Redlands Annual Report 2020

Annual Report 2020



Contents Governance and Key Achievements A Message from the Board 2 Principal’s Report 4 Financial Summary 5 Academic Performance 6 Curricular/Cocurricular Achievements and Events 8 Donors 12 The Board 14 Governance 15 1

A Message from the Board Glenda McLoughlin This was a significant extra workload for teachers and staff. They embraced the opportunity to continue to educate the minds and fire Chair the imaginations of our young people. Above everything else, they all SCECGS Redlands Limited worked to keep our students safe while in our charge, and we thank them for their dedication. As our School year started in 2020, staff, students and families of Redlands were full of optimism for the year ahead. We welcomed While grappling with new pandemic driven teaching parameters our new Principal, Mr Stephen Webber, looked forward to the in 2020, the School was also engaged in a number of regular completion of Stage 1 of the Senior Campus Master Plan and had accreditation reviews which required substantial input from staff. many exciting planned activities to look forward to. Only two days In April, Redlands House received the highest possible rating of after the beginning of the school year, a global health emergency “Exceeding National Quality Standards” in all seven areas of quality was declared throwing many of our plans into disarray. We rapidly as assessed by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality learnt how a once in a century pandemic would disrupt our lives Authority. Over a six month period the International Baccalaureate and force us to respond to and manage great uncertainties. Organisation reviewed our accreditation to deliver the IB Diploma Programme. This is an intensive review program conducted every The Redlands spirit shone through this year with resilience and five years, which Redlands passed with flying colours in September. fortitude. What an adaptable, thoughtful and supportive community Redlands is. In this extraordinary year, the primary focus of the Redlands further strengthened our commitment to being a school School Board and Management has been on keeping our students, of choice for the very best teachers. We continued our engagement staff and community safe from the threat of COVID-19. Yet, much with the Harvard Cultures of Thinking approach, with teacher training has been achieved in 2020. programs being run across the School. This year we were pleased to become an endorsed NESA provider of Registered Professional It is with a great deal of gratitude to all members of our School Development Courses – our first step in bringing much of our teacher community who contributed to the many successes of 2020 that training in-house. We recognise that the best judges of the quality of I invite you to read the SCECGS Redlands Limited Annual Report. a teacher are often the students themselves and this year Redlands implemented the Student Voice Survey, designed by the Australian Thank You and Welcome to Mr Webber Council for Educational Research. The results of this research have provided valuable feedback to staff on their teaching practice and Much of the credit for Redlands managing to navigate this momentous learning environments. year must go to our Principal Mr Webber. It is a challenge to cross a continent to take up another leadership role in a new school in Student Achievements a new city. But it’s especially so in a year when a pandemic has disrupted so many aspects of normal life. Mr Webber has been a Despite the disruptions this year, the Class of 2020 achieved many steady and experienced Principal in this difficult year and on behalf outstanding academic, performing and sporting feats throughout of the Board I thank him for his outstanding leadership in 2020. the year. The 161 members of the Class of 2020 achieved excellent results in their HSC and IB examinations and we wish them the very 2020 Achievements best in their future endeavours. Students, teachers, staff and family members should be incredibly Highlights from the 2020 academic year include: proud of the way they worked together to make sure that we came through this year safely. The students were brilliant in their switch • 11 students achieved an ATAR of 99 or more to Remote Learning and willingly took up the challenge of remote • 37 students achieved an ATAR of 95 or more classes via videoconference in Term 2. • 63 students achieved an ATAR of 90 or more • Leopold Colin, Chloe Laverty and Aayushi Singh achieved top I pay tribute to our ICT and digital teaching and learning teams who honours, each with an ATAR of 99.75 helped the whole School manage the pivot to Remote Learning. • Yuanqiu (Casey) He achieved First in Course for HSC Chinese This was an enormous task that was managed in an exceptionally in Context professional manner. The demands on our ICT team came on top of • 163 HSC Band 6s/IB Grades 7/A were awarded completing another major project - the successful introduction of a • 26 HSC students were listed on the HSC Honour Roll new online Student Information System in January. • 17 IB students achieved IB Distinctions • 10 students were nominated and 2 students were selected Our talented teachers and staff continued to provide a world class for HSC Showcases for their major works. education to our students. They also found opportunities, despite pandemic constraints, to undertake many cocurricular, sporting We are also proud of the many achievements of our students and artistic endeavours that are such a strong feature of Redlands. across sport, performing arts and other cocurricular activities Parent Teacher interviews were held online as well as virtual assemblies which are detailed further in this report. and chapel services. Music, drama, art and dance tuition moved online. Efforts to maintain physical activity were enthusiastically Campus Improvements embraced, with a virtual cross country carnival held and online morning fitness classes run by staff. A highly successful virtual One of the major milestones of 2020 was the delivery of our debate between Redlands and Pymble Ladies College led to ISDA magnificent new building on the Senior Campus, the Redlands and FED debating moving online for a period of time. Learning Hub. This was officially opened by Premier Gladys Berejiklian in late November, having been available for student use from July when face-to-face teaching resumed. The Redlands Learning Hub provides 38 large, modern and flexible classrooms with state of the art audio-visual technology and individual and group breakout spaces. Each of the five levels of the Learning Hub has a specialist pedagogical focus as follows: Level 1-Visual Arts and Innovative Design, Level 2-English, Level 3-Mathematics, Level 4-Social Sciences and the Level 5 Rooftop Garden available for outdoor experiential learning. The large open garden area in front of the Learning Hub has been named the Fahl garden in honour of the Fahl family who played a critical role in securing the future of our School over 40 years ago. 2

The final stage of the current Senior Campus building program This year two long serving directors retired: Mrs Colleen Godsell is the construction of a road from Winnie Street to Military Road and Mr Stephen Blaxland. Colleen served on the Redlands Board for which will provide a bus drop off and pick up point for the Senior 13 years. She has been a passionate supporter of our High Country Campus. Campus and a voice for the importance of service to those less fortunate in our community. Mr Stephen Blaxland has made a Many parents funded family plaques in this building and on behalf permanent mark on Redlands through his chairmanship of our Physical of the School, I’d like to thank all members of our community who Resources Group Committee. He has overseen transformative made donations to help deliver the Redlands Learning Hub. building programs on the Junior Campus, the development of the Senior Campus Master Plan and oversight of the construction of the A range of further campus improvements were completed during Redlands Learning Hub and John Roberts Music Centre. We thank the year, including refurbishment of part of the Humphery Building Colleen and Stephen for their outstanding contributions to our School. on the Senior Campus to provide new rooms for the Health Centre, Careers Office and Learning Plus team, as well as a number of Responding to COVID-19 upgraded classrooms. The Junior Campus and Preparatory School also benefitted from various upgrades to facilities. While all of our families faced great uncertainty in 2020, some faced financial disruption to their work and businesses. Throughout With the completion of Stage 1 of the Senior Campus Master Plan the year, the School Board put targeted strategies in place to support and the acquisition of a number of properties adjacent to the families who faced unexpected financial strains because of Senior Campus, the Board is now revisiting the current Senior COVID-19. This meant that a significant number of students were Campus Master Plan to adapt it for the School’s expanded footprint able to continue their education at Redlands throughout the year. and to ensure that planned facilities align with the strategic goals The Board took the decision later in the year to provide broader of the School. At the same time, the Board and Management have support to all families by freezing school fees for 2021. commenced a review of facilities on the Junior Campus and High Country Campus to develop long term plans for their ongoing Membership of SCECGS Redlands upgrade and improvement. Regrettably the pandemic delayed the finalisation of the As planned, it has been necessary for the School to enter into a Membership Review undertaken by Elizabeth Jamieson of Board loan into order to finance part of the cost of the Learning Hub. The Matters. This review considered what an appropriate Membership members of the Finance and Audit Committee conducted detailed structure would be for Redlands. Extensive consultation was due diligence on the terms of the borrowings as well as considering undertaken with members on a draft report in late 2020 and the the 10 year financial forecast for the School. This loan facility is report was finalised in early 2021. The Board has been guided by planned to be largely paid down in 2021. Thanks to the support the final report in adopting a formal membership policy. of School parents, Redlands is in a strong financial position and will be able to meet all of its financial commitments, despite the Thank You pandemic, while planning for future developments at the School. The Board deeply appreciates the efforts of all staff over the past Expansion of Redlands Scholarship Offering year. Mrs Breckenridge, Mr Guha, Mr Corcoran, Mr Bentley and Mr Weatherstone – thank you for your fine work and commitment The Board would like to thank all the members of the Redlands to Redlands during 2020. In particular, thank you to Ms McGarry community who donated to the Dr Peter Lennox means-tested for her outstanding contribution to Redlands over many years. scholarship appeal in 2020. This scholarship has been awarded As Ms McGarry leaves us to be Head of Frensham Schools, to a student who commenced in Year 7 in 2021. Our goal is to we welcome Mr Corcoran in the role of Deputy Principal and continue to offer further means-tested scholarships to talented congratulate him on his appointment. students who would otherwise not be able to attend a school like Redlands. With this goal in mind, we are honouring a much loved Finally, thank you to all the members of the Redlands community teacher at our School who made a huge contribution over her 23 for your continued support of our School. years at Redlands - Belinda Oxley - with the establishment of a new means-tested scholarship. The Board The Directors of the Redlands Board gave generously of their time and expertise to support the governance of our School and I thank them all for the time that they have volunteered in the service of Redlands. This year, we welcomed three new Directors to the Redlands Board. Mr Grahame Petersen brings extensive experience in finance, having served as member of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Bank for many years. Grahame also Chairs the Redlands Foundation Advisory Committee which has been critical in helping to fund the construction of the Redlands Learning Hub, as well as expanding the capacity of the Scholarship Trust. Ms Paddy Carney brings deep experience in accounting and risk management through her role as a senior partner at PWC, where she is a member of the Global Board of the PWC network and chairs the Risk, Quality and Public Interest Committees. Paddy has been appointed as Chair of the Redlands Risk Committee. Professor Glenn Wightwick joined the Board midway through the year and fulfills the role of our Board educational specialist. As Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Innovation and Enterprise) of the University of Technology, Glenn brings valued insights from the tertiary education sector and well as unique perspectives on the future world of work. All new Directors are parents of students in the Junior or Secondary Schools. 3

Principal’s Report Stephen Webber 2020 MEd, BSc, GradDipEd, The strong academic culture of the School, with its focus on the MACE, MACEL Harvard Project Zero program, was another aspect that attracted me to Redlands. Our new Head of Teaching and Learning Matthew Bentley 2020 was certainly a year like no other in my time in education, and has continued to drive our focus on a Culture of Thinking and it has as I reflected on what we have experienced this year together, a key been pleasing to see staff embrace professional development word that kept coming to mind was Hope. opportunities and lead a range of workshops during the year. In my individual staff interviews it quickly became apparent that staff collaborate The very act of education is intrinsically linked to Hope – we educate pedagogically and seek opportunities to learn from colleagues. our future generations of young people with the expectation that they will go on to live purposeful, meaningful and successful lives, Staff who have an open, inquiring mind, who seek to improve their having developed a wide range of skills and attributes that will help professional practice are attracted to work at Redlands. I believe guide them along the way. this is one of the key reasons why the staff managed the transition to Remote Learning so well during the year. We were definitely well Our History positioned with our technology resources and staff in ICT eLearning roles; however, the key aspect was the positive culture of our staff, One of the many things that drew me to want to join the Redlands who embraced the challenge and worked tirelessly together to move community was our inspiring history, and the Hope that is evident to online teaching and learning. throughout the various stages of our development and growth to the School we are today. I sincerely thank the whole team of staff who made this possible. It was certainly a very challenging time but the sense of community Miss Liggins’ and Miss Arnold’s vision and drive to open the School and unity in the School shone throughout. I particularly thank Chair for Girls in 1884 was no doubt an act of Hope, along with Miss Roseby of the Board Glenda McLoughlin, and all Directors for their dedication leading the School through two world wars and a recession, including to the School and unwavering support, to the Critical Incident the period of the Spanish Flu epidemic, which resonates today. Management Team who have met a record number of times, our incredible team of staff and all parents and carers for their constructive, A new beginning again for the School as part of the SCEGGS group from thoughtful and reflective feedback, which was greatly appreciated. 1946 and then in 1976, when our parent community, led by modern founders Messrs Roberts, Lang and Adams, fought to save the School, I congratulate our Class of 2020 for their application to their studies there was no doubt a large amount of Hope and courage evident in driving and their excellent results in the Higher School Certificate and their vision for the future of the School. Their belief in the School and their International Baccalaureate exams, during this year of challenge determination and drive set an incredible foundation. and uncertainty. 11 students achieved an ATAR of 99 or more, 18 students achieved an ATAR of 98 or more and the Class of 2020 Looking ahead to the future and responding to change is part of received 97 Early University Early Offers. More detailed academic our DNA, with the move to coeducation, the purchase of the former results are provided on the following pages of this Annual Report. Cremorne Girls High School as the site for our stunning Junior Campus, the early adoption of the IB Diploma Programme, and the establishment Our Community of Winter School at the High Country Campus, all examples of this proactive approach. I was conscious of Hope being such an important factor for us all during this time of heightened uncertainty. There were so many Coeducation instances of people encouraging and looking out for each other and a focus on gratitude for the small things that we often take for granted. I had researched the fascinating history of Redlands when leading With a year full of moving event schedules and changes to our my previous school through their transition to become fully programs, I particularly thank all members of the RPFA for their coeducational. Having read widely and covered the full range of wonderful support, for creatively seeking ways for the community research into single sex and coeducational schools, I became very to connect and for keeping spirits high when times were tough. passionate about the benefits of coeducation. I especially thank Michelle Tea in her significant role as President of the RPFA. I also thank all members of the Foundation Advisory Committee One of the things that struck me very early in time at Redlands was for their ongoing support of the School and for their creative ideas of how positive the relationships were between students and between how to connect with the community during this extraordinary year. staff and students. There is a very natural, inclusive and welcoming feel to the School. The genuine friendships and respect that I have Our Staff observed this year between our Year 12 students has been inspiring and I know that they are well-prepared to embrace their lives Earlier in the year we celebrated with Deputy Principal Sarah McGarry beyond our gates. There is a significant benefit for our students, on her appointment to Head of Frensham Schools from the start having learned, led and grown together with both genders. of 2021. We are very happy for Sarah and her appointment certainly reflects on the preparation she has had in her role at Redlands. At times, I smile when I hear people roll out of some of the unsupported Having said this, she will certainly be missed and I thank her most educational myths, such as boys are better in coeducation and girls warmly on the extensive contribution she has made to the School in single sex, or girls do better in maths and science in single sex during her eight years as Deputy Principal. She is universally respected schools, or boys and girls need to be in separate classes, none of and her incredible leadership during the year is just another example which are supported by the meta-analysis of global research in the of the dedication and commitment she has shown to the School. field. There is as much, if not more, variation of personal attributes I thank her very much for the personal support she has provided to me and learning styles within a gender as there is between different in my first year at Redlands and I wish her every success at Frensham. genders. I also acknowledge the outstanding leadership that Sean Corcoran As we look to a future unknown, we would be doing a disservice to has provided in his role as Head of Secondary School and look either gender to limit their experience of the other in their education. forward to him extending his influence across all sections of the School, as he takes on the role of Deputy Principal in 2021. To other staff leaving at the end of 2020, thank you for your extensive contribution to the School and to our entire team of passionate staff, I thank you for your warm welcome this year, your generosity of spirit and for openly sharing your wisdom and knowledge of the School. Our Future Throughout this year I have greatly appreciated the sense of Hope and optimism that has pervaded the School. Whilst recognising and addressing the various challenges and staying focused on our students’ current needs, we remained positive and confident about our future together. 4

Financial Summary My thanks to all who contributed to our Brad Weatherstone strategic planning survey which reinforced the importance of a focus on innovative and MBA, MComm, BEcon, FCPA, FGIA FCIS, GAICD contemporary educational practices, which Chief Financial Officer will enable our students to be life-ready at every stage of their education. The reportable income including Government recurrent per capita funding for the year ended 31 December 2020 was $61.0 M before income from revaluation of We are all very aware of the rapid pace of properties. School income was 3.9% lower than in 2019 due to the impacts of COVID-19 change and must remain agile and responsive on extra-curricular events and the cancellation of Winter School at High Country Campus. to developing in our students the skills that they will need to thrive in the future. The School achieved a very solid performance in 2020 and continues to recognise the importance of further action required to effectively manage increasing pressure on With the increasing impact of Artificial School revenue and expenses. Intelligence and future demand for people who are able to create, problem-solve and Operational expenses increased by 6.9% in 2020 to $53.0 M. This was primarily critically think, it will no doubt become attributable to higher payroll expenses, plus increased costs of cleaning, Remote increasingly important for people to be able Learning and other costs related to COVID-19. to create their own value and employment. Capital Expenditure of $25.5M during 2020 included $21.9M for capitalisation of We need to support our students to develop expenses related to the Senior Campus Master Plan Learning Hub project. Other these entrepreneurial skills that will enable significant investments made during 2020 were the continued implementation of them to add value, create new opportunities a new School Information System of $0.8M as well as other upgrades to ICT and employment for themselves and others, infrastructure and the acquisition of various furnitures and fixtures. whilst also remaining true to our values and their interconnectedness to people globally. Maintaining diligent financial management will be important in the coming years, as the School focusses on the five strategic drivers within the 2025 Strategic Plan. We are proud to be non-selective in our enrolment and embrace the challenge of Income 2020 2019 providing a range of pathways and curricular ($M) 2020 and cocurricular options for our students. The challenge is to ensure we live our Vision 70 91.3% 91.2% for each individual student and support them to grow and flourish at every stage of their 60 development through the School. 50 This requires a determination to have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of our 40 students, as they grapple with discovering who they are, their gifts and talents, and 30 their purpose and direction. 20 We must take a holistic view and broaden the way we measure individual student progress 10 8.4% 8.5% 0.3% 0.3% over time. We are already making significant progress in this area through our Secondary Fees and Private Income Government Grants Other Capital Income School Data Project and we look forward to (Donations)* sharing more on this in the future. * Excludes donations to the Redlands Foundation Scholarship Fund One of the striking examples of the School taking an innovative and proactive approach Operating Expenditure 2020 Capital Expenditure 2020 was in the Year 9 Midawarr Indigenous Cultural ($M) ($M) Immersion program in November. Once it became clear we could not take our Year 9 40 68.2% 2019 2019 students to Arnhem Land as planned, it would 2020 have been an easy option to cancel the program. 40 2020 However, our staff, in partnership with Culture 35 70.7% 35 College, saw it as an opportunity to create a 30 meaningful, virtual learning program and 30 25 include partnership with local First Nations 20 leaders. The result was a highly successful 25 15 pilot program that could potentially enable the 10 Yolgnu people to broaden the reach of their 20 29.3% 31.8% cultural education programs. 5 15 The School is immersed in a can-do enterprising Capital Expenditure spirit, which has enabled us to respond to 10 challenges and convey hope and optimism throughout our fascinating history. We are well 5 placed to embrace our future together and whilst change and uncertainty will be prevalent, Salaries and Related Costs Non-Salary Expenses I am confident that our school community will thrive. Capital Expenditure 2020 (%) How We Are Funded 2020(%) At the end of a memorable year, I give thanks 3% 18% for the strength of our school community 6% and the connections that bind us together. The future that lies ahead is full of promise 91% 82% and expectation. Land and Information Furniture and Equity Borrowings and Buildings Technology Equipment other liabilities 5

Academic Performance 2020 HSC/IB Results Of the 161 students who sat for HSC and IB: 99+ 98+ 95+ 90+ 80+ ATAR ATAR ATAR ATAR ATAR 11 18 37 63 104 STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS Specific Highlights 99+ ATAR HSC/IB Top Band Results Top ATAR 11 163 99.75 students IB Distinctions HSC Distinguished Achievers IB Top Grade Achievers 17 26 41 students students students HSC Selections HSC First in Course HSC Showcase Nominations 2 1 10 students student students 3 students achieved a 99.75 ATAR and received the • 7% of students achieved an ATAR of 99 or more following university acceptances: • 11% of students achieved an ATAR of 98 or more • 23% of students achieved an ATAR of 95 or more • University of Sydney, Engineering/Commerce, • 40% of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or more awarded places in the Sydney Scholars Program • 163 HSC Band 6s and IB Grades 7/A were awarded and the Dalyell Scholars stream • University of Sydney, Politics/International Relations • ANU, Medicine/Science Higher School Certificate International Baccalaureate l 82 students undertook the HSC course l 79 students undertook the IB Diploma Programme l Chinese in Context: 1 student achieved first in course l 17 students were awarded IB Distinctions l Design & Technology: 1student was nominated for SHAPE l Dance: 1student was nominated for CALLBACK NAPLAN l Drama: 4 students were nominated and 1 student was selected for ONSTAGE l NAPLAN was not undertaken in Australian Schools in 2020 l Textiles and Design: 2 students were nominated and 1 student was selected for SHAPE l Visual Arts: 2 students werenominated for ARTEXPRESS 6

Redlands HSC and IB ATAR 2020 90 State Redlands 80 StateState RedlRanedlsands 70 90 90 80 80 60 70 70 50 60 60 40 50 50 30 40 40 20 30 30 10 20 20 10 10Top 30% Top 20% Top 10% Top 5% Top 2% Top 1% Top 3T0o%p 30% Top 2T0o%p 20% Top 1T0o%p 10% Top 5T%op 5% Top 2T%op 2% Top 1T%op 1% Redlands Year 12 University Offers Redlands Year 12 Course Types 4% Sydney 12% Business/Commerce 19% 14% 18% UNSW Science/Medicine 4% 4% UTSSydnSeyydney 3% 12%12% BusiBneuAsrsint/Cseossm/Cmoemrcmeerce ANUUUNTSSUUWNTSSW 33%% 3% AScritesnSAcrLeitesa/nMwcee/dP/MiPciEendeicine 14% 14% 18%18% MaAcNqUuAaNrUie 33%% 3% 19% 19% Law/LPaPMwE/ePdPiEa/Communications MeMlbaocqMuuraancrqeieuarie MedMiae/VCdiosiaum/aCmloAumnrmticsau/tDnioiecnasstigionns 3% OtMheerlbMAoueulrsbntoreuarlinaen VisuaVlisEAunratgsl i/AnDreetess/riDginnegsign OtOhtehreOOrtAvheuesrstAreaualsisatrnalian 3% 3% 7% 35%% 3% EnginEneCgeoirnimnegepruintger Science/IT OtheOrtOhever rOsevearsseas 7% 7% 5% 5% 12% ComCpouPmtsepyrcuShtceoierlnoScgeiye/nITce/IT 5% 12% 12% PsycPhsoCylorcehgaoytloivgey Intelligence 16% 5% 5% CreaCtirvSeepaItonivrtetslIlniSgteceinlelcigneecnec/eManagement 16% 16% SporStpsMoSrcutisseinScceie/nMcaen/Magaenmageenmt ent MOtuhseiMOcrtuOhsetihcr er 19% 6% 9% 19%19% 6% 6% 9% 9% 19% 19%19% 7%7%7% 9% 99%% 7%7%7% Redlands 2020 HSC and IB Top Achievers 7

Curricular/Cocurricular Achievements and Events English Drama Mosman Youth Awards in Literature HSC • 1 Senior Girl won the Junior Prose category • 4 students were nominated and 1 student was selected for • 1 Junior Boy was runner up in the Year 7-9 Poetry category ONSTAGE Whitlam Institute’s What Matters Competition HSC Drama/IB Theatre Showcase (Video) • 1 Junior Girl was runner up in the Year 5/6 category Year 11 Drama - Frantic (Video) Book Week Year 10 Drama - Connections - Theatre of the Absurd Radio Plays Premier’s Reading Challenge (Audio Performances) Year 9 Drama - Headlines (Video) Mathematics Year 8 Drama - Australian Landscapes (Video) Australian Mathematics Competition Music • 6 High Distinctions, 26 Distinctions, 71 Credits ICAS Competition HSC/IB Music Showcase (Livestreamed) • 5 High Distinctions, 39 Distinctions, 51 Credits AMEB Exams • 1 High Distinction, 2 A+ Honours and 9 A Honours - Piano, Science/Technology Clarinet, Saxophone, Musicianship, Theory of Music St Cecilia’s Exams ICAS Competition • 2 High Distinctions and 1 Distinction - Violin, Cello • 1 Senior Boy won a medal for achieving the top score in his year level Dance BREBAS Australia (CSIRO) • 7 Senior students received High Distinctions in HSC Computational Thinking • 1 student was nominated for CALLBACK National Science Week RAD Exams Year 8/10 Science Symposiums • Senior - 43 students awarded, 11 Distinctions Year 7/8 STEAM Projects • Grades Class Awards - 68 students awarded (Class Awards Junior School STEAM Week given due to COVID-19) Prep School STEAM Days Asian Grand Prix Australian Regional Competition Redlands House Kaleidoscope Science • 1 Junior Boy won a Gold medal • 1 Senior Boy won a Silver medal Debating Isobel Anderson Awards • 1 Senior Girl qualified for the Finals and 1 Senior Girl qualified SDN Competition for the Semi Finals • 2 Year 8 teams and Primary B team were runners up in the Joan and Monica Halliday Awards Grand Final • 1 Junior Boy qualified for the Finals Year 7/8 House Debating Competitions Victorian Ballet Students vs Teachers Great Debate • 1 Senior Girl was accepted for the production of Beauty and the Beast Languages Dance Life Unite Nationals • 1 Senior Boy won Overall Tap Genre and placed 1st in Teen Tap Solo Language Perfect Championships Extreme Eisteddfod • Redlands Junior Spanish students placed 1st in Australia and 1st • 1 Senior Girl placed 1st in U15 Tap Duo, 2nd in U15 Tap, 3rd in in the world - 23 Credit, 17 Bronze, 5 Silver, 8 Gold, 6 Emerald and U15 Jazz 2 Elite Certificates • 1 Senior Girl placed 3rd in Open Jazz Chinese Bridge (Hanyu) Competition • 1 Senior Girl won the NSW competition, was runner up in the Australian National competition and was selected for the Australian team to compete in the Global Finals Visual Arts HSC • 2 students were nominated for ARTEXPRESS HSC Art Exhibition (Virtual) IB Art Exhibition (Virtual) Next Gen Redlands x Dominik Mersch Gallery Exhibition Innovative Design/Textiles HSC • 2 students were nominated and 1 student was selected for Shape HSC Design and Technology Exhibition (Video) HSC Textiles and Design Exhibition (Video) 8

Major Events Service Leadership Matthew Talbot Hostel Breast Cancer Research Burn Bright Prefects’ Leadership Training Mother’s Day Classic Fun Run and Walk (Virtual) Peer Support Leadership Program Salvation Army Clothing Collection Student Representative Council Anglicare Toys ‘n’ Tucker Appeal Yale Young Global Scholars Program CanTeen UN International Women’s Day Kids Cancer Project NSW Schools Constitutional Convention Westmead Children’s Hospital National Reconciliation Week CMRI – Jeans for Genes Day NAIDOC Week Beyond Blue National Careers Week RUOK Mental Health Support Spirit Week Headspace Duke of Edinburgh Taldumande Youth Refuge Melanoma Institute Performing Arts NSW Bushfires Clean Up Australia Gala Arts Festival (Video) ANZAC Day Services (Video, Zoom) Dance on Film Remembrance Day The Sleeping Beauty and Jazz/Contemporary Showcase (Video) Just Dance House Competition (Video) Vocal Competition Instrumental Competition Composition Competition Years 8-10 Music Elective Soirees (Livestreamed) Rock in the Garden Drama and Theatre Competition (Video) Shakespeare Festival (Video) Theatresports Competition Soirees (Video) Senior Musical Theatre The Lion, The Witch and The Mean Girls, Not Another Teen Musical Junior Musical Theatre Disneytopia, Lights! Camera! Splat!, Spaced Out!, Audition Audacity Prep Musical Theatre Sunny Bears of Peace, Storybook, Year 2’s Wondrous Zoo Senior Acting Self Devised Duologues, Scenes, Laugh Out Loud Junior Acting The Day the Crayons Quit, Bad Fairy, Why I Didn’t Do My Homework, Compass, Cabbage Patch War Prep Acting Food! Food! Food!, Brainstorm!, Stanley and the Sea Monster Private Tuition Soiree 9

Sport Achievements Athletics Cross Country • 1 Senior Girl placed 6th in the U18 3000m at the NSW Junior • Secondary School House Cross Country Challenge (Virtual) Championships and was selected for the NSW team • Junior School House Cross Country Carnival • 1 Senior Boy placed 3rd in U17 Boys 400m and 1 Senior Boy and his • 1 Senior Girl placed 6th in U18 Girls 3km at the NSW Championships team placed 4th in the 4 x 100m Relay at the Regional Little Athletics and qualified for the Nationals Track and Field Championships • Junior School Athletics Carnival: 3 records broken Hockey - Senior Girls Relay team - U12 Boys Discus • 1 Senior Boy was selected for the U18 NSW AAP Mens squad and - U11 Boys Long Jump the U15 NSW team • Prep Games Day • 4 Senior Girls were selected for the ISA 16/U team • Redlands House Sports Day • 1 Senior Girl was selected for the Sydney Metro Academy AFL Netball • Junior Girls and Junior Boys teams qualified for the Regional • Yr 9B and 7C teams won the NSNA Grand Finals Finals of the Paul Kelly Cup • Yr 8C team was runner up in the NSNA Grand Finals Basketball Rowing • Girls 1sts, Boys 17A, 15A, 15C and 15D teams won the ISA NSW Championships Grand Finals • Senior Boys 1st Quad won Silver • Girls teams won the ISA Girls Basketball Shield • U16 Boys Double won Silver • 13 teams contested the ISA Grand Finals • Girls 1st Quad placed 4th • 5 Senior Girls and 1 Senior Boy were selected for ISA teams • Girls 1sts were 2nd ranked Independent School team in NSW Independent School Rowing Championships • 1 Junior Boy was selected for the NSWCIS team Gold Basketball NSW Development Programs • School Girl Yr 10 Coxed Quad • 2 Senior Girls were selected for the State Performance Program • School Boy Yr 10 Coxed Quad • 2 Senior Girls were selected for the Developing Athlete Program • School Girl Yr 9 Coxed Quad • 2 Senior Girls were selected for Hoopfest • School Boy Yr 8 Single Scull • 2 Senior Girls were selected for D-league Silver • School Girl Coxed Quad A Final • School Girl Double Scull • School Boy Double Scull • School Girl Yr 11 Single Scull • School Girl Yr 10 Coxed Quad • School Girl Yr 9 Coxed Quad Bronze • School Girl Coxed Quad B Final • School Boy Coxed Quad B Final • School Boy Coxed Quad C Final • School Girl Yr 10 Coxed Quad • School Boy Yr 10 Double Scull • School Boy Yr 9 Single Scull • School Boy Yr 9 Double Scull • School Girl Yr 8 Coxed Quad • School Boy Yr 8 Coxed Quad Riverview Gold Cup Gold • School Girl Coxed Quad • Girls Yr 10 Quad • Girls Yr 9 3rd Crew • Boys Yr 9 3rd Crew Bronze • Girls Yr 8 2nd Crew Sailing • 1 Senior Boy was selected by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron for the U25 International Youth Match Racing team to compete in two international regattas in Sydney and New Zealand • 1 Senior Girl was selected for the SailGP Inspire Program,achieving 2nd place at the end of the series • Redlands Girls team placed 2nd in the SheSails Team Racing Regatta 10

Snowsports Touch Football • 1 Senior Boy was selected for the Australian Mogul Ski team to • 6 teams contested the Semi Finals train for selection for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, and was • 2 Senior Girls were selected for the ISA Open Merit team awarded a NSWIS scholarship for 2020/21. He also placed 1st in • 5 Senior Girls represented Norths at the NSW Cup U17, 4th in Open Single Moguls at the Rocky Mountain Development • 4 Senior Girls and 5 Senior Boys were selected for Norths State Series; and 20th in the Single Moguls,16th in the Dual Moguls at Cup teams the US Selection Trials • 7 Senior Girls were selected for the Norths 16/18 Development • 1 Senior Girl won 3 Gold medals in the Rocky Mountain Snowboard team Cross Series in the USA and qualified for the USASA Nationals Waterpolo Swimming • 1 Senior Boy was selected for the ISA U17 team to compete • 7 records were broken at the Redlands Carnival in Girls Senior in the NSWCIS Trials 200m Individual Medley, Girls Senior 100m Freestyle, Girls U17 50m Backstroke, Girls U17 50m Butterfly, Girls and Boys Champion Acrobatics of Champions 50m Freestyle, Junior Girls 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay • Redlands team achieved 14 Top 3 places at the ISA Carnival with • 1 Senior Girl was selected to represent Australia at the 2 1st, 5 2nd and 7 3rd places FIAC Flanders International Acrobatic Cup in Belgium • 6 Senior students were selected for the ISA Merit team • 1 Senior Girl was selected to compete at the NSW Open Championships Beach Volleyball • 26 Junior students represented Redlands at HICES and 6 were selected for the HICES team to compete at NSWCIS • 1 Senior Girl was selected for the NSW Junior squad and • 1 Junior Girl was selected to represent CIS at NSW All Schools with her partner, won Gold in the U18 Girls at the Australian Junior Championships Tennis Equestrian • 2 Senior students were selected for ISA Open teams to represent ISA at the NSWCIS Trials • Senior Girl was awarded CDI-Y Freestyle Champion and CDI-Y • 2 Senior Boys were selected for the ISA team for two representative Point Score Reserve Champion at the Willinga Park Dressage matches against CAS and GPS by the Sea competition • Teams 1, 7, 9 and 20 won the Term 1 Tournament • Teams 1, 3, 8 and 25 won the NSTA Finals Judo • Teams 7, 23 and 28 were runners up in the NSTA Finals • 1 Junior Boy won a Gold medal at Canberra International, a Gold medal at Budokan Tournament and a Bronze medal at Sydney International; and was selected for the NSW team to compete at the Australian Championships 11

Donors The following is a list of the names of families, friends and Kieran, Scott & Melanie Alumni who financially supported the means-tested Redlands Kim / Lim, Cesilia & Han Foundation Scholarship and New Learning Hub during 2020. Koster, Simone & Timothy Krapovnitskiy / Krapovnitskaya, Evgeny & Natalia Their generosity is appreciated and on behalf of the School Kumpulainen, Roger & Helen community we thank you sincerely for your support. Lam / Yuan, Pok & Fang The following list of donors excludes a number of generous Laverty, Jonathan & Julia donors who have asked to remain anonymous. Lee / Suan, Mark & Sharon Li / Wang, Ren & Moting New Patrons Lin / Wang, Jun & Lijun Liu / Li, Bo & Jing Jackson, Andrew & Jennifer Liu / Zheng, Sarah & Zhong Lofthouse / Gordon, Helen & Luke New Governors Louis, Justin & Rosanna Lu / Chen, Ming Hua & Xiu Xia Belinda Seaton (Class of 1974) MacLochlainn / Glass, Philip & Elissa Kieran, Scott & Melanie Markman / Macdonald, Wayne & Sally McLaughlin, Glenn & Marzena Scholarship Fund Mohl / Soriot, Mikhail & Aurelie Monsees / Gatti, Jens & Elena Atkins, Edward Murphy / Gawthorne, Dean & Julie Banfield, Stephen & Susan Natilli, Stephen & Susan Bardwell, Maitland & Amanda Nicoletti, Vincent & Lidia Berbic, Nedim & Marina Northam, Rebecca & Robert Blackstock, Fergus & Helena Norwood, Paul Bolte / Allen, Michelle & David Ooi / Wong, Yvonne & Andrew Bootes, Alan & Maria-Helena Peters, Wayne & Jane Bourne, Matthew & Emma Petersen, Grahame & Martina Burton / Stillone, Christopher & Anna Maria Pienaar, Willem & Ashley Bush, Paul & Catriona Psaroulis, Louie & Vivienne Cadman, Duane & Jennie Quinn / Calvert, Adam & Susan Casimaty, Dana & Peter Rathbone, Paul & Sarah Chan, Derek & Laura Rawlinson, Duncan & Caroline Cicchini / Baggett Cicchini, Ferdinando & Emily Ressas / Saticieli, Nazmi & Dilek Cohen, Darren & Smaryn Richards, Hugh & Melissa Courtaigne / Op Sao, Nicolas & Maly Robertson / van Bavel, Duncan & Julie Cragun, Eliza & Wiley Rothwell, James & Rebeccah Craig, Blake & Suzanne Russo, Joseph & Elizabeth Davila / Angus, Iris & Troy Ryan / Andrews, Travis & Kathryn Dawson-Damer, Henry & Alexandra Ryan, Joshua & Elizabeth De Menezes Lima, Guilherme Sano, Takashi & Sonoko Dubowsky / Sykes, Eric & Louise Santos Inacio / Pedro Inacio, Jason & Susy Durrant, Suzanne & Kristen Scattini, Monique & Damian Eabry, Michael & Crista Scotting / Cheeseman, Andrew & Elizabeth Elzinga, Jelle & Stephanie Selley, Roslyn Farrant, William & Georgina Shatilov / Shatilova, Andrey & Nataliya Feller, Frerk-Malte & Dinah Smiles / Colvin, Robyn & John Fitzhenry, Adam & Erin Smith / Kinsela, Murray & Maria Ford, Kenrick & Kylie Smith / Witherington, Oliver & Beverley Fu / Zhang, Yuchun & Fiona Smith, Andrew & Jessica Gait, David & Rebecca Stapleton / Haynes, Kylie & David Galvin, Carolyn & Richard Stewart, Debra Garvey / Lee-Joe, Robert & Jaclyn Sun / Zhan, Jianya & Quan Gasmus / Davis, Oliver & Geraldine Szeto / Chung, Stuart & Eng Eng Golowenko / Connors, Anthony & Lisa Talebi / Irani, Ashkan & Nazanin Green, Alexander & Kristina Tebbutt, Peter & Penelope Grinham, Angus & Catherine Tham / Maxwell, Jane & Philip Gyoshev / Bumbarova, Vasil & Denitsa Theisen, Jeppe & Kristina Harrop, Alison Thomas / Carney, Richard & Patricia He / Hua, Jianfeng & Xia Tobin, Andrew & Samantha Heard / Jarvinen, David & Justine Voyce / Snedden, Christopher & Angela Heron, Wesley Wang / Liu, Hao & Yue Hopkins / Harrington, Mark & Alexandra Wang / Pan, Rongming & Miaomiao Howard / McLachlan, Jeffrey & Sarah Wang, Guangyu & Aileen Howard, David & Jennifer Watt / Zielinski, Christopher & Fiona Howe, Roger & Bera Whitford, Brett Hsu / Lo, Albert & Jie-Yin Williams / Gardner, Christopher & Felicity Huang, Philip & Lucienne Wong / Wang, Ngai & Xiao Humphreys / Naylor, Michael & Nadia Young / Johnson, Christopher & Sonia Jackson, Jennifer & Andrew Yu / Liu, Feng & Meixing Jane, Caroline & Richard Zhong / Oxley, Claire & Bryce Jeffery-Bilich, Simon & Tamsin Jennings, Adam & Deborah Jiang / Liu, Fan & Sifei Kennedy / Williams, Scott & Kate Ker / Huang, Bob & Sze Huei 12

Building Fund Madden / Harnett, Liam & Dannielle Mahon / Hatton-Mahon, Colin & Jennifer Baker / James, Graeme & Bronwyn Maxwell / Tham, Philip & Jane Banfield, Stephen & Susan McGarry, Sarah Bardwell, Maitland & Amanda McKay, Robert & Catherine Bootes, Alan & Maria-Helena McLaughlin, Glenn & Marzena Bourne, Matthew & Emma Mohl / Soriot, Mikhail & Aurelie Burton / Stillone, Christopher & Anna Maria Monsees / Gatti, Jens & Elena Bush, Paul & Catriona Murphy / Gawthorne, Dean & Julie Byrne, Fabian & Tracey Murray, Crispin & Kate Cadman, Duane & Jennie Natilli, Stephen & Susan Casimaty, Dana & Peter Nicoletti, Vincent & Lidia Chan, Derek & Laura Norwood, Paul Cicchini / Baggett Cicchini, Ferdinando & Emily Petersen, Grahame & Martina Coburn, Lindsay & Vibha Pienaar, Willem & Ashley Cohen, Darren & Smaryn Price / Vyas-Price, Jonathan & Beejal Courtaigne / Op Sao, Nicolas & Maly Psaroulis, Louie & Vivienne Craig, Blake & Suzanne Rawlinson, Duncan & Caroline Cunningham, Douglas & Jay Ressas / Saticieli, Nazmi & Dilek Dawson-Damer / Grant, Edward & Joanne Richards, Hugh & Melissa Dawson-Damer, Henry & Alexandra Roger, Philippe & Samantha De Menezes Lima, Guilherme Rothwell, James & Rebeccah Du / Zhou, Xiguo & Yan Russo, Joseph & Elizabeth Dubowsky / Sykes, Eric & Louise Ryan / Andrews, Travis & Kathryn Elzinga, Jelle & Stephanie Ryan, Joshua & Elizabeth Feller, Frerk-Malte & Dinah Sano, Takashi & Sonoko Fitzhenry, Adam & Erin Santos Inacio / Pedro Inacio, Jason & Susy Ford, Kenrick & Kylie Saraf, Manish & Preeta Fu / Zhang, Yuchun & Fiona Scattini, Monique & Damian Gait, David & Rebecca Scotting / Cheeseman, Andrew & Elizabeth Ganter / Dixon, Richard & Katherine Sellar, Jonathon & Susan Garvey / Lee-Joe, Robert & Jaclyn Shatilov / Shatilova, Andrey & Nataliya Gasmus / Davis, Oliver & Geraldine Smiles / Colvin, Robyn & John Gibbs / Pageau, Nicholas & Nancie Smith / Witherington, Oliver & Beverley Golowenko / Connors, Anthony & Lisa Smith, Andrew & Jessica Goodsall, Andrew & Kate Soste, Clinton & Seema Grinham, Angus & Catherine Stapleton / Haynes, Kylie & David Gupta, Rajeev & Leena Stibbard, Paul & Jessica Gyoshev / Bumbarova, Vasil & Denitsa Sun / Zhan, Jianya & Quan Halliday, Jaquelin & Matthew Szeto / Chung, Stuart & Eng Eng He / Hua, Jianfeng & Xia Talebi / Irani, Ashkan & Nazanin Heller / Robb, Josh & Kylie Tea, Michelle Heron, Wesley Tebbutt, Peter & Penelope Hopkins / Harrington, Mark & Alexandra Theisen, Jeppe & Kristina Howard / McLachlan, Jeffrey & Sarah Thomas / Carney, Richard & Patricia Howard, David & Jennifer Tobin, Andrew & Samantha Hsu / Lo, Albert & Jie-Yin Voyce / Snedden, Christopher & Angela Huang, Philip & Lucienne Wang / Liu, Hao & Yue Hudson, Robert & Vanessa Wang / Pan, Rongming & Miaomiao Humphreys / Naylor, Michael & Nadia Wang, Guangyu & Aileen Ijjasz / Deng, Ede & Fei Watt / Zielinski, Christopher & Fiona Jackson, Jennifer & Andrew Williams / Gardner, Christopher & Felicity Jeffery-Bilich, Simon & Tamsin Wong / Wang, Ngai & Xiao Jennings, Adam & Deborah Yu / Liu, Feng & Meixing Jiang / Liu, Fan & Sifei Zhang / Yang, Shi Yong & Ming Kennedy / Williams, Scott & Kate Zhong, Claire Ker / Huang, Bob & Sze Huei Zhou / Chen, Selina Xiaoyang & Chun-Chung Kim / Lim, Cesilia & Han Krapovnitskiy / Krapovnitskaya, Evgeny & Natalia Alumni Kumpulainen, Roger & Helen Laliberte, Peter & Ena Alver Hunstead, Margaret Lam / Yuan, Pok & Fang Jane, Caroline Leach, Christopher & Christine Hollings, Wendy Lee / Suan, Mark & Sharon Lennox, Peter & Sandra Li / Wang, Ren & Moting Mors, Marie Louise Lin / Wang, Jun & Lijun Mulligan, Tracy Liu / Li, Bo & Jing Ryrie, Elizabeth Liu / Zheng, Sarah & Zhong Ryrie, Thomas Lobo / Staley, Leroy & Mayumi Seaton, Belinda Lofthouse / Gordon, Helen & Luke Louis, Justin & Rosanna 13 Lu / Chen, Ming Hua & Xiu Xia MacLochlainn / Glass, Philip & Elissa

The Board Glenda McLoughlin Kylie Binnekamp Grahame Petersen BEc, MBA, FAICD BBus (UTS), DipLaw (LPAB), BA, Grad Dip SIA, FAICD, FINSIA Appointed October 2016 GradDip Legal Practice Appointed March 2020 Chair Appointed May 2017 Glenda is a Company Director and former Kylie is currently a Company Director and Practice Grahame has 35 years’ experience in the banker and Chief Financial Officer. She has one Manager for a private medical practice. She has financial services industry, with senior child currently attending Redlands. She is a over 13 years legal experience practising as a executive experience in banking, strategy, member of the Finance and Audit, Nominations solicitor. Kylie has one child currently attending risk management, investment, technology and Governance and Physical Resources Group Redlands and one who graduated in 2019. She and cultural change. He has been a director Committees. Glenda previously held senior was Chair of the Marketing Committee, a member of a number of financial services companies roles in investment banks Barclays Capital, of the Chaplaincy Committee and a Board since 1999, is currently a Director of Mary Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse. Prior to her Appointee to the Redlands Parents and Friends MacKillop Today and is engaged in coaching banking career she was a consultant with Price Association during 2020. Kylie’s aim is to serve and community roles. Grahame has three Waterhouse and NERA (London). She has been the Redlands community. children currently attending Redlands and a founding director and board Chair of two ASX during 2020 was a member of the Finance listed energy companies. Glenda’s focus is on Stephen Blaxland and Audit Committee and Chair of the ensuring Redlands has a strong operating and Foundation Advisory Committee. financial capability to deliver a world class BArch (Hons), AIA , RIBA, Expert ducational experience to its students. Witness John Pradel Appointed May 2010 Peter Gold Retired December 2020 BArch, JP Appointed September 2018 B Comm Stephen is an Architect and founding Director Appointed April 2017 of BN Group, with over 25 years’ experience. Deputy Chair Stephen is an expert in Master planning, his areas of professional expertise include: strategic Peter is a Managing Director of Archer Capital - urban analysis; satisfying commercial, social and John is a registered Architect and the Director a private equity investment company of which environmental outcomes; and establishing of a Company of Architects. He has one child he was a founding team member in 1997. After innovative design solutions. He acts as an currently attending Redlands. During 2020 taking majority ownership positions in businesses, expert witness for Urban and Mixed-use issues. John was a member of the Physical Resources his company establishes and executes focused Stephen has had two children attend Redlands. strategic plans that have achieved outstanding During 2020 he was Chair of the Physical Group Committee. outcomes. He is also a significant shareholder Resources Group Committee. and Chairman of Future Super, and an active Anna Reed-Stephenson investor and supporter of other climate impact businesses and projects. Previous roles include MBA, BA investment banking experience with Morgan Appointed June 2018 Stanley in New York, and he has qualified as an Associate of the Institute of Actuaries of Patricia (Paddy) Carney Australia. He has two children currently attending Redlands, and during 2020 he was Chair of the BSc, CA Finance and Audit Committee. Peter’s goal for Redlands is to achieve widespread recognition Appointed August 2020 as a differentiated and innovating provider of coeducation in NSW. Paddy is a senior partner at PWC Australia. Anna is an IT Executive with over 20 years’ She has nearly 30 years’ experience providing experience across multiple IT disciplines and Jane Anderson assurance services and related services to listed industries. During 2020 she was Chair of the companies, private companies and multi-nationals ICT Governance Committee, a member of the MMgmt, PGDip, Bank in the UK, Australia and Asia-Pacific. She has Physical Resources Group Committee and a Appointed May 2018 extensive director experience, has been a member member of the Chaplaincy Committee. Anna of the Global Board of the PWC network since has a passion for working with youth to recognise 2017 and is currently a Trustee of the Museum of how they can use their individual talents to Applied Arts and Sciences and a Director of the serve their communities. Sydney Festival. She has two children currently attending Redlands and is Chair of the Risk Rev Timothy St Quintin Oversight Committee and a member of the Finance and Audit Committee. BD (Hons), BSc (Hons), AdvDipGov, DipPersMan Jane is currently an Executive General Manager, Colleen Godsell AM Appointed August 2017 Corporate Affairs for an insurance company. She has more than 20 years’ corporate affairs JP Tim is the Rector of St Peter’s Anglican Church, experience in financial services including Cremorne, having previously served as the insurance, banking, superannuation and Appointed April 2008 Senior Associate Minister in the parish of asset management. She has two children St Stephen’s Willoughby. Tim brings leadership, currently attending Redlands. During 2020 Retired July 2020 resource management and strategic planning Jane was Chair of the Nominations and experience from his parish roles, and from Governance Committee, Chair of the Risk Colleen is a Company Director with a background having been an Army Officer for 15 years prior Oversight Committee and a member in the not-for-profit sector and the Department to entering full-time ministry. He continues to of the Marketing Committee. of State & Regional Development. She has had serve in the military, now as a chaplain in the three children attend Redlands. During 2020 Army Reserve. In 2020 Tim was Chair of the Colleen was a member of the Physical Chaplaincy Committee and a member of the Resources Group and ICT Governance Risk Oversight Committee. He is keen to Committees. Colleen is dedicated to building continue to build on the character, education strong partnerships between home and school and community strengths of Redlands. that will foster leadership and excellence in students and staff alike. 14

Professor Glenn Wightwick Michael Winram BSc, FTSE BAppFinn, LLB, AMusA Appointed May 2019 Appointed April 2020 Glenn is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Innovation Michael is an environmental lawyer and a partner and Enterprise at the University of Technology in an independent Australian law firm. He has Sydney. He has worked in research and innovation had 19 years’ legal experience in public law, in higher education for seven years and has more environmental law, climate change law, planning than 30 years’ experience in information technology. and land access law. Michael is also the Chairman He has two children currently attending Redlands of the Horizons Family Law Centre, which and one child who graduated in 2020. Glenn is a provides free legal support to those who don’t member of the Physical Resources Group qualify for legal aid, and yet still cannot afford a Committee and is keen to support the development lawyer. During 2020 Michael was a member of of innovation and entrepreneurship at Redlands. the Risk Oversight and Nominations and Governance Committees. Michael’s goal for Redlands is to create an environment where each student truly can let their light shine. Governance The Principal is responsible for the day-to-day management of the School. SCECGS Redlands Limited School Governance Statement The Board has established the following standing Committees: SCECGS Redlands Limited operates as a public company limited • Nominations and Governance by guarantee. • Finance and Audit • Risk Oversight; and Members do not have an economic interest in the assets or operating • Physical Resources. surplus of the company or the School and are not entitled to any dividends or other payments. Any surplus must be applied for the Additional Board Committees and Working Groups are established benefit of the School. from time to time. During 2020 the Board had in place ICT, Marketing and Chaplaincy Committees. The operation of the School is overseen by a Board of Directors who do this in accordance with the purposes and objectives of the School The Board uses its best endeavours to familiarise itself with issues as set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association. of concern to stakeholders. In doing so, the Board regularly evaluates economic, social, reputational and regulatory issues and changes The role of the Board is to effectively represent and promote the that may affect the development of the School or the interests of interests of the School with a view to adding long term value to the stakeholders. School as an educational enterprise. The Board is structured to add value The Board operates within a highly regulated environment and complies with governance requirements of the following: Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the School, the Board comprises four to six Directors who are elected by the • The Corporations Act 2001 members of SCECGS Redlands Limited, up to four Directors who are • The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) nominated by the Board and four Directors who are nominated by • The Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) Act Sydney Diocesan Services. Directors are proposed who have the ability to make a contribution to the School through their experience, The following provides a summary overview of the approach to qualifications, talents and commitment to the School. corporate governance taken by the Board. The maximum number of Board members is twelve who are all The Board has established sound foundations for non-executives. All elective and SDS appointed Directors hold office School Governance and Management oversight initially for three years. Elective Directors retire by rotation in accordance with the School’s Constitution. It is not generally expected The Board has adopted a Board Charter which describes the role of that a Director would hold office for more than ten years or be the Board, Board procedures, the role of the Chair and Deputy Chair nominated for more than three consecutive terms, whichever is and the functions of Board Committees. the longer. Each triennium, the Board appoints a Chair and Deputy Chair from among the Directors. The Board is responsible for setting and reviewing the strategic direction of the School, as well as monitoring the implementation of Board Directors receive no remuneration for their services, but that strategy by management. The Board is responsible for: may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses (other than time) such as special travel, conferences and accommodation specifically for School • the appointment and removal of the Principal; business. The School provides Directors with indemnity and insurance • establishing policies that seek to strengthen the School; cover to the extent permitted by the Corporations Act. • monitoring the performance of the Principal; • reviewing and protecting the School’s reputation; The Board normally holds meetings in each month of the year except • protecting the School’s financial position; outside of school term times and may hold additional meetings as the • ensuring that the School’s financial statements are true occasion requires. and fair and conform with the law; • ensuring that the School adheres to high standards of ethical and corporate behaviour; and • ensuring that the School has appropriate risk management and regulatory compliance policies in place. 15

The Board is comprised entirely of Independent Non-Executive The Board promotes ethical and responsible Directors who, together with management, have the appropriate decision-making balance of skills, knowledge, experience and independence to meet the obligations of the Company. During 2020, the Board In forming its decisions, the Board aims to make sensible business comprised twelve Directors, whose biographical details can be and school decisions, to contribute to the purpose of the School, to found on the previous pages. apply sound practical sense and to adhere to high ethical standards which are aligned to the School’s values. New Directors have the benefit of an induction program aimed at deepening their understanding of the School and the environment To inform this decision making, the Board has adopted a formal code in which the School operates. of conduct which sets out expectations with respect to acting with reasonable care and diligence, behaviour, confidentiality, the interests All Directors are entitled to obtain independent professional advice of stakeholders, independence of judgement and acting honestly and relating to the affairs of the School or their responsibilities as a fairly in the best interests of the School. In addition, the Board has Director, provided that the expense is reasonable and the Director adopted policies with respect to the following areas: has received written approval of this expense from the Chair. • conflicts of interest Each year the Board critically evaluates its own performance, • notification of related party transactions and every second year the performance of individual Directors is • delegations evaluated by an external expert. • confidentiality • whistleblowing. Director skills, experience and attributes The Board safeguards the integrity of the The Redlands Board and its Nomination and Governance Committee corporate financial reporting work to ensure that the composition of the Redlands Board has the right balance necessary to fulfil its responsibilities. A Finance and Audit Committee reports to the Board. The committee regularly examines and makes recommendations to the Board The Board aspires to reflect the community that we serve and regarding: aims to be diverse in terms of gender, personal and professional skills. The Board aims to comprise Directors with a balance of • approval of annual budgets experience and expertise to administer an independent School • financial risk management policies such as Redlands. All Directors are expected to comply with the • processes, frameworks and insurances School’s Code of Conduct and to be considered a “fit and proper” • compliance with financial risk policies person able to comply with their responsibilities as Responsible • accounting principles in the School’s accounts; and Persons under the Education Act NSW (1990). • the appointment of the external auditor and any internal audit activity. The Board skills matrix identifies the skills and experience that the Board needs to ensure effective governance of the School and to The Finance and Audit Committee consists of not more than five assist the School in developing strategies to respond to its changing members, one of whom is the Board Chair. external environment. Thetableandchartsbelow reflect theBoard composition of 12 Directors as at 31 December 2020. Board Composition Corporate Governance/Director Experience 8 Board Tenure The Director has extensive experience (at least 5 years) as a company director with other organisations and/or is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors or Governance Institute 6 Strategy/Commercial Experience 5 1 0-3 Years 1 Experience in strategy development and implementation and/or consultant experience and/or specific 47 3-6 Years 47 strategy qualification 6 6-10 Years 4 Financial Expertise Extensive experience in the finance sector with the capability to evaluate financial statements and 2 understand corporate finance, internal controls and experience probing the adequacy of financial 0-3 Years controls and/or specific qualification 3-6 Years Risk Management /Legal Experience 96-10 Years Experience with an external organisation in risk management and probing the adequacy of financial 8 and risk controls and/or reviewing legal contracts and insurances and/or specific qualification 1 Property Experience Gender Diversity Experience in the design, approvals, construction or governance oversight of major construction projects and/or specific qualification Female 1 Male Technology 47 5 7 Experience and expertise in the development, selection and implementation of technology and innovation and responding to digital disruption and/or specific qualification 1 Operational Workplace Expertise Extensive operational experience in complex workplace environments in human resources, HS&E, sustainability, marketing, stakeholder relations, communications or operations leader4ship roles 7 Global Perspectives Experience of living and/or working internationally for at least one year Experienced Educationalist Cl 13 of the Company’s constitution calls the Board to endeavour to appoint as a Nominee Director as experienced educationalist 16



Redlands, Sydney Church of England Coeducational Grammar School 272 Military Road, Cremorne, NSW 2090 P: 02 9909 3133 www.redlands.nsw.edu.au Operated by SCECGS Redlands Limited ABN 96 001 336 269 CRICOS Provider Code: 00713M