Student Achievements

Jeremy's Perfect Score

Congratulations to Jeremy Wang (Year 6) who participated in the Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) competition organised by Australian Maths Trust. The CAT competition is designed to give students the opportunity to develop their problem-solving skills through algorithmic thinking. Jeremy won a High Distinction Award with the perfect score of 36/36! Well done, Jeremy!

Amazing Artwork for a Good Cause

Congratulations to the winners of the Student Art awards at Connected 9! To celebrate excellence within our community, all artworks created by students for Connected 9 were judged, with winners and highly commended artists being recognised. Judges described the standard and quality of this year's exhibition as outstanding, and commented that the process of deciding a winner for each category was long and difficult.

Years 1/2 Winner – Alice Chen (Year 2)

‘Ice-Cream, Ice-Cream’ (artwork #59)

Judges' comment: A playful composition of colours and repeated patterns. Yay for ice-cream!

Years 3/4 Winner – Emily Chan (Year 4)

‘Into the Blue’ (artwork #99)

Judges' comment: A creative use of recycled materials highlighting an important environmental issue.

Years 5/6 Winner – Emily Chen (Year 5)

‘Candy Land’ (artwork #62)

Judges' comment: An imaginative, creative and sweet landscape using a soft pastel colour palette.

Years 7/8 Winner – Elleen Li (Year 7)

‘Candy Sweet Nostalgia’ (artwork #71)

Judges' comment: Refined painting skills demonstrated with a sophisticated composition.

Year 9 Winner – Eva Chi

‘Art Like’ (artwork #118)

Judges' comment: Discerning and sophisticated painting techniques and application which creates a soothing atmosphere tying concept and subject matter cleverly together.