Assistant Principal (VM, 9/10) Report
Mr Travis Mcintosh
Westall Secondary College
Report from Assistant Principal VM, Year 9/10
Travis McIntosh
Dear Parents, Guardians and Students of Middle School,
With the year finally upon us, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all our students, parents, teachers, and staff. This year has been filled with growth, challenges, and numerous successes. Our community has come together in countless ways to make this school year memorable. I am so proud of all that we’ve accomplished together.
The summer brings with it an opportunity to remind students the importance of summer reading, holiday homework, or preparations for next year but also an opportunity to rest, reflect on the year and make plans for how 2026 can be even more successful.
As we wrap up the year, I would like to thank each and every member of our school community for their hard work, dedication, and support. Enjoy your summer, and we can’t wait to see you in the new year.
Semester 2 Award Assembly Thursday 4th December
Please see below the recipients of our recent Semester 2 Award Winners for Academic Excellence, Personal Best and Westall Way Award. Congratulations to all students listed on their hard work and perseverance it was thoroughly deserved.
WELC (Westall English Language Centre) Awards
Academic Excellence Award:
- Haoxuan DONG
- Leiyan WANG
- Haruna YASUI
- Arata YAMASHITA
- Xuantong LI
- Fereshte AKBARI
Most Improved Award:
- Yihan WANG
- Mohsen NAQSHBAND
- Sadaf HAKIMI
- Han-Ru (Renee) WANG
- Natsume YAMASHITA
- Nyalew NYOAK
Junior School (Years 7 & 8)
The Overall Academic Excellence Award in Yr7: Zairene Fernandez
The Overall Personal Best Award in Y7: Makhayla Smit
The Overall Academic Excellence Award in Yr8: Mylla Tran
The Overall Personal Best Award in Y8: Ephrem Jobin
The Junior Instrumental Music Award: Aidan Moulder
The top 3 students receiving the Westall Way Achievement Award for Yr7: William Cheav, Maahi Lalinkumar Patel and Serena Johnston
The Westall Way Achievement Award recipients for Yr8: Mylla Tran, Natalia Rostachev and Tony Pham.
Middle School
The Overall Academic Excellence Award in Yr9: Preston Koumakis
The Overall Personal Best Award in Y9: Vlad Tkachenko
The Overall Academic Excellence Award in Yr10: Wilson Krai
The Overall Personal Best Award in Y10: Coleno Bin
The Middle Instrumental Music Award goes to Aaron Bui
The top 3 students receiving the Westall Way Achievement Award for Yr9: Hadia Rahimi, Nehir Basak & Vlad Tkachenko.
The Westall Way Achievement Award recipients for Yr10: Hendrix Truong, Wilson Krai & Jashanpreet Singh.
Senior School Awards
The Overall Academic Excellence Award in Yr11: Don Joaquin Espino
The Overall Personal Best Award in Y11: Tristan Chan
The Senior Instrumental Music Award goes to Nguyen Dang Thi Huynh
The Westall Way Achievement Award for Yr11: Engchhay Lim, Philip Dao, Alex Le Acar
The Overall Academic Excellence Award in Yr11 VM: Sitara Mohd Jakir
The Overall Personal Best Award in Y11 VM: Adele Boldizs
iCreate
Aviation.
Academic Excellence: Antonio COTSAKIS
Personal Best: Calix WONG
Coding & Digital Design
Academic Excellence: Giovanni BONOTTI
Personal Best award: Dominic CHAN
Elite Training
Academic Excellence: Lepani MAIWIRIWIRI
Personal Best: Robert SAEZ CALISTO
Landscape, Architecture & Design
Academic Excellence: Yi ZHANG
Personal Best: Ruiqi XU
Martial Arts - Taekwondo
Academic Excellence: Atkins DESSENJA
Personal Best: Shruthi CHINTALAPATI
Master the Westall CAFE
Academic Excellence: Xander Cox
Personal Best: Bradley Davies
Outdoor Adventures
Academic Excellence: Amy TRAN NGUYEN
Personal Best: Ghibran DEDDY
Sports & Leisure
Academic Excellence: Sakada TAY
Personal Best: Naif AL ERYANI
Visual Arts & Media
Academic Excellence: Anisa PILLAY
Personal Best: Nehir BASAK
Volleyball Academy
Academic Excellence: Ayaan KIM
Personal Best: Farhanah FAR HA NAH
STEM
Academic Excellence: Alex LE
Personal Best: Senyum PAGI
Special Awards
ADF Long Tan Award: Amy Tran Nguyen
The ADF Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Awards recognise students who demonstrate leadership and teamwork within both the school and the broader community and who display strong values, such as doing one’s best, respect for others and “mateship”, that are integral to Australian society. Recipients of a Long Tan Youth Leadership & Teamwork Award will receive a certificate and a financial reward - $250
ADF Future Innovators Award: Aaron Bui
The award will recognise recipients’ science and mathematics abilities while highlighting the value the Navy, Army and Air Force place on STEM skills and STEM career opportunities within Defence. Applicants must demonstrate motivation, innovation and achievement in a STEM related field. Year 10 recipients will receive a certificate and prize of $250.
Clare O’Neil Award: Sofia Borshch-Gamonal
The Clare O’Neill Community Spirit and Leadership Award. This award recognises the achievements of a student throughout the year, as well as the leadership they have shown within their school and wider communities.
The Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award: Zoe Moulder, Calvin Ly, Christian Pham and Amy Tran Nguyen
The Duke of Edinburgh Award is an internationally recognised program that encourages young people to develop essential life skills through service, skill development, physical recreation, and adventure. Founded by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, the Award aims to inspire personal growth, leadership, and resilience in young people across the world.
Achieving the Bronze Award is a significant accomplishment that requires commitment, organisation, and determination. It represents not only the completion of each section but also the personal growth and character developed along the way.
2025 Aim High Honour Roll
In recognition of our students who are in our high performing program for their excellence in academics and the work they have put into their Project this year.
- Muhammad Al Fatih
- Nehal Baddireddi
- Antonio Cotsakis
- Zairene Fernandez
- Serena Johnston
- Cyndie Keth
- Anirudh Krishna Marur
- Evan Kuy
- Steven Le
- Alex Le
- Darsh Nayak
- Kevin Nguyen
- Sreyan Prottoy
- Sophia Rafli
- Eliana Reddy
- Manjot Singh
- Zackary Singvongsa
Final reminder regarding booklist requirements:
A reminder that Campion is the school resource supplier for Westall Secondary College. Please order online by 19-Dec-25 to get first choice of school needs and best available handling costs.
Please head to: order.campion.com.au
School resource code: T882
Family help:
- The Campion Parent Hub includes How to Order video & How to Order PDFs in 11 languages: campion.com.au/parents/how-to-order/
- FAQs: campion.com.au/support-help/support/
- Email help@campion.com.au
- Tel 1300 433 982
Mr Travis Mcintosh
Assistant Principal (Yr 9-10)