Educate Plus award

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Diocesan School’s outstanding Development team – Angela Coe and Kate Eatts – has been recognised at the Educate Plus Excellence Awards in Australia. These awards recognise the important role professionals play in supporting schools: in fundraising, admissions, alumni and community relations, marketing and communication.

Angela Coe, Dio alumna, is well known to many in the Diocesan community for her fundraising work, particularly on the new Arts Centre. She was awarded a prestigious Fellowship Award by Educate Plus, in recognition of her lengthy service, high achievement and outstanding work.

Angela’s work in advancement at the School began in the late nineties when she was Chair of the Board and when the campus development programme was in its infancy. She returned to Diocesan nine years ago to lead the capital campaign for the new Arts Centre – the final stage in the School’s long term campus plan – raising $9 million in the process.

Angela says she loves working with the Dio community and giving back to a place that has given her so much.

“I love the connections and stories that we hear every day from the Dio community and seeing the efforts of past and present generations coming together to create a better future for our students. It is a privilege to be a part of the Development team, helping to redevelop the campus, including the Chapel and the gardens, and making this a beautiful and inspiring environment for staff and students alike.”

Kate Eatts was awarded the Best Newcomer Award, which recognises a member who recently started working in the field of educational advancement. It recognises that the recipient has made an immediate contribution to their institution through their work. Kate joined the Diocesan team in 2020 after previously working as a PE teacher in Australia. She’s already built up a strong list of achievements including developing the Ko Ta¯tou scholarship campaign, building Dio’s LinkedIn from scratch, managing many successful events, beginning a collection of ‘Alumnae Thriving In’ stories and the many phone and personal conversations had with Dio alumnae. Says Kate: “While having only been at Diocesan a short time, the School feels like family to me. When you are surrounded by wonderful people it makes work very enjoyable. As a team we celebrate the small wins daily, and there are many. Dio is a progressive school that wants to acknowledge its history, but make way for its future, and this is an incredibly exciting environment to work in.”

Kate Eatts and Angela Coe