Although it feels like just yesterday that Molly Adamson (STC2025) was sitting in the Research Centre studying for her HSC exams. In reality, she has now graduated and returned to St Cath’s to pass on the 100 Days of Year 12 chant to the next year group.

The 100 Days of Year 12 celebration, which marks our girls’ final stretch at St Cath’s before graduation, was only introduced in 2024 but has quickly become a much‑loved tradition. The chant, written by the Class of 2024, has now been proudly passed down to the next two cohorts.

Molly, who led last year’s chant alongside classmate Amelia Elphick (STC2025), feels incredibly lucky to share this moment with the next generation of St Cath’s girls. “It means a lot to come back and be part of this community, and to have a sense of pride in what I learned from St Cath’s,” she said. “They made me the person I am, so I’m really grateful.” She added with a smile, “It does feel a little surreal that I’m old enough to be passing something down to the next group of St Cath’s girls.”

It means a lot to come back and be part of this community, and to have a sense of pride in what I learned from St Cath’s. They made me the person I am.

Molly Adamson (STC2025)

Because Molly still has many friends at the school and knows a lot of the teachers, she decided not to tell anyone she would be returning to teach the chant. The surprise was well worth it, with Molly enjoying plenty of catch‑ups along the way. “There were lots of hugs and lots of surprises,” she shared, adding that it was wonderful “to come back and be welcomed with open arms”. She said it “feels really cool to still be part of the community” even after graduating.

Since leaving St Cath’s, Molly has been busy playing semi‑professional rugby with the University of Sydney. “I have a lot of hopes and I’ve been talking to Rugby Australia about professional contracts at the end of the year,” she said. “I definitely wouldn’t have been able to do that without St Cath’s and coming to boarding school here.”

Alongside rugby, Molly has also been working as a disability support worker as her way of giving back to the community. “It doesn’t feel like there’s a lot of kindness going on in the world when you look at the news,” she explained, “so being able to work with people who need a little bit of extra assistance makes me feel like I’m changing that in a small way.” Reflecting on her time at school, she added, “St Cath’s taught me that. The values I bring into my support work are the values I learned at St Cath’s.”