# Northern Beaches private school teacher who sexually abused boy, 15, pleads guilty to twisted offence with potential life sentence: Inside the plea deal after she collapsed on college grounds when police arrived

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- Published: 2026-11-10T13:00:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16279775/ella-clements-st-augustines-brookvale-teacher-guilty.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Former teacher Ella Clements pleaded guilty to an unlawful relationship with a pupil.
- The pupil was 15 and attended St Augustine’s in Sydney.
- Clements faces sentencing, with the offence carrying a maximum life term.

## Summary

Ella Clements, a former drama teacher at St Augustine’s Catholic School for Boys in Sydney, has pleaded guilty to maintaining an unlawful relationship with a 15-year-old pupil. The case matters because it concerns abuse of a student by a teacher entrusted with his care, and the offence carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

Clements, 25, was arrested on school grounds in September 2025 and later granted bail after collapsing and spending two weeks in hospital. Under a plea deal at Sydney’s Downing Centre Court, four charges were dismissed when she admitted the unlawful-relationship charge, which applies to adults who commit two or more unlawful sexual acts with a child. She has been refused bail and is due to appear for a sentence hearing on 4 December; the article says the average full-term sentence is 14 years, with a minimum of about ten.

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