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Preparing to be ‘the best teacher I can be’ through the PMSA Teacher Education Scholarships

  The PMSA Teacher Education Scholarships are now open for 2024 to support our next generation of educators pursue a future career in teaching. The scholarships are designed to foster a respect for the importance of teaching as a profession and assist aspiring teachers and early childhood educators who align with Christian faith to complete …

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New Principal announced for Somerville House

The PMSA Board today announced the appointment of Dr Sandra Hastie as the 13th Principal of Somerville House, following the pending retirement of Principal Kim Kiepe at the end of the year. Dr Hastie is currently the Principal of Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, an Independent Presbyterian boarding and day girls’ school in New Zealand, which …

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PMSA launches new venture to foster groupwide student activities

The PMSA is excited to announce the launch of PMSA Activities, a new enterprise to establish a platform for all PMSA schools (Brisbane Boys’ College, Clayfield College, Somerville House and Sunshine Coast Grammar School) to participate in groupwide co-curricular activities together. The inaugural program to be founded under PMSA Activities, is a Sailing program, which …

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Youth Leaders’ Forum captivates our emerging leaders

Year 11 students from across our four schools – Brisbane Boys’ College, Clayfield College, Somerville House and Sunshine Coast Grammar School – came together on Monday, 11 June 2023 to hear from Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett from Orange Sky, at our annual Youth Leaders’ Forum. This year’s theme of the forum was ‘Leaders for …

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Annual General Meeting 2023

The PMSA Board ratified a number of new governance appointments at the 105th Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday, 13 June 2023. Board Chair, Peter Barker and Chief Executive Officer, Shane Coppin highlighted our accomplishments for 2022 while also sharing the new governance appointments for 2023 including new Board Chair, Margaret Berry, Deputy Board Chair, …

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Letter to the PMSA Schools’ community

To the PMSA Schools’ community We write in relation to stories in today’s Courier-Mail that incorrectly link our Schools to views about inclusivity. The stories claim that our Schools would actively discriminate against students according to their sexuality or their sexual activity. The stories are fundamentally wrong. The Courier-Mail’s stories are based on a submission …

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Supporting our next generation of teachers

Harry Winks Lili Vincent Madeleine Webber Tori Dutton The Presbyterian Methodist Schools Association (PMSA) is delighted to announce that Harry Winks, Lili Vincent, Madeleine Webber and Tori Dutton were all successful in winning a PMSA Teacher Education Scholarship for 2023. The PMSA Teacher Education Scholarships are awarded each year to a limited number of recent …

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Principal of Somerville House to retire at the end of 2023

The PMSA has announced that Somerville House Principal, Mrs Kim Kiepe has advised of her decision to retire at the end of 2023. Mrs Kiepe joined Somerville House in 2019 as the school’s 12th Principal. PMSA Board Chair Peter Barker said, “I would like to thank and acknowledge Mrs Kiepe for her remarkable contribution as …

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