A beloved member of the College community, Phil Davis OAM taught mathematics at Newington for 43 years and retired from the classroom in 1993. He then served as the College Archivist for another seven years before retiring in 2000. For a further 16 years, he served as a volunteer in the College Archives, spanning a 65-year relationship with Newington. The scholarship was established in 2017 through generous gifts received from the community. Phil also included a gift in his will to sustain the scholarship.

Sir Percival Halse Rogers KBE (ON 1901) was the 1900 Dux of Newington College and Newington’s first Rhodes Scholar—only the second in New South Wales. The son of a Methodist minister, Sir Percival was an all-rounder, excelling in academics and sport, and was value-driven in the selfless service of others. He studied Arts and Law at Sydney and Oxford, later serving on the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and as the Chancellor of The University of Sydney. Council named this sought-after scholarship in Sir Percival’s memory in 2002.

F. Stretton Jeffs (ON 1933) was the son of a Baptist minister who attended Newington College for his final two years of study during the Great Depression thanks to a scholarship. The Jeffs family generously sustain this scholarship.

Established by an Old Newingtonian in memory of his mother, Eileen M. Johnson, who insisted that her son attend Newington after seeing first-hand the leadership and accomplishments of Old Newingtonians in their hometown, in regional New South Wales.

Tony King (ON 1982) has served on College Council since 2015. His family has generously endowed this scholarship.

Joan Meats was an English-born Australian artist known for her mysterious super-realist paintings. Her connection to Newington College was via her father-in-law, Oswald Hoggarty (ON 1925).

Jim Millner AM (ON 1937) served on College Council from 1968 to 1991. His wife, Jean, was a valued and honoured member of the Mothers of Old Newingtonians (MOONs). The Millner family has generously endowed this scholarship.

Philip Moffitt (ON 1982) has served as the Chairman of the Newington Foundation since 2021. His family has generously endowed this scholarship.

Dr David Mulford served as Newington Headmaster from 2008 to 2018.. Council named this scholarship in honour of Dr Mulford in recognition of his dedication to the success of the College and to sustaining the diversity of the Newington College community.

Arthur Phillips (ON 1887) was President of the Old Newingtonians’ Union in 1910 and served on College Council. Arthur generously included a gift in his will to Newington College, in honour of his late father, Reverend James Phillips, a Methodist minister, to sustain this scholarship.

Robert Walter Storr (ON 1938) joined the Commonwealth Bank aged 19,  and ater serving in the Australian Army between 1941 and 1943, he went on to have a stellar banking career throughout Australasia. Bob generously included a gift in his will to Newington College to endow this scholarship.

Chris Wild (ON 1991) was a teacher who was passionate about providing educational opportunities for Indigenous children. Chris volunteered in many activities in the Redfern, Waterloo, and La Perouse communities in Sydney and beyond. Chris maintained that an education for just one Indigenous student could change the lives of thousands of non-Indigenous as well as Indigenous students. With the support of the Wild family, their friends and Old Newingtonians, Council named our Indigenous Scholarship program in memory of Chris in 2014. The scholarship continues the College’s commitment to social justice, and continues to be generously funded by the Newington community.