History

Formed in 1986, The Southport School Foundation Limited aims to preserve and enrich the ideals already established by the School in two principal areas:

To make a total commitment to those ideals by constant support of them in the written and spoken word and by leadership in the schools community affairs, and

To gather sufficient financial resources to enable the realisation of the school's development plans.

Under the direction of its first Chairman, Senator Glen Shiel, the newly formed Foundation set about seeking leadership gifts from the School community for its Building Fund and in 1988 commenced a programme of annual giving in the form of the Building Levy.

In 1992, the first Capital Projects Appeal was launched for the establishment of the Lupus Street Preparatory School campus. Since then, the Foundation has continued to support educational and building programmes within the School including the refurbishment of Biddle House in 1994 and the building of the Centenary Centre completed in 2001

In 1993, the monthly Business Breakfast was initiated by the Foundation as a way of bringing parents in business together and as a forum for the exchange of ideas. An annual Foundation Golf Day was also established, followed in 1998 with the implementation of a Scholarship programme.

We gratefully acknowledge those past and present students and their families who have given generously to the Foundation since 1986 and provided many of the buildings and facilities that our boys enjoy today.

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