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Excellence reaches for the stars in 2020

29 January 2021

The year that COVID came crashing into our lives is one that we will remember for a host of reasons. 2020 was extraordinary in many ways – but, from a …

Careers expert Jeff Duncan to run career development activities at St Mark’s

27 January 2021

One of Australia’s leading experts on graduate careers, Mr Jeff Duncan, will be running a range of career development activities for St Mark’s students in first semester this year. The …

Preparing for our centenary: steps towards the founding of St Mark’s College in 1925

14 December 2020

St Mark’s College was officially opened on 15 March 1925, and will celebrate its centenary in 2025. On 7 September 1920, the first step was taken to create St Mark’s …

Ivan Shearer bequest creates scholarship for St Mark’s Collegians to study in Oxford and Cambridge

09 December 2020

A bequest of $1 million left to the College by the late Professor Ivan Shearer AM RFD will create the Ivan Shearer Scholarship to support St Mark’s Old Collegians to …

Robin Ashwin Scholarship promotes international studies

23 November 2020

Through the great generosity of his family, a significant scholarship for a St Mark’s student whose studies have a strong international focus has been created in memory of Robin Ashwin, …

A College to be proud of – outstanding academic results, and leading in the High Table Cup

07 September 2020

Hot on the heels of superb academic results in first semester, St Mark’s has again taken the lead in the inter-collegiate High Table Cup competition – with a convincing win …

Commerce scholarship created in memory of Michael Shearer AM

04 September 2020

A new scholarship for Commerce students at St Mark’s has been created through a bequest by a former Chair of the College Council, Michael Shearer AM (1941-2019). The Michael Shearer …

Mr Stuart Meldrum appointed Dean of St Mark’s College

01 September 2020

We are delighted to announce that Mr Stuart Meldrum, a psychologist and student support advisor at the University of Newcastle, has been appointed Dean of St Mark’s College with effect …

Amanda Crawley appointed as Director of Advancement

27 July 2020

Ms Amanda Crawley, who is currently Director of Advancement at Munich International School in Germany, has been appointed as Director of Advancement at St Mark’s, with effect from 1 October. …

Congratulations to Professor Peter Tregear OAM, inaugural Director of Little Hall, University of Melbourne

07 July 2020

Many congratulations to the Dean, Professor Peter Tregear, both on his recent award of a Medal of the Order of Australia, and now on his appointment – announced today – …

Generous donors help students hit hard by pandemic job losses

27 May 2020

Generous donors have so far donated over $42,000 to the Student Support Fund which the College has created to help students adversely affected by the pandemic. Many students have lost …

Students say heartfelt “thank you” for life-changing scholarships

27 May 2020

Over 80 students who have received scholarships to study at St Mark’s this year have written letters of thanks for the life-changing opportunities the scholarships have given them. At the …