Class of 2025 Graduation

Friday 26 September 2025

Special Awards

Lily Bruce -The Ex-Students’ Association Family Heritage Award 

Bonnie Leighton -The Ex-Students’ Association Family Heritage Award 

Daisy Smith - The Ex-Students’ Association Family Heritage Award 

Oliver Smith - The Ex-Students’ Association Family Heritage Award 

Fergus Strudwick - The Ex-Students’ Association Family Heritage Award 

 

Charlotte Buckley -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Emily Caro -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Lucinda Clinton -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Jack Dunworth -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Mia Essex -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Grace Hansen -The Cooey Mutton Shield 

Hannah Jones -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Rhys Jones -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Isabella Lloyd George -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Issac Marvasti -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Lily McBeath -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Siobhan McPhee -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Angus Martin -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Olivia Martin -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Philippa Martin -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Cameron Nash -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Jack Paix -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Isabella Pearce -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Lillian Pearce -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Ava Rouse -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Oliver Smith -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Sienna Wilkin -The Cooey Mutton Shield

Tessa Wong -The Cooey Mutton Shield

 

Kymarni Astill - Orange NAIDOC Week Completion of Year 12 Award 

Chloe Mulcahy - Orange NAIDOC Week Completion of Year 12 Award 

Lincoln Robinson - Orange NAIDOC Week Completion of Year 12 Award 

 

James Ashton -Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award 

Henry Baker - Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award 

Emily Caro - Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award 

Lucinda Clinton - Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award 

Alice Commins - Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award 

Sarah Johnston - Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award 

Kajan Kandeepan - Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award Krishan Kandeepan Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award 

Olivia McColl - Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award 

Jemima Scammell - Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award 

Daisy Smith - Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award 

Grace Simpson - Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award

 

Grace Simpson

  • Wellwood Shield for Sportsmanship, Leadership and School Spirit (Girls) 
  • J R and M C Glasson Trophy for the Head Girl Prefect of KWS
  • School Council’s Prize of a Bible for the Head Prefect

Nicholas Tancred 

  • Skerman Trophy for Sportsmanship, Leadership and School Spirit (Boys) 
  • Rotary Club of Orange Prize for the Head Boy Prefect of KWS
  • School Council’s Prize of a Bible for the Head Prefect 

Xanthe Staniforth       

  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Deputy Head Prefect 

Ollie Jarick       

  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Deputy Head Prefect 

Alice Commins

  • The Chaplain’s Prize for Notable Faith/Life Balance 

Lily Bruce         

  • The Taylor Family Prize for Girl Senior Boarder Prefect 

Lincoln Robinson         

  • The Taylor Family Prize for Boy Senior Boarder Prefect 

Chloe Mulcahy                        

  • Prize for Captain of Loader House

Daisy Smith                 

  • G S Weingarth Shield (Miller House) 

Georgina Lawson      

  • B Geale & R Hancock Trophy (New House) 

Felicity Knox 

  • Prize for Captain of Stuart Douglas House

Harry Dymock              

  • G Hilder Trophy for Co-operation and Initiative (Weymouth House)

Finley Mason                

  • Glen Eden Prize for Captain of Wolaroi House

Jessica Thompson       

  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Blackman House Prefect 

Sala Orme-Smith 

  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Brown House Prefect 

Grace Hansen 

  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Dean House Prefect 

Anabelle van Wyk                        

  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Douglas House Prefect 

Emily Clunas           

  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Gordon House Prefect 

Lily McBeath 

  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for McLachlan House Prefect 

William Hall                                 

  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Richards House Prefect 

Lucinda Clinton     

  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Williams House Prefect

Year 12 Awards

William Ward 

  • The Verity Warn Shield for the Senior CUO of the KWS Cadet Unit

 

Penelope Swift

  • The WDJ Dean Award for Outstanding Service by a Cadet Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort
  • G H Ridge Memorial Prize for Extension History 
  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Legal Studies 

 

Oscar Cleary 

  • Wolaroi College Shield for Best All-Round Sportsman 

 

Xanthe Staniforth

  • Susan Gordon Cup for Best All-Round Sportswoman
  • P&F Award for Excellence in Practical Work - Textiles and Design 

 

Amelia Tink 

  • Reuben F Scarf Award for Commitment, Consistent Effort and the Desire to Improve

 

Anabelle van Wyk

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Award (UN) for Academic Excellence in Year 12 A M Wilson Memorial Award for Citizenship
  • Gradon Family Prize for Woodwind Instruments
  • Kinross Wolaroi Friends of Music Prize for Outstanding Contribution to the Performing Arts

 

Charlotte Buckley 

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort

 

Lucinda Clinton 

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort 

 

Emma Gaston

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort

 

Jack Harding

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort 

 

Krishan Kandeepan 

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort 

 

Olivia Searle 

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort 

 

Emily Turner                           

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort 

 

Tessa Wong    

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort

 

Olivia Martin

  • Greg Howard Prize for Excellence in Brass Performance 

 

Chloe McGilvray

  • Sue and Tamara Eisenhauer Prize for Agriculture
  • Emma Hansen Award for Excellence in Practical Work in Art

 

Sophie Luelf

  • Jeanette Hall Prize for Senior Art

 

Grace Hansen

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort 
  • Mark & Cherie Byrnes Prize for Business Studies
  • JB Maltman Memorial Prize for Geography

 

Maisy Penney

  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Community and Family Studies

 

Lillian Armstrong         

  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Design & Technology 

 

Isabella Lloyd George 

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort 
  • Calder Family Prize for Drama
  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Extension Science 

 

Clay McKinnon               

  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for English Studies 

 

Nicholas Hannaford  

  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Standard English 

 

Sala Orme-Smith         

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort
  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Extension 2 English
  • Prize for Mathematics Standard Cummins Prize for Modern History

 

Mhairi Wyllie                

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort
  • Outstanding Commitment in French Extension

 

Melanie White 

  • JB Maltman Memorial Prize for Geography 

 

Amelia Reid

  • BLD Hewson-Vernon Prize for Ancient History 
  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Music 1 

 

Sienna Wilkin 

  • Hando Family Prize for Hospitality

 

Finley Mason 

  • Edcon Steel Prize for Industrial Technology 

 

Callum Sinclair 

  • The Mel Meek Prize for Primary Industries

 

Georgina Lawson 

  • P&F Award for Excellence in Practical Work - Textiles and Design 

 

Georgia Lee

  • P&F Award for Excellence in Practical Work - Textiles and Design 

  • Year 12 Prize for Textiles and Design

 

Cameron Nash 

  • Prize for Academic Excellence 

 

Timothy Lowther

  • Westpac Trophy for Senior Economics 
  • Prize for Academic Excellence

 

Oliver Taberner 

  • Prize for Academic Excellence

 

Kajan Kandeepan

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort 
  • Prize for Academic Excellence

 

Pranav Srikanth 

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort 
  • Prize for Academic Excellence

 

Emily Clunas 

  • Caltex Best All-Rounder Award
  • Prize for Academic Excellence

 

Bridget Horne

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort 
  • K C Low Family Prize for Biology
  • Prize for HSC Mathematics Advanced 
  • Prize for Academic Excellence

 

Grace Simpson

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort 
  • Suzanne Dawes Prize for French
  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for French Extension 
  • Sean Ngu and Craig Smith Prize for PDHPE
  • The Newtown Developments Prize for Studies of Religion 
  • Chris and Suzie Brown Prize for Academic Excellence

 

Siobhan McPhee

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort 
  • Robin Thompson Prize for Stringed Instruments
  • McE D’Hudson Memorial Prize for English
  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for English Advanced 
  • Kinross Wolaroi School Prize for Extension 1 Mathematics 
  • J B Caldwell Family Prize for Proxime Accessit to the Dux 

 

Isabel Wong

  • Ex-Students’ Association Prize for Outstanding Effort 
  • Robin Thompson Prize for Stringed Instruments
  • Sean Ngu and Foong Takaunlao Prize for Chemistry 
  • WG Stewart Prize for Mathematics
  • Mrs Nan Dean Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music 
  • Winifred Chapman Cup for Music
  • W D J Dean Prize for Physics
  • Carolyn Roweth Prize for the Dux of Kinross Wolaroi School
Isabel Wong, 2025 Dux of School
Isabel Wong, 2025 Dux of School

 

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