PE & Other Achievements
House Cross Country
On the 30th of April, students from Years 3 to 6 competed in the House cross country. Even though not everyone made it through to District, we are extremely proud of everyone that gave it a go.
In the morning, the house reps went to Anderson Park and helped Mr Parhar set up the course for the cross country event. The house reps managed to cheer on many people, with their pumping enthusiasm and everlasting energy.
At around ten past nine, students in the boys 9-10 age group ran the 2 km course, followed closely by the 9-10 year old girls. As some were very new to the cross country course, many were unsure, but after completing the race, many found newfound confidence. After that event, the 11 year olds set off filled with nerves for their first ever 3 km run in the cross country event. Even though many found it tiring, everyone managed to complete the course.
After recess, the 12-13 year olds set off to Anderson park. As the 2 last events of the day, students were very pumped to cheer on their peers, with even a few helping out around the course. Anyone who participated in the cross country should feel extremely proud, as cross country is not only about winning, but about enjoyment and giving it a go.
Here are the top three ribbon holders of the events:
U12 Girls Ribbon Holders:
1. Grace Talis
2. Elle Dunn
3. Scout Ryan
U12 Boys Ribbon Holders:
1. Lewie Lindeman
2. Harry Hagen
3. Tom Prichard
U11 Girls Ribbon Holders:
1. Fiona Ryu
2. Alyssa Lawless
3. Indiana Zammit
U11 Boys Ribbon Holders:
1. Juan Deetlefs
2. Jonah Tousson
3. David Coleman
U9/10 Girls Ribbon Holders:
1. Imogen Cook
2. Daisy Fernie
3. Alice Harrison
U9/10 Boys Ribbon Holders:
1. Josh Johnston
2. Lachlan Hinshelwood
3. Dash Robson
By the Sports Reps, Fiona Ryu and Lewie Lindeman
SSV Diving
By James Reid
I competed at School Sports Victoria Division and State for Diving at MSAC. I went to the competition representing Auburn South Primary School in the 11-12 year old boys event. It was a great day and I got to hang out with my friends from my club, Whitehorse, who were also competing. We were very limited and could only use the one-meter board, and to make matters even more limited, we could only do 3 dives (in a normal competition I usually do 6). In the first event, I chose to do a forward one and a half flip, inward dive, and a forward double flip. All of my dives were ok and I came second place. In my second event on my first dive I messed up a little bit, but fortunately for me, my main rival did as well so we were basically tied. The rest of my dives were great (I even got an 8.5 from one of the judges for my inward) and secure first place in the states. I came home with a silver medal for the region and a 1st for the state. Making me the best diver in the state, winning the title for Auburn South Primary School.
Congratulations to James Reid (Y6) on his achievements, we are proud to have you representing Auburn South!
Kooyong District Cross Country
Congratulations to all students who represented Auburn South at this years District Cross Country. Auburn South was made proud once again with so many terrific achievements by our students.
Auburn South Primary was the overall winner of the Kooyong District Cross Country Championship 2025 for the 4th year straight by accumulating 76 points with 13 students qualifying in the top 10 place getters.
The day started with a sensational performance from our 9/10 year old boys group, with Josh Johnston and Lachlan Hinshelwood finishing 3rd and 8th respectively.
The next race was the 9/10 year old girls group. It was a super effort by our girls. Daisy Fernie was the top qualifier from Auburn South, producing a solid performance to qualify in 6th position followed by Imogen Cook in 7th and Olivia Davey finished strongly to get 10th place.
The 11 year old boys age group was next and Juan Deetlefs dominated the race to finish in 1st place by some distance! Jonah Tossoun ran a sold race and finished off in strong fashion to qualify in 6th place.
The next age group to have top 10 place getters from Auburn South was the 11 year old girls, with Fiona Ryu putting in another dominant displace to take out first place.
The 12 year old boys race was the next event and Auburn South was once again done proud with our runners giving their all and in a tough race. Lewie Lindeman was outstanding with a 1st place finish and Luke Johnston produced a stellar performance to finish in 4th place. Tom Pritchard and Harry Hagen also qualified finishing in 9th and 10th place respectively. Congratulations boys on finishing in 4 out of the 10 placings!
The final event of the day was the 12 year old girls race and Grace Tallis ran a solid race fighting out the top positions and finished in 4th place. A huge congratulations goes to all of our competitors for their efforts.
It was terrific to see so many of our students competing well and refusing to give up. Also, congratulations to those students who have qualified for the Division Cross Country taking place at Ruffey Lake Park on Monday 26th May. The Auburn South community wishes you the best of luck!
Australian Karting Championship
Jasper Murray (Y5) has had a huge achievement over the holidays: 1st place in the Summer Junior League 2025 at the Australian Karting Championship! Jasper scored 499 points over 24 races. Congratulations Jasper!
Student Achievements
Has your child been involved in an out of school activity (not just sport!) that you would like to share with the school community? Please send details and photos to the school via your child's classroom teacher or direct to the school email address: auburn.south.ps@education.vic.gov.au