Congratulations to Hayley Waite for her outstanding performance at the NSW Junior Championships in Sydney on March 12. She secured the bronze medal in the 14 girls hammer throw with a personal best throw of 37.34m. Hayley will now be competing at the Australian Junior Championships in Brisbane next month. We wish her the very best of luck!

On the 10th of March, ASC proudly sent 27 students to compete at the Northwest Secondary Swimming Championships held at the Monckton Aquatic Centre, Armidale. It was an incredible day filled with outstanding athleticism and determination from all students across the region.

We are thrilled to announce that many of our talented swimmers have qualified for the CHS State Swimming Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, taking place from 29th of April to 1st of May. Congratulations to the following students who will be representing ASC:

Timothy Thompson

50 Metres Freestyle

100 Metres Freestyle

200 Metres Freestyle

100 Metres Backstroke

100 Metres Butterfly

200 Metres Individual Medley

4 x 50 Metre Freestyle Relay

Albert Water

4 x 50 Metre Freestyle Relay

Caiden Flemming

4 x 50 Metre Freestyle Relay

Joe Hill

4 x 50 Metre Relay

Lia Mcrae

50 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Breaststroke

100 Metre backstroke

Zara Hobbs

4 x 50 Metre Freestyle Relay

Lilly Gilbody

100 Metres Butterfly

100 Metre Backstroke

200 Metre Freestyle

400 Metre Freestyle

4 x 50 Metre Medley Relay

4 x 50 Metre Freestyle Relay

Eily O’Connell

50 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Backstroke

100 Metre Breaststroke

4 x 50 Metre Medley Relay

4 x 50 Metre Freestyle Relay

Jack Grace

50 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Freestyle

200 Metre Freestyle

400 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Breaststroke

100 Metre Butterfly

100 Metre Backstroke

200 Metre IM

400 Metre IM

4 x 50 Freestyle Relay

4 x 50 Medley Relay

Beau Hill

50 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Breaststroke

100 Metre Backstroke

Amaya Greene

50 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Freestyle

200 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre backstroke

100 Metre Butterfly

4 x 50 Freestyle Relay

4 x 50 Medley Relay

Sophie O’Connell

50 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Breaststroke

100 Metre Backstroke

100 Metre Butterfly

200 Metre IM

4 x 50 Medley Relay

Hollie Manning

50 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Freestyle

50 Metre Backstroke

50 Metre Breaststroke

50 Metre Butterfly

Samual Baillie

50 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Butterfly

200 Metre Freestyle

Aidan Reece

50 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Backstroke

100 Metre Butterfly

4 x 50 Medley Relay

4 x 50 Freestyle Relay

Brydon Reece

4 x 50 Medley Relay

4 x 50 Freestyle Relay

Jasmine Manning

50 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Freestyle

100 Metre Backstroke

4 x 50 Metre Freestyle Relay

Clare Kelly

4 x 50 Metre Freestyle Relay

Alma Kanety

4 x 50 Metre Freestyle Relay

Saho Brown

4 x 50 Metre Freestyle Relay

4x50m Freestyle Relay

Good luck to all our amazing swimmers at the CHS State Swimming Championships! Let’s cheer them on as they race to achieve their personal bests and represent ASC with pride!

North West CHS Swimming

Our ASC students are proudly representing North West at the CHS Basketball tournament!

Reflecting on the recent Alan Davidson Shield, it was a tough finish with Crestwood proving strong on the day. While the result didn’t go our way, there is so much to be proud of.

Reflecting on the team’s performance, coach Andrew Watkins shared:“Overall, I’m incredibly proud of how the team performed across the whole competition. Even when we didn’t put enough runs on the board, the boys stayed in the fight and kept pushing to take wickets — something they’ve done every game.”

That determination was on full display in the final, with an early highlight of 4 wickets for just 20 runs, alongside a strong contribution from Cooper Galvin, scoring 17 runs in his first game in four years.

As this competition wraps up, we also acknowledge Oliver and Cooper in their final year. Their contribution to the team has been significant, and they leave a strong foundation for those continuing on.

A strong campaign overall and a great reflection of the determination and sportsmanship within our school community.

ASC Shines at NW Winter Trials!

Armidale Secondary College had an outstanding day at the NW Winter Trials held yesterday at SPORT UNE, with a huge number of students representing the school across multiple sports.

The trials included U16s and Opens Rugby League, Opens Boys and Girls Soccer, and Opens Girls Netball, and ASC was incredibly proud of both the participation and success of our students.

Congratulations to the following students on their selections:

Rugby League (U16 Boys)• Blake Swilks

Opens Girls Netball• Nya Quinlan• Alexis Lockwood• Connie Burgess

Opens Girls Soccer• Brooke Moran• Alynyah Moran• Bella Hawkins• Emily Gray• Maggie Gray• Lacie Swilks

Opens Boys Soccer• Oliver Rush• Shadie Qasim• Logan Finlayson• Noah Maguire• Jacob Williams• Lucas Rush (Reserve)

ASC had a huge representation at the trials and an unbelievable success rate — something we are extremely proud of as a school community.

Congratulations to all students who trialled, and best of luck to those progressing to the next round!

Wins at Da Vinci Decathlon

Last week on Wednesday and Friday, students from Armidale Secondary College attended The Armidale School to compete in the Da Vinci Decathlon, where they worked as a team to answer questions and solve problems in 10 different disciplines - Maths, Science, English, Engineering, Art & Poetry, Ideation, Code Breaking, Cartography, Creative Producers, and Legacy.

All of our students worked really hard and competed well, walking away with overall wins for years 7, 8, and 9. These 3 teams will be attending the state competition at Knox in early May.

Year 7 - First in Engineering, English, Art & Poetry, Science, and Creative Producers

Year 8 - First in Code Breaking, Science, and Creative Producers

Year 9 - First in Art & Poetry, Cartography, Creative Producers, English, Science, and Maths

Year 10 - First in Maths

Armidale Secondary College Newsletter

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Issue 2 · 02 Apr 2026

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