Students Achievements

National Illuminate X Entrepreneurial Challenge Winners

We are thrilled to announce that the Endeavour College team has won the Illuminate X Entrepreneurial National Challenge. 

We have been a long-time participant in Illuminate programs, however this year, they launched an exciting new National Competition, with a broader reach and a larger number of secondary school teams. 

A small team of three students: Simran Ubhi (Year 11), Mayar Al Khateeb (Year 9) and Charli Masi (Year 9) competed against 29 teams across schools from WA, NSW, ACT, Vic and NT. It was an intensive program facilitated across the whole week (online) and involved teams solving a local environmental problem. Our business solution was called Common Ground, and it incorporated events, clubs and an App that would serve as a platform to encourage our very diverse community to build connections with the local wetlands and foster inter-generational responsibility. 

Our students built an extensive business model/plan with app prototypes, marketing strategies and financial projections and pitched to interstate entrepreneurs and industry leaders. 

Endeavour’s Common Ground won Best Pitch and finished overall first with Best Solution.

This was an extraordinary effort, and the three students should be very proud of their accomplishments.

Kelli Delacy

Head of Humanities

Debating

On Saturday, 17 October, Endeavour College Senior Yellow debating team had a well fought end to the season at Parliament House for the 2026 Debating SA Grand Final. 

The topic was: 'That the lesson of the Jason Arday affair is that Cambridge lost the capacity to recognise what is true.' 

Ultimately, Seniors Yellow lost to Pedare Christian College, however, the team did a great job given the nature of the topic. Although it became a complicated definition debate, the team did a fantastic job of trying to navigate Pedare's strong team and challenging points. Well done to Lucy, Elna, Gjevika and Thinara for your efforts over the course of 2026, as well as Mr French, who has worked closely with the team and supported them to get this far into the season. 

You are all superstars! 

Also, thank you to all parents, staff and students who showed up to support Seniors Yellow. 

Your presence meant a lot, and I hope you enjoyed your time witnessing tense debating in a fancy venue!

Lastly, thank you to Lucy Higgins, Tracie Whittle, Mitchell Wells, Genene Garth, Hayley Gronow and Year 12 student Alex Fechner for their coaching of teams this year. We are lucky to have a dedicated team of coaches at Endeavour College! After Saturday's heartbreaking loss, that's a wrap on the 2026 Debating season. More information about Debating in 2027 will be communicated soon.

Anthony Bonini

Debating Coordinator

Geography Photo Competition

Congratulations to Chloe Tan and Tully McClure whose photographs were selected for entry into the South Australian Geography Photo Competition 2026 run by the GTASA (Geography Teacher’s Association of South Australia). The Theme was: “Planning for the Future”. Both students received a certificate and a $10 cash prize. Their photographs were sent for judging by GTASA for the opportunity to win $100. We encourage all budding photographers in Years 7, 8 and 9 to enter the competition next year.

Judi Schmidt

Coordinator of Geography

Thomas Walton

Thomas (Year 8) has been selected to represent Little Athletics South Australia at the New Zealand Colgate Games in January, an exciting international opportunity and a wonderful recognition of his commitment to athletics.

Thomas is one of just five boys selected from across South Australia to join the team, which will compete alongside a team selected from Victoria. This is a significant achievement, reflecting not only his athletic performance but also his exemplary behaviour and sportsmanship at metropolitan, regional and state competitions.

Selection recognises athletes who demonstrate dedication to Little Athletics, a longstanding commitment to the sport, and continued involvement and participation over time.

We are incredibly proud of Thomas and the hard work, perseverance and commitment he has shown to reach this milestone. 

We wish him every success as he prepares to represent South Australia on the international stage in New Zealand!