Senior School Prize Giving Evening | Tuesday 16 December

Last night, the College community gathered to celebrate and farewell our graduating Class of 2025. It was a wonderful celebration of excellence, and I thank the many staff who contributed to the evening. Highlights of the evening included the Year 7 and 8 Combined Choir, Year 12 Theatre Performance The Importance of Being Earnest, the Concert Band, the Voice Ensemble and the Staff Choir. Congratulations to Arabella Butterworth-Barry (Year 11) for her cello performance, A Moment’s Peace.

Congratulations to the following award recipients:

Ann Stanfield for Mission in Action Award – Olivia Hunniford-Webb

ADF Long Tan leadership Award – Olivia Hunniford-Webb

Sr Barbara Amott Excellent All Rounder Award – Madison Mackey

Old Scholars Award for Excellence in Arts – Lucy McKenna

Senior Musician of the Year Award – Arabella Butterworth-Barry

Rising Star Award – Grace Willis

Margaret Nicol Award for Drama – Amber King

Lehene Chung Humanities Book Prize – Mia Reid

John Martin Humanities Book Prize – Eloise Press

Giovanna Giana Award for Excellence in LOTE – Chloe Riley

Livinia Sproule Prize for Perseverance and Excellence in Science and Mathematics – Madeleine Ambrose

Vocational Education and Training Award – Freya Shanny

St Mary’s College Award for Sports – Alicia Dale

Gillian Biscoe Award for Courage and Character – Maria Akbari

Mother Ellen Murphy Award for Service – Olivia Hunniford-Webb

Sister Majella Kelly Award for Outstanding Leadership – Madison Mackey

Sister Ona Kaukenas Dux of the College – Madeleine Ambrose

Principal’s Award for the student with the highest ATAR (2024) – Grace Cox

Northwest Old Scholars' (Alumni) Originals Award

Alice Bakes

Evie Christie-Johnston

Eliza Daley

Jemima Faltusz

Sarah Gillow

Isobel Gray

Sophie Kelly

Grace Marshall

Bridie McInerney

Paige McKenzie

Lucy McKenna

Stella Menjivar

Freya Shanny

Ruby Seabourne

Jessica Smith

Sarah Wilson

Nano Nagle Head Prefect Leadership Award – Isobel Gray

2025 Nagle Certificate

Evie Christie Johnson

Isobel Gray

Laura Hanstein

Olivia Hunniford-Webb

Kate Hynes

Madison Mackey

Grace Marshall

Grace Mundy

Madeleine Reid

Mia Reid

Ava Schultz

Lillian Scott

Jessica Smith

Mackenzie Thomas

Sarah Wilson

All Rounder Award

Year 7 – Phoebe Watt

Year 8 – Anneliese Carter

Year 9 – Orlaithe Dhue

Year 10 – Rozalia Arnold

Year 11 – Sarah Thomas

Ballygriffin House Cup – College House

St Mary’s Servant Leadership Award

Niamh Coomber

Hal Cormack

Charlotte Hordern

Emily Hunniford-Webb

Mia Morrisby

Jayne Robinson

Phoebe Watt

Faith in Action Awards

Year 7 Sr Doreen Williams Faith in Action Award – Ruby Scott

Year 8 Sr Sarah Hogan Faith in Action Award – Emily Hunniford-Webb

Year 9 Sr Marilyn Fryett Faith in Action Award – Lily Nielsen

Year 10 Sr Joseph McVilly Faith in Action Award – Georgina Stringer

Year 11 Gabrielle Morgan Faith in Action Award – Hal Cormack

Year 11 and 12 Excellence Awards

Subject	Excellence
Biology 2	Gracie Pelham
Biology 3	Madeleine Ambrose
Chemistry 4	Madeleine Ambrose
Certificate II in Hospitality	Laine Debnam
Community Sport and Recreation 2	Lucy Callinan
Contemporary Art Practice 2	Megan Mount
Dance 3	Phoebe Wiss
Drama 3	Phoebe Wiss
Design and Production (Wood) 2	Rose Smith
English 3	Halina Dadswell-Booth
English Foundations 2	Sophie Nadler
English Inquiry 2	Grace Walker
English Inquiry 3	Ruby Wighton
Introduction to Sociology and Psychology 2	Ruby Wighton
English Literature 3	Lucy McKenna
Theatre Performance 3	Lucy McKenna
English Studio 3	Sarah Wilson
Essential Mathematics 2 - Workplace	Daisy Buckley
First Nations Studies 3	Mia Reid
Food and Nutrition 3	Jessica Smith
Food, Cooking and Nutrition 2	Ireland Macpherson
General Mathematics 3	Grace Willis
Music Practical Study 4 (UTAS Connections Program)	Grace Willis
General Mathematics Foundation 2	Eva Willcock
Health Studies 3	Madison Mackey
Psychology 3	Madison Mackey
Housing and Design 3	Laura Hanstein
Legal Studies 3	Eloise Press
Mathematics Methods - Foundation 3	Ruby Lane
Studies of Religion 2	Ruby Lane
Mathematics Methods 4	Mackenzie Graves
Studies of Religion 3	Mackenzie Graves
Modern History 3	Madeleine Reid
Music Studies 2	Meredith Fisher
Outdoor Education 2	Molly Medina
Outdoor Leadership 3	Kate Hynes
Personal Health and Wellbeing 2	Isobel Gray
Physical Sciences 3	Sarah Thomas
Sociology 3	Lucinda Coutts
Sport Science 3	Mackenzie Thomas

Art Acquisition Award – Gracie Brain

Year 10 Excellence Awards

Subject	Excellence
Life and Faith	Anja Smith
English	Charlotte Hordern
Health and Physical Education	Holly George
Humanities and Social Sciences	Madeleine Marr
Mathematics	Mackenzie Mumme
Science	Rozalia Arnold

Year 9 Excellence Awards

Subject	Excellence
Life and Faith	Camila Cunningham
Mathematics	Camila Cunningham
Science	Camila Cunningham
English	Mae Williams
Health and Physical Education	Georgia Scharvi
Humanities and Social Sciences	Nonica Malhotra

Year 9 / 10 Elective Courses Excellence Awards

Subject	Excellence
Advanced Mathematics	Camila Cunningham
Art	Stephanie Edward
Furniture and Textiles	Stephanie Edward
Art	Emmy Jones
Biology	Ava Pickrell
Ceramics	Sasha Bennett
Ceramics	Imogen Ransley
Creative Writing	Annie Keane
Fashion Aesthetics	Annie Keane
Creative Writing	Cara Watt
The Ancient World	Cara Watt
Digital Art and Photography	Jorgia Eyles
Introduction to Psychology and Sociology	Jorgia Eyles
Digital Art and Photography	Zoe Kasz
Drama (Year 9)	Molly Verrier
Drama (Year 10)	Lucinda Washington
Environmental Science	Amy Thurling
Fashion Aesthetics	Heidi Hancock
Fitness and Me	Heidi Hancock
Food Technology	Madeline Fitzgerald
Italian (Year 9)	Madeline Fitzgerald
Forensic Science	Onadi Wijekoon
Future Entrepreneurs - Building your own business	Gretel Innis
History Through Film	Beatrix Clarke
Music	Beatrix Clarke
Housing and Interior Design (Year 10)	Madeleine Marr
Introduction to Sociology	Lucinda Bakes
Italian (Year 10)	Charlotte Hordern
Law and Politics	Simran Ram
Marine and Antarctic Science	Mia Morrisby
Materials and Design	Ashlee Bowden
Mathematics Methods	Rozalia Arnold
Physical Science Foundations	Rozalia Arnold
Music	Orlaithe Dhue
Outdoor Education	Lucy Breen
Social Justice	Freya Martindill
Specialised Art	Imala Lester
Sport Science	Rose Kenna
Swim Fit	Millie Beach
Textiles Technology	Feona Jobi Cheri

Year 8 Excellence Awards

Subject	Excellence
Life and Faith	Jean Beerworth
Digital Technology	Jean Beerworth
Humanities and Social Sciences	Jean Beerworth
Mathematics	Jean Beerworth
Art	Ellie Richardson
Design and Technologies (Textiles)	Estelle Leary
Drama	Emily Kearney
English	Matilda Cunningham
Health and Physical Education	Annaliese Carter
Italian	Olive Bilson
Music	Eleanor Piets
Science	Abbie Fidanza

Year 7 Excellence Awards

Subject	Excellence
Life and Faith	Nina Canning
Science	Nina Canning
Art	Poppy Whelan
Design and Technologies	Indigo MacPherson
Digital Technologies	Annabel Barnard
Drama	Charlie Anderson
English	Charlotte Woodham
Health and Physical Education	Mia George
Humanities and Social Sciences	Madeleine Hedges
Italian	Isadora Arendt
Mathematics	Sophie Sutherland
Music	Allegra Cole

As the academic year draws to a close, I thank and wish all our students, staff, parents, carers and wider school community a very joyful and peaceful Christmas and every blessing for 2026.

From the Principal

Mr Damian Messer

Principal's End-of-Year Message