Lowther Hall girls have continued to thrive academically in 2024, as evidenced by the outstanding VCE results achieved this year. With 70 percent of students placing in the top 20 percent of the nation, the hard work and dedication of students and teachers is clear! We congratulate the Class of 2024 and celebrate the efforts of all who have supported them.

​As the school year draws to a close it is a good time to reflect on all that has been achieved during 2024. Many strategic objectives have been accomplished, new staff have been appointed, programs have been reviewed and updated and most importantly, girls have had the opportunity to undertake a great deal of learning, both inside and beyond the classroom.

​One of the things I most enjoy at this time of year is hearing the sound of Christmas carols being rehearsed across the School. Not only does it remind me that our girls can sing like angels, but it provides a festive air and heralds the commencement of the summer and the end of the school year.

​This week, I attended the Annual General Meeting of the Invergowrie Foundation, a charitable organisation which provides grants and support to advance the education of girls and women in Victoria. The Foundation seeks to enable access, promote excellence, advance leadership and support research by and about girls and women in science, technology and mathematics.

​There has been a great deal of discussion in the media recently about the Government’s proposal to introduce age verification on social media platforms.

​At this time of year in the more senior year levels, girls are either already undertaking examinations or are preparing for them....

​Today we celebrate World Teachers Day – a day to celebrate and recognise the wonderful staff who support our girls to build their knowledge and skills and who help us to create young people who can contribute positively to their communities.

​This time of year is always bittersweet as we prepare to send the Year 12 cohort on to the next stage of their journey. During their last few weeks, Ms Healy and I meet with all the Year 12 students in small groups, over lunch, to hear from them about their Lowther Hall experience and to discuss the aspects that they feel have been of most value to them in terms of personal development.

​Today, 11 October, is the International Day of the Girl Child – a day declared by a United Nations General Assembly Resolution to recognise the rights of girls around the world. It is a day on which we can celebrate girls everywhere, amplify their voices and advocate for them.

​This week I have been in our National Capital where the Year 6 students are (amongst other things) consolidating their understanding of law making and the democratic process. It was wonderful to hear the girls reflect on their increased understanding of the methods of passing legislation once they had sat in old parliament house and undertaken a role play that saw them debate a “bill”.