Presentation of Academic Awards – Years 7, 8 and 9
Music al Performance
Presentation of Academic Awards – Years 10 and 11
Music al Performance
Presentation of Academic Awards – Year 12
Presentation of Major and Prestigious Awards
The Oration
Visual Reflection
School Song
School Prayer
Benediction
Close of Ceremony
Recessional
National Anthem
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
Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
We’ll toil with hearts and hands
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands
For those who’ve come across the seas
We’ve boundless plains to share With courage let us all combine
To Advance Australia Fair
In joyful strains then let us sing
Advance Australia Fair
School Prayer
Our loving God, who sent your Son to be the light of the world We thank you for the Snowy Mountains Grammar School May it be a place of learning, nurture and growth, With love, care and respect for all. Bless all who teach, all who learn, all who govern, and those who administer and provide support.
May the light of your word show us the way; The light of your truth fill our minds, and The light of your life fill our hearts; Let our light so shine before all people that they may see our good works, and glorify our Father who is in heaven;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
School Song
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
(lyrics by Senior Music class of 1999 and Year 11 Music class of 2009)
In the mountains we have gathered From the hills and from the sea Students who have built a school that Values truth and quality We move toward a future of hope Experience and knowledge are our goals Here we stand and proudly sing of Snowy Mountains Grammar School
Who are we? Students from the mountains high Who are we? Students reaching for the sky Who are we? Snowy Mountains Grammar School In the High Country
Every challenge we are faced with We will strive to overcome Students who have come together Each one wanting to belong Through the years as we move forward New horizons to explore We will stand and proudly sing of Snowy Mountains Grammar School
School Prefects
2025
School Captain James Peake
Morgan Tonkin
2026
Georgette Philpott
Oscar Whitehead
Cascades House Captain Marli Dixon Chase Hughes
Kiandra House Captain Zara Bourke Violet Ottley
Mowamba House Captain Aiden Moore Lola Brown
Twynam House Captain Stirling Carter Cole Haigh
Academic Captain William Broe
Ollia Stockl
Sports Captain Bella Caddy-Gammell
Samantha Stynes-Garratty
Evie Cuthbert
Stella Smith
Toby McIntyre Shying
Tessa Paxton
Boarding Captain Taylah Klemm Aidan O’Connor
Service Learning Captain Finn Martin Charles Pearce
Junior School Captain Jessie Frize
Zarli Dodd Jack Lyster
Performing Arts Captain Tulli Oayda Poppy Bressington
Media, Art & Design Captain Harrison Bailey Hannah Dawson
Year 7 Academic Awards
Supported by Perisher and Snowy Monaro Regional Council
Academic Endeavour
Harper Anstee
Ivy Frost
Zalia Gaha-Morris
Marley Lewis
Amelia Rack
Halle Rogers
Academic Honours
Nicholas Whitehead
Academic Honours and Endeavour
Cleo Begg
Maxwell Dasilva
Olivia Drummond
Isabel Pearce
Ruby Reynolds Almond
Academic Honours with Distinction and Endeavour
Zara Byrnes
Romy Cowan
Jemima Lindgren
Academic Honours First Class and Endeavour
Sergio Costanzo
Freya Hansen
Jackson Landon-Smith
Emerson Mar
Yume Rowland
Minnie Pearce
Year 7 Academic Awards
Supported by Perisher and Snowy Monaro Regional Council
First in English
First in History
Minnie Pearce
Jackson Landon-Smith
First in Mathematics Jackson Landon-Smith
First in Music (shared)
First in PDHPE
Minnie Pearce
Yume Rowland
Yume Rowland
First in Science Sergio Costanzo
First in Technology
First in Visual Arts
Minnie Pearce
Emerson Mar
Effort and Improvement
Samuel Crowley
Third in Year 7
Yume Rowland
Second in Year 7
Minnie Pearce
Dux of Year 7
Jackson Landon-Smith
Year 8 Academic Awards
Supported by the Country Women’s Association and Snowy Monaro Regional Council
Academic Endeavour
Grace Ashcroft
Archer Byrnes
Max Glasson
Lucy Macarthur-King
Cailynn Moore
Zara Potocki
Meghan Reed
Harper Warren
Isla West
Poppy Witherdin
Academic Honours
Molly Cavallaro
Raphael Mesley
Aria Zoya Anton
Academic Honours with Distinction
Annalise Musengi
Molly Vickery
Academic Honours First Class
Clara Stefanetto
Academic Honours and Endeavour
Lilly Brauer
Georgia Brown
Joshua Brown
Ivy Potocki
Academic Honours with Distinction and Endeavour
Evie Brown
Victoria Jones
Madeline Lloyd
Madeleine Moore
Cohen Page
Lucia Wickham
Academic Honours First Class and Endeavour
Meg Degnan
Filip Klempfner
Emma Marshall
Jack Philpott
Year 8 Academic Awards
Supported by the Country Women’s Association and Snowy Monaro Regional Council
First in English
First in Geography
Filip Klempfner
Jack Philpott
First in German Filip Klempfner
First in History Filip Klempfner
First in Mathematics
Jack Philpott
First in Music (shared) Jack Philpott
Lucia Wickham
First in PDHPE
Filip Klempfner
First in Science Filip Klempfner
First in Technology
First in Visual Arts
Filip Klempfner
Clara Stefanetto
Effort and Improvement
Matthew Zollinger
Third in Year 8
Meg Degnan
Second in Year 8
Jack Philpott
Dux of Year 8
Filip Klempfner
Year 9 Academic Awards
Supported by Kosciuszko Thredbo
Academic Endeavour
Olivia Costanzo
Lukas Disch
Alice Fergusson
Frank Frolich
Tahlia Grisbrook
Emily Hair
Hanna Hansen
Annabelle Jones
Jules Wake
Archie Whitehead
Academic Honours and Endeavour
Austin Carter
Ava Cummings
Samuel Dimento-Fergus
Axel Lyster
Amellia Moore
Nina Sheppard
Lily Starr
Academic Honours with Distinction and Endeavour
Kieren Bell
Jarrah Browning
Alessia Diver
Christopher Miles
Samantha Oakman
Tor Paxton
Abby Wooldridge
Academic Honours First Class and Endeavour
Sophie Berberian
Dominic King
Willow Philpott
Year 9 Academic Awards
Supported by Kosciuszko Thredbo
First in Agriculture
First in Commerce
First in Computing Technology
First in Design and Technology
First in Drama
First in English
First in Geography
First in History
First in Japanese
First in Mathematics
Sophie Berberian
Samantha Oakman
Jarrah Browning
Austin Carter
Amellia Moore
Sophie Berberian
Willow Philpott
Willow Philpott
Austin Carter
Advanced Kieren Bell
First in Mathematics Standard
First in Music
First in Outdoor Education
First in PASS
First in PDHPE
First in Science
First in Visual Arts
Hanna Hansen
Dominic King
Samuel Dimento-Fergus
Annabelle Jones
Willow Philpott
Willow Philpott
Willow Philpott
Effort and Improvement
Ryder Rosen
Third in Year 9 (shared)
Jarrah Browning
Tor Paxton
Second in Year 9
Sophie Berberian
Dux of Year 9
Willow Philpott
Year 10 Academic Awards
Supported by the Karl Brunner Family and The Member for Monaro
Academic Endeavour
Snowy Baxter
Lachlan Brown
Holliday Burke
Zoe Caldwell
Sophia D'Agord
Sage Dixon
Tom Glasson
Archie Landon-Smith
Gretchen Quinn
Marcus Rodgers
Taylor Rowson
Larni Shepherd
Amelie Sommerville
Natalie Wagner
Charlie Wheeldon
Academic Honours and Endeavour
Eva Grace Archer
Darius Beilicz
Finnigan Byrnes
Milla Curl
Madeline Doyle
Tahlia Frost
Melisande Gaha-Morris
Ruby Kite
Abbie Matterson
Ayla Mawhinney
Kai Pietrass-Wong
Isla Robertson
Levi Warren
Academic Honours with Distinction and Endeavour
Charlotte Burke
Koby Downey
Emma Dymond
Whitney McLean
Sienna Moore
Eliza Peake
Zac Rowland
Kai Sheppard
Academic Honours First Class and Endeavour
Gracie Byron
Year 10 Academic Awards
Supported by the Karl Brunner Family and The Member for Monaro
First in Agriculture
First in Commerce
Finnigan Byrnes
Charlotte Burke
First in Computing Technology Zac Rowland
First in Design and Technology Koby Downey
First in Drama Ayla Mawhinney
First in English Ruby Kite
First in Geography Gracie Byron
First in History Emma Dymond
First in Japanese Charlie Wheeldon
First in Mathematics Advanced Emma Dymond
First in Mathematics Standard
First in Music
First in Outdoor Education
First in PASS
First in PDHPE
First in Science
Whitney McLean
Holliday Burke
Koby Downey
Taylor Rowson
Ayla Mawhinney
Zac Rowland
First in Visual Arts (shared) Tahlia Frost
Isla Robertson
Effort and Improvement
Aribella Dickerson
Third in Year 10
Koby Downey
Second in Year 10
Zac Rowland
Dux of Year 10
Gracie Byron
Year 11 Academic Awards
Supported by Snowy Monaro Regional Council and the Benjamin Fleming Family
Academic Endeavour
Isla Alexander
Poppy Bressington
Brooke Cumbers
Chase Hughes
Ava Lambert
Jack Lyster
Patricia Marsden
Blake Marshall
Aidan O’Connor
Violet Ottley
Charles Pearce
Sophie Tracey
Academic Honours
Marnix van Hooff
Academic Honours and Endeavour
Maddison Grisbrook
Cole Haigh
Tessa Paxton
Helena Smith
Oscar Whitehead
Academic Honours with Distinction and Endeavour
Evie Cuthbert
Hannah Dawson
Zarli Dodd
Nadia Falconer
Annabelle Oakman
Academic Honours First Class and Endeavour
Lola Brown
Georgette Philpott
Stella Smith
Year 11 Academic Awards
Supported by Snowy Monaro Regional Council and the Benjamin Fleming Family
First in Agriculture
First in Biology
First in Business Studies
First in Chemistry
First in Community & Family Studies
First in Design & Technology
First in Drama
Annabelle Oakman
Tessa Paxton
Stella Smith
Georgette Philpott
Lola Brown
Georgette Philpott
Poppy Bressington
First in English Advanced Georgette Philpott
First in English Extension 1
First in English Standard
First in Geography
First in Health & Movement Science
First in Investigating Science
First in Legal Studies
Georgette Philpott
Brooke Cumbers
Georgette Philpott
Helena Smith
Oscar Whitehead
Lola Brown
First in Mathematics Advanced Georgette Philpott
First in Mathematics Standard 2
First in Mathematics Extension 1
First in Modern History
First in Music
First in Physics
First in Visual Arts
Lola Brown
Hannah Dawson
Stella Smith
Georgette Philpott
Charles Pearce
Hannah Dawson
Effort and Improvement
Thomas Brinkmann
Third in Year 11
Lola Brown
Second in Year 11
Stella Smith
Dux of Year 11
Georgette Philpott
Year 12 Graduation Presentation
Xavier Ardron
Harrison Bailey
Jethro Baker
Blake Bell
Jasper Blackwell
Zara Bourke
James Broe
William Broe
Bella Caddy-Gammell
Stirling Carter
Aidan Dawson
Francesca Dennis
Kiera Disch
Marli Dixon
Sarah Donovan
Timothy Dymond
Jessie Frize
Harry Fuller
Mia Godward
Grace Harris
Alexander Hearn
Leilani Heginbotham
Jack Hellyar
Natalie Holman
Oscar Ingle
Taylah Klemm
Lachlan Knight
Harrison Lucas
Finn Martin
Jade Matterson
Joshua May
Lillianna McLean
Zara Mesley
Aiden Moore
Maxwell Murdoch
Tulli Oayda
James Peake
Alexandria Quinn
Amelia Rawson
Bethany Richardson-Dunn
Emily Ryland
Ollia Stockl
Samantha Stynes-Garratty
Morgan Tonkin
Indiana White
Year 12 Academic Awards
Supported by SMGS P&F Association and Venture Outdoor Co
Academic Endeavour
Xavier Ardron
Bella Caddy-Gammell
Marli Dixon
Natalie Holman
Lachlan Knight
Joshua May
Aiden Moore
Alexandria Quinn
Bethany Richardson-Dunn
Academic Honours
James Broe
Aidan Dawson
Timothy Dymond
Academic Honours First Class
Blake Bell
Academic Honours and Endeavour
Harrison Bailey
Stirling Carter
Francesca Dennis
Taylah Klemm
Ollia Stockl
Morgan Tonkin
Indiana White
Academic Honours with Distinction and Endeavour
Jasper Blackwell
Zara Bourke
Leilani Heginbotham
Lillianna McLean
Tulli Oayda
Samantha Stynes-Garratty
Academic Honours First Class and Endeavour
William Broe
Jessie Frize
Zara Mesley
James Peake
Amelia Rawson
Year 12 Academic Awards
Supported by SMGS P&F Association and Venture Outdoor Co
First in Agriculture
First in Biology
First in Business Studies
First in Chemistry
First in Community & Family Studies
First in Design and Technology
First in Drama
First in English Advanced
First in English Standard
First in English Extension 1
First in English Extension 2
First in Geography
First in Investigating Science
First in Legal Studies
First in Mathematics Advanced
First in Mathematics Standard 1
First in Mathematics Standard 2
First in Mathematics Extension 1
First in Modern History
First in Music
First in PDHPE
First in Physics
First in Science Extension
First in Visual Arts
Ollia Stockl
Zara Mesley
Blake Bell
James Peake
Morgan Tonkin
Joshua May
Alexander Hearn
William Broe
Bethany Richardson-Dunn
William Broe
James Broe
Leilani Heginbotham
Stirling Carter
William Broe
James Peake
Taylah Klemm
William Broe
Timothy Dymond
William Broe
Tulli Oayda
Jessie Frize
James Peake
James Peake
Lillianna McLean
Effort and Improvement
Jasper Blackwell
Awarded in 2025
These awards have been presented at events held during the year.
Foundation Day Cordis Spiritus Senior School Award
Evie Cuthbert
Maria Kisich Trophy for Public Speaking
Middle School Year 7 -9
Senior School Year 10 -12
Champion
Willow Philpott
Morgan Tonkin
Morgan Tonkin
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award - Bronze
Jakob Archer
Lachlan Brown
Ava Cummings
Alessia Diver
Madeline Doyle
Tahlia Frost
Dominic King
Taylah Klemm
Ayla Mawhinney
Amellia Moore
Samantha Oakman
Willow Philpott
Kai Sheppard
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award - Silver
Lola Brown
Nadia Falconer
Lilly Hill
Sienna Moore
Tessa Paxton
Kai Pietrass-Wong
Zac Rowland
Stella Smith
2025 Sue West House Shield Champions
Mowamba
Awarded in 2025
Sports Award Presentation
Sportsperson All -Rounder of the Year Middle School
Jackson Landon-Smith
Madeline Lloyd
Sportsperson All -Rounder of the Year Senior School
Toby McIntyre Shying
Tessa Paxton
Australian Olympic Change -Maker Award
Samantha Stynes-Garratty
Arts and Design Award Presentation - Design
The Aspiring Technologist Award
Emma Marshall
The Emerging Designer Award
Koby Downey
The Digital Media Award
Lily Starr
Ex Machina Award
Sergio Costanzo
The Westpac Award for Design
Georgette Philpott
The Snowy Hydro Award for Design and Innovation
Tulli Oayda
The Australian Defence Force Future Innovators Award
Joshua May
Awarded in 2025
Arts and Design Award Presentation - Drama
Creativity in our School Community Award for Drama
Cohen Page
Isla Robertson
The Snowy Mountains Grammar School
Parents and Friends Award for Drama
Violet Ottley
The McGowan Award for Drama
Harrison Lucas
Arts and Design Award Presentation - Visual Arts
Rising Star of Visual Arts Award
Molly Cavallaro
The Emerging Artist Award
Bronte Whitehead
The S&S Wholesale Award for Visual Arts
Hannah Dawson
Year 12 Artist’s Artist
Harrison Lucas
The Novotel Lake Crackenback Award for Visual Arts
Lillianna McLean
Arts and Design Award Presentation - Music
The Da Capo Award for Music
Filip Klempfner
The Sostenuto Award for Music
Holliday Burke
The Grandiosa Award for Music
Oscar Whitehead
The Hunter Music Award
Tulli Oayda
2025 Speech Day - Major Awards
Australian National Virtual Debating Champions
William Broe
Emma Dymond
Sienna Moore
Georgette Philpott
The Alice Purss and Emma Rupcic Award for English
Georgette Philpott
The Snowy Hydro Award for Science
Cohen Page
The Perisher Award for Mathematics
Hannah Dawson
The Kosciuszko Thredbo Award for Humanities
Lola Brown
The Jindabyne Aero Club Award for Aviation
Sid Thomas
The Mitre 10 Award for Agriculture
Finnigan Byrnes
The Snowy Monaro Regional Council Award for Health and Movement Science
Helena Smith
The Venture Outdoor Co Award for Adventurer of the Year
Kieren Bell
Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award - Gold (Supported by the Blyth Family)
Charles Pearce
Georgette Philpott
Alexandria Quinn
2025 Speech Day - Major Awards
The Australian Defence Force Leadership and Teamwork Award - Year 10
Finnigan Byrnes
The Member for Monaro 4Peaks Citizenship Award Year 7
Sergio Costanzo
Emerson Mar
Year 8
Filip Klempfner
Cailynn Moore
Year 9
Dominic King
Abby Wooldridge
Year 10
Holliday Burke
Levi Warren
Year 11
Hannah Dawson
Chase Hughes
2025 Speech Day - Prestigious Awards - Year 12
The Progressive Agriculturalist Award
Ollia Sto ckl
The Far South Coast & Monaro Law Society Award
Blake Bell
The Scotty Allan Award for Excellence in English
William Broe
The Greentree Family Award for Humanities
William Broe
The Sue West Award for Mathematics
Timothy Dymond
The Snowy Monaro Regional Council Award for Physical Development, Health and Physical Education
Samantha Stynes -Garratty
The Herringer Family Award for Science
James Peake
2025 Speech Day - Prestigious Awards - Year 12
The RSL Snowy River Sub -Branch Award for Boarding Leadership
Taylah Klemm
The Australian Defence Force Leadership and Teamwork Award
Francesca Dennis
The Venture Outdoor Co Award for Adventurer of the Year
Alexandria Quinn
The Snowy Mountains Grammar School Award for Personal Excellence in Academia
Zara Mesley
The Member for Monaro 4Peaks Citizenship Award
Jethro Baker
Natalie Holman
The Member for Eden-Monaro Leadership Award
Taylah Klemm
2025 Speech Day - Prestigious Awards - Year 12
The Principal’s Award for Outstanding Contribution
The Ampol Medal
The Reuben F Scarf Award for Commitment
The Chairman’s Award
2025 Speech Day - Prestigious Awards - Year 12
The Sir William Hudson Shield
Overall Third in Year 12
Proxime Accessit to Dux of the School
The Snowy Mountains Grammar School P arents & Friends Association Award for Dux of The School
Acknowledgements
Snowy Mountains Grammar School would like to acknowledge and thank the following individuals, businesses, and organisations for their generous financial contributions to the Middle School and Senior School Award ceremonies throughout the year :
Alpine Aviation Australia
Ampol
The Australian Defence Force (ADF)
Country Women’s Association (CWA) Jindabyne
Tim Draxl Performing Arts Foundation
The Far South Coast & Monaro Law Society
The Greentree Family
The Herringer Family
The Hunter Family
Jindabyne Aero Club
Rob Kneller Youth Foundation
Kosciuszko Thredbo Pty Ltd
Lions Club of Jindabyne
The Hon Kristy McBain, MP, Member for Eden-Monaro
The Hon Steve Whan, MP, Member for Monaro
Mitre 10 Jindabyne
Novotel Lake Crackenback
NSW Office of Sport
The Pottage Family
Perisher
Reuben F Scarf
S&S Wholesale
The Sell Family
Snowy Hydro Limited
Snowy Mountains Grammar School Parents & Friends Association
