Academic Awards

At a joint assembly on Friday 12 November, the school celebrated and acknowledged recipients of the Principal’s Award for turning up and making it count and our Academic Awards.

In her opening address to the school, 2022 Academic Captain, Ciara Royds said, “Janet Erskine calls us to, ‘Cultivate the wish to learn rather than the wish to be taught.’ Her wisdom reminds us to grow as learners, we must first take ownership of our own learning. Our 2021 Valedictorian, Sophia Buller, knew this. In her address earlier this team Sophia also spoke of cultivation and growth when she said, ‘Our families are our roots. Our school is the rain that allows us to grow and blossom. We need both.’ As our awardees demonstrate today, growth is not possible without effort and persistence. Whichever way you choose to grow, there will be a million hearts guiding you, roots supporting you, and plenty of rain to help you grow your own way. Future you will thank you for the effort you put in today, and future us could be applauding you right here next year.” The Principal’s Award for turning up and making it count acknowledges the success and growth in student learning. These students focus on what they can do, and they turn up to make a difference in their learning. These young women have demonstrated the student practices required to be their very best and achieve success. The Academic Awards follow a new aspirational awards process encompassing three categories – Gold, Silver and Bronze. Gold: GPA of 13.5 or above OR an average of 85%+ Silver: GPA of 13-13.49 OR an average of 80% - 84.99% Bronze: GPA of 12.5 - 12.99 OR an average of 75%-79.99% The foundress of the Order of the Sacred Heart, Madeleine Sophie Barat said, ‘In this struggle concerning education, the Heart of Jesus asks us not for our blood, but for our minds’. We must strengthen our studies by intellectual work. The award recipients demonstrated how they are fully engaged in that struggle.