Chelsea Nichols
Oud Metha 2007–2013 | College 2013–2021
The shy girl in the ankle-length red and white striped dress who walked through the Oud Metha gates into FS2 in 2007 was nowhere to be found in the confident young woman who left as Head Girl and Rugby Captain in 2021.
Anthony Drayson
College 2016
When Anthony Drayson opened MotoZone's doors in January 2020, he had a clear vision. He wanted to create a base for people who love the desert and the machines that move through it.
Maisy Baker
Oud Metha 2010–2017
It's hard to avoid referring to Maisy Baker as anything other than one of our true highfliers.
Especially now that she's almost completed her pilot's licence training back in her native Australia.
At the heart of our new DESS Direction strategic plan is a simple but powerful ambition: to create great people for life.
If you’d told Melina Johnstone back in Year 12 that she’d end up teaching in the same art room she used to escape to at every opportunity, she probably would’ve laughed. Not because it sounded impossible, just because, back then, she was more focused on making it through the week than mapping out a career.
If you want to understand how the story of Jimmy Poon has unfolded, start at the DESS Oud Metha school gates. Not today - though he’s often there picking up his own children. But way back in 1985, when a young Jimmy first stepped through them as a DESS student.
At DESS, we believe the best primary school curriculums don’t just teach - they inspire. They empower children to connect with the world around them, nurture curiosity and build resilience.
Starting at a new school is one of life’s big milestones. It’s a moment filled with anticipation, excitement and, often, more than a little apprehension.
Our DESS Academic City site team has made more solid progress and recently reached another major milestone with the site’s first concrete pour.
For Bahaar Srivastava and Oliver Griffin, the prospect of moving from Oud Metha into Year 6 at Academic City next September, understandably holds many mixed emotions.