Discover how our alumni are making a difference
Cornish students strive to make a difference in the world and this determination continues into adulthood as alumni. Here are some wonderful stories about how our alumni are applying what they learnt at Cornish to their everyday lives.
Updates
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Building onwards and up
A quiet achiever, and son of well-known former Cornish teacher Nancye Banks, the ever-personable and enthusiastic Taylor Banks (CC2010) graduated from Cornish in 2008 before sharing his motivation and [...]
Changing lives for the better
James Padley (CC2008) will be a familiar face to those who attended Cornish in the early 2000s, remembered for his leading role in the 2005 secondary musical ‘Man of Steel’, talent for public speaking [...]
From passion to profession
Dr Jasmin Pender (CC2010) graduated from the Cornish Campus of St Leonard’s College before pursuing a career in veterinary science. Here, she shares with us her reflections upon recent professional hi [...]
Changing lives for the better
Alumna Michelle Johanson (CC2011) attended Cornish from primary school to Year 10 before moving to the Brighton Campus of St Leonard’s for Years 11 and 12. Upon finishing school, she studied physiothe [...]
Developing efficient strategies for delivery
For Kate Taylor (CC2012), Cornish has never felt too far away. Reminiscing on her memorable experiences from her time at Cornish, Kate recalls the welcoming environment that provided her with a world [...]
Innovating to help the medical community
Having the opportunity to recently connect with students at Cornish College was an amazing experience and I’m excited to be able to share my journey since school again.’ Brett Drummond’s (CC2002) trai [...]
Beginning a career in law
After her first student debate in Year 6, Emma Halliday (CC2012) decided that her career would have to involve arguing, and preferably her other favourite hobby, reading. Luckily for Emma, these are b [...]
Renewable energy a priority
Catharine Payton (left) at the Mumbida wind farm in Western Australia Cornish College “...definitely influenced me in terms of my gap year,” says Catharine Payton (CC2009). “I went to Vietnam for th [...]
International-mindedness sees a world of opportunities
When Brett McGeorge (CC2006) began studying German in Year 7, little did he know that it would lead him to work and live overseas. Although he had some ideas about what he wanted to do after Cornish, [...]
Helping others grow and progress
Kate Rodgers (CC2014) “didn’t ever want to leave” Cornish as a student, so it’s no surprise that she returned for her final teaching placements! Kate commenced at Cornish in ELC3 and then completed VC [...]
Coming back to Cornish
Currently completing a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University, Alice O’Sullivan (CC2018) has focused a majority of her studies around communications – marketing, public relations a [...]
Exciting new challenges
Ravi Kamisetty (CC2005) took a gap year at the end of Year 12 before completing an undergraduate degree in dentistry and then a research honours degree in Adelaide. He worked as a dentist in Melbourne [...]