Jo WHITEMAN (1979)

Published July 26th 2020 8:20 pm by

On my first day at SCEGGS as a new Year 7 girl in the 1970s, some of my classmates were assigned the task of taking new students on a tour of the school. I listened as the teacher told them where they should take the new girls on the tour: “First, go down the Chapel Read more

Inga Scarlett, Head of Drama, 2004 – 2018

Published July 26th 2020 8:12 pm by

We’ve always been resourceful at SCEGGS in using performance spaces for our plays and musicals. We have to be, it’s a small school! The old Assembly Hall was home to some great school productions. The musical “Les Miserables” in 2008 showed just how ingenious we were in transforming that humble stage into revolutionary Paris! St Read more

Jan Morice, Teacher

Published July 26th 2020 8:07 pm by

The Hippie School Teacher of the 1970s In 1972 I had a mass of long black curly hair, a lot of Mexican embroidered dresses, wore stilettos or high boots to school every day, and smoked Kool cigarettes in the staffroom with the other teachers at every opportunity. The Vietnam war was almost over, Gough Whitlam Read more

Maevie McAVOY (2012)

Published July 26th 2020 8:05 pm by

These photos were taken during the hilarious Year 10 Art Walk where we meandered down the back streets of SCEGGS to William St, parading our larger than life papier-mâché characters. Mine was the fat American! Funnily enough my character, the American tourist (double chin, Bermuda shorts, socks and sandals) still lives in my room above Read more