2023 Scholars' Evenings Book - Years 11 and 12

Information About Somerset College

JUNIOR SCHOOL STUDENT LEADERS JUNIOR SCHOOL CAPTAINS Kush Veeramachaneni JUNIOR SCHOOL VICE-CAPTAINS Byron Clark PERFORMING ARTS CAPTAINS Evan Li ANDREWS HOUSE CAPTAINS Harper Loon FRANKLIN HOUSE CAPTAINS Samuel (Sam) Hosking LAVER HOUSE CAPTAINS Paxton Stewart STARKEY HOUSE CAPTAINS Samuel (Sam) Buchanan VEIVERS HOUSE CAPTAINS Liam Seymour SPORTS CAPTAINS Zhander Griffiths

JUNIOR SCHOOL TEACHERS Mrs N M Boone, BA (Hons) ICT Mr W J Boston, B Ed, Grad Cert Ed Law Mr K Butcher, B Ed Mr S A Cowling , B Ed Mrs C G G Doyle , B P Ed Mrs L Eastwell, B Ed, Assoc Dip Ed Mr M W Eddy , (Class of 2006), Grad Cert P Teach, B Bus Mrs N Fann, B Ed, B Bus Mrs S Fu, M Ed Prac Mrs J Goldstone , Grad Cert Ed, B Psy Mr S J Greenbank , B Ed Mrs K S Grigg (Class of 2005), B Ed, Austswim Certified Mrs B Hipperson, B Ed Miss S E Johns, B Ed Mrs D Jordan, Grad Dip Ed Mrs M Kiddle ( Class of 1991), Grad Dip Ed [Pre-Prep Director] Miss K E Leslie, Grad Dip Ed, B Mus, M Mus St Mrs C Lewis, B Ed Mrs S Louis-Punch, B Ed, DipT Ms J Lu, M Teach, B Dig Med, B Design Mrs K D McLaughlin, B Ed Mr J A Mitchell, B Ed, TT for STEAA Miss K J McNaught, B Pr Ed, Cert III T&M Mrs N B Nugent, B Ed Mrs N R Paton, B Ed / Arts Mrs E R Percasky, B Teach Mr M Pitura, B Ed, B Teach Mrs B Plüss, B Ed, Grad Cert Learn Tech Mrs J S Proctor, B Ed, B Bus Mrs C B Rhodes, M Teach, B Arts Ms S Rosentreter, B Ed, Dip Chld Serv Mrs H Saro, B Ed Mrs S J Sharples, Grad Dip T&L, B Arts Mrs J S Stewart, Grad Cert Ed, B Comm Mrs D Swainson, M Ed, B Arts, Grad Dip Ed, Grad Cert Mgt Mr D Toomey, B Ed, B Arts Miss K Webb, B Arts, B Sci, M Bus Adm [Junior School Sport Co-ordinator] Mrs B G Weintrop, M Ed, Cert Ed, B Arts Ms S L Willis, B Ed Mrs O M Woolley, B Ed Mrs K Zernike, BA (Hons), Grad Dip Ed ADMINISTRATION Mrs L Keefer [Administrative Assistant – Junior School] Mrs A M Walsh, Grad Dip T, B PE [Administrative Assistant – Junior School] Mrs B Yam, M Ed, B Soc Sc [Administrator – Junior School] LEARNING ENHANCEMENT Ms V A Male, M Ed, B Ed [Coordinator – Learning Enhancement] Mrs K L Bennett, M Dis Studies, B Teach Mrs K Hall, B Teach Mrs A J Tayler, M Ed, B Ed, B Teach, Ass Dip Ed. Mrs L Grocott, B Sc, Grad Dip Ed Mr A J Halloran, Dip T, Grad Dip Arts Mrs H E Harrison, B Ed, Cert III LS Ms N L Sheppard, B Ed Mrs B Simpson, B Ed Miss R Skyring, B Ed Mr J Stafford, B Ed

Abigail (Abi) Hunt

Faye Al-Freah

INFORMATION ABOUT SOMERSET COLLEGE

Riya Nagrani

Willow Truscott

FOUNDED 28 January 1983 MOTTO “Deo Confidimus” (In God We Trust)

Tarquin Weintrop

Isla Kemp

COLLEGE BOARD Mr A Hickey OAM, LLB (Hons) [Chairman] Mr P W Trimble, GAICD, B Com and ACPA [Deputy Chairman] Mrs A E Appel ( Class of 2003), B Bus Mr S Chan , LLB Mr J Cordner (Class of 1990), CPA, F Fin, BCom Ms A Swain , M Ec St, Grad Cert Ec Dev, Dip Proj Mgt, Grad Dip Urb and Rur Plan, B Built Env, GAIDC Mrs P Thurnwald, B Sc, Grad Dip Phty, Grad Dip Adv Manip Ther and MPhty Mr A Woodthorpe , B Arts (Hons), M Mgt (MBA), Advisory Board-Certified Chair, FT NED Diploma Mr B Young PARENTS’ AND FRIENDS’ ASSOCIATION Mrs S Denzongpa [President] SOMERSET ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Mr N M Richards (Class of 2003) [President]

Eliotte (Elle) Kelly

Mia Brennan

Sharni Norman

COLLEGE STAFF HEADMASTER

Mr C T Bassingthwaighte, MA (Griffith), B Ed Studies (Qld), BA, Dip T, FACE, FCEOI, MACEL DEPUTY HEADMASTER Mr N J Brice, B Ed, B Arts CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Mr D C Thornton, BA (Hons), MBA (AGSM), CA (ICAA, ICAEW), GAICD HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL Mrs A Foster, M Arts, B Arts, Dip Ed, Grad Dip Public Relations HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL Ms R J Collie, M Ed, B Ed, B Teach, GKIHSM DEAN OF STUDIES Mrs M A Sauer, M Ed, B Ed, Dip T, MACE, GAICD DEAN OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES Ms L Thomson, M Ed, BA, Grad Dip, MACEL DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Ms F G Smith, Grad Cert HR, CAHRI [Director of Human Resources] DEAN OF ACTIVITIES Mr D K Robinson, B Bus Mgt, B App Sc, B Ex Sc DEAN OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Mr T W Zernike, M Ed, B App Sc (Human Movement), B Ed, MACE JUNIOR SCHOOL ASSISTANT HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL – CURRICULUM AND PYP Mrs B C Millican, M Ed, B Ed, Dip T, Grad Cert Ment Hlth, Cert Gifted and Talented Ed, MACE ASSISTANT HEAD – JUNIOR SCHOOL – PRE-PREP to YEAR 2 Mr E S Roberts, B Ed (E Child), B Int Bus ASSISTANT HEAD - JUNIOR SCHOOL – YEAR 3 TO YEAR 6 Mr N J Scott, Grad Dip Ed, B Comm, Grad Dip Psy EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE HEADMASTER Mrs W J Bacon

STUDENT LEADERS COLLEGE CAPTAINS Benjamin Major COLLEGE VICE CAPTAINS Rishi Veeramachaneni

Ava McCarthy

Isabella Seymour

CHAPEL SACRISTANS Christian Pai ACADEMIC CAPTAINS Aditya Naik

Georgina Littleton

Alice Jones

PERFORMING ARTS CAPTAINS Phoenix Kyaw

Hannah Zubair

SERVICE CAPTAINS Andrew Lin SPORTS CAPTAINS Tyler Longfield YEAR 7 CAPTAINS Jake Johnson

Mao Oishi

Sophie Clements

Amy Barry

ANDREWS HOUSE CAPTAINS Joshua Cotton FRANKLIN HOUSE CAPTAINS Matthew Goldie LAVER HOUSE CAPTAINS Luke Shirley STARKEY HOUSE CAPTAINS Ed Lynch VEIVERS HOUSE CAPTAINS Riley Dennings

Lucy Millar

Kate Roder

Georgia Daly

Alexandra (Alex) Halloran

Jenna Miller

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14 November 2023