Our Foundation - St Catherine's School

Her Advantage

In 2024, St Catherine’s School is highlighting Rural Scholarships as a fundraising focus to honour former Head of Boarding, Mrs Sue Collister who sadly passed away earlier this year. Rural Scholarships empower students from regional and remote Australia to receive access to an exceptional education at St Catherine’s School.

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Her Story

Contributions to the Library Fund play a crucial role in advancing Archive digitisation and preservation. These projects encompass the development of both onsite and online Heritage Trails, fostering a deeper appreciation of our collective history within the community. Currently, five Heritage Trail markers adorn our landscape, serving as poignant reminders of our shared heritage. To learn more about how you can contribute to these initiatives, please reach out to Advancement Manager, Kathy Hines at kahines@stcatherines.net.au or call 9828 3032.

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Her Ties

In 2021, the Old Girls’ Excellence Bursary was founded, with the purpose of raising $50,000 to offer ten $5,000 bursaries to aid girls beginning their journey at St Catherine’s School. Your generosity empowers us to enhance the educational landscape, providing enriched learning opportunities for St Catherine’s girls. We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your support of St Catherine’s School and our exceptional young women.

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Her Moment of Lift

The St Catherine’s School Foundation is a society that provides financial support to change the course of student lives. By becoming a member, you lift up girls: their gaze, their voice; their opportunities to flourish.

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Her Guardians

Leaving Gifts in Will is an impactful way to guarantee a St Catherine’s education for generations of young women to come. Legacies of every size matter and can be directed to support infrastructure, resources and scholarships.

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Our Impact

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Our Members

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Our Foundation is a society of bold and loyal donors daring to give our girls every chance to shine.

At no other time than in this rapidly evolving and uncertain world has being a giving society mattered.

Each year, since 1996, we welcome new members to join us in the pursuit of the best possible facilities, equipment and programs for the young women responsible for our future.

Income from tuition fees covers the operating and general costs only. Philanthropy supports innovation and builds infrastructure and program capacity in a distinct way. By becoming a member of our School Foundation, you will help transform the educational experience and lives of generations of young girls and women.

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Hardship Fund

Building Fund

Old Girls’ Excellence Bursary

Indigenous and Rural Scholarships

Bequests

Library Fund

Generous giving is an expression of love to our community

We support St Catherine’s School Foundation because we truly care. When giving is from our hearts, we are not only creating a bond, but also showing our appreciation. Generous giving is an expression of love to our community and members.” Andrew Huang & Angela Zhang

First Responders to the St Catherine’s Hardship Fund

Gillian and Paul are Jeanie Hood Society members who understand that a close community is a strong community, and believe that keeping the blue ribbon on St Catherine’s girls is at the very heart of their support to Hardship.

Generosity and giving are powerful messages that can quickly spread in a community.

We are just one of all the St Catherine’s parents who want similar things for their daughters and would be more than happy to contribute in any way they can, as part of the community. We are honoured to be part of that.

St Catherine’s Circle Member, Lisa Nicoll-Cooke

Women from my family have been attending St Catherine's for nearly one hundred years and I would like this sense of family connection to continue for other School families. I feel so strongly about family connection that I am willing to support this financially.

Learning From Participation and Generosity

We are really pleased to support the St Catherine’s Building Fund, in particular the development of the Blackbox Theatre, which will play a vital role in our girls’ School life. We intend to shape them to become women of the future.

Welcome New Foundation Members – Brianna Zhou and Tony Shu

Reducing the Urban and Rural Divide

We feel strongly about supporting other families, particularly from rural communities, who can add diversity to both the student and parent cohort and we recognised that joining the Foundation was the best way to enable this.

Welcome New Foundation Members – Fleur and Ronnie Calvert

Andrew Huang & Angela Zhang

Gillian Ruan and Paul Yu

Foundation Board Member Dr Diane Hu

Lisa Nicoll-Cooke

Brianna Zhou and Tony Shu

Fleur and Ronnie Calvert

Contact

kahines@stcatherines.net.au

mtaylor@stcatherines.net.au

lspear@stcatherines.net.au

mcampbell@stcatherines.net.au

17 Heyington Place Toorak VIC 3142

Junior School Office - Barbreck

Early Learning Centre – Campbell House: The Ilhan Family Centre

Our Impact

Our Foundation Board

Our Members

Become a Member

Hardship Fund

Building Fund

Old Girls’ Excellence Bursary

Indigenous and Rural Scholarships

Bequests

Library Fund

Featured News & Events

St Catherine’s Heritage Trail

Supporting Sustainability Through Philanthropy

Impact of Giving

Change the Game

BRAVA! Celebrating the Opening of The Jamie and Rebecca Gray Theatre

A Bequest Story – Anne Court (Lowry ’58)

Generous giving is an expression of love to our community

First Responders to the St Catherine’s Hardship Fund

Generosity and giving are powerful messages that can quickly spread in a community.

St Catherine’s Circle Member, Lisa Nicoll-Cooke

Learning From Participation and Generosity

Reducing the Urban and Rural Divide

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