The Ruyton Foundation

The purpose of the Ruyton Foundation is to raise funds for the current and future educational and built environment needs of the School, and it has never been so important. Thanks to the generosity of the Ruyton community, I am pleased to report that the Ruyton Foundation raised in excess of $415,000 in 2022.

A major focus of 2022 was the Dream Now capital campaign to help ensure we complete our vision to build a new Performing Arts Centre and Library. Named after our longest serving Principal, Hilda Daniell, who was lovingly referred to as ‘Dream’ by her students, the campaign provides an opportunity for members of the Ruyton community to contribute to a significant part of the School’s future. We are incredibly grateful to the Ruyton families – past and present – who have chosen to support the campaign which, at the end of 2022, had reached a total of $2.5 million in pledges and donations.

While the capital campaign remains a major focus of the Foundation, we also continue to build our Founder’s Scholarship. This scholarship provides young women with the opportunity of a Ruyton education which would have otherwise been impossible. There has also been continued support for the Henty Excellence in Teaching Fund. Our teachers play such an important role in the development of our girls, and the Henty Excellence in Teaching Fund enables us to provide new and invaluable professional development opportunities for our teachers as well as ensure the growth of our educational programs.

In May 2022, we officially welcomed five new members to the Moreton Bay Fig Bequest Society. These women join eight others who have chosen to include a gift to Ruyton in their wills, not only leaving a lasting legacy to the School but also helping to ensure Ruyton’s future.

Thank you to everyone who supported the work of the Ruyton Foundation in 2022. Whether it be about the Dream Now campaign or the Foundation’s endeavours in general, I encourage anyone with questions to contact me. This is an important time for our school and I look forward to working with many in our community in 2023 and beyond.

Peter Nelson Chair, Ruyton Foundation

Foundation Committee

Peter Nelson Chair

Kylie Taylor Deputy President, The Ruyton Board

Robyn Kanat (Bates, 1980)

Alyssa Caplan

Linda Douglas Principal

Sally de Guingand

(to September 2022) Director of Community Engagement

Sue McLeish

Kathryn Watt