PHILANTHROPY AT ST ANDREW’S

We are immensely grateful for every single alum, parent, and friend of St Andrew’s College who generously contributed over $900,000 last year.

THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT, and we would like to extend our thanks to the record number of individuals, couples, and families who have been so generous in making this possible. Because of your kindness, more students will be able to experience the Andrew’s way of life in 2023.

In 2022, we celebrated the 20 year anniversary of undergraduate women at College. As part of this, we sought to raise funds to endow a new means-tested scholarship that would support young women to attend College for years to come. You can read a full report about our progress with this and the celebrations that took place on page 12.

Several significant gifts have also been made by individuals and families this past year, including from Dr Denis Gordon OAM (Fr 1954) and his wife, Robin Gordon OAM, which has helped to kick-start our Main Building Bedroom Refurbishment Project.

The White Family, Yim Family Foundation, Halliday Family Foundation, Martin and Margot Rathbone, Hugh and Hilary Cairns, and David Anstice AO have also demonstrated incredible commitment to supporting our scholarship program by establishing new scholarships or renewing existing ones in 2022. You can read about the new Cairns Indigenous Scholarship and the James P G Foundation Scholarship and the students they support on page 6 and 22.

Many parents also made voluntary building fund donations throughout the year, allowing us to continue with ongoing building maintenance across the campus. A number of alumni also donated items of value to the College such as artworks, pianos, archival materials and furniture. You can read about some of these gifts on page 32.

Throughout the year, we had the privilege of recognising and celebrating the kindness and generosity of our supporters at a variety of events such as The Highlander Club Evening,

Founders & Benefactors Dinner, and the 1867 Circle Lunch. In 2023, we plan to continue these events and make a greater effort to connect with our supporters no matter where they live.

We extend our gratitude to the Foundation Directors, including Andrew Murray AM, Russell Bye, Randall Powell, Bob Stitt, Mitchell Taylor, and retired Directors Grace Petre, and Amanda Mostyn, for their exceptional stewardship of the Foundation and its donors in 2022. We welcome anyone in our community who wishes to join the Foundation and Board of Management to get in touch, as we appreciate your input and assistance.

We would also like to thank Hannah Atwell, Director of Advancement, and her team, for their tireless efforts to expand and make a meaningful impact via our Alumni & Community Engagement and Philanthropy programs.

Furthermore, we are thrilled to work alongside our new Principal, Rob Leach, who assumed the role in early 2023 following the remarkable leadership and philanthropy of Wayne Erickson. Rob shares our commitment to making a difference and passion for giving students a world class college experience.

We have many opportunities to work together and create a significant impact for our present and future students. We invite you to join us on this journey to enable access to Andrew’s. Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to updating you throughout the year on our plans to strengthen the College for the future.

SASHA JAMES (KOVIC) NIALL CAIRNS Chair of Council Chairman of the Foundation