Student Achievements
Pictured above: Our talented Storytelling Showcase winners, who were presented with their awards during the Junior School Assembly.
Storytelling Showcase shortlist
Congratulations to the following students:
| Year 2 | Award |
| Manuli Gunatilake | First |
| Hayley Leitch | First |
| Senuli Jayasuriya | Second |
| Millie Fagan | Highly Commended |
| Evelina Bulis | Highly Commended |
| Year 3-4 | Award |
| Abigail Moran | First |
| Charlotte Judd | Second |
| Mackenzie Chandler | Highly Commended |
| Brigitte Gravell | Creative Writer's Award |
| Year 5-6 | Award |
| Emily Yan | First |
| Mia Wanandy | Second |
| Suvaani Rajbhandari | Highly Commended |
| Zahra Barbari | Principal’s Award |
Pictured: Principal, Damian Messer presenting the Principal's Award to Zahra Barbari (Year 6), who wrote her story in her native language (Afghani/Farsi) before translating it by hand into English — a remarkable feat!
Talia Wighton (Year 10), who received Highly Commended in the 2025 Young Voices Awards, a national competition presented by Australian Catholics magazine in partnership with Australian Catholic University. Inspired by this year's theme, 'Voices of Hope', Talia's entry, 'Be the change you want to see...', was praised by the competition coordinator for its creativity and thoughtfulness. We applaud Talia for her outstanding achievement and look forward to seeing how she continues to use her writing talents to make a meaningful impact in the world. Well done, Talia!
Talia (Year 10)
Talia (Year 10)
Isla Thomas (Year 9) and Elise Kennedy (Year 8), who represented Tasmania on the national stage as part of the U15 state netball team at the School Sport Australia Games in Brisbane. What an incredible achievement!
Isla (Year 9)
Elise (Year 8)
Isla (Year 9)
Elise (Year 8)
Sofie Klasen (Year 6), who will be making her mark in Bendigo, representing Tasmania at this year's U12 SSA National Tournament. Congratulations on this exciting opportunity. Go Sofie!
Sofie (Year 6)
Sofie (Year 6)
We love celebrating our students' achievements! Share your stories and photos with us at stmarys@smc.tas.edu.au, and we'll feature your child's success in the next edition of The Fountain newsletter.