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St Margaret’s has developed a new Master Plan to ensure we retain our place among Queensland’s leading schools and give every girl every opportunity for educational and personal growth. While the Master Plan will be implemented over many years, the first major commitment is to the Arts Precinct.
Our students have talent, passion and imagination, and we are setting out to create a facility to match their potential.
With this vision in mind, St Margaret’s Foundation unveils "The world is her stage" Capital Campaign to support the realisation of this new Arts Precinct, that will become the heart of music, drama and performance on our campus.
The precinct will provide new spaces that will meet both the curricular and extra-curricular needs of the arts program, including a purpose-built Blackbox Theatre, Recital Hall, dedicated rehearsal spaces, music rooms, and teaching studios, all designed to deliver a world-class learning environment for our primary and secondary students and to support excellence in the performing Arts.
Our students can look forward to increased opportunities to gain exposure to the best talent in the performing arts, access new dedicated spaces for rehearsals and equipment storage, and undertake technical learning in digital animation, production and set design. Because at St Margaret’s, the world is her stage.
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Brad King
Head of Performance
Music is such an incredibly powerful art form that has existed in every community across the globe since the dawn of time. Music allows us to feel deeply, connect with others in a collaborative way and experience something that is uniquely human. Within a school environment, music offers the opportunity for students to experience the joy of expressing themselves through performance in community with others. A dedicated performing arts space where students can both learn and perform will be so pivotal in providing amazing learning and performing opportunities while also nurturing our next generation of performing artists.
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Rowena Bracken
Head of Faculty – Art
Investing in arts education at St Margaret’s is an investment in our students’ futures. It fosters creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration - skills essential for success in any field. Our state-of-the-art facilities will provide a platform for students to explore their passions, from music and drama to visual arts and dance. By attracting world-class educators and offering unique opportunities like workshops with visiting performers, we will empower our students to reach their full potential. The benefits extend beyond the individual, enriching our entire community and inspiring future generations of artists and leaders.
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Annette Box
Assistant Head of Primary School - Wellbeing and Operations
The arts have the capacity to be transformational in a young person’s life; they can shape identity, foster a sense of belonging and undoubtedly have a positive impact on their overall wellbeing. A student who studies the arts is more likely to develop the trademark twenty-first century ‘survival’ skills of creativity, flexibility, and the ability to solve problems, equipping them to make sense of our ever-changing world. The arts bring vitality to a community, and the creation of spaces in which communities can gather to celebrate and share these experiences will only serve to enrich and enhance their impact.
So far, thanks to the generosity of our community, including past students, parents and staff, we have raised more than $2.14 million of our $3 million target. But we need your support to reach our goal.
Every contribution will make a meaningful difference. By donating to "The world is her stage" Capital Campaign, you’re not just supporting a building, you’re investing in her education and future.
A donation to the Arts Precinct is an investment in student potential, enhanced cognitive capacity, and in the social and emotional wellbeing of our young women.
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Online
Make your gift via our online donation form
(please select the Building Fund)
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By post
Please click here to download and print
our donation form to donate by post.
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Over the phone
Please call the Development Office
on +617 3862 0884 to
discuss your giving or donate via phone.
Unless anonymity is requested, all donors will be recognised in the subsequent issue of the St Margaret’s Flyer magazine in the annual list of donors and on "The world is her stage" Capital Campaign webpage, for the duration of the campaign.
A permanent Donor Wall will be erected in the Arts Precinct, where the names of donors who give $2,000 or more over the duration of the campaign (2025 and 2026 calendar years) will be recorded. The colour of the etched names will be aligned with the levels of giving:
• $2,000 - $4,999 = Black
• $5,000 – $9,999 = Navy Blue
• $10,000 - $19,999 = Bronze
• $20,000 - $49,999 = Silver
• $50,000+ = Gold
Acknowledgment Opportunities aligned with supporting particular spaces and facilities within the building are available for discussion on an individual basis. Please call the Development Office on +617 3862 0884 to discuss your donation.
St Margaret's with the Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support of those who have donated in support of "The world is her stage" Capital Campaign through their donation to the Building Fund in 2025.
Please note, this list of donors is updated weekly. While much care is taken in updating this list, occasionally there may be an error or omission. To notify us, or if you wish to make a change to your acknowledgement name, please contact the Development Office. Thank you for your support.
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The Adsett Family
The Ager Family
Caroline Aldridge
Michelle Alexander
The Alford Family
Lily Alford
The Allen Family
Ros Curtis AM
Greg Anderson
Lucy Angelini
Tammy Astill
Lyndy and George Atkinson
Josephine Atkinson
Rhea and Reg Barber
Kevin Barden
Helen Bayley
Emma and Matt Beasley
Bede Students
Sasha and Pippa Beikoff
Sophie Bell
Diane Bender ('64)
Best Life Agency
Louise Birnzwejg
Libby Black
The Bliss Family
Patricia Boddington
Eleanor Bolton (Cray)
The Bothwell Family
Annette Box
Erica Boyd
Harriette Boydell
The Braganza Family
John Braitling
Andrea Bridge
Kylie Briggs
Xanthe Lowe-Brown
The Mullin-Browns
R and K Brown
Vanessa Browning
Trent and Emily Bruce
N and M Buckley
A and A Burke
Anthony Burrows
Darrell Butcher
Meredith Butler
Michael Buys
The Caffrey Family
Ben and Sophie Cameron
Olivia and Claudia Campbell
The Carrick Family
Jim and Glenda Carson
Mitch Carter
L and M Carter
Shane Cassady
Alexandra Chater
Chaucer Students
Xiaoli Chen
The Chen Family
Yuna Cho
Michael Choi
The De Clara Family
Meaghan and Matthew Clarke
Bette Clay
Cathy Cleland
Kim Coghill
K and M Coleborn
John and Sandra Colley
Rowena Collins
The Connolly Family
The Cooke Family
Heidi and James Cooper
Vincent Cosgrove
The Court Family
Lucinda Coverdale
Lauren and Ally Cowley
Jon Cox
Keri Craig-Lee OAM ('75) and Cartier Lee ('15)
Lucy and Michael Crowe
Kate Curran
Ros Curtis AM
The Dahl Family
Jill Darcy
Elspeth Darvall
Kerry Daud
Robyn Davis
The Dayman Family
The de Groot Family
Meggy Delaunay
The Derrington Family
Nicole Devlin
The Dew Family
Cheryl Diehm
Di Dixon
Jazz Dow
Sienna Drake
Angela Drysdale
Chris Dunn
K. Dunn
Marilyn Dunning
Antoinette Earnshaw
The Evans Family
The Everson Family
Mei Feng
Jim and Robyn Ferguson ('60)
Margot ('56) and Ron Finney
Finselbach Family
B and C Fitzgerald
Lesa Fowler
Lizzie Fowler
Scarlett Victoria Adelaide Franklin
Laurel Fraser
Kate Frewin
Helen Melissa Fullerton
Emma Gard
Isabel Gardiner
Tannas D Godfrey
Joananne Greensill
Annabelle Grieve
Jordan Groeneveld
The Groth Family
Celine Guan
Emma Gubb
Elizabeth Gutteridge
The Hagenbach Family
Helen Hamilton
Sakura Hansen
Zahra Harcourt
Rose Haririan
Emma Harrison
The Hartmann Family
Suzannah Harvey
Kate Hedges
The Heffernan Family
The Helton Family
Deb Hempel
Sandra Herman
The Herrald Family
Herrick Students
The Hicks Family
Jillian Holland
Gayle Horn
The Houston Family
The Hutchins Family
Robbie Huxley
Pauline Irvine
Amy James
The Jamieson Family
Jungwon Jang
Susan Jarmer
Sonja Jarrett
The Jeraj Family
The Ji Family
Wendy Johnston ('79)
The Jones Family
The Jones Family
Joe and Erin Joseph
Edie Juniper
The Kardooni Family
Ankush Kataria
Sofia and Valentina Katsanevas
Kendall Students
Yina Kim
Joshua Kindred
Greta King
Melanie Kirkhope
The Klaassen Family
The Knott Family
Amara Kolokas
Nick and Ali Kouparitsas
Vanessa Lahy
Tara and Nicholas Lancashire
Winnie Law
Lawson Students
David Leach
Lydia Lee
Jay Lee
Chunmei Li
Louisa Li
Stephanie L
The Lin Family
Kefeng Ling
The Lisle Family
Eva Liu
The Liuchen Family
Holly Livingstone
Scott and Katie Lloyd
The Loughrey Family
The Love Family
Margot Love
Anita Lowe
The Lowis Family
The Lumbanradja Family
In Honour of Pamela Lusby
The MacDonald Family
Doune Macdonald
The Mackenzie Family
Jane Maclean ('62)
Laura Manly
The Markwell Allan Family
Raffles and Bella Batstone
Valerie Matters nee Mor
The Maunder Family
The Max and Li Family
Jason and Tania McAulay
Amanda and Craig McCabe
Ada and Clementine Carson
Emma McCaughey
Caitlin McCluskey
The McDonnell Family
Christina Mc Farlane Loras
The McKenzie Family
The McKinnon Family
Elizabeth McLean
The McWilliam Family
Kimberley Middlemis
The Mills Family
Milton Students
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Georgia Mitchell
Bev Mitchell
Todd Moesbergen and Taryn Reddy
Janice Moody
Primrose and Eloise Morahan
The Morales Family
The Mula Family
Manon Brown
Lucy Murray-Rickard
Dr Kathyayini Murthy
Leon Murugan
Sarah Mycoe
Jane Nason
The Nearhos Family
Mary O’Neill
Ellie Neuendorf
The Newman Family
Lucia Nimah
Marcia Noble
Lily Noorli
Benjamin Omowaire
Judith Overstead
St Margaret's Old Girls' Association
St Margaret's P&F Association
Shantal Padayachee
Jake Park
The Parolin Family
SA Parry
The Peck Family
The Peckham Family
Susan Pendlebury
Ken Perrett
Annie Phipps
Lara and John Pickering
Cindy Pieterse
The Piggott Family
The Pople Family
Chris Poynter
Pippa Prior
The Pulitano Family
The Wang and Qu Family
The Quinell Family
Alison Quinn (‘83)
Lauren Raitt
The Rawlings Family
Lisa Rayner
The Reed Family
Matt and Simone Rennie
The Rice Family
Cara Richardson
Toni Riordan
Jess Robey
Debra Robinson
The Robson Family
Renee Roller
The Rome Family
Jayne Rome
Helen Rose
Jodie Ryan
Sue Ryerson
Romain and Louise Saporito
Elke Schollay
The Schrodter Family
Andrew Scifleet
The Segal Family
Andrea Severa
Roz Shannon
Maggie Shao
James, Cherie and Ruby Shearer
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Estelle and Elise Shin
Alicia Massey Shrimpton
Donna Si
Michael and Chantal Di Sipio
Janet Howard Smith
Alena Smith
Scott and Suzie Smith
Jen Sneesby
Trish Solomon nee Bletchly ('64)
The Sorbello Family
Aria and Siena Sos
Spenser Students
Karen Spiller OAM
Fiona, Isabella and Josephine Spooner
Rosina Spowart
Georgina Stevenson
The Stewart Family
Claire Stitz
The Stobie Family
Vicki Strid
The Stumer Family
Sophie Evans, Alice and David Sutherland
The Sweeney Family
The Taft Family
Tanner Family
Sean Tavener
Ben and Kate Taylor
Tennyson Students
Kym Thomas
Sally Thomson
Nikki Townsend
The Traves Family
Norma Tucker
Charmaine and Patrick Twomey
Joe Vogelgessong
The Wagner Family
The Walker Family
Zhaofeng Wang
Christina Ward
The Wareham Family
Georgia Webb
The Wehl Family
Susie White
Sonia Widderick
Alice Wilkinson
The Wilkinson Family
Toni Williams
Chris and Dimity Williams
The Willink Family
Susan Wilson
Bonnie and Lizzy ('94) Wooderson
Lisa Worner
The Wright Family
Valerie Wright
Maggie Wu
Crystal Wu
Ziqiu Yang
Helena Wang
Stella Zhang
Ella Zhang
"The combination of the incredible performing arts culture that exists within St Margaret’s and a new Arts Precinct will elevate the opportunities for girls to a whole new level. It will inspire students to push artistic and imaginative boundaries within production, practice and performance."
Annabelle Traves ('14)
Concert violinist
"The foundation built at St Margaret’s has not only shaped my career but also reinforced my belief in the power of music to heal, connect, and transform. I am deeply grateful for the role my music education has played in equipping me to make a difference in the lives of children and their families during some of their most challenging moments."
Maggie James (’97)
Music Therapy Clinical Leader, Queensland Children’s Hospital
"The arts, and particularly music, can often feel like a solitary pursuit - many hours spent refining a craft in isolation. It’s only when we perform in front of an audience that we can truly share the fruits of our hard work. The new facility will provide students with a space that not only enhances their learning but also allows them to showcase their talents in an inspiring and supportive environment. I can imagine how empowering it will be for students to feel a sense of accomplishment in such a dynamic setting, while also having the opportunity to share the joy of music with their peers, families, and the wider St Margaret’s community."
Akari Komoto (’21)
Composer and Lyricist, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
"For aspiring musicians, actors and creatives, being able to practice and perform in a state-of-the-art recital hall will set students up for success in studying their craft at university. It will equip them with real-world skills and provide them with the advantage of already knowing how to navigate such a space. The new Arts Precinct will enable St Margaret’s bands and ensembles, to have their own dedicated rehearsal spaces with modern equipment and acoustics, which I believe will take their learning to a new level."
Xanthe Lowe-Brown (’18)
PhD Student, University of Melbourne
"The combination of the incredible performing arts culture that exists within St Margaret’s and a new Arts Precinct will elevate the opportunities for girls to a whole new level. It will inspire students to push artistic and imaginative boundaries within production, practice and performance."
Annabelle Traves ('14)
Concert violinist
"The foundation built at St Margaret’s has not only shaped my career but also reinforced my belief in the power of music to heal, connect, and transform. I am deeply grateful for the role my music education has played in equipping me to make a difference in the lives of children and their families during some of their most challenging moments."
Maggie James (’97)
Music Therapy Clinical Leader, Queensland Children’s Hospital
"The arts, and particularly music, can often feel like a solitary pursuit - many hours spent refining a craft in isolation. It’s only when we perform in front of an audience that we can truly share the fruits of our hard work. The new facility will provide students with a space that not only enhances their learning but also allows them to showcase their talents in an inspiring and supportive environment. I can imagine how empowering it will be for students to feel a sense of accomplishment in such a dynamic setting, while also having the opportunity to share the joy of music with their peers, families, and the wider St Margaret’s community."
Akari Komoto (’21)
Composer and Lyricist, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
"For aspiring musicians, actors and creatives, being able to practice and perform in a state-of-the-art recital hall will set students up for success in studying their craft at university. It will equip them with real-world skills and provide them with the advantage of already knowing how to navigate such a space. The new Arts Precinct will enable St Margaret’s bands and ensembles, to have their own dedicated rehearsal spaces with modern equipment and acoustics, which I believe will take their learning to a new level."
Xanthe Lowe-Brown (’18)
PhD Student, University of Melbourne
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