James Stevens (Sturt, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to reflect on and pay tribute to a school in my electorate, St Peter's Girls School, which celebrated it's 125th anniversary at a remarkably well attended dinner on Saturday night. I was very honoured to be one of the special invited guests and to be with more than 600 people at a sellout celebration of their 125 years educating young women from Adelaide. It was a spectacular celebration of the history of a school that's educated more than 10,000 young women who have gone on to contribute so much to the city of Adelaide, the state of South Australia and, in fact, the nation.

We heard about so many components of the school's history of success in academia, in leadership and in the sporting field. In particular, I might note for members that the school has made two very significant contributions to this building, because two of the old scholars are the Hon. Amanda Vanstone, a former senator who is also the longest-serving female cabinet minister in Australia's history, and Julie Bishop, who was the member for Curtin until the recent election and the first female foreign minister in Australian history. I was very appreciative of being one of the special guests on the night, and I pay tribute to a school that's contributed so much to my city and my country.

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