YEAR BOOK - St Augustine`s College

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A Catholic College for boys in Years 5 to 12 teaching the Augustinian values of ‘Truth, Love & Community’
Federal Parade (PO Box 399) Brookvale NSW 2100 Tel:9938 8200
www.saintaug.nsw.edu.au
CRICOS No: 03300G
YEAR BOOK 2012
YEAR BOOK
2012
THE JOURNEY
CONTENTS
Principal’s Report___________________ 2
Dean of Primary School______________ 80 - 81
Head of School_____________________ 3
Year 6_____________________________ 82 - 83
Augustinian Prior Provincial___________ 4
Year 5_____________________________ 84 - 86
College Board_ _____________________ 5
International Programme_ ____________ 87
College Staff________________________ 6 - 7
Sport and Co-curricular______________ 88 - 91
Parents & Friends Association_________ 8
Sport Years 5 - 9____________________ 92 - 93
Faith & Mission______________________ 9 - 10
Villanova Tour_______________________ 94
SEA Programme____________________ 11 - 12
AFL_______________________________ 95
Student Welfare_____________________ 13
Athletics___________________________ 95
Academic Life_ _____________________ 14 - 17
Basketball__________________________ 95 - 104
Religious Education__________________ 18
Cricket_ ___________________________ 105 - 107
English_ ___________________________ 19 - 20
Cross Country______________________ 108
Drama_____________________________ 21
Debating___________________________ 109 - 110
Music_ ____________________________ 22
Mock Trial__________________________ 110
Performing Arts_____________________ 23 - 27
Duke of Edinburgh_ _________________ 111
Science____________________________ 28 - 29
Football, UK Tour____________________ 112 - 116
Human Society and its Environment____ 30 - 31
Gymnastics_ _______________________ 117
Visual Arts_________________________ 32 - 33
Kayaking___________________________ 117
Technological & Applied Studies_______ 34 - 35
Rowing____________________________ 117 - 118
Mathematics_ ______________________ 36
Rugby_____________________________ 119 - 125
History_____________________________ 37
New Zealand Rugby Tour_____________ 126
PDHPE____________________________ 38
Swimming__________________________ 127 - 128
Languages_________________________ 39 - 40
Chess_____________________________ 128
Learning Support & Enrichment_ ______ 41
Tae Kwon Do_______________________ 128
Guys and Dolls______________________ 42 - 43
Touch Football______________________ 129
Student Leaders____________________ 44
Water Polo_________________________ 129 - 130
Dean of Senior School_______________ 45
Golf Day___________________________ 131
Year 12____________________________ 46 - 54
College Roll_ _______________________ 132 - 136
Year 11____________________________ 55 - 57
Year 10____________________________ 58 - 60
Dean of Middle School_______________ 61
Year 9_____________________________ 62 - 68
Year 8_____________________________ 69 - 73
Year 7_____________________________ 74 - 79
Cover Image: Year 10 students return to camp after a day’s work as part of the SEA Programme. Annapurna Range, Nepal
YEAR BOOK 2012 | ST AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE - SYDNEY
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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
This time of year presents a wonderful
opportunity to highlight our commitment to
our Augustinian ideals of Veritas, Caritas,
Communitas - Truth, Love and Community.
John Papahatzis, (Head of Sport & Cocurricular) and the Teachers in Charge.
Your continued support and commitment is
valued and very much appreciated.
At our Mass of the Holy Spirit in
February this year, the staff and students
acknowledged their responsibilities
and commitments to being part of the
Augustinian tradition. As teachers, we are
responsible to educate all boys in their
search of learning and truth and to govern
and prepare the way for individuals to
grow spiritually, academically and socially.
We are also committed to sanctify - to
help each boy find God in all that he does
and recognise and walk with Christ on his
learning journey.
2012 has seen discussions on the Gonski
Review of School Funding and more
recently the announcement of the school
funding freeze on the Catholic sector of
NSW. While St Augustine’s has already
responded rigorously to this unfair proposal
from the State Government, it is crucial
that the College community’s opposition
to these cuts is well directed and well
informed. I thank those parents who have
written to their local members in support of
our response to the State Government. Be
assured that we are committed to continue
our case in urging a reversal of this decision.
In the same way, the boys have the
responsibility to participate in what
St Augustine’s College has to offer them
- education, friendship, service to others,
belonging - that is, the way in which they
present themselves each day. Community
is one aspect that distinguishes us as an
Augustinian school. The boys at
St Augustine’s have, again, exemplified
their responsibilities by their actions
and deeds through the Lenten Appeal,
College Walkathon and the numerous
social justice events held throughout the
year. In particular, this year we have had
the largest number of participants in the
SEA Programme with 56 boys travelling to
Nepal, Cambodia, the Philippines and the
Aboriginal Immersion Tour to Central NSW.
All boys are to be commended for their
generosity and commitment. Without this
support we would be unable to continue our
social justice programmes and assist those
marginalised communities in need.
Another important aspect of community
is the connectedness and association
we nurture with our parent body. The
Welcoming Cocktail Party at the beginning
of each year provides the current and new
parents the opportunity to become and
continue to be part of our Augustinian
family, as does the P & F Father and Son
Breakfast, the Mother’s Day Liturgy, Open
Day, P & F Pink Breakfast and the Golf
Day. The special relationship between
father and son was again acknowledged
and celebrated this year at the annual
Father & Son Dinner in August. My
acknowledgement and thanks to those
parents who have supported the College
throughout the year, especially the
members of the P & F Association, under
the leadership of Liliana O’Toole and the
members of the Sports Club, particularly
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The appointment of PMDL Architecture and
Design to write our first Master Plan has
been met with excitement and enthusiasm
by all parties. PMDL are currently gathering
all background information regarding our
site, its buildings and services. During
Term 4 a series of consultations occurred
between PMDL and stakeholders at the
College. This is an exciting time for the
future of St Augustine’s and I look forward
to keeping the community up to date on its
progress during 2013.
In May this year, following the full
endorsement from the College Board, we
commenced the process of establishing the
St Augustine’s College Foundation (SAC
Foundation). The Vision Statement for the
SAC Foundation is focused on the future
for our boys. At its heart is the objective
to increase the ability of the College to
deliver great educational and character
development outcomes for students. We
aim to achieve this through the creation of
a steady and reliable flow of donated funds
towards the capital works requirements
of the College, and the provision of a
structured and ongoing Old Boy’s network
to engage our ex-students with the activities
and fundraising at the College.
At this year’s Year 12 Graduation Dinner,
parents were invited to ensure that their son
continues his relationship with the College in
future years, by providing Life Membership
of the St Augustine’s Old Boys Association.
The strong association of former staff and
students builds our College by enlarging
and enriching our community. In November
this year we held a Reunion of the Decades
event where Old Boys from the Classes of
1962, 1972, 1982, 1992 and 2002 were
invited to reconnect, reminisce and reflect
ST AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE - SYDNEY | YEAR BOOK 2012
on their experiences at the College and their
part in its future success.
Throughout the following pages of this
Year Book, you will witness the remarkable
individual and team accomplishments of the
staff and students during 2012. It is easy to
be a leader at St Augustine’s because of the
competence of its people and their love for
the College.
This year’s College Walkathon was again a
wonderful success, thanks to the generosity
and support of the staff and students. The
boys raised approximately $56,000 from
sponsorship - an outstanding achievement.
I believe it is the highest amount of money
raised to date from a Walkathon so
congratulations to all. The money raised will
go to support the SEA Programme (Social
Justice Programme) especially the projects
carried out in Nepal, Cambodia and the
Philippines.
To our Provincial, Fr Tony Banks OSA,
College Board members, Matthew
Hutchison (Head of School) and the
Leadership Team, staff, parents and
students, thank you for your valued time
and support throughout the year.
At the beginning of this year I encouraged
parents, staff and students to reflect on the
values of our invaluable partnerships. With
loved ones, friends, peers and community
- be gentle and be patient. I hope that this
year has been a rewarding one for you all as
it has been for me. We look with confidence
to those educated in our College to be
prominent among the future leaders and
disciples of our Church and community.
Tim Cleary
Principal
HEAD OF SCHOOL
There has never been a more exciting,
challenging and inspiring time to be involved
in education. Significant changes to the
way schools are expected to deliver and
structure educational courses are being
considered. At the Federal level there
has been much discussion about future
funding, while at the same time we are
about to commence the journey to adopt
a national curriculum to be implemented in
stages commencing in 2014. Schools are
being asked to track student achievement
more comprehensively through national
testing and in-house assessment. There
is a renewed focus on encouraging higher
order thinking skills while a student’s ability
to work collaboratively has changed the
way teachers assess and deliver curriculum
content. Technology has also changed
schooling, creating its own challenges to
ensure this powerful tool is used to extend
a student’s reach and creative capabilities.
For some, these many changes may
threaten their sense of security, but for most
they permit educators to be challenged and
inspired to better meet the needs of the
students they serve.
Yet whatever changes might influence
the structure of our schools, there are
two imperatives governing education
that must never change. To develop a
successful school, you must first fill it
with adults who enjoy the company of
children and love teaching. Besides these
two cardinal principles, all else fades into
insignificance. You can have the most
intricately designed curriculum, the most
coherent data on students and the most
creative use of technology, but without the
right people to drive them, they will never
be enough in themselves. I am pleased to
report that St Augustine’s College does
indeed abound with adults who enjoy
the company of children and who love
teaching. They work together to create
an educational environment characterised
by strong relationships and a sense of
connectedness; a place of friendship,
harmony, inspiration and discovery. Such
an environment allows us to encourage
students to develop determination and
confidence; to persevere and to learn from
their mistakes; to know that they are good
at something; and that they are valued and
respected as part of the St Augustine’s
College community.
The specific purpose of an Augustinian
education is the promotion of the human
person on the foundation of Christian
values. Our role as educators should always
be regarded as an essentially pastoral
activity, so that we teach the truth with
love, and the students acquire, along with a
humanistic and scientific culture, knowledge
of the world and its humanity.
2012 has been a year of celebration for the
College. We began the year with pleasing
Higher School Certificate results. The Year
12 group were a very united cohort and set
a strong academic tone. The results were
a tribute to the hard work and dedication
of the boys, their parents and to all College
staff who taught them throughout their
years at the College. The 2011 cohort
achieved approximately 50% of study
scores in the top two bands. This result
continues the upward trend in the top two
bands at the College and provides great
promise for the future.
In the co-curricular sphere, the College
experienced yet another successful year.
It reflects our focus on the all-rounder and
our commitment to holistic education.
It encourages creativity and teamwork,
nourishes the physical and the aesthetic,
draws upon passion and self-discipline and
enables both participation and success.
Our music and drama programmes reflect
important elements of culture and creativity.
Instrumentalists from all Year Groups had
many opportunities to display their talents
and love of music to appreciative audiences.
Our many ensembles won numerous
awards and performed with distinction.
Drama also had a wonderful year both
in terms of creativity and achievement.
Our excellent HSC performances were
complemented by small scale productions
from the Drama Club. The production of
Guys and Dolls continued the fine tradition
of large-scale student musicals and our
partnership with Stella Maris College once
again proved a wonderful success. The
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme
continues to provide opportunities for boys
to be more independent and responsible,
especially through expeditions and
community service. The outdoor education
programme continues to flourish with
Years 8 - 10 students embarking on five
day journeys where boys learn to analyse
difficult circumstances, to appropriately
endure hardship without complaint and to
press on when the going gets tough. Many
realised that they could do better than they
thought. Of course, nothing could compare
with the wonderment of young people,
sitting on the top of a mountain at dawn and
surveying the landscape before them. Such
experiences make young people aware of
the power of silence and the true beauty
of nature. In the sporting life of the school,
the 1st V Basketball team won the ISA
Premiership and went on to win the NSW
Schools Championship, qualifying them to
play in the Australian titles later this year.
Our 1st XV Rugby team again excelled,
winning the State wide Waratah Shield
competition for the fourth time in five years,
and our rowing programme continued to
flourish with the 1st IV crew gaining a fourth
placing at the Australian titles.
Student leadership is vital to engendering a
spirit and character into a school. Joseph
Murphy carried the sound tradition of
captaincy of the College and has more
than lived up to the excellent leadership
given by College Captains over the years.
Joseph has been superbly supported by
Vice Captain, Rory O’Connor who has been
highly effective, humble and whose loyalty
to the College has been greatly appreciated
and admired. Both have served with great
distinction.
To the Student Leaders, I congratulate
them on a job well done and thank them
for their dedication throughout the year.
I am sure the positive role modelling and
memories they have given to the boys in
the younger years will not be forgotten. The
lunchtime activities involving break dancing,
weight lifting and singing competitions kept
us entertained and amused, while their
regular visits to Tutor Groups made them
accessible role models to younger students.
In conclusion, may I express my sincere
thanks to College Principal, Tim Cleary,
the members of the College Leadership
Team and staff for their generous and much
valued contribution to the College and for
their loyal support throughout the year.
Matthew Hutchison
Head of School
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AUGUSTINIAN PRIOR PROVINCIAL
It was the music and singing at the Graduation Mass that caught
my attention. Led from within the class by talented musicians,
providing harmony, diversity and great technique, the Class of 2012
resounded in St Kieran’s Church. This is a group of young men not
just able to sing, but to sing powerfully as a group - a class at ease
with themselves, their world and their God. The class follows on
from previous years where similar talent has been developed and
has been available for all to see this year on nationally televised
talent programmes.
What is now a pattern of undertaking in the area of sport is also
becoming marked in other extra-curricular practices. Our students
seek to achieve at their best for themselves and for others. And
whether or not those undertakings lead to Waratah Shield triumphs
or basketball championships or television’s MasterChef, X Factor
Australia or The Voice, it is so wonderful to see our young men
participate with such enthusiasm and self-assurance, in the College
and beyond.
It is also great to hear our present Senior School students talk about
their desire to compete in the academic arena and to challenge
themselves as learners, rather than simply go through the steps that
lead to the end of Year 12. They challenge one another to do better
for the cohort; they return to encourage the next group of students.
They learn under new methods of pedagogy and with some of the
best resources to encourage them to be learners for life.
Our College is one of many that provide choice in education.
While it is important to have ambitions and drive in the educational
arena, education for employment is only part of the criteria we
seek. Education for life, which includes an understanding of how
education can improve community (as opposed to me), requires
values education, development of tools of critique, and the
development of concern for others is core to who we are and what
we do! And we express this in terms of our Catholic faith in God,
our Augustinian heritage and values and our belief in the goodness
of the community on the Northern Beaches.
In the ensuing months there will be much written about funding of
education. Please follow that debate but remember the arguments
are more than public vs private education. We believe that there
needs to be an important place for integrative education that calls
forth the best of young men and women. The Class of 2012 is
further proof that we are on the right track.
Fr Tony Banks OSA
Prior Provincial
Our College calls forth the best in our young men and while we
delight in the triumphs of the year, the real success is to see the
‘average’ member of the class becoming a significant contributor to
the total community, firstly within the College and then beyond the
College boundaries. We want our students to be lovers of learning,
open to the needs of others and builders of community.
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COLLEGE BOARD
2012 was a year in which the College Board embarked on securing
the long term vision of the College through work on the College
Master Plan and the College Foundation. Coupled with this longer
term vision for the College, I can assure our community that the
Board remains focussed on the continued current development
of the College curriculum as well as academic outcomes. These
topics form a major part of our regular meetings and reflect the ongoing efforts of the College Executive and staff to deliver a quality
Augustinian education for all our boys.
The College Board in 2012 was comprised of the following
members: Fabian Dwyer (Chairman), Fr Tony Banks OSA (Deputy
Chairman and Augustinian Prior Provincial), Tim Cleary (College
Principal), Matthew Hutchison (Head of School), Fr Peter Jones
OSA, Fr Senan Ward OSA (College Chaplain and Deputy Parish
Moderator, North Harbour Parish), Dr Michael Armstrong, Michael
Ryan, Julie Lendrum, Craig Jeffery (staff member), Helen Hayes,
Fr Peter Wieneke OSA , Ken Pritchard, Kate Shaw, Amanda
Whitfield and David Holland (Business Services Manager). Julie
Lendrum stepped down from the Board at our Annual General
Meeting after serving two terms on the Board, spanning seven
years. Her commitment to Augustinian values shone through her
service and her valued contribution will be missed.
Ian Ritchie and Steve Gustafson. My thanks go to each of them
for this pivotal early work that will see much progress in 2013. The
establishment of the College Foundation is essential to ensure the
College Master Plan can be delivered in a timely fashion.
The major funding challenges that the State Government have
recently announced on top of the future implementation of the
Gonski Report are cause for concern for all Catholic schools. The
Board will work closely with the College Executive to meet these
funding challenges through the close monitoring of school fees. At
the same time we will be engaging with all our stakeholders across
the community to strongly put our case regarding the impact of
these decisions on the delivery of a quality Catholic education for
our boys.
I would particularly like to record my thanks to Fr Tony Banks OSA
for his support as Prior Provincial as well as that of Tim Cleary as
Principal. These are challenging times but the College community
can be confident that the school has strong leadership that is ideally
suited to meet these challenges.
Fabian Dwyer
Chairman
I would like to record my sincere thanks to each and every member
for their selfless contribution of their substantial talents throughout
the year. Board commitments are commonly juggled with career
and family commitments and I can only thank them for their
willingness to do so and their gracious sharing of their talents for
the betterment of the College.
During the year, the Board commissioned PMDL Architecture and
Design to establish the College Master Plan which will be complete
in early 2013. This is an exciting step in the future development of
the College and I would like to acknowledge the tremendous work
done by Board member Ken Pritchard in supporting the College
Executive through this process.
The Board also oversaw the early steps in the creation of the
St Augustine’s College Foundation. The purpose of the Foundation
is to oversee the long term fundraising needs of the College. The
Board was ably supported by a small subcommittee comprising
Michael Armstrong as Board member, as well as parents,
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COLLEGE STAFF
PRINCIPAL Tim Cleary
SENIOR SCHOOL
STUDENT WELFARE OFFICE
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE
PRINCIPAL Pam King
DEAN OF SENIOR SCHOOL
Frank Chiment
HEAD OF STUDENT WELFARE
Mark Downey
HEAD OF SCHOOL
Matthew Hutchison
SENIOR SCHOOL STUDIES
CO-ORDINATOR Tricia Briggs
COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGIST
Diane Lowe
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE HEAD
OF SCHOOL
Cheryl Howell
YEAR 10 STUDENT FORMATION LEADER
Daniel Bradford
FAMILY LIAISON OFFICER
Sue May
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
HEAD OF EXECUTIVE OFFICE Anthony
Bataille
FAITH & MISSION CO-ORDINATOR
Margaret McElhone
Daniel Fee
Kirsty Begg
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FORMATION
LEADERS
Glen Coulter, Vivian Cao
SPORT & CO-CURRICULAR OFFICE
HEAD OF SPORT & CO-CURRICULAR
John Papahatzis
SPORTS CO-ORDINATOR
(YEARS 5 - 9) Garry Simmons
PERFORMING ARTS CO-ORDINATOR
Joseph Montz
CHAPLAINS Fr Senan Ward OSA/
Sr Elkin Lozada OSA
ACADEMIC LIFE OFFICE
SOCIAL JUSTICE CO-ORDINATOR Kate
Donnellan
HEAD OF ACADEMIC LIFE
John Laforest
MARKETING MANAGER
Lianne Williams
eLEARNING INTEGRATOR
Guy Richards
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAMME
EXECUTIVE OFFICER Gary Coulter
ACADEMIC SUPPORT Kyle Dooley
BASKETBALL (ISA) Emma Donnellan
LEARNING SUPPORT & ENRICHMENT
CO-ORDINATOR
Mary Anne Brickwood
BASKETBALL (MANLY WARRINGAH) Kate
Donnellan
REGISTRAR Philippa Sherwood
STAFF SERVICES/HR MANAGER Danielle
Stanway
PRIMARY SCHOOL
DEAN OF PRIMARY SCHOOL
Terry Walsh
MIDDLE SCHOOL
DEAN OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
Peter Nolan
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDIES
CO-ORDINATOR Kylie Bowra
Emma Donnellan
Adam Gray
ACTING YEAR 8 STUDENT FORMATION
LEADER Les Bobis
Greg Egan
INFORMATION SERVICES
CO-ORDINATOR Vicki Lewis
CAREERS ADVISOR Paul McAlinden
FACULTY CO-ORDINATORS
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Madeleine Conlon
TEACHERS IN CHARGE
ATHLETICS John Papahatzis
BAND CONDUCTOR Jenny Power
CERAMIC CLUB Robyn Larbalestier
CHESS CLUB Kathy Osborne/
Jacob John
CRICKET James Scholtens
CROSS COUNTRY Mitchell Cooper
DEBATING Caitlin Murray
DUKE OF EDINBURGH Jolyon Gray
ENGLISH Ilona Welch
ENSEMBLES Catharina Shepherd
MATHEMATICS David Gale
FOOTBALL Christopher Gray
SCIENCE Robert Ferguson
MOCK TRIAL Christopher Hardy
HSIE Ross Brischetto
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Mary Anne Brickwood
HISTORY David McLean
LANGUAGES Marianna Carlino
TECHNOLOGICAL AND APPLIED STUDIES
Craig Jeffery
ROWING Thomas Jubb
RUGBY John Papahatzis
SWIMMING Robert Ferguson
VISUAL ARTS Robyn Larbalestier
TENNIS Danielle Stanway
PDHPE Mark Bakon
WATER POLO Louise Nash
MUSIC Faith Ling
DRAMA Gillian Towle
OPERATIONS OFFICE
EXECUTIVE OFFICER - OPERATIONS
Diane Egger
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STAFF PHOTO
Front Row: Tricia Briggs, Moira Howie, Sr Elkin Lozada, OSA, Anna Harmer, Louise Nash, Franca Hardwick, Kylie Bowra, Diane Lowe, David Anglicas, Jessica Parsons, Ilona Welch, John Laforest
Second Row: Kirsty Begg, Lynne Delaney, Anna Hayes, Sharon Jones, Vivian Cao, Penny Mason, Lianne Williams, Vicki Lewis, Mark Downey
Third Row: Marianna Carlino, Amanda Cantarella, Carol Pritchard, Kathy Osborne, Michele Economides, Faith Ling, Tim Cleary, Lyndal Wheatley, Emma Donnellan, Martina Boyce, Adam Evans, Tevita
Halaifonua
Fourth Row: Terry Walsh, Anthony Bataille, Carly Townsend, Belinda Velk, Diane Egger, Cheryl Howell, Liz Armenio, Svetlana Mazur, Krista Gardner, Ron Asser, Brian Sinclair
Fifth Row: Fr Senan Ward,OSA, Les Bobis, Jacob John, Bing Zhang, Philippa Sherwood, John O’Brien, Andres Trujillo, Danielle Stanway, Robyn Larbalestier, Tate Williams, Carolyn Drew, Tim Holmes
Sixth Row: Matthew Hutchison, Michael Ravenscroft, Sue Gostelow, Tracey Boyadji, Lee O’Brien, Adele Campbell, Wen Zhang, Angela Herringe, Amanda Neilsen, Jenny Power, John Papahatzis
Seventh Row: Paul Hull, Chris Gray, Adam Gray, Daniel Bradford, Sean McLean, Emma Polk, Nicholas Gliddon, Lynne Papahatzis, Peter Nolan, David Holland
Eighth Row: Garry Simmons, David Gilbert, Joseph Montz, Graham Bruce, David Gale, Belinda Monks, Catharina Shepherd, James Scholtens
Ninth Row: Frank Chiment, Lloyd Manning, Phillip Nicotra, Joseph Clark, Craig Jeffery, Glen Coulter, Matt Anglicas, John Ward, Tim Dyer
Tenth Row: Chris Egger, David McLean, Chris Hardy, Deva Prasad, Greg Egan, Tony O’Shea, Anita Harris, Declan Ward, Mark Bakon, Kotoni Ale, Kate Donnellan
Eleventh Row: Bob Ferguson, Ross Brischetto, James Gordon, Gary Coulter, Lance Gierhart, Daniel Fee, Caitlin Murray, Paul Brown
Twelfth Row: Campbell Butt, Paul McAlinden, Mark Hall, Thomas Jubb, Beth Milne, Richard Wong
Thirteenth Row: Ellis Kinnaird, James Kirkwood, Guy Richards, Mitchell Cooper, Jolyon Gray, Daniel Hasler
ABSENT: Ruth Akhurst, Andrew Allmark, Claudia Angelucci, Joy Battaglia, Mary Anne Brickwood, Megan Cashman, Sandra Cimino, Madeleine Conlon, Julie Corroto, Kyle Dooley, Kym Gray, Milan Grnovic,
Sally Hayes, Pam King, Susanne May, Margaret McElhone, Barry McNamara, Alex Rigg, Mary Smith, Andrew Strunk, Greg Sundborn, Yuko Taki, Gillian Towle, Penny Tsagaris, Gordon Vick, Caroline Zalai
PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION
The Parents and Friends Association
(P & F) is a voluntary organisation involved in
a wide range of College activities. The P & F
is a vital link between the College and the
parent body.
During 2012, we continued to hold one
meeting per term as well as providing
access to parents and friends via the
P & F Online Forum located on the
College ATLAS. The meetings have been
informative, providing a great opportunity to
hear the ‘news behind the news’ regarding
school curriculum and updates, student
learning events, activity of the Leadership
Team, the school’s vision, as well as the
planning and support of the College’s social
functions.
Parents have easy access to teachers,
Tutors and administrative staff throughout
the year, so P & F meetings are left free to
discuss the broader issues relating to the
College and the boys, planning of social
events, and sharing information regarding
current matters of interest.
Highlights of the year included:
• The P & F ‘Tea and Tissues’ first day
of school, offering a warm welcome
by the P & F and College staff for
new parents leaving their son in the
College’s care for the first time.
• The P & F Father and Son Breakfast
was open to students of all Year
Levels at the College. Over 600 dads
(or significant male figures) and their
sons attended the popular outdoor
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BBQ, using the opportunity to meet
their sons’ teachers and peers in a
casual friendly environment.
• The P & F helped serve drinks at the
College Welcoming Cocktail Party at
the beginning of the year.
• The P & F provided a BBQ and ice
creams for over 1000 visitors at the
College Open Day.
• The P & F supported the College’s
Mother’s Day Morning Tea, just after
an impressive Mass.
• Presentation of a cake to the
teachers in October in recognition
of World Teachers Day. The P & F
team always enjoy the chance to say
thanks to our teachers, who give so
much in the way of commitment and
energy to guide our boys towards
success in their academic, sporting,
and community endeavours.
• The P & F provided funding for
a number of College initiatives
including a prize donation to the
annual Golf Day.
• P & F Pink Breakfast was held on
Tuesday 30 October. This year, we
supported this important event,
raising funds for the National Breast
Cancer Foundation. It was great to
see so many mums attend on the
day and the stalls selling wares so
successful.
Many parents helped out in the canteen
and uniform shop, as well as coaching and
managing sporting teams, participating
in school excursions and cultural pursuits
including the Band Committee, sports
events, and parent committees and as
HSC exam writers. In keeping with the
College’s aim of developing positive adult
influences for the boys, we encouraged
the involvement of fathers, Old Boys and
past parents to join us at our many College
activities and functions.
Our P & F Committee members this year
were: Craig Jackson (Vice President),
Sharon Porter (Treasurer) and Sabine Duffy
(Secretary). In addition, Gabrielle McKinnon
and Lisa Watt assisted with social function
planning. The P & F is also ably supported
by the College’s administration, the Principal
and the Leadership Team. Thanks to all for
a great year in 2012.
Liliana O’Toole
P & F President
FAITH & MISSION
In a Catholic school, the variety of ways
we celebrate our faith is integral to our very
being. Through the College SEA (Social
Justice) Programme, daily prayer, liturgies,
retreats and reflection days, St Augustine’s
College Faith and Mission is alive and
dynamic, enabling students, staff and
parents to share in our Catholic Augustinian
faith.
At St Augustine’s we have a rich and
varied liturgical life, both in and out of the
classroom, which is embedded in all we do.
Each Year Group, alongside the Faith and
Mission Team, assists in the preparation
and facilitation of many formal and informal
liturgical experiences throughout the Church
Year. These include the Mass of the Holy
Spirit (Opening Mass), Ash Wednesday,
Reconciliation for the whole College
community, Easter Liturgy, Mother’s Day
Mass of St Monica, Patron’s Day Mass,
Mass of St Nicholas of Tolentine (Mass
for the Deceased), Year 12 Graduation
Mass, Year 10 Service Week Mass as well
as First Communion, Reconciliation and
Confirmation.
Each year, College staff and all Year
Groups participate in a retreat or reflection
day, where the boys and their teachers
have an opportunity to experience their
faith at another level. Through a variety of
activities, discussions and experiences, the
participants get a chance to see themselves
and God in a different light.
Each year I’m amazed by the willingness
and enthusiasm in which our students
involve themselves in the Faith and Mission
of the College. Their readiness to participate
in the many ministries is remarkable. For all
the students throughout the year who have
shared their talents with our community, I
thank you.
Many thanks to all involved in making our
celebrations of our faith so significant,
relevant and accessible to our community,
particularly the Mission Team and the
Augustinians, especially Fr Senan Ward
OSA and Sr Elkin Lozada OSA, whose
support is invaluable.
Margaret McElhone
Faith & Mission Co-ordinator - Principal’s
Executive Office
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SEA PROGRAMME
The Social Justice programme, known
as the SEA Programme, is an integral
part of life at the College. Throughout the
year staff, students and the wider school
community have been involved in a number
of fundraising and service activities.
for Year 10 students from schools
across the Broken Bay Diocese to
gather, learn, and be challenged
to live out their Catholic faith and
contribute to a just society.
• The annual P & F Pink Breakfast
raised much needed funds for the
National Breast Cancer Foundation
and was an opportunity for the boys
to spend some quality time with their
mums.
• Throughout Lent, the College again
held its annual Lenten Appeal raising
$10,000 for the TMMR Orphanage in
the Philippines.
• The students volunteered at Daffodil
• Students and staff continued to
• The Volcom Give Jeans a Chance
• The St Vincent de Paul Christmas
and Legacy Days raising much
needed funds and awareness for
these organisations.
programme was launched. All
students were invited to donate a
pair of wearable jeans that were
to be distributed locally to the
homeless.
volunteer at Matthew Talbot Hostel
each Monday afternoon serving food
to the homeless.
Appeal was held and as usual, the
boys were generous and dug deep.
Hampers were distributed to real
families in real poverty living on the
Northern Beaches. It’s our challenge
and privilege to brighten up their
lives at Christmas.
• The College community entered a
team into the inaugural Melanoma
March held at Manly Beach.
Melanoma March was a chance
for us to remember those we have
lost to melanoma, support those
currently being treated, and inspire
all Australians to take action and be
part of the cure.
• Students attended various forums
including the Year 10 Broken Bay
Social Justice Day. The aim of the
day was to provide the opportunity
positive contribution can make a difference
to individuals and to society, and they can
learn from those whom they serve.
Lastly, 2012 saw the first ever Global
Connections Gala Day. Over 35 Sudanese
refugees and 30 students from the College
attended the event at Dee Why Beach. The
boys spent time playing sports, talking with
each other and sharing a BBQ lunch. Some
of the young Sudanese boys even ventured
into the water - fully clothed! This was a
fantastic event enjoyed by all who attended.
The College looks forward to strengthening
our relationship with this Sudanese refugee
community in the future.
Kate Donnellan
Social Justice (SEA Programme)
Co-ordinator - Principal’s Executive Office
In conjunction with these events, the
College implemented a week long service
programme for Year 10 students. The
boys volunteered in over 35 different
organisations within the local community.
We received fantastic feedback - all of
the organisations commented on the
way the boys conducted themselves. On
completion of the programme, we hope
that the students believe they have much
to offer the wider community and that their
ABORIGINAL IMMERSION - LET’S TALK
LOCAL
During the holidays, Year 9 students Lucas Nicol,
Alex Ingall and staff member Tate Williams, were
fortunate enough to participate in an Aboriginal
Immersion Tour with the Edmund Rice Centre and
other students from Christian Brothers’, Lewisham
and St Patrick’s College, Strathfield. The
immersion involved eight days in Central Australia,
in the remote aboriginal town of Goodooga. The
boys were immersed in aboriginal culture and
traditions, and were exposed to some of the
issues facing indigenous Australians. The trip was
a wonderful experience for everyone involved, and
was not only an insight into aboriginal Australia
but also allowed city kids to enjoy the vast and
magnificent landscape that is Central Australia.
The immersion has created a new partnership
with the St Augustine’s community and both the
Edmund Rice Centre and the beautiful town of
Goodooga.
Tate Williams
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NEPAL TRIP
During the Term 3 holidays, the 2012 SEA Programme began
with a group of seven staff (Peter Nolan, Jo Gray, Ellis Kinnaird,
Carly Townsend, Matt Anglicas and Andrew Trujillo and ex
student Tim Dyer) and 19 Year 10 students travelling to Nepal
to work at the Bhairabi Blind School and the DSA Hostel in
Kathmandu.
In the first week the group split into two, with the larger group
travelling for eight hours to a remote village in the Gorka region
where they undertook the demanding task of cement rendering
stacked stone buildings at a local school. Their efforts were
tireless and they achieved one month’s work in the space of
one week. All staff and students were overwhelmed by the
welcoming embrace of both the school children and the village
folk with whom the College has formed what is hoped to be
a long lasting relationship. The smaller group spent the week
renovating and restoring services to a disabled students’ hostel
on the outskirts of Kathmandu. This task was also demanding
and the staff and students gave everything they had to see the
project finished in the given time. The results impressed the
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children from the hostel, who were simply beautiful; they loved
having a bunch of ‘big brothers’ to play with for the week. Many
special friendships were formed and promises to return were
sealed with tears.
The second week saw both groups come together for a
challenging trek through the Annapurna Mountain Range.
Without a doubt, this was an amazing experience for all. The
landscape was breathtaking and the mountain views left
many with an opportunity for some serious self-reflection.
All the people we met during the two weeks were warm and
welcoming, and despite living a life limited by extreme poverty,
many of them were simply radiant.
Everyone returned home with their own special memories of
the trip but all would agree it was a beautiful and unforgettable
experience.
Namaste.
Jo Gray
STUDENT WELFARE
The College Psychologist works closely with the Student Welfare
Team, the Family Liaison Team, Learning Support Team, the Deans
and the Student Formation Leaders and is available to all students
and families of the College.
It is interesting to note that the number of students who self-refer
is striking and this may well reflect the student body’s willingness
to seek emotional/psychological support when required. It is a
factor the College can be proud of, as our key responsibility is
to encourage and validate the male student’s need to become
emotionally articulate and resilient.
Most students who have attended counselling this year have
attended as a short term intervention (no more than three sessions),
and anxiety and/or depression is the most common reason for
referral, followed closely by family issues and behavioural issues as
the next most common reason for counselling interventions.
in need. The Welfare Office formalises the process, and goes a long
way to meet our Catholic core purpose of reaching out to those
going through some form of hardship.
“As a recently separated parent, I really appreciate the ongoing
Student Welfare Team support of my son through some difficult
times, and in particular, receiving a Christmas food hamper was
overwhelmingly appreciated.”
Year 9 parent
Diane Lowe
College Psychologist
Mark Downey
Head of Student Welfare
A special addition to the Student Welfare Team is Shiva,
affectionately known as the College mascot. The five year old
schnoodle is an adorable canine, who works daily with the College
Psychologist. Much research has focussed on the role of pets in the
development of children. There is ever increasing evidence of the
positive emotional and physical link between human well being and
the role companion animals play in promoting the overall health of
individuals especially children, the infirm and the elderly.
In 2012, as part of the Student Welfare Office, the Family Liaison
Team consisted of a full time registered Psychologist, the College
Deans, Chaplain and Head of Student Welfare. The Welfare Office
supports the College community in a variety of ways, including:
• family and individual counselling
• the provision of meals from our ‘Augustinian Kitchen’
provided by the College community
• spiritual guidance including visitations, prayers and Masses
• resource library - books, CDs, DVDs
• networking with appropriate agencies
• hospital visits
• co-ordination of Years 5 and 7 Class Parents
• deep relaxation classes and meditation for students.
Our College and community have always responded with
compassion and consideration when dealing with families who are
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Academic Life
St Augustine’s College is preparing young people for successful
adulthood. We recognise that their future is not our past. The
world our students will live in is characterised by rapid change,
and our staff are teaching students to be able to respond to the
unpredictable and unexpected. Drawing on its Augustinian origins
with a strong tradition of scholarship, the College is committed
to learning, understanding and applying, as distinct from simply
knowing and reproducing. We are acutely conscious that
knowledge is more easily available now and students need the skills
to acquire relevant knowledge rather than simply being presented
with it.
With expert guidance, a secure environment and access to
appropriate technologies, our young men develop a positive sense
of self and the confidence to go on learning. Our curriculum is
moving towards an emphasis on creating autonomous learners,
students who are able to navigate through information. Our
programmes give due credit to the need for self-knowledge and
emotional intelligence.
Many activities help students become aware of their individual
learning styles and intellectual character. They are given
opportunities to work collaboratively, to value their particular
intelligences and to expand the ways in which they think. We
believe that future success will depend on knowing how to adapt,
to apply or to understand whatever is needed to solve problems.
Those who are equipped only to handle the known, are ill equipped
to handle the unknown.
Our curriculum is expanding, driven by a commitment to building
resilience, in full recognition of our traditions and with a careful eye
to the future.
Higher School Certificate 2011
The strength and quality of the education at St Augustine’s is not
just limited to the public successes of our students. All students
are important and are encouraged to participate and do their best.
While the pursuit of excellence is important, the College promotes
the principle that ‘you have succeeded if you have achieved your
own personal best’.
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We congratulate the Class of 2011, many of whom worked with
diligence and determination and followed closely the advice and
support provided to them by staff and such structures as the
Holiday Workshops and the Study Centre. Results from the Board
of Studies in the 2011 HSC are given in bands from 1 to 6.
HSC AWARDS 2011
Special Awards
First Place in HSC Subject 2011
2011 College Dux Clyde Amps Trophy
Jordan Candido
Jack Binsted
Second Place in the Year Proxime Accessit
Patrick Berthelot
Chemistry
Patrick Berthelot
Reuben F. Scarf Award
Todd Enfield
Chinese Background
Chen - Harry Ji
Catenian Award
Jordan Candido
Chinese Beginners
Oliver Silk
Michael Sainty-Cope
Macquarie University School Partners
Academic Prize
Jordan Candido
Chinese Continuers
Design & Technology
Alexander Pilz
Westpac Award
Nicholas Baker
Economics & Westpac Award
Nicholas Baker
Engineering
William Furness
English Advanced
Jack Binsted
Sport & Co-curricular Awards
English Extension 1
Keith Hardy
Basketball
Alexander Saros
English Extension 2
Mark Varney
Cricket
Samuel Webber
English Standard
Alexander McLean
Debating
Keith Hardy
English Standard
Troy Phillips
Football
Andre Mercer
ESL
Chen - Harry Ji
Football
Matthew Eades
Geography
Patrick McIlvin
Music
Edward Bernasconi
History Extension
Gregory Ashelford
Music
Liam Hogan
Industrial Technology
Luke Vescio
Rugby
Rhys Dombkins
IPT
Daniel Briggs
Swimming
Blake Leathem
Italian Beginners
Christian Ferry
Water Polo
Jordan Tobin
Italian Continuers
Jack Binsted
Japanese Beginners
Ning Teng - Robin Li
Legal Studies
Jordan Candido
Academic Excellence Award ATAR >95
Jordan Candido
Mathematics
Thomas Matthews
Patrick Berthelot
Mathematics Extension 1
Thomas Matthews
Todd Enfield
Mathematics Extension 2
Yuehan - John Shen
Jack Binsted
Mathematics General
Benedict Van Gestel
Edward Bernasconi
Modern History
Jordan Candido
Music 1
Liam Hogan
Music Extension
Edward Bernasconi
PDHPE
Harrison Mathias
Physics
Patrick Berthelot
SDD
Oliver Lister
Senior Science
Daniel Allman
Studies of Religion 1
Jordan Candido
Studies of Religion 2
Edward Bernasconi
Visual Arts
Oliver Shute
Ancient History
Jordan Candido
Biology
Nicholas Baker
Business Studies
John Laforest, Patrick Bethelot (Class of 2011), Tim Cleary
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Speech at Award Winners 2011 College
Assembly 13.02.12
Like many of you, when I started here in Year 7, I had no idea
of what I was capable of. In Primary School, I had always
considered myself to be an average student. It was not until half
way through Year 7, when we were preparing our portfolios, that
I really became aware of what it felt like to do well at school. I
was in Mr Nolan’s class and, as you do in Year 7, I was colouring
in. The effort I put into preparing my portfolio works was
recognised and I received many As.
I clearly remember thinking to myself that if I could get As this
time, then I should try to get As next time! I decided that I would
have this attitude towards all of my subjects and set myself
some realistic goals. Even in Maths, where I usually got a B or
the occasional C, I put in full effort. My simple decision to work
to my full ability is what carried me through school and is what
has contributed to my academic success so far. I didn’t try hard
just to achieve high marks. I figured that the most satisfying
thing I could possibly do for myself would be to work to my full
potential.
All of you have different abilities. Some of you are highly
intelligent, some of you are musically talented and some are
amazing athletes. Regardless of these abilities, however, you
should always put in complete effort to all that you do. Don’t
think that any subject is a waste of time. Try at everything from the beep test in PE, to sanding a piece of timber in Tech,
to playing the guitar in Music or when trying to speak Italian
or Chinese! It doesn’t matter if you are not an expert at these
subjects - keep challenging yourself. These are the times when
you will discover the most about yourself. Become involved in as
many activities as you can in the younger years - then you will
know for sure what your strengths are and this will be a definite
advantage to you later on. Always strive to be the best that you
can be. Possessing such an attitude will make you a person that
will excel in all areas of life.
The other day I thought I’d better check up on my reading skills,
as the end of the holidays was approaching. I picked up a law
book. On the first page it stated that as a new law student you
are probably used to being at the top of your class, but that now
that you are in law school everyone will be of the same ability
and not to be surprised or discouraged if your marks end up
being just average.
So I begin again, starting another chapter of my life with the
prospect of being just average. But I know now that being
average is OK because if you are prepared to make some
sacrifices and work hard it can lead to success. If there’s
nothing else that you remember from my speech today, then I
hope you remember this - you don’t need to be a genius to do
well at school. It is the attitude you take with you that counts.
The smartest thing you can do at school is to work to your full
potential. Always strive to be the best that you can be.
I wish you all the best on your journey through school. I hope
that when your time comes to graduate, that you too, will have
as many happy memories of this College as I do.
Jordan Candido
Dux, Class of 2011
It’s a rare person who is good at everything. When you
see someone achieve success, in most cases it will not be
because of luck. They most likely had some failures on their
way to success and you can be assured that there was a lot of
determination, sacrifice and hard work behind the scenes.
My time here has been very rewarding, especially in regard to the
relationships I have formed and the friendships I have made with
both my teachers and classmates. I am grateful for what I have
learnt, not just about academics, but about people and life as
well.
I am glad that in my final year at school, I had the chance to
be College Vice Captain. Although at times, I was busy writing
agendas for meetings when I should have been collating study
notes, I am grateful for the experiences I had as a school leader.
I thank Mr Cleary and Mr Hutchison for all the highly valuable
lessons they taught me about leadership, responsibility and most
of all, accountability.
Education is not only about academic development, but also
about personal, spiritual and emotional growth. You all have a
wonderful opportunity as students at St Augustine’s, to develop
these aspects of your life. I suggest that you make use of every
opportunity that comes your way because we only get one
chance at this experience. Enjoy your days here. Enjoy the
friendships you make and even the time you spend with your
teachers!
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Jordan Candido (Class of 2011) tutoring students in the ARC
School Certificate 2011
The final Year 10 School Certificate results were extremely pleasing. In the table below, the results for the top three bands (4, 5 and 6) as
percentages of our candidates, compared to the state wide percentage, are summarised.
Percentage of students in Bands 4, 5 and 6
2008
2009
2010
2011
School
State
School
State
School
State
School
State
English
77.93
77.03
85.34
82.8
85.11
81.49
93.40
84.20
Mathematics
64.21
49.72
54.53
49.61
77.33
53.33
75.00
47.50
Science
69.84
65.86
80.87
71.01
83.77
73.49
92.10
69.00
History
57.03
51.15
66.23
59.04
76.33
52.42
82.90
57.40
Geography
74.05
66.2
65.59
59.28
83.77
59.43
79.00
57.20
NAPLAN Data
Students at the College are consistently assessed in a variety
of ways to obtain important information about their levels of
achievement across all of the subject areas that they are currently
studying. Much of this assessment is internal and is administered
by the teachers at the College. Formal assessments and informal
assessments enable the monitoring of progress and learning and
provide valuable feedback to students.
The NAPLAN results for the College for 2011 have once again been
very pleasing with achievement being above or well above the state
average in most areas.
In the area of Reading, Years 5, 7 and 9 are well above the state
average with solid growth in results in Years 7 and 9 from 2010.
In Years 5 and 7, over 50% of students achieved in the top two
bands.
For the first time, Persuasive genre was assessed in the writing
task and as explained in the communication from ACARA, there is
no growth data in this area for 2011. However, the performance of
students in the top two bands for writing is above the state average
in Years 7 and 9 and at the state average in Year 5 with very few
students performing below the National Minimum Standards in all
Year Groups.
In the areas of Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation, there has been
excellent improvement since 2010, with students achieving above
the state averages in all Year Groups.
Numeracy continues to be a strength at the College, and results
were above the state average in all years tested, especially in the
assessed area of Number Patterns and Algebra. Year 7 Numeracy
has shown the greatest rate of improvement since 2010.
The College utilises this data to inform planning, teaching and
learning programmes with the aim to improve the outcomes for all
students.
Student growth data (like that displayed below) for each domain of
the NAPLAN tests allows us to track the progress of individuals and
groups and assess the improvement in their level of achievement.
This aspect of the NAPLAN analysis is used in addition to the
existing student tracking in the College, to identify individuals who
may be underperforming in their academic studies. It is a valuable
resource in assisting with monitoring of individual progress as
students move to Year 7 and Year 9.
John Laforest
Head of Academic Life
Student growth data for 2011 NAPLAN - Numeracy (upward, orange arrows indicate a strong rate of growth).
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
At St Augustine’s College, Religious Education complements the
religious dimension of the College as it is through knowledge of
God, that faith develops. We do this through offering students
a diverse range of content and pedagogy. Based on diocesan
programmes, the core content focusses on the five following
strands: God, Religion and Life; Church and Community; Prayer,
Liturgy and Sacraments; Morality and Justice; and Scripture and
Jesus. In Years 11 and 12, we diversify and offer students not only
a continued Diocesan Board Endorsed Programme with a Catholic
perspective (Catholic Studies), but two separate Board of Studies
Courses - Studies of Religion 1(SOR 1) and Studies of Religion
2 (SOR 2). With all students studying Religious Education at the
College, and numbers continuing to rise in both Board courses,
we are now not only the largest faculty at the College, we run the
largest 2 unit elective line in Stage 6. In fact, over the last few years,
we have moved from a single SOR 2 class in Stage 6, Years 11
and 12, to three full lines in both. This reflects well, not only on our
strong academic focus, and our excellent HSC results, (last year we
received the best results ever in SOR 1 including Jordan Candido
with a course mark of 49 out of a possible 50) but on our dedicated
and professional team of teachers.
Our team for 2012 was comprised of the following staff members:
Stage 3 Primary Core teachers - Andrew Allmark, Liz Armenio,
John O’Brien, Tevita Halaifonua, James Kirkwood and Chris Egger,
assisted with additional support in Scripture classes by
Sr Elkin Lozada OSA; Stage 4 team - Paul Hull, James Gordon,
Tim Holmes, Anita Harris, Franca Hardwick, Kate Donnellan, Caitlin
Murray and Kylie Bowra; Stage 5 team - David Gilbert, Greg Egan,
Louise Nash and Tony O’Shea; and the Stage 6 team - Madeleine
Conlon, Anthony Bataille and Margaret McElhone. I thank the RE
Team and I know the boys are also appreciative of their dedication.
The RE Office has a constant stream of students asking for and
being given help in preparation for assessment tasks. We also run
Monday afternoon classes in the ARC for RE students as well as
holiday classes for HSC students in both SOR 1 and 2 courses.
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At the end of the year, David Gilbert leaves the College in a full time
capacity; however, the boys are lucky that he has agreed to return
next year to teach RE part time. David epitomises what is best in
our faculty - that thirst for truth for God that Augustine so poignantly
wrote about centuries ago, and the generosity to pass that truth on
to each new generation of Augustinian students. We thank David
for his very long association with the College and look forward to his
continuing participation.
In 2011, our faculty was fortunate to have been offered a
scholarship by the College Executive in the areas of technology
and pedagogy. This year, we continued to implement this focus,
in particular in the development of shared electronic resources to
support our programmes and enhance the teaching and learning
opportunities we offer our students. We also piloted a programme
where we observe each other teach, to again enrich classroom
pedagogy.
Look in any RE classroom, watch the students as they reluctantly
release their RE notes or resource booklets before they commence
an examination, or see the quality and quantity of resources created
and shared for all in the virtual classrooms, and it is obvious that
Religious Education is a dynamic and productive part of our College
and will continue to be so in the future.
Madeleine Conlon
Faculty Co-ordinator - Religious Education
ENGLISH
Each year, in early September, I sit down with a familiar looking
sheet of blank paper. It arrives in my pigeon hole and dutifully, I fill it
in. Each year, I wonder how it came back around so quickly. Each
year, as I assign HSC ranks to the names of students, many of
whom I taught in Year 7, I wonder where this rank is going to take
them. I also say a silent prayer - confident that the English tools
we have equipped them with, will help them as they begin the next
phase of their journey.
Inspired by our courageous Year 12 students, I thought that I’d
do the English Faculty report differently this year. I now leave the
reflections on 2012 to the students we have taught. Here, they will
share their reflections on the past year in English.
Tomorrow, When the War Began is by far one of the best books
I have read in a long time. It was easy to follow and was told
through the eyes of Ellie, the protagonist. Its sense of action and
seriousness made it a fantastic choice for Year 9.
Jack Johns, Year 9
I think English in Year 9 is a pretty tricky subject. This is mainly
because we have a few different mediums in English. It may be in
visual or written form and I think it adds a harder element. It makes
English more interesting though, which keeps us intrigued.
Sam Holmes, Year 9
In Year 10, English is a very important and helpful aspect in College
life. We have learnt new writing techniques, improved reading,
writing and analysis while still maintaining the good old journals
once a week. We have recited Macbeth and written a lot of essays.
All in all, Year 10 English has helped me a great deal in everyday life
and I am keen to continue learning more and more.
Sam Lightbody, Year 10
I had a great time at Bell Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. As we
filed out of the Playhouse and onto the concourse overlooking the
harbour, the air was alive with voices hastily chatting away about
the intriguing intricacies of the performance we had just witnessed.
The fact that John Bell got 70, 16 year old boys talking about a
romantic love story has to prove that he achieved his goal of making
Shakespeare relevant and exciting.
Ryan Maguire, Year 11
This year, English has changed the way we have come to
understand texts. We have examined the ways texts have been
valued in different contexts. We have done Donne and used our
W;t to get us through. At times, our perspectives have come
into conflict but we managed to don the Skin of a Lion in search
of a sense of belonging. (NB all of the italicised words indicate
prescribed texts we studied!)
Callum Horan, Rory O’Connor, Tristan Dwyer, Riley Mounsey and
James Scognamiglio, Year 12
The film was made by James Bernasconi, who was partly inspired
by his grandfather’s stories about growing up in Mosman and also
by an exhibition at Mosman Library on Arthur Streeton and the
other painters at Curlew Camp near Bradley’s Head. “En Plein Air”,
named after their impressionist style of painting, was his homage to
all those influences. He shaped his narrative in a very postmodern
way around the struggle of an HSC student to complete his major
work.
Hayden Bowra used a pastiche of styles in his composition, which
satirised the values and rituals of pusillanimous fundamentalists
in contemporary Australian culture. He worked diligently at redrafting and fine-tuning his poetic prose that presented for ridicule a
Winny-smoking yobbo called Warren whose life is being monitored
by two bickering seraphim. Hayden’s eclectic style choices were
captivating.
“Street Heart” is the title Angus Dalton lit upon for his tri-partite
short story. Inspired by an art exhibition called Outpost, he chose
as his central motif a piece of street art which appears inside each
of the three stories and seems to have a life and a pulse of its
own. Each individual strand of the story presents the reader with
a troubled relationship where the lovers are being threatened by
forces beyond their control. Angus also managed to write a portfolio
of stories during the same period that saw him selected as the
regional finalist for the Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the
Year Award.
Reflections on Year 12 Extension 2
For more than ten years now, it has been possible for students to
study four units of English for the HSC. English Extension Course 2
allows the students to be examined on the basis of a major work,
which can be creative or analytical, written or performance based.
This year saw six students trying to complete a variety of projects mostly short stories, but also a suite of poems and a short film.
Joshua Hayes researched thoroughly the historical period of the
Crusades in order to write “Quo Vadis”, a short story that told of
two journeys (one in the eleventh century, the other contemporary)
of parallel heroes in search of redemption. From the outset, he
had a strong action focus to his writing but used that action as a
springboard for an engaging examination of questions of faith. His
ending was unusual in its use of magical realism.
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Samuel Ruskin came to the final shape of his story after discarding
several early explorations into conflict narratives. Like Josh,
he always envisaged an action-packed text that examined the
nature of warriors and questioned the qualities which make them
successful. His short story “Spare” had a futuristic dystopian setting
where these themes cinematically came to life.
2012 also saw the introduction of the student writing publication,
Creativitas. This exciting initiative provides a forum for students to
proof and publish their own work and the work of others. Creativitas
can be accessed via the College website.
Riki Scanlan is a poet, as well as a philosopher and polymath,
and so it was natural that he chose to develop a suite of poems
as his major work. Young poets tend to write poetry that is dense,
brooding, and frighteningly allusive. Riki gives his readers all of
that, plus a unique ability with visual and aural imagery that creates
sublime lines of felicitous phrasing. “Whispers in your Ear” examines
humankind’s struggle to find meaning (or at least to avoid nihilism
along the way) and used as its underlying structure the myth of
Scylla and Charybdis.
The English staffroom is always busy with students at the door in
search of answers, texts, assessments and submitting work. As a
consequence, there is always something afoot. There were further
changes to the English Team in 2012 with the newly wed Kathryn
Newbery relocating to Cowra and the appointment of Jenni Little
to another teaching position at Oxford Falls Grammar School.
Andy Strunk spent Term 3 and 4 with his family and his beautiful
wife, Kathy. Kathy lost her courageously fought battle against lung
cancer in October. Her funeral was a beautiful celebration of her life
and our thoughts and prayers remain with Andy and Kathy’s family.
Once again, the staff and students welcomed some newcomers
into our community. Jessica Parsons and Adam Evans took on
positions during the year. They brought with them passion and
enthusiasm for teaching the boys and invigorating the staffroom
banter.
Each student took an interest in the work of the others and helped
out by providing feedback or making suggestions on the content
and style of the others’ works. The spirit of co-operation has always
been part of the Extension 2 class and this was again evident in the
class of 2012.
English Enrichment
The HPU English Extension Programme ran again in 2012 and
aimed to extend the students withdrawn from classes in Years 7, 8,
9. Students were selected using NAPLAN and English Competition
results, teacher recommendation, or previous formal involvement
in the Learning Enrichment Programme. During the programme,
students had the opportunity to engage with a number of different
text types which aimed to extend their literacy and writing skills,
which are essential components of the current English course
which are assessed in both assessments and examinations. The
programme targeted:
An update from the Ostia Staffroom
I would like to take the opportunity to recognise the fantastic work
of my colleagues in the English Faculty. Their generosity, advice and
kind words are motivational and keep us all focused on the task at
hand - educating young men.
Ilona Welch
Faculty Co-ordinator - English
• textual composition in a range of forms
• wider reading
• textual analysis and deconstruction
• literacy skills
• the writing process
• goal setting
• research
• effective self-editing
• grammar/punctuation
• publishing.
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DRAMA
This has been an extremely productive year for the Drama Faculty
with a wide range of experiences being offered for all. A strong Year
12 group led the way, captained by Campbell Briggs. Students
completed the HSC Drama course with courage and much talent.
Year 8 Drama
In 2012, Year 8 Drama began the year with 22 students and ended
the year with 25. There has been no faulting the enthusiasm of the
class as they covered a broad spectrum of practical drama. In Term
1, the students were introduced to improvisation and play building,
while also learning the building blocks of acting techniques in voice,
body language, movement and the use of the space. In Term 2, we
studied Shakespeare’s Macbeth and some quite extraordinary work
was realised. Many boys were able to create a tangible mood on
stage and deliver challenging lines clearly and meaningfully. Term
3 was very different, in that the students had to rely on movement
and mime, rather than words. This was difficult for some! However,
the strongest groups found that they could communicate meaning
through gestures and miming skills. In the last term, the boys
explored the process of making a marketing DVD for
St Augustine’s College, and also looked briefly at acting for camera.
All in all, a good year for this cohort.
Year 12 Drama
I feel extremely privileged to have worked with Year 12 this year.
As a group they are to be commended for their unity and support
of one another, and myself. I challenged them so much, but they
all responded with courage and talent that many of them did not
even realise they had. I acknowledge colleagues who have taught
these boys in the past, or also in their final year, as they were truly
an extraordinary group. We visited OnSTAGE early in the year, and
NIDA in Term 2. The students generously gave of their time during
the Junior Drama Club production of This is Australia, showing
what wonderful role models they are, and then performed their own
HSC work publicly late in Term 3. I was lucky enough to be present
during their final HSC Practical Examinations, and was moved by
how powerfully the boys performed. We knew they could not have
done any better.
I am excited by the prospect of another fulfilling year for Drama at
St Augustine’s in 2013, especially as the Senior play, Lord of
The Flies gets underway. Drama is growing in numbers, and I
feel fortunate to be sharing my love for this subject with such
enthusiastic and talented boys.
Gillian Towle
Faculty Co-ordinator - Drama
Year 9 Drama
Year 9 may have been a small class, but they made up for it
with talent and commitment to the subject, while receiving much
individual attention. During Term 1, they studied improvisation and
script writing, each boy producing a ten minute play. In Term 2, they
explored comedy and comedic techniques, focussing on Greek
comedy and the play Peace by Aristophanes. All the boys threw
themselves into this style of theatre and produced some hilarious
moments. Term 3 was another radical shift as they were taught epic
theatre and the practitioner Bertolt Brecht. As a whole class, they
devised and created an original drama on gun control in America,
a piece that was funny but also thought-provoking. Term 4 saw a
return to naturalism as the boys rehearsed and performed scenes
from the challenging Australian play Massacre at Myall Creek.
Year 9 were fortunate to see the Sydney Theatre Company’s
production of Australia Day at the Sydney Opera House, which they
thoroughly enjoyed.
Year 10 Drama
The Drama students in Year 10 have been wonderful to work
with. They are a talented group who have embraced all the
challenges that have been thrown their way. We began the year
with naturalism, with the practitioner, Stanislavski, and the boys
performed in ten minute Australian plays, showing a diverse
range of skills and real professionalism. In Term 2, we explored
Shakespeare’s Macbeth, which assisted their English studying of
the text. We went onto something completely different in Term 3,
undertaking the challenge that is Artaud and the theatre of cruelty.
This was outside many of the boys’ comfort zones, but it produced
some incredible work. Term 4 saw an introduction to HSC options,
as they wrote their own monologues, performing them at a Drama
Presentation Evening in November. Year 10 also saw Australia Day
at the Opera House and wrote reviews on it, starting to learn the
requirements of the HSC Preliminary Drama course.
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MUSIC
“Universal language should be taught to
(and ‘learned by’) everyone - we call it
music.” John Walters
Our purpose in the Music Faculty is to
ensure that each student at St Augustine’s
College has the opportunity to learn as
much as possible about music and to
achieve their maximum individual potential.
2012 has seen many successful
performances and results. Our 2011 HSC
students achieved the College’s best results
ever, with 80% of Music 1 students and
66% of Music 2 and Extension students
achieving the top Band. Mitchell Thompson
was selected to perform at the prestigious
ENCORE Concert at the Sydney Opera
House and did so to the overwhelming
enthusiasm of the audience. Mitchell
also achieved considerable success as
a contestant on the television show The
Voice.
Elective Music students continue to develop
their performance skills through the Music
Faculty soirees. These performances
have allowed students to gain valuable
experience in all the essential and finer
points of performance as soloists and also
as members of small and large ensembles.
Through access to the Music Labs,
students have enjoyed the opportunity
to develop their compositional skills.
Of particular note this year have been
outstanding works by some of our HSC
students who have achieved full marks in
the assessment of their portfolios.
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There is nothing like attendance at a concert
to encourage a student’s love of music,
and this year our students have attended
numerous concerts. Elective Music students
have attended the Meet the Music series at
the Opera House, Years 5 and 6 students
attended performances by the Sydney
Symphony Orchestra and Year 8 students
enjoyed a performance of indigenous music
by the Beatty Clan Crew.
Students’ listening and aural skills continue
to develop through analysis of listening
repertoire and the writing of concert
performance reviews.
The Music Faculty has demonstrated
their outstanding commitment to the
musical development of our students. A
team approach ensures quality teaching
and learning and I thank Joseph Montz,
Catharina Shepherd, Jennifer Power and
Lynne Papahatzis for their dedicated and
enthusiastic approach.
Our Instrumental and Vocal Tuition
Programme continued to thrive, with many
students enjoying tuition in voice and a wide
variety of instruments. The annual Music
Festival Week provided an opportunity for
all students involved in the programme to
perform in various categories and compete
for awards. This event proved to be an
outstanding highlight for the programme
with numerous students participating and
presenting some exceptional performances.
Each category was well represented and
fine adjudication by our judges ensured that
the experience was both rewarding and
positive for all involved. I extend sincere
thanks to our instrumental and vocal tutors,
Chris Raggatt, Vanessa Patterson, Jay
Barthow, Jason Smith, Margi Cohen, Gael
Robinson, Adam Pecar, Ralph Pyl, Michael
Sparks and our Music Faculty for their
excellent contribution to the programme.
Finally I thank all parents of our students for
your continued support. Your enthusiasm
provides great encouragement to each
student to continue to strive to reach his full
musical potential.
We look forward with great excitement to
the continued growth and development of
our very talented students in the coming
years.
Faith Ling
Faculty Co-ordinator - Music
PERFORMING ARTS
Music and drama combine to create the
co-curricular Performing Arts programme
at St Augustine’s College. With expert
leadership from talented staff, we have been
successful in creating a range of activities
that cater to the diverse range of performers
at the College.
We are constantly reviewing what activities
we have on offer, and we have seen several
ensembles come into bloom in 2012.
Junior Choir, under the new direction of
Elli Green, was almost immediately put to
work accompanying some of the College
Masses and liturgies and they have been
steadily increasing their repertoire. We
also saw a need to create performance
opportunities for the many boys who play
an instrument that the Concert Bands
cannot accommodate so the Percussion,
String, and Bass Guitar Ensembles were
established. Likewise, the College’s new
Drama Co-ordinator, Gillian Towle, brought
together an enthusiastic group of Primary
School dramatists to create the Junior
Drama Group. Their inaugural performance
played to a full house of thoroughly
entertained family, friends, and staff.
biggest number of entrants ever, and for the
first time in seven years, we saw entrants
from every Year Group. And as always, the
Showcase Concert was a not to be missed
event.
Under the direction of Jennifer Power, the
Concert Bands and Stage Band 2 achieved
some excellent results in the eisteddfods
this year. Congratulations also go to
Margi Coen and the Senior Choir for their
impressive performances at the Northern
Beaches Eisteddfod.
As always, there is a bittersweet feeling as
we approach the end of the year. We see
such great progress in our students, yet we
have to say goodbye to so many talented
Year 12 students. We thank them for their
service and dedication to the Performing
Arts programme, and eagerly await their
success in performance over the coming
years, as so many of our Old Boys have
done before them.
Australia, from its beginnings through to
the present day. It was truly an ensemble
piece, and the boys involved performed so
professionally and to great acclaim on the
night. We are planning future productions
for the boys to further enhance their skills.
My thanks to Tate Williams for her invaluable
help this year.
The Senior Club is a small but enthusiastic
and talented group. Students are currently
rehearsing an original script set in New York,
so practising an accent is another technique
to master! Planning is now underway for
the 2013 play of Golding’s Lord of the Flies,
a classic story and one that ties in with the
English Faculty texts for next year. I am
looking forward very much to directing this
play and utilising the enormous talent that
we have at St Augustine’s.
Gillian Towle
Faculty Co-ordinator - Drama
Joseph Montz
Performing Arts Co-ordinator
Drama
Probably the most notable Performing Arts
achievement for 2012 was our production
of Guys and Dolls. In collaboration with
Stella Maris College, we achieved a truly
triumphant performance, and possibly the
best either College has produced.
For the second year, St Augustine’s held
a Music Festival. This was an exemplary
display of the wide musical talent we have
at the College. Rock in the Quad saw the
The Co-curricular Drama programme is
thriving, with both a Junior and Senior
Drama Club running this year. The Junior
Club has over 20 members, from the
Primary School and Year 7, and they have
explored many aspects of drama including
playwriting, improvisation, theatresports,
and putting on a production. The production
we devised and rehearsed, This is Australia,
was a condensed history of Sydney and
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Music Festival
The Music Festival is an initiative to
combine several annual music events from
throughout the year into one entertaining
week, while creating an exciting cultural
experience in the College. Second time
round, it was even more successful than
last year.
Over the week, eight rock bands from Years
5 to 12 battled it out for their chance at the
perpetual trophies in Rock in the Quad.
Year 6 group Electric Fusion and Year 12
group Rudimentary Groove took out this
year’s Junior and Senior divisions and
received their prizes (courtesy of Allans/Billy
Hyde). Their names are now on the trophies
displayed in the Lecceto foyer. The major
prize included a free recording session at
Billy Hyde’s fully equipped recording studio.
While the school was rocking out during
the days, things took a more serious note
on Monday and Wednesday evenings,
when over 100 boys performed in front
of the adjudicators and an audience of
their families and peers. The adjudicators
assessed each boy’s performance, provided
him a grade, a comment, and a certificate of
achievement. Winners for each instrument
and division received a medallion and a
prize (courtesy of Turramurra Music).
they rehearsed in sections, and then with
the full band to learn repertoire for the
upcoming competitions. This ensemble
performed at the Northern Beaches
Eisteddfod in May, and received a Silver
Award at the NSW School Band Festival in
July.
The Middle School Concert Band also
welcomed boys from the Band Integration
Day. This group consists of 39 boys
from Years 6 to 8. They competed in the
Northern Beaches Eisteddfod, coming 4th,
as well as competing in the NSW School
Band Festival in July.
Senior School Concert Band had a solid
beginning to the year, with a record
number of Year 12 boys continuing in the
programme. This band has 33 players, and
having ten Year 12 students, has really kept
the standard high. These boys have been
outstanding role models for the younger
musicians through their commitment and
high standard of music making, not to
mention their enthusiasm, leading to a 2nd
place in the Northern Beaches Eisteddfod,
and a Silver Award in the David Stanhope
event at the NSW School Band Festival in
July.
Jenny Power
Concert Bands Conductor
As in 2011, the highlight of the week was
the Showcase Concert held on the Friday
evening. This was the perfect culmination
of the week’s activities, containing some
of the top performances of the week. It
also included a performance from the
College’s entire band, ensemble and choir
programme.
Concert Bands
In 2012 we began with three graded
bands. The Primary School Concert Band
welcomed the boys we met at the 2011
Band Integration Day and consists of 20
enthusiastic boys in Years 5 and 6. They
began the year with a workshop day where
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Stage Bands
Stage Band 1 is an extension ensemble for
the leading musicians from either Senior
School Concert Band or Senior Choir.
The boys dedicated much of their time
in preparing the accompaniment for the
HSC Music Performance examinations.
They also had the opportunity to play
along side Judy Bailey’s Jazz Connection.
After the examination, the boys committed
their rehearsal time to prepare their set
for the Brookvale Show. Following our
great performance at last year’s show, the
organisers were quick to secure them for
2012. And once again, they performed
spectacularly.
Joseph Montz
Stage Band 1 Conductor
Stage Band 2 has been the most successful
ensemble in 2012. The group consists
of 20 boys in Years 6 - 8 and they are all
embracing the important skill for a stage
band of improvisation. They competed in
the Northern Beaches Eisteddfod and were
placed 2nd to Pittwater House and they
performed at the NSW School Band Festival
and received a Gold Award. They auditioned
successfully for the Manly International Jazz
Festival playing on the youth stage. They
also played at Manly Leagues Club for the
Thrive Festival.
Jenny Power
Stage Band 2 Conductor
The Ensembles
Choirs
Improvisation is an expectation in the
Jazz Ensemble. Each student takes on a
solo role, and explores their instrument,
extending and developing new ideas. This
often leads to very exciting and original
music and a close communication within
the group. The rehearsals began in Term
2 as most of the band was involved in the
musical Guys and Dolls. Each week, the
students worked through new repertoire
and refined the old. The two performances
for Jazz Ensemble in the Music Festival
and College Assembly have been very
well received. In Term 4, the ensemble
performed in Manly Corso for the general
public and at the Twilight Concert.
Junior Choir had some significant changes
this year and has truly developed into a
wonderful group of keen and talented boys.
One of the key elements to a good choir
is teamwork; through the hard work in our
rehearsals we are learning to blend and
work together to create one voice. Junior
Choir tackles a wide variety of musical
styles and genres, which is no small feat.
Yet there is nothing that these intelligent
boys can’t handle. Our first performance
saw us performing at Mass in front of the
whole school, followed by assembly. Next,
Junior Choir performed two pieces for
the wider school community at the Music
Festival Showcase Concert. Each time, the
choir impressed and showed that they had
made great progress. I am excited about
the future of this fantastic group and look
forward to prospective performances and
even competitions with Junior Choir.
Catharina Shepherd
Jazz Ensemble Conductor
The Percussion Ensemble has made a
return to St Augustine’s ensemble groups
under the direction of David Kemp this year.
The group has battled early morning, cold
hands, rehearsing to successfully learn a
repertoire of pieces including music inspired
by Japanese taiko drumming through
to Brazilian street music. We’re looking
forward to building on this solid start for this
ensemble as it develops in 2013.
The Senior Choir had a wonderful year in
2012. The choir increased its membership
significantly, now having over 20 members
and still growing. They have achieved
great success in the Northern Beaches
Eisteddfod, going from no placings in
2011 to 1st place in Acapella Chamber
Choirs Open Division with 95 points, and
2nd place in School Choral (accompanied)
Section with 92 points - both an incredible
result and outstanding improvement. The
standard of singing and musicianship has
improved dramatically, with the boys often
singing in four - six part harmonies. Most
of these boys were also participants and
soloists in the highly successful production
of Guys and Dolls in March. I look forward
to working with the boys in 2013 and to this
group going from strength to strength.
Margi Coen
Senior Choir Conductor
Elli Green
Junior Choir Conductor
David Kemp
Percussion Ensemble Conductor
Guitar Ensemble started off with a bang,
with all the boys coming together, pulling
out their first performance after only two
terms. The boys come to rehearsals every
Friday, ‘frothing’ and ready to ‘shred’. Run
by two Year 11 students, the ensemble
has a growing social status with increasing
number of members and is continuing to
develop with an enormous amount
of potential.
Harrison Blake and Samuel Barrett,
Year 11
Guitar Ensemble Student Conductors
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Drama - Junior Club
MUSIC CAPTAIN
James Scognamiglio
Drama Captain
Campbell Briggs
GUITAR ENSEMBLE
Front Row: Kousha Kavoosi, Jordan Banning, Dane Preston,
Daniel Ozaltin
Second Row: Kyle Ingram, Harrison Blake, Samuel Barrett,
Samuel O’Connor
Absent: Harrison Newman, Arthur Wakes-Miller
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Oliver Hunter, Duncan Cullen, Joshua Hurley, Bryce Russell,
David Brown, Thomas Akhurst
Absent: D. Kemp (Conductor), Jack Donkers
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Front Row: Robbie Christensen, Hugh McFarland, Zachary Kinnear,
John Marasco, Joshua Thorowgood, Will O’Shea, Dominic De Lorenzo
Second Row: T. Williams, Conor Indersmith, Rupert Canning, Oskar
Perks, Connor Rothpletz-Smith, William Wright, G. Towle
(Faculty Co-ordinator - Drama)
Third Row: Patrick Scognamiglio, Jordan Covich, Kevin Merrigan,
Griffon Sumner, Emilio Severino, Jack Clancy
Absent: Felix Ashford, Arthur Wakes-Miller, Nicholas Filacuridi, Marcus
O’Donnell, Toby Hills, Zachary Butler, Thomas Flynn
JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Front Row: Rhys Oldham, Charlie Sundborn, William Findlay,
Benjamin Morgan, James Slack-Smith
Second Row: Joshua Hurley, Mitchell Harmer, Henry Simpson,
C. Shepherd
JUNIOR CHOIR
Front Row: Alec Bryant, Darcy Cox, Jordan Young, James Wacher,
Joseph Finn, William Findlay, Jonathan Allen, Harrison Andrew
Second Row: Ben Walsh, Jay Marosa, Connor Rothpletz-Smith,
Cameron Burgess, William Wright, Cian Hoey Durnin, F. Ling
(Accompanist)
Third Row: Jordan Markezic, Connor Hopkins, Samuel Rimmer,
Jack Reddy, Jake Carmody, John Mohr-Gilchrist, Harrison Barwell
Absent: E. Green (Conductor), Luis Ross, Toby Hills
SENIOR CHOIR
PRIMARY SCHOOL CONCERT BAND
MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCERT BAND
SENIOR SCHOOL CONCERT BAND
STAGE BAND 1
STAGE BAND 2
Front Row: Lachlan Crosweller, Christopher Varano, Brendan Watkins,
Harrison Vaughan, Lachlan Ruskin, Connor Perret, Benjamin Morgan
Second Row: Matthew Tilley, Nicholas Darvall, Hayden Crosweller,
Toby Hardiman, Ryan Whittard, Liam Smith, F. Ling (Accompanist)
Third Row: Joseph Murphy, Jordan Van der heide, Angus Dalton,
Samuel Ruskin (c), Joshua Hayes
Absent: M. Coen (Conductor), Marvin Smith, Nicholas De Lorenzo
Front Row: Jakob Weidmann, Liam Brown, James Barton,
Jack McNaughton, Thomas Lewis, Rowan Tilley, Liam Thomas,
Owen McLean-Smith, Darcy Stewart
Second Row: Zachary Harvey, Tyler Casazza, Callum Hulme,
Jake Kelly, Nicholas Osborne, Harmon Kassulke, Lachlan Vella,
James Wacher, Thomas Abell, Jackson Kealy, J. Power (Conductor)
Third Row: Matthew Brewster, Luke Ratcliff, Jamieson Postle,
Paul Caronna, Edmund Hole, Lachlan Brown, William Turner,
Bradley Jackson, Adrian Demirjian
Fourth Row: Kale Jeckeln, Liam Taylor, Lachlan Moore,
Lachlan Hodgins, Matthew Brittain, Cooper Morrison, Rhys Thompson,
Nicholas Bobis
Absent: Jack Edwards, Oscar Keating, Dominic Scognamiglio
Front Row: Jack McNaughton, Jordan McMenamin, Benjamin Morgan,
James Bernasconi, Connor Perret, Charles Hole, Harmon Kassulke,
Liam Thomas
Second Row: David Brown, Joshua Young, Toby Hardiman,
Matthew Vella, James Scognamiglio, Liam Smith, Charlie Sundborn,
J. Montz
Third Row: Joseph Murphy, Rhys Oldham, Joel Herbert,
James Slack-Smith, Rory O’Connor, Henry Simpson,
Thomas Armstrong
Front Row: Zachary Webster, Lachlan Burgess, Patrick Scognamiglio,
Liam Kelly, Jack Tetley, Alek Weidmann, Joshua Nelson,
Thomas Akhurst
Second Row: Samuel Rimmer, Jordan Brewster, William Findlay,
Callum Sergeant, Daniel Cooper, Darcy Cox, J. Power (Conductor)
Third Row: Harry Chilcott, Bill Flynn, Conor Holmes, Cameron Brown,
Luke Barwell, Matthew Lewis
Front Row: Liam Thomas, Thomas Armstrong, James Bernasconi, Joel
Herbert, James Scognamiglio, Rory O’Connor, Riki Scanlan, Hayden
Crosweller, Jack McNaughton
Second Row: Jordan McMenamin, Benjamin Morgan, Charlie
Sundborn, Charles Hole, Thomas Matthews, Connor Perret, Matthew
Brittain, Brendan Watkins, Jordan Schweickle, David Brown, J. Power
(Conductor)
Third Row: Joshua Young, Sean Murphy, Matthew Vella, Joshua
Hurley, Henry Simpson, James Slack-Smith, Nathan Watkins, Rhys
Oldham, Liam Smith
Absent: Thomas Henderson, Luke Stevenson, Conor Merrigan
Front Row: Callum Hulme, William Findlay, Patrick Scognamiglio,
James Barton, Jamieson Postle, Matthew Brewster, Thomas Akhurst
Second Row: James Wacher, Bradley Jackson,
Dominic Scognamiglio, Matthew Brittain, Zachary Harvey,
Harrison Barwell, J. Power (Conductor)
Third Row: Rhys Thompson, Lachlan Hodgins, Thomas Lewis,
Lachlan Moore, Cooper Morrison, Kale Jeckeln
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SCIENCE
Stage 6 - Years 11 and 12
The academic year commenced with
some good results in the Higher School
Certificate from our 2011 students. Results
for a combined Band 5 and 6 are as follows
(the percentages in brackets are the state
percentages): Biology 36.26% (30.1%);
Chemistry 42.85% (39.0%); Physics 22.0%
(36.0%) and Senior Science 50.0% (38.0%).
Our boys are receiving high quality
education from their dedicated Year 12
teachers. Students regularly have classes
after school, during holiday breaks as well
as external lectures. This year we organised
video conferences with the University of
New South Wales Biology Faculty. A senior
lecturer addressed the students on how
they should prepare for the HSC Biology
examination and the correct approach
to producing responses that are clear,
logical and correctly address the required
terminology.
Once again the Year 12 Physics and
Chemistry students visited the ANSTO
(Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation) facility at Lucas Heights. We
were privileged to view the OPAL (Open
Pool Australian Light Water Reactor). This
excursion is an invaluable experience for
both our Physics and Chemistry students as
it covers a number of important sections of
the Year 12 syllabus.
Year 12 Biology students had a very
worthwhile excursion to the Sydney
University Electron Microscope Unit and
were given an insight into how scientists
are able to study the intricate structure of
animal and plant cells using electrons rather
than light to view the cells.
Congratulations are extended to our Year
10, 2011 students - 53% of the class was
awarded a Band 5 or greater. This was the
best result ever achieved, so thank you
to Diane Egger, Graham Bruce and Sean
McLean for their efforts with the top two
Science classes.
We also continued our association with
the STELR (Science Technology Education
Leveraging Relevance) Project. This is a
national initiative of the Australian Academy
of Technological Sciences and Engineering
(ATSE). Its aims are to improve the level of
science literacy and understanding in the
community, engage students in science
ideas, the way science operates and how
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scientists work and improve the quality of
science teaching in the classroom. The
students continued their investigations into
producing renewable energy forms and
researching the effect of increasing carbon
dioxide levels on the world’s oceans.
transit, most boys saw the image of Venus
either indirectly through the telescope, or by
looking through special solar glasses. This
was a once in a lifetime opportunity for all
concerned, especially since the next transit
will not occur for another 105 years.
Science Week
Deadly Australians
The Science Faculty made a special
effort to engage the boys in science
based experiences during Science Week
in August. There were competitions in
identifying famous Australian scientists
and a visit by Reuben Meerman, the
Surfing Scientist from the ABC Catalyst
science programme. Reuben gave a lively
presentation on the problems associated
with global warming. Year 9 students were
fortunate enough to witness the amazing
properties of liquid nitrogen and its effect
on balloons and soft drink bottles during his
lecture. Reuben was able to demonstrate
the principles of global warming in a clear
and logical manner through the use of these
simple everyday materials. His great passion
is to highlight a continuing concern for the
marine life and birdlife of the world’s oceans.
The continual accumulation of plastics in
these waters threatens the survival of many
species. New teachers, Alex Rigg (Class
of 2005) and Sharon Jones organised
a Marine Expo during this week. They
demonstrated dissections of squid, talked
to the students regarding the importance
of caring for the marine environment and
allowed students to view live fish and crabs.
Students in Years 7 and 8 had the
opportunity to meet some of the Deadly
Australians during Term 3. This was a live
activity where the boys came face to face
with some venomous snakes such as the
taipan, tiger, red bellied black and brown.
They were given the opportunity to handle
a large python and enjoyed the anecdotes
from Marc Dorse, who has a life time of
experience dealing with poisonous snakes,
venomous sea creatures like the box jelly
fish and an array of deadly spiders.
As part of their assessment for Term 3,
Year 8 students were required to construct
a functioning organ system. There were
some wonderful examples of the students’
ingenuity and dedication to achieving this
difficult assignment. Some of the better
attempts were displayed in the ARC and
many positive comments were forthcoming
regarding the quality of the students’ work.
Sean McLean continued his great work with
Murder under the Microscope and the Year
7 students enjoyed the challenge of trying
to locate the environmental vandal. They
came close to uncovering his whereabouts
but just missed out in the final weeks, when
they followed some unproductive clues. This
initiative is a splendid opportunity for the
boys to appreciate the value of co-operation
and team work as a means of developing
important skills for their careers later in life.
Transit of Venus
In June, Australia was fortunate enough
to witness the transit of Venus. This transit
takes place when the planet Venus passes
between the Sun and Earth. Venus can
be seen from Earth through a telescope
as a small black disk moving across the
face of the Sun. Science Faculty staff, Lee
O’Brien and Ron Asser, organised a viewing
opportunity for the students and staff on the
day of the transit. They set up the College
telescope in the quadrangle and projected
the image of the movement of Venus onto
a white metal disk, which the boys could
view safely. Though weather conditions
were not ideal throughout the six hour
Australian Science Competition
This year, students from Years 5 - 10
competed in the Australian Science
Competition. The students were awarded
24 Distinctions and 122 Credits. Students
who are awarded a Distinction are in the
90th percentile of the competition. The
following students were awarded Distinction
certificates: Peter Marshall and Joshua
Sheehan (Year 5); Cian Durnin, Benjamin
Koop, Callum McPhee, Connor Hopkins
and Will O’Shea (Year 6); James Barton,
James Sidery, Jack Montague-Jones,
Thomas Lewis, Rupert Canning and Ryan
McLean (Year 7); Benjamin Whitefield,
Campbell McPhee, Lachlan Hodgins,
Chris Carter, Harrison Pietor, Dominic
Scognamiglio, Christian Clay (Year 8);
Brendan Watkins, Lachlan McLeod, Charlie
Hole, and Sean Gillespie (Year 9); Lachlan
Bruce (Year 10).
Staffing
This year, we said farewell to Meredith
Roberts. Meredith commenced at the
College in 1997 as a member of the
Science Faculty and was a Year Coordinator for many years. She will be
remembered as a very dedicated teacher
who had a great rapport with the boys.
Meredith was replaced by Sharon Jones,
who has taught in the UK for a number of
years. We also welcomed one of our Old
Boys, Alex Rigg (Class of 2005).
My thanks are extended to Lee O’Brien,
who acted in my position during Term 2. He
did a great job and led the Transit of Venus
project during that term.
We are very fortunate to have a number of
committed and enthusiastic teachers in the
Science Faculty in Diane Egger, Graham
Bruce, Lee O’Brien, Sean McLean, Kyle
Dooley, Carolyn Drew and Anita Harris
whose aim is to have the boys enjoy
Science and prepare them thoroughly
for the challenges of the Higher School
Certificate. The teachers are continually
improving their skills through professional
development programmes and completing
post graduate qualifications. Special thanks
to all our hard working staff, particularly
Ron Asser, who despite ever increasing
demands on his time, still manages to
perform his duties with a dry sense of
humour and the utmost efficiency. The
College is very fortunate to have a person of
his considerable talents. Thanks also to Tim
Holmes, Peter Nolan and John Papahatzis
for their contributions. It is always a pleasure
to work with teachers who have such a
great collegial spirit, sharing a common goal
of providing the boys with a challenging
education in Science.
Bob Ferguson
Faculty Co-ordinator - Science
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HUMAN SOCIETY AND ITS ENVIRONMENT
Throughout 2012, the boys at St Augustine’s examined the many
contemporary issues that are explored within the HSIE subjects of
Business Studies, Commerce, Economics, Geography and Legal
Studies. The following individual subject reports highlight some of
the key activities undertaken during the year.
Business Studies
Year 11 students relished the opportunity to display their
entrepreneurial flair by creating hypothetical business proposals
which they presented to their respective classes, whilst also
developing their written skills through documenting and justifying
their ideas with detailed and professionally presented business
plans. Exceptional business plans were prepared by Cooper Elliott
(Scorch Fashion), Angus Ritchie (Authentic Pizzas), Tom Dinneen
(Topspin Tennis Centre), Adam Hannigan (Influence Fashion) and
Brody Johnston (Cooking Good Looking Butchers).
The Year 12 students worked hard on developing their business
analysis skills by investigating numerous business case studies
and evaluating business strategies as the basis for proposed
recommendations aimed at improving business performance.
Economics
The Year 11 Preliminary Economics course encompasses a
multitude of new and complex economic theories for the students
to absorb. Les Bobis used his depth of knowledge and case
studies to expertly guide students through a series of controversial
discussions and debates on topics including the Labour and
Financial Markets as well as the Government Sector.
The Year 12 HSC Economics course incorporated a global
perspective as well as analysis of Australia’s economic performance
and the relevant policies to address key issues facing our economy.
Students were encouraged to critically evaluate government policy
options and make comment on the efficacy of their implementation.
Students also attended lectures from Leading Edge Economics,
which provided them with contemporary supporting evidence to
consolidate their prior learning. Huw Smith and Alex Prendergast
used their knowledge, analytical skills and humour to contest a keen
battle for first place which also helped motivate their classmates.
We wish the students all the best in their HSC and future career
paths.
Danielle Stanway
Commerce
Geography
Year 9 Commerce students were able to develop key life skills in
financial literacy. Learning how to save money, budget and invest
were some of the highlights as the boys were able to directly relate
these skills to their lives. The main highlight of the year was the
Australian Securities Exchange Game, which allowed students to
get a hands-on approach to buying and selling shares in the share
market. High levels of engagement and enthusiasm were seen in all
of the students when playing this game and when exploring these
interesting topics.
Year 10 Commerce allowed the students to explore other areas
of commercial studies by focusing on areas such as legal issues,
e-commerce and global business. The enthusiasm displayed by
the students to explore these topics in detail was remarkable as
was the quality of work they presented. The presentations detailing
famous Australian court cases were impressive, with outstanding
efforts by Joshua Charles on John Bunting and Victor Duffy on Alan
Bond.
Nick Gliddon
The geographical world has been uncovered and explored in
depth this year at St Augustine’s College. From the deserts of the
African continent; sweatshops in Indonesia; the Queensland floods;
Australia’s optimum population to the Great Barrier Reef, a vast
array of environments and issues has been investigated.
Year 7 started off 2012 with the question, ‘What is geography?’
Students quickly discovered that everything in our lives is
connected with the subject, both physical and human features.
With explorations of ecosystems and the various cycles that
operate within them to the settlements that humans occupy, even
their own suburbs. They learnt new and enhanced already known
geographical skills, such as map reading and weather observation
along with latitude and time zones. Finally, they explored those
places in the world of major cultural, historical and scientific
significance and presented speeches on a World Heritage site of
their own selection.
In Year 8 Geography, the main focus has been on human
geography, with studies into globalisation, global inequalities
and human rights. The threatened habitats topic was the one
divergence into the natural world and was accompanied by
fieldwork at Taronga Zoo. Here students were able to explore the
zoo on a self guided tour enhanced by an informative and hands
on visit to the Zoo’s Education Centre classroom. After a semester
studying issues across the globe, the hope is that the students are
now more informed global citizens!
The Stage 5 mandatory course involved a closer look at the
environments and issues occurring here in Australia. Year 9 started
off with a look at the dimensions of Australia and produced travel
brochures highlighting a ten day tour around various states and
sites of interest across the country. They then delved into the
world of natural hazards, with particular focus on the Queensland
floods. Many of the students were involved in creating short news
segments about fictitious natural hazards events in the local
community, which were filmed and compiled using movie making
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software. Year 10 focussed specifically on coastal environments,
visiting Dee Why and Collaroy for some fieldwork involving
geographical processes of the beach and human impact in the
area. Students also looked at the aid links Australia has with other
countries, in particular our close neighbours in Papua New Guinea
and Timor Leste. The course wound up with the topic of Future
Challenges, in particular contemporary issues including population
and immigration, which sparked much debate in classes across the
year.
In Year 9 Geography Elective, there was a variety of topics explored
which involved an excursion to the Dee Why area with a visit to
the council chambers and a chance meeting with the mayor. Here,
the students were able to discuss a mock proposition in council
chambers where student, James McCauley, was unanimously
overruled as mayor over his controversial decision. In class, a
study of the world’s oceans was undertaken. This involved an
in-depth understanding of how oceans work and then ultimately,
how humans affect the oceans. This was followed by the topic area
Political Tension, where contemporary wars and conflict such as
the Arab Spring, were analysed. Finally, students were given the
opportunity to conduct an in-depth research project into an issue in
their local area.
Year 10 Geography Elective students started the year by looking
at the level of development in countries around the world. Nigeria
was a focus here and the issues plaguing Nigeria were investigated.
This was followed by an exploration into Australia’s neighbouring
countries and then looking at the ultimate road trip; a cross
continental journey from Los Angeles to New York City. Finally,
chocolate was the focus of the Year 10 course. Here, every facet of
the production of chocolate was discussed. This involved looking at
every step from production until, best of all, consumption.
looking at those economic and cultural superpowers that are the
world cities of New York, London and on a smaller scale, Sydney.
They also explored megacities of the developing world such as
Mumbai and Mexico City and the vast array of challenges that
their occupants are faced with on a daily basis. The final area of
study was the economic activity of Viticulture - grape growing and
wine production. Students were able to see the trends and issues
- social, economic, environmental and political, involved with this
industry and had a close look at the enterprise of First Creek Wines
in the Hunter Valley.
Amanda Neilsen
Legal Studies
Our Legal Studies students were able to see first-hand the
adversary system in action when they visited Manly Local Court.
The variety of cases held gave the boys some useful insights into
the practical operation of the Australian legal system. The boys
were then able to apply this new knowledge as they carried out
detailed presentations evaluating the effectiveness of the legal
system. Year 11 students William Berthelot, Joshua Wigney, Sam
McEachern and Aaron Zanchetta, recounted some very interesting
cases and competently combined this with the application of legal
theory.
In Year 12 the boys studied human rights, criminal law, consumer
law and world order. The contemporary nature of the Legal Studies
course was highlighted in particular by the work of Jason Fallow,
Liam Feenan and Veikune Tuifua, as they researched and then
presented examples of human rights violations occurring in the
world today.
Acknowledgments
In the Preliminary Geography course, students were able to apply
the geographical skills they had acquired to investigate a local
issue of interest to them in their Senior Geography Projects, where
both Brody Johnston (Warriewood Wetlands) and Ryan Maguire
(Narrabeen Lagoon) produced exceptionally detailed reports. They
also visited the scenic Bantry Bay to study the interaction of the four
spheres (which included mastering skills such as animal captures).
The course progressed to the issues associated with global
population growth and the daunting realisation that the Earth’s
resources are finite, as well as dealing with globalisation and the
dynamic global political landscape.
In 2012, our students have benefitted from the dedication and
expertise of the HSIE Faculty staff. Many thanks to Les Bobis, Dan
Bradford, Kyle Dooley, Nick Gliddon, James Gordon, Ellis Kinnaird,
Paul McAlinden, Amanda Neilsen, and Danielle Stanway for their
diligence in ensuring that St Augustine’s boys are continually
engaged with relevant and interesting learning experiences.
Ross Brischetto
Faculty Co-ordinator - HSIE
The HSC course began with a metaphorical dive into the Great
Barrier Reef and a hike to the summit of Mount Kosciuszko in
the alpine regions of the Snowy Mountains. Both of these areas
come under the investigation of Ecosystems at Risk. They then
ventured into the sprawling metropolises of the human world,
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MATHEMATICS
The famous scientist and Renaissance man, Galileo, once said,
“Mathematics is the language with which God has written the
universe”. In our modern technological world, none would deny the
importance of numeracy as an essential component of functional
membership in our society. Hence, the Board of Studies requires
Mathematics as a core element of the Years 7-10 curriculum. It will
remain a core component of the mooted national curriculum. After
compulsory English, Mathematics is by far the most popular course
selection for the Higher School Certificate.
Looking back over the year, 2012 has proved to be another
productive, challenging and successful year for the Mathematics
Faculty. We saw a continued improvement in academic results; the
continued development of programmes that include the integration
of technology into the curriculum; and planning is well under way for
developing and implementing the new national curriculum in 2014.
2011 Higher School Certificate Results
The Mathematics Faculty began 2012 by acknowledging the
continuing improved results of the Year 12 cohort of 2011. We were
pleased to see that in all levels of Mathematics 50% of the cohort
received a Band 5 or 6. In Mathematics Extension 1, 81% of our
students received an E3 or E4. Congratulations to the following
students for achieving a Band 6 or E4 in their respective subjects:
Tom Matthews, Spencer Deck, Matthew Eades, Adam Hansen,
Jordan Tobin, Benedict Van Gestel, Luke Vescio, Yeuhan-John
Shen, Patrick Berthelot, Matthew Cavallaro, Todd Enfield, Christian
Ferry, William Furness, Kieran Glynn, Yang-Jerry Hong, Rory
O’Connor, Michael Sainty-Cope, Riki Scanlan, William Sheehan,
Alexander Saros, Oliver Silk, Christopher Varano, Nicholas Baker,
Edward Bernasconi, James Bernasconi and Tyler Kaplan.
Mathematics Challenge
This year, a small group of Year 7 and 8 students were selected
to participate in the Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians.
This is a government initiative for gifted students. Students work on
problem solving techniques in addition to their regular class work
and meet with Jacob John once a week.
Some of our initiatives this year have included the continued
promotion of Active Inspire classroom lessons using technology.
We have continued with quality standard classroom practices;
promotion of teacher excellence, teacher development and
evaluation; further review and refinement of our teaching
programmes and a continued expansion of time-saving technology
as resources for the faculty. I would like to thank the members
of the Mathematics Faculty for their hard work and their efforts
throughout this year: Matthew Hutchison, John Laforest, Anna
Harmer, Anna Hayes, Carly Townsend, Jacob John, Deva Prasad,
Paul McAlinden, Tony O’Shea, Kathy Osborne, Mark Downey,
Richard Wong and Ruth Akhurst. All staff have been very supportive
throughout the year, which has been very much appreciated.
Everyone has been committed to encouraging the students to do
their best.
Dave Gale
Faculty Co-ordinator - Mathematics
Mathematics Help
We continue to provide a tutorial service to any student who
needs remedial work on any topic. The tutorials have been used to
diagnose students and identify areas of weakness. The sessions, in
the ARC after school, have become very popular with the boys and
thanks to Anna Harmer, Anna Hayes, Paul McAlinden, Jacob John
and Carly Townsend for their continued efforts in this area.
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HISTORY
History continues to gain in popularity for boys at St Augustine’s
College. In 2012 we had our first Extension History group in Year 8.
At present we have more students in Years 11 and 12 Ancient and
Modern History than ever before. We are also getting more interest
in the Year 9 and 10 Extension History courses because students
are more interested in taking a stronger academic approach to their
studies.
Through all of the courses studied, our students at St Augustine’s
College look at some great stories from the ages. The different
courses however link together tightly and by the end of Year
12, a boy who has continued with studying history has a clear
understanding of the people and events of history and a strong
understanding of how humanity has developed to the present time.
In Year 7, students examine the origins of ancient civilisations and
the development of life in Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. From
this, they move on to the Dark Ages, Vikings and the development
of feudalism.
Year 8 continue these themes by looking at the world while it
was being explored and colonised. They do case studies on the
settlements in America and Australia. At the end of the year they
have a close look at Australia between 1788 and 1900. This topic
is in preparation for their Years 9 and 10 examination of Australia in
the 20th century.
The Extension History courses in Years 9 and 10 are designed for
boys who wish to expand their interests and skills in history. At the
same time these courses introduce boys to the concepts involved
in Senior School history.
Year 9 Extension History begins with some basic archaeology and
then develops a deeper understanding of Ancient and Medieval
History. This broadens their understanding of the origins of our
culture and gives boys a taste of the Year 11 and 12 Ancient History
course.
Year 10 Extension History looks at the world in the 18th, 19th and
20th centuries and introduces new concepts to boys who will be
studying Modern History in Years 11 and 12.
It sounds as if the material we teach is irresistible and the boys
sit spellbound through every minute. However there are still many
challenges presenting themselves in classrooms. In recent years
History teachers have been working on improving the way boys use
sources and refer to evidence in their writing in order to make their
points stronger. We continue to work with the Years 7, 8 and 9 boys
with the hope that they will make evidence an automatic inclusion in
their writing.
The availability of instant answers on the internet is another thing
that has made the work of teachers more complex. Many students
find it difficult to accept that copying text from the internet and
including it as part of an answer is plagiarism. Further to this, they
often think that acknowledging some text is good and that this in
turn allows them to copy without acknowledgement in another area.
Through all of this, the boys enjoy their study of history and it is with
great pleasure that I can hand over the management of the History
Faculty in 2013. I will be on leave during 2013 and Penny Tsagaris
will take over as Faculty Co-ordinator - History in that year. I hope
her experience will be as satisfying as mine has been.
Thanks to teachers Kirsty Begg, Campbell Butt, Penny Tsagaris,
Madeleine Conlon, Ellis Kinnaird, Louise Nash, Greg Egan, Paul
Hull, Glen Coulter, James Gordon, Franca Hardwick, Tim Holmes
and Caitlin Murray. You have made the boys enjoy their classes.
David McLean
Faculty Co-ordinator - History
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PDHPE
The Physical Development, Health and Physical Education
(PDHPE) Faculty at St Augustine’s College delivers quality teaching
programmes that provide opportunities for students to learn about
ways of adopting and maintaining a healthy, productive and active
life. Our aim is to develop students’ capacity to enhance personal
health and well being, enjoy an active lifestyle, maximise movement
potential and advocate health and physical activity. Learning in
PDHPE encourages young people to take a positive approach to
managing their lives and equips them with the skills for current and
future challenges.
Staff
Thank you to the PDHPE teachers in 2012: Chris Gray, Garry
Simmons, Daniel Fee, Adam Gray, Emma Donnellan, James
Scholtens and Mitchell Cooper.
Mark Bakon
Faculty Co-ordinator - PDHPE
The Health of Young People
The health of young people is a topic frequently discussed in the
media. Stories often report increasing rates of obesity, escalating
consumption of junk food, declining levels of physical activity in
favour of television and computer-based activity, regular episodes
of binge drinking, a rise in the use of illicit drugs such as ecstasy
and ice, increased promiscuity, growing incidence of mental health
problems and an over-representation in motor vehicle accidents.
Such stories contribute to a perception that young people are
in a poor state of health. How accurate are these perceptions?
What has current research found about the health status of young
Australians and their health-related behaviour?
The Good News
• Large declines in death rates (mostly due to declines in
motor vehicle injury and deaths).
• Declines in asthma hospitalisations, notifications for hepatitis
(A, B and C) and improved survival for cancer, with survival
for melanoma very high.
• Favourable trends in some risk and protective factors, such
as declines in smoking and illicit substance use.
• The majority of young people rate their health as ‘good’,
‘very good’ or ‘excellent’.
• Most young people are able to get support from outside the
household in times of crisis.
Things to Work on
• Rising rates of diabetes and sexually transmissible infections,
and high rates of mental disorders among males.
• Too many young people are overweight or obese, not
meeting physical activity or fruit and vegetable guidelines,
are drinking at risky or high-risk levels for short-term or longterm harm, are victims of alcohol or drug-related violence.
PDHPE Topics Studied to Improve the Health of
Our Boys
Sexual Health, Nutrition and Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and
Body Weight, Road Safety, Mental Health, Sun Safety, First Aid,
Lifestyle Diseases and Drug Use.
HSC - Class of 2012
Our HSC students have prepared well this year and they are looking
forward to their final exams. The results the boys received in the
Trial HSC were encouraging and we would like to wish them all the
best of luck with the HSC and beyond. The interest in the course is
again very good for 2013 with two classes in Year 11 PDHPE and
one in the SLR course.
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LANGUAGES
2012 has been a dynamic year for the Languages Faculty and I
would like to thank Mark Hall, Yuko Taki, Vivian Cao, Bing Zhang,
Franca Hardwick and Claudia Angelucci, for their passion and drive
in their chosen language. Thanks to these professionals, students
enjoy innovative, informative and interesting Italian, Japanese and
Chinese lessons.
Chinese
This year started with students celebrating the Chinese New Year.
As in the past, we had performers come to the College and put on
a show - made even more enjoyable with fortune cookies. Thank
you to Vivian Cao for organising this event.
Chinese is taught from Years 5 to Year 12 and we are fortunate
to have three fantastic teachers, Mark Hall, Vivian Cao and Bing
Zhang.
This year was the first year that students of Chinese in Years 7 to
Year 10 sat the Youth Chinese Test. We achieved pleasing results
and awarded many students with certificates of excellence. It was
an opportunity for students to apply their learnt knowledge in a
forum recognised by the Chinese government.
Year 5 and 6 students were transported to China once a week
by their innovative teachers, Mark Hall and Vivian Cao. Primary
students enjoyed the cultural and language activities on offer.
Japanese
This has been a very interesting year for Japanese students thanks
to the guidance and application of our only Japanese teacher, Yuko
Taki. For the first time, Japanese was offered to our International
students in Year 10, giving them a basic knowledge of Japanese
and a solid starting ground for their Preliminary course next year.
The course has ensured that they develop all four language skills
in combination with the knowledge of Japanese customs and
traditions.
Japanese Beginners results in 2011 were pleasing, again due to
Yuko’s dedication to her students, offering additional lessons and
support almost on a daily basis. The current Year 12 students of
Japanese have been extremely fortunate to have her experience.
Ahead for students of Japanese in 2013 - the first Cultural Study
Tour to Japan to be offered to all students in Years 9 to Year 12.
Our 2011 HSC Chinese Background Speaker and Chinese
Beginners results were strong due to the wide knowledge of both
Bing Zhang and Vivian Cao. We wish all the best to our current Year
12 students.
Mark Hall has been working closely with our Year 9 and Year
10 students of Chinese. In this past year they have developed
all four language skills, listening, reading, writing and speaking.
Congratulations to these students for their application and
motivation to the target language. I am looking forward to seeing
their progression into Senior School as Chinese language students.
Year 7 and Year 8 students spent the year learning about stroke
order, tones, traditions and customs. Year 7 had the opportunity
to attend the annual excursion to the Chinese Gardens for a day
and enjoy yum cha for lunch. All students thoroughly enjoyed the
day and came back with bags full of fortune cookies and Chinese
delicacies.
Italian
Italian is offered from Year 5 to Year 12 and 2012 has been an
exciting year for Italian students too. Thank you to Franca Hardwick
and Claudia Angelucci for their hard work with all of their classes.
Our 2011 HSC Italian Beginners and Italian Continuers results were
pleasing and I was especially proud of their achievements. Good
luck to the current HSC Italian students - we wish you all the best in
the future.
April 2012 was a milestone for a handful of Italian students
as it marked the start of the third biennial Study Tour to Italy.
As expected, it was an opportunity of a lifetime and will be
remembered by all for many years to come. Thank you to Claudia
Angelucci for all her time and effort spent organising and running
this tour. Claudia also taught Year 9 and Year 10 Italian students.
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They learnt to conjugate verbs in several tenses, increased their
historical knowledge of Italy and most importantly developed their
language skills consistently, with the latest technology!
For Year 7 and Year 8 Italian students, lessons were energising and
jam packed with cultural information, combined with a continual
development of language skills. In June, Year 7 attended the long
awaited annual excursion to Norton Street, Leichhardt. The boys
and teachers had a wonderful day with school bags overflowing
with Italian sweets and lots of memories.
ITALIAN STUDY TOUR
A group of students from the College
travelled to Italy for three weeks during
the Easter school holidays to take part
in a cultural exchange programme.
The first two weeks of the exchange
took place in Rome, where the
students lived and experienced life
with an Italian family, attending school
with their host brothers or sisters six
days a week from 8.00am to 1.00pm.
While in Rome we also visited famous
landmarks including the Agostiniano
Collegio di Santa Monica next to the
Vatican. A firm favourite with the boys
was a day trip to Tivoli, where we
visited the UNESCO world heritage
site of Villa D’Este - famous for its 500
fountains and magnificent gardens.
At the end of the home stay period,
we all travelled to Venice and
Florence on a five day coach tour.
Venice enchanted us with the canals,
gondolas and tiny alleyways. We also
visited - by vaporetto (water bus) the islands of Murano (famous for
glass blowing) and Burano (famous for
lace and colourful buildings).
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Year 5 and 6 Italian students were transported to Italy once a week
under the invaluable guidance of Franca Hardwick. Culture and
basic language function was taught and acquired, all while having
fun.
As you can see, 2012 was yet another eventful year for the
Languages Faculty. We look forward to more in 2013.
Marianna Carlino
Faculty Co-ordinator - Languages
On our way to Florence, we stopped
in the UNESCO world heritage city
of Verona, where we visited Juliet’s
balcony and the ancient Roman
arena. Once in Florence, the boys
enjoyed spending much of their hard
earned money on jewellery, leather
jackets and scarves (as well as visits
to famous artworks and sculptures).
A day trip to San Gimignano was
included and we reflected on the life
of Saint Augustine while we walked
through the Convento e Chiesa di San
Agostino. Before long, we were on our
way back to Rome, our tour coming
to an end.
This was a wonderful
once-in-a-lifetime experience for
students, which provided not only the
opportunity to improve their language
skills but also to grow emotionally as
they discovered the wonders that Italy
had to offer them.
Claudia Angelucci
LEARNING SUPPORT & ENRICHMENT
Learning Support
2012 saw the formation of our new faculty, Learning Support and
Enrichment, which helped provide wider collaboration and greater
diversity in the provision of individualised support for students
across all Year Groups. This more closely models our rationale that
“Learning Support at St Augustine’s College involves all activities
which increase the capacity of a school to respond to student
diversity.”
We had the dedication and expertise of a number of staff in both
remedial, enrichment and extension programmes and support. I
am once again most grateful for the support of our full-time team
members, Danny Hasler, Michael Ravenscroft and Sue Gostelow.
We were most fortunate this year to be joined by Amanda
Cantarella, who worked part-time in both literacy and numeracy
support, and Peter Bosley, who shared classes with Danny Hasler
and our team. My support classes were well supported in Term 3
when Mandy took them while I was on long service leave. We also
benefited from extra support for boys in the Middle and Senior
Schools in Maths and I would like to thank Ruth Akhurst and Tony
O’Shea for their great help in this vital area.
techniques. Science Enrichment Programme students in Years 5
to 10 were involved in a range of activities designed to extend their
knowledge in science and also develop their higher order cognitive
skills. Diverse topic areas were investigated, such as the space
race, dark energy, energy efficient cities, super volcanoes and river
management/catchment areas. Students were also involved in the
ScienceiQ Quiz, an online national science test. All Year Groups
performed extremely well, with many outstanding results obtained
throughout the year.
Mary Anne Brickwood
Learning Support and Enrichment Co-ordinator
This year the faculty resumed responsibility for special provisions for
exams for students through to Year 11 (and will also be overseeing
the HSC in 2013). My thanks to Sue Gostelow for her work in this
area.
I wish to acknowledge the work of Graham Bruce who co-ordinated
the Learning Enrichment Programme. Graham was also Acting Coordinator of the Learning Support and Enrichment Faculty in Term 3,
before taking his own long service leave in Term 4.
Learning Enrichment
Students in the Learning Enrichment Programme (LE) have had
many opportunities this year to be extended and challenged. The
programme has been extended to include a larger range of subject
areas, offering extension activities to the most capable students.
The extension programmes are designed to allow students to
develop their higher order cognitive skills such as analysing,
synthesising, evaluating and critical thinking.
The LE programme was fortunate to have a number of dedicated
teachers involved in providing additional enrichment support.
Students in Years 5 and 6 participated in a Creative Writing
Programme with John O’Brien. LE teachers, Andrew Strunk and
Adam Evans, provided English extension opportunities to Years
7 and 10 students. Other teachers involved in the delivery of the
LE programme included Paul Hull (History Extension), Jacob John
(Mathematics Extension), Peter Bosley (Science Extension) and
Ilona Welch (Creativitis - student magazine).
The English Enrichment Years 9 to 10 Programme focused on
literary and thematic stimulus, effective self-editing, goal setting
and feedback. Years 7 to 8 focused on textual composition, writing
process, wider reading and literacy skills. Students involved in the
History Enrichment Programme studied the American Revolution
and War of Independence in great detail, identifying the key causes
and key people involved in these historical events. Using the MYCA
competition material as the basis for the Mathematics Enrichment
Programme, students improved their numeracy skills in the areas
of number theory, geometry, the pigeonhole principle, and counting
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GUYS AND DOLLS
On March 14 2012, the curtain opened on the largest coproduction attempted between Stella Maris College and
St Augustine’s College - Frank Loesser’s Guys and Dolls. The
production was a resounding success that entertained more
than 1,000 people who came to watch over the four nights.
We interviewed some of the cast and asked: “What was the
feeling like on Opening Night - before the curtain went up? And
at the end of the night?”
Ryan: Exciting, and exciting.
Mathilda: Nervous as hell at the beginning before I went on!
But by the end of the night I was so relieved. And tired.
Connor: Really nervous: “Ooh, who is in the crowd?” - and
excited and amazed that we got through it so well.
Riki: As the curtain went up - and before it went up - I was
really rather fine; I wasn’t nervous. Perhaps that was because
we’d run it so many times with such talented performers,
directors and stage crew. Perhaps the lack of nerves was a
personal even-headedness about the whole thing. Mostly,
though, I think it was because of being blind. The lights made
the audience invisible.
Nick: I wasn’t too nervous; I was more nervous on the last
night ‘cause that’s when everyone I knew was coming to watch.
Actually I was pumped, I could have run around the school
heaps, so much energy!
Liam D: Before the curtain went up: “Now what can go
wrong?” At the end of the night: “Most of the stuff I thought of
didn’t go wrong.”
Matilda: Well, quite funny just watching everyone freaking out
a little and such. It was really good because I’m used to my
company and umm yerr Harry got stuck on stage before the
curtains went up and yerr that was my highlight for opening
night - haha.
Harry: Well the feeling is something that is hard to explain.
Before the show you feel so much and so little, you’re focused
and yet your mind can go astray. You feel confident in your
performance and yet you feel so nervous in case you stuff up.
I feel so nervous before I go on stage during any part of any
show but when I step out onto the stage it all goes away and
all there is left is the character. End of Show - I felt so relieved
that we did it. The feeling I got after I sang ‘Sit Down’ was great,
because all the hard stuff was over and I could just be happy.
Campbell: In short: those feelings combined are why we do
what we do; it’s the reason for taking part in any production.
Long story: the minutes before the show take longer to
pass than any other I’ve experienced; it’s like nine months
of work has accumulated in this one moment that’s about
to commence. You feel everyone riding on each other’s
shoulders, helping each other across the line. It’s the height
of any production, and right before the show it’s amazing to
see the sudden silence that sweeps over the cast and crew.
Then the next few hours are a whirl of emotion: getting lines,
remembering well rehearsed cues, making all your entrances
and exits. Eventually you’re faced with the closing curtain, with
little knowledge of how you got there, or how it went so quickly,
but as the adrenaline dies down, you start remembering the
amazing job everyone did, and you start to smile. It’s most
certainly addictive, that’s why we’ll always come back.
Chris Hardy
Production Manager
Photo by Gareth Tucker
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Guys and Dolls
Written by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser
Musical Director - Catharina Shepherd
Director – Geoff Cartwright
Director - Des James
Assistant Musical Director – Kirsten Macaulay
Production Manager - Chris Hardy
Performed at The Star of the Sea Theatre
GUYS
Opened 14 March 2012
Maddy
Spencer
Sam
Lightbody
Harry
Vaughan
Whitney-May
Lever
Josh
Hurley
Samuel
Ruskin
Sarah
Collins
Jessica
Maker
Jae
Nagel
Daniella
Žanko
Jennifer
Power
Angus
Dalton
Jennifer
Ridgway
Kirsten
Macaulay
Lachlan
Ruskin
Megan
Gass
Robert
Sutcliffe
Campbell
Briggs
Olivia
Sutherland
Victoria
Williams
Henry
Tier
Siobhan
Nealon
Margie
Cohen
Hayden
Crosweller
Georgia
Staley
Riki
Scanlan
Georgia
Gajardo
CREW
Nick
Darvall
Holly
Anna
Mitchell
Smith
Brendan
Watkins
Matilda
Griffith
Tate
Williams
Ben
Morgan
Louise
Nolan
Holly
Mandlik
Cal
Horan
Lucy
Eagleton
Joelle
Turton-Scheffer
Robert
McKenzie
Micayla
Rossini
Jolyon
Gray
Dylan
Bruce
Ruby
Law
Laura
Gass
Jake
Samus
Mariah
Gajardo
Liz
Armenio
Jordan
Fairbairn
Molly
Doran
Gillian
Towle
Lachlan
Crosweller
Violet
Warner
Cheryl
Howell
Liam
Smith
Samantha
Ball
Penny
Tsagaris
Liam
Dalton
Talia
Bull
Mary
Smith
Jordan
Vanderheide
Velvet-Belle
Templeman
Philippa
Sherwood
Connor
Perret
Zoe
Deuxberry
Janice
Millett
Sean
Gillespie
Stephanie
Millett
Ryan
Whittard
BAND
Liz
Gallagher
Mathilda
Ebadatt
Caitlin
Walmsley
Christina
Bourke
Sarah
Hickey
Robyn
Larbalestier
Nathan
Watkins
Joe
Clark
DOLLS
Nikki
Sheppard
Aija
Draguns
Raphael
Duffy
Annika
O'Callaghan
Natalie
Jander
Nick
Aisake
Ella
Grattan
Charlie
Sundborn
Debbie
Carr
Cassie
Maguire
Gemma
Walmsley
Lydia
Leckie
Holly
Mandlik
Sean
Murphy
Josh
Elmore
Joelle
Turton-Scheffer
Eloise
Dossetor
Lachlan
Simpson
Felix
Hauge
Liam
Thomas
Georgia
Peniston-Bird
Aden
Lewis
Taylor
Mills
Sam
Barrett
Cassie
Armenio
Rhys
Oldham
Millie
Mayne
Mackenzie
Sumner
Lefan
Luu
Christian
Denton
Rachel
Stackpool
James
Slack-Smith
Harrison
Blake
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STUDENT LEADERS
COLLEGE PREFECTS
Front Row: Callum Horan, Si Liang Chen, Dong - Brian Ye, Joseph Murphy,
Rory O’Connor, Veikune Tuifua, William Sheehan, Henry Tier, Ethan Crouch
Second Row: Peihao - Royce Ouyang, James Scognamiglio, Jason Fallow,
James Bernasconi, Timothy Zietsch, Miguel Irribarren, Thomas Armstrong,
Toby Hardiman, Si Hong Chen
Third Row: Joshua Hayes, Timothy Norris, Christopher Ljubic, Angus Dalton,
Zach Bray, Luke Gosling, Samuel Ruskin, Hayden Crosweller
COLLEGE CAPTAIN AND COLLEGE
VICE CAPTAIN
Joseph Murphy, Rory O’Connor
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT LEADERS
Front Row: Harrison Pietor, Martino Pilu, Zacchary Van Lathum, Lachlan Cooper,
Harry Coates, Oscar Youlten, Daron Kalloghlian, William Lynch
Second Row: Matthew Armstrong, Don Jude Ekanayake, Brock Bogg,
Alexander Ingall, Lucas Nicol, Sebastian Candido, P. Nolan
Absent: Jamie Harrison, Adam Cruikshank
COLLEGE HOUSE CAPTAINS AND VICE CAPTAINS
Sean O’Sullivan, Hamish Ferguson, Adrian Paris, Jonte Kaplan,
Matthew Philip, Dylan Chant, Nicholas Smart
Absent: Grant McDonald
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PRIMARY SCHOOL SRC
Finn Van Lathum, Harrison Barwell, Daniel Cooper, John Mohr-Gilchrist,
Will O’Shea, Tristan Cauchi
DEAN OF SENIOR SCHOOL
There is much to celebrate about the 2012 academic school year
in the Senior School. Change is a constant in life. This year, some
operational processes have been reviewed and further refined in
the Senior School in order to ensure that the College continues
to provide a cutting edge quality Catholic education within the
Augustinian tradition.
It is my belief that the Senior School has continued to enhance the
learning culture of students this year. This has occurred because
of the hard work of classroom teachers and Senior School staff.
Raising the learning ethos of students can be challenging, however,
I feel that students quickly grasped the importance of dedicating
appropriate time to study, working consistently and being strategic
in their studies. I am hopeful that this approach will assist students
in reaching personal excellence. Students have also benefited
from a significant academic enabling programme, which has
provided practical and valuable support. Initiatives such as study
skills seminars, holiday workshops and a pre and post HSC Trial
Programme have contributed to comprehensively assist students
with the common challenges that Senior School presents.
Students have continued to meet the challenges and expectations
placed before them in respect to uniform, grooming and conduct.
Students are well aware that the College maintains high standards
in these areas. As such, there is a great sense of personal
responsibility that students hold to ensure that this positive
momentum continues into the future.
I wish to thank the Student Formation Leaders in the Senior School
- Kirsty Begg, Daniel Fee, Daniel Bradford, Glen Coulter and Vivian
Cao. This impressive group of leaders are hardworking, experienced
and effective caregivers of our boys. I believe that they have made
a positive difference to the students under their care this year. I also
thank the Senior School Studies Co-ordinator, Tricia Briggs, for
her tremendous work with our students during the year. She has
been an enormous asset to the Senior School by assisting me with
the management and use of academic data, organising significant
academic enabling initiatives and assisting students with their study
plans.
I acknowledge and thank the Senior School Tutors. The care that
they have demonstrated towards our students has been most
impressive. Concurrently, I wish to acknowledge the dedicated
Support Staff whose friendly service to the school community has
been exceptional. In particular, I wish to highlight my Executive
Assistant, Caroline Zalai, whose advice and support I have greatly
appreciated in the Senior School.
I am thankful for the support received from staff in the Executive
Office, Academic Life Office, Student Welfare Office and Sport and
Co-Curricular Office. These offices have provided high level support
services to the Senior School during 2012.
Frank Chiment
Dean of Senior School
St Augustine’s College is fortunate that it enjoys a close relationship
with parents and friends. I particularly thank the numerous Senior
School parents who have supported the College by attending
scheduled meetings, volunteered, attended College events and
supported the general expectations of the College. The College
values your partnership in the education of your sons.
Catholic life and religious education is a significant dimension at the
College. In the Senior School, students were provided with many
varied opportunities to develop and further understand their faith
and spirituality during the year. Our boys have also regularly heard
from key staff about the importance of ensuring that Augustinian
values are lived, not just studied. The Faith and Mission team
provided much valued assistance with organising retreats, reflection
days and Masses. I thank the College Faith and Mission Coordinator, Margaret McElhone, and our College Chaplains, Fr Senan
Ward OSA and Sr Elkin Lozada OSA, for their wonderful work.
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YEAR 12
Year 12 Graduation Dinner: Excerpts from Year 12
Student Formation Leader’s Address
The Class of 2012 are very talented young men. Last year, nine
students completed their HSC Mathematics courses with Will
Sheehan, Rory O’ Connor, Riki Scanlan and Matt Cavallaro all
scoring in the 90s, achieving Band 4 for Extension Mathematics.
James Bernasconi and Chris Burchell also scored in the 90s. Tom
Matthews received 99 for Mathematics and 48/50 for Extension
Mathematics coming 14th in the state. Riki Scanlan studied
Philosophy at university.
Nick Duncan represented Australia in Basketball U17 and U19
teams. Matthew Philip was selected for the Australian Schoolboys
Rugby team and Fabian Natoli was selected for the Australian
Schoolboys Rugby A team. Ben McLean represented Australia
in kayaking and recently received three gold, two silver and three
bronze medals in two international regattas in Canada. Luke
Vescio represented Australia in Schoolboys Rugby League. Rory
O’Connor, Sam Curline-Wandl and Karel Lloyd were part of the
NSW Rugby squad and Michael Edwards was an U19 NSW Cricket
representative.
The Waratah Shield Rugby squad was victorious. Tristan Dwyer and
Tristan Kennedy were 5th in the Rowing Nationals. Calum Johnston
was awarded best and fairest player for the Manly Wolves who are
part of Sydney AFL competition. Sebastian Jarrett, James Asensi,
Swaka Swaka Lo Buluk and Huw Smith won the NSW Basketball
Championship.
In 2010, the Year Group was joined by students from China, who
courageously travelled to another country and culture to complete
their secondary schooling. These young men joined Si Hong Chen,
Si Liang Chen, Brian Ye, Charlie Liu and Jason and Nate Gao, who
were already part of the cohort, becoming an integral factor of what
makes this Year 12 special.
Our musicians shone at the Graduation Assembly and Dinner.
The rendition of Summertime by James Bernasconi, James
Scognamiglio, Toby Hardiman and Joseph Murphy was brilliant.
Josh Hayes is so talented and his performance of Wayfaring
Stranger was unique and spellbinding. College Captain, Joseph
Murphy’s speech at the assembly was outstanding and the song
that he wrote and performed showed how much St Augustine’s
College and his journey at the school, mean to him. At the dinner
we were fortunate to be entertained by Hayden Crosweller, Josh
Hayes, Toby Hardiman, Joseph Murphy, Connor Perret, Samuel
Ruskin and Jordan Van Der Heide in a performance of Fix You.
Jordan and Joe’s rendition of Blood to Gold displayed the diversity
of their talent. Earlier in the year we were stage struck by Hayden
Crosweller, Jordan Van Der Heide, Connor Perret, Callum Horan,
Samuel Ruskin, Campbell Briggs, Riki Scanlan, Henry Tier, Liam
and Angus Dalton in Guys and Dolls.
production were amazing, of course using their natural element
- water! Angus Dalton was selected as a finalist for the Sydney
Morning Herald Writing Competition and completed an impressive
short story called ‘Street Heart’. James Bernasconi’s Extension
English project integrated his love and knowledge of music with his
love of film and also incorporated his love of family. Hayden Bowra
also used music as part of his excellent Extension History project on
the hippie movement’s impact on American society. Tom Milburn’s
science building, Ethan Crouch’s rowing machine, Will Sheehan
and Liam Ryan’s desks were creative and reflected the many hours
spent working on their projects.
The Prefects and House Captains have been outstanding this year.
Thanks to Thomas Armstrong, James Bernasconi, Zach Bray, Si
Hong Chen, Si Liang Chen, Hayden Crosweller, Ethan Crouch,
Angus Dalton, Jason Fallow, Luke Gosling, Toby Hardiman, Josh
Hayes, Callum Horan, Miguel Irribarren, Chris Ljubic, Tim Norris,
Sam Ruskin, James Scognamiglio, Will Sheehan, Henry Tier, Brian
Yu, Tim Zietsch, Matt Phillip, Adrian Paris, Sean O’Sullivan and
Nicholas Smart. They have been excellent role-models and have
volunteered at many functions and have supported me in my role.
Particular thanks to College Captain, Joseph Murphy for his
inspiring leadership not only to Year 12 but the whole College
community; Vice Captain, Rory O’Connor for his dedication to the
school and willingness to contribute, and Head Prefect, Veikune
Tuifua for his commitment and sense of school spirit.
This year has been an amazing experience for me and I feel that I
have been truly blest to have been given the responsibility of guiding
such a wonderful group of young men. We should be grateful for
the gifts of these graduates. They have embodied the ethos of the
school and have strived to follow the words of St Augustine, “Before
all else dear friends, live together in harmony and be of one in
mind and heart on the way to God.” Class of 2012, I cannot thank
you enough for your support, commitment and friendship. I am
extremely proud of all of you. Good luck in the HSC. May life share
its many blessings with you and may its burdens be ever light.
Kirsty Begg
Year 12 Student Formation Leader
The TAS, Visual Arts, Music, Drama, English and History major
works this year, were diverse and of an exceptionally high standard.
Campbell Briggs’ drama performance was outstanding; Joseph
Murphy’s operatic singing was so impressive; Samuel Ruskin’s
musical composition was clever and was only one of the three
major works he completed this year.
Blaise Bell’s underwater photography and Tyler Bell’s video
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Song written and performed by College
Captain, Joseph Murphy at Year 12 Graduation
Assembly
Times Like These
I, I stand here to say goodbye,
I gotta say that time has flown,
So thanks for being by my side.
I, truly wish that it could last,
Why must it end right here,
It’s really been a blast.
I, I look back to when I was young,
I had fat cheeks, and curly hair,
I wore this uniform with pride.
Now, we look out to what comes next,
The road ahead looks strange,
Your teachings help us through the rest.
It’s times like these, we’ll look at what we’ll miss,
The St Augustine’s dance where we had our first kiss,
And when we leave, our lives won’t be the same,
But walking out, we’re different people than who came.
I won’t forget what Papa said,
“Pass another intercept and you’ll be on the bench”,
And I’ll never let my hair grow long,
If Mr Nolan saw then he
Would wonder what’s gone wrong.
I, I sang rock songs in the quad,
I never thought from here I’d sing hymns to praise our God,
And, I learned to play rugby here,
I played on the chess team and,
I never won a game.
It’s times like these, graduating seemed so far,
We’ve learned so many things; we’ve worked so hard,
We all have laughed and cried along the way,
Making us, the men we are today.
We wore grey and green so long,
In choosing this school we were not wrong,
When we sat on the bus and sang our song,
It’s then I felt like I belonged.
Goodbye Mr Cleary, goodbye Ms Begg,
Goodbye long socks and goodbye friends,
Goodbye Brimson, goodbye sweaty bus,
Goodbye fire drills and lunchtime cleanups.
St Augustine’s I will miss you so,
I wish I didn’t have to go,
But the last thing I want you all to know,
I now don’t have to shave my mo.
Mrs Armenio it started all with you,
Don’t worry Hutcho I’ll miss you too,
It’s times like these I’ll miss getting bagged out,
If you’re on your phone in class you get kicked out,
Karaoke in the Brimson was a cack,
It’s times like these I wish I could come back.
The school song will always echo in my soul,
But from here I know, it’s truth that conquers all.
Augustine said have faith in what you can’t see,
I believe there’s a purpose out there for me.
You taught me how to tie a Windsor knot,
The friends I’ve made will always mean a lot,
You’ve shown me how to stand firm and when not,
Today I recognise what I have got.
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Allen Jackson
Armstrong Thomas
Asensi James
Ashe Cameron
Bell Blaise
Bell Matthew
Bell Tyler
Bernasconi James
Blake Harrison
Bowra Hayden
Bray Zach
Briggs Campbell
Buechler Simon
Burchell Christopher
Butler Anthony
GRADUATING
Cavallaro Matthew
Chen Si Hong
Chen Si Liang
Christensen Jack
Clarke Matthew
Cooper Jackson
Crosweller Hayden
Crouch Ethan
Curline-Wandl Samuel
D’Arcy Billy
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Dalton Angus
Dalton Liam
Dawson Nathan
DeLaurier Joseph
Dodd Thomas
Dong Bingjie - Johnson
Duncan Nicholas
Dwyer Tristan
Edwards Michael
Elliott William Buster
Falasca Anthony
Fallow Jason
Feenan Liam
Fitzgerald James
Fryters Alex
CLASS OF 2012
Gao Tianwei - Nate
Gao Weiyi - Gavin
Ge Sheng Nan - Daniel
Gosling Luke
Greco Daniel
Hanavan Daniel
Hardiman Toby
Hayes Joshua
Herbert Joel
Horan Callum
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Hutchings Konrad
Hyslop Harry
Irribarren Miguel
Jacob Lachlan
Jarratt Sebastian
Jarrett Joshua
Johnson Luke
Johnston Calum
Johnston Lochie
Johnston Matthew
Kennedy Tristan
Li Yik Yat - Daniel
Liu Enze - Derek
Liu Xilin - Charly
Ljubic Christopher
Lloyd Karel
Maish Mathew
Matthews Thomas
McHugh Timothy
McLean Benjamin
Milburn Thomas
Milton Oskar
Moore Joshua
Mounsey Riley
Murphy Joseph
Musgrove Harrison
Natoli Fabian
Nie Cong - Leo
Nolan James
Nolan Nicholas
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Norman Cole
Normet Adam
Norris Timothy
O’Connor Rory
O’Shea Isaac
O’Sullivan Sean
Oei Matthew
Ouyang Juwei - Steven
Ouyang Yixun - Hecali
Paris Adrian
Parnell-Major Joshua
Perret Connor
Phelan Myles
Philip Matthew
Pitt Hayden
Prendergast Alexander
Rodgers Karl
Rogan Benjamin
Romeo Jared
Ruskin Samuel
Ryan Liam
Saloumidis Con
Samson Luca
Scanlan Riki
Schimek Cameron
Scognamiglio James
Severino Andrew
Sheehan William
Simpson Joshua
Smart Nicholas
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Smith Huw
Stephenson Peter
Stevenson Corey
Stocken Charlie
Subba Alex
Sumner Wyatt
Swaka Lo Buluk Swaka
Sweeney Liam
Thomason Cameron
Tier Henry
Tindall Ethan
Tuifua Veikune
Van Der Heide Jordan
Varano Christopher
Vescio Luke
Villella Andrea
Wang Junyu - James
Wang Zhenyu - Jeff
Wilson Jack
Wilson Joshua
Wright Harrison
Wu Tianqiang - Bill
Ye Dong - Brian
Ye Ning - Nick
Young James
Yu Jing Sheng - Jason
Zhu Jiahui - Kevin
Zietsch Timothy
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Front Row: Daniel Greco, Fabian Natoli, Luke Vescio, Thomas Dodd, Alex Subba, Si Liang Chen, Juwei -Steven Ouyang, Si Hong Chen, Rory O’Connor, Joseph Murphy, Jiahui - Kevin Zhu,
Lachlan Jacob, Anthony Butler, James Asensi, Nicholas Smart, Cameron Ashe, Oskar Milton, Callum Horan
Second Row: G. Coulter, Dong - Brian Ye, Junyu - James Wang, Hayden Pitt, Tianqiang - Bill Wu, Yixun -Hecali Ouyang, Zhenyu - Jeff Wang, Joshua Moore, Daniel Hanavan, Campbell Briggs,
Tristan Kennedy, Weiyi - Gavin Gao, Connor Perret, Charlie Stocken, Jing Sheng - Jason Yu, Sheng Nan - Daniel Ge, Tianwei -Nate Gao, Xilin - Charly Liu, Konrad Hutchings, Ning - Nick Ye, F. Chiment
Third Row: V. Cao, Toby Hardiman, Andrew Severino, Wyatt Sumner, Miguel Irribarren, Matthew Clarke, Luke Johnson, Riki Scanlan, Joshua Jarrett, Cameron Schimek, Benjamin Rogan,
Christopher Varano, Hayden Crosweller, Thomas Armstrong, Alexander Prendergast, Timothy McHugh, Liam Sweeney, Joshua Hayes, Ethan Crouch, Bingjie - Johnson Dong, K. Begg
Fourth Row: Luca Samson, Joshua Simpson, William Buster Elliott, Jason Fallow, Blaise Bell, Tyler Bell, Sean O’Sullivan, James Bernasconi, James Fitzgerald, Christopher Burchell, Cameron Thomason,
Liam Feenan, Harrison Musgrove, James Nolan, Cole Norman, Tristan Dwyer, Karl Rodgers, Corey Stevenson, James Scognamiglio, Yik Yat - Daniel Li
Fifth Row: Harrison Wright, Joshua Parnell-Major, Con Saloumidis, Jared Romeo, Andrea Villella, Harry Hyslop, Matthew Johnston, Isaac O’Shea, Matthew Bell, Anthony Falasca, Riley Mounsey,
Joel Herbert, Liam Ryan, William Sheehan, Henry Tier, Jack Wilson, Mathew Maish, Matthew Oei, Hayden Bowra
Sixth Row: Adam Normet, Billy D’Arcy, Jordan Van der heide, Samuel Ruskin, Nathan Dawson, Matthew Cavallaro, Simon Buechler, Zach Bray, Luke Gosling, Christopher Ljubic, Ethan Tindall,
Benjamin McLean, Timothy Norris, Timothy Zietsch, Calum Johnston, Veikune Tuifua, Adrian Paris, Nicholas Nolan
Seventh Row: Peter Stephenson, Thomas Matthews, Jackson Cooper, Joseph DeLaurier, Karel Lloyd, Angus Dalton, Nicholas Duncan, Myles Phelan, Huw Smith, Liam Dalton, Matthew Philip,
Michael Edwards, Alex Fryters, Thomas Milburn, James Young, Joshua Wilson, Samuel Curline-Wandl
Absent: Jackson Allen, Harrison Blake, Jack Christensen, Sebastian Jarratt, Swaka Swaka Lo Buluk, Hua -Tom Chen, Enze - Derek Liu, Cong - Leo Nie
YEAR 12
YEAR 11
Year 11 brings many new challenges to the boys in their academic,
spiritual and pastoral life at St Augustine’s College. This includes
greater responsibility for the role-modelling of good behaviour
and standards of uniform and grooming for the younger students,
higher expectations from their teachers with regards to personal
study and academic success, and a multitude of co-curricular
and out-of-school commitments. I am really proud of the way
the overwhelming majority of the cohort have embraced these
challenges and have set themselves a fantastic platform for success
in their HSC.
Finally, it would be remiss of me not to mention the many cocurricular successes experienced individually and collectively by our
Year 11 students. Congratulations to the many students who have
represented the College in drama, music, debating, public speaking
and social justice events throughout the year. We have also had
sporting success at local, regional and national level by many
athletes and teams in a wide variety of sports. Particular mention
must go to Jordan Papandrea who is the U16 National Gymnastics
Champion, and to the Year 11 boys who played in the Rugby 1st
XV team, winning the NSW Waratah Shield.
The increase in academic demands from Year 10 into Year 11 is
undoubtedly a dramatic one. I was delighted to see a wide variety
of students receiving academic awards this year and in particular
the Augustinian Award for Academic Endeavour. I said to the boys
in our first assembly of the year that commencing Year 11 was an
opportunity for a fresh start for every student. Many have grabbed
that opportunity, adopting a really positive attitude towards their
studies. The Year 11 Parent/Student Study Skills evening was a
great success, and it was fantastic to see so many boys discussing
academic issues with their parents. It is imperative that parents are
actively engaged in their son’s learning, and I sincerely thank all
parents who attended the night and for your on-going support of
your son’s education.
It would be impossible to single out individual staff members who
have supported and mentored the Year 11 students throughout the
year. The reason for this is that there are so many. I would however
like to make special mention of the extremely dedicated team of
Year 11 Tutors who have been unwavering in their support and care
of the boys this year. I am sure the boys are as appreciative of your
care as I am.
Daniel Fee
Developing the whole person is paramount at St Augustine’s
College. Along with improving academic standards, we strive to
form well-rounded young men that can go out into the local and
wider community and make their mark in the world. The boys are
committed to the liturgical life of the College, and I would like to
thank and congratulate the readers and musicians from Year 11
who have made significant contributions to Community Mass,
College Assembly and the variety of Masses throughout the year.
The boys also spent two enjoyable days together at the Collaroy
Centre in Term 3 for the Year 11 Retreat. As well as providing a
shelter from the whirlwind of daily life, spending time in prayer and
reflection, the boys explored their own values system and how they
might become effective leaders next year and beyond.
With bigger responsibility as a Year 11 student comes greater
reward. The boys are blessed to have such a wonderful ‘home’ at
the College in the form of Moran House. Studying and socialising
in this environment provides the perfect opportunity to develop
their understanding of the core values of the College - ‘Truth, Love
and Community’. Many have acted selflessly and without seeking
recognition in the cause for the common good, while others have
not yet fully realised the importance of working for and with one
another.
Being new to the role and to the College this year, I was
overwhelmed with the Augustinian welcome I was given from staff
and students alike. It was obvious the boys have a great deal of
pride for their school, and have been outstanding ambassadors
for St Augustine’s College in the myriad of activities in which they
have participated. I believe the SEA Programme in Cambodia and
the Philippines, in which many of the boys participated last year,
strengthened their sense of servant leadership, exemplified in
the many service roles they have volunteered for this year. These
include the Year 5 Reflection Day, College Open Day, Mother’s Day
Morning Tea, P & F Father and Son Breakfast, College dances,
Year 12 Graduation Day, Thrive Music Festival, Daffodil Day and the
Matthew Talbot Hostel, and the P & F Pink Breakfast.
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Front Row: Matthew Severino, Patrick Henderson, Hongjin - Steve Lai, Nicolo Beretta, Dezhou - Raymond Zhang, Pasquale Vescio, Dakota Stewart, Ang - Karl Lu, Scott Wilson, Thomas Crisp,
Austin Osagie, James Taefotu, Joshua Koczanowski, Yugang - Watson Ying, Ning - Jonny Ying, Chenyu - Charlie Wang, Thomas Henderson, Liam Choy
Second Row: F. Chiment, G. Coulter, Kristopher Carton, Zhiheng - Jim Yuan, Max Manno, Ryan Maguire, Adam Donabauer, Mathew Vumbaca, Samuel Barrett, Anthony Demarco, Julian De Carlo,
Jeremy Brennan, Yun - Anson Shum, Hayden Cochrane, Lachlan Nicol, Joshua Giumelli, Christopher Stenta, Yan - Terry Sun, V. Cao, D. Fee
Third Row: Jed Ibbotson, Joshua Stacey, Jordan Papandrea, Joshua Tyler, Shiyang - Tony Lin, Benjamin Fenley, Mark Johnston, Thomas McGain, Samuel Hole, Thomas Dinneen, William Shaw,
James Pizzie, Nicholas Oosterhoff, Yucheng - Henry Xiao, Changjun - Jimmy Liu, Jacob Saunders, Reid Tucker, Henry Tebbutt, Matthew Bruce, Angus Gowan, Yen Peng - Ethan Chen, G. Coulter
Fourth Row: Jiawei - Chris He, Dominic Khong, Neng - Alan Xavier Zhang, Thomas Perkins, Haoliang -Ivan Zhang, Raphael Duffy, Zachary Hunter, James Slack-Smith, Yuhan - Hunter He,
Jackson Pola-Smith, Peter Konert, Harrison Farrell, Mao - Jack Sheng, Jake Bourke, Jinglei - Fred Li, Alexander Dunn, Haojie -Matthew Sun, Dongun - Don Kim, Xiaolei - Kay Yang
Fifth Row: Cooper Elliott, Heeseong Ryu, Simone Mocarelli, Rory Allen, Henryk Betkowski, Blake Harris, Brendan Hollis, Scott Williams, Bradley Clarke, Benjamin Gray, Lachlan Edwards, Michael Bojko,
Jonte Kaplan, Benjamin Fontaine, Isaac Sherwood, Lindsay McDonald, Jack Riddle, Connor Watson, Shen Changgong
Sixth Row: Tom Garman, Jakeb Sparke, James Butler, Jordan Wheatley, Grant McDonald, Thomas Milligan, Samuel Zammit, Alexander Eagleton, Conor Merrigan, Maxwell Alexander, Charlie Taylor,
Daniel Pitcher, Salesi Mokofisi, Mathew Arnold, Andrew Scognamiglio, Aaron Zanchetta, Joshua Wigney, Nicholas O’Brien, Alexander O’Donnell
Seventh Row: Angus Ritchie, Jed Greenwood, Nathan Watkins, Zhichao - John Du, Anton Ferry, Fletcher Davies, Daniel Koopman, Dylan Chant, Harry Grant, Yat Fai - Tyler Yeung, Harrison Blake,
Thomas Cleary, Brody Johnston, William Hodgins, Ruiping - Richard Lu, Xuhan Chen, Joshua Hurley, Samuel McEachern, William Lentell
Eighth Row: Mitchell Osborn, Luke Asprey, Kristian Bangel, Daniel Cunningham, Joshua Mete, Stuart Bashford, Adam Hannigan, Robert McKenzie, Luke Bonanno, Mitchell Van Asten, Benjamin Raffo,
Mitchell Harmer, Kerry Simpson, Timothy Schofield, Luke Harrison, Nicholas Harris, Michael Smith, James Mason
Absent: William Berthelot, Maximus Cook, Haobo Chang, Huson Hu, Jack Donlan, Hengwei - Leo Jiang, Huang Lin, James Parker, Henry Zhu, Guy Twemlow, Hugh Walton
YEAR 11
YEAR 10
2012 proved to be a year that Year 10 students realised it was
time to ‘up the ante’. With the School Certificate now defunct, the
boys were faced with the challenge of working towards a record
of educational attainment as awarded by the College and making
strides towards both reaching and exceeding standards that would
hold them in good stead for their future academic path.
As always, they were faced with many challenges and opportunities
throughout the year. These ranged from subject selection interviews
as they head into Year 11, to the camp run by the Outdoor
Education Group.
The boys were afforded many opportunities in 2012 to have some
moving presentations based on real life experiences. Michael Jeh
talked about positive risk taking, Paul Dillon conducted drug and
alcohol education seminars and Chris Doyle was involved in running
the Reflection Day. We thank them for being both professional and
inspiring in the work that they do.
We were fortunate enough to be visited by the Tribal Warriors
group, an indigenous organisation in Redfern working on the
premise of providing opportunity and change within their youth.
The presentation, as well as the opportunity to see the work being
done in the area, was something in which our boys were genuinely
moved.
The College has made a major commitment to those less fortunate
communities through our SEA Programme and the Year 10
students were involved in the expansion of this programme. Almost
60 boys were deployed to the Philippines, Cambodia, Nepal and
country NSW, where they worked in schools and orphanages as
well as immersing themselves in the society and culture of these
wonderfully different and interesting countries. The standard
of applications from the boys was outstanding and it was a
pleasure that we were able to send all who applied on one of the
programmes. The boys will have memories that will stay with them
forever and will be enriched by their experiences. “Audi partem
alteram - hear the other side”, said Saint Augustine. The boys, I am
certain, can attest that by hearing and seeing the other side, they
will always remember that they are fortunate and were extremely
privileged to be involved in this most worthy initiative.
As is the case with every year, the ‘whole is more than the sum
of the parts’ and this is certainly true of the effort put in by the
fabulous group of Year 10 Tutors. I would like to thank Mark Bakon,
Catharina Shepherd, Joe Clarke, Nicholas Gliddon, Sharon Jones,
Gillian Towle, Anna Harmer, Faith Ling, Graham Bruce, Danny
Hasler and Les Bobis for their efforts and commitment to the Year
Group. Their support and guidance has certainly assisted in making
this year an enjoyable one.
Finally I would like to thank the Year 10 cohort of 2012. This may be
the last year that the group is together as some students move on
to new adventures. To those remaining at the College, I urge you to
aim high; to those leaving, I wish you all the best and look forward
to hearing accounts of the successes I am sure you will have.
Daniel Bradford
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Front Row: Giorgio Nati, Matthew Moore, Vince Azzolina, Alistair Pockaj, Nicholas Fallow, Boyd Blackburn, Michael Wright, Siyuan Yu, Christian Barwell, Nathan DuRoss, Luke Tamanini,
Dongcheng - Bosco Zhong, Yixiao - Ross Yu, Lawrence Gay, Nicholas Stocken, Harrison Smart, Connor McGrath, Callum Mooney, Connor Mathias
Second Row: D. Bradford, Geyi - Jeffrey Zhao, Riley Owen, Michael Teofilo, Angus McLean-Smith, Liam Simpson, Jordan Fairbairn, Frank Mokofisi, Scott Branson, Oliver Gearin, Bede Sajowitz,
James Tafuro, Victor Mady, Nicholas De Lorenzo, Joshua Charles, Sean O’Connell, Dominic Duran, Connor MacDougall, Alec Morrison, Joshua Young, Harrison Vaughan, Joe Darcy, F. Chiment
Third Row: Lachlan Farrell, Michael Kenny, Victor Duffy, Hakan Day, Michael Bryant, James Coskinas, Zachary Leafe-Stoyef, Joe Sweet, Samuel Lightbody, Zijie - Jason Zhang, Kai Lin - Kent Yu,
Sixing - Sean Yu, Nathan Jolly, Kade Wiseman, Luka Couriel, Evan Martiskin, Matthew Murace, Benjamin Schimek, Kyle Hogan, Sean Murphy, Hayden Kelly
Fourth Row: Thomas Nelson, James Thorowgood, Jonathan Chilcott, Dylan Kovacevich, Harrison Power, Thomas Hurley, Aaron Stewart, Christian Pascali-Kassab, Nicholas Protich, Thomas McCaffrey,
Jack Bray, Dylan Bruce, Sione Afu, Harry Binsted, Luke Donnelly, Bradley Varney, Ryan Whittard, Matthew Tilley, Benjamin Treeby, Damiano Macri, Conor Diaz
Fifth Row: Lachlan Dunn, Reid Lankow, Matthew Vella, Lachlan Bruce, Kieran Shields, John Boyle, Simon Baker, Lachlan Reid, Ryan Phillips, Matthew Levene, Brendon Phillips, Timothy Mercer,
Matthew Earngey, Adriaan Knaap, Benjamin Penny, Jake Felix, Lachlan Inglis, Ryan Feenan, William McRae, Lachlan McLean, Henning Balster
Sixth Row: Jack Wilcox, Boyd Greenwood, Hugh Cullen, Nicholas Darvall, Jake Samus, Kieran Lacy, William Inglis, Oliver Signorini, James McClintock, Matthew Schofield, Lachlan Beattie, Justin Seager,
Harry Gosling, Finian Simes, Douglas Whitefield, Gregory Burke, Evered Higgins, Callum Travers, Rhys Oldham, Nicholas McHugh
Seventh Row: Domenic Marrocco, Jac Hasler, Oliver Musgrove, Hugo Ellis, Henry Simpson, Siaosi Halaifonua, Keegan Richmond, James Lough, Leon Rosenstein, Matthew O’Leary, Alexandre Nalty,
Tom Savage, Simon Kennewell, Kevin O’Connor, John Walker, Damon Burke, Mitchell Jones, Jonathan Dew, Lachlan Murphie
Absent: Benjamin Micic, Bevan De Sousa, Jack Vanzino, Thomas Milburn, Liam Smith
YEAR 10
DEAN OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
A highlight for me both personally and professionally this year was
attending the Congress of Augustinian Educators and Schools
in Peru, South America. At this worldwide conference it was
reinforced to me that our fundamental task as Catholic, Augustinian
educators is the promotion of the human person and that our
mission should always be regarded as an essentially pastoral
activity. Working in partnership with parents, I feel confident that
we provide rich and varied opportunities for the boys of the Middle
School to align themselves with a subject, a sport and co-curricular
activity or a social justice cause that will develop the human person.
More importantly, our relationships and pastoral care ensure that
your sons grow with a true sense of worth and dignity. If your son
gains a sense that he is loved and valued at school, complementing
his home life, then he will be eager to achieve in all domains of
College life, take appropriate risks and be willing to enter into
meaningful relationships with peers and staff. To this end, in 2012,
our Student Formation Leaders have continued our fine tradition
by leading a dedicated team of Tutors in each year. Tutors strive to
know the boys well, through daily interaction and other seemingly
small actions such as reviewing semester reports and setting goals
for subsequent semesters, attending less formal, more personal
experiences such as reflection days and camps. I would like to
thank our Student Formation Leaders Emma Donnellan (Year 7),
Adam Gray and Les Bobis (Year 8) and Greg Egan (Year 9) for their
support and wonderful care and academic leadership during 2012.
It was a year of further change and development. Year 9 saw
two very successful initiatives being introduced this year. The
programme aimed to engage Year 9 students in interesting activities
that create a sense of unity among their Tutor Group and Year
Level and help develop a sense of connectedness with their local
community. We were also very aware that the middle years of high
school require something different, something challenging and
exciting to stimulate interest and engagement at school. Unitas,
which gained national media coverage earlier this year, worked well
to address this issue. We look forward to its continued presence
and development over the coming years.
work across the whole of the Middle School. She interacted with
numerous boys over the course of the year to assist them with their
school and home study routines. Kylie was also instrumental in
developing experiences and resources that supported the Middle
School boys, staff and parents, including additional study skills
sessions with ELEVATE as well as an Online Study Skills Handbook.
Once again in 2012, I was assisted by an enthusiastic and willing
group of Year 8 and 9 students. The Middle School Student
Leaders helped with our fortnightly Middle School assemblies,
interacted and helped our Primary boys in a one-on-one reading
programme as well as completing small chores around the College.
In addition, if a select group of Middle School students were asked
to complete a role, then it was these boys who were called on. I
thank the following boys for their positive involvement during the
year: Matthew Armstrong (9.9), Adam Cruikshank (9.4), Alexander
Ingall (9.10), Brock Bogg (9.2), Zac Van Lathum (9.6), Lucas Nicol
(9.7), Jamie Harrison (9.1), Oscar Youlten (9.6) Harry Coates (8.2),
Jude Ekanayake (8.2), Harrison Pietor (8.1), Lachlan Cooper (8.3),
William Lynch (8.6), Sebastian Candido (8.1), Daron Kalloghlian
(8.6), Martino Pilu (8.4).
Our Middle School continues to grow both in numbers and in
achievements. I feel very proud to lead such a vibrant group of
boys, to work with such a committed and dedicated group of staff
and to walk beside such a supportive and willing group of parents.
We look forward to further development and growth in 2013. May
all families have a blessed Christmas and safe summer break.
Peter Nolan
Dean of Middle School
Our Year 9 boys, for the first time, experienced a five day Outdoor
Education Camp. Building on the skills learnt on the shorter,
introductory Year 8 Camp, the boys worked together as a unit
within a unique, beautiful, bush setting, participating in fun activities
that challenged the young men both mentally and physically.
Accompanying a group, I witnessed first hand the benefits of
establishing and achieving tangible, realistic goals such as ensuring
the group was well fed and adequately sheltered. This experience
also helps develop a sense of perspective, whereby boys are
exposed to hardship and hurdles and through perseverance and
communal support, are able to push through and experience
exhilaration and personal satisfaction. Our Year 7 Introductory
Camp held early in the year was also once again a tremendous
success, providing opportunities for boys to forge friendships and
get to know teachers. I thank all staff for their attendance on all
camps, leaving family and work commitments to support the boys.
I was delighted by the way our Year 7 students settled into the life
of the College. Emma Donnellan and Year 7 Tutors put in place
clear structures and a constant presence to enable the first year
of high school to be relatively settled and stress free. Our Middle
School Studies Co-ordinator, Kylie Bowra, has played a major role
in the settled nature of our Year 7 students, by helping with study
strategies and providing advice and guidance in the academic
realm. I would like to thank Kylie for her enthusiasm and hard
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YEAR 9
2012 saw a very busy and fulfilling year for the students in
Year 9. The cohort was divided into ten Tutor Groups with each
group based in a home room with a College staff member taking
responsibility for their well being. Pastoral activities were organised
for the boys as well as regular Year Group and Middle School
meetings. Presentations were given on a variety of study skills
methods including developing a positive attitude through ‘growth
mindset’. The College reward system of merit awards leading to
Bronze Awards was popular amongst the boys throughout the year.
The beautiful Kangaroo Valley was the scene for the Year 9
Outdoor Education programme. Coached down to their starting
points, the boys were met by glorious conditions. College and
Outdoor Education Group staff supervised the boys on a five day
camp, challenging them to venture out of their comfort zone and
participate in numerous activities including carrying all their gear,
canoeing, hiking and abseiling. Forty two students completed the
Duke of Edinburgh bronze award component of the course, being
responsible for all requirements of camping including purchasing,
carrying and cooking their meals. While the boys were confronted
with many challenging moments, they rose to the occasion and are
to be commended for their commitment to succeed.
At the conclusion of Term 1, Year 9 was responsible for the Easter
Liturgy. Various students adopted roles, ensuring a moving and
meaningful experience regarding the marginalised communities of
the world. Year 9 Tutor Groups also participated in liturgies in
St Monica’s chapel where the boys were provided with
opportunities for reflection and for spending time with class mates
in a spiritual environment. The Treacy Centre at Oxford Falls was
the scene for our Year 9 Reflection Day featuring Chris Doyle with
his wonderful brand of confrontational humour, song and words
of wisdom from his life experiences. The underlying theme of the
day was accepting responsibility for each other, loved ones, and
what you do in the future. Chris talked about how being unkind to
someone takes little effort but being kind takes real effort and it is
this effort which makes our lives worthwhile.
their enthusiasm to compete and their demonstrated pride in their
particular House.
Two students continued a College tradition by journeying to Ireland
for an exchange programme which has been ongoing for many
years. The boys told wonderful stories of their adventures and of the
bonds established between them and their Irish families. Students
were able to truly experience the Augustinian values in different
ways this year by raising funds for Lenten appeals, involvement in
the 40 Hour Famine, participating in Daffodil Day and raising money
for the SEA Programme through the College Walkathon. The P & F
Father and Son Breakfast again proved popular, giving fathers an
opportunity to informally spend time with their sons at the College.
This was followed later in the year by the very successful Father and
Son Dinner.
Year 9 students have completed a busy and fulfilling year. The
boys were blessed to have such caring staff acting as their
Tutors. I would like to acknowledge and thank the dedicated staff
responsible for ensuring the well-being of the Year 9 students. They
are Carly Townsend, Lloyd Manning, Kyle Dooley, Richard Wong,
Jenny Power, David Gilbert, Joe Montz, Jo Gray, Chris Gray and
Mitchell Cooper. We wish the boys every success as they continue
on their journey at St Augustine’s College in 2013.
Greg Egan
An exciting, new initiative was established in Year 9 this year called
Unitas. This programme aims to engage our Year 9 students in
interesting activities that create a sense of unity among their Tutor
and Year Group and help develop a sense of connectedness with
their local community. Boys participated in cooking, horticulture
and motor mechanics at TAFE; worked with young children at our
local preschool and infants school; learnt grooming and etiquette
skills; became more aware of our local indigenous heritage; learnt
what constitutes a healthy relationship; participated in a positive
psychology course and learnt how to best use their character
traits; cleaned up our local beach environments; completed a basic
first aid course and learnt the finer skills of fencing and golf.The
response from all members of the community, including the media
and most importantly the boys, has been overwhelmingly positive.
Throughout the year, students also participated in numerous
sporting and co-curricular activities. The boys competed to
the best of their abilities on the sporting field; some winning
competitions while others demonstrated signs of improvement
in their chosen sport. Students engaged in a variety of musical
activities culminating in musical recitals and wonderful evenings
filled with talent. Our College was also represented ably by Year 9
students in public speaking and debating competitions. It is
pleasing to note that participation rates were up at our Athletics and
Swimming Carnivals this year. The boys are to be commended for
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YEAR 9.1
Front Row: Luke Stevenson, Toby Boyce, Jack Edwards, Liam Jones, Samuel Halsted, Samuel Brooker, Andrea Vescio, Dante Amato
Second Row: Marcus Duross, Benjamin Gillespie, Benjamin Marr, Harrison King, Ben Rattray-Penrose, Thomas Lodder, L. Manning
Absent: Kieran Flynn, Jamie Harrison
YEAR 9.2
Front Row: Bertie Tebbutt, Jordan Schweickle, Jake Nesci, Brayden Capstick, Henry Turner, Jackson Maish, Charlie Sundborn
Second Row: Charles Hole, Blake Herbert, Brock Bogg, Ethan Frame, Jack Taylor, Tynan Brown, G. Egan
Absent: Michael Davidson, Hugh MacPhail, Jack Nettleton, K. Dooley
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YEAR 9.3
Front Row: Mitchell Scott, Andre Demirjian, Lachlan McLeod, Joaquin Gonzalez, Clark Greenwood, Zachary Jobson, Peter Long
Second Row: Matthew Varano, Jackson Koop, Zac Von Appen, Elijah Burton, Harry Betts, Oliver Smith, R. Wong
Absent: Anthony Navara, Ben Woollett, Jarod Horan
YEAR 9.4
Front Row: Alec Gowan, Conor Bliss-Henaghan, Thomas Waddington, Harvey Loud, Nicholas Chivers, Cameron Malone, Riley McDonagh,
Evan Stratton, Adam Cruikshank
Second Row: Christopher Vaccaro, Liam Borg, William West, Sam Holmes, Daniel Loproto, Alexander Milburn, Ryan McMullan, J. Power
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YEAR 9.5
Front Row: James McCauley, Alessio Tisano, Jack Johns, Jordan McMenamin, Michael Crapis, Matthew Yeates, Jack Williams, Samuel Osborne,
Calvin Bloxsome
Second Row: Daniel Gray, Michael Maguire, Vincent Cuzzilla, Lachlan Ruskin, Benjamin Earngey, Tobias Brocklehurst, Kristian Wallis, D. Gilbert
YEAR 9.6
Front Row: Oscar Youlten, Zacchary Van Lathum, Ryan Jones, Regan McCredie, Toby Jones, Connor McMorran, Angus Penn, Daniel Greig,
Noah Cashman
Second Row: Robert Mineo, Fraser Bullock, Chase West, Bailey Dalton, Liam Elliott, Nathan Separovic, Benjamin Dawson, J. Montz
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YEAR 9.7
Front Row: Liam Drosinos, Sheldon Tweedie, Paul Keaveney, Matthew Falcomata, Lucas Nicol, Joshua Newman, Vincent Cipri, Jed Hessell
Second Row: Harrison O’Toole, Brendan Watkins, Adam Kennedy, Ezra Knight, Elia Faatui, Daniel Gurr, Daniel Murace, M. Cooper
Absent: Matthew Wilkins
YEAR 9.8
Front Row: Markus Oosterhoff, Andrew Lawson, Peter Falasca, Adam Vrandich, Samuel Nolan, Yann Kulicki, Max Cleary, Alex Hayes
Second Row: Matthew Dunn, Matthew Nobes, Hamish Gardner, Kobe Cooper, Liam Saliba, Benjamin White, James Gonda, C. Townsend
Absent: Nicholas Albert
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YEAR 9.9
Front Row: Daniel Asprey, Daniel Gostelow, Matthew Armstrong, Jordan McDonagh, Sean Gillespie, Dylan Wheatley, Lachlan Iacono, Zenon Corbett
Second Row: Lachlan Crosweller, Nathan Raffo, Nicholas Dobrijevich, Nicholas Walton, Nicholas Hidas, Luke Lough, Conor Paul, J. Gray
YEAR 9.10
Front Row: Lachlan Govers, William Prendergast, Harrison Sekulich, Oliver Bell, Henry Ferguson, Cyrus Hansen, Mitchell Stacey, Ellery Bock
Second Row: Jeremy Le, Brendon Zappia, Alexander Ingall, Jack Maguire, Christopher Chalmers, Tai Khan, C. Gray
Absent: Max Dee
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YEAR 8
Year 8 is a challenging time in the lives of the boys as they
undertake amazing changes both physically and emotionally. All
the boys once again showed their enthusiasm and commitment
to the extensive co-curricular programme involving themselves
in a multitude of activities from football, tae kwon do, basketball
and rugby to bands, ensembles, Lenten appeals, the Mass of the
Assumption and the Walkathon.
The real challenge for these boys was presented on the Year 8
Camp. The camp at Biloela is an introductory Outdoor Education
Programme which will be further developed in Years 9 and 10. The
camp was based in the Southern Highlands and each group spent
one night camping out in a tent and the other in an eco-cabin.
In this bushland setting, the boys learnt the skills of orienteering,
bushcraft, canoeing and fishing. The highlight was watching the
boys prepare and cook the meals for their groups and setting up
their tents. This camp provided students with some challenging
experiences and an opportunity to be outside their comfort zones,
but also allowed the boys to foster leadership qualities, group cooperation and initiative. It was enlightening to see all the students
get involved in an environment unfamiliar to most and to walk away
with a new appreciation of their surroundings and abilities they did
not know they had.
With subject selection for Year 9 and 10, comes the initial steps to
moving to Senior School in 2014 and it challenges the boys to look
ahead to what might be their futures. The Reflection Day enabled
the boys to develop their pastoral ties with one another and staff,
through their discussions and insight into heroes and the role they
play in our lives, and the College Walkathon helped them focus on
the very important needs of others.
The students’ growth and achievements have been facilitated by
the guidance of the Tutors and each group is fortunate enough to
have two staff assisting with pastoral care. We would like to take
this opportunity to personally thank the Year 8 Tutors - Emma Polk,
Thomas Jubb, Campbell Butt, Sean McLean, Michael Ravenscroft,
Andrew Strunk, Tate Williams, Ellis Kinnaird, Garry Simmons, David
McLean, Lee O’Brien, Jessica Parsons and Adam Evans. The
excellent leadership, commitment and enthusiasm that they have
shown, and the time given up to do a myriad of things with the
boys over this past year, have been of great benefit to the students.
It has been a challenging year for us and I would like to thank Adam
Gray for his positive attitude and humour as we worked together
with Year 8.
Lastly, we would like to thank the Year 8 boys for their efforts and
all they have contributed to College life this year. As they move
forward into the final year of Middle School, we will be sure to keep
a close eye on their development, as they make the transformation
to young men and we wish them every success in the future and on
life’s journey.
Adam Gray
Les Bobis
Acting Year 8 Student Formation Leader
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Front Row: James Griffiths, Harrison Pietor, Christian Tesoriero, Benjamin Wigney, Angus Gilbert, Oliver Hunter, Dylan Price, Jack McNaughton,
Jae Nagel
Second Row: S. McLean, Benjamin Morgan, Benjamin Colless, Anthony Donohoe, James Costa, Lachlan Panetta, Christopher Carter,
Owen McLean-Smith, Dylan Bird, C. Butt
Third Row: David Brown, Anthony De Lorenzo, Benjamin Whitefield, Joshua Carey, Ethan Slack-Smith, Matthew Brittain, Lachlan Hodgins,
Sebastian Candido, Christian Clay, Dominic Scognamiglio
Absent: Daniel Ferreira
YEAR 8.2
Front Row: Jack Turner, Samuel Gair, Matthew Helm, Ryan McLean, Thomas Cryan, Bayley Tindall, Benjamin Schiavone, Hamish Moore,
Jackson Prior
Second Row: E. Polk, Aidan Sajowitz, Jarad Travers, Dylan O’Connor, Campbell McPhee, Sean Bryan, Rory Fowler, Ethan Sheedy, Harry Coates,
L. O’Brien
Third Row: Jordan O’Neill, Cooper Morrison, Lachlan Mitrovich, Kavin Naidu, Oscar Keating, Don Jude Ekanayake, Lachlan Moore, Frederick Tebbutt,
Edward Checketts, Nicholas Bobis
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YEAR 8.3
Front Row: Daniel Bowyer, Sebastiano Macri, Nicholas Thorowgood, Nicholas Giumelli, Ethan Mooney, Albert Kwangkhiri, Cameron De Carlo,
Ewan Metcalfe, Alexander Russell
Second Row: J. Parsons, Callum Robb, Jacob Baynie, Angus Rothpletz-Smith, Duncan Cullen, Ellis Gerry, Jacob Hall, Harrison J King, T. Jubb
Third Row: Lachlan Cooper, Mitchell Weir, Zachary Lai, Louie Hudson, Oliver Hahn, Lachlan Channell, Joshua Neal, Seamus Fraser, Liam Nelson
YEAR 8.4
Front Row: Jack Cuthbert, Douglas Bacon, Connor Hickman, Liam Thomas, Angus Jarrett, Michael Mete, Martino Pilu, Nicholas Varvarian,
Takara Stutchbury
Second Row: Jack Ryan, Bailey Pola-Smith, Brandon Hale, Callum Dent, Patrick Van Dyk, Lachlan Brown, Jack Guberina, D. McLean
Third Row: Luke Ratcliff, Jack Gaggin, Bailey McAndrew, Brodie Johnston, John Hopoate, Jack Kewin-Laurie, Blake Medway, Thomas Pizzie
Absent: Nicolas Iezza, G. Simmons
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YEAR 8.5
Front Row: Nathan Furner, Hugo Gerritsen, Gianluca Natoli, Benjamin Hickey, Finnegan Cope, Raymond Cripps, Thomas Browne,
Matthew Van Den Bosch, James Morris
Second Row: M. Ravenscroft, James Nelson, Cameron Thompson, Oliver Boyce, Stuart Somerville, Cameron Prince, William Akhurst, A. Evans
Third Row: Kelsey Johnston, Zachariah DeRooy, Bryce Russell, Aaron Peters, Joseph Graham, Reilly Van Grieken, Liam Taylor, Jack Kelly
YEAR 8.6
Front Row: Simon Danieli, Joshua Meacham, Jamieson Postle, Samuel Cabrera, Justin Stevenson, Daron Kalloghlian, William Lynch, Joseph Azzolina
Second Row: T. Williams, Kurt Ingram, Jack Gustafson, Jordan Burmeister, Asher Riese, Benjamin Donlan, Harrison Drew, Zachary Harvey, E. Kinniard
Third Row: Eden Ryan, Oskar Lentell, Jack Harrold, Michael Humphrey, Cameron Signorini, Keith Branson, Max Newey
Absent: William Lowery, Robbie Russo
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YEAR 7
2012 was an exciting and challenging year for the Year 7 students,
with a large number of new faces joining the group of boys
continuing on from Year 6 at the College. This year I have had the
pleasure as their Student Formation Leader, watching the boys
grow together at the beginning of their journey here at
St Augustine’s.
The year commenced with our introductory camp to Deer Park in
the Royal National Park, where the boys were given the opportunity
to interact with their peers and teachers. They participated in a
variety of good fun and challenging activities that encouraged
teamwork, lateral thinking and a sense of adventure, while ensuring
that students formed friendship bonds that will stay with them
throughout their time here at school. The camp was thoroughly
enjoyed by both the students and staff who attended and was a
fantastic way to commence the year.
In Year 7 this year there were seven core classes which contributed
to a seamless transition into the Middle School for the boys. The
small class groups, along with our team of Year 7 Tutors and
assistants, allowed the boys to feel comfortable, supported and
cared for in a constant structured environment. The Tutor teachers
and assistants for 2012 were: Paul Hull and Philip Nicotra (7.2),
James Gordon and Mary Smith (7.3), Tim Holmes and Cheryl
Howell (7.4), Penny Tsagaris and Sue Gostelow (7.5), Franca
Hardwick and Philippa Sherwood (7.6), Caitlin Murray and Beth
Milne (7.7) and Anita Harris and Tracey Boyadji (7.8). This team of
teaching and support staff has encapsulated the qualities of the
Augustinian spirit and has been an asset to both myself and the
boys.
only encouraged mateship among the boys, but also created good
fun and engaging break-time experiences.
The College Merit System was again popular with the boys,
encouraging a high standard of work, excellent behaviour and a
sense of pride in the group. Multiple silver and bronze certificates
were presented at assemblies each week and all students should
be proud of the efforts and contributions this year. The Atollo Award
was also presented to a Year 7 student each week for contributing
to the life of the College. There were some very deserving recipients
this year and I congratulate them on their service to the community.
Finally, I would like to thank everyone involved in the wellbeing
of Year 7 students in 2012, especially the team of Year 7 Tutors
for their support. Thanks also to Peter Nolan, Dean of the Middle
School, for his leadership and guidance.
I wish the Year 7 students every success in their endeavours for the
future and hope to see great things from them in the years to come.
Emma Donnellan
2012 was a busy year for the students in all aspects of school
life. Year 7 can be a daunting time for students as the workload
of homework and assignments increases and students need to
manage their time more effectively. This group however, adopted
a mature and studious approach to their work and was rewarded
with some outstanding results. This year, emphasis was also put
on study skills and the students’ approach to study. We were lucky
enough to have several guest speakers and workshops to offer
the boys guidance and assistance in this area. Thank you to Kylie
Bowra, Middle School Studies Co-ordinator, for her work with the
Year 7 students and the implementation of these initiatives.
As well as the students being enormously involved in their studies,
they have shown an exceptional commitment to their chosen sport
and co-curricular activities. Students displayed their talents on
the sporting fields each week with strong participation in rugby,
football, cricket and basketball, in addition to exercising their
musical gifts in the College bands and ensembles. In conjunction
with the everyday happenings of school life, Year 7 were involved
in many special events including the Swimming Carnival, Medieval
Day, the Athletics Carnival, the Chinese excursion to Chinatown,
the Italian excursion to Leichhardt and the Reflection Day at Oxford
Falls. A highlight for the students this year was the opportunity to
audition for the children’s TV show Pyramid - 16 of our students
were chosen to appear on the show and 20 were also invited to
be audience members for the filming of the show which was an
exciting experience for all.
The exuberance and competitive nature of the Year 7 students was
showcased during the year throughout the Tutor Group Challenge
where students competed as a Tutor Group against other groups in
a variety of sporting and educational challenges. These activities not
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YEAR 7.2
Front Row: James O’Brien, Jack Twohill, Tyson Head, Liam Cupitt-Pearce, Andrew Newling, Brandon Harris, Harrison Foresto, Thomas Fontaine,
Dylan Moffat
Second Row: P. Nicotra, Zachary Wonderley, Kousha Kavoosi, Matthew Papandrea, Emerson Diaz, Brock Maunder, Philip Waters, Matthew Morley,
P. Hull
Third Row: Ben Osagie, Julien Horrocks, Jordan Banning, Zachary Alford, Kale Jeckeln, Sebastian Rogers, Thomas Hood
Absent: Lachlan Cranch
YEAR 7.3
Front Row: Jackson Kealy, Daniel Lucey, Knox Paterson, Samuel Cryan, Ryan King, James Pitt, Matthew Chant, Reuben Cashman, Daniel Atalla
Second Row: M. Smith, Joshua Smith, Thomas Herbert, Jake Kelly, Liam Brown, Lachlan Charles, Jacob Gleeson, Harry Haywood, J. Gordon
Third Row: Woody Sassen, Lachlan King, Christian O’Donnell, Peter Brongo, Willy Manu, Noah Richardson, Alexander Mrakovcic, Jack Dignan
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YEAR 7.4
Front Row: Fraser McGrath, Alec Traina, Kahn Hansen, Thomas Abell, Jacob Aiello, Andrew Liguori, James Valentino, Harry Waddington,
Dylan Manno
Second Row: C. Howell, Lachlan Brine, Luke Donlan, Riccardo Caterina, Zachary Mrakovcic, Joshua Tyrrell, Won Suk Yang, Lachlan Morley,
T. Holmes
Third Row: Mathew MacDougall, Charles Smidmore, Jack Donkers, Ethan Kelly, Dane Preston, Riley Phipps, Andrew Konert, William Turner
YEAR 7.5
Front Row: William Abbey, Harrison Hanavan, Claeton O’Connell, Thomas Flynn, Harrison Hronopoulos, Samson Coulter, Patrick Phillips,
Jack Campbell, Kurtis Horan
Second Row: E. Donnellan, Jake Burgman, Oliver West, Daniel Samus, Aiden Pashley, Harmon Kassulke, James Sidery, James Barton,
Matthew Coskinas, S. Gostelow
Third Row: Jack Harris, Harrison Price, Jesse Allan, Lucas Cook, Jackson Brouwers, Felix Daddo, Jack Edwards, Bjarne Ungemach, Samuel Porter
Absent: Joshua Micic
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YEAR 7.6
Front Row: Dominic Gay, Sam Papandrea, Jakob Weidmann, Eduard Ates, Thomas Massey, Daniel Ozaltin, Zachary Werakso, Charlie Raward,
Benjamin May
Second Row: P. Sherwood, Lachlan Sparke, Thomas Scarrabelotti, Christian Musgrove, Finlay Harris, Lachlan Vella, James Allen, F. Hardwick
Third Row: Luke Douglas, Nicholas Osborne, Mitchell Nehrybecki, Maxwell Douglas, Maxwell Barry, Griffon Sumner, Marvin Smith
Absent: Jordan Covich, Jake Tsagaris
YEAR 7.7
Front Row: Rory Gardner, Lawson Green, Matthew Brewster, Bradley Jackson, Oskar Perks, Dylan Martin, Darcy Stewart, Scott Costello, Billy Blake
Second Row: C. Murray, Joshua Leydon, Nicholas Loproto, Noah Lieberman, Antony Vidulic, Jak Andrew, Kieran Wilkes, Oliver May, B. Milne
Third Row: William Law, Aiden Bariol, Reece Jones, Will Wiggins, Jack Layton, Isaac Burton, Max Facer
Absent: Joshua Thompson
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YEAR 7.8
Front Row: Zachary Butler, Tyler Casazza, Adrian Demirjian, Domenico Zipparo, Rupert Canning, Rowan Tilley, Jack Walsh, Oscar Casteigt,
Jasper Kernot
Second Row: T. Boyadji, Jack Montague-Jones, Luke Perrignon, Cooper Johns, Joshua Bartholomeusz, Lachlan Page, Paul Caronna, Kevin Merrigan,
Jacob O’Sullivan, A. Harris
Third Row: Edmund Hole, Thomas Keating, Mark Bourke, Finn Berwick-Clerke, Thomas Lewis, Rhys Thompson, James Hermann, Jack Watt,
Angus Simpson
Absent: Oliver Hanley
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DEAN OF PRIMARY SCHOOL
My first year in the role as Dean of the Primary School has been
a time of immense satisfaction and gratitude. I am grateful for the
many gifts passionate and dedicated teachers bring to school
every day and, in a true Augustinian way, use in the service of
others. I am grateful for an energetic and cheerful group of boys
who show, by their support and encouragement of each other, the
Augustinian charisms of truth, love and community. I am grateful to
a parent body who through their open and honest communication,
exemplify the Augustinian charism of truth. I am grateful for my
secretary, Megan Cashman, who is like a second mum to 172
boys and an events organiser and friend to a very appreciative
staff. The values of Veritas (truth), Caritas (love), and Communitas
(community), only become visible when put into action and used
in the service of others, and this is what makes our Primary
School so special. This concept of service is the real strength of
an Augustinian education, and it is where you discover the notion
of servant leadership. The teachers in our Primary School set up
a classroom culture where peer tutoring is the norm and teachers
themselves become facilitators in the learning environment. Boys
are encouraged to question, respectfully disagree and complete
work which is challenging, rich and open in its nature. The latest
research reinforces that the pedagogy we are providing improves
engagement and academic success. We are fortunate to have
educators who utilise contemporary techniques and best teaching
practice in class every day. You are only as good as the people
around you and I am certainly fortunate to have so many ‘good’
people around me who make coming to work every day rewarding
and challenging, but more importantly an experience that has also
strengthened me as an educator and servant leader.
I am particularly proud of the boys in the Primary School who
have given their time for the benefit of others. To the Student
Representative Council leaders - William O’Shea, John MohrGilchrist, Harrison Barwell, Tristan Cauchi, Daniel Cooper and Finn
Van Lathum, a big thank you for your many initiatives and friendly
conversations during our lunchtime meetings. To Will O’ Shea, for
your leadership in organising the inaugural Book Club and to Harry
Cook for initiating our very first Cartoon Club, your efforts have
been appreciated by the many boys involved in your clubs.
Liturgy
Being a Catholic School in the Augustinian tradition, liturgy plays
an important role in developing a community where we pray and
worship together. There have been many memorable celebrations
this year and I would like to take this opportunity to thank our
two altar servers, Hugh McFarland and Jordan Markezic and the
Primary Choir for helping to give the liturgies a Primary School
presence.
Before all else, live in harmony and be of one mind and one heart
on the way to God. St Augustine
Junior Drama
Under the leadership of our College Drama Co-ordinator,Gillian
Towle, the Junior Drama Club performed a wonderful historical
narrative, This is Australia, showcasing the creative talents of a
number of our Primary School boys. It is hoped that these numbers
will grow next year as the skills and knowledge acquired from
participation in drama are important in the future of our country.
God does not give you a mark on your talents, but on your
willingness. St Augustine
Academic Awards
The Semester 1 Academic Excellence Awards highlighted the
efforts and results achieved, recognised by class and specialist
teachers. Celebrating academic success and effort is paramount
in developing a culture where intellectual capacity is valued and
supported by the entire College community.
How much wealth is stored within each of us? But what use is this
wealth to us, if we do not investigate it? St Augustine
Music Presentation Night
The Primary School Concert Band and Junior Choir were presented
with College plaques and participation badges in recognition
for their contribution to the College’s musical programme. I am
extremely proud of the balanced curriculum we offer enabling all
boys to participate in a variety of creative, academic and sporting
opportunities.
Let our voices be heard in our deeds. St Augustine
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Father and Son Dinner
Sporting News
Every year we celebrate the important men in the lives of the boys
at St Augustine’s with a special night out. This year was no different
as over 400 fathers, uncles, stepfathers and significant male role
models celebrated their special bond together. The highlight of the
night was our Dean of Middle School, Peter Nolan, being selected
from the audience to participate as the magician’s assistant in a
number of illusions. It was a great night and once again signified the
wonderful community spirit so evident at the College.
This year has been a very successful year in a number of sporting
arenas. Special mention goes to all of our sporting and co-curricular
teams for their positive conduct at all times. Congratulations to
a number of sporting teams who went undefeated through their
respective seasons. The U/12 Rugby Gold and Green teams as
well as the U/12 Football team had fantastic seasons and were
deserved winners of their competitions. Well done also to our NSW
Representatives: Harry Wilson, Freddy Lussick (rugby union) and
Daniel Cooper (cross country).
Walkathon
The Walkathon is one of our major fundraising events for the year
and we saw the Primary School boys raise over $11,000 for our
orphanages in the Philippines and Cambodia as part of the SEA
Programme. The day celebrates our patron Saint Augustine, and
culminated in a picnic at Tania Park. It was a wonderful celebration
of friendship and generosity on behalf of the entire College.
Do what you can. God asks no more. St Augustine
We are deservedly proud of all the accomplishments of our
students, whether they are sporting, academic, creative, musical,
social or spiritual. Involvement in all aspects of the College is what
gives St Augustine’s such a positive community atmosphere.
By the time the boys leave our Primary School, it is hoped that
we have been able to develop students who are successful and
confident learners with a capacity to act ethically. These are the
driving forces behind the new Australian Curriculum and are goals
which we hope to achieve.
Team Teaching
I leave you with a favourite quotation of mine:
The part of my job that brings me the greatest joy is visiting all
classes and working with their teachers on a variety of tasks, in a
team teaching approach. It makes me appreciate how hard the
teachers work and realise that the most challenging, but rewarding
job in any school is the daily face to face teaching of 28 individuals
coming together with varying needs, emotions and talents. Working
closely alongside these dedicated and passionate educators leaves
me in no doubt that your sons are receiving the best education and
preparation for high school.
An understanding heart is everything to a teacher, and cannot be
esteemed highly enough. One looks back with appreciation to
the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our
human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material,
but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul
of the child. Carl Jung
Terry Walsh
Dean of Primary School
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CLASS 6E
Front Row: Bryn Nicholas, Christopher Nati, Patrick Hickey, Matthew Melhuish, Jacob Massey, Marcus O’Donnell, William Findlay, Nicholas Tonoli,
Thomas Akhurst
Second Row: Joel Sawyer, Jay Marosa, Cameron Walker, Callum Hulme, Conor Indersmith, Nicholas Filacuridi, Patrick Scognamiglio, James Gray,
Kyle Ingram, Jack Tetley, C. Egger
Third Row: Bill Flynn, Henry Cripps, George Shillington, Cameron Brown, Mitchell Painter, Emilio Severino, Dylan Smyth, Henry Whelan, Jayden Boag,
John Mohr-Gilchrist
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CLASS 6H
Front Row: David Valentino, Nicholas Iacovitti, Toby Hills, Cameron Giuffrida, Harrison Barwell, William O’Toole, Joseph Finn, Patrick Boyle,
Patrick Caisley
Second Row: Giacomo Beretta, Michael Hughes, Harry Chilcott, Harry Wilson, Conor Duffy, Jack Paavola, Logan Pola-Smith, Freddy Lussick,
Benjamin Van Dyk, Ethan Franklin
Third Row: Jake Carmody, Kye Gleeson, Patrick Easson, Liam Mitrovich, Conor Holmes, Ethan Papamichael, Luis Ross, Samuel Rimmer,
Cameron Burgess, T. Halaifonua
Absent: Benjamin Powe
CLASS 6K
Front Row: Jake Fisher, Dominic De Lorenzo, Jack Wildash, Thomas Oakley, Nicholas Van Dyk, Cameron Antico, Cody Jobson, Liam O’Sullivan
Second Row: Robbie Christensen, Cameron Tierney, Rohan Elliott, Callum McPhee, James Wacher, Benjamin Gerrans, Luke Webber,
Hugh McFarland, J. Kirkwood
Third Row: Will O’Shea, Xavier Trevaskis, Joseph Brocklehurst, Zachary Walton, Jordan Markezic, Sam Kelly, Cian Hoey Durnin, Addison Hawke
Fourth Row: Michael Ryan, Connor Hopkins, Harrison Naseby, Alexander Carter, Sean Arnold, Benjamin Koop
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CLASS 5A
Front Row: Jimmy Calci, Flynn Martin, Ethan Dean, Sebastian Cooper, Fynn Lankow, Samuel Hickey, James Donohoe, Jarrod Brine
Second Row: Joel Burgman, Maximilian Blake, Jack McDonagh, Cristian Raso, Thomas Hannan, Finn Van Lathum, Zachary Prince,
Agustin Barrios Perez, Joshua Beachley
Third Row: Zack Gair, Hugh Cameron, Liam McEachern, Alek Weidmann, Callum Sergeant, Thomas Chapman, Connor Rothpletz-Smith,
Jackson McLean, John Marasco
Absent: Felix Ashford, Connor O’Hagan, A. Allmark
CLASS 5L
Front Row: Alec Bryant, Nicolas Fraietta, Darcy Cox, Joshua Thorowgood, Peter Marshall, Riley Lloyd, Harrison Andrew, Dylan Blake, Liam Riggs
Second Row: Joshua Nelson, Riley Marosa, Campbell Richardson, Joshua Morrison, Zachary Lawler, Ben Walsh, Samuel Gartner, Benjamin Dines,
Bailey Sayer, E. Armenio
Third Row: William Sellwood, Felix Boyce, Sean Johnston, Daniel Cooper, Jack Clancy, William Wright, Ethan Brownsberger, Finnigan Mitchell,
Christopher Polis
Absent: Heath Carroll
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CLASS 5O
Front Row: Montgomery Ravenscroft, Zachary Webster, Benjamin Porter, Benjamin Simpson, Jay Thoms, Edward Waddington, Jordan Dixon,
William McIntyre, Tristan Cauchi
Second Row: Lachlan Burgess, Joshua Papandrea, Nicholas Sidery, Joshua Sheehan, Max McDonagh, Warwick Hale, Jake Brennan, Jonathan Allen,
Jordan Young, J. O’Brien
Third Row: Harrison Newman, Samuel O’Connor, Harrison Cook, Luke Barwell, Jack Reddy, Matthew Lewis, Liam Kelly, Zachary Kinnear,
Jordan Brewster
Absent: Arthur Wakes-Miller
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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME
Living and studying away from your home and your country can be
a real challenge for any individual. Our International students can be
proud of their efforts and achievements at St Augustine’s.
2012 has seen a greater involvement of our International boys in
the College community. Boys from Years 10, 11 and 12 volunteered
their services to Matthew Talbot on Monday afternoons, while a
Year 11 student, Stefan Shen, was part of the SEA Programme
travelling to Cambodia. As usual, we had many boys from Years 10,
11 and 12 participating in the College’s basketball programme. This
involvement culminated in the grand final success of Mark Hall’s
Year 12 Mavericks team. Year 11 boys represented the College
in rugby and football. Students also volunteered their time at the
College Welcoming Cocktail Party and some even tried their hand
at debating. Vivian Cao had her Year 11 Chinese Background
Speakers class helping out the local boys to improve their Chinese
for the Chinese Continuers course. Greater interaction between
the International students and local students is a real goal for the
College.
The Year 11 students travelled to Canberra for a retreat on
leadership and culture. Speeches were made, monuments visited
and a sense of community and belonging created. The Year 10
boys spent a whole week in the bush, learning the skills of survival
in Term 4.
We are expecting some excellent results from the Year 12 cohort
this year and many students will be accepted into their university
or college of choice. We wish our students every success for their
Higher School Certificate examinations and their future endeavours.
A rewarding and enriching programme needs the dedication and
commitment of staff. The International team of Gary Coulter, Bing
Zhang, Joe Clark, Glen Coulter, Vivian Cao and Krista Gardener
have given of their energies and time.
Glen Coulter and Vivian Cao
International Student Formation Leaders
The Year 12 boys faced a terrific challenge on their retreat this year
to the Snowy Mountains. Part of their journey involved horse riding
in the famous region. Many boys had never seen a horse, let alone
ridden one. It was a great success with 100% participation and
engagement with the activities. It challenged their boundaries and
provided a bonding experience for the group.
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SPORT AND CO-CURRICULAR
Participation by students in sport and
co-curricular activities has many positive
benefits, including skill and fitness
development, social interaction, team
participation and above all, enjoyment.
The College’s extensive sporting and
co-curricular programme allows students to
experience these benefits in an educational
environment that enhances the total
development of the individual.
It is through the high level of student
involvement that St Augustine’s College
continues to be successful across a wide
range of sport and co-curricular activities.
These successes are well documented
in the individual reports provided by the
various Teachers in Charge (TIC). There are
however some outstanding achievements
by teams and individuals which require
special mention.
Cricket
Cricket continues to thrive as a summer
sport with many excellent performances
in the MWJCA competition, as well as
the various school-based knock out
tournaments that the College is associated
with. We continue to produce Manly
Warringah representative players in all
age groups. Congratulations to Matthew
Levene for his selection in the NSWCCC
U/15 team, James McClintock for selection
in the emerging Blues team and to Mickey
Edwards for his selection in the NSW U/19
team. I would also like to acknowledge and
thank Billy D’Arcy, Captain of Cricket, for his
leadership. Thanks to James Scholtens, TIC
of Cricket, as well as coaches, the Cricket
Committee, parent scorers and supporters,
for all their hard work, dedication and
commitment.
Rowing
Rowing had an outstanding season with
growth in the number of crews culminating
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in the 1st IV qualifying to row at the
Australian Championships in Perth where
they finished in 5th position in Division 1.
This was an outstanding achievement by
our 1st IV, considering they were rowing
against the best schools in Australia. Team
members were Tristan Dwyer, Tristan
Kennedy, Sean Murphy, Jack Bray and
cox Tom Keating. Congratulations to Matt
Ungemach, head coach, and his assistant
coaches, Judith Ungemach and Josh and
Jason Nicholls. Thank you also to Thomas
Jubb, TIC of Rowing, for his enthusiasm
and commitment to the rowing programme.
Special mention must be made of Monique
Nicholls, Fabian Dwyer and the very active
parent committee for their driving force,
ensuring rowing continues to grow and
thrive.
Water Polo
The College entered teams in the Northern
Suburbs Schools Water Polo competition,
which provides us with tougher games
each week in a well organised environment.
The College teams have thrived in this
new competition, improving their skills
and fitness. Congratulations to the Year 9
team who were premiers and to the Year
7 team who were runners up. Further
congratulations to Mitchell Jones, who was
selected in the NSW U/16 team that toured
New Zealand. The College would like to
thank TIC, Louise Nash, and all the coaches
for their outstanding service to the water
polo programme.
The College swim team which competed
in the ISA Swimming Championships did
very well, with the Junior team winning the
ISA Division 1 trophy for the second year in
a row. The College team was placed 2nd
overall in Division 1, which was a fantastic
achievement. Andrew Newling from Year 7
was outstanding, winning every individual
event he competed in - the 50m freestyle,
backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke and
100m freestyle. Special mention must be
made of Bob Ferguson, TIC of Swimming,
and Anita Harris, for their hard work
preparing our students for all the carnivals.
Cross Country
At the College Cross Country
Championships, the following students
won their respective age groups. The 2012
Senior School Age Champions were:
15 Years
Elijah Burton
16 Years
Sean Murphy
17 Years
Henry Tebbutt
Opens
Henry Tier
Students who performed very well at the
ISA Carnival and were selected to compete
at the NSW Combined Independent
Schools Championships were:
12 Years
Jack Walsh
Ben May
William Law
15 Years
Elijah Burton
Brock Bogg
16 Years
Sean Murphy
Swimming
The Secondary House Swimming Carnival
was again keenly contested with Reville
House continuing their dominance. This
year’s win means that Reville has now won
the carnival for nine consecutive years.
The Primary House Swimming Carnival
was won by Goold. The staging of the Age
Swimming Championship Carnival in the
evening, has proved to be a great success,
allowing parents to attend and support their
sons. From this carnival, the College Age
Champions and school swimming squad is
selected. Congratulations to the following
Senior School Age Champions:
Athletics
The Senior House Athletics Carnival was
again eagerly contested with Goold House
winning the shield in consecutive years,
ending the dominance of Reville House.
Congratulations to the following Senior
School Age Champions:
15 Years
Evan Stratton
15 Years
Benjamin White
16 Years
Lachlan Reid
16 Years
Benjamin Treeby
17 Years
Nicholas Harris
17 Years
Charlie Taylor
18 Years
Nicholas Nolan
18 Years
Henry Tier
At the ISA Championships, the College
finished in 4th position in Division 1 from 19
schools with the Intermediate age group
winning their division. There were some
outstanding performances by some of our
athletes, which should be acknowledged:
Jackson Koop
15 Yrs 1st 110m
Hurdles, 1st Long
Jump and 2nd
Discus
Ben White
15 Yrs 1st 100m
and 200m Sprints
Ben Woollett
15 Yrs 1st High
Jump
Ben Treeby
16 Yrs 1st 200m
and 2nd 100m
John Walker
16 Yrs 1st Discus
and 1st 100m
heat 2
Lachlan Cooper
13 Yrs 1st 800m
- breaking the ISA
record
Elia Faatui
15 Yrs 1st Shot Put
James Lough
16 Yrs 1st Shot Put
Jack Maguire
14 Yrs 1st Discus
and 1st Shot Put
Matthew Dunn
14 Yrs 2nd Javelin
William Law
12 Yrs 2nd 800m
Jarad Travers
14 Yrs 2nd Long
Jump
Bertie Tebbutt
15 Yrs 2nd 800m
Julien Horrocks
13 Yrs 2nd Long
Jump
Mitchell Harmer
17 Yrs 2nd 400m
Intermediate Relay gained 1st place.
Members were Ben White, Ben Treeby,
John Walker and Matthew Levene.
I would like to thank Mitchell Cooper and
all the coaches for their efforts ensuring the
athletes were well prepared.
TIC Manly Warringah Basketball, for all they
do for our most popular summer sport.
Tennis
Basketball
Basketball has had another successful
season with the 1st V Team convincingly
defeating Villanova College, Brisbane in their
annual fixture. At present the College has
50 teams from Year 5 to Year 12 competing
in the local competition, and in the ISA
competition all enjoying great success.
The College, in the second year in the ISA
Division 1 competition, performed extremely
well winning premierships in the 1st V and
17 Years and runners up in the 14 Years,
ensuring the College winning the Champion
ISA Division 1 shield in consecutive
seasons. The 1st V had an outstanding
season which started on the USA tour,
winning six out of seven matches against
some excellent basketball colleges. This
form continued in their domestic season.
After winning the ISA competition, they
then went on to defeat The Scots School
(GPS winners), Trinity Grammar School
(CAS winners), Sydney Boys High School
(CHS winners) and St Dominic’s College
Penrith (CCC winners), to be crowned NSW
State Champions. They will now represent
NSW at the Australian championships.
Congratulations to Nicholas Duncan,
Captain of Basketball and Daniel Pitcher
who represented NSW U/17 and U/16
basketball teams respectively. Nick was also
selected in the Australian U/17 team that
competed at the World Championships,
where Australia was placed 2nd to the
United States, an incredible achievement.
Nick has recently been selected in the
Australian 19 Years team, topping up a
stellar career in schoolboy basketball.
Congratulations to Brad Dalton, coaching
co-ordinator and 1st V coach, Emma
Donnellan, TIC ISA, and Kate Donnellan,
Tennis is also growing in popularity with
more students registering in this season’s
programme. Term 4 saw these students
go through extensive coaching in skill
development in preparation for Term 1,
2013 matches. The College would like to
thank TIC, Danielle Stanway, and her staff
for their ongoing commitment.
Football
The College fielded 24 teams in the MWFA
competition with 11 teams competing
in the semi finals. Of the 11 teams in the
semi finals, three teams won through
to the grand final with all three teams
winning the premiership. These were 15
Division 1A, 16 Division 2A and 12 Division
2 teams. Further congratulations to all
students who have been selected in the
various association representative teams.
The College boasts more than five Manly
Warringah representative players across the
age groups. The College wishes to thank
all coaches, managers and supporters for
ensuring that students had an enjoyable
season. Special mention must go to Chris
Gray, who did a great job organising our
football programme.
Rugby
The 2012 rugby season was reasonably
successful for the College in the ISA Division
1 competition. Team results reflect that
this season’s success in terms of results
was not as good as 2011, with many of
the teams finishing the season in second
position. However the 1st XV team had
an undefeated tour of New Zealand,
defeating Christchurch Boys High School,
Southlands Boys High School and Mount
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Roskill Grammar School, then winning
back to back Waratah Shield competitions.
The team scored 996 points and had only
282 points scored against in 19 games.
There were18 players from the 1st and
2nd XV selected in the ISA Open teams,
six players selected in the ISA 16 Years,
six NSW Schoolboy, and two Australian
Schoolboy representatives, Matthew Philip
and Fabian Natoli. Six other players played
NSW Juniors in the 15, 16 and 17 Year age
groups.
The Rugby Committee must be
congratulated for hosting another
successful lunch at Manly Golf Club with
special guest speakers, John O’Neill, ARU
chief executive, and Waratah coaches
Michael Foley and Alan Gaffney. Thank
you to all coaches, managers, players
and supporters for the great contribution
and support you all give to the College
rugby programme. Special mention must
go to James Scholtens, TIC of the IPSHA
competition for his continued support
and organisation of the Primary School
competition. Finally, I would like to thank the
Rugby Supporters Club, led by Chairman,
Pat Wilson, with members Cameron
Douglas, Peter Walsh, Michael Dyer, Steve
Schofield, Greg Marr and Geoff Hannigan,
for their immense contribution to the
College rugby programme.
Other Sports
The College would also like to congratulate
the various students who have gained
exceptional accolades in sports not on offer
at the school.
Molokai Board Paddle Classic
Congratulations to Fletcher Davies
(Year 11) who competed in the International
Molokai Board Paddle in Hawaii. The first
race, on 22 July was a 16 km race along
the coast of Maui and Fletcher came 2nd
in the open elite division. The “big race”
on 29 July for solo competitors, saw
Fletcher paddle 56 km from the island of
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Molokai to Oahu against a hundred or so
competitors from around the world in big
sea swells. He completed the race in 5
hours 43 minutes, resulting in a second
place for his division (U/29) and 4th place
in the overall open elite division. This was a
remarkable achievement of endurance and
perseverance!
Papandrea leading the way - he was
crowned the Australian Champion in Level
9. As a result of his excellent performances,
he was selected for the Australian
Open team. Other students needing
acknowledgement are Alec Traina, Julian
Horrocks and Jae Nagel.
Performing and Visual Arts
Surf Life Saving
There were many students who gained
medals at the NSW Nippers Surf Life
Saving Championships and then went
on to represent NSW at the Australian
Championships with Joseph Murphy
winning a Gold Medal in the U/17 Rescue
and Resuscitation.
Kayaking
Ben McLean continues to excel. He has
already represented Australia at the World
Youth Kayaking Championships. At the
NSW Championships, Ben won six gold,
two silver and a bronze medal in the nine
events he competed in. Representing NSW
at the Nationals, Ben won gold, two silver
and two bronze medals from the six events,
which was a fantastic effort.
Tom Browne only started kayaking late last
year and at the NSW State Championships
he was rewarded with two gold and two
bronze medals.
Touch Football
Matthew Arnold and Jed Ibbotson were
selected in the NSWCCC Open Touch
team that competed in the NSW Schools
Championships. Matthew and Jed excel
in the sport and have been selected in
numerous representative teams over their
junior years. Jed was recently selected in
the U/18 Team to play New Zealand.
Gymnastics
The College has students who have
excelled in gymnastics with Jordan
As well as the numerous sports on offer,
the College provides many other cocurricular activities for students to enhance
their learning experiences. The Lecceto
Arts Centre is the main focal point for
many of the College’s activities including
drama, bands, choir, ensembles as well
as ceramics. This year’s band programme
has expanded to include the Senior, Middle
and Primary School Concert Bands, Stage
Bands 1 and 2 and various ensemble
groups. The bands continued their great
successes at the various eisteddfods, with
Stage Band 2 gaining 1st place at the
NSW School Band Festival. Furthermore,
Stage Band 2 and the Jazz Ensemble
achieved 2nd place at the Northern
Beaches Eisteddfod. The choirs are
certainly expanding and achieving many
accolades. The Senior Choir placed 2nd
at the Northern Beaches Eisteddfod and
the Acapella Chamber Choir was placed
1st, a fitting reward for these talented
musicians. Joe Montz’s leadership must be
congratulated along with his dedicated staff
and all musicians of the College for a highly
successful year.
Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme
is continuing to prove popular with
more students wanting the challenge of
combining community service, sport,
expeditions and skill development. TIC,
Jo Gray, needs to be congratulated for
overseeing this activity and for his guidance
at the various weekend expeditions. We
now have students well in tune to receive
the higher awards right through to Gold.
Debating
Year award for their Year Group at the
Celebration of Excellence events in 2011:
This year was another successful season
for debating, with over 50 students in the
College participating in the programme.
Debating is gaining strength in numbers
and ability each year, which is a credit to
the staff and calibre of students involved.
The College competed in the Independent
Schools Debating Association (ISDA)
competition during Terms 1and 2 this
year, with some commendable results.
The debating incursion run by the College
prior to the season was a very rewarding
experience for the students, as they were
able to practise and renew their oral
presentation and preparation skills. The
Villanova debate this year was once again
an exciting experience for the College,
with Villanova narrowly beating Saints on
the topic of “We should ban all live animal
exports.” The College wishes to thank the
TIC Caitlin Murray, staff, students and their
parents for their involvement.
Captains of Sport &
Co-Curricular
Captains of Sport are Senior School
students who are dedicated leaders in
their chosen sport. Congratulations to the
following:
Athletics
Henry Tier
Basketball
Nick Duncan
Cricket
Billy D’Arcy
Debating
James Bernasconi
Drama
Campbell Briggs
Football
Ethan Crouch
Music
James Scognamiglio
Swimming
Nicholas Nolan
Rowing
Tristan Dwyer
Rugby
Fabian Natoli
Year 5
Harry Chilcott and
Freddy Lussick
Year 6
Jak Andrew
Year 7
Lachlan Cooper
Year 8
Harrison O’Toole
Year 9
Simon Kennewell
Year 10
Jed Ibbotson
Year 11
Joseph Murphy
Year 12
Kurtus Leckie
The Year 12 Sportsman of the
Year for 2012 - Henry Tier
Henry has been a cross country open
Age Champion and an athletics open
Age Champion. He was a member of the
victorious 1st XV Rugby team that won
the Waratah Shield, as well as a member
of the ISA 1st XV Rugby team. He was
selected as a shadow rugby player for
the NSW Schoolboy team. He also
represented at state level in surf life saving.
Henry has always displayed a high level of
commitment, skill and sportsmanship.
House Captains
I would also like to acknowledge the House
Captains and Vice Captains and thank them
for their leadership at the various House
events.
Captains
Vice Captains
Crane
Sean O’Sullivan
Dylan Chant
Goold
Nicholas Smart
Grant McDonald
Murray
Matthew Philip
Hamish Ferguson
Reville
Adrian Paris
Jonte Kaplan
The College is fortunate to have very
committed and dedicated people who
ensure their sports and activities are well
organised and well presented. The College
would like to acknowledge the great work
all TICs, parents and supporters do.
Principal, Tim Cleary, should be
acknowledged for his incredible support
and for the great resources he makes
available ensuring that sport and cocurricular remains an integral part of
the students’ total education. Head of
School, Matthew Hutchison must also be
acknowledged for his support and energy;
his presence at many sporting and cocurricular events is very much appreciated.
I personally would like to thank Garry
Simmons, Sports Co-ordinator (Years 5-9),
and Sports Administrator, Tracey Boyadji for
their immense contribution to all the House
Carnivals and to all the various Gala Day
sporting events that take place throughout
the year.
The College Sports Club also must be
acknowledged for their dedicated work
making sure that our sporting organisations
are well catered for. This executive body
of Mike Ryan (President), David Holland
(Secretary), David Anglicas (Treasurer) and
Tracey Boyadji (Minutes Secretary), all need
to be thanked and congratulated.
Most importantly I would like to thank all
students who have participated with great
sportsmanship, contributed their talents
and supported their teammates, so that
the College continues to be recognised as
an exceptional sporting school within the
community.
John Papahatzis
Head of Sport & Co-Curricular
Sportsman of the Year Awards
I would like to acknowledge all the students
who were awarded the Sportsman of the
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SPORT YEARS 5 - 9
An article written by Dr Darren Warburton provides insight into the
benefits that physical activity plays in our life expectancy. Research
shows that sport and physical movement play a key role in the
prevention of several chronic diseases including cardiovascular
disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity, depression and hypertension.
With this evidence in mind it is little wonder that sport and exercise
are seen as life long benefits at St Augustine’s College. In 2012, our
students once again excelled in sports such as basketball, cross
country, athletics, swimming, cricket, tennis, water polo, soccer,
rugby league, rugby union and eagle tag.
Some of the 2012 Middle School sporting achievements, results
and outstanding highlights were:
Cross Country
This year’s event was held at Nolan Reserve with over 70
competitors taking on the gruelling two to six kilometre course. The
following athletes were victorious at the meet:
10 Years
11 Years
12 Years
(Primary)
1st Daniel Cooper
1st Harry Chilcott
1st Harry Wilson
2nd Alec Bryant
2nd Ben Walsh
2nd Sam Kelly
3rd Benjamin Simpson 3rd Ben Porter
Swimming Age Champions
Our Swimming Age Champions came from the results of the twilight
meet held at Warringah Aquatic Centre. From this carnival the
St Augustine’s representative team was selected to take on other
schools in NSW. I would like to acknowledge the following Age
Champions of 2012:
10 Years
11 Years
12 Years (Primary)
1 Daniel Cooper
1 Mitchell Painter
1st Matthew
Melhuish
2nd Flynn Martin
1st Harry Chilcott
2nd Freddy Lussick
3rd Benjamin Simpson
3rd Felix Boyce
3rd Callum Hulme
12 Years
(Secondary)
13 Years
14 Years
1 Andrew Newling
1 Oliver Boyce
1st Daniel Ferreira
2nd Nicholas Osborne
2nd Hugo Gerritsen
2nd Oliver Hahn
3rd William Law
3rd Jack Walsh
3rd Harmon
Kassulke
3rd James
McCauley
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12 Years
(Secondary)
13 Years
14 Years
1 William Law
1st Lachlan Cooper
1 Ryan Jones
1st Benjamin Koop
2nd Benjamin May
2nd Jack Andrew
2nd Jack Gaggin
2nd Sam Kelly
3rd Jack Walsh
3rd James Costa
3rd Oliver Hunter
3rd Harry Wilson
3rd Freddy Lussick
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Athletics Age Champions
The College Athletics Carnivals were held at Sydney Academy
of Sport Narrabeen. The following students gained outstanding
achievements in the various track and field events:
10 Years
11 Years
12 Years (Primary)
1 Daniel Cooper
1 Mitchell Painter
1st Benjamin Koop
2nd Benjamin
Simpson
2nd Harry Chilcott
2nd Sam Kelly
3rd Benjamin Dines
3rd Riley Marosa
3rd Harry Wilson &
Freddy Lussick
12 Years
(Secondary)
13 Years
14 Years
1st Maxwell Douglas
1st Jesse Allan
1st Jack Maguire
2nd Jacob O’Sullivan
2nd James Allen
2nd Oliver Hahn
3rd Nicholas Osborne
3rd Louie Hudson
2nd Jarad Travers
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3rd Matthew
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Patron’s Day House Relay
Once again the annual Patron’s Day House
relay was held at Tania Park following the
Walkathon. The four College House teams
competed against each other in a gruelling
race that involved students from Year 5 to
Year 12. The winning team for the second
year in a row was the mighty Murray House.
The team consisted of Ben Porter, Sam
Kelly, Lachlan Page, Jarad Travers, Elijah
Burton, Callum Travers, Hamish Ferguson
and Henry Tebbutt.
Middle School Sporting
Achievements, Results and
Outstanding Highlights
Jake Brennan
Athletics
Alec Bryant
Athletics
Cross Country
Daniel Cooper
Swimming Athletics
Cross Country
Peninsula
Thomas Hannan
Cross Country
Touch Football
Broken Bay
Broken Bay
Callum Hulme
Swimming
Polding
Addison Hawke
Athletics
Broken Bay
Michael Hughes
Rugby League
Conor Indersmith
AFL
Sam Kelly
Cross Country
Rugby Union
Rugby League
Broken Bay
Polding
Polding
Polding
Broken Bay
Peninsula
Broken Bay
Ben Koop
Athletics
Broken Bay
Broken Bay
NSW
Freddy Lussick
Swimming Rugby Union
Rugby League
Polding
NSW
Polding
Flynn Martin
Swimming
Athletics
Cross Country
Polding
Peninsula
Peninsula
Broken Bay
Broken Bay
Robbie Christensen
Athletics
Peninsula
AFL
Polding
Peninsula
Harry Chilcott
Swimming
Athletics
Cross Country
Polding
Broken Bay
Polding
Riley Marosa
Swimming
Athletics
Jordan Dixon
Cross Country
Broken Bay
Matthew Melhuish
Swimming
Polding
Athletics
Peninsula
Jake Fisher
Rugby League
Broken Bay
Cameron Giuffrida
Athletics
Broken Bay
William O’Toole
Rugby League
Touch Football
Broken Bay
Polding
Zachary Prince
Swimming
Broken Bay
Logan Pola-Smith
AFL
Polding
Mitchell Painter
Swimming
Athletics Rugby League
Polding
Peninsula
Broken Bay
Jack Reddy
Athletics
Peninsula
Samuel Rimmer
Athletics
Broken Bay
Ben Simpson
Swimming
Athletics
Cross Country
Polding
Broken Bay
Peninsula
Xavier Trevaskis
AFL
Polding
Henry Whelan
Athletics
Cross Country
Peninsula
Peninsula
Harry Wilson
Swimming
Cross Country
Rugby Union
Rugby League
Polding
Broken Bay
NSW
Broken Bay
Edward Waddington
Cross Country
Broken Bay
Garry Simmons
Sports Co-ordinator (Years 5-9)
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VILLANOVA TOUR
2012 saw the Villanova community come to St Augustine’s for
an intensely packed three days. It was an opportunity to renew
friendships and create new relationships among the staff and
students of both schools. The tours are an integral part of our two
schools’ interactions.
Over the years the competition for the four trophies has always
been keen, but is always conducted with great spirit and respect.
Victories in these contests (except basketball) have been evenly
distributed over the years. The following table shows the wins by
each school:
Trophy
St Augustine’s
Villanova
MG Lyons Cup (Rugby)
24
18
Fr Brimson Cup (Football)
11
11
Fr Les Seary Cup (Basketball)
19
2
Fr Peter Wieneke Shield (Debating)
6
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The contests have been running since 1962 with a break from 1976
to 1983. In 1984, Fr Mike Slack OSA and Mark Downey rekindled
the competition for the M.G. Lyons Rugby Cup. In 1962, this was
the sole trophy on offer. In 1990, the Fr Brimson Football Cup was
added, along with the Fr Les Seary Basketball Cup in 1991, and the
Fr Peter Wieneke Debating Shield in1995.
The basketball game in the Brimson Hall saw Saints and Villa trade
baskets in a high paced game until the final whistle, with Saints
taking the trophy 70 to 53.
Rugby was played on the following Saturday at Rat Park, the new
home ground of Saints, and we saw an intense game between the
two teams, both with aspirations to hold the cup. The game ebbed
and flowed in a hard fought contest with Saints emerging victorious.
After the presentations of the trophies and before their flight home,
the touring party were our guests at a BBQ lunch, highlighting
the strong connections and bonds that exist between these two
Augustinian communities.
No event which entails the movement and accommodation of staff
and students between capital cities occurs without planning and
co-ordination and our thanks go to John Papahatzis and Tracey
Boyadji at the Saints end and Craig Stariha (Director of Sport) and
Erika Schofield from Villa, for their organisation. Special thanks to
the billeting families for their care of the Villa boys. Thank you also to
the coaches and Denis Harvey for his invitation to renew activities in
2013. The rivalry and camaraderie will continue in Brisbane for the
43rd year.
Les Bobis
1st XV Manager
There was no rest for the visitors after their flight from Brisbane, as
they moved to the newly laid artificial turf at Cromer Park football
pitch for the first game of the tour. A fast paced game ensued, with
Villanova clearly the dominant team, victors on the night.
The following day was a full calendar, with debating in the morning
and basketball in the evening. The debate, “That we should ban all
live animal exports” was hotly contested, with each side presenting
their case with fact, wit and theatre. In the summation, the
adjudicator was very complimentary to both teams, but her points
fell the way of Villanova College.
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AFL • ATHLETICS
AFL PRIMARY POLDING
REPRESENTATIVES
AFL NSW U/16 REPRESENTATIVE
Jackson Pola-Smith
Robbie Christensen, Xavier Trevaskis, Logan
Pola-Smith, Conor Indersmith
ATHLETICS SECONDARY AGE
CHAMPIONS
Jesse Allan, Jack Maguire, Henry Tier,
Charlie Taylor, Benjamin White, Maxwell Douglas
Absent: Benjamin Treeby
BASKETBALL
ISA Basketball
The 2012/13 season is currently underway and again we have
five teams competing in Division 1 of the Independent Sporting
Association competition which concludes in March, 2013.
The 2011/12 ISA season saw St Augustine’s continuing our
success in Division 1 with all five of our teams recording fantastic
results. The Saints basketballers qualified three of our five teams
into the grand finals and finished the competition with two ISA
premierships.
Congratulations to all students and coaches for what was a
memorable season. We hope to continue our success in the
2012/13 season. The final results in the ISA 2011/12 season were:
U/13
5th Place
U/14
Runners Up
U/15
3rd Place
U/17
Premiers
1st V
Premiers
As well as our annual Villanova fixture, this year saw the 1st V carry
on from their ISA win to compete in the NSW Champion Schools
competition. The team recorded wins against GPS winners, The
Scots College, 92-74, and CAS winners, Trinity Grammar, 76-69
to become the NSWCIS Champions. We were then invited to
contest the State Championship by competing against the top
State High School team, Sydney Boys High School and the winner
of Combined Catholic Colleges, St Dominic’s College. In our first
match, we came up against Sydney Boys High, who were last
year’s Australian Schools Champions and were able to record an
incredible 35 point win. The win over Sydney Boys High allowed us
to progress to the grand final against St Dominic’s College where
St Augustine’s took out the game 76-70 in what was a fantastic
team effort. The team will now go on to represent NSW in the
Australian Schools Basketball Championships later this year in
Melbourne. Saints Captain Nicholas Duncan was out due to injury
during this tournament, but will return to strengthen the team for
the Australian Championships. Special thanks to Brad Dalton who
is our school Coaching Co-ordinator as well as Coach of the 1st V.
His work over the past few years with this group was evident during
the match and we thank him for all of his hard work.
This year has also seen many special events in the basketball
calendar. Our College 1st V hosted the annual fixture against
Villanova College, Brisbane. With Captain Nicholas Duncan absent
on Australian duties, Huw Smith and Jackson Allen shared the
captaincy role. The match attracted a large crowd, which was
much appreciated by the College 1st V. St Augustine’s took out the
game for the sixth consecutive year with a final score of 70-53. Top
scorer for the game was Daniel Pitcher, with 18 points. The team
consisted of Jed Ibbotson, Daniel Pitcher Tom Savage, Harrison
Blake, Keegan Richmond, Kerry Simpson, Huw Smith, Alex
Fryters, James Asensi, Swaka Lo Buluk Swaka, Jackson Allen and
Sebastian Jarratt.
1st V win ISA Div 1 Competition
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The 2012 NSW State Champion team consisted of Daniel Pitcher,
Nicholas Duncan, Tom Savage, Harrison Blake, Keegan Richmond,
Kerry Simpson, Huw Smith, Mitchell Van Asten, James Asensi,
Swaka Lo Buluk Swaka, Jackson Allen and Sebastian Jarratt.
Along with our success in our respective competitions, several
St Augustine’s students have also achieved some impressive
representative honours with players representing Manly Warringah,
the Independent Sporting Association, New South Wales and
Australia. Five of our students represented the ISA - Huw Smith,
Swaka Lo Buluk Swaka, Jackson Allen, Sebastian Jarratt and
James Asensi.
This year also saw two of our students represent New South
Wales - Nicholas Duncan (Year 12) and Daniel Pitcher (Year 11)
were selected to represent NSW at the National Championships
held in Perth. Both students were standouts for not only the NSW
team but the entire tournament, with Daniel leading the three point
shooting statistics and Nicholas leading the rebounding and top
scorers for the competition. Nicholas has also achieved some
outstanding accolades this year with his selection in both the
Australian U/17 team and Australian U/19 team. He was an integral
part of the Australian U/17 team that won a silver medal at the
World Championships. This was the best result for the Australian
Junior Team in over 30 years. From these championships, he was
also selected in the Australian U/19 team for the second time and is
currently preparing for the 2013 U/19 World Championships.
A fantastic achievement for our Basketball Captain here at
St Augustine’s - we wish Nick the best of luck.
Local Competition - Manly Warringah Basketball
St Augustine’s continued to be a force in the Manly Warringah
Basketball competition in 2012, entering 56 teams across the age
groups. The students played some exceptional basketball and
their participation and sportsmanship throughout the season was
commendable.
A programme of this magnitude could not operate without the
support of many. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all
the College staff, parents and student coaches for week after week
giving up their time to coach and manage the teams - your efforts
are greatly appreciated.
2012 was a fantastic year for St Augustine’s basketball and I look
forward to another great season in 2013.
Kate Donnellan
TIC Manly Warringah Basketball
Finally, a big thank you to all the students for their continued
participation and sportsmanship throughout the season. Your efforts
have been fantastic and I look forward to another successful year of
basketball in 2013.
Emma Donnellan
TIC ISA Basketball
USA BASKETBALL TOUR
At the completion of the school year
in December 2011, 25 of our elite
basketballers, teachers and coach, Brad
Dalton, departed Sydney to take part in
a basketball tour of the USA.
The aim of the tour was to give our top
basketballers the opportunity to be part
of the professional basketball culture
that can be seen in the USA and to
strengthen our international relationships
with our Augustinian family at the
various Augustinian schools we visited.
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During the tour, our students played
matches against many of our
Augustinian brother schools including
St Augustine’s College in New Jersey,
Malvern Preparatory School in
Pennsylvania, St Rita’s High School in
Chicago and St Augustine’s College,
San Diego. Our 1st V team had a very
successful tour, winning six out of the
seven matches played.
While on tour, our group was able to visit
many of the famous tourist attractions
including Times Square, The Empire
State Building and Disneyland as well
as attending a New York Rangers
ice hockey game and an LA Lakers
basketball match, which were amazing
experiences.
All players represented the College with
pride and we congratulate them on their
fantastic achievements.
Emma Donnellan
TIC ISA Basketball
BASKETBALL CAPTAIN &
AUSTRALIAN U/17 & U/19
REPRESENTATIVE
BASKETBALL NSW
REPRESENTATIVES
Nicholas Duncan, Daniel Pitcher
Nicholas Duncan
Basketball ISA Representatives
Basketball ISA U/13 Team
Basketball ISA U/14 Team - Runners Up
Basketball ISA U/15 Team
Basketball ISA U/17 Team - Premiers
Basketball ISA 1st V Premiers 2012 state
champions
James Asensi, Jackson Allen, Kerry Simpson, Swaka Swaka Lo Buluk,
Huw Smith, Sebastian Jarratt
Front Row: Michael Maguire, Kye Ibbotson, Tynan Brown,
Samuel Brooker, Lucas Nicol
Second Row: Benjamin Marr, Ben Woollett, Harrison King,
Bailey Dalton
Absent: Daniel Gostelow, L. Dalton (Coach)
Ryan Maguire, Maxwell Alexander, Stuart Bashford, Kerry Simpson,
Jed Ibbotson, Thomas Crisp Absent: T. Armour (Coach)
Front Row: Martino Pilu, Rory Fowler, Anthony De Lorenzo,
Angus Gilbert, Matthew Helm
Second Row: Harrison Drew, Louie Hudson, Ethan Slack-Smith,
Lachlan Mitrovich
Absent: E. Stephens (Coach)
Front Row: Liam Simpson, Christian Pascali-Kassab, Brock Bogg,
Kieran Lacy, Nicholas Protich, Brayden Capstick, Harrison Smart
Second Row: James Lough, Tom Savage, Leon Rosenstein,
Keegan Richmond, Harry Binsted
Absent: J. Collier (Coach)
Front Row: Joseph DeLaurier, Daniel Pitcher, James Asensi,
Alex Fryters, Huw Smith
Second Row: Harrison Blake, Jackson Allen, Swaka Swaka Lo Buluk,
Sebastian Jarratt, B. Dalton (Coach)
Absent: Nicholas Duncan
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BASKETBALL YEAR 5 BEARS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 5 EAGLES TEAM
Callum Mooney (Coach), Alec Bryant, Ethan Dean, Harrison Cook,
Ethan Brownsberger, Liam Riggs, Nathan DuRoss
Front Row: Samuel Hickey, Joel Burgman, Joshua Nelson,
Cristian Raso, James Donohoe, Jimmy Calci
Second Row: Oskar Lentell (Coach), Zachary Lawler,
Connor Rothpletz-Smith, Thomas Chapman, Zack Gair,
Jack Gustafson (Coach)
BASKETBALL YEAR 5 SEALS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 5 SHARKS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 5 TURTLES TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 6 GIANTS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 6 HAWKS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 6 KINGS TEAM
Front Row: Tristan Cauchi, Bailey Sayer, Harrison Newman,
Joshua Thorowgood, Jarrod Brine
Second Row: F. Brewster (Manager), Jordan Brewster, Jack Reddy,
Ben Walsh, D. Gale (Coach)
Front Row: Peter Marshall, Alek Weidmann, Thomas Hannan,
Matthew Lewis, Joshua Beachley
Second Row: Nicholas Protich (Coach), Joshua Morrison,
Christian Pascali-Kassab (Coach)
Front Row: Robbie Christensen, Harrison Barwell,
Patrick Scognamiglio, Jay Marosa, James Wacher
Second Row: Harrison Sekulich (Coach), Conor Indersmith,
Lachlan Ruskin (Coach)
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Jordan Dixon, Edward Waddington, Finn Van Lathum, Jack Clancy,
Nicholas Sidery, Benjamin Porter
Absent: J. Dalton (Coach)
Front Row: David Valentino, Patrick Boyle, James Gray,
Nicholas Filacuridi, Cian Hoey Durnin, Cameron Antico
Second Row: Tom Savage (Coach), Michael Hughes, Xavier Trevaskis,
Logan Pola-Smith, Sam Kelly, Keegan Richmond (Coach)
Front Row: Jake Fisher, William O’Toole, Jacob Massey,
Cameron Giuffrida, Cameron Brown
Second Row: Harry Chilcott, Alexander Carter, Conor Holmes,
Dominic De Lorenzo
Absent: S. Jenkins (Coach)
BASKETBALL YEAR 6 TIGERS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 6 VIKINGS TEAM
Front Row: Thomas Akhurst, Toby Hills, Joel Sawyer, Kyle Ingram,
Patrick Caisley
Second Row: Jordan Markezic, Patrick Easson, Evered
Higgins (Coach)
Zachary Leafe-Stoyef (Coach), Will O’Shea, Kye Gleeson,
Benjamin Powe, Liam Mitrovich, Luke Webber,
James Coskinas (Coach)
BASKETBALL YEAR 6 WIZARDS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 7 STORM U/13 2012 ISA TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 7 BRUINS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 7 BUCKS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 7 BULLS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 7 CELTICS TEAM
Front Row: Nicholas Tonoli, Cameron Walker, Cameron Burgess,
Jake Carmody, Joseph Finn
Second Row: Hakan Day (Coach), Luis Ross,
Douglas Whitefield (Coach)
Front Row: Fraser McGrath, Jack Walsh, Samson Coulter,
Harry Haywood, Harry Waddington
Second Row: Patrick Phillips, Cooper Johns, Lachlan King,
Mathew MacDougall, E. Donnellan (Coach)
Front Row: James O’Brien, Tyson Head, Lachlan Sparke,
Rupert Canning, Thomas Massey
Second Row: Jake Burgman, Jack Dignan, Willy Manu,
Woody Sassen, J. Sassen
Front Row: Luke Perrignon, Daniel Samus, Samuel Porter,
James Sidery, Jak Andrew
Second Row: Jack Harris, Jesse Allan, Harrison Price
Absent: J. Dalton (Coach), D. Hazzard (Coach)
Front Row: Jacob Aiello, Won Suk Yang, Matthew Coskinas,
Luke Donlan, Harrison Hanavan
Second Row: Jake Bourke (Coach), James Valentino, Ethan Kelly,
Mark Bourke, Jackson Pola-Smith (Assistant Coach)
Front Row: James Pitt, Eduard Ates, Kevin Merrigan, Jordan Covich,
Daniel Ozaltin
Second Row: Nicholas Darvall (Coach), William Turner, Andrew Konert,
Joshua Smith, Thomas Hurley (Coach)
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BASKETBALL YEAR 7 FEVER TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 7 MAGIC TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 7 PUMAS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 7 REBELS TEAM
Front Row: Rowan Tilley, Philip Waters, Oliver West, Thomas Hood,
Dylan Moffat
Second Row: Thomas Lewis, Zachary Alford, Riccardo Caterina
Front Row: Andrew Newling, Jakob Weidmann, Finlay Harris,
Thomas Scarrabelotti, Thomas Herbert
Second Row: Joshua Jarrett (Coach), Lachlan Vella, Nicholas
Osborne, James Young (Coach)
Front Row: Jack Twohill, Charles Smidmore, Brock Maunder,
Luke Douglas, Matthew Papandrea
Second Row: Sebastian Rogers, Lucas Cook, Christian O’Donnell
Front Row: Kahn Hansen, Claeton O’Connell, Bjarne Ungemach,
James Hermann, Christian Musgrove, Thomas Fontaine,
Andrew Liguori
Second Row: Jed Greenwood (Coach), Peter Brongo, Dane Preston,
Mitchell Nehrybecki, Guy Twemlow (Coach), M. Carlino
BASKETBALL YEAR 7 SIXERS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 7 WARRIORS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 8 MAVERICKS U/14 2012 ISA
TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 8 BOMBERS TEAM
Front Row: Knox Paterson, Nicholas Loproto, Alexander Mrakovcic,
Ben Osagie, Zachary Mrakovcic
Second Row: Isaac Burton, Reece Jones, Maxwell Douglas,
K. Donnellan (Coach)
Front Row: Martino Pilu, Angus Gilbert, Rory Fowler, Harrison Drew,
Matthew Helm, Anthony De Lorenzo
Second Row: Will Wiggins, Louie Hudson, Ethan Slack-Smith,
Lachlan Mitrovich
Absent: E. Stephens (Coach)
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Matthew Brewster, Samuel Cryan, Joshua Bartholomeusz,
Noah Lieberman, Jacob Gleeson, Jack Campbell, F. Brewster (Coach)
Absent: Kieran Wilkes, Kale Jeckeln
Oliver Hunter, Jamieson Postle, Dominic Scognamiglio,
Benjamin Wigney, Benjamin Morgan, Jed Ibbotson (Coach)
BASKETBALL YEAR 8 BRUMBIES TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 8 JETS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 8 LAKERS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 8 NUGGETS TEAM
Front Row: Dylan Price, Edward Checketts, Zachariah DeRooy,
Seamus Fraser, Christopher Carter
Second Row: Mitchell Weir, Lachlan Channell, Kavin Naidu
Front Row: Benjamin Hickey, Jacob Hall, Angus Rothpletz-Smith,
Stuart Somerville, Ellis Gerry, Zachary Harvey
Second Row: Ryan Maguire (Coach), Eden Ryan, Brodie Johnston,
Cameron Signorini, Stuart Bashford (Coach)
BASKETBALL YEAR 8 PHOENIX TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 8 SPURS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 8 SUPERSONICS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 8 WOLVES TEAM
Front Row: Angus Jarrett, Kelsey Johnston, Dylan Bird, Asher Riese,
Jack Ryan, Hamish Moore
Second Row: Ryan Phillips (Coach), Gianluca Natoli, Oskar Lentell,
Oscar Keating, Thomas Pizzie, Adriaan Knaap (Coach)
Front Row: Daron Kalloghlian, Luke Ratcliff, Benjamin Whitefield,
Blake Medway, Lachlan Brown, Thomas Cryan
Second Row: Cooper Morrison, Lachlan Hodgins, Matthew Brittain,
Lachlan Moore, J. Gordon (Coach)
Front Row: Nicholas Thorowgood, Callum Robb, Harrison J King,
Bailey Pola-Smith, Daniel Bowyer
Second Row: Jacob Baynie, Cameron Thompson, J. Parsons (Coach)
Jack Gustafson, Finnegan Cope, Ethan Sheedy, Liam Taylor,
Sean Bryan, Anthony Donohoe, Benjamin Colless
Front Row: Cameron De Carlo, Connor Hickman, Jordan O’Neill,
James Nelson, Douglas Bacon
Second Row: Jack Kelly, Callum Dent, Michael Humphrey,
Jack Kewin-Laurie, Julian De Carlo (Coach)
Front Row: Jack Turner, Owen McLean-Smith, Harry Coates,
William Lynch, Nathan Furner
Second Row: James Parker (Coach), Jarad Travers,
Daniel Pitcher (Coach)
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BASKETBALL YEAR 9 HORNETS U/15 2012 ISA
TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 9 BULLETS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 9 CANNONS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 9 DEMONS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 9 MAGIC TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 9 ROCKETS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 9 SWIFTS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 9 WARATAHS TEAM
Front Row: Samuel Brooker, Michael Maguire, Benjamin Marr,
Brayden Capstick, Lucas Nicol
Second Row: Brock Bogg, Ben Woollett, Elijah Burton, Bailey Dalton
Absent: L. Dalton (Coach)
Front Row: Lachlan Govers, Matthew Yeates, Jackson Koop,
Samuel Halsted, Jack Williams
Second Row: Benjamin White, Jack Maguire, Matthew Nobes
Front Row: Jed Hessell, Nicholas Albert, Henry Ferguson,
Thomas Lodder, Vincent Cipri
Second Row: Jeremy Le, Ryan McMullan, Zachary Jobson,
L. Manning (Coach)
Liam Drosinos, Lachlan Crosweller, Lachlan Ruskin, Nathan Separovic,
Oliver Smith, Clark Greenwood, A. Rigg (Coach)
Absent: Luke Stevenson, Hugh MacPhail
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Daniel Gostelow, Benjamin Dawson, Michael Davidson,
Zac Von Appen, Liam Saliba, Luke Lough, Jackson Maish
Thomas Waddington, William West, Sam Holmes, Kobe Cooper,
Daniel Gurr, Toby Jones, K. Dooley (Coach)
Bertie Tebbutt, Dylan Wheatley, Liam Borg, Blake Herbert, Kieran Flynn,
Maxwell Alexander (Coach)
Absent: M. Bakon (Coach)
Front Row: Daniel Greig, Paul Keaveney, Conor Paul, Evan Stratton,
Peter Long
Second Row: Harvey Loud, Fraser Bullock, Daniel Gray,
E. Polk (Coach)
BASKETBALL YEAR 10 CRUSADERS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 10 JAZZ TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 10 KNICKS TEAM
BASKETBALL YEAR 10 PISTONS TEAM
Front Row: Sean O’Connell, Hayden Kelly, Benjamin Treeby,
Luke Tamanini, Michael Wright
Second Row: Lachlan Farrell, Lachlan Murphie, Matthew O’Leary,
Matthew Schofield, Thomas Nelson, G. Coulter
Front Row: Nicholas Fallow, Riley Owen, James Tafuro,
Bevan De Sousa, Jordan Fairbairn
Second Row: F. Chiment (Coach), Lachlan Beattie,
Henry Simpson, Gregory Burke, K. Bowra
BASKETBALL YEAR 10 TRAILBLAZERS TEAM
BASKETBALL OPEN DIV 1 HEAT U/17 2012 ISA TEAM
BASKETBALL OPEN DIV 1 THUNDER 1ST V 2011
TEAM
BASKETBALL OPEN DIV 1 WILDCATS 1ST V 2012
TEAM
Thomas McCaffrey, William McRae, Boyd Greenwood, Jonathan Dew,
Reid Lankow, A. Evans (Coach)
Front Row: Alistair Pockaj, Thomas Hurley, Ryan Whittard,
Aaron Stewart, Matthew Tilley
Second Row: Nicholas Darvall, Thomas Milburn, Jake Samus
Sebastian Jarratt, Huw Smith, Swaka Swaka Lo Buluk,
Nicholas Duncan, Jackson Allen, B. Dalton
Front Row: Hakan Day, Timothy Mercer, Jack Bray, Lachlan Bruce,
William Inglis, Nathan Jolly
Second Row: Brendon Phillips, Douglas Whitefield, Evered Higgins,
Ryan Phillips, C. Butt
Front Row: Liam Simpson, Thomas Crisp, Christian Pascali-Kassab,
Nicholas Protich, Harrison Smart
Second Row: Harry Binsted, Maxwell Alexander, Stuart Bashford,
Leon Rosenstein, Kieran Lacy
Front Row: Jed Ibbotson, Kerry Simpson, James Asensi,
Daniel Pitcher, Ryan Maguire
Second Row: Tom Savage, Mitchell Van Asten, Keegan Richmond,
B. Dalton
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Basketball Open Div 2 Bull Team
Basketball Open Div 2 Celtics Team
Basketball Open Div 2 Lakers Team
Basketball Open Div 2 Mavericks Team
Basketball Open Div 2 Nets Team
Basketball Open Div 2 Pistons TEAM
Basketball Open Div 2 Trailblazers Team
BASKETBALL OPEN DIV 2 KNICKS TEAM
Front Row: Dominic Khong, Jake Bourke, Scott Williams,
Henryk Betkowski, Alexander Dunn
Second Row: Michael Bojko, Luke Asprey, Brody Johnston,
R. Wong (Coach)
Geyi Zhao, Yucheng Xiao, Minghao - Kevin Zhang, Ivan Zhang,
Nan Ding, Yixiao - Ross Yu, B. Zhang (Coach)
Veikune Tuifua, Christopher Ljubic, Robert McKenzie, Liam Dalton,
Thomas Milburn, Zach Bray, M. Bakon (Coach)
Angus Gowan, Matthew Bruce, Michael Smith, Benjamin Raffo,
Daniel Koopman, Joshua Stacey, T. Williams (Manager)
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Front Row: Connor Watson, Samuel Zammit, Jed Greenwood,
James Mason, Guy Twemlow
Second Row: James Butler, William Lentell, Luke Bonanno,
Lachlan Nicol, T. Holmes (Coach)
Front Row: Jiahui - Kevin Zhu, Zhenyu - Jeff Wang, Weiyi - Gavin Gao,
Ning - Nick Ye, Zhiheng - Jim Yuan
Second Row: Y. Taki (Manager), Yuhan - Hunter He,
Juwei - Steven Ouyang, M. Hall (Coach)
Front Row: Jiawei - Chris He, Dongcheng - Bosco Zhong,
Shiyang - Tony Lin, Ning - Jonny Ying, Yugang - Watson Ying
Second Row: Hengwei Jiang, Xiao - Huson Hu, Yat Fai Yeung,
Neng - Alan Xavier Zhang, V. Cao (Manager)
Front Row: Harrison Wright, Luca Samson, Jack Wilson,
Joshua Parnell-Major, Cameron Thomason, Jack Christensen
Second Row: Nathan Dawson, Myles Phelan, Jackson Cooper,
Hayden Pitt
CRICKET
The College celebrated four premierships across all forms of the
game in the last year. In November 2011, the Primary School XI
claimed its second Mark Taylor Shield premiership in what was
discovered to be the highest scoring final in the competition’s ten
year history. Awarded the hosting rights, St Augustine’s took on
arch rivals St Christopher’s, Panania at Nolan Reserve and fully
deserved their win. Led by Captain and eventual Player of the
Match, Jack Edwards, the team played some brilliant cricket to
claim the shield. Nearly 12 months later and the next generation of
Primary School cricketers are still alive in this year’s competition and
we wish them well in their chase for back-to-back wins.
In T20 competition, the 1st XI continued its good form to claim the
Manly Cup for the second year in a row against local rivals St Paul’s,
Manly, at Manly Oval. In a close contest and low scoring match,
St Augustine’s prevailed thanks to some cool heads in pressure
situations. Congratulations boys and good luck in your quest for a
three-peat of Manly Cups.
of parents taking on coaching and managing roles within their son’s
team.
Prior to this season starting, a formal Cricket Committee was
commissioned to assist with the running of the Cricket Club and
promote some new initiatives. While it is in its early stages, already
some exciting challenges are in planning. I would like to thank
Chairman Phill Edwards for his role in setting up the committee and
wish him success in his new role, and the committee members for
their valued support.
Finally, I would also like to thank all the coaches for their continued
efforts within the Saints cricket programme and all the managers,
scorers, umpires and supporters of Australia’s favourite game.
James Scholtens
TIC Cricket
From the 12 teams that competed in the Saturday morning Manly
Warringah Junior Cricket Association competition, the U/13 Red
and U/16/17 Gold teams took out premierships after long seasons
and some fine team efforts along the way.
The St Augustine’s Staff v Students match was held at Millers
Reserve and again was a spirited contest won by the Staff XI
in amazing circumstances. Chasing a modest 147 to win, the
students were cruising at 3/101, until a magical bowling spell from
teacher Tim Holmes, nabbed five wickets for five runs, sealing the
win in the last over. The second Dave Gilbert Trophy match between
staff and parents took place in March at Passmore Reserve and
again was played in great spirit with camaraderie that typifies the
values of St Augustine’s College. For the record, the parents’ team
were victors this year to leave the contests at one match a piece.
Next year’s game cannot come around fast enough!
The start of the 2012/13 MWJCA season commenced in
September, with 13 teams representing the College. This year, new
students who are coming to the College in 2013 have taken the
opportunity to join a cricket team and meet some new classmates
at the same time. Results so far suggest that St Augustine’s are in
for a bumper season of cricket. It is also pleasing to see a number
CRICKET MANLY WARRINGAH REPRESENTATIVES
Cricket Captain
Billy D’Arcy
Front Row: Jordan Brewster, Lachlan Cranch, Luke Perrignon,
Lachlan Morley, Edmund Hole, Matthew Morley, Jacob O’Sullivan,
Matthew Brewster
Second Row: Aiden Bariol, William Akhurst, Hayden Kelly,
Matthew Levene, Bede Sajowitz, Jack Edwards, Finlay Harris,
Jarod Horan
Third Row: Charles Hole, Samuel Hole, Joshua Wigney, Nicholas Hidas,
Joseph Graham, James McClintock, Benjamin Schimek
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Cricket U/11 Div 1 Team
CRICKET U/11 DIV 2 TEAM
CRICKET U/13 DIV 1 GOLD TEAM
CRICKET U/13 DIV 1 GREEN TEAM
CRICKET U/13 DIV 1 RED TEAM - PREMIERS
Front Row: Jay Marosa, Nicholas Iacovitti, Callum McPhee,
Liam O’Sullivan, Patrick Hickey, Jordan Brewster, Patrick Boyle
Second Row: A. Scognamiglio (Manager), Dylan Smyth,
John Mohr-Gilchrist, Harrison Naseby, Jack Reddy, Jake Carmody,
Patrick Scognamiglio, J. O’Sullivan (Coach)
Front Row: Sam Papandrea, Benjamin Koop, Kieran Wilkes, Luis Ross,
Lachlan Cranch, Domenico Zipparo, Claeton O’Connell
Second Row: Brandon Harris, Kale Jeckeln, Jack Harris, Jack Watt,
James Barton, A. Papandrea (Coach)
Front Row: James Griffiths, Lachlan Charles, Kousha Kavoosi,
Benjamin Wigney, Ewan Metcalfe
Second Row: Joshua Meacham, Campbell McPhee, Jack Harrold,
William Akhurst, Aidan Sajowitz
Absent: Jackson Prior, A. Maiden (Coach)
Front Row: Jacob O’Sullivan, Joshua Tyrrell, Aiden Bariol,
Edmund Hole, Luke Perrignon, Matthew Brewster
Second Row: P. O’Sullivan, Jack Edwards, Jackson Brouwers,
Zachary Alford, Finlay Harris, P. Edwards
Absent: Sebastian Nicholls
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Front Row: William McIntyre, Jack McDonagh, Lachlan Burgess,
Cristian Raso, Joshua Beachley, Nicholas Van Dyk, Riley Lloyd
Second Row: Benjamin Van Dyk, Toby Hills, Matthew Lewis,
Liam Kelly, Zachary Lawler
Absent: W. Hills (Coach)
Front Row: Thomas Abell, Joseph Brocklehurst, Joshua Leydon,
Callum Hulme, Jackson Kealy
Second Row: Kurtis Horan, Liam Cupitt-Pearce, Samuel Rimmer,
Jake Kelly, D. Prasad (Coach)
Absent: Callum Hoy, M. Hulme (Coach)
Front Row: William Abbey, Nicholas Giumelli, Lachlan Morley,
Hamish Moore, Matthew Morley, Alexander Russell
Second Row: Noah Richardson, Jordan O’Neill, Joshua Neal,
Jarad Travers, N. Gliddon (Coach)
Absent: Thomas Pizzie, James Nelson
Front Row: Alec Gowan, Oscar Youlten, Lachlan Iacono,
Patrick Van Dyk, Angus Rothpletz-Smith, Jack Guberina
Second Row: Don Jude Ekanayake, Marcus DuRoss, Matthew Dunn,
Robert Mineo, Sebastian Candido
Absent: Reilly Van Grieken, P. Dunn (Coach)
CRICKET U/15 DIV 1 GOLD TEAM
CRICKET U/15 DIV 1 GREEN TEAM
CRICKET U/16-17 GOLD TEAM - PREMIERS
CRICKET U/16-17 GREEN TEAM
CRICKET WEET-BIX CUP TWENTY 20 TEAM
CRICKET FIRST XI MANLY CUP TWENTY 20 TEAM PREMIERS
Front Row: Michael Wright, Bede Sajowitz, Hayden Kelly,
Lachlan Murphie, Thomas Nelson, Angus McLean-Smith
Second Row: Thomas Hurley, Jac Hasler, Joshua Charles,
Nathan Jolly, A. Trujillo (Coach)
Front Row: Henry Ferguson, Nicholas Chivers, Charles Hole,
Henry Turner, Matthew Armstrong, Jarod Horan
Second Row: Vincent Cuzzilla, James Gonda, Joseph Graham,
Nicholas Hidas, Thomas Lodder, J. Scholtens (Coach)
Front Row: Lawrence Gay, Gregory Burke, Matthew Levene,
James McClintock, Harrison Power
Second Row: Christian Barwell, Justin Seager, Jonathan Dew,
Benjamin Schimek
Absent: M. Levene (Coach), Adam McCormick, Harry Binsted
Front Row: Joshua Giumelli, Nicholas O’Brien, Nathan Watkins,
Tom Garman, Joshua Wigney, Timothy Zietsch, Billy D’Arcy
Second Row: Kristian Bangel, Christopher Ljubic, Michael Edwards,
Joshua Hurley, D. Gilbert (Coach)
Front Row: Michael Wright, Justin Seager, Hayden Kelly,
Thomas Nelson, Jarod Horan, Bede Sajowitz, James Gonda
Second Row: Benjamin Schimek, Joseph Graham, Jonathan Dew,
Nicholas Hidas, Lachlan Murphie, Gregory Burke, J. Scholtens (Coach)
Absent: Matthew Levene
CRICKET MARK TAYLOR SHIELD TEAM
Front Row: Cameron Ashe, Cameron Schimek, Michael Edwards,
Billy D’Arcy, Timothy Zietsch, James Scognamiglio, Hamish Ferguson
Second Row: J. Scholtens (TIC Cricket), Joshua Wigney, Samuel Hole,
James McClintock, Nicholas Hidas, Matthew Levene, D. Gilbert (Coach)
CRICKET MARK TAYLOR SHIELD TEAM - PREMIERS 2011
Front Row: Jay Marosa, Callum Hulme, Liam O’Sullivan,
Jordan Brewster, Zachary Prince, Patrick Scognamiglio
Second Row: Dylan Smyth, Jake Carmody, Jack Reddy, Luis Ross,
Benjamin Koop, J. Scholtens (TIC Cricket)
Front Row: Luke Perrignon, Finlay Harris, Jack Edwards,
Matthew Brewster, Jacob O’Sullivan, Sam Papandrea
Second Row: Claeton O’Connell, Jack Harris, Edmund Hole,
Luis Ross, Domenico Zipparo, J. Scholtens (Coach)
Absent: Sebastian Nicholls
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CROSS COUNTRY
CROSS COUNTRY CIS REPRESENTATIVES
CROSS COUNTRY NSW ALL SCHOOLS
REPRESENTATIVES
Front Row: Benjamin May, Jakson Andrew, William Law,
Brayden Capstick, Lachlan Cooper, Jack Walsh
Second Row: Hayden Kelly, Brock Bogg, Matthew Bell, Elijah Burton,
Sean Murphy, M. Cooper (Coach)
Lachlan Cooper, William Law
CROSS COUNTRY ISA SECONDARY TEAM
Front Row: Benjamin May, Jack Walsh, Dylan Price, Sam Lowery, Connor Hickman,
William Law, Lachlan Govers, Jakson Andrew, Harry Waddington
Second Row: Harrison J King, Ryan Jones, Sean Murphy, Joshua Wigney,
Adam Hannigan, Henry Tebbutt, Hayden Kelly, Lachlan Cooper, M. Cooper (Coach)
Third Row: Brayden Capstick, Henry Tier, Elijah Burton, Karel Lloyd,
Matthew Philip, Matthew Bell, Brock Bogg, Cameron Schimek, Jack Gaggin
Absent: Jacob O’Sullivan, James Costa, Oliver Hunter, Benjamin White,
Boyd Blackburn, Oliver Signorini, Lachlan McLean, Thomas McGain, Joseph Murphy
CROSS COUNTRY PRIMARY TEAM
Front Row: Alec Bryant, Benjamin Porter, Edward Waddington,
Thomas Hannan, Benjamin Simpson, Flynn Martin, Jordan Dixon
Second Row: Matthew Melhuish, Sam Kelly, Harry Chilcott,
Henry Whelan, Harry Wilson, Daniel Cooper, Freddy Lussick,
Ben Walsh
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CROSS COUNTRY AGE CHAMPIONS
Front Row: Harry Chilcott, William Law, Ryan Jones, Lachlan Cooper,
Harry Wilson, Daniel Cooper
Second Row: G. Simmons (Coach), Sean Murphy, Elijah Burton,
Henry Tier, Henry Tebbutt, M. Cooper (Coach)
DEBATING • MOCK TRIAL
The debating season was an enjoyable and
exciting experience at St Augustine’s this
year. Over fifty students participated in the
programme and it is delightful to witness
the growing enthusiasm for debating at the
College.
The College participates in the Independent
Schools’ Debating Association (ISDA)
competition and in 2012 we debated
against Ravenswood, St Andrew’s, MLC,
Kambala, Kincoppal Rose Bay, St Aloysius
and Abbotsleigh Girls over seven rounds,
followed by three semi-final rounds and
the grand final. Three of these debates
were hosted at St Augustine’s which could
not have been run smoothly without the
invaluable support from the coaches,
students and parents in attendance. It was
wonderful to witness the growth of all the
debaters throughout the season as they
become more confident and articulate in
organising and presenting their debates.
Debating helps an individual to develop
skills in reasoning, logic, timing, teamwork
and problem solving. Perhaps more
importantly, it allows students to develop
a respect for differing perspectives on
important current issues as well as expand
their personal confidence. The boys find
the experience and development of such
skills invaluable, particularly as it prepares
them for tertiary education, entering the
workforce and interacting with people from
all backgrounds, cultures and belief systems
in their life after school.
Prior to the season commencement,
Andrew Strunk and I organised and hosted
a debating workshop involving all debating
students at the College. The aim of the day
was to develop the students’ debating skills
so that they felt confident in the upcoming
season. Topics addressed included tips on
presenting debates, using the preparation
time effectively, topical issues in the
media and the end of the day involved
the students preparing a debate. Thank
you to Ruth Akhurst and Andrew for their
exceptional presentations and assistance in
organising this rewarding event.
Students’ general knowledge was
challenged this year, as the selection of
topics came from areas such as Australian
politics, education, sport, medicine, the
arts, law and order and international
relations. Some of the more memorable
and often controversial topics our boys
tackled were: “that Australia should not
allow the US to use our military bases”;
“that the government should give money
to struggling farmers”; “that we should
intervene militarily in Syria”; “that we should
abolish compulsory voting”; “that juries
should sentence convicted criminals”; “that
the government should give high school
students an allowance”; and “that we
should abolish the Australian army.”
Our Senior A team consisting of Riki
Scanlan, James Bernasconi, Joshua Wilson
and Peter Stephenson, participated in the
annual Villanova College versus
St Augustine’s College debate in June.
This was a tight debate until the end.
The team showed great maturity,
commitment and engagement with the
topic: “that all live animal exports should be
banned.” Unfortunately, St Augustine’s were
narrowly defeated by Villanova College,
who took home the Fr Peter Wieneke
Shield. Thank you to Guy Richards and
Luke Dominish who were both invaluable in
preparing their team for this special debate.
I wish to thank the following staff coaches
for their advice and unfailing support and
efforts throughout the season. Their hard
work, dedication, organisation of the
boys and availability to coach, transport
and assist at home debates is greatly
appreciated.
• Primary B John O’Brien
• Primary A David McLean
• Year 7
Ruth Akhurst
• Year 8 Caitlin Murray
• Year 9
Ross Brischetto
• Year 10
Andrew Strunk
• Senior B Frank Chiment
• Senior AGuy Richards/
Luke Dominish (Old Boy)
Caitlin Murray
TIC Debating
DEBATING YEAR 5 TEAM
Front Row: Liam Kelly, Montgomery Ravenscroft, Riley Lloyd,
Cristian Raso, Tristan Cauchi
Second Row: Callum Sergeant, Luke Barwell, William Wright,
J. O’Brien (Coach)
Absent: Zachary Webster
DEBATING CAPTAIN
James Bernasconi
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Front Row: Thomas Oakley, James Wacher, Harrison Barwell,
Joseph Finn, Nicholas Iacovitti
Second Row: Jordan Markezic, John Mohr-Gilchrist, Connor Hopkins,
D. McLean (Coach)
Front Row: Harry Coates, Owen McLean-Smith, Thomas Cryan,
Dominic Scognamiglio, Christopher Carter, Christian Tesoriero
Second Row: Aidan Sajowitz, Nicholas Reid, Matthew Brittain,
C. Murray (Coach)
Thomas Abell, Luke Perrignon, Jack Layton, Rhys Thompson,
Dylan Martin, R. Akhurst (Coach)
Absent: Jack Montague-Jones, Jack Campbell, Samson Coulter
Matthew Armstrong, Charles Hole, Nicholas Chivers, Regan McCredie,
R. Brischetto (Coach)
DEBATING SENIOR B TEAM
DEBATING SENIOR A TEAM
Mock Trial TEAM
Hakan Day, Jordan Fairbairn, Rhys Oldham, Lachlan Murphie,
Bede Sajowitz, Christian Barwell, A. Strunk (Coach)
Riki Scanlan, Christopher Burchell, Joshua Wilson, Peter Stephenson,
James Bernasconi, G. Richards (Coach)
Absent: L. Dominish (Assistant Coach)
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William Berthelot, Raphael Duffy, Timothy Schofield,
F. Chiment (Coach)
G. Richards, Callum Horan, William Berthelot, Joshua Wilson,
Joshua Giumelli, James Bernasconi, C. Hardy
Absent: Raphael Duffy, V. Sweetman
Duke of Edinburgh
DUKE OF EDINBURGH BRONZE
Front Row: Lachlan Govers, Alec Gowan, Jordan Schweickle, Lucas Nicol, Matthew Yeates,
Matthew Armstrong, Lachlan Iacono, Sheldon Tweedie, Peter Long
Second Row: E. Kinnaird, Samuel Halsted, Brayden Capstick, Regan McCredie, Henry Turner,
Oliver Smith, C. Shepherd, J. Gray
Third Row: Tynan Brown, Fraser Bullock, Alexander Ingall, Ezra Knight, Brock Bogg,
Blake Herbert, Matthew Dunn, Brendan Watkins
Absent: Tobias Brocklehurst, Max Dee, Hamish Gardner, Daniel Gray, Jamie Harrison,
Thomas Lodder, Jordan McMenamin, Alexander Milburn, Samuel Nolan, Ben Rattray-Penrose,
Sam Rockett, Harrison Sekulich, Luke Stevenson, Matthew Varano, Zac Von Appen,
Adam Vrandich, William West
DUKE OF EDINBURGH GOLD
Nathan Watkins, Joshua Hurley, J. Gray
Absent: Luke Bonanno
DUKE OF EDINBURGH SILVER
Front Row: Michael Teofilo, Joshua Young, Christian Barwell, Hakan Day, Victor Duffy,
Sean Murphy (c), Joshua Charles, Harrison Vaughan, Nicholas Stocken
Second Row: E. Kinnaird, Samuel Lightbody, Hayden Kelly, Brendon Phillips, James Tafuro,
Matthew Tilley, Liam Smith, Nathan Jolly, J. Gray
Third Row: C. Shepherd, Harrison Power, Jack Vanzino, Lachlan Beattie, Evered Higgins,
Ryan Phillips, Hugh Cullen, Rhys Oldham, Thomas Hurley
Fourth Row: Matthew Vella, Callum Travers, Jac Hasler, Henry Simpson, Mitchell Jones,
Domenic Marrocco, Jack Bray
Absent: Bevan De Sousa, Douglas Whitefield
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FOOTBALL • UK TOUR
2012 was another fantastic season for football. The rain again
played its part throughout the year, but the Manly Warringah
Football Association did a great job trying to play as many games as
they could for all teams. We had 24 teams represent St Augustine’s
in the Manly Warringah competition (MWFA) this season.
The 12/2s won the Major Premiership title (first position at the end
of the league season) and the 11/2s, 13/1s and 16/2As finished
runners up. Out of our 24 teams, eight teams finished in the
top four, earning a spot in the semi finals. Three of these teams
progressed to the grand final which proved to be a very successful
day for
St Augustine’s football.
12/2 (2) v Avalon (1)
12/2 kicked off St Augustine’s grand final campaign, playing an
early game against Avalon. The game provided some excellent
chances for both teams and kept supporters on the edge of their
seats. Saints scored the first two goals of the game, taking what felt
like a comfortable lead for the game, but Avalon hit back straight
away keeping up the pressure. Several near misses followed, but
the final whistle ended the game with St Augustine’s victorious.
15/1A (1) v Seaforth (1) - Joint Winners
15/1A went into their grand final title defence as underdogs against
a very strong Seaforth team. It would have only been a few minutes
after the starting whistle when a penalty was given to Seaforth and
successfully converted to a one goal lead. The game continued to
provide chances for both teams and it looked as though Seaforth
had the trophy in their hands. A last attempt by Saints on the
Seaforth goal proved successful and pushed the game into extra
time. Ten more minutes still couldn’t separate the two teams, and at
the final whistle both teams were declared joint premiers.
Representative Players
The following players should also be congratulated for their
selection into the various representative teams this year: Aiden
Bariol, Oscar Casteigt, Daniel Cooper, Ben Koop, Lachlan McLean,
Zachary Prince, Ben Rogan, Nathan Separovic and Sheldon
Tweedie.
Finally I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Anglicas
family, David, Helen and Niki. All three ran the canteen at LM
Graham Reserve for the past year. The club has benefited greatly
from their time and effort. I must also thank Adam Gray, Fab Vescio,
John Ward, Simon Tebbutt and Anna Lisa Seager for their help with
St Augustine’s football this year. Thanks also to the many coaches,
managers, volunteers and parents involved. Enjoy your off season
and the College looks forward to seeing you all at Saints football in
2013!
England Football Tour
Sixteen students embarked on what could only be described as
a ‘footballers’ dream tour’ to the homeland of football, England.
The students had the opportunity to see several English Premier
League games, West Ham v Sunderland, Everton v Southampton
and Aston Villa v West Brom. They also trained at several big name
clubs - Chelsea, Fulham, Liverpool and Everton’s academies. Any
spare time was spent visiting some of the sites England has to offer
- Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and the London Eye to name a few.
It truly was a once in a lifetime experience and something the boys
will treasure for the rest of their lives. My sincere thanks to David
Anglicas, John Papahatzis and Lynne Papahatzis for their help with
the tour.
Chris Gray
TIC Football
16/2 (1) v Brookvale (0)
The16/2 team were the last St Augustine’s team for our grand
final campaign. After a very successful season, the team had high
hopes to continue their good form into the final game. The game
didn’t disappoint in terms of drama and scoring opportunities for
both teams, but it was St Augustine’s who managed to secure the
winning goal and round up the 2012 season with a grand final win.
Thank you to all coaches and managers for your dedication this
year. It can at times, be a very challenging but also very rewarding
job and your effort given this season is much appreciated. The
sportsmanship and fighting spirit shown on the pitch is a credit to all
involved.
Year 12 Football Player of the Year - Benjamin
Rogan
Benjamin has been playing football for St Augustine’s College since
Year 7. Throughout his time he has received several Player of the
Year and Coaches’ Awards. During Year 11, he was selected for
the 18 Division 1 team that was both major premiers and knockout
winners and also participated in the State-wide Champion of
Champions competition. He also earned selection in the College
1st XI team that toured to Villanova College. In Benjamin’s final
year he again represented the College in the 1st XI team that
played Villanova and he was selected with State League team,
Northbridge, in the U21 competition.
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UK Tour Group at Fulham Academy
FOOTBALL U/11 DIVISION 2 TEAM
Front Row: Jimmy Calci, Riley Lloyd, Dylan Blake, Finnigan Mitchell,
Bailey Sayer, Jarrod Brine, Tristan Cauchi
Second Row: Zane Whittard, Samuel O’Connor, Jackson McLean,
Jordan Brewster, Cristian Raso, M. O’Connor (Manager)
Absent: D. McLean (Coach)
FOOTBALL CAPTAIN
Ethan Crouch
Front Row: Felix Ashford, Joshua Thorowgood, Joshua Morrison,
Cameron Walker, Warwick Hale, Jordan Young, James Donohoe
Second Row: D. Hasler (Coach), Maximilian Blake, John Marasco,
Thomas Chapman, Alek Weidmann, Liam McEachern,
L. Marasco (Manager)
Front Row: Robbie Christensen, Jay Marosa, Joel Sawyer,
Connor Hopkins, James Wacher, Nicholas Iacovitti, William Findlay
Second Row: Daniel Greco (Coach), Nicholas Filacuridi,
Patrick Hickey, Joseph Brocklehurst, Conor Indersmith,
Harrison Barwell, Jack Tetley, J. Ward (Coach)
Absent: Cameron Tierney, J. Christensen (Manager)
Front Row: Patrick Caisley, Luke Webber, Joseph Finn, Kye Gleeson,
Nicholas Tonoli, Christopher Nati, William McIntyre
Second Row: Hugh McFarland, Cian Hoey Durnin, Conor Duffy,
Cameron Brown, Alexander Carter, John Mohr-Gilchrist,
A. Allmark (Coach)
Absent: M. Finn (Manager), Benjamin Van Dyk
Front Row: Daniel Atalla, Charlie Raward, Nicholas Loproto,
Oliver May, Andrew Konert, Joshua Smith, Finlay Harris,
Matthew Brewster, Benjamin May
Second Row: V. Caronna (Manager), Lachlan Vella,
Alexander Mrakovcic, Nicholas Osborne, Paul Caronna,
Mathew MacDougall, D. Fee (Coach)
Absent: Zachary Mrakovcic
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FOOTBALL U/14 DIVISION 3A TEAM
Front Row: Daniel Lucey, Lawson Green, Lachlan Cranch,
Rowan Tilley, Joshua Thompson, Kieran Wilkes, Jasper Kernot
Second Row: A. Green (Manager), Zachary Wonderley,
Edmund Hole, Jack Watt, Sebastian Rogers, Joshua Bartholomeusz,
A. Bartholomeusz (Coach)
Absent: Kevin Merrigan, Billy Blake
Front Row: Jakob Weidmann, Eduard Ates, Joshua Leydon,
James Barton, Griffon Sumner, Jordan Covich, Daniel Ozaltin,
Harrison Foresto, Scott Costello
Second Row: P. Tsagaris (Manager), Andrew Liguori, Thomas Flynn,
Angus Simpson, Peter Brongo, Finn Berwick-Clerke, Jake Tsagaris,
Thomas Abell, J. Covich (Coach)
Front Row: Sebastian Macri, Cameron De Carlo, Martino Pilu,
Dylan Bird, William Akhurst, Cameron Thompson, Benjamin Schiavone,
Jack Turner, Samuel Gair
Second Row: R. Thompson (Manager), Samuel Cabrera,
Roberto Russo, Reilly Van Grieken, Christopher Vaccaro,
Keith Branson, Sean Bryan, B. Ashe (Coach)
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Front Row: Harrison Hanavan, Lachlan Brine, Jack Campbell,
Antony Vidulic, Samuel Cryan, Jake Kelly, Thomas Scarrabelotti,
Domenico Zipparo, James Pitt
Second Row: Luke Douglas, William Turner, Jack Donkers,
James Hermann, Isaac Burton, Joshua Tyrrell
Absent: S. Cryan (Coach), T. Burton (Manager)
Front Row: Joseph Azzolina, Takara Stutchbury, Dylan Price,
Ryan McLean, Sebastian Candido, Lachlan Panetta, Connor Hickman,
Ewan Metcalfe, James Griffiths
Second Row: C. Cryan (Manager), K. Naidu (Assistant Coach),
Thomas Cryan, Lachlan Channell, Aaron Peters, Kavin Naidu,
Asher Riese, Markus Oosterhoff, M. Channell (Coach)
Front Row: Simon Danieli, Joshua Meacham, Jamieson Postle,
Anthony Donohoe, Jack Harrold, Ethan Sheedy, Bailey Pola-Smith,
Michael Mete, Nicholas Varvarian
Second Row: L. Ryan (Manager), M. Ludowici (Coach), Jarad Travers,
Eden Ryan, Don Jude Ekanayake, Zachary Lai, Brandon Hale,
Harry Coates, S. Weir (Coach)
FOOTBALL U/14 DIVISION 3B TEAM
Front Row: Nathan Furner, Daron Kalloghlian,
Angus Rothpletz-Smith, Aidan Sajowitz, Jack Gustafson,
Lachlan Brown, Marvin Smith, Nicholas Giumelli, Daniel Bowyer
Second Row: P. Rothpletz-Smith (Manager), Cooper Morrison,
Callum Dent, Frederick Tebbutt, Jack Gaggin, Benjamin Whitefield,
L. O’Brien (Coach)
Absent: Calvin Bloxsome
Front Row: Dante Amato, Sam Rockett, Andrea Vescio, Henry Turner,
Robert Mineo, Harvey Loud, Cameron Malone, Jordan McMenamin,
Bertie Tebbutt
Second Row: S. Tebbutt (Coach), H. Turner (Coach), Harry Betts,
Jackson Koop, Benjamin White, Nicholas Hidas, James Gonda,
D. Vescio (Manager)
Absent: Matthew Nobes
FOOTBALL U/16 DIVISION 2B
Front Row: Alec Gowan, Alessio Tisano, Jake Nesci, Adam Vrandich,
Charles Hole, Brendon Zappia, Matthew Varano, Harrison Sekulich,
Jordan Schweickle
Second Row: T. Monteleone (Coach), Thomas Lodder, William West,
Daniel Loproto, Nicholas Albert, Liam Borg, J. Nesci (Coach)
Absent: Lachlan Govers, A. Gowan (Manager)
Front Row: Vince Azzolina, Joe Darcy, Bede Sajowitz, Jac Hasler,
Bevan De Sousa, Riley Owen, Nicholas Stocken
Second Row: James Thorowgood, Matthew Tilley, Ryan Whittard,
Justin Seager, Thomas Milburn, Jonathan Chilcott, James Tafuro,
Damiano Macri
Absent: P. Whittard (Coach), J. Tilley (Coach), S. Stocken (Manager)
Front Row: Liam Drosinos, Zenon Corbett, Matthew Armstrong,
Michael Crapis, Jack Edwards, Tai Khan, Peter Falasca, Daniel Asprey,
Vincent Cipri
Second Row: N. Drosinos (Manager), Brendan Watkins,
Alexander Milburn, Matthew Wilkins, Christopher Chalmers,
Ryan McMullan, Jeremy Le, A. Milburn (Coach)
Front Row: Nicholas Fallow, Michael Kenny, Victor Mady,
Brendon Phillips, Reid Lankow, Finian Simes, Victor Duffy,
Michael Teofilo
Second Row: Joshua Young, Jack Wilcox, Jonathan Dew,
Nicholas McHugh, Ryan Phillips, Rhys Oldham, P. Nicotra (Coach)
Absent: K. Fallow (Manager)
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Front Row: Toby Hardiman, Ethan Crouch, Henry Tebbutt,
Daniel Koopman, Pasquale Vescio, Nicholas Oosterhoff,
Anthony Demarco
Second Row: H. Ferry (Manager), Samuel Hole, Anton Ferry,
Stuart Bashford, Peter Konert, Joshua Hayes, F. Vescio (Coach)
Absent: Austin Osagie, Blaise Bell, Domenic Marrocco, C. Gray (Coach)
Front Row: Matthew Severino, Christopher Varano, Liam Feenan,
Connor Perret, Charlie Stocken, Andrew Severino, Mathew Vumbaca
Second Row: Daniel Hanavan, Timothy Norris, Thomas Milburn,
Aaron Zanchetta, M. Perret (Coach)
Absent: D. Paris (Coach), Timothy Zietsch, Adrian Paris, Billy D’Arcy,
Brody Johnston
Front Row: Mark Johnston, Max Manno, Benjamin Fenley, Liam Choy,
Rory Allen, Julian De Carlo, Jacob Saunders
Second Row: M. Manno (Coach), Samuel Zammit, Alexander Eagleton,
Isaac Sherwood, I. Johnston (Manager)
Absent: William Shaw, Angus Ritchie, Charlie Wang,
Daniel Cunningham, Raphael Duffy
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Front Row: Lachlan Jacob, Wyatt Sumner, Miguel Irribarren,
William Buster Elliott, Ethan Tindall, Matthew Johnston,
Timothy McHugh, Matthew Clarke, Anthony Butler
Second Row: D. DeLaurier (Manager), Riley Mounsey, Simon Buechler,
Thomas Matthews, Joseph DeLaurier, Jordan Van Der Heide,
Matthew Cavallaro, Samuel Ruskin, S. Cavallaro (Coach)
Front Row: Liam Choy, Patrick Henderson, Tom Garman,
Thomas Dinneen, Jordan Wheatley, James Butler, Nicholas O’Brien,
Joshua Giumelli, Thomas Henderson
Second Row: L. Henderson (Manager), Nathan Watkins,
Kristian Bangel, Robert McKenzie, William Hodgins, Cooper Elliott,
M. Butler (Coach)
FOOTBALL 1ST X1 TEAM
Front Row: Anthony Demarco, Toby Hardiman, Ethan Crouch,
Daniel Koopman, Samuel Hole, Henry Tebbutt, Lachlan Jacob
Second Row: D. Anglicas (Coach), Jackson Koop, Domenic Marrocco,
Matthew Cavallaro, Anton Ferry, Benjamin White, Miguel Irribarren,
C. Gray (Coach)
GYMNASTICS • KAYAKING
GYMNASTICS AUSTRALIAN
REPRESENTATIVE
Jordan Papandrea
GYMNASTICS NSW
REPRESENTATIVES
Jae Nagel, Jordan Papandrea, Julien Horrocks
KAYAKING AUSTRALIAN
REPRESENTATIVE
Benjamin McLean
ROWING
The College rowing programme continued to gather momentum
during 2012. Up to 37 boys and four coaches formed the 2012
squad, which was the largest number since rowing began at the
College eight years ago. This has trebled over the past four years.
At the spring rowing camp, Tristan Dwyer was named Captain of
Boats and Adam Kennedy was named Junior Captain of Boats for
the season. Throughout December, February and March, our crews
competed at the GPS regattas, culminating in the NSW Schoolboys
Head of the River Championships.
Our 1st IV (Jack Bray, Sean Murphy, Tristan Kennedy, Tristan Dwyer
and cox,Tom Keating) started the season racing as a 4th IV and
ended the season competing at the highest level at the Australian
National Rowing Championships in Perth. The crew defeated every
GPS 1st IV crew over the course of the season and were only
metres away from winning medals at both the NSW Championships
and NSW Head of the River regattas. These races were two of the
fastest schoolboy IV races ever run in Australia. At the National
Championships they finished 5th in the A Final - a truly remarkable
feat given the size and experience of the crew. In recognition of
these achievements, the crew were awarded sporting half colours
by the College.
Our Year 8 quad sculls (Thomas Oakley, Keith Branson, Ben
Colless, Finn Cope, Harrison King, Cam Antico, Bjarne Ungemach,
Cam Prince, Dylan O’Connor and Asher Riese) performed strongly
throughout the season, registering a number of places at GPS
regattas, with the crew stroked by Asher Riese rowing superbly at
the Head of the River Regatta and claiming a place in the A Final
where they finished with a strong 6th place.
Our Year 9 quad sculls (Cam Antico, Sean Gillespie, Jordan
McMenamin, Blake Herbert, Ben Rattray-Penrose, Patrick Easson,
Adam Kennedy, Max Dee, Zac Von Appen and Liam Elliott) also
competed strongly throughout the season. In particular the crew,
stroked by Liam Elliott, won their heat at the Riverview Gold Cup,
placing 2nd in the final and also won their race at the Newington
regatta.
We also fielded double scull crews in Year 8 (Mitch Weir and Jack
Gustafson) as well as Year 10 (Sam Lightbody and Max Manno)
who trained during the season, as well as competing at various
regattas. Throughout the season, the squad competed in 40 races
and registered top three finishes in 21 of these races - a superb
effort given the quality of schools against which the boys competed.
The programme is supported by four dedicated coaches - senior
coach, Matthias Ungemach, as well as junior coaches, Judith
Ungemach and Jason and Josh Nicholls.
A dedicated small band of parents, including Monique Nicholls,
support the rowing programme in all sorts of ways and our thanks
go to them for all their efforts. The support of Thomas Jubb as
Teacher in Charge of Rowing, as well as a small number of College
staff, is also greatly appreciated. The College can be proud of the
efforts of all the boys in the squad who have clearly earned the
respect of the much larger rowing schools in recent years, and
with the size of Junior Squad, the school is poised to become even
stronger in the coming years.
Fabian Dwyer
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1ST IV
Tristan Dwyer
Cox: Tom Keating
Stroke: Tristan Dwyer
3: Tristan Kennedy
2: Sean Murphy
Bow: Jack Bray
Coach: Matthias Ungemach
YEAR 8 1ST QUAD
YEAR 8 2ND QUAD
ROWING CAPTAIN
Cox: Cameron Antico
Bow: Bjarne Ungemach
2: Cameron Prince
3: Dylan O’Connor
Stroke: Asher Reise
Coaches: Judith Ungemach, Jason Nicholls and Josh Nicholls
YEAR 8 DOUBLE SCULL
Stroke: Mitchell Weir
Bow: Jack Gustafson
YEAR 10 DOUBLE SCULL
Stroke: Sam Lightbody
Bow: Max Manno
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Cox: Thomas Oakley
Bow: Keith Branson
2: Ben Colless
3: Finn Cope
Stroke: Harrison King
YEAR 9 2ND QUAD
Cox: Cameron Antico
Bow: Sean Gillespie
2: Jordan McMenamin
3: Blake Herbert
Stroke: Ben Rattray-Penrose
SENIOR QUAD
Cox: Bjarne Ungemach,
Bow: Alex Ingall
2: Max Manno
3: Sam Lightbody
Stroke: Hugo Ellis
RUGBY
1st XV Rugby
The 2012 1st XV season promised a great deal from the outset,
with many of the squad having tasted success with the undefeated
2011 team. With the added excitement of a New Zealand tour, preseason training began early in Term 1, culminating in a dominant
victory against Canberra heavyweights St Edmund’s College. A
highly successful undefeated tour saw the team well placed heading
into the final two trials against perennially strong teams from
Waverley and Scots. Both matches resulted in resounding victories,
with the 45-nil effort against Scots, amongst the early favourites for
the GPS title, a great warm up for the ISA competition.
Victories over St Pat’s and St Pius, both with a bonus point, were
followed with the opening rounds of the Waratah Shield defence,
where the team racked up over 200 points in their victories over
Sydney Boys High and Canberra Grammar. However, poor weather
intervened, causing the postponement of the anticipated tough ISA
match against Kinross. A further comfortable victory over Villanova
College Brisbane, meant that the team had not had a tough
encounter since the St Pat’s game, prior to the season defining
match-up with Oakhill.
At the first game back after the mid-season break, the Oakhill
team’s strong preparation was evident early, with a scratchy
performance from Saints leading to the season’s first loss. Of further
concern, were the number of injuries that were beginning to test the
strength of the squad. A busy month, where a number of players
had their chance to impress, saw victories over St Stanislaus’,
St Andrew’s and St Paul’s, and a Waratah shield quarter-final,
before an extraordinary collapse against St Gregory’s, where a 21
point lead proved insufficient to avoid a bewildering loss.
With confidence rocked, the goal of retaining the Waratah Shield
became the rallying point for a late season revival. A second
commanding victory over St Stanislaus’ in the semi-final, saw Saints
given the chance at redemption, with a rematch against Oakhill in
the final proving a tantalising prospect.
A tough win over Kinross Wolaroi School in the deferred ISA fixture
provided some good preparation for the challenge ahead. Spurred
on by great support from the crowd, Saints began the final in the
sort of form that had provided such a great start to the season.
However, the anticipated comeback from the quality Oakhill outfit,
saw them take a 17-12 lead nearing half-time. A great Henry Tier try
right on the bell, saw the game levelled up at oranges.
Steeled from the disappointment at losing their ISA title, the team
produced a sterling second half, scoring two more tries, while
keeping Oakhill scoreless, a vast improvement defensively. The
elation at full-time was evident, with the team clearly proud of
their achievement. This victory was the College’s fourth win in the
Waratah Shield over the past five years.
While it was disappointing to be runners-up for the ISA title to
worthy winners, Oakhill, the retention of the Waratah Shield and
an otherwise successful season gives reason for celebration. In
19 games, including 17 wins, the team scored 996 points, with
the average score being approximately 52-15. As well, 17 players
were selected to represent ISA, with six players representing at
the Australian Schoolboys carnival. Following these matches,
Matt Philip and Fabian Natoli (Aust A) were selected to represent
their country. In all, 17 of the 33 players to feature this year are
anticipated to return for 2013, a great deal wiser and more
experienced for their efforts. Thanks to all the players and
supporters for their commitment to the programme. A special thank
you to Mark Downey co-coach, Les Bobis manager, Dan Bradford,
Greg Egan, Faith Ling, 2nd XV management and Campbell Butt 3rd
XV coach, for their support over the season.
John Papahatzis
Coach
RUGBY VILLANOVA TOUR WINNERS & WARATAH SHIELD WINNERS
Front Row: Nicholas Smart, Jed Ibbotson, Harrison Blake, Henry Tier, Jonte Kaplan, Mark Downey (Assistant Coach), Rory O’Connor (Vice Captain),
Fabian Natoli (Captain), John Papahatzis (Coach), Les Bobis (Manager), Hayden Cochrane, Sean O’Sullivan, Luke Vescio, Max Cook, James Taefotu
Back Row: Matthew Arnold, Chris Burchell, John Walker, Jack Donlan, Sam Curline-Wandl, Adam Hannigan, James Young, Karel Lloyd,
Matthew Philip, Jackson Cooper, James Parker, Charlie Taylor, James Lough, Grant McDonald
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Primary School Rugby Programme
Attending The Armidale School Rugby Carnival (TASRC) in the April
holidays was the start of another successful season for the
St Augustine’s Primary School Rugby Programme. The TASRC is
fast becoming the premier pre-season rugby tournament attended
by over 45 schools and junior clubs from NSW and Queensland.
The squad of 19 Year 6 students again made the long trip to
Armidale. They played determined rugby to remain undefeated
after the round robin games on the first day, booking a place in
the second division final on the last day against St Laurence’s
from Brisbane. While the carnival is a good tool to work on
team combinations and fitness, it also provides the boys with an
invaluable opportunity to experience touring with teammates and
living and playing rugby away from familiar environments. Many
thanks to head coach Chris Egger and Diane Egger for assisting the
boys. The parent support on the tour was again brilliant and next
year’s carnival in April is sure to be another memorable tour.
Back home, for the first time six teams from the Primary School
were entered into the ISPHA rugby competition and played against
some of Sydney’s finest rugby nurseries such as Waverley College,
Cranbrook, The King’s School, St Patrick’s Strathfield, The Scots
College, St Aloysius and Newington. For the first time in a long time,
the U/12 Gold and Green sides travelled away to Tudor House,
Moss Vale for fixtures. Games that were played by both the U/11s
and U/12s showed moments of individual brilliance, accompanied
by some determined team efforts across the park. The current Year
5 boys are looking forward to another crack next season.
The end of season awards went to:
Best Back
Best Forward
Coach’s Award
11 Gold
Riley Marosa
Thomas Hannan
Flynn Martin
11 Green
Benjamin Simpson
Luke Barwell
Joel Burgman
11 Red
Alec Bryant
Joshua Beachley
Joshua Nelson
12 Gold
Freddy Lussick
Henry Whelan
Addison Hawke
12 Green
Liam O'Sullivan
Callum Hulme
Jake Carmody
12 Red
Harry Chilcott
Rohan Elliott
William O'Shea
The Primary School rugby players were also fortunate to see and
touch the Bledisloe Cup trophy on the 2012 Rugby Roadshow
which visited the College in August. We were one of only a few
schools selected to host the trophy. It arrived under tight security
and the boys were thrilled to see one of world rugby’s largest and
most sought after trophies up close and personal. Next season the
Wallabies will bounce back and bring home the Cup!
The season unofficially closed on 11 September when Year 5 and
Year 6 teams entered the Australian Rugby Union 7s Gala Day
held at Rat Park, Narrabeen. Formerly a ten-a-side gala day, the
introduction of Rugby 7s in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games has
the rugby community buzzing and the chance to win an Olympic
gold medal has rugby players all around the world excited at the
opportunity.
Thanks to all Primary School rugby coaches for their effort this
season - Chris Egger, Tevita Halaifonua, Isaac O’Shea, Gabe
O’Shea, Troy Andrew, Bernard Smith, Matt Hannan, Mark Dickey,
Peter Hickey and Jason Beachley.
nurseries, St Edmund’s College, Canberra, in a series of trial games.
The Christian Brothers College has produced a number of Wallaby
and Super Rugby players in its 50 plus years and is noted as one
of the top rugby schools in the country, with the likes of St Joseph’s
College, Hunters Hill, and Nudgee College, Brisbane. The results
certainly went the way of St Augustine’s teams, which played with
a greater tenacity and skill level than their opponents, in what were
very warm conditions for the nation’s capital. The results that day
were the catalyst for the successful season ahead for a number of
teams.
St Augustine’s College again hosted its friends from Toowoomba
Grammar School (TGS) in their annual Under 13 Sydney Tour held
at the end of Term 2 this year. The game was played as the curtain
raiser to the hotly anticipated Villanova match at Pittwater Rugby
Park. Although TGS ended up eventual winners, the opportunity
for the boys to play against and then host a visiting team was a
great experience for all involved. A return trip to Toowoomba to
experience their hospitality is currently under consideration.The
second half of the season was highlighted with an away game
versus Oakhill College. After the final round of matches against
Kinross, the following placings were determined among the ISA
tables.
13 Gold
Runners Up
13 Green
3rd Place
13 Red
3rd Place
13 White
Runners Up
14 Gold
4th Place
14 Green
6th Place
14 Red
5 Place
15 Green
3rd Place
15 Red
5th Place
16 Gold
Runners Up
16 Green
Runners Up
16 Red
4th Place
Congratulations and thanks to all players and coaches.
The end of season awards went to:
Best Back
Best Forward
Coach’s Award
13 Gold
Jesse Allan
Lachlan King
Jak Andrew
13 Green
Tyson Head
Harmon Kassulke
Philip Waters
13 Red
Alec Traina
Zachary Alford
Matthew Morley
13 White
Lachlan Charles
Sebastian Rogers
Dylan Moffat
14 Gold
Jack Kewin-Laurie
Matthew Dunn
Mitchell Weir
14 Green
Jarod Horan
Joseph Graham
Kelsey Johnston
14 Red
Benjamin Donlan
Jack Kelly
Lachlan Moore
15 Gold
Harrison O'Toole
Jack Nettleton
Zac Von Appen
15 Green
Matthew Murace
Ezra Knight
Fraser Bullock
15 Red
Joshua Newman
Daniel Gostelow
Jed Hessell
16 Gold
Jonte Kaplan
James Lough
Matthew
Schofield
16 Green
James Coskinas
Christian Barwell
Kevin O'Connor
16 Red
Jack Bray
Angus McLean-Smith
Harrison Power
James Scholtens
TIC Junior Rugby
Junior School Rugby (U/13s - U/16s) Programme
Back in April this year, St Augustine’s College teams travelled down
the Federal Highway to take on one of Australia’s greatest rugby
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RUGBY LEAGUE PRIMARY
POLDING REPRESENTATIVE
RUGBY CAPTAIN
Fabian Natoli
Freddy Lussick
RUGBY ISA OPEN REPRESENTATIVES
RUGBY PRIMARY POLDING
REPRESENTATIVES
Freddy Lussick, Harry Wilson, Sam Kelly
Front Row: Fabian Natoli, Grant McDonald, Jack Donlan, John Walker,
Adam Hannigan, Charlie Taylor, Mathew Arnold, Nicholas Smart
Second Row: Maximus Cook, Sean O’Sullivan, Samuel Curline-Wandl,
Matthew Philip, Karel Lloyd, Veikune Tuifua, Rory O’Connor,
Hayden Cochrane
Absent: Henry Tier
RUGBY ISA U/16 REPRESENTATIVES
William McRae, Joshua Wigney, James Lough (c), Jonte Kaplan,
Benjamin Fontaine, Brendan Hollis
RUGBY NSW OPEN SCHOOLBOYS
REPRESENTATIVES
Front Row: Fabian Natoli, Samuel Curline-Wandl, Matthew Philip,
Karel Lloyd, Rory O’Connor
Second Row: Maximus Cook, J. Papahatzis (Coach), Charlie Taylor
RUGBY UNION AUSTRALIAN
REPRESENTATIVES
Fabian Natoli, Matthew Philip
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RUGBY NSW U/15
REPRESENTATIVES
Jack Nettleton, William McRae
RUGBY NSW U/16
REPRESENTATIVES
Brendan Hollis, James Lough, John Walker
RUGBY NSW U/17
REPRESENTATIVE
James Taefotu
RUGBY SYDNEY REPRESENTATIVES
RUGBY 11 GOLD TEAM
RUGBY 11 GREEN TEAM
RUGBY 11 RED TEAM
Adam Hannigan, Jack Donlan, James Taefotu
Front Row: Liam Riggs, Ethan Dean, Jack McDonagh,
Agustin Barrios Perez, Zachary Lawler, Benjamin Simpson,
Joel Burgman, Sebastian Cooper
Second Row: Jonathan Allen, Benjamin Dines, Ethan Brownsberger,
Heath Carroll, Luke Barwell, Harrison Cook, Felix Boyce,
Max McDonagh, Zachary Prince
Absent: M. Dickey (Coach), Ethan Dean
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Front Row: Flynn Martin, Harrison Andrew, Campbell Richardson,
Finn Van Lathum, Thomas Hannan, Benjamin Porter, Jordan Dixon
Second Row: B. Smith (Coach), Riley Marosa, Jake Brennan,
Nicholas Sidery, Edward Waddington, M. Hannan (Coach)
Third Row: Connor Rothpletz-Smith, Callum Sergeant, Jack Reddy,
Jack Clancy, Hugh Cameron
Absent: Harrison Newman, Ben Walsh
Front Row: Joshua Beachley, Christopher Polis, Lachlan Burgess,
Joshua Sheehan, Jay Thoms, Samuel Hickey, Alec Bryant
Second Row: Zachary Webster, Darcy Cox, Liam Kelly, William Wright,
Matthew Lewis, Sean Johnston, Joshua Nelson, Fynn Lankow
Absent: P. Hickey (Coach), Arthur Wakes-Miller, Zack Gair,
Connor O’Hagan
RUGBY 12 GOLD TEAM
RUGBY 12 GREEN TEAM
RUGBY 12 RED TEAM
RUGBY 13 GOLD TEAM
RUGBY 13 GREEN TEAM
RUGBY 13 RED TEAM
Front Row: Addison Hawke, Michael Hughes, Harry Wilson,
Jake Fisher, Freddy Lussick, Sam Kelly, William O’Toole
Second Row: Bill Flynn, Jack Paavola, Harrison Naseby,
Henry Whelan, Cameron Burgess
Third Row: Luis Ross, Mitchell Painter, Conor Holmes, Dylan Smyth,
C. Egger
Front Row: Bryn Nicholas, Rohan Elliott, Giacomo Beretta,
Callum McPhee, Will O’Shea, David Valentino, Nicholas Van Dyk
Second Row: Benjamin Gerrans, Zachary Walton, Sean Arnold,
Jayden Boag, Harry Chilcott, James Gray, Isaac O’Shea (Coach)
Absent: Patrick Boyle, Jack Wildash
Front Row: Thomas Fontaine, Knox Paterson, Patrick Phillips,
Fraser McGrath, Lachlan Sparke, Claeton O’Connell, Tyson Head
Second Row: Thomas Herbert, Liam Brown, Aiden Pashley,
Harmon Kassulke, Philip Waters, James Allen, J. Gordon (Coach)
Third Row: Samuel Porter, Thomas Lewis, Jackson Brouwers,
Dane Preston, Reece Jones
Absent: James Valentino
Front Row: Ethan Franklin, Patrick Scognamiglio, Jake Carmody,
Callum Hulme, Cameron Giuffrida, Matthew Melhuish, Liam O’Sullivan
Second Row: Michael Ryan, Samuel Rimmer, Liam Mitrovich,
Benjamin Powe, Ethan Papamichael, George Shillington,
Xavier Trevaskis, Logan Pola-Smith, T. Halaifonua
Front Row: Dylan Martin, Jak Andrew, Jack Walsh, Maxwell Douglas,
James Sidery, Kahn Hansen, Harry Waddington
Second Row: Harry Haywood, Noah Richardson, Jesse Allan,
Willy Manu, Felix Daddo, Jack Edwards, Brock Maunder,
P. Hull (Coach)
Absent: Lachlan King, Ben Osagie, Noah Lieberman
Front Row: Alec Traina, Jack Montague-Jones, Liam Cupitt-Pearce,
Rory Gardner, Zachary Werakso, Jacob Aiello, Dominic Gay
Second Row: Ryan King, Jacob O’Sullivan, Lachlan Morley,
Jacob Gleeson, Matthew Morley, Bradley Jackson,
M. Ravenscroft (Coach)
Third Row: Matthew Coskinas, Maxwell Barry, Ethan Kelly,
William Law, Jake Burgman
Absent: Zachary Alford, Christian Musgrove, James Morris,
Oliver Hanley, Brandon Harris
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RUGBY 13 WHITE TEAM
RUGBY 14 GOLD TEAM
RUGBY 14 GREEN TEAM
Rugby 14 Red TEAM
RUGBY 15 GOLD TEAM
RUGBY 15 GREEN TEAM
Front Row: Jackson Kealy, Dylan Moffat, Darcy Stewart, Kurtis Horan,
Riccardo Caterina, Jack Twohill, William Abbey, Reuben Cashman
Second Row: K. Ale (Coach), Thomas Massey, Luke Donlan,
Max Facer, Daniel Samus, Lachlan Charles, James O’Brien,
T. Dyer (Coach)
Third Row: Oliver West, Lachlan Page, Sebastian Rogers, Jack Harris,
Mitchell Nehrybecki, Jordan Banning, Charles Smidmore,
Woody Sassen
Front Row: Harrison Pietor, William Lynch, Jordan Burmeister,
Douglas Bacon, Oliver Hunter, Benjamin Wigney
Second Row: Benjamin Morgan, Ellis Gerry, Dylan O’Connor,
Patrick Van Dyk, Jarod Horan, N. Gliddon (Coach)
Third Row: Oskar Lentell, Zachariah DeRooy, Joseph Graham,
Louie Hudson, Kelsey Johnston
Absent: Zachary Harvey, Joshua Neal, Daniel Ferreira, Jacob Baynie,
Callum Robb, Lachlan Cooper
Front Row: Jackson Maish, Nathan Raffo, Luke Lough, Jack Nettleton,
Benjamin Dawson, Benjamin Marr, Harrison O’Toole, Yann Kulicki
Second Row: Benjamin Earngey, Liam Saliba, Ben Woollett,
Elia Faatui, Michael Davidson, Kobe Cooper, M. Hutchison (Coach)
Absent: Bailey Dalton
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Front Row: Gianluca Natoli, David Brown, Jarod Horan, Mitchell Weir,
John Hopoate, Dylan O’Connor, Harrison J King, Harrison Pietor
Second Row: Cameron Prince, Luke Ratcliff, Max Newey,
Cameron Signorini, Bailey McAndrew, Thomas Pizzie, Andrew Lawson,
G. Simmons (Coach)
Third Row: Joshua Neal, Jack Kewin-Laurie, Matthew Dunn,
Jack Maguire, Louie Hudson, Zachariah DeRooy
Front Row: Jackson Prior, Benjamin Hickey, Owen McLean-Smith,
Dominic Scognamiglio, Hamish Moore, Jack McNaughton,
Alexander Russell
Second Row: Kurt Ingram, Liam Nelson, Benjamin Donlan,
Asher Riese, Jack Ryan, Ethan Mooney, P. Nolan (Coach)
Third Row: Campbell McPhee, Oliver Boyce, Lachlan Moore,
Stuart Somerville, Jack Kelly
Absent: Joshua Carey, Seamus Fraser, Jack Cuthbert
Front Row: Cyrus Hansen, Oliver Bell, Connor McGrath,
Thomas Waddington, Jack Williams, Zacchary Van Lathum
Second Row: Matthew Murace, Nicholas Walton, Tynan Brown,
Marcus Duross, J. Laforest (Coach)
Third Row: Fraser Bullock, Hamish Gardner, Ezra Knight, Brock Bogg,
Jack Taylor
Absent: Adam Kennedy
RUGBY 15 RED TEAM
RUGBY 16 GOLD TEAM
RUGBY 16 GREEN TEAM
RUGBY 16 RED TEAM
RUGBY 2ND XV TEAM
RUGBY 3RD XV TEAM
Front Row: Jed Hessell, Max Cleary, Conor Bliss-Henaghan,
Nicholas Dobrijevich (c), Angus Penn, Noah Cashman,
William Prendergast
Second Row: Henry Ferguson, Jack Johns, Liam Jones,
Frank Mokofisi, Dylan Wheatley, Kieran Flynn, Andrew Lawson,
A. Trujillo (Coach)
Third Row: Joaquin Gonzalez, Daniel Gostelow, Alexander Ingall,
Kristian Wallis, Blake Herbert, Joshua Newman
Absent: Ben Rattray-Penrose
Front Row: Harrison Smart, Nathan DuRoss, James Lough,
Jonte Kaplan, Benjamin Fontaine, Lawrence Gay
Second Row: G. Marr (Coach), Brendan Hollis, Matthew Schofield,
William McRae, Scott Williams, Joshua Wigney, G. Coulter (Coach)
Third Row: Sione Afu, Siaosi Halaifonua, Matthew O’Leary,
Daniel Pitcher, Mitchell Jones
Absent: James McClintock, Thomas Milligan
Front Row: Sean Murphy, Douglas Whitefield, James Coskinas,
Luke Tamanini (c), Benjamin Treeby, Christian Barwell (c)
Second Row: Matthew Levene, Salesi Mokofisi, Zachary Leafe-Stoyef,
Harry Binsted, S. Nicol (Coach)
Third Row: Thomas Milligan, Samuel McEachern, Kevin O’Connor,
Henry Simpson, James McClintock
Absent: Sean O’Connell, Nathan Jolly, Damon Burke
Front Row: Austin Osagie, Nicholas Smart, James Pizzie,
Christopher Burchell (c), James Young (vc), Sean O’Sullivan,
Thomas Crisp, James Taefotu
Second Row: F. Ling (Manager), D. Bradford (Coach), Thomas McGain,
Veikune Tuifua, Jackson Cooper, Kerry Simpson, Adam Hannigan,
Samuel Ruskin, William Sheehan, G. Egan (Coach)
Front Row: Connor Mathias, Luke Tamanini, Michael Bryant,
Sean O’Connell, Angus McLean-Smith, Samuel Lightbody,
Callum Mooney
Second Row: Thomas Nelson, Nathan Jolly, Harrison Power,
Evered Higgins, Callum Travers, Jack Bray, Luke Donnelly, Hakan Day,
J. Scholtens (Coach)
Absent: Adriaan Knaap, Jake Felix, Conor Diaz, Lachlan Beattie,
Benjamin Schimek
Front Row: Kristopher Carton, Thomas Perkins, James Scognamiglio,
Bradley Clarke (c), Andrew Scognamiglio (vc), James Bernasconi,
Konrad Hutchings, Alexander Prendergast
Second Row: Joseph Murphy, Karl Rodgers, Thomas Cleary,
Alex Fryters, Dylan Chant, Isaac O’Shea, C. Butt (Coach)
Third Row: Liam Ryan, Jessie Edwards, Stuart Bashford,
Luke Harrison, Mitchell Osborn, William Lentell
Absent: Joshua Tyler, Harry Hyslop
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NEW ZEALAND RUGBY TOUR
NEW ZEALAND RUGBY DEVELOPMENT TOUR
Congratulations to the 46 boys (the largest tour to date) who
travelled to New Zealand during the April school holidays to
represent the College and participate in a rugby development tour.
The boys progressed through the tour undefeated against top NZ
rugby schools such as Christchurch Boys’ High School, Southland
Boys’ High School and Mt Roskill Grammar School
in Auckland.
Our first outing was against Southland Boys’ High who boast
a large number of All Blacks as alumni – in fact the school has
produced the largest number of All Black captains of any New
Zealand school. They provided us with a very physical and technical
contest with much forward play.
Next up was Christchurch Boys’ High, who have been the Press
Cup champions since 2000. They are also proud to be the school
with the largest number of past students being All Blacks. Again,
our boys rose to the challenge and walked away with the win.
Mt Roskill Grammar was our last and most awaited destination
and they never cease to amaze us with their hospitality. Here, two
communities of similar spiritual values of friendship and community,
gathered for a contest. The match was played in a tough physical
manner, but with good nature and friendly banter and our boys
were the winners on the day.
Les Bobis
Tour Manager
From there we moved onto our next adventures of white water
rafting, cross country bike rides and the beautiful scenery of Milford
Sound.
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SWIMMING
SWIMMING CAPTAIN
Nicholas Nolan
SWIMMING CIS REPRESENTATIVES
Oliver Boyce, Nicholas Nolan, Fletcher Davies, Nicholas Harris,
Lachlan Bruce, Daniel Ferreira, Andrew Newling
Absent: Nicholas Duncan
SWIMMING NSW
REPRESENTATIVES
Nicholas Harris, Daniel Ferreira
SWIMMING PRIMARY POLDING REPRESENTATIVES
Front Row: Benjamin Simpson, Matthew Melhuish, Callum Hulme,
Benjamin Dines, Flynn Martin
Second Row: William Wright, Harry Chilcott, Mitchell Painter,
Harry Wilson, Freddy Lussick
SWIMMING ISA SECONDARY TEAM
Front Row: Andrew Newling, Benjamin Colless, Toby Boyce,
Oliver Boyce, Lucas Nicol, William Law, Evan Stratton,
Harmon Kassulke, Nicholas Osborne
Second Row: Brayden Capstick, Luke Lough, Nicholas Smart,
Christopher Ljubic, Nicholas Nolan, Harrison O’Toole, Daniel Ferreira,
A. Harris (Manager)
Third Row: Oliver Hahn, Lachlan Bruce, Fletcher Davies,
Nicholas Harris, Jonte Kaplan, Lachlan Reid, Benjamin Earngey
SWIMMING NSW ALL SCHOOL
REPRESENTATIVES
Andrew Newling, Daniel Ferreira
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SWIMMING PRIMARY TEAM
Front Row: Flynn Martin, Freddy Lussick, Matthew Melhuish,
Callum Hulme, Benjamin Dines, Zachary Prince
Second Row: Daniel Cooper, Harry Wilson, Mitchell Painter,
Harry Chilcott, William Wright, G. Simmons (Coach)
Absent: Darcy Cox, Riley Marosa, Ben Simpson
SWIMMING PRIMARY AGE CHAMPIONS
Daniel Cooper, Harry Chilcott, Mitchell Painter, Matthew Melhuish,
G. Simmons (Coach)
SWIMMING SECONDARY AGE CHAMPIONS
Evan Stratton, Daniel Ferreira, Lachlan Reid, Nicholas Nolan,
Nicholas Harris, Oliver Boyce, Andrew Newling
CHESS • TAE KWON DO
CHESS TEAM
Front Row: Alec Bryant, William McIntyre, Peter Marshall, Agustin Barrios
Perez, Jordan Brewster, Samuel Gartner, Joshua Papandrea,
Christopher Polis, Benjamin May, Montgomery Ravenscroft
Second Row: Max McDonagh, Cameron Walker, Matthew Lewis,
Marvin Smith, Conor Bliss-Henaghan, Calvin Bloxsome, Jordan Markezic,
Tyler Casazza, Finnigan Mitchell, K. Osborne (Co-ordinator)
Third Row: Thomas Keating, Lachlan Crosweller, Kavin Naidu,
Thomas Lewis, Joseph Graham, Finn Berwick-Clerke, Sebastian Candido,
Kale Jeckeln, Clark Greenwood
Absent: J. Johns (Adjudicator), Zachary Butler, Riley Phipps, Dylan Manno,
Oscar Keating, Lachlan Ruskin
TAE KWON DO
Front Row: Dominic Gay, Emilio Severino, Toby Hills, Jake Bourke,
Bradley Jackson, Adrian Demirjian, William Sellwood
Second Row: Kye Gleeson, Harrison Hronopoulos, Thomas Abell,
Mark Bourke, Liam Dalton, Albert Kwangkhiri, Andre Demirjian,
Finn Berwick-Clerke
Absent: Nicholas Bobis, Nicholas Filacuridi
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TOUCH FOOTBALL
TOUCH FOOTBALL PRIMARY
POLDING REPRESENTATIVE
William O’Toole
TOUCH FOOTBALL BROKEN BAY
U/15 REPRESENTATIVE
Harrison O’Toole
TOUCH FOOTBALL BROKEN BAY
OPEN REPRESENTATIVES
James Taefotu, Mathew Arnold, Jed Ibbotson
TOUCH FOOTBALL AUSTRALIAN U/18
REPRESENTATIVE
Jed Ibbotson
TOUCH FOOTBALL OPEN TEAM
Front Row: James Taefotu, Daniel Pitcher, Karel Lloyd,
Mathew Arnold, Jed Ibbotson
Second Row: Cameron Ashe, Luke Vescio, Nicholas Smart,
G. Simmons (Coach)
Absent: Grant McDonald
WATER POLO
WATER POLO PRIMARY PIRANHAS TEAM 2011
Front Row: Callum McPhee, Rohan Elliott, Conor Indersmith,
Harry Wilson, Freddy Lussick, Matthew Melhuish, Reuben Cashman
Second Row: Mitchell Jones (Coach), Bill Flynn, Kale Jeckeln,
Jackson Brouwers, Mitchell Painter, L. Nash
Absent: Oliver Hanley
WATERPOLO NSW U/16
REPRESENTATIVE
Mitchell Jones
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WATER POLO PRIMARY SEAHORSES TEAM 2011
Front Row: Jack Tetley, Daniel Lucey, Harry Chilcott, Connor Hopkins,
Kevin Merrigan, Callum Hulme, James Wacher, Billy Blake
Second Row: Matthew Cavallaro (Coach), Harmon Kassulke,
Jack Watt, Lucas Cook, Aiden Pashley, Ethan Papamichael,
Matthew Clarke (Coach), P. Hull (Manager)
WATER POLO YEAR 7 GOLD TEAM
Front Row: Rupert Canning, Samson Coulter, Noah Lieberman,
William Law, Aiden Pashley, Lachlan Vella, Andrew Newling
Second Row: Luke Bonanno (Coach), Nicholas Osborne,
Harrison Price, Lucas Cook, Kale Jeckeln, Samuel Porter,
William Lentell (Coach), L. Nash (Teacher in Charge)
WATER POLO YEAR 7 GREEN TEAM
WATER POLO YEAR 8/9 A TEAM
WATER POLO YEAR 8/9 GOLD TEAM
WATER POLO YEAR 8/9 GREEN TEAM
Front Row: Billy Blake, Joshua Thompson, Daniel Lucey, Oliver May,
Jake Kelly, Zachary Wonderley, Matthew Chant, Reuben Cashman
Second Row: Hayden Crosweller (Coach), Liam Brown,
Harmon Kassulke, Jackson Brouwers, Jack Watt, Marvin Smith,
Emerson Diaz, Angus Dalton (Coach), E. Polk (Supervisor)
Front Row: Hugo Gerritsen, Stuart Somerville, Toby Boyce,
Daniel Gurr, Samuel Brooker, Oliver Boyce, Matthew Van Den Bosch
Second Row: Oskar Lentell, Zachary Lai, Matthew Wilkins,
Daniel Ferreira, Jack Edwards
Absent: J. Jones (Coach), L. Nash (Teacher in Charge)
Front Row: James McCauley, Benjamin Hickey, James Costa,
Joshua Newman, Lucas Nicol, Evan Stratton, Noah Cashman
Second Row: Christopher Vaccaro, Benjamin Earngey, Elia Faatui,
Brock Bogg, Nicholas Walton, L. Nash
Absent: J. Nicol (Coach), L. Nash (Teacher in Charge)
Front Row: Benjamin Colless, Liam Nelson, Mitchell Scott,
Ethan Sheedy, Samuel Gair, Connor Hickman
Second Row: Benjamin Donlan, Lachlan Channell, Oliver Hahn,
Matthew Brittain, Lachlan Iacono, E. Kinnaird (Coach)
WATER POLO OPEN TEAM
Front Row: Kieran Shields, Oliver Signorini, William Lentell,
Harry Gosling, Jed Greenwood, Mitchell Jones, Benjamin Penny,
Harrison Smart
Second Row: Nicholas Smart, Matthew Clarke, Luke Gosling,
Adrian Paris, Matthew Cavallaro, Liam Sweeney
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GOLF DAY
Thank you to all of our wonderful parents, sponsors and golfers
who attended the warm, breezy, August day as the ‘first nonmembers’ to play on Manly Golf Club’s beautiful brand new 18
hole course. The morning started with a fun game of ‘Hit & Giggle’
golf for the ladies, along with all players receiving complimentary
champagne and mini massages in the Aromaki Spa tent on the
course, followed by a lovely gourmet BBQ lunch at the club house.
The more serious 18 hole Ambrose golfers arrived mid-morning and
after enjoying the gourmet lunch too, headed on to the impressive
recently completed course. A great game of golf was played by all
attendees, along with some fun and novelty games throughout the
day. Golfers then attended a presentation in the club house bar
followed by a sit down dinner in the club’s beautiful dining room
along with other parents.
Thank you to Andrew Daddo (parent) who did a fantastic job of MC
at the evening dinner. The night included a special musical guest
performance by Mitchell Thompson, Old Boy (Class of 2011) and
many prizes auctioned by local auctioneer, Andrew Lutze, Old Boy
(Class of 2000). Over 30 silent auction items, two big raffles and
flower arrangement bids ran throughout the night, all contributing to
money raised for the College’s 2012 Capital Appeal. Over $42,000
was raised from the event, so thank you to everyone for their
sponsorship, prize donations, support and time.
A special thank you is extended to parents Gabrielle McKinnon
and Lisa Watt, who supported the Marketing Office for many
weeks helping source prizes, manage raffles and many other jobs
associated with the event. They were supported by a large Golf
Day parent committee and class parents, many of whom were at
the College helping in the lead up and also on the day of the event.
A special mention to College staff, as well as parents, Catherine
Williams and Justine McDonald at Manly Golf Club. Your time and
support made a real difference to making the day such a success.
Lianne Williams
Marketing Manager - Principal’s Executive Office
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2012 COLLEGE ROLL
SURNAME
GIVEN NAME
Beretta
Giacomo
Brown
Lachlan
Charles
Lachlan
Abbey
William
Beretta
Nicolo
Brown
Tynan
Charles
Joshua
Abell
Thomas
Bernasconi
James
Browne
Thomas
Checketts
Edward
Afu
Sione
Berthelot
William
Brownsberger
Ethan
Chen
Yen Peng - Ethan
Aiello
Jacob
Berwick-Clerke
Finn
Bruce
Dylan
Chen
Hua - Tom
Akhurst
Thomas
Betkowski
Henryk
Bruce
Lachlan
Chen
Si Hong
Akhurst
William
Betts
Harry
Bruce
Matthew
Chen
Si Liang
Albert
Nicholas
Binsted
Harry
Bryan
Sean
Chilcott
Harry
Alexander
Maxwell
Bird
Dylan
Bryant
Alec
Chilcott
Jonathan
Alford
Zachary
Blackburn
Boyd
Bryant
Michael
Chivers
Nicholas
Allan
Jesse
Blake
Dylan
Buechler
Simon
Choy
Liam
Allen
Jonathan
Blake
Maximilian
Bullock
Fraser
Christensen
Robbie
Allen
James
Blake
Billy
Burchell
Christopher
Christensen
Jack
Allen
Rory
Blake
Harrison
Burgess
Lachlan
Cipri
Vincent
Allen
Jackson
Blake
Harrison P
Burgess
Cameron
Clancy
Jack
Amato
Dante
Bliss-Henaghan
Conor
Burgman
Joel
Clarke
Bradley
Andrew
Harrison
Bloxsome
Calvin
Burgman
Jake
Clarke
Matthew
Andrew
Jakson
Boag
Jayden
Burke
Damon
Clay
Christian
Antico
Cameron
Bobis
Nicholas
Burke
Gregory
Cleary
Max
Armstrong
Matthew
Bock
Ellery
Burmeister
Jordan
Cleary
Thomas
Armstrong
Thomas
Bogg
Brock
Burton
Isaac
Coates
Harry
Arnold
Sean
Bojko
Michael
Burton
Elijah
Cochrane
Hayden
Arnold
Mathew
Bonanno
Luke
Butler
Zachary
Colless
Benjamin
Asensi
James
Borg
Liam
Butler
James
Cook
Harrison
Ashe
Cameron
Bourke
Mark
Butler
Anthony
Cook
Lucas
Ashford
Felix
Bourke
Jake
Cabrera
Samuel
Cook
Maximus
Asprey
Daniel
Bowra
Hayden
Caisley
Patrick
Cooper
Daniel
Asprey
Luke
Bowyer
Daniel
Calci
Jimmy
Cooper
Sebastian
Atalla
Daniel
Boyce
Felix
Cameron
Hugh
Cooper
Lachlan
Ates
Eduard
Boyce
Oliver
Campbell
Jack
Cooper
Kobe
Azzolina
Joseph
Boyce
Toby
Candido
Sebastian
Cooper
Jackson
Azzolina
Vince
Boyle
Patrick
Canning
Rupert
Cope
Finnegan
Bacon
Douglas
Boyle
John
Capstick
Brayden
Corbett
Zenon
Baker
Simon
Branson
Keith
Carey
Joshua
Coskinas
Matthew
Balster
Henning
Branson
Scott
Carmody
Jake
Coskinas
James
Bangel
Kristian
Bray
Jack
Caronna
Paul
Costa
James
Banning
Jordan
Bray
Zach
Carroll
Heath
Costello
Scott
Bariol
Aiden
Brennan
Jake
Carter
Alexander
Coulter
Samson
Barrett
Samuel
Brennan
Jeremy
Carter
Christopher
Couriel
Luka
Barry
Maxwell
Brewster
Jordan
Carton
Kristopher
Covich
Jordan
Bartholomeusz
Joshua
Brewster
Matthew
Casazza
Tyler
Cox
Darcy
Barton
James
Briggs
Campbell
Cashman
Reuben
Cranch
Lachlan
Barwell
Luke
Brine
Jarrod
Cashman
Noah
Crapis
Michael
Barwell
Harrison
Brine
Lachlan
Casteigt
Oscar
Cripps
Henry
Barwell
Christian
Brittain
Matthew
Caterina
Riccardo
Cripps
Raymond
Bashford
Stuart
Brocklehurst
Joseph
Cauchi
Tristan
Crisp
Thomas
Baynie
Jacob
Brocklehurst
Tobias
Cavallaro
Matthew
Crosweller
Lachlan
Beachley
Joshua
Brongo
Peter
Chalmers
Christopher
Crosweller
Hayden
Beattie
Lachlan
Brooker
Samuel
Chang
Haobo
Crouch
Ethan
Bell
Oliver
Brouwers
Jackson
Channell
Lachlan
Cruikshank
Adam
Bell
Blaise
Brown
Cameron
Chant
Matthew
Cryan
Samuel
Bell
Matthew
Brown
Liam
Chant
Dylan
Cryan
Thomas
Bell
Tyler
Brown
David
Chapman
Thomas
Cullen
Duncan
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Hugh
Duffy
Victor
Fraser
Seamus
Hanley
Oliver
Cunningham
Daniel
Duffy
Raphael
Fryters
Alex
Hannan
Thomas
Cupitt-Pearce
Liam
Duncan
Nicholas
Furner
Nathan
Hannigan
Adam
Curline-Wandl
Samuel
Dunn
Matthew
Gaggin
Jack
Hansen
Kahn
Cuthbert
Jack
Dunn
Lachlan
Gair
Zack
Hansen
Cyrus
Cuzzilla
Vincent
Dunn
Alexander
Gair
Samuel
Hardiman
Toby
Daddo
Felix
Duran
Dominic
Gao
Tianwei - Nate
Harmer
Mitchell
Dalton
Bailey
DuRoss
Marcus
Gao
Weiyi - Gavin
Harris
Brandon
Dalton
Angus
DuRoss
Nathan
Gardner
Rory
Harris
Finlay
Dalton
Liam
Dwyer
Tristan
Gardner
Hamish
Harris
Jack
Danieli
Simon
Eagleton
Alexander
Garman
Tom
Harris
Blake
D'Arcy
Joe
Earngey
Benjamin
Gartner
Samuel
Harris
Nicholas
D'Arcy
Billy
Earngey
Matthew
Gay
Dominic
Harrison
Jamie
Darvall
Nicholas
Easson
Patrick
Gay
Lawrence
Harrison
Luke
Davidson
Michael
Edwards
Jack H
Ge
Sheng Nan - Daniel
Harrold
Jack
Davies
Fletcher
Edwards
Jack R
Gearin
Oliver
Harvey
Zachary
Dawson
Benjamin
Edwards
Jessie
Gerrans
Benjamin
Hasler
Jac
Dawson
Nathan
Edwards
Lachlan
Gerritsen
Hugo
Hawke
Addison
Day
Hakan
Edwards
Michael
Gerry
Ellis
Hayes
Alexander
De Carlo
Cameron
Ekanayake
Don Jude
Gilbert
Angus
Hayes
Joshua
De Carlo
Julian
Elliott
Rohan
Gillespie
Benjamin
Haywood
Harrison
De Lorenzo
Dominic
Elliott
Liam
Gillespie
Sean
He
Jiawei - Chris
De Lorenzo
Anthony
Elliott
Cooper
Giuffrida
Cameron
He
Yuhan - Hunter
De Lorenzo
Nicholas
Elliott
William Buster
Giumelli
Nicholas
Head
Tyson
De Sousa
Bevan
Ellis
Hugo
Giumelli
Joshua
Helm
Matthew
Dean
Ethan
Faatui
Elia
Gleeson
Kye
Henderson
Patrick
Dee
Max
Facer
Max
Gleeson
Jacob
Henderson
Thomas
DeLaurier
Joseph
Fairbairn
Jordan
Gonda
James
Herbert
Thomas
Demarco
Anthony
Falasca
Peter
Gonzalez
Joaquin
Herbert
Blake
Demirjian
Adrian
Falasca
Anthony
Gosling
Harry
Herbert
Joel
Demirjian
Andre
Falcomata
Matthew
Gosling
Luke
Hermann
James
Dent
Callum
Fallow
Nicholas
Gostelow
Daniel
Hessell
Jed
DeRooy
Zachariah
Fallow
Jason
Govers
Lachlan
Hickey
Samuel
Dew
Jonathan
Farrell
Lachlan
Gowan
Alec
Hickey
Patrick
Diaz
Emerson
Farrell
Harrison
Gowan
Angus
Hickey
Benjamin
Diaz
Conor
Feenan
Ryan
Graham
Joseph
Hickman
Connor
Dignan
Jack
Feenan
Liam
Grant
Harry
Hidas
Nicholas
Dines
Benjamin
Felix
Jake
Gray
James
Higgins
Evered
Ding
Nan - Kevin
Fenley
Benjamin
Gray
Daniel
Hills
Toby
Dinneen
Thomas
Ferguson
Henry
Gray
Benjamin
Hodgins
Lachlan
Dixon
Jordan
Ferguson
Hamish
Greco
Daniel
Hodgins
William
Dobrijevich
Nicholas
Ferreira
Daniel
Green
Lawson
Hoey Durnin
Cian
Dodd
Thomas
Ferry
Anton
Greenwood
Clark
Hogan
Kyle
Donabauer
Adam
Filacuridi
Nicholas
Greenwood
Boyd
Hole
Edmund
Dong
Bingjie - Johnson
Findlay
William
Greenwood
Jed
Hole
Charles
Donkers
Jack
Finn
Joseph
Greig
Daniel
Hole
Samuel
Donlan
Luke
Fisher
Jake
Griffiths
James
Hollis
Brendan
Donlan
Benjamin
Fitzgerald
James
Guberina
Jack
Holmes
Conor
Donlan
Jack
Flynn
Bill
Gurr
Daniel
Holmes
Sam
Donnelly
Luke
Flynn
Thomas
Gustafson
Jack
Hood
Thomas
Donohoe
James
Flynn
Kieran
Hahn
Oliver
Hopkins
Connor
Donohoe
Anthony
Fontaine
Thomas
Halaifonua
Siaosi
Hopoate
John
Douglas
Luke
Fontaine
Benjamin
Hale
Warwick
Horan
Kurtis
Douglas
Maxwell
Foresto
Harrison
Hale
Brandon
Horan
Jarod
Drew
Harrison
Fowler
Rory
Hall
Jacob
Horan
Callum
Drosinos
Liam
Fraietta
Nicolas
Halsted
Samuel
Horrocks
Julien
Du
Zhichao - John
Frame
Ethan
Hanavan
Harrison
Hronopoulos
Harrison
Duffy
Conor
Franklin
Ethan
Hanavan
Daniel
Hu
Xiao - Huson
133
Hudson
Louie
Kelly
Jake
Lodder
Thomas
McEachern
Samuel
Hughes
Michael
Kelly
Jack
Long
Peter
McFarland
Hugh
Hulme
Callum
Kelly
Hayden
Loproto
Nicholas
McGain
Thomas
Humphrey
Michael
Kennedy
Adam
Loproto
Daniel
McGrath
Fraser
Hunter
Oliver
Kennedy
Tristan
Loud
Harvey
McGrath
Connor
Hunter
Zachary
Kennewell
Simon
Lough
Luke
McHugh
Nicholas
Hurley
Thomas
Kenny
Michael
Lough
James
McHugh
Timothy
Hurley
Joshua
Kernot
Jasper
Lowery
William
McIntyre
William
Hutchings
Konrad
Kewin-Laurie
Jack
Lu
Ang - Karl
McKenzie
Robert
Hyslop
Harry
Khan
Tai
Lu
Ruiping - Richard
McLean
Jackson
Iacono
Lachlan
Khong
Dominic
Lucey
Daniel
McLean
Ryan
Iacovitti
Nicholas
Kim
Dongun - Don
Lussick
Freddy
McLean
Lachlan
Ibbotson
Jed
King
Lachlan
Lynch
William
McLean
Benjamin
Iezza
Nicolas
King
Ryan
MacDougall
Mathew
McLean-Smith
Owen
Indersmith
Conor
King
Harrison J
MacDougall
Connor
McLean-Smith
Angus
Ingall
Alexander
King
Harrison
MacPhail
Hugh
McLeod
Lachlan
Inglis
Lachlan
Kinnear
Zachary
Macri
Sebastiano
McMenamin
Jordan
Inglis
William
Knaap
Adriaan
Macri
Damiano
McMorran
Connor
Ingram
Kyle
Knight
Ezra
Mady
Victor
McMullan
Ryan
Ingram
Kurt
Koczanowski
Joshua
Maguire
Jack
McNaughton
Jack
Irribarren
Miguel
Konert
Andrew
Maguire
Michael
McPhee
Callum
Jackson
Bradley
Konert
Peter
Maguire
Ryan
McPhee
Campbell
Jacob
Lachlan
Koop
Benjamin
Maish
Jackson
McRae
William
Jarratt
Sebastian
Koop
Jackson
Maish
Mathew
Meacham
Joshua
Jarrett
Angus
Koopman
Daniel
Malone
Cameron
Medway
Blake
Jarrett
Joshua
Kovacevich
Dylan
Manno
Dylan
Melhuish
Matthew
Jeckeln
Kale
Kulicki
Yann
Manno
Max
Mercer
Timothy
Jiang
Hengwei - Leo
Kwangkhiri
Albert
Manu
Willy
Merrigan
Kevin
Jobson
Cody
Lacy
Kieran
Marasco
John
Merrigan
Conor
Jobson
Zachary
Lai
Zachary
Markezic
Jordan
Metcalfe
Ewan
Johns
Cooper
Lai
Hongjin - Steve
Marosa
Riley
Mete
Michael
Johns
Jack
Lankow
Fynn
Marosa
Jay
Mete
Joshua
Johnson
Luke
Lankow
Reid
Marr
Benjamin
Micic
Joshua
Johnston
Sean
Law
William
Marrocco
Domenic
Micic
Benjamin
Johnston
Brodie
Lawler
Zachary
Marshall
Peter
Milburn
Alexander
Johnston
Kelsey
Lawson
Andrew
Martin
Flynn
Milburn
Thomas A
Johnston
Brody
Layton
Jack
Martin
Dylan
Milburn
Thomas J
Johnston
Mark
Le
Jeremy
Martiskin
Evan
Milligan
Thomas
Johnston
Calum
Leafe-Stoyef
Zachary
Mason
James
Milton
Oskar
Johnston
Lochie
Lentell
Oskar
Massey
Jacob
Mineo
Robert
Johnston
Matthew
Lentell
William
Massey
Thomas
Mitchell
Finnigan
Jolly
Nathan
Levene
Matthew
Mathias
Connor
Mitrovich
Liam
Jones
Reece
Lewis
Matthew
Matthews
Thomas
Mitrovich
Lachlan
Jones
Liam
Lewis
Thomas
Maunder
Brock
Moffat
Dylan
Jones
Ryan
Leydon
Joshua
May
Benjamin
Mohr-Gilchrist
John
Jones
Toby
Li
Jinglei - Fred
May
Oliver
Mokofisi
Frank
Jones
Mitchell
Li
Yik Yat - Daniel
McAndrew
Bailey
Mokofisi
Salesi
Kalloghlian
Daron
Lieberman
Noah
McCaffrey
Thomas
Montague-Jones Jack
Kaplan
Jonte
Lightbody
Samuel
McCauley
James
Mooney
Ethan
Kassulke
Harmon
Liguori
Andrew
McClintock
James
Mooney
Callum
Kavoosi
Kousha
Lin
Huang
McCredie
Regan
Moore
Hamish
Kealy
Jackson
Lin
Shiyang - Tony
McDonagh
Jack
Moore
Lachlan
Keating
Thomas
Liu
Changjun - Jimmy
McDonagh
Max
Moore
Matthew
Keating
Oscar
Liu
Enze - Derek
McDonagh
Jordan
Moore
Joshua
Keaveney
Paul
Liu
Xilin - Charly
McDonagh
Riley
Morgan
Benjamin
Kelly
Liam
Ljubic
Christopher
McDonald
Grant
Morley
Lachlan
Kelly
Sam
Lloyd
Riley
McDonald
Lindsay
Morley
Matthew
Kelly
Ethan
Lloyd
Karel
McEachern
Liam
Morris
James
134
Morrison
Joshua
Oei
Matthew
Pizzie
Thomas
Sajowitz
Bede
Morrison
Cooper
O'Hagan
Connor
Pizzie
James
Saliba
Liam
Morrison
Alec
Oldham
Rhys
Pockaj
Alistair
Saloumidis
Con
Mounsey
Riley
O'Leary
Matthew
Pola-Smith
Logan
Samson
Luca
Mrakovcic
Alexander
O'Neill
Jordan
Pola-Smith
Bailey
Samus
Daniel
Mrakovcic
Zachary
Oosterhoff
Markus
Pola-Smith
Jackson
Samus
Jake
Murace
Daniel
Oosterhoff
Nicholas
Polis
Christopher
Sassen
Woody
Murace
Matthew
Osagie
Igbinosa
Porter
Benjamin
Saunders
Jacob
Murphie
Lachlan
Osagie
Austin
Porter
Samuel
Savage
Tom
Murphy
Sean
Osborn
Mitchell
Postle
Jamieson
Sawyer
Joel
Murphy
Joseph
Osborne
Nicholas
Powe
Benjamin
Sayer
Bailey
Musgrove
Christian
Osborne
Samuel
Power
Harrison
Scanlan
Riki
Musgrove
Oliver
O'Shea
Will
Prendergast
William
Scarrabelotti
Thomas
Musgrove
Harrison
O'Shea
Isaac
Prendergast
Alexander
Schiavone
Benjamin
Nagel
Jae
O'Sullivan
Liam
Preston
Dane
Schimek
Benjamin
Naidu
Kavin
O'Sullivan
Jacob
Price
Harrison
Schimek
Cameron
Nalty
Alexandre
O'Sullivan
Sean
Price
Dylan
Schofield
Matthew
Naseby
Harrison
O'Toole
William
Prince
Zachary
Schofield
Timothy
Nati
Christopher
O'Toole
Harrison
Prince
Cameron
Schweickle
Jordan
Nati
Giorgio
Ouyang
Juwei - Steven
Prior
Jackson
Scognamiglio
Patrick
Natoli
Gianluca
Ouyang
Yixun - Hecali
Protich
Nicholas
Scognamiglio
Dominic
Natoli
Fabian
Owen
Riley
Raffo
Nathan
Scognamiglio
Andrew
Navara
Anthony
Ozaltin
Daniel
Raffo
Benjamin
Scognamiglio
James
Neal
Joshua
Paavola
Jack
Raso
Cristian
Scott
Mitchell
Nehrybecki
Mitchell
Page
Lachlan
Ratcliff
Luke
Seager
Justin
Nelson
Joshua
Painter
Mitchell
Rattray-Penrose
Ben
Sekulich
Harrison
Nelson
James
Panetta
Lachlan
Ravenscroft
Montgomery
Sellwood
William
Nelson
Liam
Papamichael
Ethan
Raward
Charlie
Separovic
Nathan
Nelson
Thomas
Papandrea
Joshua
Reddy
Jack
Sergeant
Callum
Nesci
Jake
Papandrea
Matthew
Reid
Lachlan
Severino
Emilio
Nettleton
Jack
Papandrea
Sam
Richardson
Campbell
Severino
Matthew
Newey
Max
Papandrea
Jordan
Richardson
Noah
Severino
Andrew
Newling
Andrew
Paris
Adrian
Richmond
Keegan
Shaw
William
Newman
Harrison
Parker
James
Riddle
Jack
Sheedy
Ethan
Newman
Joshua
Parnell-Major
Joshua
Riese
Asher
Sheehan
Joshua
Nicholas
Bryn
Pascali-Kassab
Christian
Riggs
Liam
Sheehan
William
Nicol
Lucas
Pashley
Aiden
Rimmer
Samuel
Sheng
Mao - Jack
Nicol
Lachlan
Paterson
Knox
Ritchie
Angus
Sherwood
Isaac
Nie
Cong - Leo
Paul
Conor
Robb
Callum
Shields
Kieran
Nobes
Matthew
Penn
Angus
Rodgers
Karl
Shillington
George
Nolan
Samuel
Penny
Benjamin
Rogan
Benjamin
Shum
Yun - Anson
Nolan
James
Perez
Agustin
Rogers
Sebastian
Sidery
Nicholas
Nolan
Nicholas
Perkins
Thomas
Romeo
Jared
Sidery
James
Norman
Cole
Perks
Oskar
Rosenstein
Leon
Signorini
Cameron
Normet
Adam
Perret
Connor
Ross
Luis
Signorini
Oliver
Norris
Timothy
Perrignon
Luke
Rothpletz-Smith
Connor
Simes
Finian
Oakley
Thomas
Peters
Aaron
Rothpletz-Smith
Angus
Simpson
Benjamin
O'Brien
James
Phelan
Myles
Ruskin
Lachlan
Simpson
Angus
O'Brien
Nicholas
Philip
Matthew
Ruskin
Samuel
Simpson
Henry
O'Connell
Claeton
Phillips
Patrick
Russell
Alexander
Simpson
Liam
O'Connell
Sean
Phillips
Brendon
Russell
Bryce
Simpson
Kerry
O'Connor
Samuel
Phillips
Ryan
Russo
Robbie
Simpson
Joshua
O'Connor
Dylan
Phipps
Riley
Ryan
Michael
Slack-Smith
Ethan
O'Connor
Kevin
Pietor
Harrison
Ryan
Eden
Slack-Smith
James
O'Connor
Rory
Pilu
Martino
Ryan
Jack
Smart
Harrison
O'Donnell
Marcus
Pitcher
Daniel
Ryan
Liam
Smart
Nicholas
O'Donnell
Christian
Pitt
James
Ryu
Heeseong
Smidmore
Charles
O'Donnell
Alexander
Pitt
Hayden
Sajowitz
Aidan
Smith
Joshua
135
Smith
Marvin
Tindall
Ethan
Walton
Zachary
Young
Joshua
Smith
Oliver
Tisano
Alessio
Walton
Nicholas
Young
James
Smith
Liam
Tonoli
Nicholas
Walton
Hugh
Yu
Kai Lin - Kent
Smith
Michael
Traina
Alec
Wang
Chenyu - Charlie
Yu
Sixing - Sean
Smith
Huw
Travers
Jarad
Wang
Junyu - James
Yu
Siyuan
Smyth
Dylan
Travers
Callum
Wang
Zhenyu - Jeff
Yu
Yixiao - Ross
Somerville
Stuart
Treeby
Benjamin
Waters
Philip
Yu
Jing Sheng - Jason
Sparke
Lachlan
Trevaskis
Xavier
Watkins
Brendan
Yuan
Zhiheng - Jim
Sparke
Jakeb
Tsagaris
Jake
Watkins
Nathan
Zammit
Samuel
Stacey
Mitchell
Tucker
Reid
Watson
Connor
Zanchetta
Aaron
Stacey
Joshua
Tuifua
Veikune
Watt
Jack
Zappia
Brendon
Stenta
Christopher
Turner
William
Webber
Luke
Zhang
Zijie - Jason
Stephenson
Peter
Turner
Jack
Webster
Zachary
Zhang
Dezhou - Raymond
Stevenson
Justin
Turner
Henry
Weidmann
Alek
Zhang
Haoliang - Ivan
Stevenson
Luke
Tweedie
Sheldon
Weidmann
Jakob
Zhang
Neng - Alan Xavier
Stevenson
Corey
Twemlow
Guy
Weir
Mitchell
Zhao
Geyi - Jeffrey
Stewart
Darcy
Twohill
Jack
Werakso
Zachary
Zhong
Dongcheng - Bosco
Stewart
Aaron
Tyler
Joshua
West
Oliver
Zhu
Jiahui - Kevin
Stewart
Dakota
Tyrrell
Joshua
West
Chase
Zietsch
Timothy
Stocken
Nicholas
Ungemach
Bjarne
West
William
Zipparo
Domenico
Stocken
Charlie
Vaccaro
Christopher
Wheatley
Dylan
Stratton
Evan
Valentino
David
Wheatley
Jordan
Stutchbury
Takara
Valentino
James
Whelan
Henry
Subba
Alex
Van Asten
Mitchell
White
Benjamin
Sumner
Griffon
Van Den Bosch
Matthew
Whitefield
Benjamin
Sumner
Wyatt
Van Der Heide
Jordan
Whitefield
Douglas
Sun
Haojie - Matthew
Van Dyk
Benjamin
Whittard
Ryan
Sun
Yan - Terry
Van Dyk
Nicholas
Wiggins
Will
Sundborn
Charlie
Van Dyk
Patrick
Wigney
Benjamin
Swaka Lo Buluk
Swaka
Van Grieken
Reilly
Wigney
Joshua
Sweeney
Liam
Van Lathum
Finn
Wilcox
Jack
Sweet
Joe Buster
Van Lathum
Zacchary
Wildash
Jack
Taefotu
James
Vanzino
Jack
Wilkes
Kieran
Tafuro
James
Varano
Matthew
Wilkins
Matthew
Tamanini
Luke
Varano
Christopher
Williams
Jack
Taylor
Liam
Varney
Bradley
Williams
Scott
Taylor
Jack
Varvarian
Nicholas
Wilson
Harry
Taylor
Charlie
Vaughan
Harrison
Wilson
Scott
Tebbutt
Frederick
Vella
Lachlan
Wilson
Jack
Tebbutt
Bertie
Vella
Matthew
Wilson
Joshua
Tebbutt
Henry
Vescio
Andrea
Wiseman
Kade
Teofilo
Michael
Vescio
Pasquale
Wonderley
Zachary
Tesoriero
Christian
Vescio
Luke
Woollett
Ben
Tetley
Jack
Vidulic
Antony
Wright
William
Thomas
Liam
Villella
Andrea
Wright
Michael
Thomason
Cameron
Von Appen
Zac
Wright
Harrison
Thompson
Joshua
Vrandich
Adam
Wu
Tianqiang - Bill
Thompson
Rhys
Vumbaca
Mathew
Xiao
Yucheng - Henry
Thompson
Cameron
Wacher
James
Yang
Won Suk
Thoms
Jay
Waddington
Edward
Yang
Xiaolei - Kay
Thorowgood
Joshua
Waddington
Harry
Ye
Dong - Brian
Thorowgood
Nicholas
Waddington
Thomas
Ye
Ning - Nick
Thorowgood
James
Wakes-Miller
Arthur
Yeates
Matthew
Tier
Henry
Walker
Cameron
Yeung
Yat Fai - Tyler
Tierney
Cameron
Walker
John
Ying
Ning - Jonny
Tilley
Rowan
Wallis
Kristian
Ying
Yugang - Watson
Tilley
Matthew
Walsh
Ben
Youlten
Oscar
Tindall
Bayley
Walsh
Jack
Young
Jordan
136
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A Catholic College for boys in Years 5 to 12 teaching the Augustinian values of ‘Truth, Love & Community’
Federal Parade (PO Box 399) Brookvale NSW 2100 Tel:9938 8200
www.saintaug.nsw.edu.au
CRICOS No: 03300G
YEAR BOOK 2012
YEAR BOOK
2012
THE JOURNEY

YEAR BOOK - St Augustine`s College

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