. • 26% of our Boarders achieved an ATAR of 88.00+. We are extremely proud of the HSC Class of 2022 and all they have achieved. Subject Department Achievements Careers The Careers Centre is now firmly established within the Shore Library and it was wonderful to welcome Ms Belinda Wilde to the team this year. Ms Wilde brings over 15 years of careers counselling to Shore and she has made a significant impact on the career services provided to students. There has been a constant stream of one-on-one career consultations throughout the year with students from all year groups. Interactive career plans are used for students to collate research, design goals and create action plans in line with their strengths, interests and aspirations. Speech Day 2023 / 55

In Term 1, together with Education USA, Shore welcomed New York University to present their courses and application processes. There were over 200 registered attendees from schools across Sydney, demonstrating the significant interest in pursuing studies abroad. In Term 2, the Lower North Shore Career Expo proved to be another successful event with over 1,000 attendees from across a range of schools in Sydney. There were 50 exhibitors in attendance, including Universities, TAFE, private tertiary providers, gap year organisations and other industry organisations, and the event also included sessions from UAC, Defence Force Recruiting and Education USA. Our inaugural student Careers Committee were instrumental in assisting with the organisation of the Expo and are to be commended on their enthusiasm and commitment. Throughout the year, the school welcomed many guests from across the country and even one from Spain to talk to students. This included Australian National University (ANU), University of Technology (UTS), University of Sydney, Monash University, IE University (Spain), Bond University, UTS and Professional Cadetships. The focus in Term 3 was on Year 12 students and their post school plans and applications. Year 10 non-cadets also enjoyed participating in a Micro Credential programme which included Barista and White Card training. Work Engagement continues to be a valued experience for Year 10 students in Term 4 and the support from employers is greatly appreciated. This year Macquarie University Business faculty designed a week of activities for over 50 students providing an invaluable insight into university life. In 2024, the Careers Department looks forward to trialing further initiatives and working more closely with our Alumni. Christian Studies The Christian Studies Department has enjoyed a new season as we commenced the implementation of revised programmes which aim to support students’ intellectual and cultural exploration of the Christian faith through a rigorous understanding of the Bible.

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Students in Stage 5 examined the reliability and rationality of the Bible by investigating the historical evidence for the Gospels and the person of Jesus. Students also examined the creation account presented in Genesis and learnt about the different purposes of the biblical creation narrative and that of the modern scientific method. Under the guidance of the Headmaster, many Year 7 students relished the opportunity to investigate these same topics. Their learning culminated in the preparation of debates in which students were challenged to use facts and reasoning to present a position on the matters examined throughout the Semester. Stage 6 students explored the historical development and contemporary expression of Western values to better understand the culture in which they live and analyse their own worldview. This helped students to appreciate how significantly the teachings of Jesus have shaped our world today. We are proud of the efforts of our Studies of Religion I students who completed the accelerated course whilst in Year 11. The students supported each other well in the lead up to their HSC examination with the goal to help one another achieve their best results. Our 2023 cohort thoroughly enjoyed their excursions to St Mary’s Cathedral, The Great Synagogue and Auburn Gallipoli Mosque. These were formative moments for our students as they engaged with diverse beliefs, believers and cultures, cultivating a respect and understanding for the world around them. In 2023 we welcomed the addition of Assistant Chaplain, Mr John Sheldon, and teachers, Mr Jacob Ho and Mr Jordan Ng, to the staff team. We are grateful for their creative and thoughtful contributions to the Department and look forward to their ongoing impact as they facilitate exploration of the good news of the Christian faith with the students in their care. Drama Drama continues to play a vital role in the educational life of our students at Shore, providing a wealth of opportunities for embodied cognition, developing practical and academic skills which will prepare them for a 21st century workplace. Studying Drama provides students with new ways of thinking and communicating, building creativity, collaboration, social and emotional intelligence and developing confidence. The Drama staff for 2023 were Ms Amanda Crompton, Mr Brendan Laurence and Ms Romy Clugston.

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We were incredibly proud of the outstanding HSC results of our 2022 cohort. Of the 27 students who sat the HSC, 21 received a Band 6, which at 77% compared very favourably with the state (20.51%). 100% of students received either a Band 5 or 6. Eleven boys were nominated for Onstage for their HSC Individual Performances and 21 boys were nominated for the HSC Group Performance. T H Barrett, M J Cayley, C G Gallant, C C Gregory, and S H McCredie had their Group Performance: 36 Barrels selected for the 2022 Onstage Programme. The 2023 cohort of 40 boys has continued the impressive number of Onstage nominations with 19 boys nominated for their HSC Individual Performances and 31 boys nominated for the HSC Group Performance. The Department continued its focus on developing its teaching programmes, as well as offering the students enriching curriculum experiences with either visiting practitioners or attending industry events. Year 9 took part in a series of workshops with Chasing Chaplin as part of their devised work in the style of Commedia dell ‘Arte. Year 10 attended a Belvoir Street Theatre production as part of their study of Theatre Criticism and they performed their original Children’s Theatre pieces for the Shore Preparatory School students. Year 11 took part in Belvoir Street Theatre Monologue Workshops as part of their unit on Realism, and the Department continued its commitment to taking a collaborative approach to supporting the students in their HSC Individual and Group Performance Projects. Shore Onstage was one of the highlights of the year with parents and staff attending the HSC Trial Group Performance examinations. In 2023, Ms Crompton was appointed Pilot Marker for the HSC Drama Written Examination, Mr Laurence was appointed as the Coordinating Senior Marker (CSM) for the HSC Drama Itinerant Marking operation and as marker for HSC Projects. The Drama staff continue to undertake professional learning opportunities, with Ms Crompton and Ms Clugston attending the NSW Department of Education Arts Unit Frantic Assembly workshops. Mr Laurence attended the Drama NSW State Drama Conference, Antidote, and he obtained an ABSA Certificate in the Behaviour Management Pillar Course. Ms Crompton and Mr Laurence collaborated with a number of leading Drama Departments to discuss the new NSW Years 7 to 10 Drama Syllabus. Both also collaborated with Heads of Departments in a range of independent schools, marking Trial HSC Group and Individual performances. Speech Day 2023 / 58

Economics and Business Studies The Economics and Business Studies Department not only aims to enhance students' educational experiences but also equip them for diverse opportunities in the business world and beyond. Our Department strives to empower students to make informed decisions, refine essential skills and pursue varied career paths, providing them with a profound understanding of the intricacies of the global economy. Mr Mark Wells stepped down as Head of Department at the end of Term 2 2023, after 22 years of dedicated service (2002–2023). Mr Wells has demonstrated exceptional leadership and has made invaluable contributions as the Head of Department (HOD). Mr Warren Dobes led the Department as acting HOD during Terms 3 and 4, during which time he was appointed permanent HOD. The Department welcomed Mrs Lauren Matthews, who taught Commerce and Business Studies in 2023. In a move to embrace vocational education, Shore is introducing the HSC PLUS: Business Services course in 2024 to cater for a wider variety of student needs. This will give students who may have additional needs the opportunity to complete a course which has important life skills and is more targeted to their academic ability. Mr Tom Kirby will be teaching Business Services in Year 11 in 2024 and carrying the class through to the HSC in 2025. Mr Matthew Fletcher continues as the Master Assisting and was appointed as Acting Head of Digital Learning for Term 4 2023 and Terms 1 and 2 of 2024. A central focus of the Department is to equip students with essential life skills that transcend their tertiary education and career pathways. The Year 9 curriculum focuses on several key areas, namely Consumer Financial Decisions, which encompasses proficiency in Excel IT skills; Law and Politics; Investing; and strategies for effective product promotion and sales to consumers. In contrast, the Year 10 course primarily emphasises financial literacy, with a strong focus on accounting skills. Furthermore, students are introduced to economics, enabling them to grasp the fundamental economic principles and skills, providing them with a better understanding of what to anticipate if they were to select Economics for the HSC. Additionally, the curriculum incorporates an understanding of HRM (Human Resource Management) and workforce education, guiding students on crafting cover Speech Day 2023 / 59

letters and resumes, and imparting thorough knowledge of taxation to equip students with practical expertise in these domains. The 2023 Macroeconomic Q&A Panel Discussion took place in the B H Travers Library. It was a robust and lively discussion surrounding the continued navigation of the narrow path, the fiscal stance, sticky inflation, full employment, and the ever-present need for enhancing reform to address the global productivity challenge. The Panel consisted of Ms Su-Lin Ong, Ms Jo Masters and Mr Chris Richardson. It was expertly facilitated by Shore economists J E Ashton and L A Hunt. Students from Newington and Loreto Kirribilli attended in the audience and the Q&A was live streamed to numerous schools in NSW and Queensland: Sydney Grammar, Knox, Wenona, SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Roseville College, Barker, The Armidale School, Kinross, Calrossy, Oxley College, Brisbane Girls Grammar, Churchie and Melbourne Girls Grammar School. The Year 12 Business Studies students attended our third Qantas Case Study Q&A in the B H Travers Library. The discussion focused on Qantas and the four key business functions of operations, finance, marketing, and human resources. A high level of understanding of a case study, Qantas, is vital for our HSC students, particularly when preparing for SAQs (Short Answer Questions) and the Extended Response case study essay in the examination. We were extremely thankful for the opportunity to hear from Mr Peter Mansfield, who shared his insights on Qantas and its management of the four key business functions. This Q&A was masterfully guided by Shore Business Studies student, E G Wilson. Educational Services The Educational Services team of teachers and teacher assistants work collaboratively with teachers, parents, the Shore Counselling team, a range of education consultants and external professionals, to ensure the best possible learning outcomes for all students. Through collaborative conversation, consideration is given to adjustments for students with learning difficulties and disabilities as well as to the provision of Disability Provisions. The Educational Services team provides support in many classes and to students through Additional Studies, targeted support for literacy, numeracy, research, and study skills. Additionally, students can access support every weekday at ‘Focus On’, before or after school.

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The Department has been extremely fortunate to have Mrs Alexandra Malcolm and Mrs Genevieve Bayliss-Smith join the team in 2023. Their extensive experience in the field of learning enrichment, their expertise in working collaboratively with all stakeholders and their care for the students has been gratefully received. This year, Ms Ruhi Malhotra took maternity leave and was thrilled to welcome her first child into the world. While she has been on maternity leave, it has been a delight to welcome Mrs Vanessa Thurgood, an experienced educator who has worked at Shore for many years and is currently completing post-graduate study in Learning Support, to support the Senior boys. In Ms Mulhotra’s absence, Mrs Jeri-Lee Apter has taken on the role of Master Assisting 7 to 12, providing invaluable support and guidance to the Head of Department. In 2023, Educational Services farewelled Teacher Assistants Mrs Anne Meulman and Mr Will McFee and welcomed some new staff members – Miss Stephanie Barrett and Ms Sally Gyngell as Teacher Assistants and Mrs Andrea Huxley and Miss Madi James as Health Support Assistants. Development of clear policies and procedures continues to be a focus for the Educational Services team. All documentation pertinent to students accessing support for their learning has been fully migrated to Microsoft Teams while the Educational Services team have included the practice of creating and sharing Learning Profiles which all relevant staff can access. This has led to invaluable assistance in building the most optimal learning environments for all students. Educational Services teachers have been welcomed into specific Department meetings which has led to meaningful connections between Educational Services and Senior School subjects, consideration of universally designed assessment tasks and advocacy for students with learning difficulties and disabilities across curriculum areas. Shore is proud to offer one of Australia’s leading High Potential Learners (HPL) programmes, partnering with universities and industry experts to deliver a range of structured problem-solving, interschool and career experiences to grow and develop leaders of tomorrow. The Programme targets our top fifteen students in Year 7 to 12, and offers them a range of interpersonal skills, problem-solving team activities, interschool competitions and industry exposure.

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Over the past four years, the Programme has achieved recognition on a global scale, with our top students from Years 7 to 11 representing Shore in a variety of national and international competitions and courses. Our 2024 vision is to be recognised as the leading High Potential Learner Programme in Australian education, with powerful connections to universities and industry. From Year 7, a select group of High Potential Learners are identified from results based on a series of external Placement and PAT Tests in English, Reading, Mathematics and Science. The Programme aims to: • • • •

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Our Year 7 students participated in the ASX Share Market Game – partnering with one of Australia’s top Stockbrokers over the 12-week programme. Competing against 12,000 Year 12 students from around Australia, our highest performing HPL students achieved ‘Top 100’. Our Year 7, 9 and 10 HPL students placed 3rd out of 72 teams in the national Da Vinci Decathlon competition. Our Year 8 HPL students won the NSW Literature Quiz competition, competing against 72 schools. Our Year 9 HPL students successfully completed the ‘Design Thinking’ accredited course through ‘New Tech Australia’, which include a ‘Shark Tank’ style presentation of their final works to industry experts. In a first for any school in Australia, our Year 10 HPL students completed a subject in a Macquarie University Philosophy Degree. This subject is both a NESA accredited 1 unit and a credit towards future university studies. The results were 14 out of the 15 received a High Distinction and one Distinction!

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Ms Janet Tierney continues to support our English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) students in the Senior School. These students are supported both in English classes, as well as through individual sessions before and after school in Educational Services. In particular, the focus in 2023 has been assisting Year 12, as well as our new Year 7 boys to access the Australian curriculum and to better understand cultural contexts. These include international students as well as boys who have done most of their learning in another education system in a language other than English. We were enormously proud to witness the graduation of one of our international Boarding students from Papua New Guinea this year. Mrs Cay Camden continues to support our ten First Nations Years 7 to 12 Boarding and Day students with additional targeted Australian Federal Government funding (AISNSW Waratah Project). Shore is incredibly grateful that this funding has been extended until the end 2025. This continues to enable psychometric assessment, additional academic support and career directions support as focus areas. Cultural confidence is building and whole-school presence is more evident for the scholars. Funding from the Shore Foundation has also enabled ten hours of additional support provided by Mr Braydon Mundy (‘21 Yalari Scholar) during the week in class and during Koori Club lunchtime activities. The students appreciate Mr Mundy’s personal insights, experiences and tutelage. Educational Services staff provide support within classes, outside class time and referrals to external provision of Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy. The comprehensive array of support available through the Educational Services Department ensures all students can thrive at Shore. English This year, the English Department has continued to develop the passion and skills of students as we deliver literature and media that affirms our School’s core values and challenges assumptions. We continued our dynamic partnership with the University of Sydney, working through Professor Jackie Manuel, who facilitated The Imaginarium, which provided an excellent opportunity for teachers to share strategies on how to inspire students' love of writing. The focus of our partnership this year has been on identifying and nurturing what is at the heart of literacy for our students. In light of globally declining literacy levels, the innovative ideas from Speech Day 2023 / 63

our English teachers illuminated the importance of providing consistent opportunities for students to participate in the necessary process of writing. In our recent planning meeting, we have discussed more exciting opportunities in 2024 to ignite the passion of both staff and students with the plan for Writing Retreats and Video Feedback Banks. The Department was pleased with the 2022 HSC results. In total, there were 29 top Band results across all the courses. The 2022 Advanced cohort received impressive results with 99% students receiving a Band 5 or 6, with the cohort average of 87.72%, outperforming the state average of 81.53%. In particular, the cohort excelled in the Common Module Essay with 71 students achieving an A-range response. Our students in Standard also performed admirably, performing better than the state average of 69.88%, achieving 77.53%. The Standard cohort’s performance in the Common Module Section 1 and Module A Sections was exceptional, with 63 students and 73 students achieving an Arange result in each Module respectively. The Department continued to focus on encouraging students to participate in writing competitions as a way of refining their skill of writing for an audience and purpose, as well as finding opportunities to showcase their talent. Our Year 10 students participated in the Nan Manefield Young Writers Award, submitting poetic work they composed as part of the Term 1 Poetry Unit focused on Relationships. We had some merit winners who were all awarded a certificate, loot bag and an invitation to a Writing Masterclass with judge and award-winning Australian author, Ms Erin Gough. Congratulations to the following students who were awarded merits: T F C Kierse, C A Denovan, E Y Nam, F G Pandit, H C Walls, O d’Almeida, C Z C Zhu. In Year 7, students worked on a Poetry Unit and ultimately displayed their poems as part of a gallery walk in the Library. This was a wonderful opportunity for students and staff to read and appreciate the different 'worlds' to which each Year 7 belongs. In addition, all boys submitted their poem to the Red Room Poetry competition, which will be published on their website with a worldwide audience of 300,000+ readers. For every poem submitted, a tree was planted. Prize winners have not yet been announced but we anticipate the acknowledgement of some of our extraordinary young poets.

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We are grateful for all our amazing staff who work passionately to educate our students. In particular, we welcome Mr Harry Guest and Mr Ben Scobie, our new Masters Assisting Stage 4 and 5 respectively. We also thank our Master Assisting Stage 5, Ms Nikhita Jacobs, for her diligence as she leaves us for a promotional appointment as Head of English. Congratulations to Mr Simon Clarke who has successfully secured the role of 2IC for our Department. Finally, we thank Mr Nicholas Penn for his vision, energy and care as he led our Department over the past two years. He has stepped down, but we are grateful he remains on staff to offer his wisdom and expertise. Mr Seth Fitisemanu takes on the role of Head of Department, previously being in the role of Master Assisting Stage 6. Geography The Geography Department has this year welcomed Mr Jack Caspersonn, Mr Derek Champion and Mr Alistair Roland to the School and their experience in teaching has enabled the students to continue their love of the subject. Mr Caspersonn was appointed Master Assisting in Administration during Term 1. We thank Mr Chris Tyson, who stepped in at late notice and assisted in this role in 2022. The Class of 2022 had strong results in Geography, with 30% of students scoring Band 6 and 73% of students scoring in the top two Bands. T C BrandonCooper achieved 8th in the state in the subject, which is an outstanding achievement. Mandatory fieldwork was able to be conducted across the year groups in 2023. Year 8 visited the Northern Beaches to examine coasts and, with the implementation of some new fieldwork techniques, it allowed for a more hands-on learning experience for the students. Year 9 visited the Southern Highlands to examine food security; whilst Year 10 visited Balls Head to examine forests, human change, and Indigenous stewardship. Year 11 was able to visit Bantry Bay and the Northern Beaches to examine natural processes and human impacts; whilst Year 12 visited the intertidal wetlands ecosystem in Homebush Bay and were able to get a close look at viticulture at Tyrrell’s Vineyard in Pokolbin.

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2023 saw all students in Years 8 to 11 participate in the Australian Geography Competition, with 11 students: S L Bowman, J J Elliott, C Y S Fung, S H Hassall, R Jiang, A H Li, J E Lim, O J Roxburgh, G E Story, D A Walker and S Y Zhu, scoring in the top 1% of their cohort nationally. We congratulate these students on their achievement. After more than 20 years, a new Senior syllabus is being implemented from Year 11 in 2024 and Year 12 in 2025. Mrs Helen Rhodes has been actively writing the new textbook for the Year 11 and 12 courses and the new content, with a more contemporary approach, will be engaging for the students. History The History Department continued its dedication to student engagement and excellence. It has pursued a two-fold endeavour to develop analytical engagement and research skills in every boy, while also maintaining meaningful and stimulating historical content. As such, great emphasis is placed upon teaching boys how to analyse sources, how to discern and synthesise disparate pieces of evidence and how to construct responses that critically engage with the content matter. We were incredibly proud of the efforts of the 2022 HSC cohort. Their HSC results were exceptional, with Modern, Ancient and Extension courses all scoring considerably above state average. During the October school holidays the History Department took 35 Year 10 and Year 11 students on a 15-day trip to Germany and Italy to support the boys’ study of Stage 6 History, visiting Munich, Nuremberg, Weimar, Berlin, Naples, and Rome. The boys had guided tours of sites like Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Colosseum as well as more sombre sites, such as Nazi concentration camps and the Rally Grounds. Year 11 Ancient History studied Ancient Rome under the Julio-Claudians, compared the rules and legacy of Constantine and Sennacherib, and Alexander the Great. Year 11 Modern History students learnt how World War II was fought in the Pacific, the Russian and Chinese Revolutions, and World War I. All these studies have helped the boys understand the world they live in. Shore produced its 9th Edition of Vitai, a volume of photo essays written by Year 11 Modern History students on a wide range of topics including the Opium Wars, the Six Day War, the Guatemalan Coup and Indian Partition. Speech Day 2023 / 66

Stage 5 learnt about 20th century Australian History and then expanded to also look at topics such as significant battles in WWII in Europe, the Holocaust and the changing nature of Terrorism in the 20th century. Stage 5 Elective History continues to develop the disciplinary knowledge and skills of many boys. It has been inspiring to watch all the students wrestle with the big questions in history. Stage 4 students explored a range of Ancient and Medieval topics, from Ancient Egypt to Shogunate Japan. They were able to engage with a range of replica medieval weapons and other paraphernalia in an enjoyable incursion. Languages In 2023 we welcomed two new teachers to our Department, Miss Johanna Haars and Mrs Catherine Baker. Miss Haars is a native speaker of German, hailing from northern Germany, who is also teaching French and Latin. Mrs Baker is teaching both French and Latin. She has lived and worked in France and has, in more recent times, run her own French tutoring business. Both have settled in extremely well and have cultivated a positive rapport with their classes and colleagues. The results of the HSC cohort of 2022 were again strong across all languages, with plenty of students counting their language result in the top five units. Particularly pleasing was the state ranking achieved by D B Mautner in German Extension. Of huge significance for the Languages Department and students studying languages at Shore this year was the return of exchange students. We welcomed nine boys from the St Croix Lycée in Paris and six boys from the Elly-Heus Gymnasium in Stuttgart. Both groups of students were a real presence in the School during their time here and made a lasting impression on both students and staff. At the time of writing, we wait in anticipation of the Shore boys’ reciprocal visits to Paris and Stuttgart, beginning in December. Additionally, the Japan trip will also go ahead in December for the first time since the COVID-19 period, with Ms Julia Jung and Mr Seth Fitisemanu accompanying 11 boys to Tokyo, Nagoya, Hiroshima and Kyoto. As was the case in 2022, all languages ran a suite of excursions or incursions designed to enrich the students’ experience in the language at a linguistic and cultural level. Highlights in French again included the Year 8 Breakfast and the Speech Day 2023 / 67

Year 12 visit to Maison de Sainte Claire. Year 10 German students again visited the Goethe Institute and Year 9 Students attended the German Film Festival. Year 12 Japanese students participated in a Continuers Course Speaking Day and Year 8 students enjoyed an Aikido workshop followed by a bento lunch. Years 9 and 10 Chinese students enjoyed cultural activities at the Chinese Friendship Garden with students from other schools, whilst Year 8 Chinese students participated in various types of Chinese traditional sports at School. In Latin, 16 boys across Years 8 to 10 attended the Kevin Lee Memorial Latin Quiz at SCEGGS Darlinghurst. Eight students across Years 11 and 12 attended the Senior Students’ Classics Dinner and four boys in Year 12 attended the Latin Study Day at Barker College. 2023 has also been a year of planning for the Languages Department with the introduction of new syllabi in Stage 4 in 2024 and Stage 5 in 2025. Professional Development has been undertaken by most members of the Department to upskill for this impending change. Bonne fin d’année / Schöne Ferien /いい休みを過ごし下さい/ 祝您放假愉快 / non scholae sed vitae discimus. Library The Library continues to be a dynamic and busy place in the School. Teacher librarians meet with classes for Wide Reading and information literacy lessons. Out-of-class, boys can visit the Library from 7.20am. In the morning, many boys come to catch up on homework. At lunchtime the Library is busy with boys reading, playing chess and studying. After school, many boys stay to study. Library staff are always on hand to help the boys with research or reading suggestions. Library staff organised the Senior School’s first ever Book Week at the end of Term 2. The author, Ms Suzanne Leal, spoke to all students in Year 7 and 8 and introduced them to her book Running with Ivan. Mr Paul MacDonald, an expert in Young Adult Literature, gave a presentation to Year 9 about ‘The Current Reading Landscape’ which was accompanied with a book display where the boys helped to select books for the Library. There were also different competitions, the main one being ‘Book Jeopardy’ between the Houses at lunchtime. Dixon House took home the trophy in the Friday final.

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In 2023, the Teacher Librarians increased their involvement with Educational Services and now teach Additional Studies lessons on a regular basis. With Teacher Librarians’ specialist skills in research and information, they help to build the boys’ research and study skills. Mobile phones are banned in the Library at all times and since May the Library is a laptop-free zone at lunchtime, except for boys in Years 11 and 12. This returned the Library to being dominated by boys reading, studying and playing chess at lunchtime. If boys need to complete urgent work on their laptops, they are directed to a separate room where they are supervised by a teacher. Mrs Vanessa Thurgood, a long-time Teacher Librarian at Shore, was seconded to Educational Servies from Term 3; an exciting opportunity for her as she is undertaking further study in Special and Inclusive Education. Mrs Jacinta Ebbott returned to Shore to fill the position in a temporary capacity. Mathematics This year has been quite settled in the Mathematics Department. One of the minor challenges faced by staff this year has been the implementation of 1:1 devices for all students. This has involved developing routines and adjusting to new ways of operating within the classroom. Staff have handled this superbly. New staff have settled in incredibly well, supported by a Department who continue to share resources and expertise to help our students. The 2022 HSC was incredibly successful for our Mathematics students. At the very top of these was J E Mahoney with 98 for Mathematics Standard 2, G Z Chen earned 99 in Mathematics Advanced, while A J Murray and N M Zhou both earned 98 for Mathematics Extension 1. More exciting for N M Zhou and A J Murray though was earning 99 for Mathematics Extension 2 and a state ranking of 2nd and 6th respectively. In fact, such was the Department’s return to form in HSC results that we earned a record 115 top Band results: in Mathematics Standard 2, 33 boys earned Band 6 results (10 more than the year previous); in Mathematics Advanced, 44 boys earned Band 6 results; in Mathematics Extension 1, 29 boys earned Band E4 results (10 more than the year previous); and in Mathematics Extension 2, 9 boys earned Band E4 results. These were easily our best results of the new syllabuses. Speech Day 2023 / 69

The leading students in Years 7 to 12 continued to participate in competitions run by the Australian Mathematics Trust. J L Pan (Year 9) was invited to participate in the AMO (Australian Mathematics Olympiad – Senior Division) in February, as well as the Tournament of Towns and AMOC Selection School in February and March. He also competed in the Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad in March and achieved an Honourable Mention. The highly challenging UNSW Maths Competition was run in June with 23 Shore students participating this year. J L Pan achieved a High Distinction while A H Li, J E Lim, N Liu and R C Conners each achieved a Credit. These challenging four-hour papers are invitational training and selection processes for the Australian Mathematics Olympiad. The Australian Mathematics Competition in August saw our largest cohort of students involved, with 398 Shore students participating. The following certificates were achieved: 10 High Distinctions, 70 Distinctions and 153 Credits. N Liu was awarded the Best in School for his outstanding achievement in the Year 9 paper. In total, 54 students across Years 7 to 10 classes, participated in an Enrichment Programme over two Terms. Shore students have been very successful in the Challenge stage, in particular, with 11 High Distinctions and 16 Distinction Certificates awarded. We have begun acceleration for similarly highly capable students in Year 9 and Year 10. The Shore Mathematics Department does an excellent job supporting the learning of all students in its care. With the hard work and emphasis placed on our understanding and programming the new Junior courses, we can continue to look forward to more progress over the coming years. Music Music classroom content continued to connect with co-curricular music repertoire, enabling students to actively engage in music-making whilst simultaneously consolidating knowledge acquired in both areas. This consistent holistic integration of curriculum with co-curricular music across Years 7 to 12 encourages our musicians to develop their intellectual curiosity, encourages educational risk-taking, and develops their language and reasoning skills. In 2022, all of our HSC students, in all three courses, received outstanding Band 5, Band 6 or E4 results. One of the highlights for the Speech Day 2023 / 70

musicians in Year 12 2023 was the ENCORE nominations of Music 2 and Music Extension cellist T K Wong and oboist E H S Yoo. These excellent results are a culmination of scaffolded classroom content, personalised programming and highly effective teaching, in addition to the support the co-curricular programme provides. Student learning is supported through several opportunities provided by professional musicians. Stage 4 students were treated to a performance by the ensemble Taking Shape who, through performances, demonstrated musical ideas and how to develop these motifs. They then asked the students for their input to help create their own melodies. This content complemented their class work where students selected environmental images which highlighted pollution to inspire reflective and programmatic compositions. These compositions were presented to the community where the students enjoyed the opportunity to share these emotive works and interact with their audience in the War Memorial Hall. Stage 5 and 6 students participated in composition workshops where their musical ideas were performed by the ensemble Arcadia Winds. Students engaged with the compositional process and performed works from contemporary award-winning Australian composers Ms Lisa Young, Ms Elizabeth Jigalin and beat-boxer Mr Connor Malanos. These students were also fortunate to attend the ENCORE concert held at the Sydney Opera House where they listened to a showcase of exemplary HSC compositions and performances. The Music Department continues to strive for greater opportunities for our students and in 2024 we are looking to introduce a professional composer to engage regularly with our classes. This will enable our students to connect with current published composers and further promote students’ creative thinking, inspire their imagination, and provide further opportunities for selfexpression. The stability and dedication of the Music staff have facilitated the continued growth and strength of our Music students. Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) 2023 has been another successful year in the PDHPE Department. With the addition of Mr Steven Chapman, Mr Daniel Polis and Mr Ruan du Plooy, the Department has continued to evolve, combing their new ideas with our traditional focus on academic rigour and lifelong physical activity.

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Stage 4 and 5 PDHPE continues to benefit from the use of the R A I Grant Centre. This year students have been able to utilise this facility to its full potential, including specifically curated lesson sequences which allows the integration of theory and practical classes. This flexibility ensures students gain a strong understanding of theoretical concepts through practical application. This hands-on learning is highly effective and ensures boys are gaining a deeper understanding of the theoretical content. Students of all ages were able to experience a number of learning activities outside of the classroom throughout the year. Included in this was Year 12, who attended the very popular HSC Big Day Out, where they heard syllabus specific insights delivered by experts, including an entertaining Q&A with Australian Test Cricketer Mr Nathan Lyon. Year 10 attended the highly informative and equally confronting bStreetsmart excursion at Homebush. As always this made students stop and reflect on what are appropriate driver (or passenger) behaviours, whilst getting an opportunity to attend interactive stalls run by NSW Police and NSW Fire and Rescue, among others. Stage 6 PDHPE has maintained its place as one of the bigger cohorts of elective Stage 6 study in 2023. Congratulations to N N Mathur for his 1st in course placing in the 2022 HSC. N N Mathur’s result was outstanding and, in his role as Study Centre mentor, his insights have been of huge benefit to the boys this year; working alongside Mr Tim Wallace and Mr Huw Blood to ensure boys of all ages are given the best opportunity to succeed in PDHPE. At the end of Term 3, the PDHPE Department farewelled Mr Peter Koster as he embarked on a year’s leave. We wish Mr Koster well and hope to see him back in the classroom soon. Science With the introduction of devices for all grades this year, teaching pedagogy has developed to incorporate a range of interactive tools to engage our students. The emphasis for teachers has been on collaboration, with lots of sharing both within and across disciplines. Teachers have been sharing how they use technology in their own classroom and the innovative and experimental teaching practices they have used, as well as collaborative activities developed to enhance student learning.

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Two key initiatives across Year 10 were implemented this year. Firstly, students attended two science careers presentations where a number of Old Boys talked about their careers in the science arena. The aim of this was to boost student understanding of what science looks like beyond school. Secondly, to further student understanding about Stage 6 Science subjects, an Earth and Environmental Science rotation was added. These two initiatives, along with the hard work and dedication of our teachers, have resulted in a large number of students choosing HSC Science subjects for 2024; we will have two Earth and Environmental Science classes, three Biology classes, three Physics classes, one Investigating Science class and four Chemistry classes. This year we have also focused on providing additional opportunities for students to demonstrate their ability in science. We had 23 Senior students, and 10 Junior students participate in the Science Olympiad, mentored by Mr Harry Byrnes. In the Seniors, A A Li achieved a High Distinction whilst A H Li, J E Lim, J L Pan and L M Chavdarov achieved a Distinction. J H Ku received two Distinctions in Physics and Chemistry. In the Juniors, three Year 9 students, J L Pan, J S Loy and Y Yan, achieved High Distinctions. J S Loy was also invited to join the 2024 Junior Science Olympiad Academy. He is the first Junior to be invited to participate in the programme since the competition was introduced at the School. 248 students across Years 7 to 10 sat the ICAS Science exam for the first time in a few years. Four students achieved High Distinctions, 40 achieved Distinctions and 89 achieved credits. Year 8 sat the VALID Science 8 examination in October, and these results will be used as a diagnostic tool to assist with improving student outcomes next year. Looking ahead to 2024, we will be expanding our co-curricular offerings with the introduction of a Science Club for Year 7 and 8 students, and we will commence planning for the new science syllabus for Years 7 to 10. Technological and Applied Studies (TAS) The Technological and Applied Studies Department continues to drive technology and innovation education at Shore. TAS is offering a variety of courses to enhance the Technology Education at Shore: Graphics/Multimedia, Design and Technology, Industrial Technology, Timber and Engineering. Students are being exposed to technologies in multiple areas: Coding, 3D Printing, Robotics, Aeronautics, CAD CAM, Laser Speech Day 2023 / 73

Cutting, Materials Technology, Polymer Technology and a variety of other innovations in the technological world. Stage 4 students continue to develop their skills in a variety of design challenges that range from Agriculture, Architecture, Design, Materials Technology, Indigenous Education and Digital technology to name a few. Students produce six projects across two years of studies, focused around the production and completion of design projects and their presentation. Peer and self-assessment has been a focus with Stage 4 to allow students to understand their design work and their progress. 2023 has seen some changes in staff: Mr Don Gock has joined the Department to replace Mr Geoff Stewart on a one-year contract; Ms Annie Phillips has also joined the TAS Department permanently; and Mr Andy Darbin has joined as the TAS Workshop manager. All three have been great acquisitions to Shore. The Shore TAS Department continues to offer a variety of co-curricular activities which include Fine Woodworking, Automotive Technology and Virtual Reality (VR). These activities continue to engage students outside the normal curriculum. Mr Dennis O’Brien continues to drive our Automotive programme on a Friday afternoon. Shore Technology education was most evident at the American Tea TAS Display where students’ work from both the Design and Technology and Industrial Technology courses were presented. Both cohorts presented their work for marking by the NESA Marking Teams. The display requires a significant amount of work by both students and staff in order to present the work appropriately and to such a high standard. The wide variety of Timber projects produced this year were outstanding, with 15 candidates presenting their work in the Christian Studies breakout space. B M Salis was awarded the P J C People’s Choice Award for his magnificent blackwood chair. Every year there is time pressure in production but, thankfully, every student presented a well finished quality product in Industrial Technology Timber. HSC Design and Technology students designed and presented a wide variety of major projects this year with 23 student presented works. The variety was outstanding. Speech Day 2023 / 74

Z A Chen was awarded the N C B Innovation Award for his Water Filtration System. Shape is an annual exhibition of exemplary Major Projects developed by HSC Design and Technology and Industrial Technology students. These projects represent countless hours of research, planning and meticulous craftsmanship. The nominated students from Shore have demonstrated exceptional skill, vision and originality in their work. Congratulations and best of luck to the following nominees who were selected by the NESA Marking Teams: •

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Design and Technology (teachers Mr Oliver Wood and Mr Mark Prowle): A E Brewer, Z A Chen, T B Graetz, M P Harvey, H G Hercus, F J D Molloy and H J O’Young. Industrial Technology (teachers Mr Michael Spratt and Mr David Weston): T G Hawkins, M C W Hogarth-Scott, A A Parker, and P E Williams. Both M C W Hogarth-Scott and A A Parker have been short listed for inclusion into the Shape Exhibition for 2024. The Year 9 Design and Technology cohort have been competing in the Nation Co2 Dragster Challenge DATTA. Shore was the top performing NSW School with H J Clifton being awarded 20th position nationally, from a total of 450 schools, for his Dragster; great performance from Year 9 and Mr Mark Prowle.

Congratulations also to all the TAS students in Years 7 to 11 for their outstanding work in 2023. This was made possible by the support given to them by the whole of the TAS Department teaching and workshop staff. The Shore TAS Department continues to strive for innovation excellence and, in 2023, we introduced an Entrepreneurs Course into the Stage 5 Design and Technology programme, titled the ESchool Shark Tank project. These students compete in a National Competition and present their design work to external panels for judging late in 2023. We look forward to seeing the outcomes from this newly developed unit. Visual Arts The Visual Arts has a rich history at Shore. Over the School’s 134-year history, Shore has produced Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prize Winners and an official war artist, not to mention a number of artists who broke ground in a Speech Day 2023 / 75

range of artistic movements. The tradition continues to this day, where currently a number of students are developing their practice at art institutions around the country. In addition, Old Boys from the Department can be found in a diverse range of creative fields including Architecture, Photography, Graphic Design, Publishing, Film and Media Production. The year began with our ‘Artist in Residence’ programme where we welcomed renowned Australian artist and educator from the National Art School, Mr David Horton. Mr Horton predominantly works in the field of sculpture but explores a range of mediums while composing his abstract compositions. Mr Horton is the recipient of several prestigious art prizes, including winning Sculpture by The Sea in 2007. It was a privilege to have Mr Horton conducting his practice in the Foyer of the Visual Arts Department and generously sharing his time and knowledge with students. The Bodies of Work from the 2023 Year 12 Cohort was noted for its wideranging themes that explored subjects from the deeply personal to the globally significant. This group of young men are to be commended on the manner in which they engaged with the challenges of the course. At every stage of production, they supported each other; collectively determined to develop a substantial and meaningful Body of Work. The end result was seen in an outstanding final product exhibited in the Preparatory School on American Tea. It is with great sadness that this Semester we farewelled Ms Jesse Harrison from the Visual Arts Department as she commences a new teaching role in the Northern Rivers of NSW. We wish her and her family all the very best as they embark on this new chapter. We are excited to welcome Ms Fiona GabanskiSykes to the Visual Arts team. Ms Gabanski-Sykes brings with her a broad range of experience from Visual Arts education but also the wider art world.

Headmaster’s Awards The following number of awards have been given across the full range of subjects throughout the Senior School for 2023: Excellence and Merit Awards:

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Honour Awards In 1997 the School introduced a system of Honour Awards to provide greater overt recognition of outstanding achievement within a range of school activities. This year H D D Underhill, T M Serhan, Z R Izzard were recipients of the Honour Award for their outstanding contribution and achievements in Water Polo and T T Klem and H L Orpin in Rugby. Through their efforts and application, they brought great distinction upon themselves and the School.

Beaufighter Award The Beaufighter Award seeks to perpetuate the qualities of teamwork, mutual encouragement, understanding and steadfast support through recognising the very best manifestations of it in the life of the School. The recipients of this award have displayed the same qualities which sustained crews of the Beaufighter Aircraft of World War II, over 75 years ago, in their operational tours of duty. In so doing, they have created energy and a heightened performance in a particular aspect of the life of the School. The Beaufighter Medallion was awarded to the following recipients this year in recognition of their contribution to the artistic and cultural life of Shore through the staging of School Musicals, particularly The Music Man (2022) and Singin’ in the Rain (2023). Ms Amanda Crompton (Director) Ms Romy Clugston (Producer/Assistant Director) Mrs Kim Barber (Musical Director) Ms Sandra Robertson (Assistant Musical Director) Mrs Lisa Steiner (Choreographer) Mr John Grimshaw (Theatre Manager – Singin’ in the Rain) Following two years of sustained disruption due to the pandemic, The Music Man was staged in 2022 to broad acclaim. This was despite uncertainty at the beginning of the production process and interruptions from cast absence due to COVID-19. At the conclusion of 2022, the fire curtain of the Smith Auditorium rendered the theatre unsafe for a 2023 Musical production. Nevertheless, an extraordinary effort from the main production team facilitated a breathtaking outdoor production of Singin’ in the Rain.

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Boarding 2023 commenced with a new Director of Boarding, Mr Al Roland and two new Housemasters, Mr Werner Pienaar in School House and Mr Peter Reid in Robson House. With superb support from the current Boarding community, the induction was seamless and the Housemasters have made wonderful progress in their respective Houses throughout the year. Mr Brendan Morris and Mr Rod Fitch, the senior members of the Boarding community, have been rock solid in their care of the boys in both Barry House and Hodges House. As is usual, the Boarding community has been very active in 2023 with a number of functions held on campus. The Boarder’s Cocktail Party to start the year was very well attended and welcoming. As the year progressed, the individual House Cocktail parties, Christmas parties, and the Year 7 Graduation were the many ways we celebrated with the greater Shore community. We look forward to next year and once again bringing us all back together again. Several aspects of Boarding were set as specific targets for improvement over the course of 2023. Firstly, the provision of transportation for Boarders to and from sports at the weekend has been a work in progress. Each Term the process has seen improvements made – conversations with students, messages in various assemblies, messages sent home to parents, agenda items at the Boarders’ Rep Meetings have all resulted in the removal of an area of anxiety for parents and students alike. Secondly, the provision of a variety of activities at the weekends for the Boarders. This has seen a wonderful variety of activities for the Boarders to engage in, making weekends very enjoyable. Many of the activities have been seasonal – beach visits, attending NRL rugby fixtures, water parks, Vivid, cruises on the harbour, jet boating, paintballing, walks to Kirribilli for ice-cream, golf up the road or at Moore Park driving range, socials with several of the girls' schools are some of the exciting weekend outings enjoyed. The social outings have seen members of combined Houses as well as individual Houses enjoy the company of their friends. We have purposefully allocated each full-time Boarder with four Boarders’ Weekend leave opportunities; this is to maintain a critical mass of students on the weekend and this has been very successful. The year in Boarding has also included wonderful opportunities to connect with both current and future Boarding families. The Boarding Housemasters, the Director of Boarding and representatives from the Enrolments Department Speech Day 2023 / 78

attended Boarding Expos in Wagga Wagga, Dubbo, Narrabri and Griffith. We have already booked into Dubbo and Wagga Wagga for 2024. It was wonderful to also host a number of evening dinners in these areas where we caught up with current families and a number of future Shore families. Alongside these events, we attended splendid lunches in Bowral, Orange and Scone and a dinner in Forbes. In a similar vein to the Expo’s, catching up with current and future parents at these functions is excellent for community building. The aim next year is to try and work with the OBU so that we attend combined functions wherever possible. As we head towards 2024, there are again a number of areas that will be the focus in the Boarding community. As mentioned earlier, we will work closely with the Old Boys Union, so we are working to connect with Boarding families at the relevant functions. We have taken time this year to see where we can improve the supervision of students in the four Houses during Prep at night. We have a number of plans ready to instigate at the start of the 2024 year. At the end of 2023, we say farewell to Ms Stefanie Camden (Robson Assistant Housemaster), Mr Aidan Lane (School Assistant Housemaster) and Mr Simon Clarke (Hodges Assistant Housemaster) with thanks for all their dedication and hard work in the Boarding community during their time with us. At the same time, we will welcome three new Assistant Housemasters into this wonderful community at Shore.

Counselling The Counselling team embraced further change in 2023, with Mrs Cay Camden acting as Head of Shore Counselling Services. As a result of several key changes in staff and the movement of long-term Educational Services Counsellor, Mrs Amy Hannelly, to the Preparatory School (North Sydney), the opportunity arose for a restructure of Counselling Services; and recruitment commenced for four positions (three part-time and one full-time) across the two campuses. Mrs Tracey Perry commenced part-time in February, partnering with the Educational Services team with enthusiasm and determination. Mr Bryn Dixon joined the Counselling team in a full-time capacity in Term 2; at the same time as Mrs Melissa Harkin (part-time) who is working in a pastoral House share arrangement with Mrs Sue Taubman. Ms Maddie Fooks commenced shortly after this, joining the ELC Northbridge Campus in a part-time capacity. Speech Day 2023 / 79

As the team has grown, we have all appreciated sharing and learning, getting to know each person’s strengths and talents, and the broader Shore student and staff community. Early identification and intervention remain key to the promotion of excellent mental health and wellbeing of the students. Programmes to promote social, emotional and behavioural interventions continue as a priority alongside individual counselling. Group programmes have continued in the Boarding Houses; Year 7 and Year 11 being targeted as the bookends of Boarding life. Shore Indigenous students (Koori Club) met weekly and created authentic cultural events and whole school Indigenous education and cultural confidence; capacity building has become evident in practice. The Macquarie University ‘Year 12 Stress’ longitudinal study (2021-23), was completed in Term 3 and we await the results of Shore’s valuable participation. ‘Tuning in to Teens’ has been offered to parents in Term 4. This programme, which is run by Mrs Madeleine Wilson and Mrs Cay Camden over several sessions, encourages parents to reflect and learn more about their relationship with their sons, encouraging emotional communication in the family. Mrs Wilson was privileged to be awarded a James Innovation Fellowship Scholarship and travelled to the USA in June/July to attend two School Counselling and Psychology Conferences and individual sessions with some leading school psychology theorists.

CRU CRU is the voluntary lunchtime Christian group that meets weekly to encourage one another with the Word of God, to pray and to grow in the knowledge and love of Christ. This year involved a strong Year 12 leadership group of C M Atkinson, P Bennett, J M Cochrane, P M Greenwood, H G Hercus and O J B Hurt. These Year 12 students served the younger members with energy and enthusiasm to continue to develop CRU at Shore. These boys gave Bible talks at CRU, led weekly Bible study groups across the different year groups and were regular attendees at our weekly CRU lunchtime gatherings.

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This year in CRU the group looked at the book of Acts and 1 Samuel as well as Christianity Explored and the ‘I Am’ sayings of Jesus. One of the highlights of the year was our Annual ‘Shabbots’ CRU Camp with the girls from Abbotsleigh, where both schools had record numbers attending at the Galston Gorge CRU site over the June long weekend. There was also very pleasing growth in numbers across all the year groups at our regular CRU meetings throughout the year. Above and beyond all this, CRU demonstrates the fantastic way that God has been working in the lives of the young men at Shore. It is this passion and commitment to serve Christ that is the focal point for the CRU group. This remains a constant hope and prayer so that all may see that “we are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10).

Pastoral Care In 2023, the Shore Pastoral Care team implemented many initiatives with a primary focus on Building Good Men and nurturing meaningful connections and relationships among our students. At the heart of these initiatives is our House system, where each boy is known and cared for by a team of pastoral leaders including the Housemaster, Tutor and a dedicated School Counsellor. Our approach prioritises the development of trust and respect, as this is pivotal for providing a safe and supportive learning environment for the boys. We encourage them to seek guidance from our pastoral staff and the older boys through our emphasis on community and mentoring in each vertically organised tutor group. Furthermore, we recognise the importance of engaging the boys in challenging and purposeful activities, such service and leadership, as it is through these experiences that they grow in confidence and develop resilience. Throughout the year, external experts were invited to address the boys on crucial wellbeing topics such as mental health, relationships, digital resilience, and education about drugs and alcohol. Our terrific House structure provided a positive community of belonging and pastoral care for all the boys, fostering meaningful connections among the boys.

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This year we continued to participate in social and emotional learning experiences with the girls from Roseville College and Queenwood. Now titled Building Connections, the Year 11 event saw Shore boys spending the day spread out across the three school sites, including Roseville College and Queenwood, in Term 2. The students heard from various presenters and worked together in cementing their understanding of consent and building respectful relationships, and learned more about preventive mental health practices. The Year 10 Dance in Term 4 with the girls from Pymble Ladies’ College was also an excellent night and enjoyed by all the students in attendance. Lots of fun was had and students this year had an active role in helping to create friendships, with lots of ice breakers and activities together. We have also continued to work closely with Wenona through our Cadet programme and enjoy a flourishing partnership with Pymble Ladies’ College and the Sony Camp experience. This wonderful event engages students in some very important and meaningful work to support families in need across our community. Our new initiatives focused on several key areas including Wellbeing, Service and Leadership. Our programme also included some targeted leadership sessions for all boys in Year 11, connecting with our excellent Step-Up Camp experience in Term 2. Our Term 4 Future Ready programme engaged the boys in various aspects of their development, focusing on wellbeing, careers and service activities. Looking ahead to 2024, the School plans to expand on our existing wellbeing programme, including authentic student voice through the Shore Student Committee (representative council) for 2024, offering a leadership opportunity for students in Years 7 to 12 and providing another avenue to mentor and train students for leadership. We will also have a new initiative partnering with Learning Consent and Dr Joy Townsend to deliver a trial consent and respect programme for our Year 9 students. A revitalised Building Good Men for Life programme will also be implemented, prioritising authentic service learning experiences and putting character into action. We focus on living out the virtues of respect, humility, integrity, compassion and leadership. The programme will give all boys the opportunities to continue serving in the community and showing care for those Speech Day 2023 / 82

less fortunate. A hopeful message of positive masculinity will be communicated with an emphasis on being healthy, connected and motivated to do good for others. This year we have continued to collaborate and support our parents through newsletter items, School TV access, and parent seminars from ySafe on CyberSafety, and Professor Patrick McGorry OA on the topic of adolescent mental health. The team is committed to providing our boys with the skills they need to become resilient young men who can thrive both here at Shore and in the years beyond school. We look forward to 2024 and welcoming Stuart McCormack, our new Head of Students, and the new Head of Counselling, Eleni Longas, to the Pastoral Care team.

Co-curricular Activities Under the leadership of Dr Luke Gilmour, Deputy Head Co-curricular, the Co-curricular Programme continued to provide a rich and varied range of experiences for the boys of Shore. Agora Philosophy Society Over weekly lunchtime meetings, the student-led philosophical group met to develop a set of analytic reasoning skills that allowed students to critique views, develop logical arguments and make progress towards answering difficult questions. As well, students had a positive environment to articulate their views and the reasoning behind them verbally in front of their peers. They also were able to assess their own views with an objective eye, while the society was facilitated by Mr Clive Logan. With such diverse topics such as Freedom!, ChatGPT, Moral Dilemmas, with references to such philosophical masters as Kant and Kierkegaard, Hegel, Marx and Foucault, there was never a dull moment with vigorous, yet respectful, dialogue. Epistemology, Finite and Infinite Games, Meta modernism, and Legacy: Does it matter? were some of the compelling presentations. Several participants were fortunate to attend a forum held at Loreto Kirribilli in conjunction with the Australian Catholic University’s Ethos event where interesting questions were posed by the Shore contingent. Speech Day 2023 / 83

Ably led by the Year 12 leaders, J Y Gao and D B Mautner, supported by Year 11 leaders, C N Vujanovic and J K H Tang, the society prospered and continued to attract students from different years, backgrounds, and perspectives, developing the value of nuanced thinking in a cultural context. Art Cave The Art Cave functions as an enriching co-curricular weekly initiative that serves to cultivate the artistic appreciation and growth of students in Years 10 and 11. It offers a conducive studio setting that is well-equipped to facilitate the honing of artmaking skills among the boys. This year, the Year 11 cohort actively immersed themselves in diverse art forms, encompassing drawing, ceramics, painting, printmaking, mural, and textile design, as well as spray painting. Throughout this exploration, students have demonstrated not only creativity but also a sincere eagerness to experiment with various materials, techniques and processes. The culmination of their efforts has resulted in a diverse array of interesting and authentic artworks. The collaborative spirit within the group has played a pivotal role in fuelling their artistic endeavours. The students have consistently exhibited a generous level of interest and encouragement towards each other, creating a supportive atmosphere that enhances the overall creative process. Association Football Refereeing The Football Refereeing squad was initially led by Football MIC Mr Jono Sparks and then Mr Elvis DeMarchi, following Rev Dr Nick Foord’s exemplary service in leading the boys. The Student Referees are to be commended for their willingness to participate in what is often the daunting task of officiating Football matches, especially those referees who were in their first year. With a group of 18 referees, 9 were new and underwent the FFA Level 4 Referee’s Course at the start of the season. Four Year 12 students, J T Mott, B J Powell, T B Davison and L J Firek, are worthy of special mention as they voluntarily refereed for their third season. This year, Old Boy Referees were employed to provide a pathway for Student Referees to utilise their skills after school, as well as pass on their experience to the Student Referees who often acted as Assistant Referees while the Old Boy Referees officiated. The new approach was designed to ease our new referees Speech Day 2023 / 84

into the service, to ensure longevity, confidence and enjoyment while developing their skills. Automotive Club The Automotive Clubs have been well attended in 2023 with students choosing to spend either Monday or Friday afternoons in the Automotive workshop in the basement of the Centennial Building in addition to the TAS Metalwork classroom. On Mondays, students worked under the guidance of Mr James Gibbs in Semester 1 and, on Fridays, Mr Dennis O’Brien enjoyed passing on his lifetime of experience to the students. During this class, the boys have learnt about disassembling car engines and they also worked on a go-kart, providing useful skills relating to 2-stroke motor mechanics. Camps All boys participate in Camps during their time at Shore, with most of these Camps occurring during Camps Week in the final week of Term 4. Year 7 participated in two Camps: Orientation Camp at the Anglican Youthworks site in the Royal National Park early in Term 1 and then spent time at the CRU Lake Macquarie Camp Centre during Camps Week. These Camps provided boys an opportunity to get to know each other, their new school and develop greater independence and teamwork skills. Year 8 travelled to the Anglican Youthworks site in the Shoalhaven region during Camps Week. Boys camped, hiked and surfed in groups led by a teacher and Youthworks instructor. This Camp allowed boys to develop greater resilience, teamwork and leadership skills. Year 9 all participated in the Shore Cadet Unit’s Bivouac and Annual Field Exercise (AFX) held at the Singleton Military Area and Marrangaroo Army Camp (near Lithgow) in the final weeks of Terms 3 and 4 respectively. In addition, the full Unit participated in a Leadership and Promotions Courses Camp at the end of Term 1 2023 at Singleton Military Area. During Camps Week, Year 10 served as leaders during the Shore Cadet Unit’s Annual Field Exercise or participated in the Year 10 Camp. The Year 10 Camp was held at Camp Somerset in the Colo River Valley and challenged boys as they completed a journey style programme. Speech Day 2023 / 85

Year 11 participated in ‘Step Up Camp’ early in Term 2. The focus of the camp is to develop personal skills as they embark upon their final two-year journey of schooling at Shore. They worked with Shore staff, Youthworks Instructors and several Old Boys also joined the boys to share their stories and life journeys. The Camps Week focus for Year 11 is service, whether as leaders on the Shore Cadet Unit’s Annual Field Exercise and Year 7 Camp or serving communities across Sydney or in the Philippines. The intent of these activities is to develop a disposition of service in our students, of living a life for others as well as an understanding and support for the marginalised in our world. Culture College Immersion During the September school holidays, 25 Year 11 students and four staff travelled to Gulkuala (Gama-Nhulunbuy-Gove) and the Nyinyikay Homeland on an immersion facilitated by Culture College Arnhem Land Aboriginal Corporation. Highlights of the immersion included camping in the worldfamous Gama Festival site; visiting the Yirrkala Community Centre where boys met local artists; and the 4-wheel drive to Makassan Beach to learn about the early spice and dried fish trade between NT and Asia. At Nyinykay Homeland students were introduced to the Yolngu worldview and were taught lessons by a local Elder. Clan groups, lore, language, traditional medicines and fishing were explained with balance, harmony and the promotion of good health for the whole community. Sony Camp Shore and Pymble Ladies' College have co-hosted the annual Sony Foundation Children's Holiday Camp together since 1999. In December, Shore will host its 14th Sony Camp, which offers children aged between 7-14 with disabilities a fun-filled four-day overnight camp experience and gives much-needed respite to the campers' parents and siblings. Year 11 students from Shore and Pymble Ladies' College volunteer to look after the campers, assist with the day-to-day running of the Camp, capture everlasting memories through photos and videos and create a scrapbook keepsake that the children and families cherish forever. Sony Camp is a wonderful service offered to our students, who walk away learning as much from the campers as the campers learn from them. Speech Day 2023 / 86

Chess Shore Chess has continued to flourish in numbers at twice-weekly meet-ups, as well as in inter-school competitions throughout the year. In 2023, Shore participated in the Interschool Chess Challenge Tournament where the Shore team placed 1st in both the local heats and semi-finals, qualifying for the finals where Shore placed 4th overall against schools from across NSW. Congratulations to K N Hucker, L M Chavdarov, B D Sarmiento, D J Liu, R C Conners and J H Ku who represented Shore in the semi-finals and finals. In Term 2, a record ten teams performed in the NSW Junior Chess League Metropolitan Schools Competition. Many teams dominated in their divisions with the Junior A and Intermediate A teams both placing 1st in their division. The Intermediate As made it through to the finals of the Metropolitan North Division, and the Junior As were knocked out in the semi-finals, both against Knox. Eight students also competed in the annual GPS Chess Competition at Sydney Boys High School where Shore placed 5th overall behind some very competitive teams. The year concluded with the annual Shore Chess Championship with over 30 students participating. Congratulations to B D Sarmiento who placed 1st, N W Gee who placed 2nd and JH Ku who achieved 3rd place. Chess continues to run two lunchtimes per week throughout the year with ongoing Chess lessons for interested students to further their understanding of the game. Thanks to W H R Johnston for the outstanding leadership he has shown in his role as Chess Captain over the past two years. Computational Linguistics In Term 1, Shore entered 12 teams in the First Round of the Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad (OzCLO), a competition which requires boys to work in teams to solve linguistic puzzles using their logic skills. This year our strongest result was achieved by the Senior team of E X Tan, R Jiang, D J Liu and E Y Qiao, who came in 9th out of 92 Senior teams in NSW. Credit for this excellent performance must go to E X Tan, for whom it was the 4th consecutive gold-banded result. Overall, the twelve Shore teams performed extremely well, achieving five gold-banded results, four of which were accompanied by top 15 rankings among the Senior teams in NSW, three silver-banded results and four bronze. Speech Day 2023 / 87

The regular internal competition has also remained an integral part of the training programme this year. Members of the squad worked in teams of two to complete a fortnightly problem with the aim of taking out the top spot on the Linguistics Ladder, a goal achieved by the team of E X Tan and A P Holliday. This year also saw the expansion of our mini-OzCLO competition, in which teams from Shore competed against teams from Newington College and Pymble Ladies College. This enjoyable afternoon of friendly competition provided our Year 7 and 8 students with some valuable competition experience under the mentorship of our Senior squad members. Computing and VR Club In the past year, Shore’s Computing and VR Club experienced an exciting and transformative period, marked by a significant increase in participation, particularly among our Year 10 students. Their enthusiasm injected fresh ideas and energy into the club's activities. One of the standout ongoing projects is the development of a retro arcade machine, a complex but rewarding endeavour. The project requires ongoing teamwork, problem-solving and hands-on technical skills. Boys meticulously studied computing principles and even reverse-engineered our club computer, providing members with in-depth insights into its components and functions. Assembling a PC from scratch became a highlight for many students, with some adept members eagerly sharing their knowledge and expertise with newcomers. The world of virtual reality remained a focal point, with explorations into Google Earth VR allowing us to soar above the Australian landscape and visit distant towns. Additionally, we ventured into various new installations within the Meta suite, staying current with the latest advancements in the VR field. Looking ahead to the next year, we eagerly anticipate the completion of the retro arcade machine and the rapid and ever-evolving world of technology. We are excited to embrace new challenges and opportunities, leveraging our collective knowledge and skills to explore the cutting-edge developments in computer science and virtual reality.

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Debating Debating in 2023 had record numbers over four competitions from Terms 1 to 3. We competed in the Independent Schools Debating Association (ISDA), Lower North Shore Debating Competition (LND), Sydney Debating Competition (SDC) via Zoom and the Athletic Association of The Great Public Schools of NSW (AAGPS). The success in the ISDA competition was significant with all teams making it into the Octos Rounds and three teams progressing to the quarter finals. Our Year 9 team came runners-up and the Senior Bs made it to the semi-finals. The highlight of this year’s debating was the success of the 1sts GPS team who secured a joint premiership with St Joseph’s College, winning the Rutledge Louat Shield. This is the first time in 45 years that this trophy has been won by Shore, with it last being held in 1978. Other teams also achieved success with their competitions with an overall win rate of 56%, a significant improvement on the results of last year. This is testament to the depth of talent in Shore Debating. A special mention must go to M D Kwak (Year 11) who made it into the GPS representative team as well as the NSW Debating team. Our LND teams had some great successes amongst the four teams (7As, 7Bs, 8As and 8Bs). This local Term 2 competition gave some good opportunities to prepare for the AAGPS season of debating. Debating continues to grow and flourish at Shore with the help of teachers and Old Boy coaches. A special thanks goes to the Captain of Debating, J G Nicholas. He created a close-knit community with a warm and inviting atmosphere as he led the boys with wit, wisdom and experience over the four competitions. Drama Shore Co-curricular Drama offers a comprehensive range of activities, giving students the opportunity to develop the skills and techniques of live performance in a fun and inclusive context. The 2023 Shore Musical was Adolf Green and Betty Comden’s Singin’ in the Rain, directed by Ms Amanda Crompton, with Mrs Kim Barber as Musical Director. Producer and Assistant Director was Ms Romy Clugston, Assistant Musical Director was Ms Sandy Robertson, Choreographer was Mrs Lisa Speech Day 2023 / 89

Steiner, Chorus Master was Mr Evan Wells, Accompanist was Ms Belinda McGlynn and Technical Coordinator was Mr John Grimshaw. With an outstanding cast, orchestra, and crew of over sixty students, the production marked Shore’s inaugural outdoor musical. The Year 8 Play, Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson and adapted for the stage by Bryony Lavery, was performed in the Shore Drama Studio with 23 students involved in the cast and crew. The production was directed by Mr Brendan Laurence with Mr Luke Gallant as Assistant Director. Set and Lighting Design were by Mr Riley Tapp and Mr Grimshaw. In Terms 1 and 2, over 40 students participated in the Year 7 Drama Club on Tuesday afternoons, involving theatre games and improvisation activities. Under the leadership and direction of Mr Laurence and assisted by Mr Gallant, the students also staged an evening performance of Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations by Alan Ayckbourn. In Semester 1, the Senior and Intermediate Theatresports workshops were well attended on Wednesday and Thursday lunchtimes in the Drama Studio. From these workshops, Senior and Intermediate teams were selected to represent Shore in the Impro Australia Theatresports School Challenge under the leadership of MIC, Mr Cameron Burke. After their success in the heats and semi-finals, the Intermediate team, H M S Edmunds, J W R Holland, L G O’Neill, and G A Williams, performed in the Grand Final at the Enmore Theatre. The Semester 2 Junior Theatresports programme, led by Mr Laurence, has likewise been an enormous success with a committed group of talented young players who are showing impressive skills. Thirty-four Senior students joined the Shore Theatre Group, attending a range of productions at the Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir Street Theatre, Bell Shakespeare Company, and the Ensemble Theatre. The 2023 Year 11 Student Directed Play was Tom Stoppard’s absurdist comedy, The Real Inspector Hound. The direction of the production was by S M E Warburton and assisted by N Gong. The 2023 Middle School Play was William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams. The production was Directed and Assistant Directed by Shore Old Boys, Mr Gallant and Mr Tim Ogborne. Speech Day 2023 / 90

This year’s Senior Play was The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol, adapted for the stage by Adrian Mitchell. The production was directed by Ms Clugston. Shore Old Boy, Mr Gallant, was Assistant Director and Mr Grimshaw designed the set and lighting. Duke of Edinburgh’s Award The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is a wonderful opportunity for students to challenge themselves in a variety of diverse contexts, including service, physical recreation, skills, outdoor education and residential projects. Earlier in the year, MIC, Mr Matt Darby departed Shore and we acknowledge his work in leading the programme during the previous twelve months. Shore has restructured the programme throughout 2023, adding more staff to be Award Leaders across all three levels of the bronze, silver, and gold awards. This has provided a framework for students to receive more assistance in their progression, while also adding to the number of students completing all three levels. Throughout 2023, over 50 awards were presented with seven Gold Awards achieved by departing Year 12 students. C M Atkinson, J W A Gardiner, D B Mautner, J T Mott, S A Petrellis, H D D Underhill and S M Were, all achieved this outstanding and prestigious award throughout 2023. Overall, 2023 proved to be a productive year and a great foundation to build upon as Shore continues to explore improvements in the offering of this valuable programme. Elective Dance Following on from the successful relaunch of our Senior Elective Dance team in 2022, the 2023 team continued their progression. Boys learnt a significant amount of complex choreography, acrobatic movement and complex dance sequences throughout the year. Fine Woodworking Several Year 10, 11 and 12 students have been involved in Fine Woodworking as a co-curricular activity this year. Students have worked on small projects to develop their knowledge and improve on their craftsmanship when using hand tools and lathes. Many students involved in the activities now have a deeper appreciation of what goes into making fine woodworking products. Some of the projects this year have been to design and construct a cutting board and coffee tamper, which have all been finished to an excellent standard. Speech Day 2023 / 91

Library Service In 2023, the Library Service team consisted of approximately 30 dedicated students from Year 10 to 12 who supported Library staff before school, at lunch and after school. They were ably led by the Captain, P M Greenwood. He acted as mentor for the younger boys and helped to train new recruits. Normal duties for the boys include working at the circulation desk where they lend, return and renew books, as well as assisting with special projects and shelving. They are taught to be courteous in their interactions with both students and staff and the training they receive emphasises the need to pay attention to detail. The Library Service team also acts as a way of ensuring that student voice is factored into the functioning of the library, with the boys providing the student body’s views and interests. A new programme on the Library calendar was introduced this year with Book Week at the end of Term 2. Library Service boys helped to organise and run the week, including Book Week Jeopardy which ran as a competition between the Houses. The Library Service boys helped with writing questions and the running of the competition with P M Greenwood acting as Master of Ceremonies. Media and Production The Media and Production crew storyboarded and shot a collection of films that were entered into community film competitions. Y Guo has been selected as a finalist for his work ‘The Shadow in My Room’ in the esteemed international Head On Photo Festival for 2024. Using Adobe Lightroom, Premiere Pro and AfterEffects, all groups brought their photography and film concepts to life on the screen, focusing on shot cutting styles and music to execute their ideas successfully. A digital portfolio has been developed which students will use for applications to film schools or to prospective employers in the film/photography industry. Participants in Media and Production continued honing their time management and collaboration skills, learning about the many ways an idea can be communicated to engage their audience.

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Mock Trial Once again Mock Trial attracted large interest from students in Year 10 nominating to join this activity. This resulted in having to establish a competitive selection process by giving students a sample case to analyse and selecting the most intuitive and eloquent applicants. The selected Year 10 students joined the existing Year 11 students, led by Mock Trial Captain, M D Kwak. The competition ran from March until July for our team this year, with further optional training sessions that were well received. The team performed well in every trial, developing their skills throughout the entirety of the season. Unfortunately, the team lost by a narrow margin to a very competitive Queenwood, missing out on progressing further in the competition. The main strengths of the team this year have been their strong collaboration, logical delivery and eye for detail in objection. MUNA The Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) competition, organised by Rotary and sponsored by Rotary Clubs, provides a unique platform for students to immerse themselves in the dynamics of international politics, law, philosophy, and culture. This year, the MUNA competition took place at Arden, bringing together a diverse array of schools representing different countries. This event encourages young minds to engage in diplomatic discourse, fostering a deeper understanding of global issues and the art of negotiation. Shore entered three teams. The representatives for Japan were K A R Featherstone, A J Carboni, and O M Mezrani. The team representing South Africa was W E Nugent, T J J Ellis and L H Gillespie. Finally, the third team representing the United Kingdom was M D Kwak, B N Dent and D H Kang. The students' commitment and passion shone throughout the event, demonstrating a remarkable grasp of international affairs and diplomacy. Music “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” Plato There are many benefits to being part of the Music Co-curricular Programme at Shore: Speech Day 2023 / 93

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It helps students develop stronger time-management and organisational skills. It teaches the importance of following through on commitments and teaches perseverance - this is displayed by one of the largest departing cohorts of Year 12 musicians we have had at Shore. It provides opportunities to build friendships and participate in group activities outside of the classroom. It is where deep, long-lasting relationships can be forged. It develops teamwork and the ability to collaborate, as performing in an ensemble is more than the sum of its individual parts. Students learn to listen carefully and non-verbally communicate with each other to create music as a team. It inspires the imagination and intellectual curiosity. It produces creative thinking to promote a sense of achievement.

These benefits have clearly been displayed through the extensive Music Cocurricular Programme at Shore. The ensembles in 2023 include: Chapel Choir, Concert Band, Guitar Ensemble, Symphonic Winds, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, ForeShore Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Senior String Ensemble, Stage Band, Chamber Ensemble, Intermediate Strings, Musical Orchestra, Rock Bands, Senior String Quartet, Trumpet Ensemble, Year 7/8 Choir and Barbershop Quartet. These ensembles have all performed at many events including, in chronological order: Strings Camp, Band Camp, Information Morning to prospective students, Open Service, Musical, Polished Pennies Services, Introduction to Concert Band and Orchestra incursion, Instrumental Choral Concert, Band Concert, RSCM Midwinter Evensong, Harvard Krokodiloes combined performance, Battle of the Bands, Shore Evensong, Confirmation Service, American Tea, Year 12 Family Service, Choir Camp, Spring Concert, Music Function, Year 12 Graduation, Valedictory dinner, Sony Camp fundraiser, Summer Twilight Concerts and Festival of Lessons and Carols. The Music Co-curricular Programme is extremely fortunate to be led by the following dedicated staff who direct ensembles: Mrs Kim Barber, Mr Ben Blunt, Mr Peter Dorich, Ms Lizzie Jones, Ms Biljana Mitrovic, Mr Warwick Payne, Ms Sandy Robertson, Mr Evan Wels and Ms Alex Wentzel. They are ably supported by Assistant Directors, Mr James Griffiths and Dr Luke Speech Day 2023 / 94

Gilmour, as well as a strong group of Old Boy Mentors, Mr Peter Brown, Mr Ben Cody-Osborne, Mr Martin Huang (Semester 1), Mr Finn Kennedy, Mr Ryan Kennedy, Mr William Kwon, Mr Adrian Lai, Mr Jordan Li and Mr Xavier Margarian. Their combined dedication and expertise are central to the success of the Music Co-curricular Programme. Public Speaking This year C N Vujanovic (Year 11) participated in the Lawrence Campbell Public Speaking Competition. This is a prestigious competition which has been running since 1935 and has had winners including politicians such as Mr Malcom Turnbull and Mr Nick Greiner, along with actors, comedians and TV presenters such as Mr Nick Enright, Mr Charles Firth and Mr Adam Spencer. Due to unforeseen circumstances, C N Vujanovic had only two days to prepare but stepped in ready and willing to learn and compete in the 2024 competition. He spoke with enthusiasm and revealed himself as a gifted public speaker who was able to learn a speech and adapt it within 48 hours. Students also entered the Junior Legacy Competition, UN Voice and the Plain English Speaking Competition. Y Yan and J L Pan made it into the second round of the Plain English Speaking competition. In the Rostrum Voice of Youth Competition, A E Leslie progressed to the District Finals. Programming and Tech Club Boys who are enthusiastic about coding and technology chose a topic of interest and then explored it at their own pace. This year, the topics included Javascript, Object Orientated Programming, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Windows Services for Linux (WSL), Adobe Photoshop and Indesign, Web user experience design (UX), Fusion 360 and Information Analytics using Excel. Rugby Refereeing Rugby Refereeing remains a popular co-curricular choice at Shore with 17 Year 10 students joining the programme, whilst 12 Year 11 students completed their second year of the programme. Pleasingly, three Year 12 students continued to referee for a third year and provided outstanding service to Shore rugby. They both helped with some of the most challenging fixtures on the weekend, as well as helping to mentor the younger and less experienced referees.

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Shore Rugby was also incredibly lucky this year to have three younger boys volunteer their time to help referee Preparatory School fixtures. A W Lawry, H R Stewart and W L Howman-Giles have demonstrated not only excellent refereeing ability, but a commendable commitment to service. All matches at Northbridge were covered this year by a combination of Shore students, Old Boys and parents, with most only refereeing one fixture per week. The referees also covered matches at the Preparatory School, providing wonderful leadership and a strong presence from the Senior School. Shore Cadet Unit 2023 has been a wonderful year of growth and development within the Shore Cadet Unit. For the first time since the pandemic, the Unit held a Promotions Course in April at Lone Pine Barracks within the Singleton Military Training Area. Both Senior and Junior cadets engaged in theoretical and practical lessons in a barracks environment designed to equip them with the necessary skills to lead their peers both within the Unit and beyond. The Junior Leaders were introduced to foundational leadership concepts, whilst refining their core cadet skills. In doing so, they were provided with the opportunity to practice both their teamwork and leadership capacity in a realworld environment. For many cadets on the Senior Leaders Course, the highlight of the course was the formal Dining-In Night where cadets donned mess dress uniforms and joined our Officers’ Mess for a traditional military dining experience – presented as a lesson in formal dining etiquette and facilitated by the Unit’s Catering Platoon and Parent Volunteers, working alongside Unit Staff. The Recruit Specialist Platoon has also experienced growth, allowing this year’s new recruits to explore a broad range of potential career opportunities by experiencing rotational roles in fields such as Catering, Media, Medics, Pioneers, Q-Store, Signals and Surveillance – all undertaken whilst engaging in their basic cadet recruit training. Recruit cadets, under the guidance of Junior and Senior cadets, undertook theoretical and practical lessons on Monday afternoons before extending their learning into the field environments firstly on Bivouac at Sector Vere, Singleton Military Training Area and then on the Annual Field Exercise at Marrangaroo Army Camp in December.

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Echo Company, our Advanced Cadet Skills company for second and third year cadets, has also made enormous progress and demonstrates itself to be a professional operation with a very meaningful esprit-de-corps. As always, the cadets were guided by the Unit’s Cadet Staff team, who modelled servant leadership, professionalism and compassion whilst coaching the cadets as they engaged in the programme. Shore Weekly Record The Shore Weekly Record committee for 2022-2023 academic year took on the mantle of maintaining Australia’s longest-running student newspaper. The committee not only succeeded in broadening the paper through the inclusion of Captain reports for various Sport and other Co-curricular activities, but also enhanced the level of student journalism within the School community by tackling a range of philosophical and topical social issues. The committee, ably led by J Y Gao, J A McCreery and L A West, elevated the quality of student journalism within the School community. They produced substantial editions that catered to the diverse interests of the readers, including sports, economics, social issues, politics and, of course, not without a touch of humour. These editions not only informed but also challenged readers to consider various perspectives. Following a successful year, the torch of the Shore Weekly Record was passed to a new team in mid-2023. The responsibility of keeping the flame and passion for journalism alive now rests on the very capable shoulders of a new generation. M D Kwak, B N Dent, J M J D’arcy and R Zhang have successfully enacted their vision of transforming the SWR into a paper that goes back to the founding principles of ‘for the boys and by the boys.’ In a short period, this team has already shown their dedication to honest, ethical and critical journalism. They have expanded their readership by introducing a new visually engaging, professional magazine-style cover each week. Students from Year 7 to Year 12 have also been able to contribute by writing articles, poetry and other pieces in the SWR. Shore Youth Parliament The Shore Youth Parliament is a passionate and dedicated group of young men who meet bi-weekly to consider civil issues, government policy and engage in democratic parliamentary debate. Members are impressive representatives of Speech Day 2023 / 97

their electorates and show maturity in raising issues pertinent to the people they represent. The boys continue to enthusiastically debate the pressing issues for Australian society including inflation, health, national security, foreign policy and immigration. Many 2023 Bills were proposed and presented this year, including: Special Broadcasting Service Amendment Bill, Australian Crime Commission Amendment Bill, Budget Appropriation Bill, Treasury Laws Amendment Bill, National Particle Research Agency, Commonwealth Postal Savings Act Bill, Private Sector Lockout Bill, National Infrastructure Fund and Uranium Regulation Bill. Stage Crew Stage Crew has continued to provide high quality technical support to numerous events, concerts and HSC drama performances. Some of the more prominent events for 2023 included: • • • • •

Senior Musical – Singin’ In The Rain Year 8 Play – Treasure Island Spring Concert - at the Chatswood Concourse The Years 9 and 10 Middle School Play – Lord Of The Flies Year 11 Play – The Government Inspector

The boys of the crew continue to demonstrate professional capabilities and an increasing desire to be challenged by the event technology available to them. The Stage Crew remains an effective group for developing leadership skills, with several boys rising to the challenge of stage managing the various events throughout the year. The Stage Crew enjoys a solid membership of boys drawn from across the years, and regularly has more volunteers for shows then we have positions available to them. The success of the hugely complex outdoor extravaganza, Singin’ In The Rain, is due in no small part to the Stage Crew and their dedication to the numerous roles undertaken. The ability for the crew to adapt to multiple roles and unexpected logistical challenges throughout the run ensured an event that would have appeared seamless from the outside

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Those that performed exceptional work include: O J B Hurt and S J Nelson (Singin’ In the Rain), E W McAuley (The Government Inspector), and J L Brovedani-MacLean (Lord Of The Flies). Further, T N Berton is to be commended for his work across nearly all the Stage Crew activities for 2023. Tech Cadets Tech Cadets was launched in 2023 to give boys the opportunity to assist students in their use of School issued Surface Pro computers. The Tech Cadets attended Microsoft Teams and OneNote skill-up sessions on Mondays and were rostered for student support in the Tech Hub from Tuesday to Friday. The boys also provided feedback on improvements to the digital learning device programme, such as alternative digital pens and biometric authentication options. Titration Titration continued to grow this year with several returning competitors from last year as well as new Year 11 Chemistry students. They have been involved in learning and honing the analytical Chemistry technique of Titration. Titration Club meets two to three times per week to hone their experiment skills and practise the calculations in the lead up to competition. Titration is used to determine the concentration of an unknown solution using precise volumetric analysis with a solution of known concentration. This technique involves a steady hand and keen eye to make numerous accurate measurements. The students then use their determined volumes to calculate the quantity of moles present in their sample. During Term 2, Shore hosted North Sydney Boys High School and Loreto College to compete in the Royal Analytical Chemical Institute Titration Competition. The students compete in teams of three to accurately determine the concentration of a sodium hydroxide sample and unknown acetic acid. Shore had eight competition teams, the maximum entry allowance as well as two reserve teams compete. Of the eight teams, three teams achieved top 50 ranking within the state and one team was selected to compete at the National Titration Competition hosted at the University of New South Wales. C A Corbett-Jones, B P Chow and L W C Cathles achieved Silver Awards at the National Titration Competition; an excellent achievement and testament to their dedication to the activity. Speech Day 2023 / 99

Torchbearer Photography Torchbearer Photography is a co-curricular activity open to boys in Years 10 and 11 at Shore. This programme offers students a unique opportunity to develop valuable experience as documentary student photographers, with the prospect of having their work published in various school publications. The primary focus of the Torchbearer photographers is to capture a diverse array of events, productions, co-curricular and sporting activities throughout the academic year. Throughout 2023, the boys have succeeded in documenting a wide range of activities at Shore. This includes coverage of sporting activities and events, musical performances, Cadets, American Tea, Drama Productions, as well as everyday life at Shore. The photographs captured serve as a rich repository of memories and experiences, showcasing the vibrant and multifaceted life within the school. The photographs taken by the boys are archived and considered for publication in The Torchbearer and other School publications. This contribution serves as a valuable resource for the School, immortalising the moments that define the school year. The dedication and talent of the photographers play a crucial role in enhancing the visual storytelling within School publications.

Service Learning Mr Huw Blood, our Head of Service Learning, has overseen this aspect of School life and led a refreshed vision for service. Shore aims to build an outward focus through service, as a guiding virtue in the recently published Strategic Direction. The act of service is profound and powerful in many different educational settings, not only at Shore, but globally around the world. Looking to the needs of others as part of the School’s Christian faith is imperative as Shore deliberately shapes character, compassion and men for the future. The connection between service and wellbeing is also well documented, with considerable evidence-based research pointing to increased self-efficacy, selfesteem and improvements broadly in one’s wellbeing. As service continues to grow at Shore, the breadth and depth of experiences offered will ensure that students understand service and have opportunities to be involved, through Speech Day 2023 / 100

Houses and of their own volition. These experiences are a vital part of a holistic educational experience at Shore from Kindergarten through to Year 12. Throughout 2023, many students, staff and parents have been actively involved in numerous service initiatives, serving within the Shore community and more broadly. These initiatives have raised educational awareness, understanding and financial help for worthwhile causes. Houses have been involved in several events and causes, including: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Balmoral Swim for Cancer Run2Cure Gidget Foundation Eat Up Legacy Rough Edges ICM Philippines Immersion Year 10 and Year 11 Service Weeks Our Big Kitchen The Big Issue Bill Crews Foundation Schools for Impact

Students have connected with a range of different organisations and learnt much about the broader community of Sydney. Key events, such as the Rough Edges Sleepout raising nearly $30,000 and the more recent Schools for Impact Pitch night, were two noteworthy events displaying House involvement and wonderful service engagement. The Boarding community has been extensively involved in serving disadvantaged communities through weekly service at Rough Edges throughout the year. The vision to align service as a guiding part of Shore is evident in the many events attended by students throughout 2023. Service to others will continue to be an integral part of Shore, as further strategic partnerships take place in 2024 and beyond.

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Sport The School accomplished several significant achievements over a range of sports in 2023. The Senior Cross-Country team was again declared winners of their division and the 1st Water Polo team shared the premiership: the first in that competition. These were the highlights among many successes in the category of Sport; a category overseen by Sportsmaster, Mr Mark Ticehurst. Australian Rules Football (AFL) Shore was involved in the Australian Rules Football competition among the Independent Schools in Sydney. In this tenth year of weekend competition, Shore improved their impressive standard of Australian Rules Football and coaches fostered an outstanding culture among the boys. Captain A W L Hall provided sound leadership for the squad. Athletics Athletics at Shore remains a vital component of the sporting programme. A pre-season schedule continued throughout Terms 1 and 4, each Monday and Wednesday morning, focusing on specific athletic disciplines and this fostered the improvement of many athletes. In the lead up carnivals, athletes applied their skills in preparation for the 126th AAGPS Athletics Championships under the inspirational leadership of Captain N J Stanmore. The Senior team placed 5th at the GPS Athletics Championships, the Intermediate team placed 3rd and the Junior team placed 5th. Basketball In the 2023 season there were 46 teams playing Basketball each Saturday. The season contained a variety of extra skill sessions, including shooting sessions, drop in skills, Junior academy and skills workshops, all of which focused on developing aspects of individual player skill sets. The First team placed 5th in what was a very vigorous competition. B M Salis, the Captain of Basketball, provided sound leadership throughout the season. The Second team, again a blend of youth and experience, improved each week throughout the competition, finishing 4th in the regular competition.

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Biathlon/Sprint and Strength Biathlon/Sprint and Strength is an option for the students who want to work on their own personal goals. Biathlon runs during the summer and is held at Balmoral Beach on Saturdays. The Sprint and Strength programme is held at the School Gym on Saturdays, where boys participate in high intensity interval training (HIIT). The students complete a vigorous and busy training schedule where they work on swimming and cardiovascular fitness. Training sessions are Monday morning and Wednesday afternoon. The students participate in this sport to support their strength, agility, speed and endurance. They work as a team, encouraging one another to reach their individual goals in a positive and safe environment. The Captain of Biathlon was T A Adamo and he provided inspirational leadership for the squad. Cricket The 2022/2023 season was another rewarding season for Cricket at Shore, producing several outstanding individual and team performances across all levels. The First XI placed 6th and Second XI placed 2nd in their respective competitions. Captain of Cricket, L A Hunt, provided strong leadership for the team. Cross Country C S Burnett was selected to Captain the Cross-Country team and he was an inspiration to all athletes. At the conclusion of the season the Open team finished as premiers, winning the N A Emery Trophy. The team consisted of J M Bestic, L J Brown, C S Burnett, R D Gilmour, M D Hogg and N J Stanmore. The Under 16 team placed 4th in their competition and the Under 14 team placed 5th in their competition. Football There were 28 Shore teams that competed each Saturday with encouraging measures of success. T W Roberts was the Captain of Football and he provided considerate leadership.

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The Second XI commenced the season in style, finishing as runners-up in the GPS Plate Competition. The First XI finished the season in 7th place and the Second XI finished 6th in their competition. Golf Golf remains a popular choice for boys in winter. Twelve boys elected to play the sport and all improved as the season progressed. This is the tenth year in which golf has been offered as a winter sport at the School. Continuing the success of last year, Shore maintained its involvement with Northbridge Golf Club and the Golf Centre at Moore Park. Captain of Golf, H I Collins, provided strong leadership. Z W France was the School Stroke Play Champion and R M Meale won the School Stableford Championship. Rifle Shooting One of the oldest sports offered at Shore, Rifle Shooting maintains a rich history within the School. Boys prepare for competition with practice and matches in Terms 1, 2 and 3. The 2023 season was fulfilling for the two Shore teams. At the Combined GPS Rifle Shooting Competition, the First team placed 5th in a high-quality competition. W O Thompson was the Captain of the Rifle team and led with distinction. P R Russell won the Venour Nathan Shield as Shore’s highest scorer in the GPS Shoot. The Seconds Premiership match consisted of two sighting shots and seven counting shots at both 500 and 300 metres and in a tight competition the team finished 6th. Rock Climbing 2023 was a satisfying season for the Shore Climbing team. Most of the team lifted their intensity of training, resulting in many personal bests and several significant individual achievements. W J Retallack was the Captain of Rock Climbing and provided sound leadership.

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The team undertook a programme comprising two afternoon training sessions developing individual skills and improving strength and conditioning and a Saturday at Climb Fit and/or Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym. Rowing 2023 was a season that saw impressive performances by Shore crews in all categories, Senior and Junior. At the commencement of the season W A Clubb was announced Captain of Boats. The Year 8 Quads improved as the season progressed and recorded many impressive victories; the Year 9 Quads were competitive and the Year 10 VIIIs consistently finished in the top three. At the 126th AAGPS Rowing Regatta, Shore performed to their potential. Throughout the regatta season, the First VIII faced intense competition and they featured in many close finishes. Rugby There were 28 teams that contested fixtures each Saturday, with competitive rugby being played. The development of skills, sportsmanship and a will to never give up was demonstrated across all teams however these traits were particularly exemplified by the First XV. Highly qualified external coaches supported the Rugby programme. The existing model of teachers and Old Boy coaches is remarkably successful at Shore, and they were responsible for developing skills and implementing the School-wide programme from First XV to U13 level. 2023 maintained a range of initiatives; an earlier pre-season, the introduction of a Junior Academy training centre, a partnership with the North Sydney Bears and a dedicated focus on leadership and culture. The GPS Rugby competitions for the First and Second XV were tightly contested. The First XV and Second XV placed 5th. F A Baxter was chosen as the Captain of Rugby and he provided motivating leadership throughout the season. In the Third XV Competition matches were well contested with the Shore Third XV placing 4th.

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Snowsports There were 86 Shore competitors competing in a total of 51 team events across five snow disciplines, including Alpine and Snowboard Giant Slalom, Skier cross, Moguls and Snowboard-cross and Cross-Country skiing, at the 34th Interschools Championships. 2023 proved to be most successful for the School. At the Sydney Regional Championships, the team placed 2nd; at the NSW Championships the team placed 3rd and the Australian Championships were cancelled. The Captain of Snowsports was R J Taylor, who provided encouragement and direction both on and off the slopes. Surfing During the summer season 12 boys completed the surfing programme at Long Reef Beach. Boys of all surfing abilities participated in the squad, with a noticeable improvement in the standard of surfing over the season. D K Cowan was the Captain of Surfing and he provided outstanding leadership. Surf Life Saving Shore Surf Lifesaving maintained their elevated standards in competition and patrol throughout 2023. This meaningful community service contained 88 boys who were led by J A Krawchuk, Captain of Surf Life Saving, the Year 12 boys and the resolute staff. Once again there were many awards achieved throughout the season, including Bronze, ARTC, SRC and Training Officer Awards, amongst others. In competitions, the Bungan/Whale Beach Challenge was won by Shore. The Shore Carnival was held, and the Shore teams were successful. The patrols at Long Reef Beach throughout the season were conducted in an efficient manner. These patrol groups are responsible for the safety of swimmers at the beach and were often called to incidents that required the expertise of the Life Savers.

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Swimming The AAGPS swimming season produced several successes for Shore that far exceeded expectations. The AAGPS Competition was decided at Carnival 5 on 17 March. The School Senior team finished 6th, the Intermediate team finished 2nd and the Junior team finished 2nd. Captain Z R Izzard provided motivating leadership for the team by his actions and words. Taekwondo The Shore Taekwondo (TKD) Squad demonstrated their capacity for this discipline throughout the season and made commendable improvement in skill level. The team were victorious at the New South Wales All Schools Championships, winning the Phalke Cup. G Z Chen was selected to Captain the Shore Taekwondo team and his leadership was exemplary. The School is also indebted to Mr Greg Wyllie, who assists in the coaching and grading of the team. Tennis In 2023 there were several encouraging performances that characterised the effort and determination displayed by Shore Tennis teams throughout the season. Both First and Second squads contained many young players who improved because of their time playing with the Senior players. At the conclusion of the AAGPS competition, the First team finished in 3rd place and the Second team finished in 4th place. S J Wensley was a splendid Captain of Tennis, a fitting reward for his service to the sport and his ability to lead by example. Water Polo The 2023 Water Polo season was the fourth year that Shore participated in the Combined First Grade CAS/GPS competition. Ten teams represented the School and H D D Underhill was selected as the Captain of Water Polo.

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The Senior squad showed their ability with outstanding performances in the 1st and 2nd grade competitions. The First team finished as joint premiers and the Second team placed 3rd. As the season progressed, the boys’ ability and skills were improved, and the squad celebrated the representative success of Z R Izzard, T M Serhan and H D D Underhill, who were selected in National teams.

Enrolments During 2023 there has been a substantial increase in new Applications for Enrolment, both for newborn babies and imminent entry to Boarding. Babies born in 2023 will enter Kindergarten in 2029, Year 5 in 2034 and Year 7 in 2036. The annual place offers for every intake for the cohort of Year 7 2035 resulted in full enrolment up to 12 years in advance. In general, applications received after the fifth day of life (Day 5) remain on the waitlist, particularly for Year 7 entry. Families who lodge their applications on, or very close to, the day of their child’s birth stand the best chance of receiving a definite place offer. We will be fully enrolled across all years for 2024, with an increase in Boarding enrolments. This year the Boarding Schools’ Expos were held in Dubbo, Griffith, Wagga Wagga and Narrabri. In addition, Shore attended the Mudgee Small Farm Field Days. We are thankful for the warm welcome of our country families, many of whom visit the exhibits and stay a while to greet and chat to the families of prospective students. Their input is invaluable. Applications for Enrolment for sons and grandsons of Old Boys of Shore must be received in the Enrolments Office prior to their child’s first birthday to enable a definite position to be offered for entry in Year 7. For all earlier intake years, the closer the application is made to birth the more likely it will be that a place offer will be made.

Technology Services The Technology Services team’s immediate focus for 2023 was the deployment of approximately 1,300 Surface Pro computers to staff and students in Years 7 to 11.

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The use of Surface Pro computers in the Senior School represented a significant change to the School’s underlying technology but has enabled the desired improvements for teaching and learning, via the use of Microsoft OneNote and digital pens. The Preparatory School has committed to using the Apple ecosystem; thus, students will use an iPad from Kindergarten to Year 3 and a MacBook in Years 4 to 6. Electronic mail and personal files were migrated to Microsoft 365 during the Christmas break to ensure a seamless support process and the best available security. In support of this, Internet capacity was increased from 0.8 gb/s to 20 gb/s. Further highlights in 2023 included: a system was implemented to enable the monitoring of online student behaviour and visibility of internet use was provided to parents during Term 2; the School’s server infrastructure was replaced during Term 3 prior to the end of its support life; to improve security, automated identity management was implemented for staff and students; and a system was implemented to manage co-curricular sport and activities. Shore Old Boys, J R Amos (2020), H W H Cox (2020), R S Kennedy (2021) and S W Richards (2021), were employed on a casual basis and contributed significantly to project and support work.

School Student Leadership Student leadership of the School is headed by the Senior and Second Prefects, supported by the Prefects and Sub-Prefects, House Captains and Vice-Captains and the leaders of sporting teams and activities. I have thoroughly enjoyed working L A Hunt as the Senior Prefect in 2023. He has led with maturity and grace. He has been ably supported by J M Cochrane, the Second Prefect, who has set an outstanding personal example of dedication and diligence.

School Council In 2023 the School Council was led by its Honorary Officers: Chair, Mr Bay Warburton, Secretary, Mr Martin Thomas and Treasurer, Ms Jennifer Lambert. The Council oversees the policy, strategic planning and financial functions of the School. It meets once a month in Term time.

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The Committees of Council are the Assets and Infrastructure Committee (Chair, Mrs Janna Robertson), Enrolment Committee (Chair, Rev Eric Cheung), Finance Committee (Chair, Ms Jennifer Lambert), Governance and Risk Committee (Chair, Mr Martin Thomas), Investment Committee (Chair, Ms Jennifer Lambert) and People and Culture Committee (Chair, Mrs Kirsty Bucknell). All Council members are volunteers who give extensively of their time. During 2023, we farewelled the following members from School Council: Mr Bay Warburton (Chair), Mr David Chapman, Mr Sean Docker, Dr Elizabeth Cope, Dr Gregg Burrow and Mrs Kirsty Bucknell who have served over a combined 30 years on Council. During 2023, the School Council also welcomed Mr Marcin Firek, Director of Solid Foundations and Risk at the Woolworths Group, and the following representatives from the Old Boys Union: Mr David Lloyd, Head of Research at Ausbil, Mr Malcolm Nutt, Director at Alpine Capital, Mr David Scammell, Managing Director at Pitt Capital Partners and Mr Stephen Woodhill, CEO and Executive Director at G100. With the resignation of Chair, Mr Bay Warburton in 2023, Mrs Jennifer Lambert has stepped into the role of School Council Chair. Over the course of the year, Council held its meetings in person, with some members attending via Zoom as required.

Community Engagement The Community Engagement team at Shore plays a pivotal role in fostering strong connections between our institution and its stakeholders. With a multifaceted approach, the team manages communications and publishing, ensuring our message is clear and cohesive. They handle graphic design to create visually appealing content and expertly manage our social media presence and advertising campaigns to enhance visibility. The team takes charge of maintaining content on our School website, as well as core information on our community portal, 'Lampada', making information easily accessible. Media relations, events management and archiving are also in their capable hands. In addition, the team extends their support to the Old Boys’ Union, further enriching our community ties. Speech Day 2023 / 110

Archives In Term 3 Mrs Anna Brooks joined the Archives team following Ms Kate Riseley’s relocation to Queensland with her family. Anna is supported by Mrs Tanya Hill, Assistant Archivist. This year the team have continued to sort, catalogue and rehouse the significant collection to maintain preservation standards and to enable access by the Shore community. The collection contains a wealth of information, photographs, trophies, uniforms, records and unique memorabilia of Shore’s 134-year history. Throughout the year, a steady stream of generous donations was received and added to the new Archive Virtual catalogue. The capabilities of the catalogue ensure that research requests are achieved more efficiently and promptly. Requests are varied and transpire from Old Boys and their families, staff, genealogists, schools, the Art Gallery of NSW and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award office. Shore was one of the first Award Centres in Australia. The Archives team also enables access for Old Boys to previous Torch Bearers, Shore Weekly Records and Oral Histories when requested. Thank you to our Archives volunteer, Mr Philip Osborne (`85), for his commitment and contribution to the digitisation of the photographic collection to ensure its longevity and access. Also, many thanks to Mr Andrew Cavill (`71) who has continued to contribute to the recording of oral histories of past students and staff and assists with research requests. The Bob Gowing Museum features various displays throughout the year about the history of Shore including the School uniform, Sport at Shore and the American Tea. This year the Museum was open for the 85th American Tea and welcomed a steady stream of visitors – particularly a large group of Year 12 boys keen to appreciate that they now form part of Shore’s history. The Museum is open for everyone to visit during the School Term and is located at the rear of Graythwaite. Communications We began Term 1 by welcoming Mrs Liz MacDougall to the role of Communications and Marketing Manager. Mrs MacDougall has shown strong leadership and, as a testament to her contributions, she has been promoted to the position of Head of Communications and Marketing. Furthermore, we Speech Day 2023 / 111

were delighted to introduce Ms Ashley Henderson as our Content Creation Specialist, and Mrs Joyce Wong as our Graphic Designer. Both have brought creativity and innovation to our team, enhancing our ability to deliver compelling content and visual design. Mrs Penny Pritchard, a long-standing and well-respected member of the ELC team at Northbridge, moved into a new role as the Team Administrator and her contributions have been invaluable. After eight years of dedicated service, we bid farewell to Mrs Emma Gordon, who left her role as Digital Channel Manager to embark on a new journey with the NSW Government. This transition prompted a slight restructure, resulting in the addition of Ms Claire Pope as Communications Manager (part-time) and Mrs Jenny Lam as Digital Channel Officer (part-time). Their expertise has enriched our team and expanded our capabilities. Throughout the year, our Communications team has continued to collaborate closely with student editors, resulting in the successful delivery of the Shore Weekly Record and the creation and publication of the bi-annual Shore Reports. In addition, we have made substantial updates to our School website, introducing an online virtual tour, and refreshing the School prospectus and marketing collateral. Our social media channels have experienced steady growth, thanks to your support and engagement. The content shared has been met with enthusiasm and appreciation, for which we are very grateful. We have also developed a suite of digital advertisements aimed at attracting more Boarding students to Shore, and our proactive public relations efforts have garnered positive media coverage. Our team has also handled numerous media inquiries, offering insights and information as needed. Collaborating with the Headmaster's Office, we were delighted to help with the writing and launching the 2023-2025 Strategic Direction document. As we reflect on the past year's achievements and look forward to new opportunities, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of communication and marketing excellence.

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Events The Shore Events team had another productive and exciting year, working closely with the Community Engagement team to create unique gatherings celebrating significant milestones in the life of our School. In 2023, the team welcomed Mrs Matilda Slade as Events Officer, joining Mrs Catherine Cambridge, Head of Events and Mrs Lara Krawchuk, Events Coordinator. Term 1 commenced with a special staff welcome event after the summer break. We also assisted the Foundation and SPA in planning the Icebreaker, a popular annual event attracting nearly 1,000 parents to the School Oval. Term 2 featured the Northbridge 20 Year celebrations, where parents, students and staff enjoyed a picnic on A Ground, complete with superhero guests, party games and a delicious birthday cake. The School’s anniversary on 4 May was celebrated with a Chapel Service and a dinner, where representatives from the Shore Foundation, Shore Parents’ Association and Old Boys’ Union gathered to connect and discuss future plans. The Careers Expo in May, held in the R A I Grant Centre, provided a valuable opportunity for Senior students and their parents to meet representatives from various colleges and universities. We extended invitations to students from many other local schools, who also appreciated the opportunity. In Term 3, we were delighted to assist the SPA in organising the American Tea. Despite the rain, it was a wonderful community occasion and raised a record amount of funds in support of the School. This Term also marked the conclusion of the School journey for our Year 12 cohort. We celebrated this milestone with a series of special events, including a Graduation ceremony, parent breakfasts and the Valedictory dinner. In Term 4, the Sony Camp Cocktail event on the Old Boys’ Terrace raised funds to support this important cause. Collaborating with the Pastoral Care team, we hosted a seminar for parents featuring guest speaker Professor Patrick McGorry, discussing Youth Mental Health. We also worked with Huw Blood to launch a Service Learning Initiative, ‘Impact 100’, inviting parents and students to learn about five charities dedicated to alleviating homelessness in our community. Speech Day 2023 / 113

The Shore Foundation The Foundation assists and supports the School in its vision to develop and maintain excellence in education, facilities and community service. It is the generous support we receive from the community that makes this possible. The Foundation continues to be led by Mr David Mason-Jones, Executive Director, and Ms Angela Evans, Marketing and Events Manager. The Shore Foundation Board work to support the School in achieving excellence in education while helping to keep school fees lower, compared to other independent schools. Ms Danielle Avery, as President of the Foundation, works closely with the Headmaster, Council and other Board Directors to serve the needs of the School. Thank you to other Directors who have served on the Board in 2023, including Mr Drew Hall, Mr Patrick Joyce, Mrs Melissa Widner, Mr James Plowman, Mrs Michele Huey, Mr Alex Hone and Mr Nigel Virgo. Foundation initiatives are supported by four Trusts – the Educational Trust, Scholarships Trust, Museum Trust and Building Trust. In 2023, the Foundation, through the generosity of donors, will have granted the School close to $3.5 million towards capital needs, scholarships and bursaries, as well as teacher professional development and increasing mentoring support for our Indigenous programme in the form of 2021 Old Boy, Mr Braydon Mundy. In 2023, a total of 80 boys received either full or partial assistance. The growth in support has been primarily driven by providing more means-tested bursaries for country Boarders and Indigenous boys. We are grateful to the Shore Community for their continued support of our students this year. Thank you to those who have contributed through parent voluntary donations, annual giving, prize donations, general donations and also gifts in Wills. We are looking forward to gathering with Shore parents and friends in 2024.

Old Boys’ Union (OBU) The Shore Old Boys’ Union (OBU) continued to offer assistance, opportunities and fellowship to Old Boys and to the wider School community in 2023. Rev Dr Nick Foord, the School’s Community Chaplain, continued to provide outstanding pastoral care to the Old Boys and their families as well as the School community. Speech Day 2023 / 114

The Old Boys’ community held over 23 events which included: year group reunions; Mitre Club functions; regional, interstate and international gatherings. Old Boys’ Day at Northbridge saw a large crowd of Old Boys in attendance, proudly supporting teams in the last home ground games of the winter season and enjoyed the success of the First XV as they won the last game of the day against Newington College. The First XI Football was also well supported against Sydney Boys High School. A Fellow of the Union was awarded for the first time in many years to Mr Rick Clive for outstanding service to the OBU and the School. On 15 September, the Old Boys again hosted the Year 12 Leavers Lunch where the 2023 Year 12 students were welcomed into the Old Boys’ Union, receiving their Old Boys’ tie. The OBU Year 12 Scholarship was strongly contested this year and, given the high standard of the applications, three scholarships were awarded. The Scholarship is awarded annually to a boy in Year 12 who has demonstrated outstanding service to the School and to the wider community.

Shore Parents’ Association The Shore Parents’ Association (SPA) was established over 85 years ago to unite in a common loyalty those who were interested in the welfare and development of the School. Today, our purpose is still the same – to encourage community engagement by bringing parents together and fostering friendships to build a strong School community. The 2023 year commenced as the past year finished, with phenomenal enthusiasm and a desire to come together and build friendships. All the year representatives continued to do a fantastic job keeping parents informed of SPA and School activities as well as running a variety of social events for the parents in their respective years, including tenpin bowling and a golf day for dads, and weekends away, drinks and lunches for mums. The SPA, with the help of our many parent volunteers, run a variety of events and activities throughout the year. The sun shone for our first Tennis Day in a few years, as 80 parents gathered to enjoy ‘Active Tennis’ with a group of coaches providing skills training or the doubles Round Robin comp. Our thanks to all the parent volunteers, for organising this fantastic event. Speech Day 2023 / 115

The American Tea, our largest event annually, marked its 85th year. The morning rain made it a little soggy underfoot and, if you happened to be outdoors, you were drenched. That did not stop the fun, the smiles, and the unwavering Shore community spirit. At Northbridge and North Sydney, the Shore community enjoyed the rides, games, yummy treats and/or shopping that our volunteers had worked so hard to prepare for the day. So much effort is involved in organising the event. Our huge thanks go to our event leaders, plus all the parents who volunteered for months to plan the event, and on the day. The ‘tradition’ of the Year 10 Father and Son breakfast, held before the American Tea, gathered a crowd of over 220 for bacon and egg rolls, who scrambled for undercover seating when the rain hit. A huge thanks to our Year 10 volunteers for organising the event and cooking the barbecue even during the downpour. Regular activities included the Mothers’ and Fathers’ Day stalls to help the boys spoil their mum and dad with a fabulous gift; the Shore Protectors, who meet up to three times a month to cover books for Senior and Preparatory School libraries – their current tally for 2023 is over 500 books and almost 60 volunteers; and our canteens at Northbridge and the R A I Grant Centre when they were open during the sports seasons, serving arguably the best food and coffee of the independent schools. We are very appreciative of our regular team - our canteen manager and our baristas - and every parent who volunteers on the barbecue or serves at the counter. Our events and canteens raise funds that are used to improve the educational experience of students across all campuses. Based on current estimates, we anticipate the SPA, on behalf of parents, will donate $230,000 to the School this year. Each year new executives and committee members are appointed to the SPA. At the Annual Meeting, held on 23 October, Deputy Chair, David Cambridge, became SPA Chair, Sam Santiago, Treasurer and Katie Kelly, American Tea Coordinator. New appointments are Rich Wenden as Deputy Chair, Sally Frape as Minute Secretary and Nicole Larcombe as Assistant Treasurer. Sincere thanks to our departing executives Chair Chris Bowen, Treasurer Angela Connor, and Minute Secretary Aaron Patrick for their dedicated service to the SPA. Speech Day 2023 / 116

Personal Thanks Shore is a wonderful School and I have been very grateful for the kind support of Council, staff, parents and carers and the boys themselves. Kate and I have greatly appreciated the engagement and friendliness we have received from all sectors of the Shore community. My office has a high-volume turnover of issues, requests and information and I am very grateful to my Executive Assistant, Ms Penny Wright, for managing these demands so adroitly, with the assistance from, literally, across the corridor of Mrs Frances Jamieson. Now is the Christmas season of rest, rejuvenation and reflection. I wish everyone a Happy Christmas and an excellent New Year, with a very good holiday break as we recharge for the annual cycle of the School year once again.

Dr John Collier Headmaster

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The Very Rev Dean Cowper MA, Dean of Sydney The Rt Rev W Saumarez Smith, DD, DCL, Primate and Bishop of Sydney His Excellency, The Earl of Jersey, PC, GCMG, Governor of NSW The Rt Rev W Saumarez Smith, DD, DCL, Primate and Bishop of Sydney Rear Admiral N Bowden-Smith, RN Major-General E T H Hutton, CO NSW Military Forces His Excellency, Viscount Hampden, GCMG, Governor of NSW The Rt Rev W Saumarez Smith, DD, DCL, Primate and Bishop of Sydney His Excellency the Admiral Sir Cyprian A G Bridge GCB, Admiral of the British Royal Navy’s Australian Squadron His Excellency the Admiral Sir Hugo L Pearson KCB, Admiral of the British Royal Navy’s Australian Squadron The Rt Rev W Saumarez Smith, DD, DCL, Primate and Bishop of Sydney The Rt Rev W Saumarez Smith, DD, DCL, Primate and Bishop of Sydney Rear Admiral Sir Lewis Beaumont, KCMG, RN His Excellency, Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, KCB, Governor of NSW The Rt Rev G H Stanton, Bishop of Newcastle The Hon B R Wise, MLC, Attorney General and Minister of Justice The Hon C G Wade, MLA for Gordon, Attorney General Sir Henry Stephen Vice Admiral Sir Wilmot Fawkes, KCB, KCVO, RN His Excellency, Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, KCB, Governor of NSW His Excellency, Baron Chelmsford, GCMG, Governor of NSW His Honour Judge A P Backhouse, MA, Member of Council The Most Rev J C Wright, DD, Archbishop of Sydney Vice Admiral Sir George Patey, KCMG, KCVO, RN His Excellency, Sir Gerald Strickland, Count della Catena, KCMG The Most Rev J C Wright, DD, Archbishop of Sydney General Henry Finn, CB, Private Secretary to the Governor of NSW General G M Ramaciotti His Excellency, Sir William Cullen, Lieutenant-Governor of NSW His Excellency, Sir Walter Davidson, KCMG, Governor of NSW His Excellency, Sir Walter Davidson, KCMG, Governor of NSW Colonel J H Bruche, CB, CMG, Commandant His Excellency, Sir Walter Davidson, KCMG, Governor of NSW The Most Rev J C Wright, DD, Archbishop of Sydney The Most Rev J C Wright, DD, Archbishop of Sydney His Excellency, Sir William Cullen, Lieutenant-Governor of NSW His Excellency, Admiral Sir Dudley deChair, KCB, MVO, Governor of NSW Sir Mungo MacCallum His Excellency, Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair, KCB, MVO, Governor of NSW Sir Henry Braddon His Excellency the Governor, Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair, KCB, MVO His Excellency, Air Vice-Marshall Sir Philip Game, GBE, KCB, DSO, Governor of NSW Sir Hugh Poynter

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His Excellency, Air Vice-Marshall Sir Philip Game, GBE, KCB, DSO, Governor of NSW His Excellency, Air Vice-Marshall Sir Philip Game, GBE, KCB, DSO, Governor of NSW The Most Rev H W K Mowll, CMG, DD, Archbishop of Sydney His Excellency, Brigadier-General the Hon Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, VC, GCMG, CB, DSO, Governor of NSW The Most Rev H W K Mowll, CMG, DD, Archbishop of Sydney His Excellency, Baron Wakehurst, KCMG, Governor of NSW Mr Justice Halse Rogers Professor the Hon Sir John Peden, BA, LLB, MLC His Excellency, Baron Wakehurst, KCMG, Governor of NSW The Hon Sir Henry Braddon, KBE, MLC His Excellency, Baron Wakehurst, KCMG, Governor of NSW Professor E R Holme, OBE, MA, former Member of Council The Hon Sir Henry Braddon, KBE, MLC Brigadier the Hon T A J Playfair, DSO, OBE, VD, MLC, Old Boy, former Council Member Mr A B S White, Old Boy, former Council Member Mr H V Jaques, BA, LLB, MLA, Old Boy, Council Member Lieut-General Sir Iven Mackay, KBE, CMG, DSO, VD His Excellency, Lt-General John Northcott, CB, MVO, Governor of NSW His Excellency, Lt-General John Northcott, CB, MVO, Governor of NSW Sir Robert Garran, GCMG, KC, MA The Hon F M Osborne, DSC and Bar, VRD, BA, LLB, Old Boy, MHR for Evans Mr A D W Fisher, BA, LLB, Old Boy, Former Council Member His Excellency, General Sir John Northcott, KCMG, KCVO, CB, KtStJ, Governor of NSW His Excellency, Sir Stephen Holmes, KCMG, MC, MA, High Commissioner for the UK His Excellency, General Sir John Northcott, KCMG, KCVO, CB, KtStJ, Governor of NSW His Excellency the Right Hon Lord Carrington, MC, High Commissioner for the UK His Excellency, Lt-General Sir Eric Woodward, KCMG, CB, CBE, DSO, Governor of NSW His Excellency, T W L MacDermot, High Commissioner for Canada His Excellency, Lt-General Sir Eric Woodward, KCMG, CB, CBE, DSO, Governor of NSW The Hon Sir Kenneth Street, KCMG, BA, LLB, Hon. LlD, KtStJ, Lieutenant-Governor of NSW Mr L C Robson, CBE, MC, MA (Oxon), BSc (Syd), FACE, former Headmaster Shore Dr H S Wyndham, CBE, MA, Dip Ed, FACE Sir Lorimer Dods, MVO, MD, FRACP, DCH, Old Boy Lady Robson, wife of former Headmaster of Shore His Excellency, Sir Roden Cutler, VC, KCMG, KCVO, CBE, Governor of NSW Sir Robert Madgwick, OBE, MEc, DPhil, DLitt, LLD, Chairman of the ABC Dr D M Myers, BSc, DScEng, FIEE, MIE Aust, FinstP, Vice-Chancellor, La Trobe University The Hon Vernon Treatt, MM, QC, LLB, Old Boy, former MLA Sir James Vernon, CBE, FAIM, BSc, PhD, FRACI, FTS, General Manager of CSR Mr C O Healey, OBE, TD, MA, FACE, Principal of Scotch College, Melbourne, former Headmaster of Sydney Grammar School, former Chairman of HMC Australia Sir Brian Hone, OBE, BA(Adel), MA(Oxon), FACE, former Headmaster of MCEGS, former Chairman HMC Australia Prof Bruce Williams, MA, MA(Econ), Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney His Excellency Sir Roden Cutler, VC, KCMG, KCVO, CBE, Governor of NSW Prof James McAuley, MA, Dip Ed (Syd), Professor in English in the University of Tasmania Speech Day 2023 / 119

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His Honour Judge Sir Adrian Curlewis, CVO, CBE, LLB, Old Boy, former Member of Council and President RSLSS Assoc Prof K J Cable, MA (Syd et Cantab), FRAHS The Most Rev M L Loane, KBE, MA, Thl, DD, Archbishop of Sydney, Primate of Aust. The Hon. Sir Laurence Street, KCMG, KStJ, LLB, Chief Justice of NSW Mr R Ludowici, Old Boy, Member of Council Prof J M Ward, MA, LLB, FAHA, FASSA, FRAHS, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney The Most Rev DWB Robinson, MA, ThD, Archbishop of Sydney, Old Boy The Headmaster, Mr B H Travers, AM, OBE, psc, MA, BLitt (Oxon), BA (Syd), FACE, FRSA, FAIM, Old Boy, former Chairman of HMC Aust Mr M Bishop, OBE, BSc (Syd), ARACI, FACE, former Headmaster of Cranbrook Emeritus Professor RWV Elliott, MA, FAHA, Master of University House, ANU Professor IG Ross, MSc, PhD, FRACI, FAA, Dep Vice-Chancellor, ANU Mr P R M Jenkins, MBE, BA, MACE, Retiring Senior Master, Old Boy Mr Rawdon Dalrymple, BA (Syd), MA (Oxon), Ambassador to the USA, Old Boy His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir David Martin, KCMG, AO, Governor of NSW Dr Brian Scott, AO, BEc, MBA, DBA, Old Boy and Chairman of W D Scott; author of ‘The Scott Report’, former Chairman of Knox Grammar School Council Professor AH Pollard, MSc (Syd), MSc(Econ), PhD, FAI(Lon), FSS, FASSA, Macquarie University The Most Rev D W B Robinson, AO, MA, ThD, outgoing Archbishop of Sydney, Old Boy Mr P J McKeown, AM, BA (Syd), Dip Ed(Oxon), FACE, FRSA, Former Headmaster of Canberra Grammar School, former Chairman of HMC Australia The Hon John Howard, LLB, MHR for Bennelong, Leader of the Opposition The Rt Rev E D Cameron, BD, ThSchol, Old Boy, former Member of Council, former Bishop of North Sydney Mr H C Mackay, BA, FAPsS, FAIM, Member of Board of Trustees of SGS Mr G A Cousins, Old Boy, former Member of Council Mr J A Wickham, BA, DipEd, BEd, former Headmaster of The King's School Dr P C Pockley, BSc, Dip Ed, DPhil, Visiting Fellow, ANU The Most Rev R H Goodhew, MA, ThL, DLitt, retiring Archbishop of Sydney Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair, AC, former Governor of New South Wales Mr R A I Grant, BEc, DipEd, MEd, Headmaster Shore School Mr Jeff McMullen, Author and Journalist Professor Gordon Stanley, President NSW Board of Studies Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, AC, Governor of NSW Mr Hugh Evans, Young Australian of the Year 2004 Professor Adrienne E Clarke, AC, PhD, FAA, FTSE, Laureate Professor School of Botany, University of Melbourne Mr M J Hawker BSc (Syd), FAICD, SFFin, FAIM, Company Director and former Managing Director and CEO of Insurance Australia Group, Old Boy General Peter Cosgrove AC MC (ret’d) Dr Michael Spence Vice Chancellor University of Sydney Rev Fr Andrew Bullen SJ The Most Rev P F Jensen, Archbishop of Sydney MA (Hons), BD (London), ThL, DPhil (Oxon) Dr R G Stokes, Member for Pittwater Mr R A I Grant AM, Former Headmaster of Shore Mr Graham Robertson, Deputy Headmaster of Shore 1994 to 2015

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Mr Cameron Girdlestone, Silver Medallist Rio de Janeiro 2016, Teacher PDHPE The Hon Brendan Nelson AO, Director, Australian War Memorial Mr David M Whitehouse, BSc, DipEd (NSW), MA (Syd), MEd Admin, MEd (NSW), MSc (Curtin), MACE, MACEL Director of Studies, Shore Dr Timothy A Wright, PhD, BSc (Hons) (Syd), DipEd (UNE), FACE, MRACI, CChem, Headmaster, Shore The Most Reverend Dr Glenn Davies, Archbishop of Sydney The Honourable Mike Baird AO, Former Premier of NSW, CEO of HammondCare Pastor Ray Minniecon, Indigenous Elder, Australian First Nations International Representative

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Special Academic Prizes – Awards Criteria Year 7, 9, 10, 11 or 12 Asia History Prizes Awarded to the three boys who, in the opinion of the Head of History, have produced the best pieces of work on an aspect of Asian History. These awards were donated by Dr David Allan Taylor (at School 1952-1957) with the aim of fostering greater understanding of Asian societies and cultures.

Year 10, 11 or 12 Professor LW Davies Scientific Advancement Award Awarded to a boy or small group of boys who have made the greatest contribution to work in Science during the year. This prize was endowed by Dr R Bigg, an Old Boy and enthusiast for Science in the School.

Year 11 Hodges House Mathematics/Science Prize Awarded to a boy, who in the second last year of his secondary schooling, achieves the highest aggregate mark in Mathematics and Science combined. To be eligible, the boy must be studying Mathematics at a minimum of Extension 1 level and must include Physics among his Science courses.

Year 12 Percival Sharp Memorial Prize Awarded to a boy, who in the final year of his secondary schooling, achieves the highest aggregate mark in non-mathematical subjects. This prize was donated by the Rev. W Hey Sharp in remembrance of his son, the Rev. Percival John Sharp, a master of the School from 1917 until his death in 1921.

James Berkeley Hardman Memorial Chinese Prize This Year 12 prize now bears the name of James Berkeley Hardman, a student at Shore from 1984 to 1992, who was tragically a victim of the Bali bombing in October 2002. The prize reflects James’ great interest and proficiency in Asian Studies, including Chinese and is awarded to the top Chinese student in Year 12. The prize has been kindly endowed by his family in perpetual memory of James.

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Special Activities Prizes – Awards Criteria Year 9, 10, 11 or 12 Sinclaire Prize for Enterprise Awarded to a boy who, in the opinion of the Headmaster after consultation with staff, displays enterprise in his approach and activities, both within and beyond the School; giving benefit to the broader community and taking into account that such initiative might not necessarily be part of his formal education.

Year 9 Tom Miles Prize Awarded to a boy who, in the opinion of the Headmaster after consultation with staff, best meets the following criteria: energy and enthusiasm, combined with a cheerful spirit and outlook; a vibrant involvement and a full participation in the life of the School; and acceptance of and determination to meet all challenges encountered; a willingness to serve and to put others before self.

Year 10 Nick Delaney Prize for Outdoor Education This prize is awarded to a boy who, in the opinion of the Headmaster, after recommendations from Housemasters, best fits the attributes of Nick Delaney: exceptional enthusiasm, commitment and courage in co-curricular activities and especially outdoor education which may include Cadets. The outdoor education activities may be with groups or activities outside the School. The recipient must also be making a sustained and diligent effort with academic work.

Robert John Hardwick Prize Awarded to a boy, who in the opinion of the Headmaster after consultation with staff, has made the most outstanding contribution to the life and activities of the School.

Old Boys’ Club Prize Awarded to a boy who, in the opinion of the Headmaster after consultation with staff has contributed most to the wellbeing of the School in all-round ways, through service, co-curricular activities, example and influence of younger boys.

Frank Cash Memorial Prize Awarded to a boy who is a regular attendant at Chapel (or a parish, if a Day Boy) and has made steady progress in schoolwork, without necessarily achieving top marks; who is neat and tidy; takes care of his clothes; who is a willing hand at chores; who is likeable with his peers, and both respectful to and thoughtful of his elders.

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Year 11 Guy Walter Memorial Prize for Boarders Awarded to a boy for exhibiting the highest level of ethics and values in the Shore Boarding community and in the School more widely. The recipient should also have made an all-round contribution to general activities and have made a consistent and diligent effort with academic work.

St Ignatius’ College Centenary Prize Awarded to a boy who has shown himself to be notable in the service of the School. The recipient will be a boy who is perceived by the School to be of a large heart in his generosity towards others, and a boy always seeking to do more and develop the gifts of mind, body and heart that the Lord has given him. He should be perceived to be a boy of positive attitude towards the development of his own talents, to whatever degree he possesses them and who has a very observable sense of commitment to others.

J H Moore Prize Awarded to a boy in his second last year of secondary education for general activities in the life of the School, awarded by the Headmaster after consultation with staff, taking into account: the boy’s discipline and manners; his performance in academic work, especially English and History; his performance in games, especially his sportsmanship and team spirit; his co-curricular activities; and his influence for good in the School.

Margaret Black Prize Awarded to a boy in the second last year of his secondary education who has displayed keenness and willingness in co-curricular activities and has been, therefore, an influence for good among his peers.

John Martin Burgess Prize Awarded to a boy in his second last year who has a good record for trying hard in his work and co-curricular activities and who shows perseverance and diligence, and willingness to participate in all aspects of School life.

Year 12 J W Burns Prize for Boarders Awarded to a Year 12 Boarder for general activities within the School, or outside the School, if the latter is on behalf of the School and not purely personal. The award was donated by Dr David Allan Taylor (at School 1952-1957), a former student of J W Burns, in particular recognition of his contribution of to the Boarding community as Shore.

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Jack Kingsley Minnett Prize Awarded to a boy who, in the opinion of the Headmaster after consultation with staff, has made an all-round contribution to School life, e.g. being a good citizen, a good sport and one who has made a definite attempt to succeed academically.

Hugh Barker Memorial Prize Awarded to a boy who, in the opinion of the Headmaster and after voting by staff, Prefects and boys of Year 12, best shows energy and enthusiasm both scholastic and otherwise; good sportsmanship; thoughtfulness towards others; initiative; a cheerful spirit and, above all, a high moral integrity.

Old Boys’ Union Prize Awarded to two boys who, in the opinion of the Headmaster after consultation with staff have contributed most to the wellbeing of the School in all-round ways, through service, co-curricular activities, example and influence of younger boys.

D J Richards Memorial Prize Highest ranking for merit in general activities usually awarded to the Second Prefect.

Brian Pockley Memorial Prize Awarded to the boy judged to be the best all-round in work, games and character; usually to the Senior Prefect. This prize was endowed in memory of Capt. B C A Pockley, killed in action during the occupation of German New Guinea in 1914.

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Sports Prizes – Awards Criteria Athletics The John Randal Carey Trophy Donated by Mr and Mrs Randal Carey in 1951 in memory of their son John Randal Carey, who died in the war. The trophy is awarded annually to the Under 16 Athletic Champion.

The Nigel Davey Cup First awarded in 1988 to the Champion Athlete in the Under 13 Age group. Presented by his family in honour of Nigel John Davey, at School from 1940-1947. Nigel was awarded Athletics Colours in 1947.

The Peter Fomenko Prize Presented in 1978 by Dr David Allan Taylor (at School 1952–1957), the prize is given each year to a member (of any age) of the Athletics team, who has exhibited fair sportsmanship at all times, who has been a significant contributor to team morale and who has improved his personal performance during the season. It is named in honour of Mr Peter Fomenko (teacher at Shore 1939-1960).

The Edwin Spencer Horder Trophy Presented to the School by Mrs M E Connelly in 1959 in memory of her nephew Edwin Spencer Horder (at School 1926-1929). The trophy is awarded annually to the Under 15 Athletic Champion.

The Warwick Judd Memorial Trophy Named in honour of Warwick Osborn Judd, who attended School from 1949–1954, who was Captain of Athletics in 1954. The prize was the result of donations from Warwick’s School friends after his death in a car accident. The trophy was first presented in 1987 to the Champion Athlete in the Under 14 Age group.

The Jumper’s Cup Donated by Mr Richard Pegg (at School 1963-1969) to be awarded to an athlete who has set a new School record in either high jump or long jump. The award is made once each year, unless no records have been broken. In the event of two or more records being broken in a year the award is made to the most senior of the new record-holders. First awarded in 2001.

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The Richard James Nash Marshall Trophy Donated by Mr and Mrs J N Marshall in 1967 in memory of their son Richard James Nash Marshall (at School 1955-1963). Richard was Captain of Athletics in 1963 after winning Colours in 1961 and 1962. The trophy is awarded each year to the Under 17 Athletics Champion.

The P J Minnett Trophy Named in honour of Peter John Minnett who attended School from 1933-1936, winning Colours in Athletics in 1936. Endowed in 1969 by ex-service friends of Peter Minnett and awarded to the Open Athletic Champion each year.

Cricket The Gother Clarke Prize First awarded in 2010, the award is in memory of Gother Robert Carlyle Clarke (at School 1889-1894), Captain of Cricket in each of the years he was at School. Gother represented NSW in Cricket after leaving School. He was killed in action at Passchendaele in 1917. The award is made annually to a boy who has made an outstanding contribution to Cricket in the First XI. The award was donated by Dr David Allan Taylor (at School 1952-1957).

The Foskey Award for Cricket Presented by Mr Chris Foskey (at School 1944-1951) to a cricketer in the Open age group, not including the First XI, who has made a special contribution to cricket at Shore. Consideration is given to factors such as general leadership, sportsmanship, example, performance and consideration of others.

The P I Philpott Award for Cricket First awarded in 2008 and named in honour of Peter Philpott, a respected member of the Staff between 1961 and 1973, who coached a number of Premiership-winning First XI teams. Peter had the distinction of playing Test cricket whilst still on the Staff of the School, touring the West Indies in 1965. He also played many games for the NSW team in the Sheffield Shield. The award was endowed by an Old Boy, Mr John Colvin (1968).

Football The J J Wildridge Award Donated by John H C Colvin, (Old Boy 1968) in honour of his relative John Jack Wildridge, (Old Boy 1905), killed in action in France in World War 1. This prize is generally for the best Under 16 Footballer.

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Rifle Shooting The Venour Nathan Shield Presented in 1908 for the encouragement of shooting in the Cadet Corps by Venour Vigne Nathan, who left School in 1891 and served in South Africa from 1899 to 1902. The Shield is awarded to the best rifle shooter in the School, latterly given to the highest scorer in the First Rifle team at the GPS Shoot.

Swimming The Cutler Shield Donated in 1970 by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Roden Cutler VC, KCMG, KCVO, CBE, and Lady Cutler, and presented each year to the member of the Swimming team who shows the most positive leadership in swimming activities.

The Gillings Trophy Donated in 1975 by Mr and Mrs K J R Gillings and their sons Ian and Peter. The trophy is awarded annually to the Under 16 Swimming Champion.

The George Greenwell Cup George Greenwell, aged 17, was a keen swimmer at School and an active member of the Collaroy Surf Club. He drowned on 26 April 1931 whilst taking part in a rescue at Collaroy when he was dragged under after the rescue belt he was wearing became entangled in weeds. His brother Richard later recovered his body. George was posthumously given the Surf Life Saving Association’s highest award for exceptional bravery. The trophy, named in his honour and awarded to the Open Swimming Champion, was first presented in 1933 and George’s portrait was placed in the School Library.

Tennis The C S Colvin Award Donated by John H C Colvin (Old Boy 1968) in honour of his father C S Colvin who played at Wimbledon in 1929. The Award recognises the most outstanding Under 16 Tennis Player who is generally the best all-round player in his age group.

The Herbert Cup First presented in 1925 to the Open Singles Champion of the School by the Herbert family (John Ferguson Herbert left School in 1925).

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The Kellett Cup First presented in 1927 to the Open Doubles Champions of the School by William Hessell Kellett, who left in 1928 after being a tireless worker in what was then the School Tennis Club, and a fine player in his own right.

The Newlands Cup Awarded in 1966 by the family of the late Alexander Frederick Newlands (at School 1939-1945).

The Ogilvy Cup Presented in 1928 by Mr D P Ogilvy, the father of J A L Ogilvy (who left School in 1931) to the Junior Doubles Champions.

Other Sports Prizes – Awards Criteria The Peter G Ferris Trophy Donated in 1970 by Mr Michael Ferris and Mr Terry Ferris. Two trophies (a Senior and a Junior) are awarded each year to boys who show the greatest physical proficiency in a programme that includes Swimming, Gymnastics, Weight Lifting and Circuit Training.

The Hugh Kesterton Memorial Team Award for Shore Surf Life Saving Hugh Kesterton joined Long Reef in 1951 and continued membership of the Club until he died in December 1988. In his honour a perpetual Memorial Award has been presented to the most proficient team of Shore SLS members at the end of each season since 1990. Each team member will also receive an inscribed medallion. Last awarded in 1994.

The North West Old Boys’ Prize Endowed by the North West Old Boys’ group in 1983, the award is given annually to the boy in the Under 17 sporting age group who has demonstrated the best all round effort and achievement irrespective of the teams in which he has been selected. Consideration is given to sportsmanship, effort, determination and team spirit.

The Marcus Scougall Trophy Endowed in 1980 to provide a shield for the winner of the annual Senior Squash Championship, as a memorial to Marcus James Scougall who died as the result of an accident in the September holidays of his final year at School (1979). Last competed for in 1995. Not awarded in 2022.

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