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Work Experience Win for Student Lachlan Clyne (Year 10)

During work experience in Term 3, Year 10 student Lachlan Clyne joined Dare Electrical but never dreamed of what was to come. “As part of…

Jean Yeates Writing Prize 2024

Every year when the presentation of the Jean Yeates Writing Prize comes around, we are given cause to reflect on the difference teachers make in…

Year 9 Indigenous Immersion Week

An integral part of the new Year 9 Program was Connection to Country and supporting our students to have a greater understanding and awareness of…

Introducing Friends Alumni Mentoring

At the heart of The Friends’ School is a commitment to building a strong and vibrant global community and so we are excited to announce…

SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY – Shorts Day

On Friday 21 June, The Friends’ School participated in SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY’s Shorts Day. By wearing shorts to school The Friends’ School raised money…

Aladdin JR. Senior School Musical – Sell Out Success!

On Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 June, our Senior School students performed Disney’s Aladdin JR. to sold out audiences over five performances at The Playhouse…

Year 9 The Calling

The first Year 9 Program event, ‘The Calling’ was an overnight experience focussed on promoting community, connection and providing students with an opportunity to get…

Mary Stanfield Public Speaking Competition 2023

The Mary Stanfield Public Speaking Competition was held at the beginning of Term 4 (Monday 23 October 2023). The Student Chairperson introduced the Prize by…

Jean Yeates Writing Prize 2023

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…

Madagascar the Musical

The Friends’ School Years 5-8 students presented Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR. on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 June. They worked incredibly hard, and…

Art2Words Writing Prize 2023

The Art2Words writing prize is an annual Friends’ School writing competition, based upon the Ancient Greek practice of ekphrasis: responding to an art work in…

2023 Simpson Prize Competition

The Simpson Prize is a national essay competition open to all Years 9 and 10 students in Australia, that focuses on the service of Australians…

2022 Clemes Academic Awards Evening

Thank you to everyone who attended (either in-person or virtually) the Clemes Awards Afternoon held at The Farrall Centre on Thursday 2 February 2023. It…

2022 Exceptional TCE & IB Results

We are proud of all of our 2022 graduates, their remarkable results and all that they have achieved during their time with The Friends’ School. …

Exceptional 2022 International Baccalaureate Results

The Friends’ School wishes to congratulate our 2022 International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) students on their exceptional results. The 2022 IB results are a testament…

Youth Speak Out

Youth Speak Out is a yearly event celebrating and expressing themes of Reconciliation by the next generation. Students from Years 5 to 12 are encouraged…

Climate Impact Update Term 4 2022

Nicola Anderson presented an update on the formation of the School’s Climate Impact Policy at the End of Year Gathering on Wednesday 7 December 2022.…

2022 My Place Competition

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…