The Southport School

TSS Preparatory Book Week!
Today we welcomed several players from the Gold Coast Titans who read to many of our boys as part of our Real Men Read program. It was a fantastic morning for the boys. Thank you to coach Josh Hannay for being here and for organising this for us and to the players - Tino, Jayden, Phil, Zane, Dean and Jensen. We greatly appreciate you all giving up your time and making this such a special experience for our boys.

𝗟𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆, 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲.

Raised on a merino property outside Goondiwindi, Leith’s life took her across the world, from rural Queensland to Pakistan and Kenya, before bringing her home again. Through marriage, motherhood, running a farm and the challenges of single parenting three boys, Leith found strength in family, community and the values she had grown up with.

TSS became an important part of that journey. For Leith, the School offered her sons the opportunity to broaden their horizons while remaining connected to where they came from. It provided education, friendship, mentorship and belonging — helping them grow into the men of character she hoped they would become.

Reflecting on her life and motherhood, Leith says:

“The richest parts of life were never found in the easy years. They were found in raising my boys, standing steady when I needed to, and watching them grow into men of character and heart.”

Her story is a wonderful reminder of the enduring connection between TSS, its families and the communities from which our boys come.

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💙 125 years of stories. 125 years of people. 125 years of TSS.

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗦𝗦 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗳𝗼𝗱, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗺 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀.

• Grainger Band, 2nd Place, Platinum Award
• Sparke Senior Winds, 1st Place, Platinum Award
• Big Band 2, 2nd Place, Platinum Award
• Big Band 1, 2nd Place, Platinum Award

A terrific achievement across the board, particularly for Sparke Senior Winds and Big Band 1, who competed in the A Grade sections against some seriously red hot competition.

In our 125th year, and the TSS Year of Scholarship, these results are another wonderful example of our boys striving for excellence and representing the School with pride. The standard of performance across all four ensembles reflects the work, commitment and musicianship the boys and their directors have brought to the program throughout the year.

There is a proud history of music at TSS, and it is exciting to see this generation of musicians continuing to add to that legacy.

Congratulations to all of our boys and staff involved.

𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟰 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟳𝟬 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝟭𝟭 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱

Alexander was the 8th Queenslander across the line.

The course was challenging after very heavy rain last week in Ballarat, it was more mud than grass, very heavy underfoot - in addition to the 2 mudpits, 3 mounds to climb and section of log jumps included in the course.

Alexander had a great run despite falling over in the mud!

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗦𝗦 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝟯 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁.

It was fantastic to see our young musicians perform with such joy and pride.

A huge congratulations to all of our Prep students for their wonderful performances, and a special thank you to our music staff and everyone who helped make the concert such a memorable occasion.

TSS Preparatory School Grandparents Day, we were delighted to welcome everyone today as our guests and thank our wonderful parent volunteers too!

𝗧𝗦𝗦 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗧𝗤 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁

This year TSS had a record number of entries into the LTQ Gold Coast speech contest held annually at Griffith University.

Last Sunday students from grades 7 to 10 represented the school in French and Chinese and came away with the best results for several years.

Congratulations to all boys who took part and to our students who placed or were awarded Highly Commended.

Year 7
2nd place French - Harry Maywald
3rd place Chinese – Ollie Brown
Highly commended Chinese background speakers – Joshua Jin

Year 8
1st place French – Owen Tseng
1st place Chinese – David Hong
2nd place Chinese – Tennyson Ciobo
1st place Chinese background speakers – Jason Li

Year 9
2nd place French – Max Scott
Highly Commended French – Hugo Willemsen
3rd place Chinese background speakers – Rupert Twine

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟭𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 — 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗗𝗿 𝗜𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁.

Dr Ian Lambert is one of those people. A proud Old Southportonian and former School Captain, Ian has spent a lifetime in education as a teacher, principal and school leader, guided by a deep belief in the potential of every young person.

His own journey began at TSS, where experiences in the First VIII, First XV, Cadets, music and art — and the influence of remarkable teachers and mentors — helped shape his understanding of leadership, service and education.

For Ian, education is about far more than academic achievement. It is about helping young people discover who they are, what they can contribute and what it means to live a life of purpose.

His philosophy is grounded in faith, family and an enduring optimism for the next generation. He describes schools as places of “planting rather than harvesting” — where educators nurture young people and trust that the seeds they plant may flourish years, even decades, later.

Perhaps most importantly, Ian remains deeply hopeful about young people and their capacity to rise to challenges, exceed expectations and become people of character and contribution.

A wonderful reflection on education as an act of hope — and on the lasting impact of those who believe in young people.

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