During term 4, our Where we are in place and time inquiry focused on historical perspective and we explored Nadia Wheatley’s My Place book. Our…
During term 4, our Where we are in place and time inquiry focused on historical perspective and we explored Nadia Wheatley’s My Place book. Our…
Congratulations to all our Year 11 & 12 students for their outstanding TCE results and their commitment to the School’s Purpose and Concerns. We are…
At the opening of our TCE & IB Art Exhibition on Thursday 3 November, the Visual Art Prize was awarded to Stella Yu and May…
The Mary Stanfield Public Speaking Competition was held on Monday 24 October, with alumnus and former staff member, Mark Nicholson, as a guest Judge. The…
The Peter Jones Peace Prize is an annual English Faculty writing competition that takes place in the High School. It was created in honour of…
Jean Yeates, after whom this prize was named, was a former staff member at the School. She was born in 1916 and lived to be…
by Nadine Frick On July 29, the Department of Education Tasmania organised and hosted the state awards ceremony for the 2022 What Matters? Tasmania Writing…
By Ben Felstead, Teacher of Philosophy & Theory of Knowledge On May 6th, five Friends’ students from Years 10 and 12 (Ellie Huxtable, Tarcin Marriott,…
By Jason McDonald, Head of Mathematics In the world of Mathematics at The Friends’ School we have many co-curricular options for our students, from the…
The Simpson Prize is a national essay competition open to all Years 9 and 10 students in Australia, that focuses on the legacy of ANZAC.…
The Art2Words writing prize is an annual Friends’ School writing competition open to students in Years 7-12, based upon the Ancient Greek practice of ekphrasis:…
By Sarah Walker, International Baccalaureate Diploma Coordinator In his 1924 analysis of public speaking, The Art of Public Speaking, Albert Beveridge offers advice to orators…
At last night’s opening of our TCE & IB Art Exhibition, the Visual Arts Prize was awarded to Alia Haider (Year 12 Higher Level IB)…
Mary Stanfield was a stalwart of The Friends’ School; she gave devoted and loyal service during her 36 years as a teacher at the School…
We are so pleased to introduce our new Head Students for 2022, Shriya Anil and Gryff Connah! Shriya has been at The Friends’ School since…
The Peter Jones Peace Prize is an annual writing competition for High School students at Friends’ and was created in honour of long-serving teacher of…
Jean Yeates was a long-serving staff member with a passion for the English language and a devotion to education. She was considered an inspirational mentor…
This year has seen the inaugural Art2Words Writing Prize run at The Friends’ School in collaboration with Forty South. Prizes are sponsored by The Hobart…