2022 Joint Duxes

It is an honour to stand beside each other as joint duxes of The Geelong College for 2022.

We are both proud of our Year 12 colleagues and everything they achieved. They are an incredible group of highly capable people, who worked hard, and pushed each other to succeed.

We achieved so much more than an ATAR score. The College offered us incredible opportunities that stretched us far beyond the classroom. We can say this because neither of us ever shied away from a new adventure. It gave us the chance to build relationships with other students and teachers.

From Year 9, we both played APS soccer and had the privilege of leading the team in our final year. Having spent so much time together over many years as a team, the experiences we shared taught us the meaning of life-long friendship.

Soccer helped guide the way we approached our respective roles as House Captains. The unity we experienced in these leadership roles show how embedded friendship and respect is throughout the school. We felt part of a diverse, yet close-knit community where we all appreciated and valued one another.

Bailey Gait (ATAR of 99.50)

Entered 2016; McLean House

2022 Achievements: Bailey was awarded The Fen and Roy Pillow Prize incorporating the A.K.H. Thompson Prize, a Year 12 Merit Award and Academic Merits for Chemistry, English, Further Mathematics and Mathematical Methods. She was Co-Captain of McLean House, Captain of Debating and 1st Soccer Captain, and was recognised with Honours for Academic Performance, Debating and Soccer.

Unit 3 and 4 Subjects: Legal Studies, Further Mathematics, Chemistry, English, French and Mathematical Methods.

It’s the friendships that we are going to miss the most.

The teachers were second to none, and no words can express the genuine appreciation and gratitude we have for them. To us, the teachers are not just teachers; they were our biggest supporters and our greatest advocates. They knew the journey we were on. They understood how to motivate us to work hard, support us when we were challenged, and help us balance our studies against all the other things that were happening in our lives. We never felt like we were doing it on our own.

We’re parting ways with such a special place. For those who are still on the journey, we encourage you to be a leader, to take every challenge, to grab onto every adventure with both hands. It is normal to feel silly or embarrassed when you are trying something new and its these moments that make the best memories. Year 12 has been the best year of our lives so far. Enjoy it while you have it.

- Bailey Gait and Remy Locke

Remy Locke (ATAR of 99.50)

Entered 2017; Wettenhall House

2022 Achievements: Remy was awarded a Year 12 Merit Award, The Physical Education Prize, and Academic Merits for Chemistry, English, Further Mathematics, Physical Education and Psychology. She was Co-Captain of Wettenhall House and 1st Soccer Vice-Captain. Remy was recognised with Honours for Academic Performance and Soccer.

Unit 3 and 4 Subjects: Further Mathematics, Psychology, Chemistry, English, Mathematics Methods and Physical Education