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The Peter Underwood Peace & Justice Lecture

The Friends’ School was fortunate to have special guest speakers Aunty Patsy Cameron and Professor Tim McCormack present the Peter Underwood Peace and Justice Lecture…

Art2Words Writing Prize

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…

Impact of Giving Report 2020

In this second edition of our Impact of Giving Report we acknowledge and thank all those who donated gifts of time or funds during 2020.…

Climate Impact Survey

The Friends’ School has always been guided in its actions by the Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality and Earthcare. Earthcare relates to…

The Last Pandemic

Thank you to Nicole Parums (High School Library Technician) for this fascinating article about the last pandemic. As 2020 draws to a close and we…

Friends’ Alumni Community Reps Meeting, Monday 26 October 2020

Attendees: Lucy Loney (Ogilvie) (‘88) Convener, Roly Hill (‘59), Andrew Kibbey (‘95), Mary Woolnough (‘69), Bill Avery, Director of Community Engagement, Nelson File, Principal. Apologies:…

2020 Leavers’ Service

On Wednesday 14 October The School held a service to farewell 139 Year 12 students and welcome them to The Friends’ School Alumni Community. We…

Impact of Giving Report 2019

The Impact of Giving report is a snapshot of giving (such as donations) throughout the year and the impact that it has had on our…

Introducing the Head Girl & Head Boy for 2021

We are pleased to introduce the Head Girl & Head Boy for 2021, Aaliyah Walker and Riley Curtain. The Head Student positions at The Friends’…

Jade Mitchell (1995)

Tell us about your time at Friends’? I started at The Friends’ School in Kindergarten at the Sherwood campus on the Eastern Shore. Most of…

Caring for our Community

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu With all the uncertainty that this year…

A Gap Year at Friends’

Each year we welcome young adult volunteers from around the world into our community on gap year placements.  Below are some of their experiences. Thank you…

Clinical Associate Professor Marcus Skinner AM | Class of 1974

Tell us about your time at Friends’? My family returned to Tasmania in 1971 and I commenced school life at Friends’ as a boarder in…

Crazy Socks 4 Docs

Article by Holly Jennings (Year 12) On the Friday 12 June, Morris – Friends’ Primary Years – wore funky, colourful and quirky socks to raise…

Principal’s Address to the Association

Principal Nelson File’s annual Address to the School’s Association provides an insight into the operations, achievements and vision for The Friends’ School. Given in mid…

Lily unveils her project, Floral Grief

For 2020, the School launched a new subject for Years 9 and 10, the Independent Negotiated Project (INP). INP is a single unit, semester-long elective…

Teaching & Learning Update

Our E-12 Director of Teaching & Learning, Steve Barratt, has recorded this message for our current families about the process for the return to face-to-face…

Staying Fit at Home

Thank you to Sam Norton for this article and demonstration video about staying fit at home. During these unusual times of isolation it’s important for…