Deputy Principal of Operations
2025 Awards Ceremony
St Mary’s College proudly celebrated the outstanding achievements, character, and growth of our students at the 2025 Awards Ceremonies. This year marks a significant moment in our history, with the return of Year 12 after nearly 40 years, an important milestone affirming our commitment to excellence and our ever-growing future. Throughout the ceremony, we recognised academic achievement, personal growth, creativity, service, leadership and community spirit across all year levels.
Performances from the College Choir, tributes to staff completing service or retiring, and the announcement of our 2026 College Leaders added to the joy and pride of the day. We also honoured significant contributions from community partners including the Lions Club of Seymour, Rotary Club of Seymour, Mitchell Shire Council, the Australian Defence Force, Mercy Education and Central Ranges LLEN.
Below we proudly acknowledge all award recipients for 2025.
We look forward to celebrating our College DUX at the beginning of 2026.
Celebrating Our 2025 Award Recipients
Primary Student Awards (F–6)
Academic Excellence, Most Consistent & Most Improved
FA – Jaylee Maltman | George Webb FB – Arthur Cleeland | Peyton Wilson 1A – Samm Pulvera | Florence Mounsey 1B – Jaxon Basile | Cameron Teague 1C – Collins Hammond & Delilah Jenkins | Sabella Llorente 2A – Kassidy Ruscoe | Abigail Preece 2B – Alex Panlilio | Bodhi Goodwin & Alexis Jones 2C – Anthea Symons | Ada Jaudzemis & Avi Brar 3A – Will Mounsey | Rafael Llorente | Hunter Purcell 3B – Montana Hughes | Ryan Winnell | Nate Hayes 3C – William Lomax | Olivia Wearne | Amelia Hamilton 4A – Hallie Shields | Xavier Wearne | Kobi Maggs 4B – Maria (Alex) Panlilio | Imogen Kiss | Riley Hoskin 4C – Freya Scollen | Tate Smith | Alyissa Smith 5A – Adele Mounsey | Alex Gacelos | Atticus Densworth 5B – Shaun Pulvera | Safari Kiss | Blake Winnell 6A – Ivy Millard | Hudson O’Brien | Vader McKenzie 6B – Yenuli Dissanayake | Jess Woods | Ella McLean
Secondary Student Awards (7–10)
Academic Excellence | Most Consistent | Most Improved
7A: Conor Freeman | Tayla Maher | Nash Webster 7B: Elizabeth White | Ava Gordon | Tom Purvis 7C: Kensi Cronk | Violet Watson & Tahlia Waghorn | Huntah Ferguson
8A: Charlotte Armstrong | Maya McIntyre | Lincoln Sporle 8B: William Allison | Hannah Hagan & Livi Brown | Jeso Charlie 8C: Lilly Fanning | Taylah MacDonald | Stevie Nash
9A: Savannah Naughton | Sienna Lynch | Alex Morton & Remy Clydesdale 9B: Ruth Reilly | Olivia Hamilton & Vanessa Swan | Kye Augello
10A: Sienna Porter | Tylah Shearer | Niamh O’Sullivan 10B: Maya Cronk | Hamish Melville | Sophie Butterworth
Ignite Program: Eliza Whibley | Kayla Thompson | William Hustler
Faith, Character & Community Awards
House Charism Awards
McAuley: Primary – Maya Enrico & Rocco Sartori Secondary – Summer Carrington & Lukas Dougherty
Padua: Primary – Ella D’Andrea & Nate Sidebottom Secondary – Ruth Reilly & Levi Brown
Mercy Award
Tori Kilpatrick
Performing & Creative Arts Awards
Seymour Performers Workshop Kerry Hogan Performing Arts Awards: Primary – Livani Palmer Secondary – Felicity O’Halloran
Seymour Art Society Primary Visual Art: F–2 – Molly Gooden 3–6 – Savannah Llorente
Seymour Art Society Excellence in Visual Arts: Crystal-Anne Cox
Sport & Health Awards
Sports Champions: Primary – Ellie Taylor & Jimmy Edwards Secondary – Sophie Butterworth & Oliver Kingston
Excellence in Health & PE: Year 7 – Ava Gordon Year 8 – Lily Fanning Year 9 – Ruth Reilly Year 10 – Maya Cronk
Technology, Agriculture & Science Awards
Brian O’Dwyer Materials Technology Award: Frankie Eagles
James Head Agricultural Award: Kody Dougherty
Monsignor Toms Science Award: Year 7/8 – Annika Padgett Year 9/10 – Sasha Leary
VCE, VM & VET Awards
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar:
Flynn Brennan
Ampol All Rounder:
Sophie Munro
Sir Weary Dunlop Award:
James Parker
ADF Long Tan Leadership Awards:
Year 10 – Kody Dougherty Year 12 – Andrew Bree
Rotary Club Awards:
Community (Year 6) – Nate Sidebottom Community (Year 11/12) – Zac Brown Leadership – Xavier Sinkeler
Lions Club Awards:
Year 6 Encouragement – Ava Pearce Marian Rojeski Community Award – Olivia Hamilton
Mitchell Shire Encouragement Award:
Isabel Gordon & Lachlan Kingston
VET Encouragement Award:
Olivia Leary
Central Ranges LLEN Awards:
SBAT – Bryce Staples VCE VM – Natalie Coad VET – Olivia Leary
VCE Subject Excellence Awards
(All VCE, VCE VM and VET completion awards included)
English: Unit 1&2 – Natalie Lynch Unit 3&4 – Xavier Sinkeler
Religious Education: Unit 1 – Maya Cronk Unit 2 – Mikayla Eriksson
Mathematics: General Maths 1&2 – Eoin Traynor-Murphy General Maths 3&4 – Romany Faulknor Maths Methods 1&2 – Leon Findlay Maths Methods 3&4 – Xavier Sinkeler Specialist Maths (VSV) 1&2 – Leon Findlay
Science: Biology 1&2 – Romany Faulknor Biology 3&4 – Felicity O’Halloran Chemistry 1&2 – Natalie Lynch Chemistry 3&4 – Cooper Shearer Physics 1&2 – Romany Faulknor Physics 3&4 – Xavier Sinkeler
Psychology 1&2 – Natalie Lynch Psychology 3&4 (VVLN) – Sophie Munro
Humanities: History 1&2 – Felix Wallace Muscovich History 3&4 – Liesl Rayner Legal Studies 1&2 – Mikayla Eriksson Legal Studies 3&4 – Sophie Munro Business Management 1&2 – Mikayla Eriksson Business Management 3&4 – Sophie Munro
Arts & Technologies: Art Making & Exhibiting 1&2 – Phoebe Fairweather Art Making & Exhibiting 3&4 – Crystal-Anne Cox Product Design & Technology 1&2 – Jackson Hurley Product Design & Technology 3&4 – Zac Brown
Languages & Outdoor Education (VSV): Applied Computing 1&2 – Jackson Hurley Business 1&2 – Lexi Tarran Outdoor & Environmental Studies 1&2 – Caleb Baumann Environmental Science 3&4 – Andrew Bree Agriculture & Horticulture 3&4 – Cooper Shearer
Physical Education & Health: PE 1&2 – Josh Porter PE 3&4 – Chloe Butterworth HHD 1&2 – Mikayla Eriksson HHD 3&4 – Hugh Traynor-Murphy
VCE VM Award Recipients: VM Literacy 1&2 – Nathaniel Demavibas VM Literacy 3&4 – Angela Klein VM Numeracy 1&2 – Brandon Fearn VM Numeracy 3&4 – Thomas Hall VM Work Related Skills 1&2 – Connor Cleave VM Work Related Skills 3&4 – Aissaree Rachsopar VM Personal Development Skills 1&2 – Shetayah Gruneklee VM Personal Development Skills 3&4 – Ethan Fisher
VET Certificate Completions
Certificate II & III completions across Agriculture, ICT, Animal Care, Dance, Community Services, Early Childhood, Engineering, Electrotechnology, Automotive, Language, Construction were also presented and celebrated.
Looking Ahead
This year we also farewelled several staff taking leave and honoured four exceptional long-serving staff entering retirement. Their combined 127 years of service represents a legacy of dedication, compassion and unwavering commitment to our students.
Finally, we were proud to announce our 2026 College Leaders, both primary and secondary, who will guide our student community into an exciting year ahead.
- College Captains: Thomas White & Mikayla Eriksson
- College Vice Captains: Ivan Kovacic & Natalie Lynch
- Primary Captains: Oliver Liddle & Maya Enrico
- Primary Vice Captains: Rafferty Clydesdale & Alexis Purcell
House Leaders
McAuley House Leaders: Sam Brown, Chloe Ash, Rocco Sartori & Audrey Noye
Padua House Leaders: Keisha Jennings, Phoebe Fairweather, Shaun Pulvera & Ella D’Andrea
With Thanks
As we conclude the 2025 school year, we offer our deepest thanks to our students for their enthusiasm and hard work, to our families for their trust and support, and to our staff for their exceptional dedication.
May your Christmas be joyful and peaceful, and may the holiday break bring rest and renewal.
We look forward with excitement to all that 2026 will bring for St Mary’s College - especially the opening of our new VCE Centre and the opportunities it will unlock for our senior learners.
Merry Christmas and warmest wishes from all of us at St Mary’s College.
Genevieve Gordon
Deputy Principal of Operations