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TCE and IB Art Exhibition 2022

At the opening of our TCE & IB Art Exhibition on Thursday 3 November, the Visual Art Prize was awarded to Stella Yu and May…

Climate Action Group

By Sahansa Udawatta (Year 10) One Planet, One Chance As Tamanians we congratulate ourselves on the beauty of our natural environment, yet we repeatedly seek…

Mary Stanfield Public Speaking Competition 2022

The Mary Stanfield Public Speaking Competition was held on Monday 24 October, with alumnus and former staff member, Mark Nicholson, as a guest Judge. The…

We are never too small to make a difference

By Emily Keeling (Year 4 Teacher) This year, the primary school has established the Morris Environment Council. This representative body provides students with an avenue…

Year 11 IB Core Days Reflection

By Ruby Scully (Year 11) The IB core is the essence that guides all our learning. Composed of the Extended Essay (EE), Theory of Knowledge…

VET Kitchen Operations Dinner

One of the highlights on the Clemes calendar is the VET Kitchen Operations dinner where students showcase their creativity and food preparation skills by preparing a gourmet three course meal for…

Peter Jones Peace Prize 2022

The Peter Jones Peace Prize is an annual English Faculty writing competition that takes place in the High School. It was created in honour of…

Jean Yeates Writing Prize 2022

Jean Yeates, after whom this prize was named, was a former staff member at the School. She was born in 1916 and lived to be…

What Matters? Tasmania: Double Honour for Zoe & Friends’

by Nadine Frick On July 29, the Department of Education Tasmania organised and hosted the state awards ceremony for the 2022 What Matters? Tasmania Writing…

Success in the Ethics Olympiad

By Ben Felstead, Teacher of Philosophy & Theory of Knowledge On May 6th, five Friends’ students from Years 10 and 12 (Ellie Huxtable, Tarcin Marriott,…

Crunching Numbers

By Jason McDonald, Head of Mathematics In the world of Mathematics at The Friends’ School we have many co-curricular options for our students, from the…

2022 Simpson Prize Competition | Runner-up – Tasmania

The Simpson Prize is a national essay competition open to all Years 9 and 10 students in Australia, that focuses on the legacy of ANZAC.…

The Launch of Illuminate – Campaign for The Friends’ School

Many in our community will have seen that as we complete and celebrate 135 years of Friends’ students making a positive difference locally, nationally and…

Art2Words Writing Prize

The Art2Words writing prize is an annual Friends’ School writing competition open to students in Years 7-12, based upon the Ancient Greek practice of ekphrasis:…

Inaugural Friends’ Writers Festival: ‘Quiet Roar’

The Festival: Why a writers festival? Why not? The Friends’ School English Faculty has a long tradition of creating connections with the wider community of…

The Ray Green Speaking Prize 2022

By Sarah Walker, International Baccalaureate Diploma Coordinator In his 1924 analysis of public speaking, The Art of Public Speaking, Albert Beveridge offers advice to orators…

Boxthorn Project

Eradicating Boxthorn and rehabilitating The Friends’ School sports grounds at our Bell Street Site For those unfamiliar with the extensive and dedicated work being undertaken…

The Friends’ School Tapestry Story of Quakerism in Australia

Stitching over time The Australian Quaker Narrative Embroidery Project began in 2007. A community arts project, it is based on the UK Kendal Quaker Tapestry,…