Congratulations

Award for Academia

Lauren Le is one of our many International Students who attends Cecil Hills High School. Lauren Le is a proud Vietnamese student who has recently been nominated for the 2019 International Student Achievement Award.

Throughout her time at Cecil Hills High School, Lauren has received a High Achiever School Academic Recognition Award for excelling in both Ancient History and Economics. Since arriving in Australia on a student visa, Lauren has excelled academically in her overall studies finishing with an overall fourth place in English, third place in Legal Studies and second place in Ancient History and Economics.

Lauren has proven that with perseverance and dedication, young students can achieve extraordinary things. Likewise, Lauren is kind and hardworking and is a well-respected student. As for the future, Lauren is currently sitting the HSC exams and applying for a Bachelor of Education/Art at the University of Sydney. Lauren exclaims “I want to be a high school teacher, teaching History and Economics/Commerce. I have a passion for teaching and helping people as well as spreading knowledge”.

We wish Lauren all the best in her future endeavours and successes. Finally, on behalf of Cecil Hills High School, it was an absolute pleasure to teach such a high achieving student.

Aboriginal Student Achievement

Ricky Hextall is a proud recipient of the Aboriginal Student Achievement Award presented by the NSW Department of Education. Ricky arrived at Cecil Hills High School with vast experience in the sporting field. He achieved great success at the School and Zone, Cross Country Carnival finishing in the top 15. Ricky has further represented Cecil Hills High School in touch football. On the team, he is a key player in the team’s success.

Ricky always displays exceptional sportsmanship on and off the sporting field. He is a team player and always encourages his team mates to perform to their best ability. He is fair in ensuring everybody receives a fair go on the field and builds the team spirit up with integrity.

Likewise, Ricky has further represented the school at the Dharawal Language and Culture Camp as a proud member of our Yarn Connect group. Ricky is always representing himself in a respectful and responsible manner across whole school activities. Cecil Hills High School is lucky to have a student like Ricky Hextall. His achievements have been recognised nationally by the NSW Department of Education Aboriginal and Wellbeing Advisers.

Whitlam Institute Writing Competition

This year our wonderful students were invited by Ms Kulevski to take part in the Whitlam Institute Writing Competition, presented by Western Sydney University. This is a nation-wide writing competition that was open to all school students from kindergarten to year 12 across Australia. Inspired by Gough Whitlam's commitment to involving young people in global issues, students wrote about diverse topics including the environment, equality, racism and media. Student selected to represent Cecil Hills High School were:

Ryan Georgis
Djordje Kaludjerovic
Lena Gian
Monika Eftimovski
Lara Ly

Students received recognition awards from Western Sydney University. Our students were ecstatic when they found out that their work was recognised by the University. Cecil Hills High School is pleased to have such a diverse group of students represent our school in academia.

It is an absolute pleasure for Cecil Hills High School be recognised nation-wide for our students' writing achievements.

Ms D Kulevski

English Teacher, International Student Coordinator, Aboriginal Education Coordinator