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ORDER
Processional - Entry of Official Party
Somewhere Only We Know
Arranged by Paul Hankinson
Accompanied by Ms Michelle French
Acknowledgement of Country
Wellbeing and Cultural Captains - Amelia Bussian and Domitri Fidirikkos
College Prayer
Faith and Service Captains - Olivia Behrendorff and Genevieve Weston
National Anthem
Advance Australia Fair
Led by WestMAC Singers
Introduction of Guest Speaker
Academic Captains - Zoe Turner and Harrison Hildebrandt
Address by Guest Speaker
Mr Balin McDonald – Class of 2017
Presentation of Certificates to Year 7
Presented by Mrs Janelle Lecinski - Deputy Principal
Announced by Zoe Turner - Academic Captain
Presentation of Certificates to Year 8
Presented by Ms Megan Herbert - Director of Curriculum
Announced by Harrison Hildebrandt - Academic Captain
Presentation of Certificates to Year 9
Presented by Mr Andrew Peach, Principal
Announced by Mr John Chalvatzis - Head of Middle School
Vote of Thanks
Middle School Captains - Flynn Hansen and Melicia Corney
College Hymn
On Eagle’s Wings
By Michael Joncas
Led by WestMAC Singers
Recessional
O God Beyond All Praising
Music by Gustav Holst
Arranged by Mark Hayes
Accompanied by Ms Michelle French
ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
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.
College Prayer
God of love and wisdom, bless all who work and learn in the West Moreton Anglican College community. Grant us grace to embrace the gift of education, for the good of the world and your glory. Help us value the richness of learning, accept every opportunity to grow, and treat one another as members of your family made carefully in your image.
May we find joy in pursuing excellence to serve your purpose. Give us faith to persevere on our shared journey, generous hearts for humble service, and a deep love for truth through curiosity, enquiry and reason.
We ask this through, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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.
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 three levels of award:
1. Summa Cum Laude With Highest Honour
2. Magna Cum Laude With High Honour
3. Cum Laude With Honour
For Middle and Senior School awards, the basic 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 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 reports. For Years 5 and 6, a 5 point scale applies for the GPA calculations. Presentation Night awards are subject to different criteria addressed in separate documentation. However, where a Presentation Night award is made on the basis of a GPA calculation, the formulae shown below will also apply unless otherwise indicated in the criteria for that award. Data used for calculating Presentation Night award GPAs are taken from Semester One and Term Three 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 level. In considering the criteria for each year level, students, parents and teachers need to be mindful of the increasing levels of academic rigour and cognitive demand required as the years advance.
Year 7 and 8 Academic Awards
1. Summa Cum Laude Award:
Student achieves an average ‘A’ standard in seven out of eight 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 ‘A-‘ in any academic subject.
2. Magna Cum Laude Award:
Student achieves an average ‘A-’ standard in seven out of eight 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:
Student achieves an average ‘B+’ standard in seven out of eight 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 ‘B-‘ in any academic subject.
Year 9 and 10 Academic Awards
1. Summa Cum Laude Award:
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:
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:
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.
2026 MIDDLE SCHOOL RECIPIENTS
Year 7
Cum Laude
Ariana Ballesteros
Ella Bottle
Ava Drysdale
Oliver Farquhar
Holly Frost
Sadie Gelling
Annabelle Grant
Mieke Heeremans
Charlotte Hover
April Innes
Magna Cum Laude
Sarah Behrendorff
George Christensen
Chloe Deane
Isla Doyle
Summa Cum Laude
Layla Ashby
Vincent Feenaghty
Elizabeth Meuleners
Callan Johnston
Vishwa Karthikeyan
Mackenzie Leeson
Liam Loxton
Alexander Martin
Isla McArdle
Olivia McClymont
Stella Muckert
Jack Murphy
Qismah Owolawi
Olivia Griffiths
Lillianna Phillips
Dorothy Ridley
Sasha Shepley
Delaine Page
Elaina Paul
Femke Pavlik
Alexander Prickett
Addison Shyhun
Ethan Stirling
IsabellaTurnbull
Emily Want
Rosie Simmons
Emma Turner
2026 MIDDLE SCHOOL RECIPIENTS
Year 8
Cum Laude
Siena Altea
Aubree Beckwith
Makayla Blyth
Ella Brameld
Jane Clements
Fletcher Conallin
Alyssa Cull
Adriana Fleischer
Margaret French
Bruce Hannah
Magna Cum Laude
Layla Anderson
Milla Barling
Elodie Bishop
Jiyan Jery
Zara Jones
Florence Schulz
Emmeline Sio
Haivyn McConnachie Clodagh Tuwhangai
Scarlet McCormack
Lillian Mesic
Zoe Noble
James O’Keefe
Elisa Robin
Edith Robinson
Kornelia Roy
Amarli Edwards
Emmileen Garland
Harrison Jones
Sophie Coubrough Zoe Kinnane
Parker Devantier
Summa Cum Laude
Makayla McSweeney
Johanna Christensen Ivy Walsh
Oliver Drysdale
Annabel Truelock
Abbey Wright
Mika Verhey
Dominic Vesely
Felicity Wilkins
Hunter Williamson
Kiko Wilson
Percival Workman
Thomas Prout
Timothy Ringe
Mia Shyhun
Grace Turner
Hugo Wild
2026 MIDDLE SCHOOL RECIPIENTS
Year 9
Cum Laude
Paige Bailey
Airlie Bone
Willow Boughen
Amelia Bussian
Abbey Cairns
Mitchell Greener
Flynn Hansen
Magna Cum Laude
Isabella Ahern
Olivia Behrendorff
Lacey Frost
Lillian Henry
Max Hillier
Paige Hyland
Summa Cum Laude
Sophie Broadhead
Grace Butler
Melicia Corney
Harrison Hildebrandt
Jake Horsnell
Violet King
Cooper Knight
Angus Kolomeitz
Nathaniel Kolomeitz
James Pattearson
Fayth McLaughlin
Amberle Pavlik
Paige Pitura
Karina Reeve-Johnson
Colten Reid
Lena Shiju
Abigail Christensen
Abigail Fuller
Makayla Loorents
Holly Pegg
Katelyn Pickwick
Bowen Plant
Matilda Riding
Hamsa Shantharaju Nagendra
Cameron Stevens
Tayla Strong
Henry Teakle
Zoe Turner
Genevieve Weston
Adelaide White
Abigail Kertesz
Charlee Knox
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.
