From the Deputy Principal

On Monday evening, the College community gathered to celebrate and farewell our graduating class of 2023. It was a wonderful celebration of excellence, and I thank the many staff who contributed to the evening. Highlights of the event were the music ensembles and Years 7-8 and Senior choirs. 

Congratulations to the following award recipients:

Ann Stanfield for Mission in Action Award - Madeline Young

Sr Barbara Amott Excellent All Rounder Award - Estella Edwards

Old Scholars Award for Excellence in Arts - Eliza Topham

Senior Musician of the Year Award - Eliza Topham

Art Acquisition Award - Lily Castellana

Rising Star Award - Davina Cox

Margaret Nicol Award for Drama - Grace Simonetis

Lehene Chung Humanities Book Prize – Hannah Korn

John Martin Humanities Book Prize - Laura Smith

Giovanna Giana Award for Excellence in LOTE - Grace Cox

Livinia Sproule Prize for Perseverance and Excellence in Science and Mathematics - Kasota Clayton

Vocational Education and Training Award - Sianna Biggar

St Mary’s College Award for Sports - Iris Bouwmeester

Santa Maria Award - Jasmine Wallace

Gillian Biscoe Award for Courage and Character - Grace Campbell

Mother Ellen Murphy Award for Service - Laura Grubb

Sister Majella Kelly Award for Outstanding Leadership - Harriet Kelly

Sister Ona Kaukenas Dux of the College - Kasota Clayton

Principal’s Award for the student with the highest ATAR (2022) – Lily Ransley

Northwest Old Scholars' (Alumni) Originals Award 

Ellie Atkins

Sophie Berry

Lily Bewley

Mia Christie-Johnson

Laura Grubb

Harriet Kelly

Varaidzo (Vara) Marunda

Claire Oliver

Brooke Sice

Laura Smith

Isabella Thurley

Nano Nagle Head Prefect Leadership Award - Varaidzo (Vara) Marunda

Major Awards

2023 Nagle Certificate

Ellie Atkins

Madelin Bannister

Lily Bewley

Estella Edwards

Hannah Korn

Isabella Thurley

All Rounder Award

Year 7 - Zara McGuinness

Year 8 - Madeleine Marr 

Year 9 - Sarah Thomas

Year 10 - Madeleine Ambrose

Year 11 - Holly Teale

House Cup – Manresa House

St Mary’s Servant Leadership Award

Hallie Cormack

Ella Edwards

Chideraa Ndupu

Madeline Young

Faith in Action Awards

Year 7 Sr Doreen Williams Faith in Action Award - Cara Watt

Year 8 Sr Sarah Hogan Faith in Action Award - Georgina Stringer

Year 9 Sr Marilyn Fryett Faith in Action Award - Hallie Cormack

Year 10 Sr Joseph McVilly Faith in Action Award - Maggie Robinson

Year 11 Gabrielle Morgan Faith in Action Award - Isabella Gebka

Year 11 and 12 Excellence Awards

Ellie Atkins - Biology 3

Grace Campbell - English Writing 3, Environmental Science 3

Mia Christie-Johnston - Health Studies 3

Kasota Clayton - Legal Studies 3, Chemistry 4, Mathematics Methods 4, Physics 4

Davina Cox - UTAS Foundation Music

Grace Cox - Italian 3

Molly Dodge - Biology 2

Zoe Dyson - Essential Mathematics (Workplace) 2

Ella Edwards - English 3 Art Practice 2

Estella Edwards - UTAS Advanced Music

Aurora Giuliani - General Mathematics 3, Physical Sciences 3

Emma Grubb - Community Service Learning 2

Adalia Hauler - Certificate II in Visual Arts Sociology 3

Temwa Makalani - Religion in Society 2

Varaidzo Marunda - Business Studies 3

Kyra Mastrocola - Mathematics Methods Foundation 3, Outdoor Education 2

Elizabeth Monks - Food and Nutrition 3, House and Design 3

Lily Morse - Visual Art 2

Chideraa Ndupu - English Literature 3, Studies of Religion 3, Visual Art 3

Lillian Richmond - General Mathematics 2

Grace Simonetis - Theatre Performance 3

Laura Smith - Psychology 3

Ava Thomsett - Music Studies 2

Isabella Thurley - Personal Health and Wellbeing 2

Jasmine Wallace - Certificate II in Sport Coaching Outdoor Leadership 3

Olivia Walter - Sport Science 3

Estella Whiting - Modern History 3

Georgia Wilson - Design and Production (Wood), The Artistic Achievement Award 

Georgina Wilson - English Inquiry 2

Chideraa Ndupu - The People’s Choice Award

Year 10 Excellence Awards

Madeleine Ambrose - Advanced Mathematics, Humanities and Social Sciences, Life and Faith, Mathematics, Science and STEM

Emily Cooper - Housing and Design

Halina Dadswell-Booth - Italian

Charlotte Elischer - Materials and Design

Laura Hanstein - Marine and Antarctic Science

Olivia Hunniford-Webb - VET Certificate I in Workplace Skills

Sofia Lumb - Digital Technologies

Grace Marshall - English

Zoe Rhodes - Food Technology

Izabella Riley-Hanson - Creative Writing 

Maggie Robinson - Drama

Ava Schultz - Law and Politics

Jessica Smith - Health and Physical Education

Mackenzie Thomas - Fitness and Me, Sport Science, Outdoor Education

Sarah Wilson - Introduction to Psychology

Year 9 Excellence Awards

Lucy Callinan - Life and Faith, Mathematics

Kaitlyn Fox - Science

Sana Ghiasvand - English, Introduction to Sociology

Lilyana Gillespie - New Media Art

Mackenzie Graves - Health and Physical Education, Humanities and Social Sciences

Isabella Harman - Music, Visual Art

Maria Kothris - Future Entrepreneurs, Italian

Alet Le Grange - Advanced Mathematics

Gracie Pelham - Forensic Science

Sally Quinn - Creative Ceramics

Georgia Thurling - Creative Writing

Grace Willis - Drama

Year 8 Excellence Awards

Rozalia Arnold - Digital Technology Health and Physical Education Mathematics

Makayla Brittain - Design and Technologies

Beatrix Clarke - Music

Imogen Croall - Humanities and Social Sciences

Madeleine Marr - English & Science

Lucy Pinelli - Life and Faith

Lucinda Washington - Italian

Talia Wighton - Drama

Jasmine Williams - Art

Year 7 Excellence Awards

Ashlee Bowden - Design and Technologies

Lucy Breen - Life and Faith

Camila Cunningham - Science

Orlaithe Dhue - Music

Jorgia Eyles - Drama

Skye Lucas - Art

Nonica Malhotra - Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics

Ava Parssey - Digital Technologies

Imogen Richardson - English

Georgia Scharvi - Health and Physical Education

Isabella Szkup - Italian

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 2024.