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Senior School Academic Assembly Thursday 7 August 2025
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ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
Processional - Entry of Official Party O God beyond all Praising
By Gustav Holst, arranged by Mark Hayes Accompanied by Mr Bruce Ramm
Acknowledgement of Country Cultural Attaché – Michael Blake
College Prayer
Chapel Captains - Annabelle Cleeland and Joseph Schmalkuchen
National Anthem
Advance Australia Fair Led by WestMAC Singers
Welcome
Halle Anderson and Oliver Ryan - College Captains
Introduction of Guest Speaker
Academic Captains - Miriam Farquhar and Nathanael Bailey
Address by Guest Speaker Mr Toby Edmanson
Presentation of Certificates to Year 10 students
Presented by Mr Ian Hayne - Director of Professional Practice and Technology Announced by Academic Captain - Nathanael Bailey
Presentation of Certificates to Year 11 students Presented by Mrs Janelle Lecinski - Deputy Principal Announced by Academic Captain - Miriam Farquhar
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ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
Presentation of Certificates to Year 12 students Presented by Mr Andrew Peach and Mr Toby Edmanson Announced by Dr Peter Britton - Head of Senior School
Vote of Thanks
College Captains - Halle Anderson and Oliver Ryan
College Hymn On Eagle’s Wings
By Michael Joncas Led by WestMAC Singers
Recessional
The Dam Busters Arranged by Eric Coates Accompanied by Mr Bruce Ramm
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WELCOME
Acknowledgement of Country West Moreton Anglican College acknowledges the Yugara people as the First Nation custodians of the lands upon which our College stands. For thousands of years the Yugara people have gathered on this country, to share knowledge, stories, and teachings. We pay respects to their language, lores, customs, creation stories, culture, and traditions. We pay tribute to Elders; past, present and to be. We acknowledge that within the boundaries of this country, there have always been places of teaching, researching, and learning, a tradition which we as a College proudly continue today.
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College Prayer Most holy and loving God, bless all of us who work in West Moreton Anglican College. Grant us the grace to accept your gift of education to the betterment of the world and the glory of your holy name. We pray that all of us in this College may understand fully, the importance and richness of our education, that we might have the enthusiasm to take every opportunity available to us to make ourselves better people. Help us always to accept one another as fellow members of your family. Grant us the satisfaction of knowing that when we have done our best, our rewards will lie not only in our own development but also in the realisation of your purpose for us all and for this College. On our journey together, grant us the faith to persevere, the understanding of the constant need to give service to others, and an ever-increasing knowledge from a genuine pursuit of truth through enquiry and reason. We ask this through Him who taught us to love one another, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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NATIONAL ANTHEM
Advance Australia Fair Australians all let us rejoice, For we are one and free; We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil; Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in nature’s gifts Of beauty rich and rare; In history’s page, let every stage Advance Australia Fair. In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair.
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ACADEMIC AWARD CRITERIA
These criteria apply to the awards presented to students at the beginning of each semester for academic achievement in the previous semester. There are five levels of award: For Senior School awards, the eligibility criterion is the Grade Point Average (GPA). The GPA is arrived at by converting A to E subject grades into a 15-point numerical scale and then averaging the point score over the number of subjects designated in the criteria for that year level. Data used for this calculation are taken from end of semester or end of unit reports. The award criteria have been designed to be consistent with the academic foci of the year levels to which they apply. They are also designed to be achievable and yet sufficiently discriminating to ensure that only those who demonstrate true academic excellence will attain the highest levels.
Academic Awards 1. Summa Cum Laude Award: Years 11 and 12: Student achieves an average ‘A’ standard in their best five academic subjects (GPA of 14.0) with nothing less than a ‘B+’ in any academic subject. Year 10: Student achieves an average ‘A’ standard in six out of seven academic subjects (GPA of 14.0). This must include an A or better in three of the four ‘core’ subjects English, Mathematics, Social Science, and Science, with nothing less than a ‘B+’ in any academic subject. 2. Magna Cum Laude Award: Years 11 and 12: Student achieves an average ‘A-’ standard in their best five academic subjects (GPA of 13.0) with nothing less than a ‘B’ in any academic subject. Year 10: Student achieves an average ‘A-’ standard in six out of seven academic subjects (GPA of 13.0). This must include an A- or better in three of the four ‘core’ subjects English, Mathematics, Social Science, and Science, with nothing less than a ‘B’ in any academic subject. 3. Cum Laude Award: Years 11 and 12: Student achieves an average ‘B+’ standard in their best five academic subjects (GPA of 12.0) with nothing less than a ‘C+’ in any academic subject. Year 10: Student achieves an average ‘B+’ standard in six out of seven academic subjects (GPA of 12.0). This must include a B+ or better in three of the four ‘core’ subjects English, Mathematics, Social Science, and Science, with nothing less than a ‘C+’ in any academic subject. Note that for the purposes of award eligibility calculation, academic subjects do not include
Religious and Values Education (RAVE), SpiritED or Instrumental Music. 4. Academic Line Awards Academic Lines will be awarded to students in Years 7 to 12 who achieve a Magna Cum Laude award or better in Semesters One and Two of the same calendar year. This entitles the awardee to have the words Academic Excellence 2024 embroidered in gold on their blazer pocket. For Year 12 only, if a student achieves Magna Cum Laude or better in Semester Two of Year 11 and Magna Cum Laude or better in Semester One of Year 12, they will be awarded an academic line at the mid-year ceremony in Year 12 to wear for the rest of that year. 5. Academic Merit Years 10, 11 and 12: Students who improve their Grade Point Average by greater than or equal to 0.5 points from one semester or unit to the next. 8
2025 SENIOR SCHOOL RECIPIENTS
Year 10 Cum Laude Tamika Donald Luke James Xavier Jennings Ashley Jones LI Yuxuan
Alexander Markotsis Caleb McLellan Hayden Philp Chace Quinlan Ava Steedman
April Vance Andrew Wilson Ruby Wilson
Magna Cum Laude Aria Clunes
Charlie Thyssen
Ryder Tully
Summa Cum Laude Liam Broadhead Annika Kolomeitz
Minas Marentis Simone Puddle
Bridget Truelock Annabel Weston
Please note: These certificates will be presented at an upcoming House meeting. Merit Certificate (S2’24 to S1’25) Riley Girot Jordan Brien Briella Gray Sze Ching Chan Jet Hullena Wangzinan Cheng Antonia Kammholz Sasha Dive Cullen Khourey Tamika Donald Deana-Rose Mailata Connor Dunn Minas Marentis Hailee Frahm Summer Marsh Poppy Fulton
Noah O’Sullivan Finn Paxton-Brown Hayden Philp Mathew Price Georgia Sorbello Riley Thorpe Leni Whyatt
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2025 SENIOR SCHOOL RECIPIENTS
Year 11 Cum Laude Zavier Anderson Mahli Atkin Isla Camilleri Jorja Crocker Mia Cuthbertson Samuel Fitzgerald Arthur Giannios
Meia Golles Ellie Hayes Eliza Hillier Parker Hines Sarah Kuppens Isobel Marshall Zoe Newham
Cooper Schoormans Ann Sebastian Shayla Shepherd Darcy Wells Marissa Wilkins
Magna Cum Laude Molly Bitmead Chelsey Dunnett Zayden Gallagher Jasmine Jardine Esher Jefferd Sophia Markotsis
Benjamin Marshall Emmeline Powell Sara Rea Oluwadarasimi (Dara) Sanni Grishma Shantharaju Nagendra Harmony Taylor
Miriam Walker Isabella (Bella) Want Olivia Weston Lewis White
Summa Cum Laude Chloe Butler Nora Fabri
Sienna Kingston Layla Payne
Mackenzie Taylor
University of Southern Queensland Head Start Program Graduates Nora Fabri Human Anatomy & Physiology B101208 Please note: These certificates will be presented at an upcoming House meeting. Merit Certificate (S2’24 to S1’25) William Hurst Molly Bitmead Jasmine Jardine Lily Clarke Esher Jefferd Mackenzie Crawford Gabriella Johnston Max Cuda Myles Keller Heidi Cusack Sienna Kingston Lilli Davies Eliza Kippen Xiaoyu Ding Claire Klan Chloe Duncalfe Ahneke Laing Samuel Fitzgerald Harmony Longden-Laurie Meia Golles Emmeline Maron Eliza Hillier
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Isobel Marshall James McColm Fergus Neish Raine Preston Callum Profke Miles Reeve Cooper Schoormans Lily Shanahan Reid Thomas Max Wallis
2025 SENIOR SCHOOL RECIPIENTS
Year 12 Cum Laude Stephanie Acton Halle Anderson Alex Bassingthwaighte Holley Biddle Michael Blake Amy Bremner Shane Burrow Imogen Butler Emily Cox Alana Diju Emily Fothergill Eva (Quinn) Healy Isaac Jossy Magna Cum Laude Annabelle Cleeland James Donald William Dove Anna Fazackerley Summa Cum Laude Nathanael Bailey Katy Charlwood Eva Ditsa
Yasuhiro Kinoshita Charlotte Lax Logan Martin Kade Martin Riley Mathewson Kira Mayers Maximillian Meier Caitlyn North Matisse Prasser Edward Reeves Max Rossow Tully Russell Haydn Ryan
Giaan Sartor Caela Segon Maya Shepley Eli Smith Ippei Suzuki Elanor Teakle Reese Theron Kohen Wesche Samuel Wicks Rachael Wilson Olivia Windolf
Kylah Gough Mackenzie Hinrichsen Abby Jennings
Ella Madden Kayla Moore Charlotte Parsons
Miriam Farquhar Jasmine Feltham Kaylee Gorroick
Brooke Hermann Oluwadamilola Kolawole Tiana Parsons
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2025 SENIOR SCHOOL RECIPIENTS
Academic Lines Nathanael Bailey Katy Charlwood Eva Ditsa
James Donald Miriam Farquhar Jasmine Feltham
Kaylee Gorroick Charlotte Parsons
University of Southern Queensland Head Start Program Graduates Amy Bremner Introduction to Social Justice Diploma of Business Lachlan Appleby Holley Biddle Matilda Burns Flynn Davis James Donald Jacob Fuller Benjamin Johnston
Kade Martin Nate McPhillips Skyler Miles Sophie Mullens Cohen Munt Samara Nazareth Justin Newman
Diploma of Leadership and Management Jamie Adams
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Hugh O’Hara Abby Pagden Jimmy Plant Oliver Ryan Jared Sherlock Koen Smith Hanna Stephen
2025 SENIOR SCHOOL RECIPIENTS
Year 12 (cont’d) Please note: These certificates will be presented at an upcoming House meeting. Merit Certificate (U2’24 to U3’25) Erik Amorer Pavlina Sophie Auld Nathanael Bailey Alex Bassingthwaighte Elouise Bauer Dea Benny Kyeema Besgrove Holley Biddle Michael Blake Lincoln Booth Amy Bremner Matilda Burns Imogen Butler Jordan Cain Tayla Chardon Annabelle Cleeland Abby Connors Oliver Deane Samantha Dewar Alana Diju Ava Dilger Eva Ditsa Reilly Dougherty William Dove Brooke Egan Abbie Ellis Miriam Farquhar Jasmine Feltham Emily Fothergill Jacob Fuller Layla Fulton Charlotte Godwin
Kylah Gough Brooke Hermann Mackenzie Hinrichsen Abby Jennings Grace Johnson Benjamin Johnston Isaac Jossy Braidy Kearton Yasuhiro Kinoshita Oluwadamilola Kolawole Emma Lambourn Charlotte Lax Taylor Leask Ella Madden Kade Martin Logan Martin Zoe McAlister-Smiley Ethan McAndrew Harry McDowell Heleana McKimmon Nate McPhillips Maximillian Meier Skyler Miles Kayla Moore Erin Morris Sophie Mullens Cohen Munt Caitlyn North Rylee Novinetz Hugh O’Hara Abby Pagden Tiana Parsons
James (Jimmy) Plant Matheson Ramm Fox Rees Max Rossow Tully Russell Oliver Ryan Giaan Sartor Natasha Schelbach Evie Schultz Caela Segon Claire Sharp Maya Shepley Jared Sherlock Annliya Siby Koen Smith Eli Smith Maverick Snerling Annabel Strasser Ippei Suzuki Elanor Teakle Reese Theron Ava Trent Benjamin Weaver Samuel Wicks Rachael Wilson Olivia Windolf Matilda Witt Victoria Wright Bronte Wright Yaret Ziyambe
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COLLEGE HYMN
On Eagle’s Wings by Michael Joncas You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, who abide in this shadow for life, say to the Lord “My refuge, my rock in whom I trust”. Chorus And I will raise you up on eagle’s wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of my hand. The snare of the fowler will never capture you, and famine will bring you no fear. Under God’s wings your refuge, And faithfulness your shield. Chorus You need not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, though thousands fall about you, near you it shall not come. Chorus For to the angels God’s given a command, to guard you in all of your ways. Upon their hands they will bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone. Last Chorus And hold you, hold you in the palm of my hand.
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