Author: Community Relations
Jan 5 Interviews & Spotlights, Teacher Spotlights
Spotlight On: Nathan Jessup
Meet our Deputy Head, Nathan Jessup.
Jan 4 Interviews & Spotlights, Teacher Spotlights
Spotlight On: Alex Boyd
Alex Boyd is the Woodwind & Wind Ensemble Coordinator at the College and commenced work at Wesley in 1996. Alex has taught clarinet and saxophone to students over his journey and has conducted and directed both Junior and Senior Jazz and Concert Bands over the last 22 years. He has also been a member of…
Dec 17 Academics, School News
Wesley College achieves its best ATAR results in 15 years!
There is a well-known saying: ‘a rising tide lifts all boats’. That certainly comes to mind as we celebrate Wesley College’s best ATAR results in 15 years, with a median score of 88.7.
Dec 14 School News
Read the Summer edition of The Wesleyan online now!
The Summer 2018 edition of The Wesleyan is packed with exciting stories. Titled ‘The Legacy Edition’ we look at the achievements of departing Headmaster, Mr David Gee as well as welcoming our new Head of College, Mr Ross Barron. We also follow the boys into the Bush as part of their Katitjin experience, meet the new…
Dec 4 Opinion
An Advent message from our College Chaplain, Rev Nalin Perera
My greetings to the entire Wesley Community – past, present and future. We are now in the Season of Advent, heralding in the Christmas season. It is a story endlessly told of God’s irretrievable commitment to all humankind. However, in our very frenzy-driven commercial environment, it is often a little difficult to talk of the…
Nov 29 Parenting Tips & Advice
The best education will reveal itself 10 years after graduation
By Linda Stade At what point do we judge the success of a child’s education? On the day of their graduation when they are beaming with joy and overflowing with potential? On the day they receive the results of their final exams? Wesley College Headmaster, David Gee, says… Neither. He says we should measure…
Nov 23 Academics
Understanding Wesley College’s teaching and learning philosophy
By Dean of Research and Pedagogy, Deborah Netolicky At Wesley College, students and staff alike are supported to live our College vision and motto: to lead purposeful lives by daring and by doing. While Wesley provides its students with a myriad of wonderful opportunities—including in the areas of service and leadership—at the core of…
Nov 20 Academics
Pathways to opportunity – a look at Wesley’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholarships
Wesley’s commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholarships has seen dozens of boys seize the opportunity to expand their horizons. Educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students have long been plagued by poor attendance, health, intergenerational poverty and disadvantage. Wesley College, over the past 10 years, has seen remarkable achievements in this…
Nov 5 Announcements
Wesley Opens Gallery of Honour
Wesley College has opened a Gallery of Honour which seeks to recognise Old Collegians whose endeavours, commitments and feats exemplify Wesley’s ‘by daring and by doing’ motto. Among the 31 inaugural inductees are AFL player Buddy Franklin, ballet dancer Steven Heathcote, tennis legend Arthur Marshall, Olympic rower Glen Loftus, writer Peter Cowan, musician Mat Jodrell, Anglicare…