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Westminster School

Locality: Marion, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 8276 0276

Address: 1-23 Alison Avenue 5043 Marion, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.westminster.school

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25.01.2022 Congratulations to Aidan Ross (Clark) and Kimberley Li (Carter) who have been named as our 2021 School Captain and Vice Captain! We are excited to see what 2021 brings for Aidan and Kim as they step into this new role.

25.01.2022 It was a day of fun in the pool today as our Prep students finished up their week with our annual Swimming Carnival! A highlight of the day was the novelty unicorn races, and although it was a close race with different Houses in first throughout the day, our congratulations goes to Charter for winning the 2020 Carnival! #Swimming #SwimmingCarnival #SwimmingPool #WestminsterSchool #WS

25.01.2022 Following the message from the Honourable Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister of Australia that we shared with you last week, we are excited to give you an inside view into how our students are embracing our new Inquiry and Innovation Hub. The Prime Minister encouraged our students to never lose their curiosity, and the Hub provides the perfect location for them all to achieve more they thought possible. #Inquiry #Innovation #InquiryAndInnovationHub #STEAM #Science #Technology #Engineering #Fashion #Design

25.01.2022 Congratulations to Tyren, Austin, Andrew and Phoenix who have been announced as finalists in the Governor’s Civics Award! This award was opened up to students as part of the Civics & Citizenship component of the Australian Curriculum, which is embedded into our Year 10 Business Course. Each student had to create their own political party with platforms, a logo, posters and flyers, make how to vote" cards, create a video and powerpoint presentation, and then pitch their party to their class in an attempt to persuade them to vote for them - not an easy task! You can find out more about our Business and Entrepreneurship program at www.westminster.school/business-entrepreneurship #GovernorsCivicsAward #CivicsAndCitizenship #Business #Entrepreneurship #WestminsterSchool #WS

25.01.2022 Congratulations to our Middle Girls' Football Coach, @annehatchard on being named the @crowsaflw 2020 Club Champion! #football #girlsfootball

25.01.2022 Congratulations to all the students and staff involved in our Junior Play, 'Alice - Alive in Wonderland'. Based loosely on the classic tale, "Alice in Wonderland," the show was a whacky exploration of what goes on in someone's head when they're growing up. Despite facing some hurdles through the rehearsal process, the talented class put on an outstanding production, and go down in Westminster's history as our first ever virtual Junior Play!

24.01.2022 Have you booked your seat at our Golden Keys Gala? To be held in our brand new Sports Pavilion, not only will you be treated to a delicious menu by celebrity chef Callum Hann, but guests will be joined tableside by winemaker Ben Riggs ('80). Ben will be sure to share a tale or two while taking you through his fabulous Mr Riggs wine range that has been paired with different dishes throughout the night. Book now at https://www.trybooking.com/BLINB

23.01.2022 Congratulations to Neil, Marissa and Gerard who have each received a gold medal for their achievements in the University of New South Wales Global ICAS Assessments. All three were awarded for being the top achieving student in their particular test out of all of the students in South Australia and the Northern Territory, with Neil receiving his medal for Science, Marissa achieving hers for Spelling and Gerard receiving his for English. What an outstanding achievement! #ICAS #UNSW #Spelling #English #Science #WestminsterSchool #WS

22.01.2022 Today we came together as a school to observe Remembrance Day, a day where we commemorate the loss of Australian lives in all wars, conflicts and peace operations across the world, on the anniversary of the day the guns fell silent at the end of World War 1. Our student-led service allowed all staff and students to acknowledge and show gratitude for the sacrifices made by others for our freedoms. Lest We Forget. #RemembranceDay #ArmisticeDay #LestWeForget #WestminsterSchool #WS

22.01.2022 Congratulations to our very own Leader for Wellbeing, Mae Johnson, who has been awarded a Westfield Local Hero Award! The $10,000 prize Mae receives will be added to the tens of thousands of dollars Mae has fundraised this year to contribute to finding a cure for CF. Thank you to everyone who voted to support Maes nomination! #WestfieldLocalHeroes #CureCF #CysticFibrosis #CysticFibrosisAwareness #WestminsterSchool #WS

21.01.2022 COVID has presented some challenges for our students to engage in the Round Square ideal of service this year, however our Year 10 Fricker tutor group did not let this stand in the way of helping our local community. They put their thinking caps on, and during Term 3, combined forces with our Round Square group to organise and collect donations for Foodbank SA! Thank you to the generosity of the Westminster community, right from the ELC to the Senior School, we were able to donate 322kgs of food goods, which is equivalent to 614 meals for those in need. #service #foodbanksa #foodbank #community #RoundSquare

21.01.2022 Who did we spy checking out the views from the Thomas Pavilion today? #Christmas #ChristmasSpirit #ManInRed #WestminsterSchool #WS

21.01.2022 Don’t forget to register for our Sports Pavilion Grand opening, happening this Sunday! This will be a wonderful milestone event in our School history and will include games, food trucks, a BBQ and live music from Westminster students. Carparking will be available via Gate 1 (Preparatory School Oval) or Gate 4 (Sports and Swimming Centre, Barry's Lane). There will be pedestrian only access via Gate 2 (Main Gate). Register today at www.trybooking.com/BLIPY

21.01.2022 Despite facing some challenging weather conditions, our Senior School students have had a fantastic few days participating in our 2020 Athletics Carnival! The Senior School Oval was awash with colour as everyone came out to show their House pride, cheer on their team and have some fun! #Sport #Athletics #HousePride

19.01.2022 Mathematics prepares students for careers that require insight into problems and problem-solving in its broadest sense. Get a feel for our Maths Program and the passionate team behind it. Enjoying maths is really important. I want all the students to leave school feeling that they’re good at maths and that they’ve absolutely enjoyed it. Angela Phillips Curriculum Leader of Mathematics... #WS #WestminsterSchool #Mathematics

19.01.2022 As one of the few schools in South Australia that have our own on-campus working farm, our Agriculture Program is hands-on and covers a wide variety of Agricultural Industries, giving our students first-hand knowledge and experience, to close the gap between school and industry. For me, Science lives out here. It doesn’t live in a textbook. You want to be able to touch it, smell it, physically do it, so for me the ag program is beautiful as far as getting those kids involved... Clint Seekamp Head of Agriculture #WS #WestminsterSchool #AgriculturalScience #AgScience

18.01.2022 We wish the best of luck to our Year 6/7 Knockout Netball team who will compete in the State Knockout Netball finals at Priceline Stadium tomorrow! This will be the wrap-up of their outstanding 2020 season, where they won all of their minor round matches. Let's go Westies! #Netball #NetballSA #WestminsterSchool

17.01.2022 A group of our Year 9 students started their week kayaking along the Katarapko Creek and the Murray River as part of their Duke of Edinburgh's International award. A big highlight for many was the rapid they encountered along the way! #OutdoorEducation #OutdoorEd #DukeOfEdinburghAward #DukeOfEd #Kayaking #WestminsterSchool #WS

17.01.2022 During these unusual times, you may have noticed in yourself and others, an unfamiliar increase in anxiety. Heightened anxiety is a natural response of the human brain working in the way it has evolved to do so - which is, to be on alert for danger or threat. A worldwide pandemic certainly fits the bill as far as our brains are concerned! Our Head of Wellbeing, Liz Collins has put together some personal reminders that we can all use to help manage our wellbeing during these times. For more information on these tips, check out the latest wellbeing article on our website - www.westminster.sa.edu.au/wellbeing-tips

17.01.2022 ’ Wednesday 18 November, we planned for the Official Opening of Westminster School’s outstanding Inquiry and Innovation Hub and include a special message from the , . Our new Hub is an outstanding facility on any scale, with its state-of the art-learning spaces and featuring the superb Hurd Design Laboratories. Across three levels, it will deliver the sciences, psychology..., engineering, IT and digital tech, fashion design, materials, and food technology for the School. Extraordinary circumstances in South Australia prevented the Official Opening occurring as planned. It is still an exciting occasion in the life of Westminster and I have great pleasure in sharing the Prime Minister’s message with you our students and School community. Phillip W. Styles (’66) Chairman of School Council The Inquiry and Innovation Hub video, also intended to be shown at the Official Opening, can be viewed at www.westminster.school/hub

16.01.2022 Book Week starts this week and across the whole campus, we are celebrating the delight that reading and books provide! Hear from our passionate Head of English about the exceptional Senior School English Program we offer at Westminster. The best teaching moments are those moments where you know the student has developed not only proficiency in writing and structuring a response well but in thinking about a text in a way they haven’t thought of before. Richard Noone Head of English #WS #WestminsterSchool #English

16.01.2022 We invite you to celebrate Christmas 2020 with our Senior Vocal Ensemble and String Ensemble as they perform O Holy Night. We trust you have enjoyed our 12 Days of Christmas and we wish you a safe, meaningful and joyous Christmas.

16.01.2022 Our Year 10 Business and Enterprise students have had an incredibly successful year, taking out 1st place in SA in the ASX Sharemarket game! The Sharemarket Game is a virtual game that allows students to trade over 200 ASX listed shares with a pool of $50,000 in virtual currency, giving them the opportunity to develop an industry understanding of the ASX. The Westminster syndicate of Hollie, Lachie, Natalie and Gus did so well with their shares management, that they placed 12th out of all the syndicates in Australia! Go Westies! #ASX #Shares #Sharemarket #SharemarketGame #SharemarketEducation #WestminsterSchool #WS

16.01.2022 Our online learning is powering along and it’s great to see this given the circumstances and short notice! Thank you to our staff, students and families for working together and rapidly adjusting home and school life to make it happen as smoothly as possible. #OnlineLearning #InThisTogether #WestminsterSchool #WS

15.01.2022 On our tenth day of Christmas, our Senior Vocal Ensemble continue to share the message of Christmas with Go Tell It On The Mountain.

14.01.2022 Our Year 11/12 Drama Production, Four Pay Days... was a piece that explored what it is to be homeless in this land of plenty. In Adelaide, an estimated 6,000 people each night are homeless, with up to 30% thought to be under eighteen. The students involved presented an engaging, memorable performance, playing a range of characters to demonstrate how homelessness doesn't fit a single stereotype. Paul Edginton, CEO of SYC a not-for-profit organisation committed to providing ser...vices that foster wellbeing, independence and opportunity for all Australians, said, "I was so impressed with the production and the quality of the interpretation of characters achieved by each of the performers. [The play] conveyed brilliantly the lost sense of home - the loss of trust, family, comfort and safety[as well as]the misunderstandings of behaviour that appears aggressive but is often an expression of grief and pain that has gone unresolved. It was a rich and wonderful performance." See more

14.01.2022 Greatness is All Around You is a poem of gratitude written by Year 9 students Ella and Michelle, which our Year 10 Visual Arts students then created a Design Animation piece about, based on their interpretation of the poem. An amazing example of student collaboration! Greatness is all around you Reach for your goals and help others achieve the same Appreciate the little things ... Take the time to brighten others days Inspire each other to do the same Treat others with kindness and respect Understand life is not always perfect Don’t bring others down, but lift them up Enjoy life and continue to give back #Collaboration #Gratitude #GiveBack #VisualArts #Poetry #DesignAnimation #WestminsterSchool #WS

13.01.2022 This week, 14 Westminster students competed in the Volleyball SA Schools Beach Volleyball Festival at Glenelg, where the battle wasn’t always just the opposition on the other side of the court, but also the elements thrown up by the weather! Despite the lack of experience playing volleyball on sand, our students provided their opposition with great competition. Our Year 9 and Year 10 Boys' teams both finished 1st place in their division, with our Year 9 Girls team finishing a very commendable 3rd place. Perhaps we have some budding beach volleyballers among us! #Volleyball #BeachVolleyball #VolleyballSA #Glenelg

11.01.2022 The wet weather didn't manage to dampen the spirits of our Preparatory School students who all enthusiastically took part in their 2020 Athletics Carnival over the past few days. Whether taking part in competition or cheering on their team from the sidelines, all of our students showed great sportsmanship and House spirit.

11.01.2022 Are you a keen cricketer or know someone who is? Whether you think you're the next Don or a set of stumps on the wheelie bin is more your thing, we welcome your team registration for our inaugural Super Sixes Challenge! The Challenge will support the proposed 2021 Cricket Tour of New Zealand and the Westminster Cricket Program. Get your team together and register now at www.trybooking.com/BMENR

11.01.2022 Is your child our next successful scholarship candidate? Share your child's story with us and let Westminster be a part of their next chapter. Whether their dreams are out of this world, or you want to give them the space to learn and grow, a Westminster scholarship can help your child achieve more than they thought possible. Scholarships are awarded to various students every year and provide remission for tuition or boarding fees. Find out more about our 2022 entry scholarsh...ips and how to apply at www.westminster.school/scholarship Thanks to The Advertiser for the feature!

11.01.2022 We thank the public for their on-going support of our Christmas Lights display each year. Unfortunately, due to recommendations from SA Health, we are unable to hold our display in 2020. We hope you have a joyous Christmas and a safe and happy new year.

10.01.2022 It is Christmas Eve, the night before Christmas, and Vocal Jazz 2 remind us of the Nativity story that was about to unfold over 2000 years ago as they share their rendition of Silent Night and Away in a Manger.

10.01.2022 For our ninth day of Christmas, the girls of Vocal Jazz 1 share their rendition of Born on Christmas Day. Be sure to check out our page to see the first eight days!

10.01.2022 Our talented student musicians recently had the opportunity to join with the incredible crew at the Hindley Street Country Club to record this live performance of the Chicago classic, If You Leave Me Know. It was great to also have Westminster Music tutors Josh Chenoweth ('15), Jack Degenhart ('12) and Sarah Lloyde Music joining in on the magic! #HSCC #hindleystreetcountryclub #livemusic #music #performance #WestminsterSchool #WS

09.01.2022 Although certain restrictions have meant our Performing Arts calendar couldn't go ahead as normal this year, it was fantastic to see our co-curricular dancers be able to take to the stage across two days for their 'Let's Dance' concerts at the end of October. Well done to all the students who took part and showcased the learning that has occurred through their co-curricular lessons this year.

08.01.2022 A reminder that our first-ever virtual Junior Play is taking place tonight! Tune in from the comfort of your home by clicking on the link below from 6.30 pm tonight, to see Alice - Alive in Wonderland. https://youtu.be/JTwLNV1BaBg

08.01.2022 Sadly, despite our best efforts, today we weren't able to come together to celebrate the Valedictory Service of our Class of 2020, however, if this group of students have taught us anything this year, it is the importance of resilience and finding new ways to do things. We were able to invite our Year 12 students to a virtual ceremony this afternoon to allow some of our staff to acknowledge their year and the contribution they've made to Westminster. It also allowed Mathematics Teacher, Matthew Stone to present his speech that he was due to give at our Valedictory Dinner this evening. Matthew was asked to be the guest speaker at the Dinner by the 2020 School Leaders, and we are delighted to be able to share his speech with you.

08.01.2022 Our Visual Arts and Creative Arts students were recently able to showcase the results of their hard work throughout this year at our annual exhibition. The opening night featured a Fashion Show in the Chapel, where our Stage 2 Fashion Design students were able to display their garments, as well as an outdoor concert by some of our Music students. The variety of work on display, which included paintings, sculpture, graphic design and photography, highlighted the many talents of our students and all should be incredibly proud of the effort they've put in. #VisualArts #CreativeArts #Art #ArtExhibition #Fashion #FashionShow #WestminsterSchool #WS

07.01.2022 Congratulations to our Year 6 Junior Future Problem Solving Australia team who recently won their National Competition! This is an outstanding result and the team has received an invitation to compete in the international finals in June next year. #FPS #FPSAustralia #FutureProblemSolving #WestminsterSchool #WS

07.01.2022 A reminder that orders for our 2021 New Zealand Cricket Tour Wine Drive close tomorrow! The wine drive features selection of high quality wines and gourmet sauces - find out more and place your order now at www.westminster.school/crickettour

06.01.2022 Our staff love being able to support the families at Ronald McDonald House Adelaide each year! It's a wonderful opportunity to be able to give back and serve our community, all while sharing in fun and laughter.

06.01.2022 Today we celebrate all of our teaching staff for World Teachers' Day! Teachers help to give students a brighter future, and we challenged them to show us just how bright their faculties are with a silly sunnies selfie competition! First place goes to our incredible Prep School STRETCH teachers who have expertly shown that they'll go to any length to help all of our students to succeed, with an honourable mention to our Senior School Librarians and our Prep School Language teacher, Ms Kamei! Westminster simply wouldn't be the place it is without our teachers, and we thank them for their dedication and commitment to ensuring all of our students have a bright future! #TeachersDay #ThankTeachers #BrightFuture #WestminsterSchoolAdelaide #WS AITSL

06.01.2022 Thanks to The Advertiser for this great piece on SA's Leaders of tomorrow, including our own 2020 School Captain and Vice Captain, Kaine Baldwin and Ruby Liptak. Kaine and Ruby each share their thoughts on not only their own futures, but also the future of South Australia. www.adelaidenow.com.au//n/64a3c4c9932711135e44063b76e95162

05.01.2022 Are you joining us at our Sports Pavilion Grand Opening? Bring a picnic rug and spend time with family and friends as we celebrate the incredible community spirit that has helped bring this outstanding new sports facility to life! Register for this free family event at www.trybooking.com/BLIPY

05.01.2022 We can’t wait to celebrate the opening of our new Sports Pavilion in October! Our diverse Sports Program gives students the opportunity to develop their skills, resilience and social awareness. Whether they are participating for enjoyment, fitness, skill development, School spirit, or are part of our High Performance Sport program, at Westminster we believe lessons learned on the sporting field will serve us well in life. PE plays a really integral role in the overall wellbe...ing of students because we’re instilling habits that will last hopefully a lifetime. When you look at our subject, it’s not just the physical benefits that the kids get from being active, it’s also the mental and the social benefits that come with that. Rachel Hogben Curriculum Leader of Health & Physical Education #WS #WestminsterSchool #SportsPavilion #HealthandPhysicalEducation

05.01.2022 Our Preparatory School students put on an outstanding night of entertainment last night for their 2020 Showcase! Each of the ensembles performed with professional and incredible talent and we are proud of all of their hard work to make the show possible. Thank you to the Senior students and staff who supported them to put on this event. #Music #Showcase #WestminsterSchool #WS

04.01.2022 As we move nearer to Christmas Day 2020, Vocal Jazz 1 share an emotive version of Mary, Did You Know?

04.01.2022 It was a big night for our Mathematics students last night as 17 students from Years 6 to 12 were recognised at the MASA Mathematical Association of South Australia State Mathematics Awards for outstanding mathematical investigations, the highest number of awards presented to a single school in the state. The students were awarded prizes for their mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills in this year's South Australian Mathematics Talent Quest. #Maths #Mathematics #WestminsterSchool #WS

03.01.2022 Following the performance by our Prep dancers on the Sunday evening, our Senior co-curricular dancers took to the stage on Tuesday 20 October for their own 'Let's Dance' performance. Featuring a range of genres, including Ballet, Jazz, Acrobatics, Indigenous Contemporary, Creative and Contemporary dance, the evening was a wonderful celebration of all that the students have learnt throughout the year and how their co-curricular classes have complemented and extended experiences gained through the curriculum dance program.

03.01.2022 A group of our Year 11 Digital Technology students recently had the chance to visit the team at ModelFarm, a visualisation studio owned by current parents Shane and Carly ('96) Aherne, that produces world class material for the property, retail, tourism, education and entertainment industry from right here in Adelaide. The visit gave the students a real world look at how what they're learning in the classroom translates to a career in this exciting industry. #ModelFarm #DigitalTechnology #WestminsterSchool #WS

03.01.2022 As a part of their Discovery unit 'Special Places' our Transition cohort recently went exploring their local community. The students enjoyed a lovely morning at the Mitcham Library before a play at Brown Hill Creek Playground. #Discovery #MitchamLibrary #WestminsterSchool #WS

02.01.2022 Congratulations to our student athletes who recently won the South West SAPSASA District Athletics Carnival for the fourth year in a row! Many of these young athletes have put in a lot of hard work improving their skills in our running club with Adam Thompson and Jon Dyer and were rewarded with new personal bests on the day! #Athletics #SAPSASA #AthleticsCarnival #WestminsterSchool #WS

02.01.2022 Congratulations to Old Scholar and founder of Adelaide-based business, Build Clean, Sam Ackland (’08) has recently been named this year’s SA Young Entrepreneur! Sam's achievements were celebrated at a graduation ceremony for Business SA's South Australian Young Entrepreneur Scheme. Sam started his cleaning business for the residential and commercial building industry in 2018. Now employing 34 staff in just two years, Build Clean has built a reputation for setting a high benchmark and uses an innovative app-based system to ensure clients receive the highest quality clean. Congratulations Sam!