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

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