Issus No. 10 - The King`s School

Issue No.10 – 7 August 2015
HEADMASTER
Pornography
I write about a delicate matter – pornography.
There is increasing evidence that we are witnessing:
• A pornography epidemic.
• The first generation in history to be reared in a
highly sexualised society.
• The blatant premature sexualising of ‘tweenagers’
(pre-teens).
• The rise of ‘raunch culture’ at the expense of the
romance culture.
• Sexual dysfunction in young men due to porn addiction.
In relation to this matter, my good friend, Jonathan Doyle, an acknowledged expert in
this area, writes:
Many people feel ill-equipped to deal with the issue of pornography. The
complacency surrounding this issue means an entire generation of young men
is being reared in a pornographic culture with no moral boundaries.
Doyle and Doyle
I’ve been reading Phillip Zimbardo's book, Man Disconnected. He writes on the
debilitating effects of the cyber world on boys and states:
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Porn Hub has 1.68 million hits every hour of every day of 365 days.
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Porn Hub is the 35th most visited website in the UK in the 6-14 year age range.
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1 in 3 UK boys are considered a heavy pornography user. The average boy
watches two hours of pornography per week.
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There is a link between pornography use and poor academic performance.
I do not doubt these figures or feel they would be any different here in Australia.
Pornography can encourage young men to view women as sex objects, to be used, then
discarded. Pornography also sends the message that women and girls need to give
everything physically to someone who gives nothing in terms of commitment or care.
If our boys are going to relate well with their future partners, they need to do so
recognising that their partner is not a porn star who is expected to do what a porn stars
does. Far too many marriages and long-term relationships are being wrecked by
pornography. Intimacy is being defined by gymnastics rather than affection. Our son’s
healthy sexual development is increasingly at risk – serious risk.
I recognise that thinking on this issue will vary from household to household. I also
recognise that parents must be the main agents when dealing with this matter. However,
this obligation is fulfilled with varying degrees of faithfulness.
As a Christian school committed to raising young men who respect and honour women,
I want to partner with parents to ensure that pornography does not get a grip on our
sons’ lives. I say this because exposure to pornography can involve:
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Uncontrollable cravings that interfere with
normal life.
Addiction. High levels of sexual arousal
followed by instant sexual release can be
addictive.
Dependency. The neuro-chemistry involved is
not dissimilar to drug dependency.
The brain being affected by pornography.
New neural pathways can be formed.
Embedded images in the brain that can last a
life-time.
The need to detox from pornography. This can
be a difficult process.
A progression from ‘soft’ porn to hard-core
porn.
The development of an attitude towards
woman that is predatory.
A serious sleep deficit that has an adverse
impact on mental and physical alertness.
I want to ensure that Kingsmen become real men and
not porn men:
PORN MAN
Self-gratification
Self-indulgence
Lives a fantasy
Into domination
No commitment
Secretive
REAL MAN
Self-denial
Self-control
Lives a reality
Into protection
Committed
Open
(Doyle & Doyle op. cit.)
The initiatives I ask parents to take as they partner
with the School to tackle this matter are:
1. If giving a son a mobile phone, explain that it’s
going to come with some parental controls. For
example, Optus has a Mobile Security App. Telstra
has Mobile Controls. Vodafone also has resources
for parents that limit access to inappropriate sites.
There are a range of apps that can set controls on
the use of mobile phones and monitors their use.
For example, Vodafone has a Guardian App that
limits the time of day the phone can be used and
what it can be used for. It can also be used to bar
calls and block certain types of messages.
Remember, mobile phones are adult technology
and must be adapted if they are going to be used by
our sons.
2. Put in place suitable filters on computers, laptops,
tablets, cable television and any other electronic
communication device. Go to:
https://www.esafety.gov.au/educationresources/parent-resources/parental-controls if
further help is needed.
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3. Monitor your son’s online activity. A search on the
Net will show how this can be done lawfully and
responsibly.
4. Share your concern that information technology
(IT) has been implicated in robbing many children
of sleep. This is why all IT should be switched off
and/or removed from bedrooms at night. Teenagers
need at least eight hours sleep a night. Pre-teens
need more.
5. If things go turnip-shaped, and self-control remains
an issue, inform your son that he has given you, as
parents, the right to fix things. In this regard, there
are several apps out there that can help. For
example, there is a SelfControl App. SelfControl is
a free Mac application that can block specific
websites for up to 24 hours. Another antidistraction app is Freedom that prevents users from
connecting to the internet during specified times.
Others include BreakFree, AppDetox, StayOnTask
and Moment.
6. Get your son to demonstrate he can control his IT.
The moment he is unable to prove he can stay in
control, explain that he then may lose the right to
use that technology.
7. Talk to your son about IT being a ‘soul-catcher’.
How he uses IT can give insights into his
character. What sites does he look at? What
language does he use? What values does he
betray?
8. Even if your son is of junior school age, have talks
with him about pornography and what your
family’s policy is about watching pornography. A
frank discussion will also be needed about the
measures that will be put in place to support these
policies.
9. Do not assume your son is not watching
pornography. Most boys above the age of ten years
are watching pornography. The level of frequency
will vary from infrequent and even accidental to
chronic addiction.
10. Conduct random spot checks on Facebook,
Instagram, photos, texts and Internet history. (This
will probably not be popular but it represents
faithful and authoritative parenting.)
11. Remember that, in most cases, YOU own the
phones etc, or at least, you have probably paid for
them. Do not accept the, ‘It’s mine to do with what
I like’ argument. Quite apart from that, you are the
parent. He is the child.
12. Inform yourself more about the matter by reading
books such as:
- Pornland: How Pornography Has Hijacked Our
Sexuality by Gail Dines
- Big Porn Inc, edited by Melinda Tankard-Reist
and Abigail Bray
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- Australian Communications and Media Authority
(ACMA) have many resources for staying safe online.
Go to:
http://www.acma.gov.au/Home/Citizen/Stay%20prote
cted/My%20online%20world/Staying%20safe%20onl
ine
Please note that all submissions must be forwarded to
Susan MacDonald by 4.00pm on the Tuesday
preceding the publication date, as per below.
In the end, the best resource is a loving family that is
not afraid to set standards, and parents who model
appropriate behaviour in this area.
Suitable items with minimal formatting and of no
more than half an A4 page should be emailed to
[email protected].
Dr Tim Hawkes
Please note that this includes Membership forms,
function invitations and the like.
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Issue No. 10 – 7 August 2015
DEPUTY HEADMASTER
Battle of Lone Pine Commemoration
Thursday 6 August 2015 marks the centenary of that
fateful day when Australian troops mounted the Lone
Pine offensive at Gallipoli. Described by the
Australian War memorial as one of the most famous
assaults of the Gallipoli campaign, the Battle of Lone
Pine was originally intended as a diversion from
attempts by New Zealand and Australian units to force
a breakout from the ANZAC perimeter on the heights
of Chunuk Bair and Hill 971. The Lone Pine attack,
launched by the 1st Brigade AIF in the late afternoon
of 6 August 1915 pitched Australian forces against
formidable entrenched Turkish positions, sections of
which were securely roofed over with pine logs. In
some instances the attackers had to break in through
the roof of the trench systems in order to engage the
defenders. The main Turkish trench was taken within
20 minutes of the initial charge but this was the
prelude to 4 days of intense hand-to-hand fighting,
resulting in over 2,000 Australian casualties.
Six young men of The King’s School lost their lives in
this bloody engagement and now lie in the Lone Pine
Cemetery. We remember their great sacrifices:
Corporal Eric White (1910)
Lieutenant James Moore (1904)
Captain Stewart Milson (1906)
Lieutenant Charles Farrier (1912)
Major Blake Jenkins (1883)
Captain Wallace Cox (1899)
The School Magazine published the following letter
written to the Milson family by Stewart’s
Commanding Officer informing them of their son’s
death.
“Dear Mr Milson,
It is with very great regret that I have to write you
about the death of your son, Captain Stewart Milson.
We had to carry out a rather desperate attack on a
certain Turkish position. Your son was shot dead
whilst leading his men in this attack. Mercifully death
was instantaneous.
Had it not been for the gallantry displayed by your
son and the other officers, and the manner in which
they led and their absolute contempt for death, the
attack might easily have failed.
Your son was one of my best officers, and his loss is
irreparable. He was also a personal friend of mine,
and I feel that I have lost not only a most capable
officer, but a great personal friend. He died as he had
lived – like a British Officer. I do not think I can say
anymore.”
C. Macnaghten, Lt.-Col
Commanding 4th Bn, A.I.F
“12/9/15”
“Let me not then die ingloriously without a struggle,
but let me first do some great thing that shall be told
among me hereafter.” Homer – The Iliad
Captain Stewart Milson,
Captain of the School in
1906 was shot dead on the
first day of the offensive.
He went in with his
Brigade of over 3000
strong, a Brigade that
returned with something
over 400 – so heavy were
the casualties on that day.
Attention Football Families - Parking and Traffic
Issues at Tara
To mark the Centenary of
the Lone Pine Battle a
number of Old Boys
attended the School
Chapel Service and the
Old Boys Union
Commemoration which
took place around the pine tree which has been
planted above the JS White Oval that acts as a
permanent memorial to the Old Boys who lost their
lives in this battle. The pine gifted to the School by
members of the OBU was spawn from a seed of the
original Lone Pine tree that marked the setting of this
infamous battle.
All football supporters’ vehicles should enter the
School via Mason’s Drive, near Tara School and be
directed to the parking facilities inside The King’s
School. If these become full, parking will be in
Masons Drive. We ask that vehicle speed through the
TARA carpark be kept to an absolute minimum,
please. We also ask that parents of boys playing on
Massie Fields do not park on the property of Tara
School. Unfortunately we have been in receipt of a
number of legitimate complaints that some of our
community have not been abiding by this very
reasonable request. We will have parking supervisors
and security directing traffic and it is important that
their instructions are followed please.
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I seek your assistance and cooperation please. As you
are aware we have traffic restrictions in place on
Saturdays during the winter sports season that
prevents most vehicular traffic proceeding through the
school and up to the Doyle Grounds, Old Boys’, Price
and Massie fields. This is as a direct result of
congestion that prevents medical response being able
to access injuries quickly.
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Year 12 Graduation
Parents and relatives of Year 12 students are invited to
attend the Graduation Ceremony which will be held in
Futter Hall on Friday, 18 September. The Ceremony
will commence at 11.00am and members of the
audience are asked to be seated by 10.50am. The
Ceremony will conclude at approximately 12.45pm
and a light luncheon in the Trophy Room will follow.
This function generally finishes at approximately
2.00pm. Year 12 parents will shortly receive letters
relevant to the Year 12 End of Term functions.
Congratulations
For the first time in the history of the
Richard Yeend Chess tournament a Year
7 student has won the trophy. Leo Y
Zhang was victorious, defeating Annay
Chauhan (Year 10) in the final.
Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians
(MCYA)
This year we had 89 Mathematics students from Years
7 to 10 compete in the Mathematics Challenge for
Young Australians.
The MCYA is a program designed to encourage and
develop mathematically interested extension students
who benefit from a greater mathematical challenge.
Over a three week period the students worked on
problem solving 6 questions.
Five King’s boys achieved High Distinction in
recognition of their excellent performance.
Year 7
Year 8
Michael Grenier
Joshua Han
Jun Yin
Jun Yin
Year 9
Leo Zhang
Australian Under 16 Oz Tag
Lachlan Apps has been selected to
represent Australia in December in the
Under 16 World Cup.
Rowing World Championships
Rob Black (‘13) has won a Bronze Medal in the U23
World Rowing Championships held recently in
Bulgaria. This is a fabulous achievement for such a
young athlete. Rob is only 20 years of age. I am sure
we will hear much more about Rob’s contribution to
Australian rowing in the future.
Wallaby Selections
This weekend two former students will be
representing the Australian Rugby Union team, the
Wallabies, in the Bledisloe Cup match against the
New Zealand All Blacks in Sydney. We wish Nick
Phipps (‘06) and Dean Mumm (‘02) all the best.
DIRECTOR OF STUDIES
Curriculum Matters
Academic Tips No. 10
iLearn – Curriculum Matters - Policies
iLearn can be accessed at http://ilearn.kings.edu.au
Parents and boys should ensure they are familiar with
the following two documents found on the Curriculum
Matters page under the heading ‘Policies’:
• The Assessment Policy Procedure and Guidelines
• The Academic Integrity and Malpractice Policy
These Policies address many issues relating to
assessment - examinations, extensions to due dates,
HSC Requirements, illness/misadventure, late
attendance, late submission of tasks, malpractice
(cheating), N Determinations and Record of School
Achievement (RoSA).
The direct link to the Curriculum Matters page on
iLearn is: https://ilearn.kings.edu.au/homepage/6523
Access to the iLearn requires the login and password
sent to you by email from our IT Department. Should
you have any difficulty logging in please visit
https://password.kings.edu.au/ . Click on 3 ‘Re-send
Account Details via Email’. Then enter in your
individual email address that is in our Database and
click on ‘Re-Send Account Information’.
NAPLAN RESULTS
During August and September the Australian
Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
(ACARA) will distribute to schools, the NAPLAN
results in the form of detailed reports.
Once our reports have arrived at School they will be
forwarded to parents.
SUBJECT CHOICES FOR 2016
Subject choices have been completed by our current
Year 7, 8 and 10 students. These selections are now
being processed. Later this term Tutors will advise
students of their electives for 2016.
Students in Year 9 are undertaking continuing courses
into Year 10, hence no selections are required.
Year 11 - The Year 12 (2016) Subject Choice Form is
to be completed and returned to Tutors by
Friday, 4 September.
A copy of this form is available at ‘Subject Choices:
Senior’ on the Curriculum Matters page of iLearn.
Justin Walkden Brown
Dr Andrew Parry
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Issue No. 10 – 7 August 2015
CHAPLAIN
Top Blokes from the Bible!
What do all the following have in common?
Hugh Jackman?
Israel Folau?
Mark Donaldson?
Roger Federer?
They are all considered “top blokes”.
What makes someone a top bloke?
There are lots of characteristics that we could include
but the following are compulsory?
1. Enjoy and encourage a good time
2. Not full of themselves
3. Do anything for you
This term in Chapel, in our year of relationships, we
are thinking about, “Biblical Buddies: Top blokes
from the Bible!” Of course you should not be
surprised that the “Toppest Bloke” (excuse the
grammar) is Jesus because he totally fulfils all the
criteria.
1. Jesus came that we “may have life and have it to
the full”. John 10:10
2. Jesus gave up his royal throne and “made himself
nothing” Philippians 2:6
3. Jesus gave his life not for his friends but “for his
enemies”! Romans 5:8
Jesus is the exact type of bloke with whom you want
to be mates and follow as an example!
Check out the Chapel ilearn page to see the other top
blokes we will look at this term!
https://ilearn.kings.edu.au/homepage/8403/
CHURCH@KING’S
A church for all the family at 9.30am on Sunday
CLL Auditorium (Senior School)
New Sermon Series
For the remainder of this term at Church@Kings and
Church@TheChapel, will be thinking about what it
means for us live the Christian life. We would love for
you to join us!
Walking Worthily E
Aug 2
Keeping our unity (Eph 4:1-6)
Aug 9
Diversity for maturity
(Eph 4:7-16)
Aug 16 Special Service
Aug 23 Imitating God (Eph 4:17-5:2)
Aug 30 Walking in the light (Eph 5:3-15)
Sep 6
Fathers Day (Eph 3:14-21)
Sep 13
Being a Spirit-filled church
(Eph 5:15-21)
Sep 20
Being a Spirit-filled family
(Eph 5:21-6:9)
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Anglicare Winter Appeal
Thank you to all of those who contributed to the
Anglicare Winter Appeal last week. We were able to
collect over 50 baskets full of food. Last Friday the
food was taken to the Villawood collection centre and
from there it will be distributed to local Anglicare
stores throughout Sydney in order to provide for those
in need.
Notes
The Confirmation Service is on Thursday, 17
September at 7.00pm in the Chapel. Confirmation
provides an opportunity to publicly confirm your faith
in Christ. It is available for students and members of
their family from Year 9 and above.
Confirmation classes will begin in Week 5 of this
term. Contact Stephen for more details.
Rev Stephen Edwards
[email protected]
A contemporary service in our School Chapel every
Sunday at 6.00pm.
Rev Scott Tarrant
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Issue No. 10 – 7 August 2015
SENIOR BOARDING HOUSEMASTER
Building Better Boarding
During my time here at the School there has rarely
been a peaceful moment. It is true to say that our
Headmaster has busied himself with a comprehensive
building program, ensuring that the facilities here at
King’s are second to none. Our roads have
transported tractors, trucks and other heavy machinery
to and from building sites that have in recent times
included the paths to our boarding houses. Broughton
Forrest and Baker Hake are now complete and provide
a beautiful home for over 80 boys in each. May I
extend to you an invitation to visit these boarding
houses when you are next at the School in the hope
that you are suitably excited and impressed with what
has been achieved.
The Macarthur Waddy works will commence on the
old Waddy site in September of this year. Having
surveyed the plans it is clearly evident that this new
boarding house will be the best yet! Making the most
of an unequaled bush aspect, Macarthur Waddy will
feature a huge deck that is large enough to host whole
house functions. Floor to ceiling double height
windows will enable our boarders to enjoy their bush
setting whilst communing in the common areas and
recreation rooms. I will endeavour to upload the most
recent conceptual drawings onto the School’s website
shortly so that you can view the plans first hand.
Away Sporting Fixtures – a point of clarification.
Boarders remaining at school for the weekend are
required to attend the afternoon sporting fixtures, be
they ‘Home’ or ‘Away’ games. The boarding houses
are not staffed during the early afternoons of the
winter season, with all available staff heading to the
games to assist with supervision.
Transport arrangements are in place to ensure that all
boarders, including those playing sport at different
venues, are able to make their way to the 1st XV rugby
fixture to support the School. All boarders are
transported back to school at the conclusion of the
final game and supervision is available in the houses
upon their return.
Should you have any queries or concerns regarding
your son’s leave, please contact the relevant
Housemaster or myself.
Josh Hoogland
DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD
The completion of Macarthur Waddy House will then
signal the commencement of Bishop Barker Harris
House and the School is aiming to begin works on our
final boarding house immediately following the
Macarthur Waddy build. Should this plan come to
fruition it will mean that all boarders entering the
school in Year 7 from 2016 will have the opportunity
to reside in one of the redesigned and rebuilt boarding
houses.
It is, however, with great appreciation and interest that
I note the efforts and attitudes of those boys presently
residing in our older boarding houses – Hake Harris,
Macarthur and Bishop Barker. Our boarders in these
houses have embraced their older surroundings,
fiercely defending ownership with a genuine sense of
pride regarding their ever-maturing digs. Scoffing at
the need for air-conditioned twin/shares, single rooms
and new leather lounge chairs, these boarders have
chosen to make the very best of their situation whilst
understanding that a House community is a great deal
less about fresh paint, and more about celebrating the
best of what you have. I am enormously grateful to
these Kingsmen – for without their sacrifice and
understanding, we would not have had the opportunity
to build better boarding at The King’s School for all.
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DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES
EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Food Committee
The Food Committee is a group of students and staff
who meet regularly to discuss Dining Hall matters.
Their key role is to review the menus and to provide
feedback on what has worked and what has not.
It certainly appears that our incoming exchange
students are multiplying. Having welcomed the boys
from St Stithians and Malvern last week, we also
welcome Naoki and Yuya from Tosajuku in Japan.
Partnered with Tim Sampson and Patrick Idiare,
who will be visiting Japan next Term, the Japanese
boys have settled in very well, considering their
English is limited. Naoki apparently had a blinder of
a rugby game in the 16Cs last weekend!
Term 3 menus are available on iLearn for the
information of all students, parents and staff. Those
interested can access the Dining Hall menu by
clicking on the following link that connects to iLearn:
https://ilearn.kings.edu.au/homepage/8800/
As the weather will warm up later in the year, menus
for Term 4 will be completely different to those
offered in Terms 2 and 3. At its next meeting on 12
August, the Food Committee will taste a number of
new dishes that might then be added to the Dining
Hall menu in Term 4. This will be the final meeting
for students in Year 12. We thank them for their
contributions and service to the School.
Members of the Food Committee are:
Malcolm Powys
Director of Student Services
Joshua Hoogland
Senior Boarding Master
Nicole Lyberopoulos
Site Operations Manager
Max Yates
General Duties Master
Connor Jephcott
Year 12 BBH
Andrew Mahler
Year 2 GB/BUR
Harrison Chapman
Year 12 BAH
Callum Foote
Year 12 SRC
Charles Kensit
Year 11 BRF
Henry Pan
Year 11 BUR/SRC
Archer Holz
Year 10 MAW
Charlie Lowe
Year 9 BRF
Eddie Mann
Year 9 MAW/SRC
Sam McKittrick
Year 8 BAH
Harry Little Estens
Year 7 GB
Malcolm Powys
Boarders’ Travel Home
Boarders requiring travel home for the
Term 3 holidays and/or return for the start of Term 4
are requested to advise their travel requirements by
Thursday, 20 August, the cut-off date for bookings.
Buses will depart on Friday, 18 September and return
on Tuesday, 6 October. Year 12 students and those
Year 11 students staying for the Year 12 Graduation
on Friday, 18 September will need to make their own
travel arrangements for the end of term. Contact Mr
Yates, School Transport Officer, on 9683 8411 or
[email protected].
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We also welcome Jake Anderson from St Edward’s in
the UK who is partnered with Matt Orpen. Jake will
be boarding in Broughton Forrest House and will no
doubt be a handy addition to Mr Riley’s 4th XV.
Mike Symons
Coordinator
The Thomas Kelly Youth Foundation is holding a
Gala Dinner on Wednesday, 16 September at the Star
Event Centre in Pyrmont. Our guest of honour is the
Hon Mike Baird, NSW Premier, and the keynote
speaker is NSW Police Commissioner, Andrew
Scipione. The event commences at 6.30pm with
David Campbell, Master of Ceremonies (co-host of
Channel 9’s Morning Show).
The evening is all about raising funds and awareness
to realise the Foundation’s vision of ensuring that “all
of our children get home safely” and making our
streets safer. The auctioneer for the evening will be
Ray Hadley AM, an advocate of the Foundation from
the beginning.
We would welcome the King’s community to join us
at this special and important event. Sony Music will
also ensure a night of fantastic musical entertainment.
Information on the event and ticketing can be found
on the Foundation’s site: www.thomaskelly.com.au
We look forward to welcoming you.
Ralph, Kathy, Madeleine and Stuart Kelly
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LEADERSHIP SERVICES
SENIOR LIBRARY
Michael Lynagh Visits The
King’s School
It's not every day a Wallaby
legend comes to school to
share his rugby experiences,
but to also talk about his
close brush with death. This was the case this week,
when through our association with Berkeleouw
Books, Michael Lynagh visited TKS to launch his
new book Blindsided.
Year 8 Mythology Competition
In Term 2, Year 8 English classes studied Aboriginal
Australian Voices. As a culminating task the boys
were required to create their own mythological story
that either reflected ideas or issues raised in their
study, or presented the values enshrined in the
Aboriginal Australian Dreaming stories. The final
product was presented as an illustrated story in digital
format.
The best stories from each class were viewed during
storyLines classes and then voted on by all Year 8
students. The Headmaster and the Head of Library
Services also chose a favourite story. The winners
were presented with a book prize in Assembly.
This year the winning myths were:
The Peoples’ Choice Award
Alex Rothwell
Bagda’s Shadow
The Head of Library Services’ Award
Giles Anderson
Ginawalla and the Barramundi
The Headmaster's Choice Award
Mack Holz
The King of the Sky
All the shortlisted stories can be viewed on the CLL
Year 8 storyLines page on iLearn.
It's a reminder of how quickly time flies to consider
that Michael retired from international rugby before
our Year 12 students were born in 1995. However,
this did not stop boys and staff flocking to his
presentation. Whilst many would be aware of
Michael's exploits onfield, 72 Test Caps, 911 points
and a member of the 1991 World Cup winning
Wallabies, not so many will be aware of his brush
with death some years ago. A coughing fit led to a
stroke that saw Michael's life in the balance for
several days and it was his
inspirational comments about
this life altering event which
prompted some real reflection
from those who witnessed his
presentation. Michael was
incredibly accommodating,
signing books for boys, staff,
Dads and Grandparents, even
signing some balls for boys as
they wandered past.
Our thanks to Mrs Janelle Berents and the team at
Berkeleouw for bringing Michael Lynagh to King's.
Dr Steve Middleton
Head of Leadership Services
Mack, Alex and Giles
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DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
HSC Recital
This coming Monday will see our exceptional Year 12
musicians who are studying HSC Music, appear in our
annual HSC Recital in the Recital Room at 7.00pm
with canapés and drinks being available from 6.30pm.
Not only will there be solos, but some small ensemble
performances, as well as a presentation of some of the
original compositions from the boys.
All are welcome to attend.
6.30PM CANAPÉS & DRINKS
7PM CONCERT
RECITAL ROOM
THE KING’S SCHOOOL
HSC
Showcase Evening
Mon. 10 August 2015
FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY:
Phillip Huo
Eric Kong
Ryan Quek
HD Tang
Dan Tompson
Jonathan Yan
Gala Concert
This annual showcase event is on in Futter Hall on
Thursday, 27 August. Involving most of the boys in
the Music Department, the Concert will highlight
large and small ensembles as well as a number of
outstanding soloists. This event is open to all with free
Admission, and starts at 7.00pm.
Music Success
At King's, we are fortunate to have some of
Australia's finest young musicians. Here
are some achievements so far this year:
Lawrence Wei (Year 5) has been
accepted to compete in the 1st Zhuhai
International Mozart Competition for
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Young Musicians. The competition will be launched
by Zhuhai Municipal Peoples’ Government and the
University Mozarteum Salzburg, Austria from 13-26
September in the beautiful coastal city of Zhuhai,
China. Over 350 candidates applied from over 30
nations for this Competition (DVD audition were
screened in Austria by world-renowned pianists - Prof
Klaus Kaufmann (Chairman), Heinz Medjimorec and
Andreas Weber). Lawrence is one of only two
Australians selected into Category A (14 years and
under). The Salzburg Chamber Soloists, famed for
their playing of Mozart, is the orchestra in residence
for the competition http://www.zhmozart.org/en/about.asp
Oscar Han (Year 9) has been invited to
compete in the 2015 Cooper
International Violin Competition as a
Semifinalist, hosted at the Oberlin
Conservatory of Music, Ohio, USA. As
the ages of the participants range from
13-18, the competition will be a challenging
experience for Oscar. Only 24 violinists are selected
from an international audition process. Oberlin
Conservatory is the oldest continuously operating
Conservatory of Music in the United States. It has a
collection of more than 1,500 musical instruments of
the highest quality, including 234 Steinway pianos.
Further details of the competition at:
http://www.oberlin.edu/cooper/2015.shtml
These selections are remarkable in themselves, and
come on top of the three pianists - Kimble Zhang
(Year 10), Kenneth Tong (Year 7) and Joshua Han
(Year 8) who recently competed in the Aarhus
International Piano Competition in Denmark, that saw
Joshua win the competition outright. You can see the
boys and what they performed at
http://pianocompetition.dk/competition/participants/a/
John Wu (Year 4) will be travelling to
Switzerland to perform in the 10th
European Suzuki Convention to be held
in Davos (Klosters) in July.
Staff Success
Not only are our students excelling on the
international stage, but also our staff. In the last
fortnight, the world premiere performance was given
of a Violin Concerto, composed by Lee Bracegirdle
(King’s teacher of French Horn). This performance
was given by Sydney Youth Orchestra, conducted by
Alexander Briger (Founder and Chief Conductor of
the Australian World Orchestra), at the Sydney
Conservatorium & Riverside Theatre, Parramatta. It
included Chris Upton (‘10 in the Brass section), and
our Year 12 Elective and some other music students
attended the Parramatta performance.
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Exam Success
The recent practical examinations has seen the
following boys successful in their instruments:
The King’s Art Show and Spring Festival
Weekend
Trinity College London
Ronan Duraisamy
Blaize Cavalera-Sivis
Abhranil Hazra
Tinashe Mangwana
William Konstandinidis
Ben Zhang
Matthew Joyce
Kyle Townsend
Violin Grade 4
Singing Grade 4
Singing Grade 5
Singing Grade 5
Trumpet Grade 5
Flute Grade 6
Jazz Sax Grade 6
Jazz Sax Grade 6
AMEB
WS Xu
Winston Li
Owen Mak
Piano Grade 4
B
Piano Grade 8(PFL) C+
Piano Grade 8(PFL) A
85%
89%
89%
83%
72%
82%
78%
79%
Barry Walmsley
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ARCHIVES SNIPPET
Fifty Years On
The Cohort of 1965 will shortly be celebrating their
“golden anniversary”. While it may be a sobering
thought for some to think that they left school 50
years ago, many will remember their winning rugby
try or cricket catch as if it was yesterday. They will
re-live the moment with their mates on the ‘hill’ at the
White while they watch the current cohort do battle on
the field.
1965 was a significant year for The King’s School.
The School welcomed a new headmaster, Rev SW
Kurrle, his wife Lorna and his family. The new
Education System, the Wyndham Scheme was well
under way and to accommodate the new Science
Curriculum, the “advanced Science Laboratories”
were opened at the beginning of the year. Funded in
part by the Council of the Industrial Fund for the
Advancement of Science, the TKS laboratories were
amongst 37 such projects opened around Australia to
bring about a greater awareness for the need for
scientists in teaching and industry alike. Fifty years
later, TKS has again taken the lead by providing
facilities that raise the profile of and contribute to the
advancement of the study of Science.
Stage Two of building works on the Gowan Brae site
was progressing with the proposed opening of Hake
House in Term 3. This year, 2015, we saw the
opening of Baker Hake House, providing facilities
that probably make the ‘65ers quite jealous.
The Swimming Carnival was held at Granville Pool,
and the Rowing community decided that the rowing
cap needed redesigning as it resembled too closely
that of the cricketers and so the alternating white and
blue cap with the badge of crossed oars made its first
appearance. 1st Shooting and the Tennis team were
GPS Premiers while the 1st XI Cricket team was
runner up.
To some of the Cohort of ‘65, the School is “no longer
like it was in my day”, but there is, in fact, much to
celebrate in common. However, what will the future
hold when the cohort of 2015 returns for their golden
anniversary?
Jenny Pearce
Archivist
While many boys today download and watch movies
on their own computer often isolated from their
cohort, the Technical Society of 1965 provided
weekly entertainment for about 200 boys with films
such as Guns of Navarone, The Ten Commandments,
The Alamo and Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
The Debating Society meetings were regularly
attended by many boys, but there was great
excitement in April of 1965 when the first debate
against a girl’s school, Ascham, was held in Futter
Hall to an audience of over 200. Unfortunately for the
team comprising ARA Morton, JS Curtis and GC
Watt, the carefully crafted argument to the negative
“that all Schools should be co- educational” won
Ascham the debate.
The Cadet Corps held their first parade at Gowan
Brae, a dress rehearsal for the important centenary
celebrations to be held the following year and this
year also saw the School Captain, CUO PS Stokes and
CUO CJ Cleveland lead the Guard of Honour for
HRH the Duke of Gloucester at the opening of the
Royal Easter Show.
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CAREERS
The King’s School Careers and Tertiary
Awareness Night - Monday 17 August
Held in conjunction with Tara Anglican School, this
informative gathering will allow students in Years 10,
11 and 12 (the night is compulsory for Year 12) to
meet with the representatives of close to 50
Universities, Colleges and employer groups. Held for
the first time in the Science Centre of The King’s
School, the night will commence at 7.00pm. Boys are
to wear their Number 1 uniform. Presenters include:
Macquarie University, University of Western Sydney,
The University of Notre Dame, University of New
South Wales, University of Wollongong, University
of Sydney, University of Sydney – Elite Athletes
Program, Australian Catholic University, University
of New England, University of Technology,
International College of Management, Southern Cross
Cultural Exchange, Australian Careers Business
College, Bedford College, Australian Business
Academy, Bond University, JMC Academy, Raffles
College, The Hotel School Sydney, Whitehouse
Institute of Design, Macleay College, Academy of
Interactive Entertainment, Blue Mountains
International Hotel Management School, University
Admissions Centre, Study Group – ACPE, AIAS,
Martin College, Institute of Chartered Accountants,
Aspire Institute, Go USA College, Campion College,
Australian College of Applied Psychology, University
of Canberra, Karl Von Busse Academy, Le Cordon
Bleu Australia, and many others.
University Admissions 2016
A reminder to Year 12 boys to stay on top of your
UAC application for Tertiary study in 2016. The
closing date for on-time applications is Wednesday,
30 September 2015.
I would also urge all boys to double check the
requirements of any courses you are selecting, to
make sure that there are no additional items that need
to be included with an application. This includes the
thorough investigation of all early entry, scholarship
and Schools Recommendation Scheme opportunities
that are on offer. This is also a relevant point in
relation to Bonus Points. You may have to lodge an
on line Bonus Points application with each of the
Universities that you are listing in your preferences.
This relates to extra curricula activities such as Corps,
Sport, Duke of Edinburgh, Debating, etc. Some Bonus
Points are awarded automatically by the Universities.
This includes those relating to home address and
Bands achieved in the HSC. Automatic Bonus Points
do not require the submission of an application form.
It is very wise for boys to visit the Website of all the
Universities that are listed in your UAC preferences
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and check out the Bonus Point requirements of each
institution. Boys must also meet any deadlines for
lodging a Bonus Points application.
All UAC applications are done on-line, by visiting
www.uac.edu.au. This website has a great deal of
information to assist with your application, including
Schools Recommendation Scheme material. I strongly
urge all boys to consider applying for Schools
Recommendation. Spend some time checking out the
UAC website prior to attempting to complete your
application. All boys have received a UAC Guide
from School, and a UAC pin number in the mail. If
any student does not have either of these, please let
me know ASAP. To start the application process,
students need their UAC pin and Board of Studies
Student number. Any student who is not sure of his
Board of Studies number, please contact me.
Boys should also be mindful of those courses that
require additional material to be uploaded with their
UAC application. A thorough and early approach to
your application will allow you the time to include
any additional material.
International students are reminded that there are
slight differences in their application process. A copy
of the International Student UAC guide is available
from the Careers room.
The Universities Admissions Centre states that the
best advice for students is for them to be realistic and
take their application seriously. UAC recommends
students list their “dream preference” at number one
(however still aim to be realistic), but follow that with
a number of realistic preferences. At the bottom of the
preference list they should include one or two “safe”
options to ensure that they get an offer.
To maximize their chance of receiving an offer,
students should include courses with a range of cutoffs and tick the box that asks them if they would like
to receive offers to non-award programs, preparation
courses or Diploma courses. Completing these
programs can help them gain entry into a Bachelor
degree.
It is a very wise (and cheaper) move for all boys to try
and lodge their UAC application comfortably before
the 30 September deadline. The UAC website has
experienced serious difficulties in the past from the
massive number of students who leave their
application until the last minute. Students can avoid
this unnecessary stress by attending to his application
over the next couple of weeks.
If any boys have questions or need any assistance at
all with any aspect of their UAC application, please
do not hesitate to contact me. Visit this link to find out
where to start and to learn so much more:
http://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/
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University Open Days
The season for University Open days is fast
approaching. Visit the following link to find out when
these are on:
http://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/institutions/
Students should be advised that it is wise to check the
websites of those University Open Days they are
interested in, as some Universities require students to
register for their Open Days.
Year 12 Work Experience 2016
Year 11 Non-Corps students are reminded that your
Work Experience placement for 2016 needs to be
sorted out by the end of this year. If you need any
assistance with this -such as finding previous
employers that have accepted King’s students – please
come and see me. A comprehensive and certified
RSA/RCG/Barista training course is also available
during the Work Experience week. If interested please
send me an email me.
Tax File Numbers
A reminder that the School Tax File Number program,
was ended by the Federal government at the end of
2014. To find out how to obtain a Tax File Number,
visit the following link:
http://pcs.nsw.edu.au/index.php/senior-school-newsarticles/entry/changes-to-the-secondary-schools-taxfile-number-program-in-2015
Careers News
The School subscribes to two outstanding careers
resources that allow students and parents to be kept up
to date with Careers News and Events. To access this
information go to the following websites:
www.mhscareers.net and then login with: “student” or “parent” and the password:
“14cairns”. On the website, look at the News Pages
and Events Calendar and other useful careers pages.
www.careersworks.com and login with “next”
Careers Room
Open every day, both before school (from 7.30am)
and during Lunch. Senior Students are also welcome
during study periods in the CLL. Resources are also
available from the long table in the Year 12 study
room in the CLL. Year 12 students (especially at this
time) are reminded that I am only an email away!
Anthony Attard
[email protected]
King’s Cammerata
Following a hugely
successful Concert at the end
of Semester 1, the King’s
Cammerata – the community
choir of the School – has
resumed rehearsals for
Semester 2. The choir is open to all members of the
King’s community and we are always keen to
welcome new singer to the fold. The choir meets on
Wednesday evening at 7.30pm and we are currently
rehearsing music that includes My Fair Lady, Africa
(by Tuto), and a Beatles medley. Interested singers
are encouraged to contact the Musical Director,
Jonathan Todhunter [email protected]
Jonathan Todhunter
Prep Director of Music
This year the Prep School is performing an Anzac
Tribute play/musical entitled “All the King’s Men”.
The play includes significant King’s School history
and recognises the sacrifice of many Old Boys who
died in the wars.
The members are required to wear school uniform
including long senior, they do not own any long pants.
Should any Year 7 or 8 parents have any spare long
school pants, it would be greatly appreciated if you
could donate them for the purposes of the play.
If you have a pair of long (uniform) pants that you are
happy to donate, please either drop them in to the Prep
Office or leave them at the Senior School Office,
marked for the attention of Catherine Pearman.
Save the Date!
This year, The Drama Kings will be performing a
specially commissioned musical written for The
King's School Preparatory School entitled
All the King’s Men.
Renowned English musical composers, Christopher
and Wendy Norton, have composed this tribute piece
for the Anzac Centenary. All the King’s Men has been
written to incorporate elements of The King's School
history.
This musical tribute will be held in Horrocks Hall
from 14 - 15 October and tickets will go on sale soon!
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HEAD OF THE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Exploring King’s for Learning
No one would deny that the boys at King’s are blessed
with an extraordinary environment in which to learn.
Space is a rare commodity in Sydney schools, as is a
diverse landscape in which learning can take place.
Our 300 + acres of fields, bushland and indoor
learning spaces, provide our boys with many varied
environments in which to enjoy learning experiences.
Particular consideration for the learning environment
is a distinguishing feature of the Finnish School
system. At the educational conference I attended
during the holidays, I was fortunate to hear an address
from Dr Arja-Sisko Holapathe, Counsellor of
Education with the Finnish National Board of
Education. Their education system has been under
considerable international scrutiny over the past five
years for the consistently high performance of their
students on international testing benchmarks, their
teaching training and professional development
processes, and for innovative teaching and learning
practices. Dr Holapathe shared about the importance
that the Finnish Government places on the learning
environment and the value of gross motor and outdoor
learning. A growing emphasis on technology within
education was not a drawcard for students to remain
indoors for longer periods; Finnish students were
encouraged to take technology into the learning spaces
outdoors.
King’s is ideally placed to provide rich, unique, real
life learning experiences for our boys, an approach
recognised by our Kingsbridge educators, Anna-Claire
Coore and Erin Strawbridge. With a semester of
formalised schooling behind them, this term the
Kingsbridge boys are venturing out each week across
the property to various locations to deepen
understandings and provoke inquiry into their world.
Currently, the boys are exploring a unit on water,
examining where water comes from and how we
interact with it. A wander down to the Prep School
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dam and the creek area nearby provided the perfect
locations to explore this subject first hand, and have a
lot of fun along the way. On returning to Kingsbridge,
the boys used their adventures to further learning
explorations, creating their own creek beds and
flowing streams in the sandpit. They created wetland
environments inside a mirrored box using a range of
resources, recording results through their artwork,
with features included from their observations. The
experience led to a number of matters that were
discussed and explored over the next few weeks.
Some became quite fascinated with water pumps after
viewing the pump in the Prep dam. This then led to an
investigation into water pipes and drainage systems.
The School plumber, David Crowe, came down to
speak to the boys and explain how these systems
worked. The visits also inspired questions about
nature and the boys conducted an investigation into
frogs and their homes. Inspiration also came from art
work and the paintings of John Olsen and his
representation of frogs was examined and became the
stimulus for the boys’ art works. Maths skills were
developed through counting activities with rocks and
the identification of regular and irregular rock shapes.
Further adventures are planned for the coming weeks.
Continuing the investigation into water systems, the
boys will be heading to the bushland area behind the
Senior School Gym, to examine a different bushland
creek environment. The Gatehouse Cedar Drive will
be used to examine trees and to participate in some
number activities. The BMX bike track will be visited
to stimulate maths inquiries into number, length and
3D shapes ... and then, there’s the farmyard, behind
the Cedars to explore.
It’s not only our youngest Kingsmen who are utilising
the King’s property to deepen their inquiries. This
week, our Year 5 boys headed to Hunts Creek at the
back of the School property to examine the area as
part of their investigation into how, ‘Living things
need to adapt to survive in their environment’. The
site provided the boys with a real life setting to
discuss habitats and how humans impact on natural
environments. In their explorations the boys observed
a pair of powerful owls, nesting cockatoos, ducks,
kookaburras and rosellas, and drew sketches of some
of the native plants in the area. The experience was
best summed up by one of the boys, “We learn best
when we’re having fun.”
Boys need to connect with rich, real-life learning
experiences. This is when learning has meaning and
purpose, and often occurs at a much deeper level than
from books and images. The boys at King’s are most
fortunate to be surrounded by such a diverse and
stimulating environment in which to inspire and foster
their learning journey.
Peter Allison
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RUGBY
The last two weeks have seen King’s
play a mixed fixture list against Joeys
and Shore at home, then a mixed
round of matches against Scots and
Sydney Boys’ High. We won or drew
11 of the 29 matches played at home against Joeys
and Shore. The 1st XV came up against a very
powerful Joey’s team intent on running the ball from
all parts of the field. They played at a pace that our
boys struggled to match and on top of the fact they
were playing a Joey’s team who were “on their
game”, injuries during the match certainly didn’t help
them. The 1sts lost key backs, Jack Mann and Chris
Orpen in the first half and by the time the game had
finished, they had used six replacement players. Joeys
ran away with the result winning 47-12 with two of
our representative players scoring tries - Dylan
Pietsch and Harrison Chapman.
The 2nd XV also had a day that finished poorly. Keen
to get back to the winning circle having lost their first
game of the season to Riverview, the boys started
brilliantly to look to have the game under control at
half time. Playing expansive rugby and attacking the
edges of the field, the boys were confident of victory,
but unfortunately games are not won at half time and
they switched off to see Joeys score late to take the
lead. This sparked the 2nd XV back into action and
after scoring his second try on the bell, Sam Cale had
a kick for goal to draw the match that he unfortunately
missed and they went down 19-17. Charlie Ryan
tackled himself to a standstill in the back row whilst
the centre pairing of Hamish Southwell and Sean
Anese looked threatening every time they touched the
ball.
The 3rd XV were playing only their second
competition game of the season at home to Shore. In a
heartbreaking result, the 3rds led for all but the final
few minutes, only for Shore to score a late converted
try, resulting in a 21-22 loss for King’s.
It wasn’t a good day for the As matches against Joeys,
with only the 15As recording a victory. The 16As lost
their first match of the season against a big team from
Joeys, 12-24, whilst the 14As went down 7-45, the
13As being outclassed 5-50. Of these defeats, the
14As showed plenty of courage and commitment
against a team that had 80% of the ball. They put their
bodies on the line and were rewarded with knowledge
that the Joey’s coaches thought this match had been
one of their hardest of the year.
The 15As victory was watched by a big crowd on
Doyle 3 and they didn’t disappoint. With both teams
being undefeated so far this year, both teams were
hungry for victory, the 15As tackling, especially on
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their line, was of the highest standard and the main
reason they secured victory. The final score of 14-10
was a little flattering for the opposition, as Joeys only
scored their second try on the full time siren.
Last weekend’s matches against Scots represented the
half way mark in the GPS competition and for some
of our teams it was an opportunity for them to
maintain their unbeaten season so far. I am proud to
say that the 13Ds, 13Cs, 16Bs and 15As all remained
unbeaten after last Saturday’s games. Of the 27
games contested on the day, King’s were victorious in
14 of those matches. Once again the spoils of victory
in the junior age groups went to our opponents with
Scots winning the 13As, 7-56, the 14As 0-21 and the
16As 12-24. Our 15As kept their undefeated record
intact with a 12-12 draw, although it was a game of
missed opportunities for them.
In the GPS competition fixtures for our 1st, 2nd and 3rd
XV, King’s had a mixed bag of results. The day
started with the 3rds playing away to High. With
injuries ravaging the top three teams, the 3rd XV had
six new players who were playing their first GPS
competition fixture. The team showed a huge
commitment to the task and was in the game right up
to the final minutes, only to go down 7-15.
In the 2nd XV match, the boys regained their early
season form, with a smashing 40-7 win over Scots.
Luke Osborne led the way with a great individual try
and set up another one in a terrific performance. There
were many good players on the day, but none better
than the hardworking second rower, Jake Brighton,
who tackled anything that moved and was very good
in the set piece.
After tasting defeat to our 1st XV in the trials earlier in
the year, Scots certainly came out firing and skipped
to an early lead, but our 1st XV regained their
composure that saw them back into the game at half
time. Another brilliant solo try by Dylan Pietsch
gave us hope of another memorable victory, but a few
missed tackles and dropped balls, saw Scots move out
to a 36-12 victory. The score didn’t reflect the
closeness of the game but our boys know that simple
errors in this competition against the top teams will be
always very hard to make up. James Lynch won the
defensive award in the 1st XV with a high work load
in defence, whilst Louis Heaton led the team with
distinction, constantly putting his body on the line and
encouraging his team to follow him into battle.
Last Sunday saw the annual Sydney v Country
fixtures for the Under 15s age group two King’s
players, Jordan Brown and Matthew Minogue were
both selected in the State team. Both boys have had
strong seasons so far this year and we congratulate
them on their success.
Stephen James
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SCHOOL DIARY
SATURDAY 8 AUGUST – FRIDAY 21 AUGUST
Saturday
8
August
Sunday
9
August
Monday
10
August
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
12
13
14
August
August
August
Saturday
15
August
10.00am
9.30am
6.00pm
8.00pm
3.30pm
7.00pm
7.00pm
6.30pm
5.45pm
6.30pm
Sunday
16
August
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
17
18
19
20
21
August
August
August
August
August
10.00am
9.30am
6.00pm
7.00pm
7.00pm
5.45pm
Rugby v Shore (A), Football v SHS (H)
Cross Country, Sydney Park
Church@Kings, Auditorium
Church@the Chapel
Evening Service, Gowan Brae
Cadet Corps Promotions Courses
HSC Music Showcase Concert, Recital Room
Cricket Club Meeting, Harrisford Room
Burkitt House Dinner, Trophy Room
Confirmation Preparation, Bib2
Year 11 examinations commence (to 25 August)
GPS Debating v NC (A)
Baker Hake Cocktails
Rugby v NC (A), Football v NC (A)
Cross Country, North Ryde Common
Church@Kings, Auditorium
Church@the Chapel
Careers and Tertiary Awareness Night
AgQuip Field Days, Gunnedah (to 20 August)
Parents’ Association Meeting, Governors’ Room
Confirmation Preparation, Bib2
GPS Debating v SGS (H)
THE KING’S SCHOOL
TUDOR HOUSE SCHOOL
CRICOS No. 02326F
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