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Wurun Year 12 Celebrations

Celebrating Our Year 12 Class of 2025

 

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This term, we proudly celebrated our graduating Class of 2025. Throughout the week, students dressed up, shared memories and marked the end of their secondary journey together. They were also invited back to their home schools, Fitzroy High and Collingwood College, for special celebrations honouring their achievements.

At their home schools, students enjoyed afternoon tea with classmates and former teachers. This was a joyful moment to reconnect and reflect on the past. On Friday 24 November, students gathered at Wurun for a shared lunch before the official start of their graduation ceremony.

A special thank you to Thomas Hill, Atikinesh Abebe and Najma Mohamud, who were our wonderful MCs. We also extend our gratitude to all teachers and family members who have supported our graduates throughout their educational journey.

We would like to acknowledge students who completed The Australian Learner Competency Credential (LCC), recognising the holistic learning and personal growth they have demonstrated throughout their schooling.

Before the individual awards were presented, the ceremony reflected on the incredible sense of community, kindness and collaboration that define Wurun’s graduating class. Whether through leadership, creativity, or acts of quiet support, our students have left a lasting mark on the culture of our school and the friendships within it.

House Awards

These students represent the spirit of initiative, leadership and community that define Wurun:

  • Saskia De Leeuw-Kyle – Barak
  • Ben Nicholson – Kerr
  • Neo Healy – Nicholls
  • Atikinesh Abebe – Wandin

Academic Excellence Awards

VCE VM, VET and VPC

  • Violet Haig – VCE VM Personal Development Skills
  • Erdi Yalimyil – VCE VM Work Related Skills
  • Connor Hyslop – VPC Personal Development Skills
  • Jasper Harbright – VPC Work Related Skills
  • Joseph Villanti – VET Small Business
  • Felix Black – VET Cookery
  • Zinedean Amrane – Certificate II in Supply Chain Operations

Arts

  • Mataya Cairns – Art Creative Practice
  • Annika Filips – Art Making and Exhibiting
  • Quinn Howarth – Product Design and Technology
  • Jennifer Tat – Visual Communication and Design
  • Saskia De Leeuw-Kyle – Media
  • Atikinesh Abebe – Media Production
  • Thomas Hill – Contemporary Music Performance
  • Henrietta Brewster – Theatre Studies

 

 

Outstanding Achievements

  • Kami Ware – Theatre Studies Performance
  • Joseph Villanti – Visual Communication Folio
  • Violet Haig – Art Making and Exhibiting Folio
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English and Languages

  • Kai Roberts-Jacobs – English
  • Neo Healy – English Language
  • Arlo Charlton – Literature
  • Erdi Yalimyil – VCE VM Literacy
  • Doan Hoang Kim Le – English as an Additional Language
  • Henrietta Brewster – Chinese Second Language
  • Ted O’Neil – VPC Literacy

 

 

Humanities

  • Owen Casey – Politics
  • Thomas Hill – Sociology
  • Hannah Nestor – Business Management
  • Eridani Wheeler – Economics
  • Rafael Pintos-Lopez – Philosophy
  • Thomas Hill – Extended Investigation
  • Hannah Nestor – Legal Studies
  • Thomas Hill – History: Revolutions
  • Mia Laguna-Purcell – Outstanding Extended Investigation Oral Performance

Mathematics

  • Isabella Lovisotto – General Mathematics
  • Eridani Wheeler – General Mathematics
  • Najma Mohamud – Foundation Mathematics
  • Cerine Do – Mathematical Methods
  • Casey Mathieson – Mathematical Methods
  • Arlo Charlton – Specialist Mathematics
  • Attay Dogan – Numeracy
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Science

  • Arlo Charlton – Chemistry
  • Owen Casey – Biology
  • Arlo Charlton – Physics
  • Hannah Nestor – Psychology
  • Hamish Douglas – Health and Human Development
  • Kai Roberts-Jacobs – Environmental Science
  • Annika Filips – Outdoor and Environmental Studies
  • Neo Healy – Physical Education

Special Awards

  • Thomas Hill – Outstanding Leadership AwardFor demonstrating exceptional leadership and teamwork within the school and wider community.
  • Casey Mathieson and Mabel Robinson – Future Innovator AwardFor outstanding achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

As a school community, we are incredibly proud of the resilience and hard work our graduates have shown throughout the year. It is a testament to the remarkable young people they have become.

To our graduates: the world awaits your talents, your vibrant spirits and your kind hearts. Go out there and be great!

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Layal Faour

Year 12 Leader