Forward July 2018 | Page 7

AROUND THE SCHOOL Our number of female students will grow as we are seeing a spike in interest particularly in the senior secondary years. I am pleased to share that the overwhelming nature of the responses have been positive, and particularly pleasing is the number of comments acknowledging the warm welcome and constant care offered to all our students, new and current by our staff and students. The project work involved in the transition to full co-education continued in Term 1. Work has commenced on the development of a new boarding facility for boys and girls. The School Council is currently engaged in a competitive process to select a suitable architect to manage the development. Once the architect and initial investigation works are complete the school community will be invited to engage in a consultation process to assist the School with the design. Also in terms 2 and 3 the School will fine-tune planning for 2019. We are working on strategic plans to manage growth in both our Sports and Music programs and will continue to review and adapt our curricular course options. We have some months until we will confirm enrolment numbers for 2019. At the time of writing we have over 745 students confirmed to attend the Senior School, of these 90 are girls. We expect these numbers will continue to rise during the remainder of the year. Our number of female students will grow as we are seeing a spike in interest particularly in the senior secondary years. Just under 200 people attended our June School tour and interest in the School is very strong. Throughout 2018 there will be opportunities for both parents and students to provide feedback to the School about the ongoing transition to co-education in the Senior School but there is no need to wait. Your comments are welcome at any time and can be lodged by providing feedback through the School’s website. Kristy Teo Transition Project Manager 7