Life Membership and Benefits

Life Membership is open to any person who attended St Mark's as a student for not less than one year when studying Years 10, 11 and 12. Past students who don't fit this criteria are still encouraged to apply for membership by application to the Old Scholars' Association. For more information, please email osa@stmarks.wa.edu.au or download the application form here.

In the early years of the Association, specifically between 1990 and 2007, membership was voluntary, and at the discretion of the student's parents. If you missed on becoming a member at the time of your leaving, it is not too late to do so - in fact, we'd welcome your decision to join. Simply submit an application form, along with proof of payment for the lifetime membership fee to osa@stmarks.wa.edu.au.

In 2008, Life Membership became automatic upon graduation from the School, and in every year subsequent to that, the membership levy is included in the annual School fees, making it a natural progression from being a student to becoming an Old Scholar.

If you are unsure of your membership status, or would like to confirm your membership number, please email community@stmarks.wa.edu.au.

Life Membership Benefits

• Stay in touch or reconnect with old friends.
• Receive invitations to Old Scholar events and activities, such as the 'milestone' reunions.
• Receive updates about events, reunions, and news from past and present students.
• Discounted hire of the School Chapel for weddings and special events.
  
• Build valuable business contacts through the emerging Business Networking group.
• Share your experience of life after St Mark's with current students.
• The OSA Little Lions Playgroup offers the opportunity for Old Scholar mums and dads (or partners of Old Scholars) to connect with one another. Held every Friday during term at the Parish Centre. Join their Facebook Group here.
• Give back to the wider St Mark's community through linking with School initiatives supported by the Association.

Child Enrolment

In 2020, around ten percent of all students attending St Mark's were children of past students, a clear indication that former St Mark's students are keen to give their children the chance to enjoy the same quality education, experiences and opportunities that they enjoyed at during their time at the School.

The School's Admissions Policy

Several factors are considered when St Mark's reviews applications from all potential families, including Old Scholar families. No preference or weighting is given to any of these factors, with the exception of applicants who have an enrolled sibling already attending St Mark’s. For more information regarding our Enrolments Process, please head to Enrol My Child.

Active Involvement in the Community

Life Members of the Old Scholars' Association are invited to note their involvement with the Association as part of the application for enrolment. If an Old Scholar Life Member is, or has been, involved with the Association's Committee or volunteering at Old Scholar events, this constitutes service to the St Mark's community.

An Old Scholar may be a Life Member of the Association and have links to the St Mark’s community through the Association; however, not all Old Scholars remain geographically close enough to be an active member of the OSA. If a past student has lived in another town, state or country, this is likely to have precluded their involvement with the OSA. As such, the Association would strongly encourage members, as other applicants who are not Old Scholars may, to describe their service to the community where they work or live. Members are also welcome to describe how they intend to involve themselves with the Association and/or the School in the future.