Month: September 2018

On the third Saturday of  September, the Radford Collegians’ Association and Radford College hosted the first reunion of students from the College from 30 years ago. In our biggest welcome-back function to date, we hosted over 200 students and teachers from the classes of 1988, 1998 and 2008.   The TB Millar Hall was the […]

If you gather a gaggle of collegians together, it is pretty likely that the conversation will eventually turn to Year 9 Camp. Senior School exit surveys from the first two decades would similarly attest the activity has had a huge impact on the students who attended. And when interviewing and asking collegians about salient memories, […]

Q: What do an animator, a public servant, a crime scene investigator, a lawyer, a middle-distance runner and a medical student all have in common? A: They all finished Year 12 at Radford and went on to choose the right path for them. Last week, animator Jesse Zhang, crime scene investigator Nick Fallon, public servant […]

Annie, who has always had a strong interest in finance and is currently in the process of applying for different University courses, said: “I wanted to test out whether a career in [the accounting] industry was something I would genuinely enjoy.” Annie said that “work experience can often be difficult, awkward and hard to arrange. […]

It is rare to talk with collegians of the 90s and the first decade of the new millennium without them asking how Pat “Crash” Craddock might be fairing. A popular, charismatic and unforgettable teacher at the College between 1992 and 2005, Crash continued to work part-time before moving to Sydney in 2013. He currently resides […]

Hayley Lander (Class of 2010) was one of two Canberra artists to take out the 2018 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize. Hayley won the Emerging artist category with her oil painting The Great Forgetting, a homage to the Canberra landscape, particularly the eucalyptus. Her painting will be on display along with other winning and highly […]

“As challenging as it was, it was amazing to witness daily, the resilience of the human spirit. That is something I will never forget.” After leaving Radford College in 2009, Bridget Chivers-Keneally travelled through Europe and South-East Asia, completing a Bachelor of Nursing in 2013 through the University of Canberra and La Trobe University. This […]

Mr Jason Golding will be directing his 10th Senior Drama production for Radford College this year! So we would like to get the original cast (of Antigone 2009) to come back and see the show! What a wonderful tribute (and surprise) to Mr Golding and the Radford Senior Drama team! Here is the full cast list! Lucy […]

It represented the potential of integrating creative and performing arts to engage all of our ELC children, educators, parents, extended family and school community. Brenda Lander Every child had a role, every staff member enlivened the colour and movement, every parent had a tear in their eye and every member of the College community drew […]