Achievements

Premier's VCE Awards

We are incredibly proud to announce that five students were recognised at the Premier's VCE Awards for outstanding achievement in the Victorian Certificate of Education in 2023.

The Top All-Round VCE High Achiever Award is awarded to students who have achieved study scores of 46 or higher in at least 5 VCE studies. Scored VET studies are included in the count of studies. A total of 23 students were recognised as Top All-Round VCE High Achievers. Huntingtower had 2 recipients of this award - an incredible achievement.

Congratulations to Pranav Choudhary and Max Zhou (Class of 2023) on their accomplishment.

Huntingtower also had four students receive a Study Award. Students must have a study score of 46 or above to be eligible for an award. Pranav Choudhary also received a Study Award for Physics. The other recipients were:

Sanula P (Year 12) for Business Management
Ethan C (Year 12) for Information and Communications Technology (VCE VET)
Evie H-S for Dance, undertaken at Michelle Rae School of Dance

Congratulations to all students, staff and parents who made these achievements possible.

BEBRAS Problem Solving Competition

The BEBRAS Problem Solving Competition aims to engage students in critical thinking, creativity and computational problem-solving. An international challenge, BEBRAS is open twice a year. Students can participate individually or in teams of up to four competitors.

Matilda Z (Year 9) - Certificate of Credit
Kieren M (Year 7) - Certificate of Distinction
Sachin G (Year 9) - Certificate of Distinction

Congratulations to the Year 10 team comprised of Oscar D, Terrence H, Pranav M and Lin W who achieved a Certificate of High Distinction.

And a hearty congratulations to Amelie W (Year 7) and Jayden Z (Year 8) who were awarded a Certificate of Excellence for achieving perfect scores.

Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) Competition

The Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) competition gives students the opportunity to develop their problem-solving skills through algorithmic thinking. The competition does not require any programming experience and focuses on encouraging students to analyse and develop algorithms and apply these to their solution. The CAT is a national competition that is held once per year.

Credit Award

Lara L (Year 8)
Shanil P (Year 8)
Sachin G (Year 9)
Hirun S (Year 9
Matilda Z (Year 9)
Amelia L (Year 10)
Victoria M (Year 10)
Tiasha S (Year 10)

Distinction Award

Kieren M (Year 7)
Amelia W (Year 7)
Oscar D (Year 10)
Terrence H (Year 10)
Pranav M (Year 10)
Lin W (Year 10)

Congratulations to Jayden Z (Year 8) who received a High Distinction Award in the competition - an exceptional achievement.

Grok Cyber Competition

Grok Cyber Competition is a 45-minute online activity. The competition consists of 12 interactive problems in which students explore how to be more secure online and discover common cyber security risks. The problems focus on why it is important to protect personal information through a range of strategies including using stronger passwords. Students evaluate emails and text messages to reduce the risk of falling victim to scam emails or messages.

Soham M (Year 7) - Merit
Kieren M (Year 7) - Merit
Thierry C (Year 9) - Merit
Shiven R (Year 9) - Merit
Ishika S (Year 11) - Credit

Mrs Barbara Hender

Head of Logistics

Rostrum Voice of Youth State Finalists and Runner-Up

Congratulations to Sophie L (Year 11) and Mia P (Year 9) who, after winning their regions in the Rostrum Voice of Youth public speaking competition earlier this year, represented eastern Melbourne in the Senior and Junior Rostrum Voice of Youth State Finals. This final round of the competition was held at Balwyn High School, and saw speakers come from all corners of the state to present a series of prepared and impromptu speeches.

In an outstanding result, Sophie was the runner-up in the senior division, presenting an eloquent and intelligent prepared speech warning about the dangers of adopting AI in warfare, and a heartfelt impromptu speech on the stresses that face students and the need to look on the bright side of life. Well done to Sophie on finishing second in Victoria!

Mia also did an exceptional job, presenting a passionate speech on the need to lower the voting age, and an impromptu speech on the importance of being proud of our achievements. She did extremely well in an exceptionally high quality and challenging competition.

Congratulations to both Sophie and Mia on their outstanding results, and to all the students who participated in this year’s competition for having the courage to stand up and share their views, and the confidence and skill they all demonstrated.

Mr Matthew McDonald

Director of Student Communication and Engagement

The Big Science Competition

All Huntingtower students in Year 7-9 undertook the BIG Science Competition during their Science classes in May. They were asked to solve problems across biology, chemistry and physics disciplines and extend themselves beyond their regular Science curriculum. They engaged their creative and critical thinking skills to solve real-world problems. This is an international competition with 40000 participants.

Year 7 Division

Distinction