In the Media

The results are in and we are delighted to announce the outstanding achievements of our Year 12 Class of 2021. Their hard work and dedication this year in unprecedented circumstances are admirable. A wonderful group of young women is about to embark on the next chapter of their lives with ...

"Catherine crept further under her bedclothes, her blood chilled, a cold sweat on her forehead; she was unable to forget the horrible thoughts the day had brought her. What had begun as an innocent walk through the gardens, a pleasurable tour through the Abbey, had rapidly become a day of ...

"Anna Funder’s literary non-fiction novel Stasiland and Kazuo Ishiguro’s elegiac dystopian novel Never Let Me Go both consider the necessity and desire for human connection that people experience no matter the situation they may find themselves in." An excerpt from Dominique Banjac's Year 12 English Comparative Essay. The artwork is ...

"Central to her work as a confessional poet, Plath’s painfully honest poetry explores the idea of the self and seeks to highlight those persistent threats, through which a woman’s identity is questioned." An excerpt from Elizabeth O'Sullivan's Year 11 Literature Focus Analysis. The accompanying artwork is by Lara Venema, Dreams ...

The stage is fully lit. A civil rights meeting is being held in Guildhall Square and is being addressed by a WOMAN. She is holding an old loudhailer in one hand and has been caught by a watercannon – her hair is drenched. An excerpt from Saskia Heng's Creative Response ...

"One stroke. Two strokes. Three strokes. Breathe." An excerpt from Isabelle Schenck's Year 11 English Creative Response to the film Gattaca directed by Andrew Niccol. Read on below. The artwork is by Amy Savenake, Dreams and Nightmares Acrylic on Canvas.

"The pandemic has taken a lot from our young people, but it’s important we also take the time to consider what they’ve gained." writes Principal Marise McConaghy in The Australian.

“It’s very hard to keep personal prejudice out of a thing like this.” An excerpt from Isabella Ciardulli's Year 10 English Comparitive Essay. Read on below. The artwork is by Shanny Xu, Environmental Sculpture Photography.

"Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel The Complete Maus tells the life and survival story of his father, Vladek Spiegelman. Despite many of Vladek’s traits being condemned in The Complete Maus, the novel is a fundamentally empathetic account of his life and experiences during the Holocaust." An excerpt from Babette Ben Meir's ...

"Dear Diary, Have you ever thought about thunderstorms? The strange phenomenon they are. It like the sky puts on a firework display but instead of playing laughing from joy, they squirm with fear. Thunderstorms are quite a peculiar thing to like. The funny thing about thunderstorms is that there is ...