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‘Mum still has my kindy outfit. The tartan shorts were adorable!’

As Emmie recently joined her Junior School teachers for an afternoon tea, she proudly showed off her 15-year badge, which she hasn’t taken off since the start of her final year.

‘I will cherish this badge forever. Fairholme is where I have grown up, and it’s a place I never want to forget.

‘I always said if mum and dad ever moved away, I’d make them pay for boarding because I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.’

Emmie has come a long way from her days of painting and listening to stories narrated by Mrs Nicols, having secured Black House Prefect alongside her fellow classmate of 15 years, Eva Quinlan.

‘It was always a goal of mine to receive a Prefect badge, but to lead with a close friend who has worn the tartan for over a decade too was really special.’

With graduation looming, Emmie says it’s the tight bond of her cohort that she will miss the most.

‘It’s the friendships that have been formed that are the biggest thing that I will take away from this entire journey; I’ll cherish the memories spent with my cohort forever.’

There’ll be no gap year for Emmie, who has already been accepted into the Australian Catholic College and will study Nursing. 

‘Not only is it my last year at Fairholme, but it is also my last year here in Toowoomba. Our whole family is moving back to Brisbane.’

Our Year 12s can expect their ATAR results in mid-December.