PEDARE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE INC.

THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

To be held at 7.30 pm on Monday, 28 May 2018 In the College Chapel

AGENDA

1. Welcome – Ms Katey Elding, Chair of the Board

2. Prayer – Mr John Morton, College Chaplain

3. Confirmation of Minutes - Mr Mark Watson, Board Secretary:- 2017 Annual General Meeting and Business Arising

4. Tabled Report by the Chair of the Board – Ms Katey Elding

5. Tabled Report by the Principal – Mr Mike Millard

6. Tabled Financial Report for 2017 – Mr Mark Watson

7. Appointment of Auditors – Mr Mark Watson

8. Proposed Change of Constitution – Mr Mark Watson

9. Other Business as permitted by the Constitution

10. Close

2017 Board Members Ms Katey Elding (Chair) Rev Andrew Hogarth (vacated July 2017) Mr Mike Millard (Principal ex-officio) Mr Mark Watson (Board Secretary ex-officio) Mr Peter Arbery (vacated February 2018) Mr Barry Atwell Mr Brian Burton Mr Andrew Hosch Mr Daryll Pain Rev Michael Russell Mr Mark Shean Ms Mary Szabo Ms Susie Vincent Mr Matthew Elding

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PEDARE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE INC. MINUTES OF THE 32nd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (‘AGM’)

HELD AT THE COLLEGE ON 29th MAY 2017

Welcome: The Chair of the Pedare College Board, Ms Elding, opened the AGM at 7.30pm welcoming those members present.

Prayer: The College Chaplain, Mr John Morton, commenced the meeting with prayer.

Apologies: Rev Sue Ellis, Mr Barry Atwell and Ms Estelle Salagaras.

Quorum: The number of members attending as per the Register of Attendance was 39, which exceeded the Constitution’s quorum requirement.

Minutes of the previous meeting: Mr Watson moved that the Minutes of the 31st Annual General Meeting held on

23rd May 2016 were a ‘true and fair’ record of the meeting. Seconded Ms Elding. Carried.

Business Arising: Mr Watson reported that there was no Business Arising from the last meeting.

Chair’s report: The Chair’s Report was tabled. Ms Elding reflected on her Thanksgiving address and the release of the College Strategic Direction Towards 2020. Community feedback during the strategic planning process showed that overall there is confidence in the direction Pedare is heading, however there was a strong message that our community wanted one College on one campus. At around this time, the College was approached about selling the vacant corner block, and following a competitive tender process, the unused asset was sold to Life Care.

In line with the Strategic Direction Towards 2020, the College entered into a feasibility study with the support of Hardy Milazzo Architects, to determine whether one College on one campus was possible. The State Government, in its last budget, announced low interest loans for independent schools, further strengthening the financial position of the College, and providing opportunities for the College to greatly improve the learning facilities, either as one College one campus, or remaining on two separate campuses.

Ms Elding noted the Board are now in the final stages of considering the two options out of the Feasibility Study and the best way forward for Pedare.

Principal’s report: The Principal’s Report was tabled. Mr Millard outlined the strategic planning process undertaken resulting in five key strategic priorities in the College Strategic Direction Towards 2020.

Our focus remains on continuous school improvement in teaching and learning and the introduction of the IB Primary Years Programme places Pedare in a strong position as an IB school, and this together with our IB Middle Years Programme, creates foundation for success in Year 11 and 12. Pedare offers quality education to a diverse community, with the Pedare culture being one of acceptance, tolerance and understanding.

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PEDARE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE INC. MINUTES OF THE 32nd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (‘AGM’)

HELD AT THE COLLEGE ON 29th MAY 2017

Our current financial position following the sale of the vacant corner block, together with the State Government low interest loan offer, places the College in a very strong position to improve and expand our infrastructure, either in a one College one campus scenario, or if we remain on two campuses.

The College is mindful of not placing additional financial pressure on families, and therefore, school fees will not be used to fund any capital works program that the College enters into.

Financial report: The Financial Report for 2016, which included the Statements required by

s35(2)(c) and (5) of the Associations Incorporation Act (SA), and the Independent Audit Report from William Buck, were tabled.

The Business Manager’s Report was tabled. Mr Watson stated that the College achieved an Operating Surplus of $60,322 and provided an overview of the College’s financial performance for 2016 and a summary of the College’s financial position at the end of 2016.

Appointment of Auditor: Mr Watson reported that the College Board has recommended that our current

auditors William Buck Chartered Accountants be re-appointed as the College Auditor.

Mr Watson moved for William Buck to be re-appointed as College Auditors for 2016. Seconded Ms Elding. Carried.

Close: Mr Watson concluded the AGM at 8.08 p.m.

Signed as ‘true and fair’

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(Chair)

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CHAIR OF PEDARE BOARD THANKSGIVING ADDRESS 2017

MS KATEY ELDING

ADAPTED FOR THE COLLEGE AGM 28TH MAY 2018 Welcome to the 2017 Senior School Thanksgiving Service Last Friday night at the Junior School Thanksgiving Service, I shared two stories. One about Meghan Merkel, the actor from Suits who’s engagement to Prince Harry was announced last week and one about Paul Vasileff, the 2017 Young Australian of the Year who is a big famous designer and founder of Paolo Sebastian. At the age of 11, they didn’t know it at the time, but there were already clues as to where they might be in the future. The actions of Meghan Merkel at this age led to changing an ad on the TV that suggested a woman’s place was in the kitchen and at this age, Paul Vasileff stitched his first dress. My points in sharing these with the Junior School were that you don’t have wait for some mystery age or level of experience, or special tool like the Internet of Everything to make a difference, you are enough and you have everything you need. It was also about making your dreams come true by doing what you like doing, or feel compelled to do, or maybe even doing something because it feels right at the time. I’ve never really known what I wanted to be or do. Maybe some of you here tonight can relate? When I look back at myself at the age of 11, there were some clues as to where I was headed, even though I didn’t know it at the time. As a child I was always making things for other people. In kindy I was making things for my baby sister. At the end of the week, whoever was picking me up had to bring along a garbage bag large enough to fit everything I had made into it. By the age of 11, I’d teamed up with my best friend and we’d set up a production line in the library of making pom poms that we’d turn into emus to sell at the local church fair to raise money for some cause. We enlisted other friends and taught them how to make pom poms so we could scale the whole enterprise. I was also an avid reader and would team up with friends who loved reading as well and we’d stay up till 2 and 3 o’clock at night reading. If you had told me at the age of eleven that when I was an adult, I would not be making things for other people and wouldn’t be able to read, I would have been devastated. I didn’t know what I wanted to do, who I wanted to be, but there were some clues, I was doing what I liked doing and what I felt compelled to do, there was a plan that I wasn’t completely privy to. Even though I haven’t always known what I wanted to be when I grew older I’ve kept ticking off milestones and doing things that I like doing, that feel right at the time, to open doors along the way, always with a team of people around me guiding, helping, prodding. Tonight is a special night for me, it is the last night of face to face contact for my Masters that I’ve been studying through course work part-time over the last 3 years. So for all the students here tonight, I completely know what it’s like to have assignments hanging over your head, to have a desk or in my case, the whole dining table covered in text books and paper and to force yourself to sit in front of that computer when anything else seems better, even doing dishes and washing the floor. But I also know what it’s like to learn about yourself along the way because you’re doing something new, about becoming more disciplined, getting better at something, understanding more, getting to feel the joy of accomplishment when there’s a high distinction handed out and the lesson learnt when only a credit is earnt. Feeling overwhelmed by the big complex ones but breaking them up into bite size pieces and putting them back again, like you break up chocolate to melt it and pour it into moulds for new and improved surprises or starting wide like the base of a Christmas tree and revising over and over until you get to the point, where you were meant to be, where the angel sits on top. All the while reading and learning how to make more things that add value to lives of people.

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BOARD CHAIR REPORT MS KATEY ELDING

The sweetest lesson of all is finding out that the challenges that I thought would be really hard and that other people said would be really hard and difficult to do, weren’t that hard, well not impossible hard. That doesn’t mean that I didn’t have to focus on priorities, along with meeting other milestones beforehand like finishing school, completing an undergraduate degree and not washing the floor. How often do you hear someone say, I love that, but I’ll never be able to earn the money to have it. Or that’s a really hard course, you have to be super bright to do that. Well do you? Maybe you just need to be you with the right team around you? If you really want to do something, be something, have something, or just keep doing what you liked doing at 11, there’s lots of support out there, more than you probably realise, a team of people wanting to scale and morph the 11 year old in you, a team like the team of people who have helped make the once ordinary Meghan Merkel and Paul Vasilefs of the world, the people and brand they are today, a team like your current and future friends, family, teachers at Pedare, Pedare Senior Leadership team, Pedare staff, Board members, other leaders, future teachers, influencers and role models who are here to let you know that you are enough and you have everything you need. Some of the work of this team is seen in the careful planning and consultation that has gone into One College, One Campus to ensure that the state of the art learning spaces including access for all students to sophisticated Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) facilities. Integrated sport, music and International Baccalaureate programs, means that Pedare continues to support students to do more, understand what matters, have the best year of their life and tick off those milestones like opening an Advent Calendar with a surprise behind each door, with all doors leading to that one holy day. We see the results of this team coming in the feel and sense of community between the students who look out for each other. We see the results when the 90 club of Pedare students, who have achieved an ATAR of 90 or more, come together to celebrate their success. Earlier this year the Pedare community celebrated with the 20 Pedare Graduates from 2016 who formed the 90 club. Included in the group was Ryan Wood, the dux of the College who achieved the highest score possible of 99.95. And I know we will see the results next year when the 2017 graduates celebrate being in the 90 club. For all of the 2017 graduates, if you pop in again, perhaps you’ll tell us that this year wasn’t as hard as you thought, or maybe you’ll say new doors have opened because of what you tried, maybe you’re doing what brought you joy as an 11 year old, following a plan you’re not yet privy to, or perhaps, just perhaps, you are pursuing something that people said were only for those people, you know, the other people, the people not like you. They’re some of the results the team at Pedare hopes to see, and I want to thank the whole Pedare team, apply led by the Principal, Mr Mike Millard and the College Leadership Team. Finally, on behalf of the whole Board, I would like to wish you all a safe and peaceful Christmas and New Years. Thank you Ms Katey Elding Chair of the College Board

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2017 MR MIKE MILLARD

1. ONE COLLEGE ONE CAMPUS

Following the completion of the Pedare Master Plan in early 2017 the College Board made the very significant decision to move forward with One College on One Campus due to the alignment of a number of critical factors.

The first of these factors was the offer of a long-term State Government loan of up to $10million at low interest to independent schools in SA. These loans are a significant commitment by the Government to both Early Learning and STEM learning space which are key areas in our master planning. The College made a successful application for the full $10m with a 15-year loan period. The second key factor was that the College had a keen buyer for the Junior School site. Negotiations for the sale of the Junior School came to a successful conclusion. Pinnacle College has purchased the Junior Campus and will move into their “new” site when Pedare vacates in late December 2018. The third key factor was that the Board had finalised the sale of the corner block by early 2017, thus freeing up additional capital to allow for the One College One Campus major building program. As Ms Katey Elding, Chair of the Board, reported to the school community at the Thanksgiving Services at the end of 2017 “the stars have aligned” for Pedare. This is a strategic step that will have great benefit for the College into the future. One College is the largest building program embarked on since the College was established in 1985. At the new Junior School, we are building five early learning teaching rooms with additional breakout areas, a new Junior School Administration block, a full-sized Gymnasium and a brand-new entrance, car park and large Kiss & Drop facility. The existing eleven Middle School classrooms will house the Year 2 to Year 5 classes, a Chinese learning room and Pedare OSHC. The Middle School will be relocated to a new building for all Year 6 to Year 9 classes. This building will be a major presence on the southern entrance of the College with 15 classrooms and breakouts, and additional STEM workshops and maker spaces. The design focusses on flexible learning and creative skill development to assist Pedare students to develop the critical skills they will need when they move on from Pedare to tertiary pathways and work. Additional construction work has been undertaken since December 2017 to repurpose relocatable buildings into a 10-teaching room Music Precinct behind the College Chapel, a new Redgum building for our Pastoral Care team, and a new IT facility with Help Desk and offices. Construction of a new large shed to the eastern side of the oval for the Sports and PE Departments and Property and Grounds completes Phase 1 of the One College project. With the projected savings generated from having only one campus the College will deliver “more resources quicker” for the students and teachers. The delivery of the next stage of the Master Plan will therefore become a reality sooner.

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Quality Teaching and Learning The introduction of the Junior School International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) continues to reap benefits for students and their learning. The PYP has provided teachers and students with a very clear direction for their learning together. The focus is on investigations or enquiry units that take learning to a much deeper and more engaging level. The Middle Years Programme for Year 6 to Year 9 students continues to be refined. The decision was taken to finalise the programme at the end of Year 9 rather than half way through Year 10 when the students have already transitioned to Senior School. With this change came the need to incorporate a Community Project. Students are able to complete this in teams or individually. The projects have a significant service component where students seek to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate than themselves. The Middle School has continued to grow its STEM focus with cross subject themes incorporated into the MYP learning programme. The Senior School focus continues to be on academic achievement and positive self – worth for all abilities/levels. The College does achieve consistently good results for Year 12 SACE. This creates successful pathways for Pedare students into high end tertiary courses and employment. The Senior offerings are a full range of academic and VET subjects to cater for the range of student abilities. The College Camp program continues to provide students with challenges and leadership opportunities from Year 4. In 2017 the Year 11 Camp Challenge and Year 12 Camp Capability were added. Beliefs and Wellbeing The College provides students with a broader educational experience with a focus on the positive education programs. In the Junior School the focus is on the ‘You Can Do It’ Program. Additionally, the College Counsellor has been conducting a Social Skills program with a focus on student and class dynamics in Year 3 and Year 5. In the Middle and Senior Schools, we introduced the Six Domains of Positive Education as a well-being program in conjunction with the Student Planner. The six domains are:

1. Positive Engagement 2. Meaning and Purpose 3. Skills and Achievement 4. Relationships and Optimism 5. Strengths and Emotions 6. Exercise and Health

The domains are based on Seligman’s work on Positive Psychology which created the Positive Education movement.

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This year (2018) we have connected with a number of agencies to help us deliver well-being programs. Year 6/7 – KidSafe Self Defence and Stop Bullies – building resilience Year 7/8 – KESAB – Graffiti Awareness Program – to develop more responsible citizens Year 8 – Alannah and Madeline Foundation – The Selfie Image Project (which includes a staff and parent workshop) Year 9/10 – Brainstorm Productions – The Hurting Game – Bullying, Self-Esteem, Body Image, Positive Relationships, Digital Citizenship Communication and Celebration 2017 was a very busy year with the introduction of a Specialist Program in Netball (SPIN) to cater for students from Grade 2 to Year 12. The College was very fortunate to gain the services of a Netball Coordinator, Mrs Fiona Fowler, who plays for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Super Netball competition. Junior teams have been established in the SA District Netball Competition at the Golden Grove courts with the aim that Pedare becomes a “club” within this region with teams from Year 2 to Year 12. Another key activity for the College in 2017 were the College Musicals with the Junior School performing The Knight’s Tale and the Middle and Senior School performing The Little Mermaid. The musicals provide students with in-depth performance opportunities through which they grow in confidence and skill level. Each musical involved intensive training and rehearsals that commenced at the beginning of the year. For the second year Pedare competed at a large robotics competition in Sydney called the First Robotics Competition (FRC). FRC complements Pedare’s LEGO League and VEX Robotics competition involvement which are for Junior and Middle School students. FRC involved Senior students designing, programming and constructing a robot to perform complex tasks. Teams from across the Pacific Rim compete at the Entertainment Centre at Homebush in Sydney under the auspices of Macquarie University. Pedare students are provided with their design requirements in mid-January and they have to complete a working robot by late March each year. Sustainable Future – place and space The One College focus during 2017 and now the significant pathway for 2018 has not lessened our determination to continue with updating College facilities including teaching spaces and the College grounds. Key projects have included a $100,000 renovation of the Chapel AV resources, the renovation of the Banksia Wing Senior classroom spaces, and the renewal of the garden areas of the Middle and Senior School. The Parents & Friends Association continues to be a great supporter of the College with their donation of a large shade structure for the Middle School Courtyard. We are very grateful for this shade structure as it has transformed the gathering space for the Year 6 & 7 students.

2. ANGLICAN AND UNITING SPIRITUAL LIFE Pedare is an Anglican and Uniting Church School providing a Christian faith-based education to students from diverse backgrounds in a positive and supportive environment. The Christian foundations of Pedare are the Worship and the Christian Life programs which all students from Reception to Year 12 are actively engaged in. The programs provide students with a very clear understanding of the values of the Christian faith with an emphasis on compassion, service, tolerance and understanding.

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The College Chaplain, Mr John Morton, provides the students with opportunities to think deeply about their faith journey and to develop a deeper understanding about how to live in the world like Jesus did and to grow in faith. The College utilises curriculum materials developed by the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane within the Junior School. In the Religious Education for Middle and Senior School, the College has developed our own curriculum and materials. In Year 11 &12 the students complete the SACE Year 11 and 12 Religion Studies subject which contributes to their overall ATAR results and helps them with tertiary pathways.

3. CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION Pedare Christian College is an Anglican and Uniting Church Co-educational Reception to Year 12-day school for 920 students. Pedare was established in 1985 with students commencing in Year 7 and Year 8 in 1986. The College is committed to delivering a high quality academic curriculum and extensive pastoral care and extra-curricular programs within a faith community. Scholarships and bursaries are offered for the academic and music programs. The College is an International Baccalaureate (IB) school now offering both the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) the IB Middle Years Programme to Year 6 to Year 9 students. In 2016 the College joined the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) as a candidate school and will be a fully accredited school at the end of 2018.

4. ACADEMIC RESULTS FOR YEAR 12 STUDENTS IN 2017 The 2017 Pedare Year 12 students achieved very good results across the subject bands. The students achieving an ATAR of 90 or better are listed below and it is pleasing to see the great range of university pathways Pedare students take. Whilst the success of the 90+ Club is very affirming, the Head of Senior School, Mrs Edwards, reflects very positively on the students who were able to turn C grades into B grades and B grades to A grades over the course of their Year 12 studies. As a result, the median ATAR of 81.6 was the highest achieved at Pedare since the ATAR was introduced in 1997.

On behalf of the College, I attended the SACE Merit Ceremony 2017 held at Government House, at which seven of our students received recognition. They were:

Michael Yang Specialist Mathematics, Mathematical Methods & Psychology Xueying Sun Research Project & Psychology Kane Abraham General Mathematics Charlotte Armitage Psychology Isobel Cassidy (Year 11) Geography Noshin Hassan (Year 11) English Georgia Rohrsheim Material Products

Students who achieved merits and an ATAR of 90 or more and who are now in the 90+ Club for 2017: Michael Yang (ATAR 99.4) – College Dux for 2017 Merits: Mathematical Methods, Psychology and Specialist Mathematics Pathway: B. Actuarial Studies, A.N.U. Oliver Fulcher (ATAR 97.45) Pathway: B. Nursing, University of Adelaide

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Andrew Nam (ATAR 96.75) Pathway: B. Physiotherapy (Hons) , Uni SA

Xueying Sun (ATAR 96.55) Merit: Research Project & Psychology Pathway: B. Health and Medical Science, Adelaide University, University of Adelaide Principals' Scholarship 2018

Kane Abraham (ATAR 96.45) Merit: General Mathematics Pathway: Combined Degree in Bachelor of Health Sciences and Bachelor of Nursing (Pre-registration), Majoring in Health Management Flinders University

Ryan Clapp (ATAR 95.45) Pathway: B. Exercise and Sport Science, Uni SA

Denali Wright (ATAR 94.1) Pathway: Double Degree B. Law and B. International Relations, Adelaide University

Ciara Begbie (ATAR 93.75) Pathway: Bachelor Psychological Sciences, University of Adelaide

Sarah Arbery (ATAR 93.65) Pathway: B.Science, Masters of Secondary Teaching, Uni SA

Lachlan Schomburgk (ATAR 93.65) Pathway: B. Commerce, Adelaide University

Curtis Graham (ATAR 93.2) Pathway: Awarded a scholarship to study B. Ocean Engineering, Australian Marine College

Charlotte Armitage (ATAR 93.1) Merit: Psychology Pathway: B. Education (Primary & Middle), Uni SA

Pal Tear (ATAR 92.5) Pathway: Bachelor of Arts, Masters of Teaching, Flinders University

Franziska Bunkenburg-Lee (ATAR 91.85) Pathway: B. International Relations, Adelaide University

Connie Truong (ATAR 91.3) Pathway: B. Medical Radiation, Uni SA

Nathan Caeran (ATAR 90.95) Pathway: Bachelor of Human Movement, Uni SA

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Aneesa Abdullah (ATAR 90.25) Pathway: Double Degree B. Psychological Sciences & B. Business, Flinders University Laila Moodley (ATAR 90.1) Pathway: Double Degree B. Psychological Sciences & B. Human Resource Management, Uni SA Lachlan Goldie (ATAR 90.05) Pathway: B. Electronic/ Electrical Engineering, Adelaide University

5. EXTRA-CURRICULAR MUSIC PROGRAM

2017 was a “musical” year for the College, with the MS/SS performing “The Little Mermaid” and the JS “What a Knight”. Both musicals were high class performances and it is gratifying to see the sense of joy, fun and pride that the student performers have. Musicals have a unique way of bringing a school together, and my thanks goes to all staff, student performers and parent helpers who were involved in making these musicals such a success. The music program across the College continued to grow during 2017, with many opportunities for students to be involved in extra-curricular music programs:

• Band program – Junior Band (new in 2017), Intermediate Band, Senior Band and Concert Band

• Vocal Ensembles – Junior Choir, Pedare Voices (6 – 12), Luminaire (8 – 12)

• Ensembles – String Ensemble (JS and MS/SS), String Quartet (MS/SS), Percussion Ensemble (JS), Guitar Ensemble (JS)

Across all year levels students were able to come together for a range of performance opportunities during the year – Cabaret evenings, Recital nights and Music Showcases. Pedare ensembles competed in the Generations in Jazz event in Mount Gambier in May:

• The Vocal group finished 5th out of 42

• The Stage Band finished 6th out of 22

And the Annual School Band and Orchestra Festival (ABODA) held at Westminster School in August, with Pedare groups gaining:

• 2 Silver Awards (String Ensemble and String Quartet)

• 2 Bronze Awards (Intermediate and Senior Bands)

This is a very affirming set of results and supports the strategic focus we have had at Pedare of providing students with performance and instrumental opportunities. The Music Department’s Instrumental Music tuition program continued to grow very positively with just over 200 students taking these lessons during the teaching day. My thanks go to Mrs Nadine Stroud, Mr Gerald Pederick, Mrs Rachelle Knight and Ms Carolyn Taylor (Music Administrator) for their ongoing support of so many Pedare students as they happily engaged in the College’s Music Program.

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6. EXTRA-CURRICULAR SPORTS PROGRAM 2017 During 2017 the College’s extra-curricular sports program continued to develop with a focus on Pedare teams being more involved in local competitions in addition to the Pedare teams that compete in the Independent Schools Sporting Association and the Catholic Girls Sports Association. Pedare’s SPIN (Specialist Program in Netball) program became established during 2017. The program involves specialised squads that practice on a weekly basis, and teams that play in the local SADNA competition (held at the netball courts in Golden Grove). Netball skills are also integrated into the Physical Education curriculum.

• Pedare had five teams compete in the winter season, and six teams in the summer season of the SADNA competitions (with some of those teams coming from the Junior School)

Pedare was fortunate to gain the services of Mrs Fiona Fowler (Adelaide Thunderbirds player), who has provided one day per week of leadership and coaching to the SPIN program. I thank her for her invaluable contributions to the establishment of Pedare’s SPIN program. Pedare students are involved in the key activities of netball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, cricket, badminton, debating, AFL, and tennis. My thanks go to the staff, student and parent coaches and our outside coaches who support and guide our teams.

7. PARENTS AND FRIENDS’ ASSOCIATION As mentioned above the Pedare Parents & Friends’ Association actively supports key projects for the benefit of students at Pedare. Their focus for 2017 was the funding of a large shade umbrella and seating for the new Year 9 area of the College. They continue to follow a vision of providing facilities and resources that many students can benefit from over the course of their education at Pedare.

8. COLLEGE SCHOOL BUS SERVICES

The College has expanded its private bus services in conjunction with Gleeson College and operated by Kanga Coachlines. Services depart from:

• Collinswood/North East

• Mawson Lakes/Gulfview Heights

• Newton/Tea Tree Gully

• Salisbury/Greenwith

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9. SCHOOL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Background Information The Commonwealth Government requires all schools to report on specific “School Performance” Information. It is important that all in the Pedare community appreciate that while the measures listed below have a useful place in an analysis of the progress of our College, it is also the case that those that have been selected by the Commonwealth Government are a small snap shot of many other indicators that should and may be used to determine performance. The College would caution against simplistic conclusions, be they positive or negative, drawn from the information.

a. 2017 Enrolment Information.

The College commenced 2017 with 911 enrolments; total enrolment increased to 928 at the start of Semester 2 when the Reception Ready class commenced.

Year Level Total

Junior 320

Middle 347

Senior 261

Total 928

b. 2017 Characteristics of the Student Body Pedare reported four indigenous students in 2017.

• 1 x Year 1

• 1 x Year 4 • 2 x Year 6

The students with Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning needs (LNSLN) are shown below:

Year Level

Rec 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

No. of Students 17 16 23 14 13 13 20 17 12 20 17 12 10

c. 2017 Student Attendance

As part of our compliance requirement to the Federal Government for recurrent grants, student attendance is reported to DEEWR twice a year, at the end of Semester One and end of Term Three. Please note that DEEWR do not require data for Reception and Year 11 & 12 students.

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2017 – Semester One Term Three

Year 1 94.54% Year 1 94.41%

Year 2 96.10% Year 2 95.51%

Year 3 93.78% Year 3 93.84%

Year 4 95.02% Year 4 93.08%

Year 5 95.04% Year 5 90.40%

JS 94.95% JS 93.37%

Year 6 95.73% Year 6 93.3%

Year 7 95.70% Year 7 91.82%

Year 8 94.66% Year 8 92.50%

Year 9 94.64% Year 9 90.83%

Year 10 91.05% Year 10 89.97%

M&SS 94.31% M&SS 91.65%

d. A description of how non-attendance is managed by the school Parents are asked to advise the College if their child will be late or absent from school either by phone, email or a note in the Student Planner to the teacher. Student attendance is recorded in Home Group / Class each morning and recorded in the student management database. Where a student is absent without explanation, an SMS is sent to the parent/ caregiver by 10:00 am. Where parents do not respond, the absence is followed up with an email and / or phone call. Absences are monitored for patterns and regularity and frequent and long-term absences and patterns of non-attendance are followed up by the Assistant Heads of School and Community Coordinators. Where students are absent for extended periods due to illness, a Medical Certificate is required. Where there is a planned absence for more than three days due to family travel etc. parents are required to apply for an exemption from school attendance for their child, which must be approved by the relevant Head of School. Students who arrive late or leave early are required to sign in / out at Student Reception.

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e. 2016 Teacher Standards and Qualifications Following is a list of the highest teaching qualifications held by all teaching staff of 2016

Masters 8 Bachelor of Education (Hons) 3 Graduate Diploma/Certificate 21 Bachelor of Education 30 Diploma of Teaching 8 Total 70 General Staff Standards and Qualifications Graduate Diploma/Certificate 3 Degree 5 Trade Qualified 2 Advanced Diploma/Associate Degree 3 Diploma 3 Cert II/III/IV 13 Total 29

f. 2017 Workforce Composition

Pedare Christian College does not have any indigenous staff members. The College employs the following specialist staff to cater for the variety of student needs:

School Counsellor, College Chaplain (who is a trained Counsellor), Assistant Heads of Junior, Middle and Senior Schools with pastoral care responsibilities. Learning Enrichment Coordinators in Junior, Middle and Senior Schools to assist students with learning needs. Pastoral Care staff in the Middle and Senior Schools including the Home Group teachers and the five Community Coordinators.

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g. 2017 Professional Learning The College has a school budget for Professional Learning for both Teaching and General staff. Expenditure for 2017 for Professional Learning totalled $92,422 which included a total of $24,748 allocated to provide relief teaching for staff attending professional learning.

Some of the opportunities offered to staff in 2017 include:

• Educator Impact

• IB PYP and IB MYP Training

• First Aid Training

• Leadership Development Training

• Future Learning Conference

• SACE Forums

• WH&S for Managers and Supervisors

• STORM training

h. Parent, student and teacher satisfaction with the school

The College will conduct further surveys once the major development programs have been completed in 2019. This will allow the community to reflect on the school improvement goals that have been set in the Towards 2020 Strategic Plan.

Mr Mike Millard College Principal

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BUSINESS MANAGER'S REPORT MR MARK WATSON

INCOME STATEMENT

2017 $

INCOME Gross Tuition Fees 7,748,469 Commonwealth & State Grants 8,379,519 Other Income 620,116

16,748,104

EXPENSES Discounts Given 1,058,056 Salaries & Associated Expenses 11,309,013 Interest Paid 112,609 Tuition/Admin/Property Expenses 2,666,378 Movements to Provisions 1,036,292

Total Expenses 16,182,348

OPERATING SURPLUS 565,756

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Cash 8,573,314 Other Current Assets 446,071

Total Current Assets 9,019,385

Non-Current Assets 22,599,703

TOTAL ASSETS 31,619,088

Current Liabilities 3,571,490 Non-Current Liabilities 2,411,634

TOTAL LIABILITIES 5,983,124

EQUITY 25,635,964

NOTE: The above information has been extracted from the audited 2018 College Financial Report. The College received an Unqualified Audit Report from its Auditors. A full copy of the 2018 College Financial Report can be requested from the College at the Middle & Senior Schools office.

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BUSINESS MANAGER'S REPORT MR MARK WATSON

Review of 2017 2017 was a landmark year for the College with a number of significant events occurring during the year.

After finalising the sale of the vacant corner block to Life Care Inc, the College paid out its loans with Bank SA and retained the balance of the funds in a high interest-bearing account in preparation for future capital projects.

We also finalised our Master Plan options with Hardy Milazzo architects for both the One Campus and Two Campus options. During this process it became clear that the cost of upgrading two Campuses would be far more expensive and take a much longer timeframe to complete than the One Campus option.

In August 2017, Pedare completed a significant period of confidential negotiations with Pinnacle College for the sale of the Junior Campus site at 150 Bicentennial Drive, Golden Grove, with settlement of the sale completed that month. Pedare continues to lease back the site from Pinnacle until the end of 2018.

Thus, the One Campus option was undertaken to honour the Community’s feedback from the Strategic Plan process in 2015. The College appointed Swanbury Penglase as the architect and Marshall and Brougham as the managing contractor for the Stage 1 works, which encompasses a new Junior School building for Reception Ready to Year 1, a new Junior School Administration building, a new 2 storey Middle School building, a full size single court gymnasium and a new entry road and car park, all of which are now well underway and on schedule for completion in late 2018 / early 2019.

While the sale of the vacant block of land and the Junior Campus site at Bicentennial Drive will form part of the funding for these works, the College has been successful in obtaining a low interest loan of $10M from the South Australian Government under the Schools Loans Scheme, which makes the project possible. A large number of independent schools in South Australia have applied for this funding as the fixed rate, fixed term nature of the loan enables schools to plan their futures with confidence and be assured of no impact on their operations as a result of the volatility of interest rate movements.

During 2017, the College undertook a number of other projects such as the external access of the Chapel amenities, upgrade of the Year 12 Common Room and upgrades of a large number of Senior School classrooms which were completed in line with the College’s cyclic maintenance program. External painting of the College buildings has continued with the white and charcoal façade giving the buildings a more modern appearance.

With regards to the College’s finances, the College ended 2017 in a very sound financial position ready for the One Campus Stage 1 project works. The College produced an Operating surplus of $565,756 (2016: $60,322). As a result of the sales of the vacant land and the Junior Campus, Cash on hand increased by $7,083,502 resulting in a balance of $8,573,314 as at 31 December 2017.

As our enrolments on Census Date in August were 914 FTE (excluding Reception Ready students), and above the budgeted amount of 900, our total Operating income for the year increased by 5.2% to $16,748,104. Tuition and other school fees has represented 46% of the College’s total income with Commonwealth grants contributing 41% and State Government Grants 9%.

Total expenses increased in 2017 to $16,182,348 (2016: $15,865,341). Salaries and Associated Expenses at $11,309,013 represented 70% of our total expenses. Discounts and concessions on tuition fees totalled $1,058,056 or 7% of our operating expenditure. Interest paid on our banking facilities totalled $112,609 (2016: $226,144).

And in 2018……

Our 2018 College income budget of $17,835,699 has been set on average College enrolments of 920, which compares to our August 2017 census figure of 914 FTE (2016: 905.8 FTE). The College Board approved the 2018 College budget with an accounting operating surplus of $352,609.

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BUSINESS MANAGER'S REPORT MR MARK WATSON

The College has continued its commitment to the Community by ensuring that the increase in fees for the 2018 school year of 2.8% is modest and sufficient to purely cover increases in salaries and operating costs.

The Board believes that this continues to provide the right balance between meeting the College’s objectives for the year ahead and to keep education costs to families affordable. The Operating surplus in 2018 is driven by the continuing increase in College enrolments and also from the commitment of the South Australian Government to honour the Gonski funding scheme for South Australian schools.

Clearly the focus for 2018 is the completion of the major project works to enable the College to operate from one campus in 2019. I know of many families that are in great anticipation of this outcome for 2019 and the years ahead.

Thank You

On behalf of the College, I would like to thank the members of the Board and its sub-committees for their time, commitment and guidance during 2017 and also the staff for their ongoing excellent work and I look forward to an exciting future at Pedare as we consolidate to one campus and continue to grow and develop Pedare into the leading school in the north eastern suburbs.

Mark Watson Business Manager

2017 INCOME 2017 EXPENDITURE

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