Senior School Update 

Leadership Handover 

On Friday 17 October, our current Year 12 School Captains officially handed over leadership to our newly appointed 2026 School Captains. This occasion marked an important milestone in the life of the school, celebrating both the achievements of our outgoing leaders and the promise of those stepping into their new roles.

Our 2026 School Captains are Matilda Waser, Savannah Kernaghan, Olivia Thompson and Miley Driscoll. Each of these students has shown a genuine commitment to representing their peers, serving the school community, and upholding the values of Cobram Anglican Grammar School.

We also extend our sincere gratitude to outgoing captains Regan Rouse, Mackenzie Duhring, Alina Corso and Abigail Brooker for their outstanding leadership and contribution throughout the past year. They have conducted themselves with pride, integrity and enthusiasm, leaving a positive legacy for our new leaders to follow.

Our 2026 Leadership Portfolio

Anglican Identity – Olivia Thompson

Community Service – Savannah Kernaghan

Stewardship – Matilda Waser

Student Voice – Miley Driscoll

Year 10 & 11 Melbourne Excursion 

Earlier this week, our Year 10 students travelled to Melbourne as part of their Humanities studies on World War II and the Holocaust. They were also joined by our Year 11 History students.

The day began at the Shrine of Remembrance, where students explored the galleries and exhibitions before taking a guided tour of the memorial grounds. In a particularly special moment, our English and History teacher, Amy Carr, was amazed to discover a photograph of her Pa featured in a mural display at the Shrine — a proud and touching connection to her family’s history.

Students later visited the Jewish Holocaust Museum, where they participated in an educational program that deepened their understanding of the human impact of Nazi policies and the global significance of this dark period in history. Hearing directly from a Holocaust survivor offered a powerful and emotional insight that will no doubt remain with them long after the excursion.

The experience provided an invaluable opportunity for students to connect classroom learning with real-world perspectives and to reflect on the enduring importance of remembrance and empathy.

Peter's Samoa Trip of Discovery 

Year 10 student Peter Everingham spent the second week of the school holidays and the first week of Term 4 in Samoa, representing Cobram Anglican Grammar School on a service trip alongside students from across the AngliSchools network.

During the trip, Peter was immersed in an incredible cultural and service experience. The group helped at the annual church fundraiser fete, taught younger students at our sister school, All Saints, and explored some of Samoa’s most stunning locations, including the famous To Sua Ocean Trench, Lalomanu, and the resting place of author Robert Louis Stevenson.

A highlight of the trip saw Peter go shopping using the proceeds from the Cobram AGS Bake Sale held at the end of Term 3, proudly organised by our Student Forum. 

Such was the size of the order he needed help from his AngliSchools friends to carry all the stationery supplies back to All Saints School!

While in Samoa, the group worked hard on a school building painting project at All Saints, contributing to a lasting improvement for the local community. Reflecting on his experience, Peter said,

“The part of Samoan culture and daily life that made the biggest impression on me was their happiness and positive attitude to life. Even early in the morning or when we hiked to Robert Louis Stevenson’s grave, Samoans would greet you and smile.

 

A key life lesson from my time in Samoa would be to have a positive outlook on life and to be grateful for everything, especially the little things. It was inspiring to me to see that a nation who has so ‘little’ in terms of worldly possessions is richer than most.”

WiseTech Global Programming Competition 

Well done to Adrian Jonker (Y9) and Cedric Pang (Y10) who participated in the WiseTech Global Programming Competition. 

This competition consists of two rounds of difficult Python coding questions, where students test their coding skills and compete against high school students across Australia. 

Cedric also achieved a perfect score in the Grok Academy Python Competition. Python is a programming language used for many different purposes such as web applications and scientific research. Companies like Google and Facebook all use Python in the infrastructure and web services. 

For this competition, each week for five weeks, a set of Digital Technologies teaching resources are distributed to participants together with a set of questions testing this material.