SENIOR SCHOOL

🏆 Year 11 Awards Ceremony

On Friday 5 December, our Year 11 cohort celebrated their achievements at the annual Awards Assembly. 

We sincerely thank the parents and carers who took time out of their day to attend and support our students.

We congratulate the following students who were recognised for their outstanding effort and achievement throughout the year.

English Subject Awards

• Literature: Kiera Riggins
• English Language: Tim Bassett
• English: Ben Hade
• Captain: Amy Weatherhead

Mathematics Subject Awards

Unit 1 & 2

• Foundation Mathematics: Jake Paroissien
• General Mathematics: Mikayla Dixon
• Specialist Mathematics: Chris Weinert

Unit 3 & 4

• Mathematical Methods: Bryn Ballagh
• Captain: Oscar Klaassen

Physical Education Subject Awards

Unit 1 & 2

• Sports and Recreation: Ty Hodgens-Nash
• Physical Education: Bryn Ballagh
• Health and Human Development: Jordan Jackson

House and Sport Captains

• Tate House: Peter Bouw & Lucinda Meilak
• Cummins House: Cody Venville & Morgan Jarvis
• Everard House: Riley Gray & Ruby Paola
• Deakin House: Ewan Hills & Ty Hodgens-Nash
• Sport Captains: Gemma Kerr & Tabitha Young

Humanities Subject Awards

Unit 1 & 2

• Accounting: Andrew Makowski
• Ancient History: Amy Weatherhead
• Economics: Andrew Makowski
• Business Management: Ayasha Hartshorne
• Legal Studies: Amy Weatherhead

Technology Subject Awards

Unit 1 & 2

• Food Studies: Jordan Jackson
• Captain: Jordan Jackson

Arts Subject Awards

Unit 1 & 2

• Drama: James Leheste
• Visual Communication and Design: Alessandra Castelletti
• Art Creative Practice: Ash Scheltinga
• Art Making and Exhibiting: Emily McKay

Unit 3 & 4

• Art Creative Practice: Ben Hade
• Drama: Tim Bassett

Captains

• Performing Arts: James Leheste
• Visual Arts: Ashlee Sheltinga & Cassia Vermeend

Science Subject Awards

• Psychology (Unit 1 & 2): Amy Weatherhead
• Biology (Unit 3 & 4): Tori Cliff

Languages Subject Awards

• French (Unit 1 & 2): Ayasha Hartshorne
• Languages Captain: Stephanie Fletcher

Outstanding Unit 1 & 2 VET Student

• Ryan Morrison

   

VM Student of the Year 

• Taya Sunderland

Year 11 Students of the Year

• Ben Hade & Jordan Jackson

Resilience in Life Award

• Linda Matthews

📸 Award Presentation Photos 📸

🎓Year 12 Valedictory Dinner

Wednesday 3 December marked a very special evening as our Year 12 students, teachers and Principal Team gathered at the Palladium at Crown to celebrate the conclusion of formal schooling.

The night was filled with laughter, reflection and celebration, accompanied by a delicious sit-down meal. We proudly acknowledged the outstanding efforts and achievements of our Year 12 students throughout 2025.

Year 12 Award Recipients

Arts

• Theatre Studies: Amber O’Keefe
• Art Making and Exhibiting: Sophie Carswell
• Visual Communication Design: Azuki Nakahara

Overall Instrumental Music Award

• Taylah Mae Gundry

English

• English: Ella Berry
• English Literature: Jacob Baldacchino
• English Language: Madison Westh

Languages

• French: Cailie Rigg

Humanities

• Business Management: Ayla Condon
• Philosophy: Cooper Steinfort
• Legal Studies: Ella Berry

Mathematics

• Foundation Mathematics: Holly Jervis
• General Mathematics: Alannah Bomford
• Specialist Mathematics: Cohen Verstraten

Physical Education

• Physical Education: Sophie Haydon
• Health and Human Development: Ayla Condon
• Certificate II Sport & Recreation: Sophie Haydon

Sports Awards

• Year 12 Male Champion: Oscar Moreton
• Year 12 Female Champion: Charli Fahie

Science

• Psychology: Sophie Haydon
• Physics: Heath Rogers
• Chemistry: Jacob Baldacchino

Technology

• Food Studies: Alannah Bomford
• Systems Engineering: Josh Stone

Senior VET Award

Certificate II Engineering Studies:

•  Jenson New

   

VCE VM Award

• Rivah Oliver-Peel

Salamander Editors’ Award

• Avril Blanksby & Summer Doughty

   

Resilience in Life Award

• Ashleigh Dye

Casey Shield Award

• Madison Westh

Environmental Award

• Avril Blanksby

Leadership

• School Captains: Bryn Ballagh & Ayasha Hartshorne
• Year 12 Captains: Tori Cliff, Andrew Barille & Charlotte Jacobs

🏆Valedictorians 2025

Congratulations to our 2025 Valedictorians, Jacob Baldacchino and Ella Berry.

Both students were highly recommended by their teachers and demonstrated exceptional dedication to the Lilydale High School community, both inside and outside the classroom.

🎓 2025 Dux🎓

Lilydale High School would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our 2025 Dux, Jenson New, on his ATAR achievement 

 A wonderful result and a true testament to Jenson’s hard work, dedication and commitment throughout his studies.

🌟 2026 Captains

We are delighted to announce our Senior School Captains for 2026 🎓✨

School Captains

Bryn Ballagh and Ayasha Hartshorne 

Year 12 Captains

Tori Cliff, Charlotte Jacobs and Andrew Barrile 

Year 11 Captains

Hue Martin-Webb and Georgia Gow 

Year 11 Vice Captains

Isla Canning and Abbey Woods 

We are excited to see our amazing leaders work together to enhance the school experience for everyone. Their dedication and enthusiasm will create lasting positive change, and we look forward to supporting them in their new roles as we head into a fantastic year ahead! 🌟

🎄 Congratulations and Happy Holidays

The Senior School Team extends its congratulations to all students for their efforts during what has been a challenging but ultimately rewarding year. We are incredibly proud of the resilience shown by our students throughout 2025.

To our Year 12 students, congratulations on completing your schooling at Lilydale High School. We wish you every success in your future endeavours and hope you will visit us again to share your post-school journeys.

To our Year 11 students, well done on your first year of VCE. We look forward to welcoming you back as Year 12 students next year. We hope you enjoy a well-earned break and return refreshed for your final year.

Finally, we wish all students and families a very Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year.

Daniel Toma, Morgan Wyatt

Henri Mouratidis, Brendon Huby, 

Jayne Morrow, Katie Hunter & Jenny McLean