1990 Annual Report

second passport. Many of the skills we have tried to give you will form a firm basis for this, as well as the foundations for achieving the third.

Governments are increasingly aware of the need to initiate and support programs which will provide all Australians with access to life-long education, and to encourage them to achieve all three of these passports. The Girls' Grammar School endorses these initiatives and continues to support the premise that the prime purpose of education is the development of the intellect in all of its many dimensions - the social, cultural, moral, emotional and physical. It is only through the development of critical faculties that we gain the ability to contribute in a productive and purposeful way to the development of the community at large. Mr Dawkins effectively summed this up when he stated his VISton for Australia in the Macarthur series of lectures earlier this year. What I aspire to is a nation which is well educated and therefore clever; a nation which is cultured and therefore humane; a nation which is rich because of the knowledge, skills and values of its citizens. You have been fortunate in that your parents have chosen to send you to a school which has strong traditions, is rich in resources, and which endeavours to help you to reach your maximum potential. You must make the decision not to take that great privilege for granted, but to determine to build upon those firm foundations, so that your life will become personally fulfilling and rewarding. In conclusion, I would again like to express my appreciation to the outgoing Board of Trustees for their support during their term of office and, in particular, to Dr Grassie for his wise chairmanship during an interesting and developmental period in the history of the School. I would also like to thank the many loyal members of staff who have supported me throughout another busy and challenging year. To plan the educational directions for the future is a formidable task, and without their help, would be impossible. To the students who will be leaving school at the end of twelve years of schooling, you have represented the spirit of the School for 1990. I believe that you have filled fulfilled your role as Seniors in a responsible manner, and that you have gained an understanding of the challenge that responsibility gives you. My very best wishes for the future to you all.

To those of you returning, I look forward to yet another successful year in the history of the Girls' Grammar School.

Judith A Hancock PRINCIPAL

16 November 1990

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