Autumn 2013 (5mb) - St Aloysius

ALOYSIA D 

The Magazine of St Aloysius’ College • ‘Men for Others’ • Issue LI • Winter 2011

from the rector 

St Aloysius’ College began on 28 January 1879. It 

was originally located at on the corner of Cathedral 

and Palmer streets in Woolloomooloo. On the first 

day, 45 students attended enroled. By the end of the first 

year the school had grown to 115. In 2011, St Aloysius’ 

College has about 1,200 students. Today we can have the 

opportunity to be with searching and enthusiastic students, 

talented and committed staff, involved and impressive 

parents, and kind and generous Old Boys. All of us 

participate in a shared mission. We share a commitment to 

each other. We place considerable emphasis on creating 

a culture of concern and pastoral care or Cura personalis. 

We take a personal interest in our students’ intellectual, 

physical, psychological, social and spiritual well-being. 

Our schools aim to educate the whole person and value the 

artistic and creative, the religious and compassionate, and 

the academic and sporting gifts. 

Educating young people is one of the most creative 

activities; for we affect the very spirits of human beings. 

We shape the minds and hearts of our youth for a future 

not our own. We serve a current generation and in doing 

so give hope to future generations. This is an exciting hope. 

Schools provide experiences for life. They help people learn 

how to learn. What students learn from each other, their 

teachers and their parents will profoundly influence their 

whole future. The communications in the classrooms deeply 

shape attitudes and ideas for their careers and vocation. 

Students do not always remember well the subject matter 

of what a teacher taught them but they do know whether a 

teacher valued and took an interest in them. At school we 

accompany each other in developing a confidence to find 

and form community. 

At St Aloysius’, we participate in a long heritage of 

Jesuit education. This aims at joining learning and virtue and 

developing a faith that does justice. This seeks the ideal of 

being young men and women of competence, conscience 

and compassion. People who know that life is only lived 

well when lived generously in 

the service of others. This 

means helping people 

discover that what 

they most have 

to offer is who 

they are rather 

than what they 

have. Schools 

lay the foundation 

for character. 

We want to help 

people discover 

their purpose in life. 

This develops a sense 

of confidence in 

themselves 

so they can 

serve well 

in family life 

and civil society. This hopefully will enable them to change 

conditions for others for the better. 

I am greatly encouraged by how St Aloysius’ is a 

community of people - students, staff, alumni, parents 

and friends. Our companionship is terribly important. At 

St Aloysius’ there are outstanding individuals but more 

importantly there is a genuine community. There was a time 

when strong and visionary individuals made the difference 

in society. To a certain degree, this continues to be true. A 

gifted person never fails to influence others. But we also see 

and experience how groups, communities, and collaborative 

projects make a difference. If an individual aims at real social 

change, his or her first question will be how to mobilize 

others, how to practically create such a movement of thought, 

motivation and vision that change becomes a possibility. 

This is what the first group of Jesuits did. While there 

were some inspiring individuals in that group, including 

people like Ignatius with his strategic vision, Xavier with 

his passion and availability, and Favre with his gift of 

conversation, they decided to work together. Their small 

efforts grew quickly and strongly partly because of their 

spirituality and sense of mission but especially because of 

their companionship. They described themselves as “Friends 

in the Lord”. A school is about relationships. Some of our 

most endearing and enduring friendships are formed at 

school. Our students often connect deeply in the close 

cooperation that they experience in Sport, Drama and 

Music. On retreats and in service immersions, they can find 

a profound intimacy that changes their lives for the better. 

Our companionship is never just for ourselves, it always 

must be welcoming and inclusive. 

Ours is a school with a commitment to spirituality. I would 

love to see the youth in our care learn how to pray and 

keep that rhythm through their lives. I don’t just mean vague 

words on their lips, or flights of misguided imagination, but 

to pray with a deep sense of God’s abiding love for them. 

A contemplative spirit is one of wonder in our experience of 

people, nature and events. This is where our lives are most 

real. It is where we take control of our lives. 

The College motto is "Ad Majora Natus" born for greater 

things. It is what St Aloysius said to his father when his 

father wanted the young Aloysius to assume his role in the 

riches, fame and glory of the Gonzaga realm. Aloysius 

wanted instead to join the Jesuits and live a life of love 

and compassion. Many in the lineage of the Gonzagas 

of Mantua were not the most exemplary of characters. 

St Aloysius chose another way. Instead of worldly power 

he sought humble service. He said: I am born for greater 

things. When he reflected on the power, acquisitiveness 

and vanity about him, he knew it was shallow. He wanted 

to do more for himself, for others and for the world. This 

was where he took control of his truest self. Born for greater 

things encourages us to engage in the reality around us 

with a compassionate heart, a discerning mentality, and a 

courageous attitude. We look beyond our attainments and 

ambitions to the deepest needs of others in the world. 

St Aloysius’ College 

A Jesuit School for Boys _ Founded 1879 

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Ours is a socially engaged spirituality. One of the mottos 

of St Aloysius’ College is ‘serving to learn, learning to 

serve’. So many at St Aloysius’ do listen to the reality around 

us and discern ways to help those in need. Our compassion 

and practical engagement is terribly important. A school is 

centre of service with a remarkable capacity for inspiration 

and networking. We reach out to the community, to the 

extended school’s family of parents, former students, and 

friends and also to the poor and socially disadvantaged in 

the city. Our school rightly has a good outreach focus. This 

is a part of our Cura apostolica. 

Today Jesuits have a range of education pursuits. 

Popular education in parts of Latin America is not structured 

round formal colleges as in other parts of the world. Nativity 

schools in the United States educate and motivate inner-city 

middle-school students in a supportive environment. In 

increasing numbers our education institutions are accessible 

to students from economically disadvantaged groups. The 

Jesuits willingly share our educational heritage with others 

when asked. The partnered schools of our province are a 

special gift. 

In the coming months, Jarjum College will commence in 

Redfern. It is trying respond to an educational need among 

urban Aboriginal children who are not participating or 

coping in mainstream schools as a result of their difficult 

domestic circumstances. This initiative will try to support 

children who are not attending school and have fallen 

behind in education for various reasons of disadvantage. 

Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo, an Elder in the Redfern area, 

believes Jarjum will “fill the gap” by engaging with families 

and motivating these children. As well as offering learning 

programmes with a curriculum appropriate to their needs, 

Jarjum will provide breakfast and lunch, washing facilities 

and health care, after-school activities and family community 

gatherings. This school will rely on the support of the St 

Aloysius’ family and can I encourage your participation. It 

is an important initiative. 

St Aloysius’ should set a standard for critical analysis, 

value formation and social inclusion. Much will change as 

a result of our efforts in this regard. Our school is immensely 

blessed in its friends. I am learning that so many involved at 

St Aloysius’ are extremely gifted, generous and dedicated 

people who serve in a wide variety of capacities and 

ministries. I thank you for being kind, talented, faithful, 

hardworking and imaginative. 

Fr Peter Hosking SJ 

College Rector 

NSW Election News 

A 

number of Old Boys of the College and other 

members of the Aloysian Family were involved in the 

recent NSW State Election. 

Jonathon O’Dea MP (SAC 1983) was returned as the 

Liberal Member for Davidson and Chris Hartcher MP (SAC 

1966) was returned as the Liberal Member for Terrigal. 

Nick Berman (SAC 1988) stood as an Independent Liberal 

in the seat Hornsby and achieved 23% of the primary vote, 

alas it was not enough to win him the seat. Nick is currently 

the Mayor of Hornsby. 

Dr Joe McGirr (SAC 1977) stood as an independent 

in the Electorate of Wagga Wagga. Vowing to improve 

health services in the rural city and surrounding areas, Joe 

scored an impressive 31.7% of the primary vote, but it was 

not enough to unseat the Liberal member. Joe works as a 

doctor in Wagga Wagga and has long campaigned for 

improvements in local medical services. 

The battle for the seat of Sydney certainly took on an 

Aloysian flavour. The Liberal candidate was Adrian Bartels 

(SAC 1995). He was up against the Independent Member 

for Sydney and Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore MP, 

who is the daughter of the former long-standing teacher of 

the College, Mrs Kath Collins (SAC Staff 1950 – 1986). 

Just to add another Aloysian layer to the mix, Clover Moore’s 

husband, Peter Moore, is the son of Dr Milton Moore OA 

(SAC 1932). In the end, Adrian achieved a swing against 

Clover of 14% on primary votes, not enough to topple her. 

Past Parent of the College, The Hon Frank Sartor MP, 

retired at the election as the Labor Member for Rockdale 

and another Past Parent, The Hon Henry Tsang MLC retired 

from the Legislative Council in 2009 as a Labor Member 

of the Council. 

2010 Queen’s Birthday Honours List 

The College warmly congratulates Peter Johnstone 

(SAC 1960) on being awarded a Medal of the Order 

of Australia. Peter was given the award in recognition 

of his service to local government and to the Jesuit Social 

Services. Since 1994 Peter has served as the Chief 

Executive Officer of various Council’s in Victoria, including 

the City of Boroondara, Moreland City Council and the 

City of Ballarat, he has also served as the Chairman of 

Jesuit Social Services (1995 – 2008), the Chairman of 

Catholic Social Services (2000 – 2002) and is the current 

Chairman of VincentCare Vietnam. 

THE ALOYSIAD 

Executive Editor: Fr Peter Hosking SJ 

Editor: Murray Happ (SAC 1985) 

Assistant Editor: Magar Etmekdjian Esq 

Printing: 

The Precision Printers Pty Ltd 

Circulation: 10,000 

E-Mail: 

murray.happ@staloysius.nsw.edu.au 


Senior: 47 Upper Pitt Street, Milsons Point NSW 2061 

Telephone: 02 9922 1177, Fax: 02 9929 6414 

Junior: 29 Burton Street, Milsons Point NSW 2061 

Telephone: 02 9955 9200, Fax: 02 9955 0736 

Website: www.staloysius.nsw.edu.au 

Cover pic: Dalton Hall 


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from the principal 

This year the College provided all Year 10 students 

with iPads. The boys will use them over their last 

three years at school, and then will be able to 

keep them. In part this initiative flows from Government 

funding, under the Building the Education Revolution, that 

mandates a certain number of computers per student in 

Years 9-12. We were also cognizant of the fact that parts 

of the HSC in 2014 may be done in part on computer. 

In Year 9, boys are provided with their own Notebook 

lap-tops which they keep at school, where they are 

recharged at night. Each classroom in the school already 

has interactive whiteboards, and more and more of the 

curriculum is being delivered through digital media. The 

boys, themselves, not only have their mobile phones, but 

the phones themselves are increasingly complex pieces 

of technology with games, cameras, internet access 

all increasingly common. This pervasive presence of 

technology throws up challenges, as well as opportunities, 

for teachers and parents alike. 

Daniel McCreton and Vincent Tsang 

Any student of the media will 

easily recognise the increasing 

number of news-stories that focus 

on or feature the social media. 

On the international scene, the 

potential for good or ill of social 

network sites such as Facebook 

was clearly evident in April, 

when Australian soldiers serving in 

Afghanistan were severely 

embarrassed, and 

even put in danger, 

by the unthinking 

and racist comments 

of a few posted on 

Facebook for all the 

world to see. 

At the same 

time such sites has 

Facebook, and the Internet in general, have enormous 

power for good. Closed and oppressive systems fear it. The 

movement for human rights and democracy that has swept 

across Egypt and other places in the Middle East depended 

on the social networks and mobile phones to communicate, 

protest and to build resistance. Whereas commercial 

considerations and exploitative motives may represent 

dangers on the net for our society, for others the internet 

holds the possibility of truth and freedom. Increasingly the 

net poses the biggest threat to social systems that seek to 

deny freedom of information as well as denying freedom 

of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of association. 

In places like Iran and China the internet has become a 

window to the world for those who are marginalised or 

persecuted at home. As one Cairo activist succinctly put 

it, "We use Facebook to schedule the protests, Twitter to 

coordinate, and YouTube to tell the world." 

Here in Australia the social networks were also in 

focus for other reasons. A 19-year-old was charged with 

using a social networking site to make a hoax or threat 

after he invited people to a fight at a Tweed Heads 

shopping centre. More than 5000 people indicated 

on Facebook that they would attend. In Sydney, a 

17-year-old student was charged after a girl's sixteenth 

birthday party invitation went viral on Facebook. Some 

200,000 Facebook users responded to the invitation. 

The charge of using a carriage service (the internet) to 

harass/offend contrary to the Commonwealth Criminal 

Code Act may carry a penalty of imprisonment for a 

maximum of three years. 

Thus the social media have an increasing impact 

on our society. There is both enormous opportunity and 

great danger. The extent of its influence can be gauged 

by the fact that 500 million people spend more than 11 

billion hours a month on just one these sites, Facebook. 

Increasingly, we live in ‘the age of the internet’. The internet 

and its associated activities, ranging from MSN to Ebay to 

YouTube to Facebook to internet games and virtual realities, 

have affected almost every area of life, from entertainment 

to education, commerce to communication, and especially 

for the young. 

Anyone involved in education has many reasons to 

reflect critically on the use of the internet and cyberspace, 

and patterns of behaviour associated with internet use 

have thrown up new issues and concerns. Schools have 

had to suspend students for creating quizzes that ridicule 

teachers on social networking websites. Sexting and the 

videoing of fights on mobile phones between students are 

also increasingly commonplace. Schools struggle to keep 

up with what may be happening, let alone in responding 

effectively to incidents that affect the welfare of their 

students. And many parents struggle even with awareness 

of what is possible in the area of cyberspace. The case 

earlier this year of boys in western Sydney involved in a 

bullying incident, and caught on a mobile phone, which 

also went viral on the internet, is a graphic example of 



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the potency of such technology in connection with age-old 

issues of human behaviour. 

Thus the internet and social media now have to be 

very much on school radars as factors affecting academic 

performance and student wellbeing. The role of the 

internet in the desensitisation of our young has come under 

increasing scrutiny, just as the internet has played a huge 

role in increasing our awareness of our global environment. 

The publicity given in Sydney newspapers to the letter by 

the Headmaster of Shore, Dr Tim Wright, to parents about 

social networking and mobile phone usage is another 

example of the impact of communications technology. In 

all schools, the increasing presence of technology, such 

as when schools provide laptops or iPads to students, as 

well as the prevalence of mobile phones at school, throw 

up challenges, as well as opportunities, for teachers and 

parents alike. 

One area of concern that students and their parents 

need to be aware of is the cluster of issues around privacy 

and security. Melbourne Girls Grammar School employed 

an eLearning Director who caused an uproar recently 

when she took photos from girls' Facebook pages and put 

them up on a screen during a seminar on social media. 

''In some cases, if they didn't have their settings secure, I 

was able to grab anything and everything,'' Ms O'Brien 

said. Her action was meant to highlight the fact that their 

privacy was a fragile thing: ''I had to explain to them I was 

doing nothing illegal, I wasn't doing anything Jo Blow off 

the street couldn't do.'' Students need to be encouraged to 

be careful to have privacy settings, but also to realise that 

anything that is posted can, and sometimes will, get out. 

The only real guarantee of privacy is to post only what 

you would be happy to be public. In the adult world, also, 

employers and others are increasingly using Facebook as a 

means of screening individuals as potential employees etc. 

Younger students, according to Dr Wright of Shore, are not 

mature enough to fully gauge the possible consequences of 

disclosing private information on social networking sites. He 

warns that ''Mistakes made at 15 may be still retrievable 

by an employer 10 years later.'' He goes on to observe 

that ''Modern technology means that the careless word, the 

slanderous comment, the inappropriate photograph or the 

revealing of someone's private details is on the permanent 

record and freely available to anyone who has access.” 

For parents of younger students there are important issues 

to consider around the issue of computer use and ensuring 

that their children are using the computer safely as well as 

for purposes of education. Ms O’Brien of Melbourne Girls 

Grammar School recommends ''shoulder surfing'' – making 

sure students use their laptops in open areas of the house 

so they can be observed. There is also free software, such 

as K9, which allows them to block web access during 

designated times. 

There are other practical considerations in monitoring 

the use of computers or social networking sites, for they can 

have an impact on sleep and study patterns. The issue of 

computers in bedrooms is a significant one. Some parents 

insist on computers and mobile phones being at a certain 

place in the home at a designated time at night, where they 

can be charged, but also where they will not interfere with 

sleep. Some suggest/insist that their children should turn off 

the sound and the Facebook email notification while doing 

homework, so as to avoid being distracted by the pinging 

of someone sending a message on chat, or from being 

bombarded with emails whenever someone comments on 

their status update. 

Already there is some research that suggests that 

Facebook can adversely affect study. Denis Masseni, from 

Monash University, has preliminary research that claims 40 

per cent of those surveyed believed it cost them marks in 

Year 12. At the same time it must be noted that Facebook 

can allow students to help either other with their homework. 

It is an area both schools and parents will need to monitor. 

Another important area for reflection relates to its impact 

on the quality of relationships and the treatment of others. 

An article in the Sydney papers on the Monte Sant’Angelo 

Captain, Rosemarie Costi, included her observation that 

Facebook can bring out the worst in people, especially 

young students who are dealing with social pressures: ''It is 

really easy to misrepresent yourself [online] when you are 

trying to look cool.'' 

There is the danger that an almost addictive use of 

the internet can lead to greater loneliness and depression 

among young users. A few years ago, an editorial in 

The New York Times advanced the thesis that “teenagers 

nowadays are both more connected to the world at large 

than ever, and more cut off from the social encounters that 

have historically prepared young people for the move into 

adulthood”. Cyberspace has this potential both to connect 

and to isolate. “Researchers”, claimed the paper, “have 

found that the time spent in direct contact with family 

members drops by as much as half for every hour we 

use the Net at home.” There is the danger that an almost 

addictive use of the internet can lead to greater loneliness 

and depression among young users. Like all tools it is how 

we use it that is the important thing. 

There are increasing concerns too, about how social 

networking sites create new opportunities for bullying and 

demeaning others, and how this can magnify the impact 

of bullying on victims. In reflecting on such concerns it is 

important to put forward what is at stake. Reputations, of 

individuals and of schools, can be put at risk by what is 

carelessly or maliciously put out. Perhaps the most invidious 

aspect can be the breach of trust that can occur – between 

friends and peers, within a Year level, or between staff 

and students. So much of what school is about centres on 

relationships, and an environment of trust and security is 

integral to this. 

It is not always that such consequences stem from 

deliberate choices. We need to realise that there is a 

tendency in forums and chat rooms etc (as with emails, 

and with adults as much as with young people) to write 



from the principal (cont'd) 

with less care about the impact on others than we would 

in any face to face encounter. The whole format of these 

new forms of communication can coarsen our sensitivity 

towards the feelings and rights of others. Often a student 

is genuinely surprised when such an impact is pointed 

out. The cumulative impact of unthinking comments or 

misplaced humour, carried into the victim’s home by the 

computer, and in ways where so many others can see, is 

an attack on a person’s privacy and sense of self that can’t 

be underestimated. Words written in haste and without 

thought cannot easily be retracted. It is also very easy to fall 

back on an unthinking use of language in a medium where 

communication is immediate, spontaneous and where 

rules of language (from spelling to swearing) don’t apply. 

Inappropriately sexist and homophobic references are too 

easily made. Anti-Semitic comments can be made without 

much thought, or without s realisation of the appalling 

legacy that such attitudes carry. All this goes to make the 

net a potent weapon that most are not even aware that they 

are wielding. 

As in many areas of modern life, then, the internet has 

elements of light and shadow mixed in it. We need to 

reflect continuously on what is happening in our information 

age and learn to discern what our response should be. 

It is not necessarily the case that there are clearly good 

guys and bad guys, but there are a multitude of voices out 

there that can almost overwhelm. It is important for parents, 

teenagers and schools to carry on a dialogue on the use 

of the net and the role of chat rooms and social networking 

sites, on the location of computers and the hours spent in 

front of computers. We should do so with a respect for the 

importance that these new mediums have for young people 

for it relates to one of our most precious and basic needs 

– our ability to communicate with others. Such reflection 

and discernment should also lead us to acknowledge the 

importance of providing an educational programme for our 

young that encourages in them an awareness of our culture, 

a questioning of all information, the ability to critique forms 

of communication, and a values system to bring to this 

information age. 

Fr Chris Middleton SJ 

Principal 



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from the development office 

On Saturday, 26 February, 2011 another chapter 

in the 132 year history of the College was written 

when a new building was opened at the College. 

Named after the Founder of the College, Rev Fr Joseph 

Dalton SJ, Dalton Hall, has been built on the northern side 

of Wyalla Housing a new gymnasium, championship size 

basketball/volleyball court, weights and cardio studio, a 

four lane 25 metre indoor pool, seven classrooms, some 

seminar rooms and a new home for the College Uniform 

Shop, Dalton Hall is a much needed addition to the 

College. 

In front of 400 parents, Old Boys, Donors and Friends of 

the College, the Provincial of the Society of Jesus, The Very 

Rev Fr Steve Curtin SJ (SAC Staff 1990 – 1992) officially 

blessed Dalton Hall to the Greater Glory. 

The excavations for Dalton Hall 

Since its completion, Dalton Hall has proved to be a 

very worthy addition to the fabric of the College. The boys 

have benefited from the addition of state-of-the-art sporting 

facilities and the creation of more classrooms has enabled 

the College to reduce class sizes in the senior years. 

Dalton Hall was constructed at a cost of $11 million 

and would not have been possible if it were not for the 

generosity of the Aloysian Family and the support of 

The westerly aspect of Dalton Hall 

the Federal Government through the Building Education 

Revolution. Dalton Hall was constructed on-time, on-budget 

and completed without the College having to borrow any 

money and comes less than 12 months since the College 

completed work of the renovation and addition to the Junior 

School campus which cost over $3.5 million. 

In the past 2 years the College has spent over 

$15 million on constructing two major additions to the 

educational facilities at St Aloysius and these building are 

debt free. This remarkable fact is evidence of the great 

esteem that the Aloysian Family has for the College and the 

fervent desire to see the College provide all our boys with 

the best facilities possible. 

The College is indebted to the generosity of the Aloysian 

Family who, through their donations to the College, made 

these wonderful facilities a reality for current and future 

generations of Aloysians. Thank you for your ongoing 

generous financial support of the College. 

Dalton Hall and the Junior School additions, are 

evidence of what we, as a school community, can achieve 

when we put our minds to it and when people express that 

support by making a generous financial contribution to the 

College Foundation. 

The new Weights and Cardio Studio 

The blessing of Dalton Hall by The Very Rev Fr Steve Curtin SJ 



from the development office (cont'd) 

A perfect blend of old and new 

The final stage of the College Masterplan – the 

renovation of the Main School Building and the construction 

of a new Music Centre, Music Recital Hall, a café style 

student dining area and new canteen and the construction 

of a new Design and Technology Studio, will hopefully 

commence in late 2012 pending the College having the 

money to do so. 

Anyone wishing to make a tax-deductible donation in 

support of Phase III of the College Masterplan or any other 

area of the College is asked to contact Murray Happ (SAC 

1985) in the College Development Office. 

The College is grateful to the thousands of members of 

the Aloysian Family who made a donation to the College 

Foundation in 2010. 

The College Foundation seeks support from every 

member of the Aloysian Family for the ongoing benefit of 

the College and our boys. Tax-deductible gifts can be made 

in support of three Funds operated by the Foundation: 

The Building Fund – for the construction of new buildings 

and the renovation of existing facilities; 

The Library Fund – for the provision of materials 

and equipment relating to the operation of the two 

College Libraries – books, computer programmes and 

equipment, periodicals and furniture; and, 

State of the art indoor pool 

The Bursary Fund – for the provision of Bursaries to boys 

from financially challenged families who would not 

normally have the chance to attend the College and 

the provision of financial aid to the families of exisiting 

students at the College who experience unforseen 

financial problems due to the death of a parent, 

long-term illness of a family member or a change in 

employment situation. 

As you can see from the pictures of Dalton Hall and 

the new additions to the Junior School that appear in this 

edition of The Aloysiad, the College has worked hard over 

the past few years to provide all our students with the best 

educational facilities possible. The realisation of Dalton Hall 

and other capital developments overt the past 22 years 

would not have been possible without the active generous 

support of the Aloysian Family to the appeals co-ordinated 

by the College Foundation. 

The history of the College over the past 132 years is 

peppered with stories of philanthropy – support that has 

enabled the College to grow and has supported us in our 

work with the young men of Sydney. Since its founding in 

1879, the College has strived to keep the school fees as 

low as possible so as to enable as many young men as 

possible to attend the College. 

Unlike other schools in Sydney, there is no Capital 

Building component included in our school fees. Thus 

money for the ongoing development of the College is 

sourced through the generous donations of the Aloysian 

Family. 

Thanks to the loyal and generous support of so many 

people over the past 132 years we have achieved much. 

With the ongoing support of the Aloysian Family we can 

achieve more and ensure that the College remains at the 

forefront of Boys education in Australia and remains one of 

the premier boys’ schools in this country. 

The following contains the names of those people who 

made a donation to the College in 2010. It does not list 

those people who have made donations in previous years. 

Where indicated, we have noted those people who wish 

their gift to remain anonymous. The College is always keen 

to ensure that our records are complete. If you note an error 

in these lists, please contact me in the College Development 

Office. Likewise, if you would like to ensure that your name 

does appear in the 2011 List of Donors, please call me 

to discuss how you can make a tax-deductible donation in 

support of the College. 

The College, the Jesuits, the staff and boys thank you for 

making the necessary sacrifices to enable each and every 

donor to make a gift in support of the College. Words 

cannot describe the gratitude we owe each and every 

person for their support. 

Murray Happ (SAC 1985) 

Director of Development 

Tel: +61 2 9936 5561 – w 

E-mail: murray.happ@staloysius.nsw.edu.au 



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2010 Annual Fund - Building Fund Donors 

Mr and Mrs V Aboud 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D Acton SAC 1988 

Mr and Mrs C J Adams 

Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs A Alexandrou 


Mr and Mrs S P A Allen SAC 1987 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs P Arena 


Mr A J Avery 

Past Parent 

Dr R Baber and Mrs M C Duncan 

Past Parent 

Dr P Bannon SAC 1944 

Mr and Mrs A Baumgart 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs B G Begbie 


Mr and Mrs R Benitez 


Mr A Bieri SAC 1991 

Mrs M E Birrell and Mr M W Birrell 

Past Parent 

Mr J F Bourgeois SAC 1959 

Mr and Mrs A J Breznik 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D F Brimson SAC 1977 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs B J Buncle 

Past Parent 

Mr K Burges SAC 1946 

Mr L J Byrne and Mrs L J Hill 


Mrs P Cahalan 

Past Parent 

Dr and Mrs A P Cahill SAC 1935 

Mr J Carmichael and Ms C Cox 


Mr and Ms B Cavalletto 


Mr T J Cavill and Ms A J Mirams SAC 1980 Current Parent 

Mr J Chalk 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs A P L Chalmers 


Mr R I Chambers and Ms G Y S Chan 


Mr and Mrs D P H Chan 

Past Parent 

Charities Aid Foundation Australia 

Friend of the College 

Mr and Mrs J M Chase 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M D Chavez 

Past Parent 

Mr A Chavez SAC 2006 

The Late Mr R Chen-Chow and Mrs S Chen-Chow Past Parent 

Dr and Mrs C Cheng 


Mr W Cheng and Dr T Lai 


Mr and Mrs P Chia 


Mr and Mrs C J Chow 


Mr and Mrs P Choy 

Past Parent 

Mr R Clifton 

Past Staff Member 

Mr M R Cockburn and Mrs R Crowe 

Past Parent 

Mr R J Cohn SAC 2004 

Mr D C Collins SAC 1962 

Mr and Mrs C G Colosi 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S S Conoplia SAC 1990 

Mr and Mrs P F Cordi 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P L Cornelius 


Mr P Cornwell and Ms C Rice 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs A F Correa 


Mr and Mrs A Coulton 

Past Parent 

Dr K R Cramer SAC 1956 

Mr R D J Crawford and Ms A Gum Gee 


Mr L J Creek and Ms H M Barrett 


Mr and Mrs M A Cromer SAC 1993 

Mrs J Cronin 

Past Parent 

Mr L P Crowley SAC 1942 

Mr and Mrs B T Curran SAC 1948 

Dr S M Danieletto 

Past Parent 

Mr H and Mrs s K Darwell SAC 1978 

Mr C W Davies and Mrs G Wong-Davies 

Past Parent 

Mr C T Davitt SAC 1996 

Mr and Mrs C D'Cruz 


Mr and Mrs P J de Gail 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D L Deetlefs 


Mr and Mrs D Delic 


Mr and Mrs R A Dembecki 


Dr and Mrs R A Denny SAC 1984 Current Parent 

Mr X H J Desdoigts and Ms F Coonan 


Mr and Mrs K F Dixon 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S J Dixon 


Dr A Dodds SAC 1965 

Mr P B Donnelly SAC 1944 

Mr and Mrs W E Drysdale 


Mr and Mrs P Dugan 

Past Parent 

Mrs C D Dunn 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D A Dwyer SAC 1988 

Dr and Mrs M N Eather 

Past Parent 

Mr M P Eckert and Dr L E Bilston 


The Late Mr V Egan OAM SAC 1935 

Mr and Mrs D H Emanuel SAC 1962 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G E Evans 


Mrs K Evans 

Past Parent 

Mr and Ms M P Fardy 


Mr T Faulkner O.M.E. SAC 1945 

Mrs S Favaloro 

Past Parent 

Mr P F Flynn SAC 1952 

Mr and Mrs P T Ford SAC 1954 Past Parent 

Ms S Francisco 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M J French SAC 1985 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs T D Gabbedy 

Current Staff Member 

Mr and Mrs M Georgeson 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R L Giannone 


Mrs L Gillis SAC 1940 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J B Grant 


Mr and Mrs J P Grech 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D Green 


Mr R Gustafson 


Mr and Mrs B D Hamer SAC 1959 Past Parent 

Mr D I Hamilton SAC 1948 

Mr and Mrs A Handisurya 


Mr and Mrs M J Happ SAC 1985 Current Parent 

Dr and Mrs R A Harris 


Dr A G Harris PhD and Dr J Shaw SAC 1980 

Mr P W Havrlant SAC 2000 

Assoc Prof and Mrs B T Haylen SAC 1970 Past Parent 

Mr P Haylen SAC 1978 

Mr and Mrs B J Heddle 


Dr M P Hennessy and Dr F M Boyle AM 


Mr R H L S Ho and Mrs E I Lie 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs A M Hogan 


Mr and Mrs E A Holtsmark 


Ms B V Hornas and Mr M S Wilson 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs B G Hunt 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G Hunt 


Mr and Mrs R Ienco 


Mr and Mrs Ingate 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R Ingui 


Investec Bank (Australia) Limited 


Mr P M Irvin SAC 1944 

Mr and Ms J P Jacobs 


Mr and Mrs R J Janssen 


Mr B J Jenkins SAC 1943 

Mr and Mrs B J Jenkins SAC 1976 Current Parent 

Mr R T Johnston SAC 2000 

Mr and Mrs S Kafes 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs K Kander 


Dr and Mrs P J Kavalamthara 

Past Parent 

Mr R Keaney SAC 1982 

Mr R Kelly and Dr M Byrne 

Past Parent 

Mr H Kendy and Ms M Odagaki 


Ms D Kidger 


Mr and Mrs J G King 


Mr and Mrs P J Kingston 

Past Parent 




Mr K T Kishore SAC 2009 

Mr C Kitching SAC 1981 

Mr and Mrs S R Knight 

Past Parent 

Rev Fr J M Knight PP 


Mrs J M Korhonen and Mr E B Korhonen 


Mr J T Langley SAC 1965 

Mr and Mrs P J Larbalestier 


Mr and Mrs A M Lavan SAC 1970 Past Parent 

Mr J A Law SAC 1948 

Mr and Mrs B Lawrence 


Mr A F Lawson and Ms M A Eckersley 


Mr L B S Lee 


Mrs E A Leighton and Mr K A Leighton 


Mr and Mrs S D Lewis 


Mr and Mrs D A Lidbetter SAC 1988 Current Parent 

Mrs N Lill 

Past Parent 

Mr M S Lindsay and Dr J E Daly SAC 1978 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs D R Lindsay SAC 1982 Past Parent 

Ms D W Litherland and Mr P C Hall 


Mr and Mrs T P Lonergan SAC 1984 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs P Long 


Mr M Lopresti SAC 1997 

Mr and Mrs J Luscombe 


Mr T A Mackerras SAC 1973 

Mr A G MacMahon and Mrs A M Stacey-MacMahon Current Parent 

Mr R Maneschi SAC 1981 

Mr C J Manion and Mrs C M Logan 


Mr and Mrs A I Marks 


Mr and Mrs C P Marning 


Mr M Marriner 

Past Parent 

Dr F Martin AM and Mrs M Martin 

Past Parent 

Mrs I Martin 

Past Parent 

Mr W J Masson SAC 1980 

Mr J F Mastrangelo Jr and Mrs L Mastrangelo Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs V Mateffy SAC 1979 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G P May 


Mr and Mrs M J McCann 


Mr and Mrs M McClatchey 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D R McEvoy 


Mr and Mrs S J McEwen 


Mr and Mrs P F T McGirr SAC 1965 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs A J McGloin 


Mr R G McMillan 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J McNally SAC 1984 

Mr and Mrs B G Menzies 

Past Parent 

Mr E M Meyer SAC 1943 

Ms M S Meyer 


Mrs H Miller and Mr S Miller 


Mr and Mrs R Mimmo 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G J Mitchell 


Mr and Mrs A Molloy SAC 1988 

Mrs M A Molloy OAM 

Past Parent 

Mr T J Moore SAC 1974 

Mr and Mrs B Moscaritolo 


Dr C F J Munns and Dr W Ochtman 


Mrs V N Murphy and Mr R Murphy 


Mr D P Murray and Ms C H Gygax 


Dr and Mrs K Ng SAC 1989 

Mr W F Nichol 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs A Nicotra 


Mr and Dr J W Nolan 

Past Parent 

Professor Emeritus Sir G Nossal AC CBE FAA FRS 

and Lady L Nossal SAC 1947 

Mr and Mrs D Nott 

Past Parent 

Mrs J Nysen 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P W O'Brien 


Mr P M O'Donnell SAC 1978 

Mr J O'Farrell and Ms K L McIntyre SAC 1981 

Mrs Y C O'Farrell and Mr J E O'Farrell 


Mr and Mrs A S Ojong 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs B O'Loughlin SAC 1987 

Mrs M O'Loughlin 

Past Parent 

Mr G O'Neill SAC 1956 

Dr K O'Shannessy SAC 1959 

Mrs L Owens 

Past Parent 

Mr S A Pacak and Ms R M Nelson 


Mr and Mrs E Paletto SAC 1984 

Mr and Mrs M L Pastega 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M D Patten 

Past Parent 

Mr S J Payne SAC 2004 

Mr T Peh and Ms G M Banks 


Mr and Mrs R J Pelletier SAC 1968 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M Peric 


Assoc Prof and Mrs V Perkovic 


Dr and Mrs R D Perry 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M D Peters SAC 1992 

Mr J Petkovic SAC 1995 

Mr G Petri SAC 1964 

Mrs H Petry 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J Pfister 

Past Parent 

Dr R Pirola OAM and Mrs M Pirola OAM SAC 1951 

Mr and Mrs J J F Playoust SAC 1949 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M Polin SAC 1970 

Mr D W Price-Jones SAC 1970 

Mr and Mrs T J Quilty SAC 1970 Past Parent 

Mr N G Rahme SAC 1995 

Ms P L Raisin 


Mr and Mrs W E Rathborne SAC 1965 Past Parent 

Mr B Rathborne SAC 1953 

Mr P L Richardson 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S Richardson 


Mr and Mrs A Richardson 


Mr A Robertson SAC 1942 

Mr P Robinson SAC 1980 

The Late Mr V P Ruehl and Ms J A Hewett Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S J Rush SAC 1985 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs I Russell SAC 1948 

Mr and Mrs G A Russell 


Ms A Rustamzadeh 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G W Ryan 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J F Ryan SAC 1982 Current Parent 

Mr R T Ryan SAC 1943 Past Parent 

Mr A T S Ryrie and Ms S M Sherwood 


Mr and Ms U S Santopaolo 


Mrs A Schaafsma 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D Schmidt SAC 1984 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs B J Scott 


Dr J H Seymour FRCS, FRACS SAC 1940 

Professor A G Shannon AM 


Mr and Mrs P W A Sherlock 


Mr and Mrs C S Shum 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J Sidgreaves 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G M Simmonds 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S Sims 


Mr and Mrs M P Sindone 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D R Siow 

Past Parent 



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Dr and Mrs M W Size 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs I E Skinner 


Mr and Mrs J S Smith 


Mr and Mrs J P Southwell-Keely 

Past Parent 

St Aloysius' College Parent and Friends Association 

Dr B Starzecki SAC 1953 

The Hon T J Studdert QC and Mrs J Studdert SAC 1952 

Mr and Mrs M G Stylianakis 


Mr and Mrs L Sudarmana 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs C S Suh 

Past Parent 

Ms A J Swann 


Mr and Mrs K Szymanski 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R Tai 

Past Parent 

Mr A S Tandany and Mrs W T D Tjandra 


Mr S C Taylor and Ms L M O'Brien 


Dr and Mrs D A Taylor 


Taylors Building Solutions 


Mr P A Thompson SAC 1948 

Mr and Mrs W D Thomson 


Mr and Mrs P L Thorne 


Mr and Mrs L A Ticehurst SAC 1979 Past Parent 

Mr R W Townsend and Mrs C Hasegawa 


Mr A W Tracy SAC 1981 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs S Trovato 


Dr and Mrs V Tsang 


Mr J Tully and Ms M A Jarrett SAC 1983 

Mr and Mrs K Turnbull 


Mr and Mrs P W van Dongen 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs N Velcic 


Mr and Mrs A Villanueva 


Mr and Mrs A M Vozzo 


Mr and Mrs M Wachnik 


Mr and Mrs J Walker-Powell SAC 1983 Past Parent 

Mr P Wallington SAC 1962 

Mr V M Walsh SAC 1948 

Mrs G U Walsh and Mr M S Walsh 


Mr and Mrs S B Walters 


Mr and Mrs P E Ward SAC 1985 Current Parent 

Westpac Banking Corporation 


Mr G P White SAC 1989 

Mr L A White and Mrs C E Allibone-White Current Parent 

Dr C M Whyte and Prof J L Harkness 


Mr M Willson and Ms J V Archer SAC 1979 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs J Woerde 

Past Parent 

Mr P G Wyatt SAC 1963 

Mr X Xiao and Ms W Y Guan 


Rev Fr B C Yates SAC 1947 

Mr and Mrs K Yee 

Past Parent 

Mr C J Yee SAC 2003 

Mr L Yu SAC 1995 

Mr G Zanelli SAC 1961 

2010 Annual Giving – Bursary Fund Donors 

Ms N Ackarie 

Past Parent 

Dr H R Allen SAC 1962 

Dr and Mrs P W Anderson 


Mrs A Anderson and Mr A Anderson 


Mr P Anguita SAC 1999 

Mr P M Barr SAC 1970 

Mr and Mrs J P Bartolotta 


Mr N Bennett SAC 1946 

Mr and Mrs J R Bergin SAC 1957 Past Parent 

Dr G Boffa OAM and Mrs L Boffa 

Past Parent 


Mr and Mrs R Brennan 

Past Parent 

Mr S J Bright SAC 1969 


Dr G Burton SAC 1975 



Mrs P Cahalan 

Past Parent 

Ms H J Carr 


Dr and Mrs T Carroll 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs K Chan 

Past Parent 

Master J Chan 

Current Student 

Mr and Mrs M D Collins 


Mrs P Cunningham 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs H N Darwell SAC 1978 

Mr P de Lasala SAC 1975 

Dr and Mrs D M Droulers SAC 1944 

Prof and Mrs G R Elliott 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P M Ellis 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr M Forsyth SAC 1975 

Dr and Mrs M P France 


Dr and Mrs P C Frederiksen 


Dr and Mrs P Freeman SAC 1968 

Mr and Mrs D Galanos SAC 1985 

Mr and Mrs W P Gayton 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G J Gemmell SAC 1974 Past Parent 

Dr L E Georgeson OAM SAC 1944 

Dr G Gibson SAC 1945 

Dr and Mrs P Goldrick SAC 1984 

Mr and Mrs R A Graham 


The Late Rev Fr J F Grumitt SJ 

SAC Hon Old Boy 

Mr and Mrs R M Gyoery 



Prof J L Harkness and Dr C M Whyte 


Mr and Mrs J Harverson SAC 1982 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs B L Hayes 


Mr M D Healey and Mrs M A Hamilton 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G A Holloway 


Dr J Honner SAC 1962 

Dr R Honner SAC 1952 

Mr and Mrs A G Johnston 

Past Parent 

Mrs M T Keirnan 

Past Parent 

Ms D Kidger 


Dr A D Kidman AM PhD MAPS and Mrs J Kidman SAC 1955 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J Le Gras SAC 1953 

Mrs I L'Estrange 

Past Parent 

Mrs D A Lewis 


Mr and Mrs P A Lewis 


Mr and Mrs C Madden 

Past Parent 

Mrs V Maruno 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R J Masson 

Past Parent 

Mr A C Masson SAC 1988 

Mr M E Masson SAC 1995 

Mr and Mrs V Mateffy SAC 1979 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D G McCreton SAC 1979 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs T P McGowen SAC 1985 

Dr M A McGuigan SAC 1943 

Mr and Mrs A McSpedden SAC 1974 Past Parent 

Dr and Dr G J Morgan 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P J Naughton SAC 1955 



Mr P T O'Connor SAC 1975 



Mr and Mrs D Patterson 

Past Parent 

Mr M Paul SAC 1952 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs F Pucci 


Mgr V Redden EV SAC 1954 

Dr J S Roarty SAC 1941 

Mr and Mrs A P Robertson SAC 1954 

Mrs C A Robinson 

Past Parent 

Mr I Rolfe SAC 1964 




SAC Class of 1985 



Mr C L Scott and Ms J C Ryan 


Mr and Mrs L D G Sheldon 


Mrs S Y Soohoo 

Past Parent 

Mrs M A Sumner 

Past Parent 

The Down to Earth Club 



Mr and Mrs J T Toohey 

Past Parent 

Mr S T Toohey SAC 2007 

Mr and Mrs P J Verschuer 


Mr and Mrs R von Gutzeit 

Past Parent 

Mrs C Waddle 

Past Parent 

Dr and Mrs D Walker 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J Weingarth SAC 1955 Past Parent 

The Late Mrs J Wilkinson 

Past Parent 

Dr W L Williams SAC 1940 

Mr G Zanelli SAC 1961 

2010 Aloysius’ Annual Fund – Library Fund Donors 

Dr G Boffa OAM and Mrs L Boffa 

Past Parent 



Mrs H Burch 


Mr and Mrs W P Burton SAC 1944 

Dr and Mrs P M Carter 


Ms M Cassidy and Mr P Doyle 


Mr and Mrs S S Conoplia SAC 1990 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M C Daly 


Mr R De Fina SAC 1958 

Dr and Mrs T D'Netto 


Mr and Mrs M Dobson 

Past Parent 

MR T J Dobson SAC 2009 

Mr and Mrs M J Donohoe SAC 1967 Past Parent 

Mr P Doyle and Ms M Cassidy 


Mr E P Evans SAC 1964 

Dr and Mrs R E Evans SAC 1983 Current Parent 

Mr P I Farmer 



Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J Ferragina 


Mr G Firth and Ms M Sloane SAC 1970 Current Parent 

Dr and Dr S Fuller 





Mr and Mrs F B Jolley 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R Kassabian 

Past Parent 

Mr P I Kemsley and Ms M M Kerbage 

Past Parent 

Ms D Kidger 



Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P Knoblanche 


Mrs D Landers 

Past Parent 

Dr I S Lovett and Ms C M Mullane 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs N Macken SAC 1974 Current Parent 

Mr J P Mair and Ms L Malady SAC 1987 

Emeritus Professor J F Miller AC FAA FRS SAC 1948 

Mr R Morath SAC 1965 

Mr and Mrs D P Morgan SAC 1974 Current Parent 

Mr P T Morrison SAC 1974 

Mr and Mrs J Moschella SAC 1987 

Mr and Mrs P Mouret SAC 1984 

Mr and Mrs K J Murray 

Past Parent 



Dr and Mrs A O'Loughlin SAC 1988 

The Hon Judge J O'Meally AM, RFD and Mrs M O'Meally 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs W M Painter 


Mr and Mrs E Patniotis 


Mr and Mrs J Penn SAC 1987 

Mr and Mrs S G Perks 



Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs V C Pham 


Mr and Mrs W E Rathborne SAC 1965 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R J Reynolds 


Dr and Mrs R Sahagian 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs A Q Seffrin 


Mrs B Sherwin and Mr J H Sherwin SAC 1945 

Mr P P Simpson and Mrs R Nolan SAC 1984 

Prof and Dr A P Sindone 


Mrs M A Sumner 

Past Parent 


Ms E M Tydd and Mr S D McDonagh 


Mrs G J Veersema 

Past Parent 

Mrs J T Vlachos and Mr A Vlachos 


Mr and Mrs E Vozzo 


Rev Fr B C Yates SAC 1947 

2010 Pledge Donors – Building Fund Donors 

Dr D Abi-Hanna and Dr A Katrib 


Mr A Baume and Mrs R Arthur 


Mr and Mrs T M Blythe 


Mr and Ms B L Bonadeo 


Mr and Mrs T Borden 


Mrs J E Brennan and Mr R N Brennan 


Mr and Mrs A Chin 


Mr P Christie and Ms M Hardy 


Mr and Mrs F N Cleghorn 


Mr and Ms M J Coleman 


Mr and Mrs M Conlon 


Mr M A Connaghan and Ms F M Tiver 


Mr and Mrs J T Cooke 


Mr and Mrs D P Courtenay 


Mr S Cray and Mrs M Austin Cray 


Mr L J Creek and Ms H M Barrett 


Mr and Mrs F J Daher 


Mr and Mrs A C Dainton 


Mr and Mrs R A de Waal SAC 1980 Past Parent 



Mr and Mrs J E Dennett 


Mr and Mrs L J Diamond 


Mr R Dick and Ms E Shiel 


Ms J Halim and Mr A P Djafar 



Mr and Mrs J O Ferreira 


Mr and Mrs A R Fikkers 


Mr and Mrs S A Fittler 


Mr and Mrs M I Fitzgerald 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D J Fraser 


Mr and Mrs P Gallart 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P J Gibson 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P R Gillman 


Mr and Mrs D F Gorman 


Mr and Mrs D J Grace SAC 1988 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs S J Graham 






Mr and Mrs M Hall 




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Mr and Mrs T F Hayes 


Cpt and Dr D R Haywood 


Mr I Ho and Mrs D Tcheng-Ho 


Mr and Mrs C F Hodgson 


Mr and Mrs A J C Hughes 


Mr and Mrs M J Humphreys 


Mr and Mrs D J Chick 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P A Irving 


Mr and Mrs W J Jammal 



Mr and Mrs K G Kartun 

Past Parent 



Mr and Mrs E B Korhonen 


Mr and Mrs W J Laukka 


Assoc Prof and Mrs R P Lee 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P J Lee 


Mr and Mrs T Leung 




Mr and Mrs V P Liew 


Mrs W Linsao and Mr W Linsao 




Prof and Mrs D B Lowe 


Mr Y Lui and Mrs S Cheung 




Mr and Mrs P R MacIntyre 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G F Maher 


Mrs J Marchione and Mr E Marchione 


Mr and Mrs T M Mazaraki SAC 1986 Current Parent 

Mr E P McClintock AO and Mrs E McClintock Current Parent 

Anonymous 

Old Boy and Current Parent 



Mr and Dr P W McNamara 


Ms N Mencinsky 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D Moiso 


Dr and Mrs G Morel 


Mr and Mrs M S Morgan SAC 1973 Past Parent 

Dr and Mrs R W Mowbray 




Dr and Mrs G M Murray SAC 1974 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs R L Neely 




Mr W O'Mara and Ms L J Booth 


Mr N C Peiris and Ms D A Turrin SAC 1979 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs S Petesic 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S F Pierce 


Mr and Mrs P W Pindsle 


Mr and Mrs B A Pirola 

Past Parent 

Ms M Pitton and Mr L Hereward 


Mr R V Quirk and Ms R A Davies 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs A B Raeside 


Ms K A Raskob and Mr J Esman 


Mr and Mrs M R Riches 


Dr and Mrs A Rizzo 


Ms I Rusak and Mr N J Gibson 




Mr and Mrs P T Ryan 


Mr and Mrs H Sarkissian 


Mr and Mrs B A Sato 


Mr and Mrs P L D Scicluna 


Mr R Dick and Ms E Shiel 




Mr and Mrs B N Stene 


Mr D Stewart and Ms F O'Loughlin 


Mr and Ms M J Sullivan 


Mr and Mrs J E Tapang 


Mr and Mrs B Testa 


Mr and Mrs C H Thomson 


Mr and Mrs P L Trevaskis 

Past Parent 

Mrs D E van Dongen and Mr P W van Dongen Past Parent 



Mr and Mrs J L Walker 


Mr and Mrs M W Walsh 




Mr and Mrs C Whittle SAC 1979 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs M A Wigney 


Mr M A Witts and Mrs G A Blohm-Witts 


Mr and Mrs J J Young 


Mr and Mrs T Zhang 


Pledge Donors – Bursary Fund Donors 



Dr and Ms M T Biggs SAC 1977 Current Parent 

Dr M A Ott and Ms R G Bowerman 


Mr A F Crawley SAC 1959 

Mr and Mrs N C Dennis 


Mr and Mrs D J Grace SAC 1988 Current Parent 



Mr and Mrs J O Kayik 


Dr and Mrs D L Lee SAC 1987 Current Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs T M G Long SAC 1983 Current Parent 











Pledge Donors - Library Donors 



Mr and Mrs G B Cramp 


Mr and Mrs J E Dennett 








Mr and Mrs S D Stapleton SAC 1985 Current Parent 









2010 Year 6 Library Appeal Donors 




Mr and Mrs G M Browning 


Mr and Mrs D R Buckley 


Mr and Mrs A Chow 


Mr P A Christie and Ms M M Hardy 


Mr and Mrs P Colinares 




Mr and Mrs P J Darwell SAC 1981 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs C D'Cruz 


Mr and Mrs R A Dembecki 



Mr and Mrs S Di Sano 


Dr and Mrs R P Eaton 


Mr J Elhindi and Ms J Mansour 


Mrs J M Evans 


Mr and Mrs J Field 


Mr S Flanigan and Ms V McGrath 




Mr and Mrs J S Garnon 


Mr and Mrs R Gillespie SAC 1976 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs T W Gillis SAC 1980 Current Parent 






Mr and Mrs B G Grisaffe 

Past Parent 



Mr P C Hall and Ms D W Litherland 


Mrs S P Harrison 


Mr and Mrs M G Heath 










Mr B Kennedy and Mrs L Arthur 


Mr and Mrs P M H Kewin SAC 1983 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs A Kyriazis 


Mr L B S Lee 





Mr J Lin and Mrs S Huang 


Mr I R Markley and Ms B M Doherty 



Mr N McCarthy and Ms S J Vincent 


Mr and Mrs J M McFadden SAC 1986 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs A S McNally 


Mrs L F Meagher 

Past Parent 

Dr and Dr A E Mechtler 


Dr P Mol and Mrs J Raheb-Mol 


Mr and Mrs P Nicolaou 


Mr and Mrs N D O'Shea 












Mr and Mrs T Shatek 


Mr G Tafft and Mrs P Robinson-Tafft SAC 1987 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs A Vlachos 


Mrs I Voyage and Mr E Angelucci 


Mr and Mrs P T Wallace 



Mr P Whittingham and Ms R Dorter 


Mr S Wong and Ms T Chan 


Mr and Mrs D J Xenos 


2010 Year 12 Library Appeal Donors 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G R Andrew 

Past Parent 

Dr R Baber and Mrs M C Duncan 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S Bradley 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R D Byrne 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs C S Caccamo 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 


Past Parent 


Past Parent 


Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Mrs K de Waal and Mr R A de Waal 

Past Parent 

Mrs A Devaraj and Mr B Devaraj 

Past Parent 


Mr and Mrs T J Doolan 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 



Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J Fuentes 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S J Gageler 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R Gilchrist 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P A Hammerton 

Past Parent 

Ms J A Hewett and Mr V P Ruehl 

Past Parent 

Ms B V Hornas and Mr M S Wilson 

Past Parent 

Mrs D Hrdina and Mr J Hrdina 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs N Joannides 

Past Parent 

Ms A Jones and Mr G Jones 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R Kassabian 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs W Lam 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G J Malouf 

Past Parent 

Mrs C Mastroianni and Dr A Mastroianni 

Past Parent 


Mr and Mrs B J Mortimer 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D G Mulcahy 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs B A Nettleton 

Past Parent 

Mr A J Paterson and Ms P Leonard 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M D Patterson SAC 1979 Past Parent 

Ms E A Pemberton and Dr A G Pemberton Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs N Pezikian 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Dr and Mrs B A Pirola 

Past Parent 

Mrs A Quattroville and Mr P J Quattroville Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S J Renshaw 

Past Parent 

Dr and Mrs R Sahagian 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D R Siow 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 


Mr M E Tooth and Mrs N R Hodson-Tooth Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J F Viney 

Past Parent 

Mr C J Walsh and Mrs S L Odorisio 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs C Yee Joy 

Past Parent 

Class of 1985 Bursary Donors 

Mr and Mrs M V Antico SAC 1985 Current Parent 

Mr R Connery SAC 1985 

Mr and Mrs M Fuchs SAC 1985 

Mr and Mrs S Hallett SAC 1985 

Mr and Mrs M J Happ SAC 1985 

Mr and Mrs D Kissane SAC 1985 

Mr and Mrs T P McGowen SAC 1985 

Mr J Ross SAC 1985 

Mr and Mrs G Tracy SAC 1985 

Mr and Dr T Woodbury SAC 1985 

Masterplan Appeal Donors 

Mr E Angelucci and Mrs I Voyage 


Anonymous 

Mr P A Baumgart SAC 1986 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs R N Brennan 


Dr and Mrs G M Buckley 

Past Parent 

Dr M M Bullen SAC 1972 

Mr and Mrs R Chen-Chow 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G J Cowley SAC 1956 

Mr M Cujes 


Mr and Mrs C Dinh 


Dr and Mrs P J Dunkin 






Mr J Esman and Ms K A Raskob 






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Mrs K Fitzgerald 


Anonymous 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Ms A Gillett OAM 


Ms H Heng 




Mrs S Hiscoe 




Mr and Mrs E G Lapitan 


Mr L B S Lee 









Dr and Mrs I Mohan 


Mrs M A Molloy OAM 

Past Parent 



Mr C Perez and Mrs J Jabbour-Perez 




Mr and Mrs M Rogan 


Mr and Mrs D A Schmidt SAC 1984 Current Parent 



Mr and Mrs J Shek 

Past Parent 

Mr and Ms K N Smith 


Dr and Dr R M Sorial 


The Hon T J Studdert QC and Mrs J Studdert SAC 1952 

Mr and Mrs P W Stuntz 


Mr and Mrs R J Suffield 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs B P Tallentire SAC 1986 



Mr and Mrs A R Thomas 








Mr and Mrs L Vo 




Dr P P Youssef and Dr T Brama 

Past Parent 

School Building Fund Donors 



Mr and Mrs M M Abolakian 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs N J S Abram 


Mr and Mrs C J Adams 


Mr and Mrs A Alexandrou 


Mr and Mrs S P A Allen SAC 1987 Current Parent 

Ms A Al-Zahab 


Dr and Mrs P W Anderson 


Mr and Mrs A Anderson 


Mr and Mrs S Angelis 

Past Parent 

Mr E Angelucci and Mrs I Voyage 


Mr and Mrs M V Antico SAC 1985 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs R M Aprile SAC 1983 Current Parent 

Mr P J Arnold and Ms J M Southward 


Mr and Mrs A Ashcroft 


Mr and Mrs M Avanus 


Mr and Mrs E Badilescu-Buga 

Past Parent 

Mr G M Bain and Mrs S C Lobo-Bain 


Mr and Mrs J Barassi 


Dr M T Barnet and Ms J V Ryan 


Mr and Mrs J P Bartolotta 


Mr and Mrs S P Bartter 

Past Parent 

Mr A Baume and Mrs R Arthur 


Mr P A Baumgart SAC 1986 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs B G Begbie 


Mr and Mrs A R Bell 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R Benitez 


Mr and Mrs A P Bentley 

Past Parent 

Mr S Bhartiya and Mrs M D Souza 


Mr and Mrs J Biviano SAC 1989 Current Parent 

Mr A S Blair and Ms A Karibian 


Mr L D Blattmann and Ms B M McGree 

Past Parent 

Mrs J Blau 


Mr and Mrs A Blomfield 


Mr and Mrs T M Blythe 


Mr and Mrs S Bodie 


Mr and Mrs M G Boffa SAC 1982 Current Parent 

Mr and Ms B L Bonadeo 


Mr and Mrs M W Bongers 


Mr and Mrs M F Booth 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs T Borden 


Mr and Mrs B V Bourke 


Mr and Mrs A L Boyd 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J R P Boyle SAC 1987 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs S Bradley 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S T Branagan SAC 1977 Current Parent 

Ms A E Brassil 


Mr and Mrs R N Brennan 


Mr and Mrs P D Breslin 



Past Parent 


Mr and Mrs G M Browning 


Mr and Ms J T Bruce 


Mr and Mrs D R Buckley 


Mr J Buda and Ms K Lester 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 



Mr and Mrs C S Caccamo 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D J Caleo SAC 1981 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs L Cali 


Mr and Mrs P C Calov 


Mr and Mrs D M Carbone 

Past Parent 

Mr J Carmichael and Ms C Cox 


Mr and Mrs J Carroll 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J Carrozzi 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs K M Carter 


Dr and Mrs P M Carter 


Dr and Mrs M A Casey 


Mr and Ms B Cavalletto 


Mr T J Cavill and Ms A J Mirams SAC 1980 Current Parent 

Mr A J Chalk and Ms S M Singarayar SAC 1980 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs A P L Chalmers 


Mr R I Chambers and Ms G Y S Chan 


Dr and Mrs E S K Chan 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G R Chapple 


Dr and Mrs C Cheng 


Mr and Mrs P Chia 


Dr R M Chin 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs A Chin 


Mr and Mrs A Chow 



Past Parent 

Mr P A Christie and Ms M M Hardy 


Mr D J Clarke 


Mr and Mrs F N Cleghorn 


Mr and Ms M J Coleman 


Mr and Mrs P Colinares 


Mr and Mrs M J Colley 


Mr and Mrs M D Collins 


Dr and Mrs D Collins 


Mr and Mrs M J Collins 



Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D C Comerford 

Past Parent 

Mr Z Cong and Mrs A J Joyce 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M Conlon 





Mr M A Connaghan and Ms F M Tiver 


Mr and Mrs M Connaghan SAC 1983 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs J T Cooke 



Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P C Corkill 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P L Cornelius 



Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs A F Correa 


Mr and Mrs K F Cosgriff 


Mr and Mrs D P Courtenay 


Mr and Mrs K J Craft 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G B Cramp 


Mr and Mrs M J Craven 


Mr M J Crawford and Mrs C M Finlay SAC 1980 Current Parent 

Mr R D J Crawford and Ms A Gum Gee 


Mr S Cray and Mrs M Austin Cray 


Mr J R Crepaldi and Ms M C Milone 


Mr and Mrs L Crisanti 


Mr and Mrs M D Crocker 


Mr and Mrs G T Crosby 


Mr and Mrs A Crott SAC 1980 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs A D Crouch 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M S Crumpton 


Mr and Mrs P Cubelic 


Mr and Mrs C F Cunha 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R P Curulli 




Mr and Mrs A C Dainton 


Mr and Mrs M C Daly 


Mr and Mrs D Dang 


Mr and Mrs G D'Angelo 


Mr and Mrs T J Dardare 


Mr and Mrs P J Darwell SAC 1981 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs J C David 


Mr C W Davies and Mrs G Wong-Davies 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M J Dawson 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S J De Lorenzo SAC 1984 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs P de Mestre SAC 1981 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J D de Mestre SAC 1979 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M J De Vera 


Mr and Mrs R A de Waal SAC 1980 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs B D Dean 


Mr and Mrs D L Deetlefs 


Mr R A Delezio and Ms C Martin-Delezio 







Mr and Mrs M L Depangher 


Mr X H J Desdoigts and Ms F Coonan 


Mr and Mrs S P Dettre SAC 1974 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs L J Diamond 


Mr and Mrs I Diaz 

Past Parent 

Mr R Dick SC and Ms E Shiel 


Mr and Mrs M E Dirckze 


Mr and Mrs D G Dixon 


Mr and Mrs S J Dixon 


Mr A P Djafar and Ms J Halim 


Dr and Mrs T D'Netto 


Mr S Dong and Ms Y Ding 



Mr and Mrs T J Doolan 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J T Dougherty 


Mr and Mrs J J Doughty 

Past Parent 

Mr R R Doughty and Ms G A Collins 


Mr and Mrs P J Downs SAC 1987 Current Parent 

Mr P Doyle and Ms M Cassidy 


Mr and Mrs J M Doyle 


Ms M P Drewe 


Mr and Mrs W E Drysdale 


Mr and Mrs J E Ducklin 


Mr and Mrs J F Duffy 


Mr and Mrs G J Duggan 


Mrs M C Duncan and Dr R Baber 

Past Parent 

Dr and Mrs P J Dunkin 


Mr and Mrs T Dusevic 




Mr and Mrs R J Eaton 


Mr and Mrs D M Ebbs 




Mr and Mrs M F Edwards 

Past Parent 

Dr R Edwards and Mrs A M Brosnan 

Past Parent 

Mr J Elhindi and Ms J Mansour 



Past Parent 


Mr and Ms R P Emery 


Mr J Esman and Ms K A Raskob 



Mr and Mrs P A Evans 


Mr and Dr F Fadhil 


Mr M Fane and Ms L Spencer 




Mr A A Farley and Ms V Scarf 


Mr and Mrs A Farmakis 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs L H Fay SAC 1972 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs D B Feltham 


Mr Fernie and Mrs Maxwell 


Mr and Mrs P D Fernley 


Mr and Mrs J Ferragina 


Mr and Mrs A R Fikkers 


Mr and Mrs S F Finegan 


Mr and Mrs S R Finniecome 


Dr and Dr J R Fisher 


Mr and Mrs S A Fittler 



Past Parent 

Mr S Flanigan and Ms V McGrath 


Mr and Mrs M K Foldi 


Mr and Mrs S Foo 


Mr and Mrs N J Forster 


Dr and Mrs M P France 


Mr and Mrs M B Fraser SAC 1974 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs D J Fraser 




Mr and Mrs M J French SAC 1985 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs J Fuentes 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs C P Gall 


Mr and Mrs P Gallart 

Past Parent 

Mr D Z L Gao and Ms L H P Gu 


Mr and Mrs J S Garnon 


Mr A Ghosh and Ms M Zoljalali 


Mr and Mrs N Giannini 


Mr and Mrs R L Giannone 


Mr and Mrs P J Gibson 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R Gilchrist 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R Gillespie SAC 1976 Current Parent 



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Mr and Mrs M J Gillis SAC 1979 Past Parent 



Mr M J Gillon SAC 1978 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs P J Gilroy 


Mr and Mrs J D Goode 


Mr and Mrs M J Goodman 


Mr and Mrs E J O Gorga 


Mr and Mrs D F Gorman 


Mr P D Grace and Ms A G Pearman 


Mr and Mrs R A Graham 


Mr and Mrs J B Grant 


Mr and Mrs I D Gray 


Mr and Mrs S A Gregg 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R Greves 


Mr and Mrs T M Griffiths 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs B G Grisaffe 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R M Gyoery 


Mr and Mrs M J Hade 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G Hajjar 

Past Parent 



Mr P C Hall and Ms D W Litherland 


Mr and Mrs E J Halliday 


Mr M G Hand and Ms R Stanley 




Mr and Mrs C A Hansson 


Assoc Prof J L Harkness and Dr C M Whyte Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs P Harper 


Dr and Mrs R A Harris 


Dr and Dr R D Harris SAC 1984 Past Parent 

Mrs S P Harrison 


Mr and Mrs M W Harte 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R L Harvey 


Mr and Mrs A F Haworth 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs B L Hayes 


Mr and Mrs J E Hayes 


Mr J D Hayes and Ms J O'Meara Hayes 


Mr and Mrs D R Haywood 


Mr and Mrs M G Heath 


Mr and Mrs B J Heddle 


Mrs L S Hennessy 




Mr and Mrs J R Hesketh 


Capt and Mrs M J Hickey SAC 1981 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs S C Hickey SAC 1984 Current Parent 

Mr G J Hickey and Ms T S O'Donoghue 


Mr I Ho and Mrs D Tcheng-Ho 


Mr and Mrs C F Hodgson 








Mr and Mrs D Huang 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M L Hudson 




Mr and Mrs P J Humphreys 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M J Humphreys 


Mr and Mrs M P Hundleby 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G Hunt 


Mr and Mrs T Ibrahim 

Past Parent 



Mr and Mrs R Ingui 


Mr and Mrs P A Irving 


Mr and Mrs R A D Jackson 


Mr and Ms J P Jacobs 


Dr and Mrs W J Jammal 


Mr and Mrs A I Jansson 


Mr J V Jeffery and Mrs C De Villecourt 



Mr and Mrs L Jeyaraj 


Mr and Mrs M P Johnston 

Past Parent 

Mr and Ms G Jones 

Past Parent 

Mr A Jones 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs F Jordan 


Mr A G Jordan and Ms A F Repton 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs A E Jullienne 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S Kafes 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J B Kain 


Mr and Mrs K Kander 


Dr and Mrs P J Kavalamthara 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs C W Kavanagh 


Mr and Mrs J O Kayik 


Dr D T Kell and Mrs K M Jamieson-Kell 


Mr and Mrs P Kellick 


Mr and Mrs D J C Kells 


Mrs L M Kelly 

Past Parent 

Mr R Kelly and Dr M Byrne 

Past Parent 

Mr P I Kemsley and Ms M M Kerbage 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S Keniry 

Past Parent 

Mr B Kennedy and Mrs L Arthur 


Mr and Mrs A D Kennedy SAC 1969 Past Parent 

S T Kennedy 


Mr and Mrs P M H Kewin SAC 1983 Current Parent 

Ms D Kidger 


Mr and Mrs S Kim 


Mr and Mrs J G King 


Mr and Mrs P J Kingston 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R Klaric 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P Knoblanche 


Dr and Mrs A J Knox 


Dr and Dr M P Kohout SAC 1980 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs E B Korhonen 


Ms I Kotchetkova 


Mr and Mrs R Krslovic 


Mr F Kunc SC, KHS and Ms F J Rourke 


Mr and Mrs W Kwan 


Mr K Kwon and Mrs M Lim 


Mr and Mrs M Lalic 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S J Lalor 


Mr and Mrs W Lam 

Past Parent 

Dr and Dr A Lam 

Past Parent 

Miss J Landon 


Mr and Mrs E G Lapitan 


Mr and Mrs P J Larbalestier 


Mr P J Latham and Ms S M Leahy 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R Latimer 


Mr and Mrs P Lau 


Mr and Mrs I M Lauder 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs W J Laukka 


Mr and Mrs A M Lavan SAC 1970 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs B Lawrence 


Mr A F Lawson and Ms M A Eckersley 


Dr and Mrs D L Lee SAC 1987 Current Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S H Lee 


Mr L B S Lee 


Mr and Mrs P J Lee 


Mr and Mrs K A Leighton 


Mr M Lennon and Mrs N O'Leary 


Mr and Mrs T Leung 




Mr and Mrs S D Lewis 


Mr and Mrs T R Lewis 


Mr H Li and Ms F L Zhou 








Mr J Lin and Mrs S Huang 


Mr M S Lindsay and Dr J E Daly SAC 1978 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs W Linsao 


Mr and Dr D M Livingstone SAC 1980 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs T M G Long SAC 1983 Current Parent 



Mr and Mrs P J Loughnan 



Past Parent 

Miss T Lowe 

Past Parent 

Prof and Mrs D B Lowe 




Mr I W Lynch APM and Mrs D A Lynch SAC 1978 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs P C Lynch 


Mr and Mrs N Macken SAC 1974 Current Parent 

Mr A G MacMahon and Mrs A M Stacey-MacMahon Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs G F Maher 


Mr and Mrs M Mahoney 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs C Mak 


Mr and Mrs M B Makin 


Mr C J Manion and Mrs C M Logan 


Mr and Mrs O Mann 


Mr and Mrs E Marchione 


Mr I R Markley and Ms B M Doherty 




Mr G J Masters and Dr N Bolzan 

Past Parent 

Mr J F Mastrangelo Jr and Mrs L Mastrangelo Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs G J Matthews 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G P May 



Mr and Mrs M J McCann 


Mr and Mrs M J McCarthy 


Mr N McCarthy and Ms S J Vincent 


Mr and Mrs M McClatchey 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P McClintock 



Mr S D McDonagh and Ms E M Tydd 




Mr and Mrs J M McFadden SAC 1986 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs A J McGloin 


Mr P A McGrath and Ms M L Hardeman 


Mr and Mrs P F McGraw 


Mrs C McHugh - Hookway 


Mr and Ms J R McKenzie 


Mr and Mrs J T McKeon 


Mrs L McLean and Mr J Moses 


Mr and Mrs M A McLellan 


Mr and Mrs M G McLennan SAC 1991 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs P J McNab 

Past Parent 

Dr G R McNally and Dr S Lynch 





Ms M J McVeigh 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M A Meagher 

Past Parent 

Dr and Dr A E Mechtler 


Mr and Mrs M J Mendezona 


Mr and Mrs P Menzagopian 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S Miller 


Mr and Mrs S P Mitchell SAC 1985 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs G J Mitchell 


Ms M Moffitt 


Dr and Mrs I Mohan 


Mr and Mrs D Moiso 


Dr P Mol and J Raheb-Mol 


Mr and Ms G R Molloy 


The Hon and Mrs T D Monckton 

Past Parent 

Mrs C M Montgomery 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P J Moore SAC 1983 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R B Moran 


Dr and Mrs G Morel 


Dr and Dr G J Morgan 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J G Morgan 


Mr and Mrs M S Morgan SAC 1973 Past Parent 

Mrs N Morgans 


Mr and Dr G P Morrison SAC 1978 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs B J Mortimer 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs B Moscaritolo 


Mr P G Mouatt and Ms T Daly 


Mr and Mrs T E Moult 


Dr and Mrs R W Mowbray 


Mr and Mrs W Mueller 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D G Mulcahy 

Past Parent 



Mr and Mrs H Munoz 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R Murphy 


Mr and Mrs D P Murphy 


Dr and Mrs G M Murray SAC 1974 Current Parent 


Past Parent 



Mr and Mrs E K Mytkowski 


Mr and Mrs R L Neely 


Mr and Mrs B A Nettleton 

Past Parent 

Mr V Nguyen and Mrs K Pham 


Dr and Mrs G M Nicholson 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P Nicolaou 




Mr and Mrs M C Nissen SAC 1983 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs P Noble 


Mr and Mrs B C Noonan 

Past Parent 

Mr J A Nowlan and Ms G L Gardner 


Mr and Mrs P W O'Brien 


Mr and Mrs M J O'Donnell 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J E O'Farrell 


Mr A O'Grady and Mrs C McShane 

Past Parent 

Mr W O'Mara and Ms L J Booth 


Mr and Mrs M H O'Neill 


Mr and Mrs S C Orchard 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs K O'Sullivan 


Mrs E M O'Toole 




Mr D Owens 

Past Parent 





Mr and Mrs A Park 


Mr P S Parker and Mrs C M Kennedy-Parker Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs D J Parker 


Mr and Mrs T E Parker 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M L Pastega 

Past Parent 



Mr and Mrs A W Paton 


Mrs C Patterson and Mr M D Patterson 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M S Payne 

Past Parent 



Mr N C Peiris and Ms D A Turrin SAC 1979 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs R J Pelletier SAC 1968 Past Parent 

Dr and Ms A G Pemberton 

Past Parent 



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Mr and Mrs M Peric 




Mr and Mrs S G Perks 


Mr and Mrs F Peronace 


Dr and Mrs R D Perry 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs V C Pham 


Mr and Mrs J M Pigott 

Past Parent 

Dr and Mrs B A Pirola 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M J Pittman SAC 1979 Current Parent 

Ms M Pitton 


Mr and Mrs L J J Playoust SAC 1983 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs G J Pointing 


Mr and Mrs M C Pollack SAC 1980 Current Parent 

Mr and Dr C R Potter 


Mr and Mrs M Price 


Mr and Mrs F Pucci 


Mrs F A Quaglia and Mr R Lee 


Mr and Mrs P J Quattroville 

Past Parent 


Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs A B Raeside 


Mr and Mrs P M Rafferty 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs A J Rahme SAC 1981 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs D Rahme 


Mr S R Raisin 


Mr and Mrs A Reisch SAC 1988 Current Parent 

Mrs J Rejc-Droga and Mr D P J Pallos 


Mr and Mrs S J Renshaw 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs R J Reynolds 


Mr and Mrs S Richardson 




Dr and Dr L J Ridley SAC 1984 Current Parent 



Mr and Mrs P J Roberts 

Past Parent 

Dr G H Romans 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs C T Rowbotham SAC 1971 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S J Rubic 

Past Parent 

Mr V P Ruehl and Ms J A Hewett 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs M Rundle 


Mr and Mrs S J Rush SAC 1985 Current Parent 



Mr and Mrs S G Russo 


Ms A Rustamzadeh 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G W Ryan 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J F Ryan SAC 1982 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs P A Ryan SAC 1977 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs P T Ryan 


Mr A T S Ryrie and Ms S M Sherwood 


Mr and Mrs P J Sammut 


Mr C J Sanderson and Ms M C Paul 


Mr U S Santopaolo and Ms M Lang 


Mr and Mrs H Sarkissian 


Mr and Mrs B A Sato 


Mr and Mrs R J P Sauerman 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P L D Scicluna 


Mr and Mrs B J Scott 


Mr C Scott and Ms J C Ryan 




Mr and Mrs P A Sheldon 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs L D G Sheldon 


Col M Shephard CSC and Mrs H Shephard 

SAC 1981 Past Parent 

Mr P Shmigel 

Past Parent 

Mr H K Siew and Ms S F Johnson 


Mr and Mrs G M Simmonds 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs S Sims 


Mr and Mrs S G Sinclair 





Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs I E Skinner 


Mr and Mrs A Sleiman 


Mr and Mrs P M Small SAC 1979 Current Parent 

Mr and Ms K N Smith 


Mr K G Smith and Mrs L M Wallwork 


Mr and Mrs G A Smith 


Mr and Mrs J S Smith 


Mr and Mrs J Soerjoko 


Mr G D Sommers and Ms J B Fahey 


Dr and Dr R M Sorial 


Mr P Sotiriou SAC 1968 Past Parent 

Mr R J Spano SAC 1978 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs E D Spooner 


Mr and Mrs D S Stanton 


Mr and Mrs C J Stephenson 

Past Parent 

Mr D Stewart and Ms F O'Loughlin 


Mr and Mrs H Stilin 


Mr and Mrs J H Stretch 

Past Parent 

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Mr G J Sturt and Ms M M Stewart 


Mr and Mrs M G Stylianakis 


Mr and Mrs R J Suffield 

Past Parent 

Mr and Ms M J Sullivan 


Mr A M Sunderland and Ms J M O'Keefe 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G Surman 


Ms A J Swann 


Mr G Tafft and Ms P Robinson-Tafft SAC 1987 Current Parent 



Mr S Tandjung and Mrs J Wijono 


Mr and Mrs M Tarlinton 


Mr S C Taylor and Ms L M O'Brien 


Dr and Mrs D A Taylor 


Mr and Mrs A Tcharlassian 


Mr and Dr F Telan 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs B Testa 


Mr and Mrs C D Thomas 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs C Thomas 


Mr and Mrs M S Thomson 


Mr and Mrs P L Thorne 



Mr and Mrs P B Tonkin 


Mr R W Townsend and Mrs C Hasegawa 


Mr A W Tracy SAC 1981 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs S D Tracy SAC 1980 Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs P L Trevaskis 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs G C Trigg SAC 1982 Current Parent 



Mr P J Tully 

Past Parent 



Mr and Mrs J M Tweedie 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs J van Deventer 


Mr and Mrs P W van Dongen 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs N Velcic 


Mr and Mrs R Vella 


Mr and Mrs P J Verschuer 


Mr I D Vickovich and Mrs A Nicholl 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs A Villanueva 






Mr and Mrs A M Vozzo 


Mr and Mrs M A Vrisakis 


Mr and Mrs M Wachnik 


Mr W G Wade and Ms P McCarthy 


Mr and Mrs P G Walburn 


Mr and Mrs M J Walcott 




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Mr and Mrs P J Walden 

Past Parent 



Mr and Ms D Walker 


Mr and Mrs P T Wallace 


Mr C J Walsh and Mrs S L Odorisio 

Past Parent 

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Mr and Mrs M S Walsh 





Mr and Mrs D J Weiss 


Mr and Mrs A D Wells 


Westpac Banking Corp 


Mr and Mrs B E Whelan 


Mr and Mrs S J Whiston 


Mr L A White and Mrs C E Allibone-White Current Parent 

Mr C J White and Ms S Nobles 

Past Parent 

Mr P Whittingham and Ms R Dorter 


Mr and Mrs C Whittle SAC 1979 Current Parent 

Mr M A Wigney SC and Mrs S A Wigney 


Mr and Mrs P J Wilkinson SAC 1979 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs S A Williams 


Mr and Mrs R H Williams 


Mr and Mrs M Willock SAC 1983 Current Parent 

Mr M Willson and Ms J V Archer SAC 1979 Current Parent 

Mr M A Witts and Mrs G A Blohm-Witts 


Mr and Mrs E J Wolohan 


Mr S Wong and Ms T Chan 


Mrs L S Wood 

Past Parent 

Mr and Mrs C A Worrall 


Mr and Mrs P G Wright 


Mr and Mrs D J Xenos 


Mr X Xiao and Ms W Y Guan 


Mr A T E Yap and Ms L Yulisna SAC 1987 Current Parent 

Mr and Mrs C Yee Joy 

Past Parent 

Mr G Young and Mrs C A Knox 

Past Parent 



Dr P P Youssef and Dr T Brama 

Past Parent 

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HSC 

2010 Higher School Certificate 

Report 

The Class of 2010 have received an exceptional set 

of results in the Higher School Certificate (HSC). One 

of the easiest points of comparison in performance 

is the number of students in the Merit List. The College 

received 275 mentions in the Merit List, an excellent result 

maintaining the strong results of recent years. This is an 

outstanding result by a group of hard working students who 

have participated fully in the religious, cultural, sporting and 

service life of the College. 

There were a number of highlights: 

• Three students achieved the maximum Australian 

Tertiary Admission Ranking (ATAR) rank of 99.95: 

Daniel Farinha, Sam Murray and James Diaz. This 

is the equivalent to 100 in the old scale. This is a 

phenomenal result for these students. Their results meant 

that all three were named as Dux of the College for 

2010, the first time in the 132 year history of the school 

we have had three students share this honour. 

• 53% of students achieved an ATAR rank of 90 or better 

with the median score being 91 – the State average 

was 10% over 90. 

• We had 10 students in Top Achievers list including 

Daniel Farinha who was placed first in state in two 

subjects. This is significantly more than any previous year 

that these results have been published. Further Giancarlo 

Puglisi was placed first in the state in Italian Continuers, 

which he undertook through The Saturday School of 

Community Languages. 

• 13 Students in All-Rounders Achievers List. 

• A record number of nominations and placements in HSC 

Showcases and Exhibitions. 

Perhaps the best comparison can be made to past HSC 

performance by the College: 

Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

Total students 124 109 144 134 145 145 142 151 

Distinguished 

Achievers 

134 83 131 165 198 258 236 275 

A close reading of all the results indicates that the 

results across the board were strong. This trend has been a 

pleasing feature of results in recent years. Too often results 

can be measured by only looking at the top students. There 

has been a pleasing improvement in the performance of 

students of all abilities reflecting in stronger means and the 

continued lack of a ‘tail’ in our results. 

The following tables reflects strong results across the top 

bands which fewer students outside the top 2 bands. In 

2010 we had the highest proportion of students in the top 2 

bands for both 2 unit (78.7%) and extension subjects (99%). 

Band Results for all 2 unit courses* 

Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 

Band 6 162 (21.2%) 209 (28%) 194 (26.6%) 223 (28.7%) 

Band 5 343 (45%) 308 (41%) 337 (46.2%) 388 (50%) 

Band 4 217 (28.5%) 193 (26%) 160 (22%) 141 (18.1%) 

Band 3 34 (4.46%) 31 (4%) 38 (5%) 25 (3.2%) 

Band 2 6 (0.79%) 8 (1%) 1 0 

Band 1 0 0 0 0 

(2010: Total of 777 individual student results in 2 Unit 

courses, including 1 unit Studies of Religion) 

Band Results for all Extension courses* 

Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 

Band 4 36 (40%) 49 (47%) 42 (43.3%) 52 (50%) 

Band 3 49 (54%) 48 (46%) 53 (51.5%) 51 (49%) 

Band 2 5 (5.5%) 7 (6%) 1 1 

Band 1 0 1 1 0 

(2010: Total of 104 individual student results in Extension 

courses) 

All-Rounders 

There were 13 students named in the Premier’s All-rounders 

list. These students scored 90 or better in 10 units. They 

were: Nicholas Cordi, Michael de Gail, William De Waal, 

James Diaz, Daniel Farinha, Chris Joannides, J Juwana, 

Daniel Malouf, Sam Murray, Giancarlo Puglisi, Jeremy 

Siow, Lachlan Viney and Peter Walsh. 

Top Achievers 

This is an area of continued improvement. Of particular 

note were: 

Latin: 

• Daniel Farinha was placed first in the state in both 

Latin Continuers (100%) and Latin Extension (50/50) 

courses. 

• Sam Murray also achieved excellent results obtaining 

98% in Latin Continuers and 50/50 in Extension Latin 

being placed second in the state in this course. 

Music: 

Two students received full marks in this course. Alex 

Sahagian and Jeremy Siow both scored 50/50 in this 

demanding course. Alex Sahagian was placed 5th in the 

state. 

Ancient History: 

Sam Murray was placed 7th in the state. 



HSC (cont'd) 

Extension History: 

Sam Murray scored full marks in this course and was 

placed 9th in the state. 

English Standard: 

The pleasing results in this course achieved in 2009 were 

repeated in 2010. Nicholas Aboud was placed 13th in 

the state and Nathaniel Pemberton was ranked 19th. 

Extension 2 English: 

Peter Walsh achieved full marks being ranked second in 

the state. 

Italian Continuers: 

Giancarlo Puglisi was placed first in the state in Italian 

Continuers. 

Japanese Continuers: 

James Diaz was placed 5th in the state. 

ATAR calculations: 

• Three students achieved maximum ATAR rank of 99.95 

• 8 students achieved ATAR above 99. A few others 

missed by the smallest of margins, with 43 students 

scoring between 95 and 99. 

• 80 boys received an ATAR’s over 90 – 53% of the 

cohort in the top 10% in the state. 

• The median ATAR was 91. Our highest in recent history. 

The state median was 69.8. 

Creative Arts: 

Like 2009 the class of 2010 has had a significant number 

of students selected to display/perform in the varying 

showcases for HSC creative arts courses. This reinforces 

the healthy state of Creative Arts at St Aloysius’ College 

and the important place it plays in the religious, cultural and 

academic life of the College. 

Visual Arts: 

8 students have had their major artworks nominated 

for ArtExpress 2011. They were: Dominic Byrne, 

Mitchell Hockey, Matthew Jones, James Lauder, Joel 

Martorana, Harrison McLean, Gerard Size and William 

Stephenson. 

Of these 5 were finally selected for inclusion in ArtExpress 

2011: 

• Dominic Byrne Illusions of Grandeur: A Retrospect into 

the Golden Age of Portraiture (The Armoury, Sydney 

Olympic Park) 

• Mitchell Hockey Lost Toys: Imaginative Ideas Waiting to 

be Collected (The Rocks Sydney, Shoalhaven City Arts 

Centre) 

• James Lauder Totems: Longing for closeness to nature 

(The Armoury, Sydney Olympic Park) 

• Joel Martorana Masked (The Art Gallery of New South 

Wales, New England Regional Art Museum) 

• Gerard Size Fabricate Relics (The Rocks Sydney, 

Shoalhaven City Arts Centre, Western Plains Cultural 

Centre Dubbo Regional Gallery) 

The overall results in Visual Arts reflect the quality of work 

the boys produced. All students were placed in the top 2 

bands with 51% achieving a band 6. 

Music: 

Jeremy Siow and Alex Sahagian were nominated to 

perform in Encore, a selection of exemplary performances 

from HSC students. 

Drama: 

Adam Ibrahim, Sean O’Grady, Nathanial Pemberton and 

Vincent Power were selected for OnStage to present their 

group performance entitled Welcome to Australia. Also 

Nathaniel Pemberton was nominated for his Individual 

performance, Seeking Wild. Over half the students (55%) 

achieved a band 6 result. 

Faculty Highlights 

English: 

The results in all courses were particularly pleasing. 

Standard English has a mean 13 above the state and two 

boys in the Top Achievers List. 45% of Advanced English 

students achieved a Band 6. In Extension English 73% of 

students were placed in the top band. Peter Walsh was 

placed 2nd in the state in Extension 2 English. These results 

continue on the outstanding work of the English faculty. 

Economics: 

The continued strength of Economics was again evident 

with 36% of students achieving a band 6 result. 

Mathematics: 

Like English strong results were achieved in all courses. 

General Mathematics had a mean 13.39 above the 

state with 81% of students in top 2 bands. In the (2 Unit) 

Mathematics course 45% achieved a band 6. The results in 

both Extension 1 (43% in top band) and Extension 2 (54%) 

in top band were outstanding. 

History: 

Pleasing results were obtained in both Modern and Ancient 

History. The results in Extension History were outstanding 

with 50% of candidature achieving a top band and all 

students being placed in top 2 bands. The mean was nearly 

14% above the state average. 

PDHPE: 

Over half the students (53%) in this course achieved a band 

6. The consistently strong results reflect the hard work of 

teachers and students. 

Studies of Religion: 

Pleasing results were obtained in both the 1 Unit and 2 Unit 

courses. In 2 Unit SOR 96% of students were placed in the 

top 2 bands. 

LOTE (Languages Other Than English): 

Excellent results were achieved; especially in Latin and 

Japanese. Daniel Farinha and Sam Murray excelled in Latin 

and James Diaz was placed 5th in the state in Japanese. 

General Comments: 

There has been continued improvement in HSC results, 

from a strong base in recent years. By a number of 



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measures these results are as good as or better than any 

in recent history. One pleasing aspect is that results have 

improved for all students, not just one group (e.g. top, 

middle etc). 

At the same time the College is building upon success 

in extracurricular activities as well as engaging students 

in service programmes and cultural activities. Academic 

achievement is highly valued at the College, but is not 

pursued to the exclusion of the broader ethos and mission 

of the College. We are proud of these young men and 

believe they will contribute significantly to our community in 

years to come. 

A full copy of the 2010 HSC Report, including statistical 

breakdown of each subject, can be downloaded from the 

College website – www.staloysius.nsw.edu.au 

Mr Neville Williams 

Director of Curriculum 

from the deputy principal 

Induction and Welcome for New 

Teaching Staff 

We welcome the following new staff to St Aloysius’ 

College for 2011 and look forward to their 

involvement in this collective endeavour of 

Ignatian Education. 

Ms Kate Agnew Teacher, Junior School Homeroom 

Ms Serena Ahern Head of Library Services 

Mrs Melissa Cooke Laboratory Assistant 

Mr Greg Duggan Head of Economics 

Fr Peter Hosking SJ Rector 

Martha Itzcovitz Teacher Librarian 

Ms Lee Liao 

Teacher, Science 

Mr Wayne McGee Laboratory Assistant 

Mr Gary McGinnis PDHPE and Director of Football 

Miss Xavier McKenzie Teacher, History 

Mr Michael Portelli Teacher, Religious Education 

Mr Geoffrey Schneider Teacher, English/History 

Ms Carmel Shepherd Teacher, Religious Education 

Mrs Angela Walters Teacher, Economics & Year 7 

Ms Virginia Cobb Teacher, Junior School Homeroom 

Ms Maryan Wills Archivist 

It is said that maintaining and developing the Jesuit 

identity of our school depends on the careful selection of 

such people as these new teachers and on a programme 

of appropriate formation in the Ignatian Charism and 

pedagogy for them. Their induction programme covers not 

only the administrivia of commencing in a new workplace, 

but more significantly an understanding of the distinctive 

quality and nature of our tradition. New staff are led 

through an interpretation of what we understand of Jesuit 

Schools in the Ignatian tradition; namely, to 

Seek and to find God in the experiences of our 

everyday life. 

Be involved in a conversation, between God and 

ourselves. 

Desire to do the will of Christ and in our actions bring 

His Kingdom alive. 

Be witnesses to charity and service in helping and 

working for others. 

The process of 

formation for new teachers 

commences with this 

induction and continues 

with days of reflection 

throughout the year. Staff 

are given insights to the 

story and life of Ignatius, 

his spirituality and the 

legacy of his formation of 

the Jesuits in Schools, as 

well as an introduction to 

the meditations and prayer 

experiences of Ignatius. 

New parents too participate in a similar process of 

formation when commencing at St Aloysius’ College, 

through the Parent Ignatian Evenings. Using a variety of 

information and media, we enable new members of our 

school community to access our faith story and its heritage. 

So far we have had the first part of a two evening induction 

for parents in each year group. 

The two-evening presentation for parents mirrors the 

programme for staff induction and what is also presented 

for Year 7 students through their Religious Education 

classes in Term One where they study School and 

Church Communities such as their own context. It is this 

emphasis on bringing people ‘into the fold’ as it were that 

provides for a more informed and better equipped school 

community. 

Jesuit schools today seek to sustain a tradition which has 

honed many to be fine instruments of God in the service 

of others; men and women of contemplation, competence, 

compassion and commitment. 

We wish all our new staff, parents and boys every 

encouragement as they settle into the Aloysius community 

and look forward to a prosperous collaboration and 

contribution for many years to come. 

Mr Sam Di Sano 

Deputy College Principal 



from the deputy principal 

Fr Joseph Dalton SJ 

The cover of the 

2011 Student Diary 

shows an image of Fr 

Joseph Dalton SJ. The new 

building adjacent Wyalla 

is now officially opened 

and in use, having been 

named after the Founding 

Father of the College, Fr 

Joseph Dalton SJ, and 

the complex is called 

Dalton Hall. With thanks 

to the former Rector of 

the College, Fr Ross Jones 

SJ, here is a summary of 

his original posting about one of the true giants of Jesuit 

education here in Australia. 

Fr Joseph Dalton SJ was born at Waterford, Ireland, 

in 1817. After ordination, he was Rector of two Jesuit 

Colleges in Ireland and then sent to Australia, aged fifty, 

with two other Jesuits, as superior of the new Jesuit Mission 

to Australia, a year after it was established. 

The three Jesuits arrived in Melbourne to join two others 

already there in 1866. Fr Dalton was twelve years at St 

Patrick’s College, East Melbourne, and in his last year 

purchased seventy acres of land for the new Xavier College 

at Kew. He then moved to Sydney in 1879 amid much 

anti-Jesuit feeling. Even Archbishop Vaughan who had 

invited the Jesuits to Sydney, had misgivings. 

Nevertheless, Dalton came and purchased St Kilda 

House in Woolloomooloo (later to become St Aloysius’ 

College). He was Rector there one year before purchasing 

118 acres to establish St Ignatius’ College, Riverview. He 

had established two parishes in Melbourne and then the 

North Sydney parish, with numerous associated parochial 

schools. The only foundation of his which was to fail was 

St Aloysius’ College and Parish in Dunedin, New Zealand, 

which operated between 1878 and 1889. 

Fr Dalton remained at Riverview the rest of his life. 

Despite all those earlier misgivings and distrust of Jesuits, in 

his lifetime Dalton had become the friend and confidant of 

many. He died at Riverview in 1905, aged 87, and was 

buried from St Mary’s North Sydney. He was first interred 

at the Jesuit plot, Gore Hill, and then subsequently reburied 

in the Dalton Chapel at St Ignatius’ College. 

In summing up Fr Joseph Dalton, Old Aloysian Fr David 

Strong SJ (SAC 1955) writes in his Australian Dictionary of 

Jesuit Biography: 

Dalton was not an innovator in education, not a scholar 

or intellectual, but a simple, practical and courageous man 

with extraordinary strength. He founded four Colleges and 

gave them the traditional Jesuit character of the European 

model. He accepted existing standards of the educated 

Catholic gentleman, and communicated these to others. 

His spirituality was pious and practical; religious beliefs 

demanded application to real life. He was concerned for 

the real faith of Catholic students, their academic progress, 

and character development, keen that they be influential 

in the development of Australia. His educational views 

were religious and academic, hoping to provide what was 

necessary for the sound development of students. 

Mr Sam Di Sano 

Deputy College Principal 

What on 

earth 

are you 

doing for 

Christ’s 

sake? 

www.jesuit.org.au 



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AMDG 

“..Little did I know at the time of the enormous impact my days 

at St Aloysius’ College would have on the rest of my life. Though 

times were harder then, the enduring lessons learnt from the 

Jesuit Fathers and the lay staff and the deep bonds of friendship 

formed with my schoolmates have had a tremendously positive 

influence on my own, and on my family’s lives. 

This was St Aloysius’ gift to me and it is why I have chosen to 

remember the College in my estate. In this way I can create 

my own legacy by helping future generations of Aloysians to be 

educated and guided in the Jesuit tradition for many years after 

I have gone.” 

Words of an Old Boy of the College 

A gift to the St Aloysius’ College Foundation Limited in your Will is one way 

of ensuring that your memories of life at the College can be experienced 

by future generations of Aloysians. 

If you would like to find out how a gift in your Will will benefit future Aloysians, 

please contact the Director of Development, Mr Murray Happ (SAC 1985) 

on 02 9936 5561 or murray.happ@staloysius.nsw.edu.au

from the senior school 

The 600 JENESYS participants brought together at the final ceremony in Tokyo. 

Japanese Cultural Exchange 

As a participant of the 2010 Japanese-East Asia 

Network of Exchange for Students and Youth 

Scholarships Programme (JENESYS), I was given 

the opportunity to visit Japan through cultural exchange. 

JENESYS, was introduced in 2007 by former Japanese 

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose goal it was to create 

a strong solidarity amongst Asian countries by promoting 

mutual understanding through youth exchange within the 

region. For two weeks, 600 students, both those studying 

Japanese at school as well as non-speakers from Australia, 

New Zealand, Malaysia, The Philippines, Cambodia, 

Vietnam, India, Singapore and Laos travelled throughout the 

country and experienced Japanese culture through trips to 

various cultural sites as well as a home-stay with a Japanese 

family. With this, came the opportunity to make new 

friends where I established lifelong cross-cultural friendships 

from various countries. The home-stay 

experience, especially for one studying 

the Japanese language as I, was highly 

valuable as it meant the undertaking of 

daily conversation in Japanese which 

proved worthwhile in light of deciding 

to continue my study of the language 

for the future. 

Ultimately however, the JENESYS 

Programme helped me to establish 

a new network of friends outside of 

my schooling life and allowed me 

to appreciate the value of applying 

oneself to such opportunities. I thus 

highly recommend this programme for 

all students, studying Japanese or not, 

as it truly is a priceless experience I will 

never forget. 

One of the many JENESYS groups at the Hiroshima-heiwa-kinen-koen (Hiroshima Peace 

Memorial Park). 

Billy Hade 

Year 11 



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Report on the National Youth 

Science Forum Session C 

– January 2011 

My experience at the 2011 National Youth Science 

Forum (NYSF) was an amazing introduction to 

‘real world’ science. It provided an unparalleled 

opportunity for me to see science out of the classroom 

and to experience the cutting edge of Australian research 

science. The programme offered invaluable insights into the 

environment of modern science labs, the nature of research 

and the lifestyle of modern scientists, creating an amazing 

life experience. 

I was informed about the NYSF by Brendan Lim 

(SAC 2009) who has participated in the 2009 Forum. 

It took some time to find a supporting Rotary Club for my 

application, during which my Rotary District Chair was a 

great help to me, helping me to get in contact Neutral Bay 

Rotary Club, who generously supported me through the 

application process. The District Interview process required 

us to participate in two interviews and answer questions 

about our interests in science and our ability to work as part 

of a team, a vital skill for the NYSF experience. I was lucky 

enough to be chosen as one of 8 students from my Rotary 

District to attend Session C. 

The group of 150 students chosen from around Australia 

to be part of Session C of the NYSF travelled to Canberra 

on 17 January. I was lucky enough to have had the 

opportunity to billet three of the students who had travelled 

from Perth, arriving in Sydney the previous day. This was 

certainly a worthwhile experience, as it meant that even 

before the Forum started we had already established some 

friendships. We travelled by coach from Sydney’s Central 

Railway Station, and we were hosted by Burgmann College 

on campus at the Australian National University for the 13 

days of the forum. 

The programme was extremely well organised and 

packed full of activities. The activities were supervised and 

run by former NYSF attendees called Staffies as well as 

volunteers from local Rotary Clubs. The first aspect of the 

programme was the seminars and lectures, and there was 

a great deal of flexibility so that our particular scientific 

interests were catered for. I was in a group with a focus 

on theoretical physics, while other groups catered for a 

wide variety of other scientific interests. The second part 

of the programme included a wide range of social and 

networking activities. The planning, communication and 

supervision of the various activities was excellent. 

The most valuable part of the programme for me was 

the laboratory visits. Each one consisted of a small group 

of 14 travelling to such places as the Research Schools 

of Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and 

Institutes such as the NCI National Supercomputing Facility. 

While there we were often given guided tours of the labs 

in small groups of seven by the scientist who worked there, 

often PhD Students or Post-Doctorate researchers. This meant 

that we got to do a lot of one on one talking to them about 

their work, and their paths to working as scientists. Talking 

to them was inspiring, giving us invaluable insights into the 

operation of the academic science community, and also 

learning about the cutting edge of science research in their 

chosen fields. 

While on the Forum, we also attended seminars and 

lectures on a wide variety of other topics, including the art 

of communication and body language workshops. These 

allowed us to learn and practice practical skills such as 

public speaking, job applications and interview practice. 

They were also very informative about subjects including 

the structure and functioning of universities and their courses. 

The University Partner’s Day was particularly informative, as 

it involved major universities from around Australia giving 

us presentations on their courses, campuses and lifestyles, 

which will be invaluable information for when it comes time 

to pick preferences and courses after Year 12. 

The social aspect to the programme of the NYSF 

included events such as a Bush Dance, a Trivia Night and 

a Dress-up Disco, all of which were extremely well planned 

and a lot of fun. We were also given time every night 

to relax and socialise with the other students, which was 

only cut short by our strict ‘lights out’ time. The camp is a 

great place to form lasting friendships, and I am keeping 

in contact with many of the friends I made while attending. 

The NYSF was an amazing life experience, which was 

very educational, very inspiring and most of all great fun. 

I would recommend it to anyone who has the opportunity 

to attend as I feel I have gained a lot from my experience 

there. 

Matthew McEwen 

Year 12 



from the senior school (cont'd) 

Digitising Education 

The College acknowledges that the utilisation and 

effective management of portable digital devices is an 

increasingly important part of the academic and social 

development of all students. It is for this reason the College 

has invested in an iPad programme for students over the 

three Senior School years as a progression from the Year 

9 Laptop Programme. The College’s expectation is that: the 

utilisation of mobile technology, the College wide roll out 

of Smart-Boards and the development of digital curriculum 

content; will enhance the learning potential of all students. 

Year 10 iPads 

St Aloysius’ College is implementing a Year 10 iPad 

Programme in 2011. All Year 10 students have been 

issued with an iPad at the beginning of Term I for 

academic and personal use whilst at school and at home. 

Year 10 teachers have also been issued with an iPad and 

the teaching body are working hard to deliver more and 

more online content. Investigating appropriate E-Textbooks 

to replace hardcopy versions has become a curriculum 

focus throughout 2011. 

Year 9 Netbooks 

The Year 9 Netbooks programme continues on from 

its instigation in 2010. The College recognised that 

the movement from using pen and paper to the use 

of a personal mobile device was a significant cultural shift 

for many students. The use of the Year 9 Netbooks as a 

transition to the iPad platform in Year 10 has proved to 

be a great success. Students have come to grips with the 

advantages of instant access to information and the need 

for greater personal responsibility required when managing 

a personal digital device. 

In supporting these portable digital devices the College 

has moved all student mail to gmail services. This includes 

suite of Google apps (Google email, Google docs, 

Google calendars and Google sites). The College has also 

finished upgrading its wireless infrastructure to cover all 

campuses of the College. 

The College has undertaken the rewriting of the 

College’s intranet. The new intranet called Manresa will be 

the College’s internal communication tool. This intranet will 

host the College’s curriculum information, class pages, new 

forums and calendars for students and staff. This scheduled 

to be available in June. 

Mr Brett Houghton 

IT Manager 

Art Excursion 

On Friday, 18 February, the Year 10 Visual Art 

classes departed on an excursion to the Brett 

Whiteley Studio and the University of Sydney to 

study the representations of the human form, to sketch a 

series of drawings of nude models. During this time, an 

instructor taught us how to capture the figure and we quickly 

caught on to the basic sketching techniques. Using different 

media; like charcoal, graphite and pencil, we did several 

drawings of the male and female figure from different 

perspectives. In addition to our artworks, the art classes 

were given a tour of Brett Whiteley’s house, which has 

now been converted into the current studio. A selection of 

his work, including his sketchbooks and photographs were 

exhibited to us. This tour also revealed Whiteley’s private 

world through his personal memorabilia. One highlight was 

his wall of motivational quotes, which attracted the interest 

of many of the students. 

Year 10 at the Brett Whiteley Studio. 

Daniel McCreton and Vincent Tsang 

After a quick break, we were transported to the University 

of Sydney where we met at the Nicholson Museum where 

we viewed an exhibition called Exposed: Photography 

and the Classical Nude. This exhibition included 100 

photographs capturing the various interpretations of the 

classical nude. After a short tour, we were given some free 

time to look amongst the photographs, along with other 

historical exhibits. We then walked to another smaller 

museum where there was another exhibition. A tour guide 



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informed us about the history of the human form and some 

interpretations of the figure, including a variety of paintings 

and sculptures. Again, we were given time to look around 

the exhibition. 

All those present found the day to be rewarding and 

gave us a classical and modern view of art. 

Raymond Lui 

Year 10 

Since the dawn of man we have made attempts to 

represent the human form in imagery and in sculpture. 

From the cave paintings at Lascaux, to the Venus of 

Willendorf, from the Michelango's David to Picasso's Le 

Demoiselles D'Avignon, we have attempted to communicate 

something of the human condition through painting, 

drawing and sculpting representations of the figure. During 

Term I, our very own students have been engaged in that 

very same tradition in Western Art. 

As part of the Elective Visual Arts Coarse, Year 10 

students visited the Brett Whiteley Studios at Surry Hills. 

There, they completed a series of life drawing classes, 

gaining value experience and insights by experts in the 

field. Students will take the lessons learned on this trip and 

apply them directly to their work in class which will no 

doubt contribute to some exciting, highly refined art come 

exhibition time later in the year. 

Mr Vince Papa 

Head of Visual Arts 

Declan Wins Grand Prix 

Every year the Alliance Française de Sydney organises 

a variety of competitions for students studying French 

in Sydney. In Year 8, the boys entered in two 

competitions: the first being a profile page for an adolescent 

magazine about their mates (Salut les Copains: Je kiffe 

pour eux) and a Photostory about their suburb (Voici Mon 

Quartier). Declan Scott was among eighty Year 8 students 

from the College who participated in these activities. His 

contribution to the competition won him first prize in the 

categories that he entered which he collected at the prize 

giving ceremony at the Alliance Française itself. His efforts 

caught the eye and imagination of the judging panel who 

decided to award Declan the Grand Prix du Concours 

2010 (The overall winner of all the competitions done by 

all the students all over Sydney). He won a return trip to 

Noumea. 

The competitions organised by the Alliance Française 

de Sydney aim to give practical opportunities for French 

students to practice their language skills in an interesting 

and authentic manner. ‘The Alliance Française gives me a 

way to practice my French and be creative using a number 

of different mediums. I love French because it allows me to 

express my thoughts and feeling in a totally different way 

and learn about a fascinating culture,’ says Declan. 

Learning the sketching techniques of the human form. 



senior school sport 

Summer Review 

The College had a highly successful summer season in 

sport, especially at the Firsts level. The 1st IV Tennis 

and the 1st VII Waterpolo continued their wonderful 

form of previous seasons by both going through the season 

undefeated. The 1st XI Cricket lost only one game in 

the CAS season and were somewhat unlucky not to be 

premiers. The 1st VI Volleyball finished second in their 

competition. Our swim team excelled in the pool at all 

carnivals. A number of our students in various sports were 

selected at CAS level and above, including CIS, State and 

Australian representation. 

Basketball 

The 1st V, under Old Boy coach Dom Pelosi (SAC 2000), 

finished fourth in the CAS competition. The team won 

five CAS games but lost a couple of very close matches, 

including one on the buzzer to Knox Grammar School. 

The team could have easily finished higher on the table. 

With most of the team back next year, it augurs well for a 

very successful 2012 season. Still there were a number of 

highlights this year, including the 1st V recording a score 

of 123 points in their game against Waverley College. 

The team competed very well in both the Trinity Grammar 

School and Newington College tournaments, beating many 

GPS and CAS teams along the way. The Old Boys proved 

a little too strong in their annual match against the 1st V, 

which was held in the new Dalton Hall. In CAS selections, 

Fabian Krslovic (Year 10) was chosen in 1st V whilst Luke 

Spano (Year 12), Alex Perkins (Year 11) and Stefan Michael 

(Year 11) made the 2nd V. The 1st V finished fourth at the 

Australian Jesuit Schools Carnival, losing to St Ignatius’ 

College Riverview 60-61 in the playoff for third position. 

Both Fabian Krslovic (Year 10) and Alex Perkins (Year 11) 

were selected in the Australian Jesuit Schools Basketball 

Team. The 10As, 9As and 9Bs had very successful 

seasons with all teams recording six wins each in the CAS 

competition. Old Boys involved in coaching teams included 

Luke De Silva (SAC 2007), Alex Koumeralas (SAC 2007), 

Ivan Yau (SAC 2010), Tim Gould (SAC 2006), Callum 

Pendleton (SAC 2007), Matthew Jones (SAC 2010), 

Keiran Kishore (SAC 2009), Logan Grisaffe (SAC 2010), 

John Tracy (SAC 2010), Lachlan Thomas (SAC 2009), 

Conor Noone (SAC 2009), Ryan Cohn (SAC 2004) and 

Liam Andrew (SAC 2010). The sport was well administered 

by the College Sportsmaster and MIC Mr Sinclair Watson. 

return clash with Knox at Curagal Oval was eventually 

washed out with our 1st XI in a very strong winning 

position! In the match against Trinity Grammar School, 

the 1st XI scored a mammoth 403 runs at the College 

Oval. During the season, Captain Jordan Daly (Year 12) 

hit three centuries, including a 178 against Waverley 

College. Dom Thomson (Year 11) was also a prolific 

scorer, securing two centuries whilst Grant Jansson 

(Year 11), also was a century maker. All three boys 

along with Alec Cornelius (Year 12) were rewarded for 

their performances by being selected in the CAS 1st XI 

team. The team performed below expectations at the 

Australian Jesuit Schools Carnival, beating St Ignatius’ 

College Riverview only, in the playoff for third placing. 

Jordan Daly (Year 12), Luke Vevers (Year 11) and Dom 

Thomson (Year 11) were chosen at the Australian Jesuit 

Schools Cricket Team. Dom Thomson (Year 11) was also 

announced as Joint Player of the tournament. The 1st XI 

and 9As had convincing wins over the Shore School in 

mid-week competition in 20/20 matches. With nine of 

the 1st XI back next year, the 2012 team could easily 

go one step better and claim a CAS title. The 2nd 

XI experienced a solid season, finishing third in their 

unofficial competition. The 9As team had an outstanding 

season, losing only two CAS games and being the 

top team at their level. Old Boys involved in coaching 

included Tim Rowland (SAC 2009), Alex McLean (SAC 

2008), Felix Buddee (SAC 2009), Sam Levy (SAC 

2006), Harry Irving (SAC 2006), Alex Hammerton (SAC 

2006), Liam O’Hare (SAC 2009), Stuart Emanuel (SAC 

2010), John Stapleton (SAC 2009) and Charles Hipkin 

(SAC 2009) 

My thanks extend to Director of Cricket, Mr Peter 

De Silva and MIC Mr Paul Luchi for their direction and 

promotion of the game. 

Swimming 

The CAS Swimming Championships were held on 

Thursday 10 March at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic 

Centre, Homebush. Our swim team put in another strong 

Cricket 

The 1st XI had an outstanding season under staff 

member and coach Mr Andy Quinane, recording 

eight wins, losing only to Knox Grammar School in 

competition. In any other normal year, this would have 

been enough to win the premiership. However, the team 

had to settle for second placing behind the undefeated 

Knox Grammar School team. It was a great pity that the 

The Aloysius Army at the CAS Championships. 



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performance to finish fourth overall in the final point score. 

The team recorded eleven wins, three seconds and seven 

thirds. Matt Jepson (Year 11) established his eighth CAS 

record with his win in the 200 metres freestyle with a 

time of 1.55.84. Paul Sindone (Year 12) smashed the 

CAS record in the Open 50 breaststroke, swimming 

29.50. Many of the team produced personal bests. Team 

Captain Elliot Long (Year 12) won three individual events, 

Vice-Captain Paul Sindone (Year 12) won two events 

whilst Matt Jepson (Year 11) won all four individual events, 

including the Opens 400 metres. The College should very 

proud of the achievements of the swim team throughout 

the whole season. Equally impressive on the night was 

the magnificent support the swimmers received from our 

students in the grandstand. 

Placegetters at the CAS included 

First Place: Elliot Long (Year 12) (Opens 100 metre Freestyle 

Championship, Opens 200 metre Freestyle, 17s 50 metre 

Freestyle Championship and Opens Freestlye Relay), Matt 

Jepson (Year 11) (Opens 400 metre Freestyle, 17s 200 

metre Freestyle, 17s 100 metre Butterfly Championship, 

17s 100 metre Freestyle and Opens Freestyle Relay), 

Paul Sindone (Year 12) (Opens 50 metre Freestyle 

Championship, Opens 50 metre Breaststroke Division and 

Opens Freestyle Relay), Marcus Anderson (Year 12) (Opens 

Freestyle Relay) and Sean Thomson (Year 9) (14s 50 metre 

Breaststroke Division). 

Second Place: Elliot Long (Year 12), Paul Sindone (Year 

12), Marcus Anderson (Year 12) and Matt Jepson (Year 11) 

(Opens Medley Relay), Elliot Long (Year 12) (17s 50 metre 

Backstroke Division) and Lucas Anderson (Year 6) (12s 50 

metre Freestyle Championship) 

Third Place: Marcus Anderson (Year 12) (Opens 50 metre 

Freestyle Division), Joshua Hertz (Year 9) (15s 100 metre 

Freestyle and 15s 50 metre Backstroke Championship), 

Andre Anderson (Year 10) (16s 50 metre Breaststroke 

Championship), Patrick Butler (Year 7) (13s 50 metre 

Breaststroke Division) and Lucas Anderson (Year 6) (13s 50 

metre Butterfly Championship and 13s 50 metre Backstroke 

Championship). 

During the swim season, the team won every invitational 

carnival in the lead-up to the CAS Championships for the 

first time ever. The team won the overall points score at the 

St Patrick’s College Invitation, SCEGGS Redlands Invitation, 

Oakhill College Invitation and our own invitation at North 

Sydney Pool. 

My thanks extend to coach Mr Graeme Brewer, MIC’s 

Mesdames Erin Hogan and Danae Craig, staff members 

Ms Marie Taylor and Mr Damian Corrigan (SAC 1971) 

and Old Boy coaches Chris Chan (SAC 2009) and Luke 

Veverka (SAC 2008) for their fantastic contribution in 

preparing the team so well for all lead up carnivals and the 

CAS Championships. MIC Miss Erin Hogan left the College 

to take up a teaching position at Santa Sabina College in 

the final weeks of the 2011 season. Miss Hogan was a 

wonderful MIC for many years and she will be missed. Ms 

Danae Craig replaces her and has already impressed in 

the role. I would like to also thank all parents who assisted 

throughout the season, especially the Long, Anderson and 

Sindone Families. 

Whilst on swimming, our teams were again very 

successful at the Sydney Classic Harbour Swim. Our senior 

team was able to win the Teams Event for the third year 

in succession. Congratulations to the team of Matt Jepson 

(Year 11) (2nd Place), Elliot Long (Year 12) (3rd Place) and 

Marcus Anderson (Year 12) (5th Place) on their outstanding 

effort. The Teams Event is open to all ages. The College 

entered a number of other teams on the day too who all 

performed well. 

Tennis 

Both the 1st IV and 2nd IV were undefeated in CAS 

competition again this summer. The 1st IV have now 

been undefeated in their last 84 competition matches. The 

team has now won the last four Summer CAS Premierships 

and last three Winter CAS Premierships. The team also 

won the Australian Jesuit Schools Carnival for the third 

year in succession. Four players from the team made the 

Australian Jesuit Schools Tennis Team, Nic Fuentes (Year 

10), Harry Kelleher (Year 12), Matt Rowland (Year 12) 

and Ben Lalic (Year 12). Jack Evans (Year 12) received the 

Ignatian Spirit Award at the tournament. In CAS selections, 

Harry Kelleher (Year 12), Robin Pfister (Year 10) and Matt 

Rowland (Year 12) were selected in the CAS 1st IV whilst 

Nic Mytowski(Year 12), Scott Murray (Year 11) and Jack 

Evans (Year 12) were picked in the CAS 2nd IV with Patrick 

Furlong (Year 11) selected as a Reserve Player. Harry 

Kelleher (Year 12) and Robin Pfister (Year 10) were also 

selected in the CIS Opens Squad. The 2nd IV and 3rd 

IV were also unofficial CAS Premiers. Overall the College 

was the best performing school in CAS Tennis. Our 8s 

age group also had a very successful season, winning 

the majority of games. In both rounds of CAS Competition 

against Waverley College, we won every game in every 

age group. Staff member Mr Terry Watson is to be thanked 

for his efforts as both MIC of tennis and Manager of CAS 

1st IV Tennis. 

Volleyball 

T 

he 1st VI finished a very close second in the CAS 

Competition this season. The team only had two losses 

but the final unexpected loss to Barker College cost them 

a share of the Premiership. Trinity Grammar School ended 

up as sole Premiers. The team was well coached by staff 

member Ms Jen Zongor. Team Captain, Ben Lalic (Year 12), 

Marcus Tripodi (Year 12) and Ben Crumpton stood out with 

consistent performances. Ben Lalic (Year 12) is currently 

in the Under 19 State Squad. The 2nd VI, under MIC Mr 

Mark Gair, were also very successful, finishing second in 

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Waterpolo 

The 1st VII completed a third undefeated season this 

year and were again CAS Premiers. In fact, the 1st 

VII have lost only three games in the last six seasons. 

In their last game of the season, playing against St 

Ignatius’ College, the team drew 7-7. St Ignatius’ 

College, with one more competition point on the table, 

was crowned GPS/CAS Premiers. Our 1st VII were 

also runners up at the International Trans-Tasman Cup 

held last December at Newington College and were 

unlucky to lose the final to Melbourne High School 

by only one goal, 11-12. The team was undefeated 

up until the final. Individually, Paul Sindone (Year 12), 

Antony Peronace (Year 11), Harrison Williams (Year 

11)and Ciaran Wolohan (Year 11) were all chosen for 

CIS Team this season. Paul Sindone (Year 12), Marcus 

Anderson (Year 12) and Ciaran Wolohan (Year 11) 

also made the NSW 18s Team. Paul Sindone (Year 12) 

will be representing Australia in the Under 20s at the 

World Championships in Greece later this year. Our 

16s and 14s age groups had some success over the 

season and improved noticeably throughout this period. 

Our new 13s teams were very successful in their first 

year of competition under the coaching of parent, Mr 

Ross Dembecki. The College was very fortunate to have 

the services of parent and 1st VII Coach, Mr Mario 

Sindone who played a significant part in the team’s 

success over a number of years. Staff member and MIC 

Mrs Margaret Loomes also played a significant role in 

the overall success of the season. Old Boys involved in 

coaching this year included Tom Grundy (SAC 2008), 

Lachlan Viney (SAC 2010) and Christian Colosi (SAC 

2010). 

Chess 

The College Chess Teams had moderate success 

throughout the season but all teams did manage to win 

every match against Waverley College in the last round of 

the CAS games. Overall we finished fifth in CAS rankings. 

MIC Mr Ian Walton is to be thanked for his organisation 

and promotion of this popular activity. 

Fencing 

Lachlan Fitzgerald (Year 10) represented Australia in the 

Asian Junior Championships and Cadet Championships 

earlier in the year. 

Athletics 

William Austin-Cray (Year 12) was placed at All Schools 

Athletics in the 1500 metre and 3000 metre but won 

the Steeplechase at the NSW State Championships. Year 

7 students Aaron Jeffery (Year 7) and James McFadden 

(Year 7) both won State Multi at the Little Athletics State 

Championships. James McFadden (Year 7) and Year 5 

student Liam Gorman have already broken College records 

this year in the 13s age group after performances at State 

Championships. 

In other sports, Year 10 student Cameron May has 

represented NSW in Dancing in interstate competitions 

over the last year. Year 12 student Elliot Hunt, came second 

at the Australian Rowing Championships. Year 7 student 

Kieran Tafft was chosen in the NSW Judo Team and was 

placed recently in the Open Judo titles. Year 11 student 

Joseph Mastrangelo came second in the Under 17 State 

Surf Life Savings Championships in the Champion Life Saver 

event whilst Year 8 student Simon Cooper was a member 

of the winning Relay Team at the Junior State Surf Lifesaving 

Championships. 

Winter Season Preview 

Rugby 

The 1st XV will be coached this season by the College 

Sportsmaster, Mr Sinclair Watson, and staff member 

and Old Boy Mr Michael Taylor (SAC 1985). Director of 

Rugby, Mr Greg Austin, has stood down from coaching to 

concentrate on working with all Age Groups. The Opens 

Age Group will be playing in the Armidale Tournament in 

the April holidays for the first time. The 14s and 15s will be 

in camp in Canberra. 

Old Boys involved in coaching this season include 

Jeremy Curtin (SAC 2003), Jordan Dolce (SAC 2004), 

Liam O’Hare (SAC 2009), Jayson Fong (SAC 2009), 

Ciaran MacWhite (SAC 2010), Cameron Simmonds 

(SAC 2010), David Telfer (SAC 2006), Nic Mulcahy 

(SAC 2010), Tim Rowland (SAC 2009), John Stapleton 

(SAC 2009), Will Monckton (2010) and Alex Agius (SAC 

2010). 

Football 

M 

r Nico Aguilera, who coached the 10As last year, will 

coach the 1st XI this season. Staff member Mr Matt 

Bentley will be the Assistant Coach. David Comito is the 

2nd XI Coach. MIC Mr Antony Sindone will be managing 

both teams. Long-serving Football Director Mr Eduardo 

Moerbeck has been replaced by College staff member 

Mr Gary McGinnis. The College would like to thank Mr 

Moerbeck for the many years he devoted to football at 

the school. Mr McGinnis comes to the College with much 

playing and coaching experience. He was both a former 

Scottish Youth International and SPL player (Dundee United 

and St Johnstone) and Director of Coaching at Northern 

Spirit, Central Queensland, Manly United and currently 

at Ku-ring-gai District. Old Boys involved in coaching this 

season include Callum Pendleton (SAC 2007), Adrian 

Forrest (SAC 2009), Will Marshall (SAC 2009), Tom 

Kelly (SAC 2007), Steve Kelly (SAC 2008), Jonathon 

Coolentianos (SAC 2009), Ben Carrozzi (SAC 2009) and 

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Tennis 

The 1st IV Tennis Team will be hoping to secure a third 

consecutive CAS Winter Competition this year. With 

three boys back from the 2010 squad, the team has a 

real chance of securing back to back titles but will face 

strong opposition from Knox Grammar School and Barker 

College. 

Volleyball 

The College will be fielding two relatively inexperienced 

volleyball teams in this winter competition. The 1st VI are 

being coached by staff member Mr Garry O’Neill. 

Cross Country 

small number of boys will compete in the weekly 

A combined CAS/GPS competition. Staff Member Mr 

Michael Hughes has replaced Mr Paul Batten as MIC. 

Mr Batten will however be the Director of Athletics for the 

coming season. 

Mr Paul Rowland (SAC 1974) 

Director of Co-Curricula 

2010 European Football Tour 

On 28 November 2010, thirty players and four staff 

departed Australia for a three week football tour 

of Spain, England and Italy. The tour takes place 

every three years with a select group of footballers from 

Years 9, 10 and 11. The tour aims to promote football 

development as well as strengthening ties between Jesuit 

schools and broadening student’s cultural horizons. Whilst 

on tour, players had the opportunity to attend training 

sessions at some of Europe’s elite football academies. 

These included; Barcelona, Chelsea, Liverpool, Juventus 

and AC Milan. In addition, the boys attended two English 

Premier League games (Birmingham City v Tottenham and 

West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle) and one Italian Serie 

A match (Juventus v Lazio). The group also enjoyed stadium 

tours of Barcelona (Nou Camp), Chelsea (Stamford Bridge) 

and Liverpool (Anfield). 

The Tour commenced in Barcelona, providing an 

opportunity for the group to visit a number of significant 

sights in the life of St Ignatius. This included Manresa and 

Montserrat. St Ignatius spent nearly a year in Manresa, 

living for the most part in a cave by the River Cardoner. 

The site now contains the House of Exercises and the La 

Cova Chapel. The boys also travelled the winding road 

up to Montserrat. Although, Ignatius spent only one night 

at the location, it is significant as the place the Saint kept 

vigil, leaving his sword and dagger before the statue of 

Our Lady of Montserrat. Whilst in Barcelona, the group 

also visited Gaudi’s, La Sagrada Familia. Sightseeing in 

London, Liverpool, Turin and Milan also included many 

cultural highlights. 

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At the West Bromich Albion v Newcastle match. 

The football training received at the various academies 

was, as expected, of a high standard. The sessions at 

Barcelona Academy were especially noteworthy. It is of no 

surprise that the club is the reigning Spanish Champion, 

and that Spain is the current World Champion. Subsequent 

sessions at Chelsea, Liverpool, Juventus and AC Milan 

proved challenging, particularly with the cold. Due to snow, 

the squad was able to access Chelsea’s indoor training 

facility. Only that morning it had been the site of Chelsea’s 

first team training. In Italy, as can be expected, there was 

a greater focus on the technical aspects of the game. 

Shooting drills were a particular focus at Juventus. At the 

conclusion of training, the boys received a certificate as 

well as Juventus branded Panetone (Christmas cake) and a 

packet of Juventus football/boot shaped pasta! Conditions 

at AC Milan were amongst the most challenging. The 

sub-zero temperatures meant that sweat turned to frost on 

the backs of boys wearing their polar fleeces. The cold did 

not however diminish the boy’s enthusiasm. 

Over the course of the tour, the squad is hosted by, 

and competes against, fellow Jesuit schools. This enables 

the players to not only put into practice the technical and 

tactical skills engendered at training, but to promote the 

spirit of fraternity with the various host schools. St Aloysius’ 

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The tour took in cultural highlights as well as the training sessions. 

Sant Ignasi (Barcelona), Wimbledon College (London), 

Istituto Sociale (Torino) and Leone XIII (Milano) for their 

generous hospitality. Although results on a development tour 

are of secondary importance, it was pleasing that the teams 

won the majority of fixtures played. It was the bonding and 

teamwork however that were among the most pleasing 

benefits of the tour. Training, playing and travelling in such 

close contact enabled the squad to grow together as a unit. 

Overall, the group was a credit to their families and the 

College both in terms of behaviour and co-operation. No 

doubt, the hard work both on and off the pitch will bear 

fruit in the season to come. A final thank you to the College 

for its support, to tour staff: Messers Bentley, Austin and 

Aguilera, as well as the many Tour parents who assisted 

along the way. 

Mr Antony Sindone 

MIC Football 

European training session. 



Music 

Concert - St Ignazio 

A European Music Pilgrimage 

“In the Footsteps of Ignatius and Aloysius” 

Two years in the planning the 2010 St Aloysius’ 

College European Musical Pilgrimage In the Footsteps 

of Ignatius and Aloysius saw a party of thirty-nine 

boys and five staff give a total of 8 concert and liturgical 

performances across three European countries in 16 

days. The touring group was comprised of boys (each an 

instrumental or vocal musician) whose ages ranged from 12 

years to 17 years. A professional staff of five supported the 

group and included the College Rector, Fr Ross Jones SJ, the 

Tour Manager, Mr Christopher Oxley (SAC 2004), College 

Organist, Mr Peter Kneeshaw AM, Soprano Soloist, Ms 

Lindy Montgomery, and the Conductor, Mr Michael Hissey, 

the College Director of Music. 

From mid-2009 applications for inclusion in the touring 

group were invited from student musicians at the College 

who would be in Year 6 to Year 11 in 2010. Most of the 

boys in the final touring party had been associated during 

their time at the College with the choral and instrumental 

programmes and it was determined that the primary 

performance ensemble for the tour would be a four part 

choir with an accompanying string chamber orchestra to be 

drawn from within the group. This group of boys – a number 

of whom had no choral experience – was transformed into 

a fine four-part choir and string ensemble over a single 

intensive school Term of Sunday afternoon rehearsals. 

As a musical ‘pilgrimage’, the focus of the tour was to be 

a number of notable sacred sites in Italy, France and Spain 

which are especially associated with Jesuit history, spirituality 

and culture. The tour itinerary therefore was carefully chosen 

in order to provide a number of formal and informal concert 

and liturgical performance experiences in the context of 

these Jesuit sites and shrines. Whilst the itinerary was a 

demanding one, some time for individual and group sight 

seeing experiences and the opportunity for absorption of the 

cultural context of the music of the European sacred choral 

tradition were included. The final itinerary provided for just 

over two weeks of touring in Italy, France and Spain and 

visiting Rome, Castiglione Della Stiviere, Nice, Avignon, 

Paris and Barcelona. What follows is a brief summary of 

the diary of a musical pilgrimage. 

Rome 

The first days were spent getting to know Rome as 

jet-lagged boys (and staff) were escorted by a professional 

guide through a number of the iconic sites of the city. The 

Colleseum, Imperial Forum and the amazing Catacombs 

of St Callixtus were visited. The boys caused quite a stir 

deep in the amazing catacombs where they performed 

an impromptu sacred motet at the tomb of St Cecilia 

the Patron Saint of Music. The ‘highest profile’ and 

official event of the tour was the very first concert to be 

presented in the magnificent Baroque Church of San 

Ignazio (St Ignatius) in Rome which was held on the 

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Performance - St Aloysius' Basilica Castiglione 

Papal Audience 

full to capacity and official guests included the Australian 

Ambassadors to Italy and to the Holy See. The Roman 

audience, in anticipation of the coming canonisation of 

Blessed Mary MacKillop seemed curious to see and hear 

this choir and orchestra of Australian school boys. They 

were not disappointed and a wonderful concert was 

enthusiastically received. This excellent start was followed 

the next day by participation in the grand Papal audience 

in the magnificent St Peters Square. A highlight of the stay 

in Rome was a visit to Chiesa del Gesù, the mother church 

of the Society of Jesus where the rooms and museum of 

St Ignatius are located. The façade is acknowledged as 

the first which was truly in baroque form, thus introducing 

this style into 16th century architecture. This church served 

as the model for innumerable Jesuit churches all over the 

world. In this very special place Fr Ross Jones SJ gave 

the boys the benefit of his vast knowledge of all matters 

‘Jesuitical’ which greatly enhanced the short visit. Gelato 

and shopping then concluded a happy and memorable 

time for the boys in the Eternal City. 

Castiglione delle Stiviere 

A long day on the bus to the next stop on our pilgrimage: 

Castiglione delle Stiviere, a small town and commune in 

the province of Mantua in Lombardy and close by the 

shores of the beautiful Lake Garda. The town was chosen 

for inclusion in our pilgrimage as it is the birthplace of St 

Aloysius Gonzaga (Luigi Gonzaga). Although St Aloysius’ 

body is interred in the Church of Ignazio in Rome where we 

had attended the evening Mass two days prior to our visit, 

his skull was subsequently translated to the basilica bearing 

his name in Castiglione delle Stiviere. At the church of San 

Luigi our party was hosted by the parish priest Don Italo 

who had prepared a day of sight seeing in the old town 

and fine Italian cuisine. Fr Ross and Fr Italo concelebrated 

an early evening sung Mass which was followed by our 

second concert of the tour in the Basilica of San Luigi. All 

could sense the benign presence of St Aloysius smiling 

down as the boys sang and played a beautiful programme 

in his home town church. 

Nice and Avignon 

A short rest from music making and time to catch up with 

some sight seeing in beautiful Provence. The boys enjoyed 

a short stay in the lovely maritime city of Nice and two 

glorious days of touring around lovely Avignon where Fr 

Jones explained the complex and convoluted history of the 

Papacy. 

Paris 

Our finest musical experiences of the tour occurred in Paris 

as we performed in the beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral. 

A public concert from the steps of the high altar generated 

a huge and enthusiastic audience with a number of the 

boys’ parents present. Following this concert there occurred 

one of those very special spiritual moments. This took place 

in the small Chapel of St Denis in Montmartre. Accessed 

only by private arrangement and well known as the place 

of foundation of the Jesuit order. In this very special place 

Fr Jones celebrated a private Mass for the boys who 

sang a number of sacred concert works in a very moving 

liturgy. The next day, following a short visit to the Palace of 

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to road washouts caused by torrential rain, our morning 

concert in Barcelona proved to be a memorable and fitting 

end to our European performance programme. 

Performance - La Madeleine 

Versailles, our final public performance in Paris was given 

in the Church of La Madeleine – a large cavernous space 

and so different from the intimate Chapel of St Denis. The 

boys by this time had become well-seasoned performers. In 

their increasing confidence they seemed to be enjoying the 

performance experience ‘per se’ to a much greater degree 

and gave reputedly their best concert performance of the 

tour. Following the concert they all were very pleased with 

their efforts. Indeed after each performance on the tour the 

atmosphere in the tour coach at these times was akin to that 

following a great sporting victory demonstrating a deep 

sense of group achievement. 

Barcelona 

A final weekend in the lovely Catalan city of Barcelona. 

Saturday morning brought an excellent concert in Esglesia 

Santa Maria del Pi (St Mary of the Pines) – a venerable 

and ancient church in the heart of the old town of central 

Barcelona. Organised by Spanish choir conductor and music 

colleague Senor Manel Cubeles the programme featured 

the combined forces of several of Senior Cubeles’ youth 

choirs from Barcelona including Cor Infanti L’Esquellerinc de 

L’Agrupacio; Cor Madrigal and the Cor Infantile de Music 

who sang first on the programme, followed by our pilgrim 

musicians. 

Our final concert of the tour was probably the most 

moving. A packed church gave a standing ovation to 

our choristers and string players who presented a superb 

encore performance. With our long-anticipated visit to the 

Monastery of Montserrat sadly cancelled at short notice due 

Reflections 

On the evening of Tuesday, 12 October 2010 at 7.35pm 

the St Aloysius’ College Musical Pilgrimage arrived safely 

at Sydney airport to spontaneous applause by the posse 

of parents who had been anticipating the moment. In 

many ways we returned home with a different group of 

young men from that which had departed some two weeks 

earlier. Each boy had obviously grown in so many ways. 

The varied musical, cultural and spiritual experiences of 

Rome, Castiglione, Paris, and Barcelona had wrought great 

changes in the understanding of and connection to both 

music and spiritual life in these young musicians. Many 

parents have since remarked on the noticeably increased 

maturity and sense of personal focus of their sons. 

The challenges of establishing and maintaining male 

youth choirs today are enormous and creating a touring 

choir and string orchestra of teenage boys in three months 

was a testament to this wonderful group of young men. 

Musically speaking, by the end of the tour the boys had 

reached the next level of the choral and string performance 

art. They had become a fine choral ensemble and string 

orchestra. Music is an art based on sharing and equal 

cooperation and as a music educator this group was 

showing signs that it had adopted a sense of collective 

musical identity through their experience of ensemble and 

public music making. 

Musical pilgrimages of this nature do not just happen. 

Thanks must go to the staff that escorted and helped to 

prepare the musical pilgrimage. Ms Lindy Montgomery 

sang to great acclaim in each concert performance. Mr 

Peter Kneeshaw AM was an indispensible support to our 

programmes; Fr Ross Jones SJ, resident Jesuit historian and 

spiritual guide added much depth and understanding to 

our Ignatian musical pilgrimage. Mr Christopher Oxley 

(SAC 2004) was a huge support to the group in so many 

practical ways keeping things operating smoothly. Mrs 

Virginia Blunt prepared the string orchestra; Mrs Eleanor 

Koh the College Music Administrator worked tirelessly 

behind the scenes to make the pilgrimage a reality and Mr 

Luca Crisanti and his family assisted with the Italian itinerary 

in so many ways. I thank them all most sincerely. 

It was for me a great privilege to lead this fine group 

of musicians through a life-altering musical, historical and 

spiritual experience. Accompanied by these indelible 

experiences I am sure that each young musical pilgrim will 

prove to be a thoughtful musician in the future just as he 

has proven to be a wonderful musical ambassador in the 

present. Being a Man for Others can indeed adopt many 

guises and in the final analysis music touring for this author 

is still worth all of the many risks and hard work. 

Mr Michael Hissey 

Director of Music 



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Drama 

To Be or Not To Be - Benjamin McCann, Luke Nicholson, Elliott Miller, Claudia Ware, Dominic Scarf, Claudio Trovato, Sarah Simmons, Adrian Sims 

and Patrick Lau 

To Be or Not To Be 

St Aloysius’ Comedy Team production of Nick Whitby’s 

“To Be or Not To Be” was one of the most successful 

productions produced by the Drama department in 

recent years. Under the very capable direction of Mr Peter 

Gough, (Head of Drama) a production of great quality was 

formed. 

Casting began in term four of 2010. The growing 

talent and enthusiasm of Aloys drama was exhibited and 

as such it was a difficult process for Mr Gough to assign 

characters. Eventually the final cast was decided upon with 

Elliott Miller (Year 11) chosen to perform the principal role 

of Joseph Tura. 

Rehearsals began on Tuesday afternoons during term 

four. Prior to the beginning of the rehearsal period the show 

faced staging challenges due to the fast and elaborate set 

changes dictated by the fact the play is an adaptation of 

a 1942 film and required cuts back and forth between 

scenes. In discussions between Mr Gough, Mr Clancy 

(Cadet Administrator) and Mr Turner (College Timetabler), 

it a decided to build a revolving stage ad so we were 

extremely privileged to have the expertise of Mr Simon 

Turner and Mr David Clancy who together, after much 

planning, designed and built the revolve. 

Because of the limited rehearsal period, the cast 

members were required to learn their lines over the summer 

holidays. To their credit, the majority of lines were learnt by 

the first few rehearsals of 2011 allowing increased time to 

perfect characterisation and staging. 

The historical period in which the farce is set made 

costuming a challenge. At some point throughout the play 

almost every cast member was dressed in a variety of 

Nazi uniforms. Thanks to the organisation of Mr Gough, 

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To Be or Not To Be - Elliott Miller 

professional costumes were hired which increased the 

quality of the performance. Old boy, Nick Plummer, (SAC 

2009) assisted greatly by searching tirelessly through the 

huge stock of costumes in our own Wardrobe in order to 

utilise every suitable item. 

“To Be or Not To Be” was one of the most difficult 

productions for Aloys’ stage crew in many years. The 

revolving stage allowed one side of the stage to be reset 

whilst the performances continued. Led by stage manager 

Sam Diamant (Year 11) the crew began technical rehearsals 

in early 2011. The revolve was not motorised therefore it 

was the responsibility of the crew to revolve it during short 

blackouts bridged with music. This required p to four people 

at a time. There were a great number of set changes which 

To Be or Not To Be - Dress rehearsal 

the crew managed seamlessly under enormous pressure. 

William Frohlich (Year 12) and James Carr Rufle (Year 12) 

worked on the production whilst also studying for their year 

twelve exams, exhibiting their commitment to the production. 

Mrs Michelle O’Donnell (College Visual Arts) was 

manager of props and set decoration. Considering the 

many props required, her role was hugely significant and 

needed organisation. As the audience would attest to, the 

To Be or Not To Be - Luke Nicholson and Patrick Lau 

To Be or Not To Be - Nicholas Alexandrou, Claudio Trovato, Dominic 

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To Be or Not To Be - Luke Nicholson, Claudio Trovato, Pat Lau, Elliott 

Miller, Nicholas Alexandrou and Claudia Ware 

set looked fantastic due to the efforts of Mrs O’Donnell, Mr 

Gough, Mr Clancy and the stage crew. Two backdrops 

used in the production were designed and painted by Mr 

Graham Weir, a professional scenic artist. 

As the play is set in Poland, there is some Polish 

influence within the script. This included a song, Goralu 

Czy Ci Nie Zal, which was performed by most of the cast. 

In order to achieve authenticity in the song, vocal coach 

Mrs Jacqui Field was at rehearsal over the course of term 

one. We were also fortunate enough to be joined by Mr 

Voytek Eymont (Current Parent) for one rehearsal, in which 

he taught pronunciation of the entire song and worked with 

individual cast members on their Polish language. 

ACMUSE did an excellent job and were precise in their 

reproduction of period make-up and hair for each of the 

four performances and the one dress rehearsal. 

“To Be or Not To Be” opened in the Miguel Pro 

Playhouse on the 24th of March 2011 to a full house. Luke 

Nicholson (Year 11) opened the play as a Nazi officer and 

went on to play, very convincingly, the drunken Rowicz. 

The cast was joined by two very talented girls from the 

Abbotsleigh School for Girls. Sarah Simmons performed as 

Eva and appeared next on stage. 

Adrian Sims (year 11) was a crowd favourite as 

Bronski, a somewhat senile old man. David Quaglia (Year 

11) again used his impeccable comic timing, this time as 

Colonel Erhard. The ever creative Anthony Slaven (Year 11) 

played his assistant Capt. Schultz and did a magnificent 

job. 

“To Be or Not To Be” was Patrick Lau’s (Year 11) first 

production at Aloys. He appeared as Young Grunberg and 

gave a stirring recital of Shylock’s monologue from “The 

Merchant of Venice”. His father was played by Nicholas 

Alexandrou (Year 11) who was able to perfect the Jewish 

accent required for the role of Grunberg. 

Claudio Trovato (Year 11) performed the role of Dowasz, 

the Stanislavski-mad director. His focus and characterisation 

was phenomenal and he was a fantastic supporting actor. 

To Be or Not To Be - Elliott Miller, Claudia Ware and Maximillian Baume 

Maximillian Baume (Year 11) performed Mel Brook’s 

song “A little Piece” which received a huge applause in 

every performance. 

The more serious role of Sobinsky, the lover of a married 

woman was played by Dominic Scarf. He was able to 

prove his talent as a serious romantic actor as he has 

previously always played comic roles. 

Claudia Ware (Abbotsleigh School for Girls) was cast 

as Maria Tura, the principal female role. She not only 

captured the overdramatic elements of her character but also 

produced a very realistic and convincing representation of 

the character. 

Elliott Miller (Year 11) gave a wonderful performance 

as Joseph Tura and as he appeared in the majority of the 

scenes he had to master quick costume changes and most 

of the lines. 

Overall, “To Be or Not To Be” was a terrific production 

which I am proud to have been a part of. On behalf of 

the cast, I would like to think Mr Peter Gough for his vision 

and tireless efforts and organisation. Without his significant 

contributions to scripting, designing and directing, the 

production would not have reached the great quality that 

it did. 

We would also like to acknowledge the support of the 

Aloysian community from audience members to those who 

were involved in putting on the show. 

Benjamin McCann, (Year 11) Captain of the Comedy 

team. 

This production was quite a treat to direct due to the 

considerable talent and experience of the cast, including 

Benjamin McCann (Year 11) who took on the challenging 

role of Maria Tura’s dresser and brought considerable 

pathos and humour to the role. 

Mr Peter Gough 

Head of Drama 




Standing; Lorenzo Benitez, Dom Ryan, Jack McClatchey, Lachlan Boyle, Will Frohlich, Sam Diamant (SM), Jack Sinclair and Ned Farley. 

Seated: Luke Neely, Patrick Finegan, Daniel McCreton and James Carr Rufle (DSM). 

Stage Crew – To Be or Not To Be 

The Comedy Team production of To Be or Not To Be 

presented some real challenges for the College Stage 

Crew, but challenges are what we thrive on so we 

approached the issues with our usual enthusiasm and 

imagination. The first challenge was to build a revolving 

stage that would fit within the Miguel Pro SJ Playhouse 

staging area to allow for the many scene changes the 

script called for. Our resident ideas man and major scenery 

builder Mr Simon Turner (SAC Staff) was engaged to design 

and manage the construction phase which was completed 

before the start of Term I; dressing of the set continued right 

up to opening night. 

Stage Manager Sam Diamant and Max Baume discuss lighting cues. 

The Stage Manager for this production was Sam 

Diamant (Yr 11) and assisting Sam was Luke Neely (Yr 

10) on lighting and Jack McClatchey (Yr 10) on sound. 

Backstage was managed by the Deputy Stage Manager 

James Carr Rufle (Year 11). Finding the large number of 

hand props and then managing their storage and use was 

supervised by Mrs Michelle O’Donnell with Dom Ryan (Year 

9) and Lorenzo Benitez (Year 9) as property assistants. 

Backstage Crew worked harder on this production 

than anything previously, dressing each scene and turning 

the revolving stage on cue. William Frohlich (Year 12), 

Lachlan Boyle (Year 10), Patrick Finegan (Year 10), Daniel 

McCreton (Year 10), Jack Sinclair (Year 10), Ned Farley 

(Year 9) and David de Mestre (Year 9) handled that task 

with good humour and a professional manner. 

The ‘crew’ enjoyed the backstage performances of the 

actors almost as much as their stage performance. The look 

of horror when a prop is forgotten or misplaced, costume 

malfunctions, entrance cues missed, a set prop in the wrong 

place or an extra prop under the desk. They provided us 

with many funny moments but ‘crew’ live by the motto, ‘what 

happens backstage, stays backstage’, so say no more. 

We enjoyed working with this group of performers, they 

knew their lines and worked well together as a team. An 

exhausting but enjoyable ‘crew’ performance. Well done 

Drama. 



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The Green Bird - Maximilian Cornwell, Maximillian Romans, Anthony Slaven, Benjamin Chapple and Thomas Stephenson 

The Green Bird 

Year 10 Drama Co-Curricula Production 

Adapting a 16th Century comedy style, and making 

it uniquely relevant in a modern contemporary way, 

may seem a challenge for some actors. However, 

the 16 boys involved in the Year 10 production of The 

Green Bird proved that this is certainly not always the case. 

The Green Bird is a Commedia Dell’arte play set in a time 

where hierarchy means everything and drives men and 

women to do outlandish things. The play deals primarily 

with the themes of love, lust and seduction through strong 

emphasis on its comedic characterisation and behaviour. 

The Green Bird - Elliott Miller and Adrian Sims 

The focus of the pay is on two twins named Renzo 

and Barbarina. Both were thrown into a river at a young 

age under instruction of their cruel hag of a grandmother, 

Tartagliona. This evil woman also locked the twins mother, 

Ninetta, under the drains of the palace kitchen and left 

their father, her son Tartaglia (who is also the King), in an 

alone distressed state. The twins are found by two local 

butchers, Smeraldina and Truffaldino, and are raised by this 

dysfunctional couple until they are kicked out of the house at 

age 18. With the help of a magical statue named Calmon 

they become rich and have their lives fulfilled by money. 

However they come to realise there is more to life than 

riches, and with their parents at their side, set out on various 

quests to search for the seemingly unobtainable. Along the 

way Renzo falls in love with a statue named Pompea, and 

Barbarina with The Green Bird himself. Tartagliona also 

used her feminine skills to seduce a poet named Brighella, 

and take him under her wing throughout her diabolical plot. 

The prime minister of the city, Pantalone, is also a friend of 

Tartaglia and is perceived as the man who tries to cure him 

of his loneliness. The twins believe they are philosophical 

geniuses and inevitably come to the conclusion that there 

are things more important in life than money, and end up 

living a happy life with the large family they obtained along 

their magical journey through this mystical land. Now this 

may sound confusing, but somehow, all the wonderful 

actors who participated in this play pulled it off with ease. 

The performance started to take shape with the grueling 

process of auditions. Unfortunately this meant that some 

boys missed out on the chance to star in this production. 




Many gave some fabulous audition pieces but it eventually 

came down to basic things such as, ‘Which features of 

the actor would best suit the character?’ A good example 

being Joseph Day’s uncanny-like resemblance to his role 

as Barbarina. Some performers presented themselves so 

strongly as the character they auditioned for that they were 

given their chosen roles. Some include: David Quaglia 

trying for the drag-queen-of-a-mother Tartagliona and Nic 

Alexandrou trying for the disturbing poet Brighella. After the 

auditions had ended, Mrs Quinn had the job of assigning 

parts to suit certain actors, based on their strengths and 

talents. 

We began our rehearsal period with a few seated 

read-throughs of the script, in which we spent more time 

laughing than anything else, setting the tone for the entire 

rehearsal process. We did this to try and understand the 

script, by breaking it down. We also wanted to try to 

establish our character without focusing on staging yet. It 

was around this time that Federico Anca pulled out of the 

play leaving an open spot for the role of Smeraldina. This 

meant that Adrian Sims swooped in and took the part under 

his belt. It was sad to lose Federico but we knew that Adrian 

would do a great job with the role presented in front of him. 

As rehearsals went on we started to feel more and more 

comfortable with our roles. Lines were finally being learnt 

and staging was being perfected. 

The opening night eventually came around and many of 

the boys were feeling the pressure. Nerves began to set in 

as the lights came up on Dominic Scarf hobbling down the 

stairs in an awkward old man position. However, despite 

all the nerves and worries, every actor gave a stand out 

performance. 

The three nights went swimmingly, with excellent 

performances from actors such as Claudio Trovato as King 

Tartaglia, and Luke Nicholson as Calmon. Despite a minor 

disruption on the second night, when our smoke machine 

set off the school’s fire alarm, there were no problems 

onstage or backstage. The audience received it well and 

we just knew we had done a great job when we heard the 

thunderous applause bellowing from the stands. 

I was personally extremely proud of all the efforts put in 

by all the boys and know it was a rewarding experience 

to everyone who was involved. The play was especially 

gratifying for Nic Alexandrou, Tom Stephenson and Ben 

Chapple whom none of which were involved in Drama as 

an elective or had participated in any major productions at 

that present time. 

There were so many fine moments in The Green Bird 

that will never be forgotten. One memorable instant was 

when Anthony Slaven was getting so into his character as 

the keeper of the apples that he actually ran straight into 

a wall! He was supposed to be chasing myself backstage 

and found himself face down on the ground after colliding 

with the barricade. Another fine moment was of course 

when we witnessed David Quaglia wearing his make-up for 

the first time. For those who didn’t see it, David was dolled 

The Green Bird - Nicholas Alexandrou and David Quaglia 

up to look like a drag queen, with fake eyebrows included. 

Another brilliant piece of comedy from David, was when 

he burst out into song singing Whitney Houston's hit, ‘I 

Will Always Love You’ towards Nic’s character Brighella, 

in the middle of rehearsal. Due to the apparent hilarity of 

this particular moment, we decided to put it in the actual 

play. Every night, all of the cast would gather around the 

corner of backstage to watch Tartagliona seduce Brighella 

through song. 

Praise must of course go to our Director and Producer 

Mrs Heidi Quinn, who not only put up with us through the 

entire course of rehearsals, but put together an absolutely 

fabulous show. Mrs Quinn inspired us through her many 

educative talks on how to help us perform better. She 

helped us to learn more about dramatic performance and 

for that I thank her. Thanks of course must also go to the 

various helpers backstage. To Mr Clancy and the rest of the 

Stage Crew team, I speak for all of the boys when I say 

thank you, we could not have done it without you. 

I encourage every student, whether he is studying drama 

or not, to participate in these sorts of productions. They are 

so much fun and the amount of performance knowledge 

gained is phenomenal. Being part of the cast of The Green 

Bird has given me new friendships across the form, a 

rewarding experience both dramatically and socially and 

the knowledge that the 16 boys of Year 10 involved, pulled 

off a wonderful show. 

Elliott Miller (Year 10) 

Truffaldino 



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The Studio with Drama Office 

The New Drama Centre 

After fourteen years of being spread between the 

Intermediate Ground Floor, the area above The 

Great Hall stage and the 4th floor, including six 

years in The Art Centre as well, finally all the Drama 

activity is on the one level at the College. During the 2010 

Christmas holidays a Drama and Video Studio, computer 

editing laboratory, Wardrobe, Drama Office and women’s 

toilets were built where the weights room used to be and 

over part of the old College gymnasium. This means we 

finally have a real Drama Centre where students can come 

and rehearse in out of class times and we can have a 

proper Drama atmosphere. 

The Studio is designed to be able to be used as a 

Drama classroom, a Film studio and as the dressing 

rooms/backstage area during productions. It has a large 

projection screen and multi-media projection equipment, a 

large green chroma key wall for use by film students and a 

Wardrobe storage area. 

Not all the costumes will be brought up from the room 

above The Great Hall stage which will still be kept for 

archiving old costumes, especially the costumes used for 

past performances of Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas. Old 

Boy, Nick Plummer (SAC 2007) will be in charge of the 

new Wardrobe and will organise moving the costumes. 

The Studio also has a closed circuit video set up so 

actors backstage can see what is happening on stage in 

The Studio with Chroma Key wall 

the Playhouse. This is done by having a camera installed 

on a lighting bar in the Playhouse with a feed through to 

the video projector in the Studio, plus a feed to a monitor 

behind the set so the stage crew can see the stage. 

We now have a purpose built film editing lab with eight 

Apple Macintosh computers to run Adobe Creative Suit 

5 with Premier, Photoshop and Encore using a dedicated 

storage and backup server. The new editing lab also has 

storage for all the film equipment, including the jib arm 

crane, the tracking system, portable redhead lighting kit 

and four HDV Sony cameras. 

Our Film students are not just lucky because they are one 

of only three schools in the state teaching Film but they also 

have state of the art facilities. 

The Drama Office means that now the rooms can 

be supervised more readily and students can drop in to 

rehearse, edit and prepare their work more easily. It also 

means that students can come and buy tickets for the shows 

without being restricted to on-line payments. 

And lastly our female audience members and actors 

have a toilet adjacent to The Miguel Pro SJ Playhouse 

instead of having to venture all over the College to seek out 

this all important amenity. 

Extract of a speech made at the 

2010 Drama Soiree by Robert 

Vicencio (SAC 1994) 

George Bernard Shaw sums it all up for me in one 

saying: "You see things and say "Why?". I dream 

things that never were and say "Why not?" 

I'm not a millionaire. I don't own a house or a car. 

Though I have no major assets, I have no debts and as I 

stand here before you I know I am abundantly wealthy. I've 

travelled the world many times over and been to places, 

cities and countries some people only dream about. I've 

eaten at some of the most expensive restaurants and at 

local street food stalls in the deep country side. From 

dining with royalty and tycoons, to living with rural famers 

and hut dwellers. I've performed for tens of thousands of 

people and acted in Hollywood films, from singing in Las 

Vegas to working with Quincy Jones, Sir Richard Branson, 

Julie Andrews, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Cheng Pei 

Pei, Jackie Chan, Claude-Michel Shoenberg, Terminator's 

Michael Beihn, Bobafet, Zidane and the Great great great 

grand-daughter of the last Empress of China, amongst 

many others. I've survived for months on instant noodles 

and bananas and even lived (and lived to tell the tale!) in 

a semi-condemned house in Hong Kong haunted by two 

ghosts, though throughout these experiences, one defining 

factor remains constant, and that is, - I'm not only following 

my dreams - I'm living it! 

Where did all this begin? Well right here at St Aloysius’ 

College in 1986 when I was in Year 4. Throughout 

my school life I can always remember my passion for 




Drama Soiree: Bennet Sheldon, Mr Robert Vicencio, Mr Peter Gough 

and Nathaniel Pemberton 

everything but school work'. I was "Mr Co-curricula Activity". 

I did Athletics, Coached Basketball, joined The College 

Choir, The Motet Choir, the Environmental Club, Tae Kwon 

Do, Chess Club, organised the first Loreto and Aloys Year 8 

Dance and volunteered for every Red Nose Day. My dream 

was to be bigger than Michael Jackson, so I composed and 

performed songs at masses, school camps and Mufti Days. 

Then I was introduced to something that would eventually 

change the course of my life, and that was, Musical Theatre. 

I can still vividly remember my mother saying: "You're not 

Caucasian, you can't audition! Isn't that about a British Ship 

with a British Captain? I think you have to be English!" This 

was the first thing my mother said when I came home from 

school one afternoon and told her that I was auditioning for 

HMS Pinafore. I can't actually remember what song I sang 

but a week later I was given the lead role of ‘Captain of 

the Pinafore’. A role I never thought could be allocated to 

a Filipino. It was to be my first role in a musical and first 

leading role. A moment never to be forgotten, thanks to 

my mentor and Music Co-ordinator, Mr James Long, who 

pioneered the non-stereotyped casting of school plays. The 

next year, it was to be the role that eventually would lead to 

my auditioning in the musical I was to play for 8 years - that 

was Blondel. My role of the evil Prince John catapulted me 

in the eyes of many parents and teachers who encouraged 

me to audition for Miss Saigon. I remember at that time I 

actually said "What is Miss Saigon?" In Year 12 I did my 

only Drama Production and played the role of Tiresias, The 

Blind Prophet, in Mr Rob Schneider’s (SAC 1958 and SAC 

Staff 1986 – 2004) monumental production of Oedipus 

Rex. 

Each one of these school productions became the 

founding pillars which paved the way for the next major 

phase of my life. 

Miss Saigon’s auditions in Sydney were said to be the 

most thorough in Australia’s musical history. My parents 

support was invaluable. Knowing my love for performing, 

they encouraged me to learn my audition songs while 

studying for my HSC. They knew that for me this audition 

was the exact stepping stone required to achieve my 

dreams and that I had their unequivocal support. Over 

2,000 people auditioned and I was blessed and fortunate 

to be one of two Asians selected from Sydney. I was the 

youngest ever to play the leading role of General Thuy 

and after Sydney I went on to the West End in London 

to perform it until the show closed in 1999. I then went 

on to do the first Asian and UK tours, performing in Hong 

Kong, Singapore, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, South 

Hampton, Dublin and Edinburgh. 

In between the tours I landed the role of one of the 

12 Apostles in the remake movie version of Jesus Christ 

Superstar, followed by a second Hollywood movie, a Sci-Fi 

Adventure film shot in Spain and Mexico. It was to fill the 

next 8 years of my life with the most unbelievable and 

unimaginable adventure and journey one could fathom. It 

really was dreams come true. 

Being born in the Year of the Dragon and now at the age 

of 33, I have reflected on my life and how I have defined 

it. Life is a constant learning experience, with everyday 

providing new sources of facts, information, content and 

experiences. One must sometimes remind themselves on 

"learning how to Learn", as it's easy to slide into a day to 

day existence of "non-learning" which to me is "non-living". 

My philosophy is as follows: 

Dreams are the infinite seeds of man’s greatest feats, the 

subconscious light that reveals and reminds us of our ability 

to conceive and achieve. 

In closing, if one was to ask me what is one thing that has 

remained with you from your time at St Aloysius’ College? 

The answer would be simple, clear and immediate, for it is 

to this very day what I believe in and live my life by - three 

powerful words: 

Ad Majora Natus — we really are all Born for Greater 

Things! 

Mr Robert Vicencio (SAC 1994) 



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Cadets 

Maybe this was why it was bogged 

‘Wings Over Illawarra’ 

In late February the College Cadet Unit was invited 

to participate in the ‘Wings Over Illawarra’ air show 

staged at the Illawarra Regional Airport at Albion Park 

south of Wollongong. We were to assist the organisers 

in a community service capacity with the preparation and 

movement of both historic and modern aircraft and the 

marshalling of the spectators when aircraft had to be safely 

moved through the crowd. 

As the cadets would be required to work ‘airside’, (on 

the aircraft side of the fence rather than the spectator side), 

they were required to wear aviation level yellow safety vests 

throughout the show. The vests certainly distinguished them 

from other visitors! 

Twenty-seven cadets, 7 officers and 3 volunteer dads left 

for Albion Park on Saturday afternoon by coach. We had 

gained approval for the group to camp on the airfield itself 

overnight so we were prepared for all circumstances with 

cadets self- catering their evening meal and sleeping under 

hootchies. Our duties began almost as soon as we arrived; 

there were aircraft to move and barriers to be erected. In 

between the work the cadets were able to climb in and over 

the historic aircraft housed at the airfield. 

The air show was organised by the Historical Aircraft 

Restoration Society (HARS), and they have the responsibility 

of restoring, maintaining and preserving many of the aircraft 

that opened Australia to the outback and the world. The 

Super Constellation ‘Connie’, a Catalina flying boat, the 

Southern Cross, DC3 and DC4 aircraft, a Vampire jet and 

more modern military aircraft such as the Caribou are all 

on display. 

Over 200 aircraft flew in to the show so it was a very 

busy airfield on the day, highlights being the arrival and 

departure of a RAAF Hercules and a flying display by a 

FA18 fighter jet. 

The cadets were asked to complete many tasks on 

the day and they did it with good spirits and enthusiasm, 

they were particularly fond of pushing aircraft off the grass 

verge onto the runway after they became bogged in the 

soft ground. Their people management skills were tested 

several times when they had to move a very large crowd 

back from the barriers to allow the Hercules to be moved 

onto the runway; some would even have you believe they 

pushed it out. 

Our thanks to Captain Peter Marosszeky, a member of 

HARS and an Officer of Cadets with the unit, for organising 

our participation in this important community event. The 

HARS committee were very appreciative of our support and 

have asked us to return in 2012 for an even bigger and 

better air show. 

MAJ David Clancy 

Commanding Officer 

The Albatross stuck in the sand. 

A Cesna Dragongfly also needs a push. 



from the registrar 

Entrance examinations were held in February this year 

and again we had a very large number of applicants 

sitting these examinations. Approximately 115 boys sat 

the Year 3 2012 examination for 48 available places, 195 

sat exams for Year 5, 2012 for 64 places and 135 sat exams 

for Year 7, 2013 for 33 places. The process becomes quite 

competitive with these large numbers. Currently no places 

are available for 2012 nor Year 7, 2013. 

Entrance examinations for entry into Years 3, 5 and 

8 to 11, 2013 as well as Year 7, 2014 will be held in 

mid-February 2012. Any new applications for these entry 

points need to be submitted by December this year. 

Orientation Day for boys starting at the College in 

2012 will be held on Wednesday 2 November 8.30am 

– 12.40pm. Information for new students commencing at 

the College next year will be available via a link on the 

College website in the last week of Term III this year. This 

will include information regarding the Orientation Day, 

uniforms, textbooks, travel arrangements to school etc. 

The College is now running Open Days every two years 

and the next Open Day will be held in 2012. This is a 

great opportunity to come along to visit the school and chat 

with parents, staff and students and also to see our new 

Dalton Hall facility which was completed early this year. 

from the P&F 

The St Aloysius’ College Parents and Friends Association 

held its AGM as usual in early November and saw the 

election of the new Committee and the adoption of a 

revised set of guidelines which was produced in consultation 

with Father Jones SJ and Father Middleton SJ. A significant 

change to the P&F Guidelines was the term for Secretary 

and Treasurer increasing to 2 years, serving as assistants in 

their first year. The Assistant Secretary and Treasurer being 

selected by the Vice President and therefore providing the 

core team with a valuable year of familiarisation before 

taking full responsibility. The new Vice President is Bryan 

Jenkins (SAC 1976). 

Term IV, 2010 saw all the usual masses and events take 

place successfully especially the Second Hand Book Sale 

and Year 6 Farewell and Thanksgiving Dinner. Our only 

disappointment was the cancellation of the Annual College 

Carols Festival due to wet weather. 

Term I got off to its usual busy start with new parent 

welcome, Ignatian Evenings, the appointment and briefing 

of Year Coordinators and of course the Blessing and 

Opening of Dalton Hall and the Commencement Cocktail 

Party. The Cocktail Party seems to have been well received 

by the parent community with special acknowledgement 

of the wonderful catering by Mary Vevers. In addition we 

were very grateful for the magnificent support of the Year 12 

leadership group who assisted the caterers, and the WYD 

boys of Years 10 and 11 who sold the raffle tickets on the 

evening and raised $5,000 to assist the WYD tour. 

Bursary applications for 2012 have now closed but 

applications for 2013 will open in November this year. 

The College Bursary Programme is means-tested and offers 

students on opportunity to avail themselves of a Jesuit 

education in circumstances when such enrolment is not 

affordable or sustainable. These bursaries are offered to 

new students entering the College at all Year levels and are 

reviewed annually. The provision of a great many number 

of Bursaries at the College are made possible through the 

generosity of members of the Aloysian Family who support 

the College Foundation Bursary Fund. Please contact the 

Registrar if you would like more details about this scheme. 

The closing date for all applications will be at the end of 

January (exact date to be advertised on the College website 

later this year). The entrance examination will be held in 

mid-February. 

If you would like more information on enrolments, 

please contact the Registrar on +61 2 9936 5535 or 

email: registrar@staloysius.nsw.edu.au. Alternatively, this 

information can be accessed on the Admissions page of 

our website: www.staloysius.nsw.edu.au 

Mrs Anne-Maree McCarthy 

Registrar 

A further aim for this year is to establish a regular 

process for transition of important roles such as Book Sale, 

Oval Canteen Coordinator, SAC Solos and Lunch Club 

Co-ordinators. These roles are not official appointments 

and so have no established transitional process. They are, 

however, very important to the overall Aloysian Family. I am 

very pleased to say that the Book Sale Volunteer Group has 

successfully identified a very able replacement for Mrs Dare 

Skinner in Mrs Annette Spooner. The College Oval Canteen 

Co-ordinator for the past 3 years, Mr Phil Hall has handed 

over to Mr Bruno Moscriatolo and we are meeting with Mr 

David Thompson (Past Parent) to discuss streamlining the 

BBQ/Canteen operations during the Winter home games. 

Discussions with Mrs Louise Kelly for the transition of her 

role in SAC Solos have also commenced. The P&F Assistant 

Secretary Mrs Ann Paton will take over as Lunch Club 

Co-ordinator from Mrs Joanne Pastega. This co-ordination 

role with then be added for the future tasks for the assistant 

secretary each year. 

The Year Group Masses have also commenced with 

Year 9 in early March and the Year 3 and 4 Parent Function 

held in mid-March at the College Oval. The Committee 

would also like to thank Mrs Anita Lee for continuing her 

Retreat Programme from last year. 

All in all the committee is working very well and enjoying 

the privilege it is to service to our great school. 

Mr Michael Morgan (SAC 1973) 

President 



aloysiad / page 48

from the archives 

An early studio portrait of Joseph 

Dalton SJ 

The new building, 

adjacent to Wyalla, 

has been named 

Dalton Hall in honour 

of Fr Joseph Dalton, 

the founding Rector of 


in 1879. Born in 

Waterford, Ireland in 

1817, Father Dalton 

was educated at the 

Jesuit schools Clongowes 

Wood College SJ and 

Tullamore, before entering 

the Society in 1836. After 

further studies in France 

and England, he worked 

at Clongowes Wood 

College SJ and St Stanislaus’ College, Tullamore, where he 

was Rector before travelling to Australia at the age of 50. 

In 1866, Fr Dalton arrived in Melbourne and was 

appointed the Superior of the Jesuit Mission in Australia. He 

was a man of great energy and initiative. Under Fr Dalton, 

the Jesuits established the parishes of St Ignatius Richmond 

and Immaculate Conception Hawthorn in Melbourne and 

St Mary’s North Sydney. As well as St Aloysius’ College, he 

founded the Jesuit schools Xavier College, Kew (1878), Saint 

Ignatius’ College Riverview (1881) and St Aloysius’ College 

Dunedin (1878), New Zealand. Fr Dalton was revered 

and loved by his former students but also respected and 

regarded by all including bishops, vice-royalty and members 

of parliament alike. 

As Jesuit Historian, Fr David Strong SJ wrote in The 

Australian Dictionary of Jesuit Biography, ‘Dalton was not 

an innovator in education, nor a scholar or intellectual, but 

a simple, practical and courageous man with extraordinary 

strength. His spirituality was pious and practical; religious 

beliefs demanded application to real life.’ 

Fr Dalton died at Riverview in 1905, aged 87, and was 

buried from St Mary’s North Sydney. He was first interred at 

the Jesuit plot, at Gore Hill Cemetery, and then subsequently 

reburied in the Dalton Chapel at St Ignatius’ College, 

It may have been an oversight that nothing at St Aloysius’ 

College had been named in Father Dalton’s honour, but 

with the completion and opening of Dalton Hall, his great 

endeavours, his inspiration, his gentle manner and his wise 

common sense have been commemorated. 

Dalton’s educational views were religious and academic 

believing that a students’ academic progress and character 

development were equally important and that a student 

should have a well rounded education that would prepare 

him for life. 

Dalton Hall which contains a multi-purpose hall and 

provides a basketball court, swimming pool and weights 

room as well as classrooms, supports all aspects of the boys’ 

education and provides an environment in which the talents 

of all students can be developed and enriched. 

Mrs Maryan Wills 

College Archivist 

I would like to take this opportunity of introducing myself. 

I am Maryan Wills, the recently appointed Archivist at St 

Aloysius’ College. Please feel free to contact me if you have 

any enquiries or if you have any material that you may like 

to donate to the College collection. I am currently working 

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

Mrs Maryan Wills 

College Archivist 

Telephone: (02) 9936 5525 

Email: maryan.wills@ 

staloysius.nsw.edu.au 

The original St Aloysius’ College located in Woolloomooloo (1879 – 1883) 



old boy updates 

Old Boys News 

Tony Larnach-Jones is Chairman of the 

1954 NSW Committee for the National Boer War 

Memorial Association. Tony advises the Aloysian Family that 

31 May is Boer War Day, a time to commemorate Aloysians 

who served in The Second Boer War 1899 – 1902. Over 

23,000 Australians fought in the Second Boer War, of 

whom some 1,000 were killed. Trooper John James (Jack) 

Ferris (SAC 1882) was the first Old Aloysian to die on active 

service. Jack was a celebrated cricketer and the first Old Boy 

to play for Australia. He also has the distinction of playing 

Test cricket for England (something that happened regularly 

at the time). On 17 November 1900, aged 33 years, he 

died from enteric fever and was buried the following day in 

West Street Cemetery, Durban. In the College Roll of Honour 

book Men for Others former College Archivist and author, Ms 

Gerri Nicholas, wrote, the inscription, ‘the Australian bowler’ 

on his tombstone, indicates that “…his friends in Durban 

who organised the marble tombstone, were well aware 

of his international cricketing reputation. In his home town, 

Jack Ferris was not forgotten. In 1904, the Sydney Cricket 

Ground erected a memorial tablet to Jack in the Members’ 

Pavilion. Legend has it that for many years, his fellow 

opening bowler partner Charlie Turner, could be seen, glass 

in hand, standing below the tablet quietly ‘having a drink 

with Jack’”. If Old Boys, through family histories or elsewhere, 

are aware of any Old Aloysian relatives who fought in the 

Boer War they are asked to contact the College Foundation 

Office so their names can be listed on the College War 

Memorial Honourboard and passed on to the National Boer 

War Memorial Committee for inclusion on their records. Let 

us pay tribute to Old Boys who bravely chose to serve their 

nation on foreign soil more than a century ago. 

John Roberts of Sunshine Beach, Queensland 

1955 is upset that he was unable to join his classes 

annual reunion lunch in 2010. He is enjoying retirement 

with plenty of surfing, fishing and putting the rubbish out! 

John sends his regards to all as this is the first reunion he has 

missed for years. 

Clive Allen was also very sorry to miss the annual Class of 

1955 Mass and Lunch. Clive reports that he is well and 

sends his best wishes to his Classmates and contemporaries. 

He sends a special message to his Classmate, Gordon 

Rorke (SAC 1955) – ‘we will have that game of golf in the 

old blokes home’! 

Gerry Laws was also unable to attend the 1955 Reunion. 

Gerry is in good health, lives in Riverwood NSW and sends 

his regards to everyone. 

Brian Boettcher now is a well-known naval 

1958 and military historian, criminologist and 

forensic scientist. Brian reports “After St Aloysius I graduated 

in medicine from University of Sydney, spending three years 

at Concord Repatriation General Hospital. In my second 

year as a medical intern I decided to do psychiatry. I 

completed my post-graduate studies after five years, the last 

year being spent in UK. When we returned to Australia I was 

in private practice for many years and completed Masters 

in Criminology and a year of Law to become a forensic 

psychiatrist. After reading World War II books all my life, I 

finally realised the importance of the Milne Bay Battle during 

WWII. It thus became important for me to share knowledge 

of this significant battle with my fellow Australians”. Brian has 

recently published Eleven Bloody Days – The Battle for Milne 

Bay. Author and columnist Peter FitzSimons recommends this 

publication and says ‘the Battle for Milne Bay must be told’. 

For further details please visit www.battleformilnebay.com.au 

Michael Schneider reports that having visited 

1962 the Filipino province of Mindanao a few times 

during 2010, and following an exchange of e-mails with 

Father Ross Jones SJ (College Rector 2003 – 2010), he 

has decided to devote his retirement years to assisting small 

farmers and small business owners to gain a better income. 

Michael feels he can best do this by living permanently on 

Mindanao Island. He finds the work extremely rewarding 

spiritually and practically and especially would like to 

record his thanks to Father Jones for all his help, advice and 

direction. Anyone wishing to contact Michael can contact 

the College Development Office for his address and/or 

e-mail details. 

David Roberts lives in Sunshine Beach, 

1963 Queensland. David tells us that he is still 

working and that it will probably be another two years 

before the ‘gone fishing’ sign goes up. If any of the Old 

Boys are heading to Noosa, call into the BWS Store and say 

hello! David has happy memories of the annual Old Boys’ 

Dinners in Brisbane. 

Peter Gannon was at St Aloysius’ from 1958 to 1963. In 

1964 he joined the Marist Brothers and after a period of 

training, taught in Marist Secondary Colleges for over thirty 

years in Sydney, Canberra and Cairns and then later as a 

TESOL teacher of university students in China and Philippines. 

In 1997 he became a lay teacher at the Catholic Intensive 

English Centre, Lewisham. More recently he took up a 

position working in North Sydney Community Transport 

retiring in October 2010 to live on the Hawkesbury River 

near Wisemans Ferry. As well as being very grateful to the 

Marist Brothers for continuation of his post school education 

and experiences, he is “deeply appreciative of my Jesuit 

education at Aloysius’ and the great start that it gave him 

in life”. 

Peter Paul Cahill was in Mrs Collins Junior 

1964 School Class from 1956 to 1958. The Cahill 

Family has a long history of attending the College and 

recently Peter commenced some family history research. In 

1894 Arthur Charles Cahill commenced at Bourke Street and 

in the 1920s and 1930s there were Cahill’s named, Richard 

Lloyd, John Bareham, Arthur Paul, William Kevin and Brian 

Peter all enrolled at the College. In the 1950s and 1960s 

there were Peter Paul, Robert Charles and David Lloyd all at 

the school. Peter recalls that Father Tom O’Hara SJ was a 

Scholastic during his time at Aloys. Stand by for the Cahill 

History book! 



Michael McCauley writes that “It is a long time 

1967 since I left St Aloysius’, but it was in the first 

HSC Year of 1967. I have practised as a barrister in Sydney 

for over twenty-five years and lived at the same address in 

Beecroft for some twenty years. I am always pleased to 

hear of happenings at St Aloysius, of which I cherish fond 

memories. Best wishes to the Aloysian Family. 

Terry Ratcliffe Terry is a retired Dental Surgeon, 

1969 who finally decided to get married six years 

ago at the age of 59! He married Anna and now has two 

daughters, Eleanor aged 4 years and Lilianna less than one 

year. The family live in Coffs Harbour. Terry tells us that he 

is very busy with the new family and a new life and he is 

pleased to advise that he is still a practising Catholic. 

Richard Murtough tells us that from 1930 

1970 to 1975 ten boys of the Murtough Family 

attended St Aloysius’. Richard sends his apologies to the 

Class of 1970 for his inability to attend the 40 Year Reunion. 

His work prevented him from making the trip from his home 

in Launceston. Richard works with a major vineyard in the 

beautiful Tamar Valley. “I am really disappointed at missing 

the opportunity to turn the clock back 40 years and to re-visit 

the College with old friends (plus enjoy some of Michael 

Polin’s beautiful wines!)”. 

Tom Palotas writes from Tucson, Arizona, USA. “What a 

surprise, a pleasant surprise. Yes, I am the same Tom Palotas 

(aka ‘Potatoes’) who attended Loreto Convent for first and 

second grades, then transferred to St Aloysius’ where I 

completed third class through to second year. If you do a 

Google search, I am guilty of pretty much all of the entries 

you find for Tom Palotas. My family decided to immigrate to 

the USA over the course of 1966. Being the youngest in the 

family and only 13, I just tagged along with promises that I 

would get to see Disneyland. I lived in Seattle for some forty 

years and my wife and I are now living in Tucson, Arizona. 

I am still a practicing estate lawyer. I often wonder how my 

Aloysius’ classmates are doing. The only fellow I could find 

on Google was Michael L’Estrange (SAC 1970). Sometimes 

I feel like I have turned my back on Australia. Forty years later, 

I finally travelled back to the land of my birth. It was a short 

three weeks, but I walked around Milsons Point and gazed 

at the old school yard through the wrought iron fence. Of 

course, everything seemed smaller than how I remembered. 

I’d love to catch up with any Classmates who are headed 

this way. I’m so glad to get news about Ettore Altomare 

(SAC 1970). One rainy day at Aloysius’ probably third 

grade, the good Fathers organised some boxing matches 

to keep the boys busy (Editor’s Note: A College tradition 

long since abandoned!). I was paired against Ettore. We 

just flailed at each other, ears ringing and burning, everyone 

shouting at us to hit the other. Neither one of us was athletic. 

I must have hit him more often than he me, so I was declared 

the winner. It was a very rare moment of personal athletic 

success at Aloysius (where athletics was of great importance 

to the priests – and I didn’t play cricket or rugby – imagine!!). 

I felt so bad for Ettore. I have never forgotten that mixed 

feeling I had of a small amount of pride (at having beaten my 

opponent) and the much stronger regret that I had hurt him. 

He wasn’t physically hurt, but his pride did take a knock. 

Best wishes to Ettore and all Classmates”. 

Pierre Cochrane was born in Port Moresby, Papua New 

Guinea and attended St Aloysius’ from 1967 to 1970. He 

wrote his first play when 14 years old. His second play 

won three awards, including Best Australian Play in the 

1971 NSW Festival of the Arts. Pierre studied Journalism 

and Public Relations at Charles Stuart University, then joined 

Film Australia working in the Camera Department and Film 

Library. He went on to the National Institute of Dramatic Art 

(NIDA) as a member of the first National Playwrights Studio: 

transferred to Arts at the University of New South Wales, 

majoring in Drama. He has Honours in Creative Writing from 

Southern Cross University and a BA (Theatre Studies) from 

University of New England (UNE). After 25 years working 

in advertising and public relations, Pierre went to live on a 

cattle property in the mountains behind Coffs Harbour. He 

moved to Brisbane, Queensland, in 2004 and is now a 

published author and performed playwright having written 

nine stage plays, four musicals, five screenplays, two novels, 

a body of song lyrics and poetry and a number of stories 

for young children. Pierre won an Australian Writers Guild 

(AWGIE), and obtained script and development grants for his 

feature film Thunderbolt. He gained experience in children’s 

television, working on series development and story and 

character development for a number of TCN 9 projects 

including Colour in the Creek, a TCN 9 – BBC – Film 

Queensland co-production and Crawford’s Zoo Family. In 

2004 he won the International Society of Poets Outstanding 

Achievement in Poetry Cup, their Poet of Merit Award and 

their Editor’s Choice Award. 

Father Bill Wright has been appointed the Bishop of 

Newcastle by Pope Benedict XVI. Bishop-elect Wright 

is currently the parish priest of All Saints Liverpool, in 

western Sydney. Father Wright is currently a member of 

the Archbishop’s Council of Priests and is chairman of the 

Sydney Archdiocesan Catholic Schools Board. He was 

born in Washington DC where his Reserve Bank economist 

father was on secondment to the International Monetary 

Fund. After completing the HSC at the College he studied 

at St Columba’s College, Springwood, St Patrick’s College, 

Manly, and Sydney University after his ordination in 1977 

at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney. He has since worked 

in parishes in Stanmore, Manly, Mount Druitt, Canberra, 

Enmore-Tempe, Dulwich Hill, Bonnyrigg, Moree, Sutherland 

and Liverpool. He will take up his Newcastle appointment 

within three months and will be ordained Bishop of 

Maitland-Newcastle in Sacred Heart Cathedral. The College 

warmly congratulates Bill on his appointment and assures him 

of our ongoing prayers and support in his new role. 

Martin Cooke has lived in Germany for 

1972 many years and is a permanent member of 

the Bavarian State Opera based in Munich. Martin set up 

a Class of 1972 website some years ago and recently 

constructed a page dedicated to long-time Latin Master 

and Prefect of Studies, Fr Patrick ‘Boris’ McEvoy (SAC Staff 



old boy updates 

1962 – 1982). Martin has assembled a number of wonderful 

photographs of Fr McEvoy and the site is a marvellous tribute 

to one of the great characters of the College. Fr McEvoy was 

famous for riding his trusty mount, an old Norton motorbike, 

around Sydney and on his regular trips to Melbourne. It is 

believed that he did not actually have a motor cycle license, 

but that did not deter Fr McEvoy. Wearing his Jesuit ‘wings’, 

a leather helmet and goggles he was a regular feature on 

the roads of Sydney whilst he was at the College. Damien 

Macey (SAC 1974) is an avid motorcyclist and is now the 

proud owner of a 1951 Norton bike. In a fitting tribute to 

Fr McEvoy, Damien has named his Norton ‘Boris’. Martin’s 

tribute can be viewed at: www.operafolks.com/Cooke/ 

SAC1972page5.htm 

Adam Harris has worked since 2002 at 

1980 the University of New England in Armidale 

NSW, where he is the senior lecturer in Maths. Since 2008 

his wife, Jennie, and their son, Jonathan (now aged five) 

have relocated to be with him in Armidale. Jennie had been 

working at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, but has 

since taken a job as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences 

at UNE. Needless to say Adam is very glad to be finished 

with weekly commute between Sydney and New England! 

Brian Girdlestone is a school counsellor and 

1985 psychologist working in North Canton, Ohio, 

USA. He was unable to join in the Class of 1985 at their 

25 Year Reunion in 2010 and passes his best regards on 

to everyone. 

George Carasco was also unable to attend the Class 

of 1985 Reunion. “I am currently living up in Far North 

Queensland and saving for my next trip to go visit my folks 

in Chile – sorry guys! Huge hugs to you all”. 

Jimmy Staples along with Nick Wills (SAC 

19861988), Christian Denny (SAC 1989) and 

Donovan Melloy (SAC 1989) have recently purchased Bar 

Luca at 52 Philip Street, Sydney. The lads warmly invite any 

Aloysians working in the city to pop in for a beer or a meal 

at anytime. 

Gunther Schmucker married his wife Birte 

1987 in 2005 and their son Clemens was born 

in 2007. A graduate of the University of Clausthal in 

Metallurgy, Gunther works in the German steel industry for 

a company called Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH. 

Gunther and the family are based in the German city of 

Duisburg located on the Rhine north of Düsseldorf. 

John Meyer and his wife Isabelle are proud to announce the 

safe arrival of their daughter, Julia Trinity Josephine Meyer on 

15 February in Dijon, France. Julia is the little sister of Vince. 

Lieutenant Colonel James Murray is the 

1989 Commanding Officer 1st Signal Regiment in 

the Australian Army and is married to Roxanne. The couple 

live in Mitchelton, Queensland. 

Michael Kelly works as a Marine Pilot in Port 

1990 Botany and Port Jackson for The Sydney Ports 

Authority. Michael is married to Belinda and living at Yowie 

Bay, NSW. Michael is keen to help any Aloysius’ students 

or Old Boys interested in a career in the Merchant Navy 

(working on tankers, cruise ships, containers vessels etc). 

Jeremy Badgery-Parker is married and living in the Lower 

Hunter Valley. Jeremy works with Industry and Investment 

NSW as the Extension Horticulturist for controlled environment 

horticulture (greenhouses and hydroponics). 

Mark Nivet has lived in Canada since the 

19911990’s. Mark has appeared in a number 

of theatre productions including Grease, South Pacific, The 

Toxic Avenger, Urinetown, and Cyrano De Bergerac. He 

recently released his first album, The Path, which is available 

for purchase through iTunes Australia. Whilst at the College 

Mark was a permanent member of the Opera Australia 

Chorus and performed in many productions at The Sydney 

Opera House. One of the tracks on the CD was co-written 

by Mark’s brother, Michael Nivet (SAC 1992). 

Josh Keating has been living in Coffs Harbour 

1993 for the last ten years. Josh and his partner 

Amy have a nine month old son, Lachlan, who takes up most 

of their time. Josh works as a Project Co-ordinator with a 

not-for-profit organisation called Wetland Care Australia. This 

organisation delivers river, wetland and water conservation 

projects across NSW and Queensland. 

Jason Roufgalis has been living in London, UK 

1995 for the past five years. Currently he is working 

as the Senior Counsel for a large American IT company. 

He married Sarah Bateman, who works as the in-house 

lawyer for Virgin Media in London, a former Loreto Kirribilli 

girl. Following their wedding in May 2010 in London, a 

reception and further ceremony was held in Greece. 

Andrew Fowler’s mother, reports he is working 

2000 in Bangkok and has been there for the last 

four years. He is happy working there but enjoys his annual 

trip back home to Australia. She reports that Andrew is on 

Facebook and seems to keep in touch with his Classmates 

and other Old Boys via this medium. 

Ed Irving is studying Medicine at the University 

2002 of Sydney. Ed reports “For the past 4 months I 

have been living in Broken Hill, completing a 6 month clinical 

attachment as part of my Medical training at the University of 

Sydney. During my time here, I've been lucky enough to see 

the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) in operation and to 

participate in its vital work in this remote part of the country. 

Flying from the base at Broken Hill, RFDS aircraft retrieve 

sick and injured patients from remote locations and deliver 

them to the hospital for urgent medical care. This service is 

critical to the safety and well-being of the Australians who 

live in remote areas of the country, it goes on 24 hours a 

day, 365 days a year. The 57 pilots in the SE Section of 

the RFDS (accompanied by 12 doctors and 23 flight nurses) 

fly an average of 5.8 million kilometres each year and assist 

more than 52,000 patients in rural and remote south eastern 

Australia, both with emergency retrievals and regular 'fly in' 

GP clinics. To highlight the importance of this service, myself 

and two other medical students are going to undertake our 

own symbolic retrieval 'mission' by running as a continuous 

relay team from the remote community of Menindee to the 



RFDS base at Broken Hill, a distance of 115 kilometres. 

In place of a baton, we'll carry a small medical kit along 

the way to remind everyone of the life-saving nature of the 

RFDS retrieval missions. We'll each run alternate legs of this 

non-stop journey, which we hope to complete in under 12 

hours on 18 June 2011. We aim to raise a grand total of 

$10,000, we are currently sitting at a bit over $3,000. 

Anyone who would like to support our efforts and assist the 

RFDS can make a donation via http://www.everydayhero. 

com.au/retrieval_run 

Jeremy Curtin, Barry Crocker and Michael Curtin. 

Jeremy Curtin and his brother Michael 

2003 Curtin (SAC 2008) recently appeared in the 

pro-am production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour 

Dreamcoat at the Riverside Theatre, Parramatta. Jeremy 

played the role of Reuben and Michael was Judah. Also 

starring in the production was Barry Crocker! In April, 

Jeremy performed in the Chatswood Musical Society 

production of The Sound of Music starring in the role of 

Captain Georg von Trapp. Jeremy is in his final year at the 

Conservatorium of Music where he is studying a Bachelor 

of Music. 

Aleks Vickovich tells us that he is working in 

2005 Ghana, West Africa as a news reporter on 

The Ghanaian Times. Aleks would love to hear from any 

member of the Aloysian Family living or working in Africa. 

Bernard Foley has been selected as the 

2007 Captain of the Australian Sevens Rugby Team. 

He joins Pat McCabe (SAC 2005) who is in the Wallabies 

Squad as Old Boys playing for National Teams. Pat was 

capped as the 847th Wallaby in a Test versus Italy in 2010. 

Tom Kingston (SAC 2009) is playing for the NSW Waratahs 

after playing for NSW and Australian Schoolboys in 2009. 

Australian Privacy Laws prevent us from publishing the 

contact details of any Old Boy. Anyone wishing to make 

contact with anyone listed above, or another Old Boy of the 

College, is asked to contact the College Development Office 

on (02) 9936 5561 or murray.happ@staloysius.nsw.edu.au 

Upcoming Reunions 

• The Gonzaga Society (Old Boys who left the College 

more than 49 years ago, together with their wives, the 

widows of Old Boys and past staff and Jesuits from the 

period) will meet for their twice annual Mass and Lunch 

at the College on Tuesday, 14 June and Thursday, 

12 December 2011. Invitations to all pre-1962 Old 

Boys will be posted and e-mail closer to the respective 

dates. 

• The Class of 1981 will gather for their 30 Year Reunion 

on the evening of Friday, 16 September. Invitations will 

be posted and e-mailed closer to the date. 

Does the College have your correct details? Please 

use the enclosed fly-sheet or contact Terry Gabbedy at the 

College Development Office on 02 9936 5568 or via 

e-mail terry.gabbedy@staloysius.nsw.edu.au 

Obituaries 

The College is saddened to hear of the passing of the 

following Old Boys. We ask you to remember them and 

their families in your prayers. 

1924 

Clem Bellhouse (SAC 1924) died on 15 November 2010. 

At the time of his death, he was the oldest Old Boy of the 

College. 

1933 

George Droulers (SAC 1933) died on 20 October 2010. 

1935 

Vincent Egan OAM (SAC 1935) passed away on 19 

December 2010. Father of Bernie (SAC 1967) and 

Grandfather of Daniel (SAC 1997) and Greg (SAC 2005). 

Vince attended St Aloysius’ College for one year (1935), 

during which he completed the Leaving Certificate. Vince 

appears to have quickly fitted into life at St Aloysius’ and was 

selected for the College Debating team. Vince also played 

the part of Frederick Wilder in the College’s major drama 

production Strife. The 1935 Aloysian records that in the 

character Wilder, Vince “made a convincing businessman 

of the less likeable sort”. Based on the prize list for the year, 

Vince’s strongest subject was mathematics. What was not 

foreshadowed in The Aloysian was that during the ensuing 

years Vince would very much put into practice the Jesuit 

mantra of ‘men for others’. 

After leaving St Aloysius’, Vince became an active 

member of the St John’s Ambulance Brigade. Because of 

that involvement, upon enlisting in the Second AIF when 

Australian entered World War II, Vince was assigned to the 

2/5 Australian General Hospital (AGH). 

The 2/5 AGH was initially posted to Palestine, but 

in April 1941 was transferred to Greece. Their arrival 

in Greece coincided with the evacuation of Greece, but 

Vince and 166 other men were left to care for the 1,500 



obituries 

wounded who could not be evacuated. Initially the Germans 

allowed the Allied Field Hospital to continue to operate and 

Vince, working twelve-hour night shifts with one assistant, 

was responsible for a 50 bed surgical ward, dispensing 

morphine and other drugs as necessary. 

In December 1941 Vince was sent to a prisoner of 

war camp in Poland. In September 1943, there was an 

exchange of British and Australian medical personnel and 

wounded against Germans held in Britain. But there was 

a need for some medical staff to remain and six Australian 

volunteers were sought. Vince was one of the six. Shortly 

after, Vince was transferred to a POW Hospital where 

he was assigned to the ‘Infectious Ward’ treating mainly 

tuberculosis cases. 

Vince married his wife Georgina in 1947. He had two 

children, Bernard (SAC 1967) and Patricia. As his children 

became more independent and later after his retirement, 

Vince became increasingly active in his community. 

From 1968 until 2010, Vince was Secretary of the 2/5 

AGH Association and devoted much of his considerable 

energy to the welfare of the Association and its members. 

In 1991 Vince was awarded the Order of Australia Medal 

for his services to the Association and returned servicemen 

and women. Vince spoke little of his wartime experiences, 

but he was regularly sought after by a number of historians 

who valued his accurate and vivid recollections of his 

experiences. Vince played a major role in the production 

of the book Proudly We Served, which told the story of the 

2/5 AGH and he was instrumental in the revised edition 

published twenty years later in 2007. 

Vince was also extremely active in his local community. 

Over the years he served on the executive of the Chatswood 

RSL Sub-Branch, the Partially Blinded Soldiers’ Association, 

the Australian Catholic Guild, the Northbridge Progress 

Association, the Chatswood East Ward Progress Association, 

the Willoughby District Historical Society, the Willoughby 

Symphony Orchestra, the Willoughby Bicentennial 

Community Committee and the Willoughby Cultural Events 

Committee, which he was an active member of up until the 

time of his death. For a time Vince was a volunteer bus driver 

for the Dougherty Senior Citizens’ Centre and he authored 

the book The Heritage of East Chatswood. In 1985 Vince 

received the annual Willoughby Municipal Council Award 

for Citizen of the Year for Community Service. Vince was 

also actively involved in the Catholic Parish of Chatswood, 

where amongst other things he counted the collections – 

continuing even when his eyesight started to fail. 

Vince’s wife, Georgina, died five weeks after his death. 

They are survived by Bernard (SAC 1967) and Patricia and 

their grandchildren Daniel (SAC 1997), Greg (SAC 2003) 

and Dominic. 

Reverend Father Dan Rutlidge (SAC 1935) died on 17 

August 2010 in the fiftieth year of his service as a Priest. 

1936 

John ‘Jack’ Polin (SAC 1936) died on 17 August 2010. 

1937 

Reverend Father Roger McGinley SAC (SAC 1937) died 

Melbourne 12 December 2009, Great-Uncle of Andrew 

Hunt (SAC 1990) and Tim Hunt (SAC 2002). 

1941 

Dr Robert Horan (SAC 1941) died in the UK on 14 

November 2009. Bob was a stalwart of the Annual 

UK-Europe Reunions. 

1942 

Sir Charles Mackerras AC, CH, CBE (SAC 1942) died in 

London 14 July 2010. Brother of Alistair Mackerras AM 

(SAC 1947), Professor Colin Mackerras AO (SAC 1956), 

Associate Professor Malcolm Mackerras AO (SAC 1956) 

and Uncle of Thomas Mackerras (SAC 1973). 

Sir Charles Mackerras was a conductor and musicologist, 

and introduced the passionate and heartfelt music of Leos 

Janácek, the Czech nationalist composer, to worldwide 

audiences. In so doing he enriched immensely many of our 

leading opera houses, where such melodramatic works as 

Kátya Kabanová, Jenufa and The Makropulos Affair are 

now a staple part of the repertory. 

He was one of the great polymath conductors of the 

20th century, with interests that ranged from the operettas 

of Gilbert and Sullivan to the high opera of Wagner and 

Strauss, and was blessed with a rare ability to combine 

performance and musicology. His rigour and empathy 

with both music and musicians, as well as his ferocious 

intellectual curiosity, earned acclaim and respect from across 

the musical world. Any performance directed by Mackerras 

– particularly one featuring Janácek (1854-1928) – bore 

the imprimatur of unsurpassed authority. 

In the 1960s he was at the forefront of the period 

instrument movement, uncovering the original intentions 

of composers such as Handel, Mozart and Beethoven, 

and bringing to audiences some of the first "authentic" 

performances to be heard in Britain. Of particular note 

was a production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at 

Sadler's Wells in 1965 in which he controversially – and 

to some ridicule – reinstated the appoggiaturas and other 

ornamentation that would have been used in the 18th 

century. 

If career-defining musical directorships were thin on the 

ground, there was no shortage of guest conductorships 

– with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Chamber 

Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Philharmonia, 

to name but a few. 

Mackerras, a self-effacing conductor in a world of 

egotistical maestros, cared little for image and marketing. 

Asked about the secret of the conductor's art, he replied that 

it was his role to "inspire the musicians to play in his way, 

with one style and one accord". 

As Rupert Christiansen wrote in The Telegraph at the time 



of his 80th birthday: "A Mackerras performance invariably 

has energy, pace, bounce, clarity, shape”. 

"With his unique gift for getting music moving, he 

puts singers as well as orchestras on their toes – there's 

no slacking under his baton, no empty sentimentality or 

self-indulgence." 

Alan Charles MacLaurin Mackerras was born on 17 

November, 1925 in Schenectady, New York USA, to 

Australian parents, the eldest of seven children. Among 

his ancestors was Isaac Nathan, who is credited with 

introducing Western classical music to Australia. 

From the age of three Charlie was brought up in Sydney 

surrounded by music and boats – although his red hair and 

freckles left him vulnerable to the sun when at sea. He began 

taking violin lessons at the age of seven; the following year 

he was taken to see a performance of Carmen given by a 

touring Italian company. He also studied flute, but changed 

instruments after reading in a newspaper of a shortage of 

oboists. 

He was educated at St Aloysius College, taking 

part in numerous Gilbert and Sullivan operas; Sydney 

Grammar School, which was 10 minutes' walk from the 

Conservatorium of Music where, much to his parents' 

irritation, he spent all his spare time; and finally, in a 

desperate attempt to get him away from music and into law, 

The King's School, Parramatta, from where he orchestrated 

his own expulsion. 

Finally his parents relented over his musical ambitions 

and by the age of 16 he was orchestrating music in the 

style of Mozart. After four years as oboist with the ABC 

Sydney Orchestra he sailed for England in February 1947 

on the RMS Rangitiki. His fellow passengers included the 

Duchess of Gloucester, returning home at the end of the 

Duke's term as governor-general. He arrived in London 

armed with a long list of musical contacts. Before long he 

was flourishing at Sadler's Wells as an orchestral oboist and 

cor anglais player. 

A chance conversation with an amateur musician in a 

coffee shop while poring over a newly-acquired score of 

Dvorák's D minor Symphony ignited a quest to discover 

more about Czech music and he soon secured a British 

Council scholarship to study in Prague with the veteran 

conductor Václav Talich. It was there that, in 1947, 

Mackerras and his new English wife went to the Národní 

Theatre to see for the first time Kátya Kabanová, Janácek's 

tragic tale of a married woman from a peasant community 

who falls in love with a younger man. 

This introduction to Janácek – a composer then barely 

known outside Czechoslovakia – was a revelation to 

Mackerras. He travelled to Brno, the composer's home 

town, to seek out other works, determined to introduce them 

to a wider audience. 

The Communist putsch in February 1948 hastened 

his return to London, where he rejoined Sadler's Wells 

as oboist, repetiteur and occasional conductor. Norman 

Tucker, director of the Wells, agreed to include Kátya in 

the 1950-51 season but, despite reasonable reviews, the 

idiom was a difficult one for audiences to grasp. It was not 

a box office success and was dropped for eight years. 

In the meantime Mackerras's reputation as a purposeful 

conductor was growing, and he was appointed principal 

conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra (1954-56). 

He was also continuing his pursuit of Janácek's music, 

with frequent visits to Prague. In 1961 he became the first 

non-Czech to conduct a Janácek opera in that country – an 

experience that he said was like "being asked to conduct 

Wagner in Bayreuth" – when he conducted Kátya in Brno, 

including in the performance two long-forgotten intermezzos 

that he had discovered in the composer's archives. 

Most of the 1960s were spent cementing his reputation 

in Europe in general – including three years as number two 

at Hamburg Opera – and Britain in particular. He worked 

with Shostakovich at the Edinburgh Festival in 1962 (whose 

opera Katerina Izmaylova he conducted for his debut 

at Covent Garden two years later), directed the young 

pianist Daniel Barenboim in Oslo in 1963 and conducted 

the British premiere of Janácek's The Makropulos Case at 

Sadler's Wells in 1964. 

By now the label "Janácek specialist" was firmly affixed 

to his conductor's tails. But Janácek and Mozart were by 

no means the complete story. When the copyright expired 

on Sir Arthur Sullivan's music in 1950, Mackerras published 

Pineapple Poll, a ballet based on 40 of Sullivan's tunes that 

became extremely popular at the time. He worked with the 

D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in the 1970s, conducting 

The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado, eventually joining 

the company's board of directors. This love of lighter 

music, a legacy of his school days at St Aloysius’ College, 

provided ammunition for his critics, but Mackerras was 

unrepentant. 

In 1970, he was appointed Musical Director of the 

English National Opera, a position he retained until 1977. 

He then returned to Australia for three years as chief 

conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. 

In 1980 he became the first non-British citizen to conduct 

The Last Night of the Proms; seven years later he became 

music director of Welsh National Opera, taking his passion 

for Janácek to the Principality and raising musical standards 

in the Welsh capital beyond measure. He also leaves a vast 

catalogue of recordings, ranging from Handel to Strauss, as 

well as authoritative accounts of Janácek's operas. 

Mackerras maintained a full schedule well into his ninth 

decade. On his 80th birthday he gave a spirited account of 

Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera at Covent Garden. Over the 

coming years he returned there to conduct Don Giovanni, 

toured with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; reprised 

his Gilbert and Sullivan in a delectable account of Patience 

at the Proms. 

For more than 40 years he kept a holiday villa on 

the Italian island of Elba, where guests included the Earl 



obituries 

and Countess of Harewood. Until a shoulder operation in 

the mid-1990s he sailed a yacht. A biography, Charles 

Mackerras: a Musicians' Musician, by his cousin Nancy 

Phelan, was published in 1987. 

He was appointed a Commander of the British Empire 

in 1974, Knighted in 1989, became a Companion of the 

Order of Australia in 1997 and a Companion of Honour 

in 2003. Two years later he was awarded the Royal 

Philharmonic Society's Gold Medal and became the first 

recipient of the Queen's Medal for Music. He was also 

showered with honours by the Czech authorities including, 

in 1996, the Medal of Merit. 

Although based in London for more than 60 years, 

Mackerras remained an Australian at heart, never losing 

his "Aussie twang" or his direct, sometimes brusque, 

no-nonsense manner of speech. Superstitious by nature, he 

had a great belief in hypnotism, using it to cure his smoking. 

He believed, he said, that a conductor secured his best 

results by hypnotising the orchestra. 

Sir Charles Mackerras married Judy Wilkins, a clarinettist, 

in 1947. He is survived by Lady Mackerras and their 

daughter Catherine. Another daughter, Fiona, predeceased 

him. 

Steve Murtough (SAC 1942) died on 21 December 2010 

after a battle with cancer. Brother of Bob (SAC 1932), 

Father of Richard (SAC 1970), Uncle of Christopher (SAC 

1971) and Grandfather of Nicholas Alexandrou (Year 11). 

1946 

Peter ‘Butch’ Taniane (SAC 1946) died on 8 October 2010 

1950 

Anthony Robertson (SAC 1950) brother of Alistair (SAC 

1954) died in 2010. 

1952 

Judge John McGuire (SAC 1952) died on 26 February 

2011 after a battle with cancer. Brother of Brian (SAC 

1952), Mark (SAC 1954), Father of Matthew (SAC 1978) 

and John (SAC 1983). 

1955 

Adrian Newell (SAC 1955) died on 20 June 2010 twin 

brother of Anthony ‘Tony’ Newell (SAC 1955). 

Lieutenant Colonel Peter Naughton BDS (SAC 1955) died 

on 7 August 2010. 

1962 

Brian Ferrari (SAC 1962) died on 16 February 2011 

Husband of Kerry and father of Justine, Catherine, Marianne 

and Daniel (Year 11). 

1963 

Roger Johnstone (SAC 1963) died on 29 October 2010. 

Brother-in-Law to Tony Bland (SAC 1957) and uncle of 

Mitchell Bland (SAC 1988). 

1964 

Terrence ‘Terry’ Hogan (SAC 1964) died on 11 January 

2011 after a battle with cancer. Husband of Rosario, 

Father of Terrence (SAC 1994), Christopher (SAC 1996) 

and Michael (SAC 1997) and brother of Fr Stan Hogan SJ 

(SAC 1962). 

1981 

Nicholas Paul (SAC 1981) died on 2 November 2010 

from pancreatic cancer. Brother of Fred Paul (SAC 1967) 

and Uncle of Joseph Paul (SAC 2002). 

1985 

Jay Mannix (SAC 1985) died on 1 November 2010, 

brother of Jeremy (SAC 1989) and Jacob (SAC 1994). 

1993 

Patrick Colreavy (SAC 1993) died on 15 June 2010 

and was buried from the College with a large number 

of Classmates and other members of the Aloysian Family 

present. 

2008 

Carlo Colosi (SAC 2008) died on 5 July 2010 as a result 

of a tragic traffic accident. A large crowd gathered at the 

College to farewell Carlo. He is survived by his Parents, 

sister and Brother, Christian (SAC 2010). 

Former Staff 

Dr Joan Murray (SAC Staff 1958 – 1972) died on 28 

September 2010. Dr Murray served on the staff of the 

Junior School from 1958 until 1972. Mother of David (SAC 

1965), Jock (SAC 1966), Don (SAC 1967) and Tony (SAC 

1969) and Mary, grandmother of Richard (SAC 2005) 

and Patrick (Year 3) she was farewelled by a large crowd 

including many Past Staff of the College and Old Boys of 

the College, from St Mary’s Catrhedral. 

Father John Wakeling (SAC Staff 1988 – 1994). Father 

John Wakeling died in Melbourne on 17 February after 

a battle with lung cancer. Father Wakeling was born in 

1953 and entered the Society of Jesus in 1981 and was 

Ordained in 1991. In 1997 he left the Jesuits to become a 

priest in the Broken Bay diocese. As a Jesuit, John worked 

for some time at St Aloysius College. He served as a priest 

at various parishes on the North Shore in recent years. 

Eternal Rest grant to them O Lord 

and let perpetual light shine upon them, 

may their Souls and all the Souls 

of the faithful departed Old Boys of the College, 

through the mercy of God, rest In Peace. Amen. 

St Aloysius, pray for us!

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