Humanities News
National History Competition
I am very pleased to inform you that one of our students, Aditya Narula of Year 10, has earnt the position of joint State Champion Year 10 in the Australian History Competition! What a superstar!
This is a wonderful reflection of not only the effort of Aditya, but of the other History Competition participants who also attended and participated.
Entering students into competitions such as this takes extra effort so we congratulate these students for going above and beyond.
Of particular reference, we would also like to commend those students that received distinction and high distinction honours.
They are:
| Distinction | High Distinction |
| Zahira Feltovich | Zarraar Changezi |
| Jayden Jacob | Isabella Song |
| Angelina Kappil | John Attia |
| Tim Ngo | Divya Mujoo |
| Harshini Prattipati | Aditya Narula |
| Reyan Saldi | Manraj Singh |
| Diya Dinesh |
In terms of Aditya, he will be recognised at an upcoming National History Challenge ceremony in late October.
2025 Parliamentary Prize
The following Nossal HS students received amazing results at this year’s Parliament Prize; an annual video competition where students tell us what they would say if they were an MP.
- Shania Kaushik - Finalist
- Shishira Chakravartula – Highly Commended
The competition organisers had 1143 entries this year, and students receiving a Highly Commended certificate were in the top 6% of their category, students receiving a Finalist certificate were in the top 10 of their categories.
Once again, congratulations to Shania and Shishira.
National Geography Competition
A total of 29 students (from Years 9-11) participated in the National Geography Competition this year.
All achieved outstanding results and were awarded certificates this week.
The Competition tested their geographical skills and knowledge against students from all around Australia. There were over 52,000 students from 600 schools this year.
The Competition is a joint initiative of the Australian Geography Teachers’ Association and the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland. Funding to support the Competition is provided by the Australian Department of Education, the University of Melbourne, the University of NSW, Western Sydney University and the University of WA.
A special shout out to the following students who received a high distinction. These students achieved scores of 31-36, out of a possible score of 40 marks. They are:
- Jayden Jacob
- Upraj Gill
- Harkeerat Singh Oberoi
- Jack Huang
- Edward Marshall
- Kavin Prakash
Olympic Change Marker Program
Each year, Nossal can nominate two students in Years 10-12 to be part of the Australian Olympic Change-Maker Program, which celebrates young leaders who are embracing the Olympic spirit to impact and inspire their school or local community.
As part of the program, you would receive:
- Invitation to attend the Virtual Forum in September
- Invitation to be part of the alumni
- Certificate of Recognition (great for resumes!)
- Consideration to attend the National Summit (video submission required)
This year, Nossal High School has selected Natalie Ma of Year 10 and Kartikeya Kalva of Year 12 to be our representatives. We congratulate these students.
Chris Sacco
Senior Commerce/Humanities Teacher