It was 13 years in the making, and it lived up to the hype.

Supporters from around the world flew to Arusha on Saturday to celebrate The School of St Jude’s first ever Form 6 graduation.The milestone event saw the 61 students, proudly draped in gowns of navy blue and canary yellow and wearing matching mortarboard hats, complete their secondary schooling.

For the past six years the students of one Rockhampton school have had a very special connection to a school in Tanzania.

Rockhampton Grammar School Teacher Wendy Goldston has encouraged her students to fundraise for the School of St Jude in Tanzania which was started in 2002 by Australian Gemma Sisia.

A FEW years ago, Kim Saville was working in a high-profile job in film and television casting, finding future stars for shows including Water Rats and Murder Call.

These days you will find her in the foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro,
surrounded by smiling, bright-eyed Tanzanian children from The School of
St Jude.

It’s a dramatic lifestyle change, but one which the former Sydneysider finds extremely rewarding.