Year 11 Awards Assembly Celebrates Excellence Across Academics, Industry, Sport and Arts

On the 5th November 2025, the Year 11 end-of-year awards assembly was a fantastic celebration of the achievements of our students, recognising excellence across academic, vocational, sporting and artistic pursuits. This year, both ATAR and industry-bound pathways were celebrated, alongside special awards acknowledging outstanding contributions and performance in recent History, Geography and Art competitions.

The prestigious Dux of Year 11, recognising the student with the highest academic result overall on an ATAR pathway, was jointly awarded to Patrick Costelloe and Carmen Miller. This award was proudly sponsored by Yara Pilbara and Santos Limited.

For students on a General Pathway, the Industry-Bound Dux of Year 11, awarded to the student with the highest academic result overall, went to Ava Gibson, with sponsorship from Woodside Energy representing the Karratha Roebourne Education Initiative. The Industry-Bound Proxime, recognising the second-highest academic achievement on a General Pathway, was awarded to Lilly Jauncey, proudly sponsored by Santos Limited.

Other notable awards included:

  • Year 11 Overall Excellence in School-Based Traineeship Award – Brody McLean, sponsored by Westug

  • Year 11 Excellence in Vocational Education and Training Award – Isabella Ford, sponsored by Regional Development Australia

  • Senior Sports Boy Award – Yani Davis, sponsored by Dampier Plumbing

  • Senior Sports Girl Award – Sophie Lyall, sponsored by Dampier Community Association

  • Service and Leadership Award – Stella Pool, sponsored by Kevin Michel, Member for Pilbara

  • Best All-Round Achievement Award – Olivia Caspersz, sponsored by Honorable Stephen Dawson MLC

  • Senior Arts and Culture Award – Sienna Martin, sponsored by City of Karratha

Ms Gillespie also highlighted the school's proud participation in the National History and National Geography Competitions, celebrating students' dedication and achievements:

National Geography Competition:

  • Credit: Suprasanna Neupane, Evie Wood, Kyron Bond, Quaid Credo-Williams

  • Distinction: Lucas Barker Ruiz, Ishi Valdez, Kristine Wren, Sofia Barker Ruiz

  • High Distinction: Grace Johannsen

National History Competition:

  • Merit: Richie Jana, Raphael De Ponte

  • Credit: Azra Rowland, Joy Kamau

  • Distinction: Caleb Mills, Grace Johannsen, Maximus Glasson, Callum Dart

The Art Competition winners were also announced, with Caitlyn Stace and Savannah Simmons taking top honours.

The assembly was a wonderful reflection of the hard work, talent, and dedication of Year 11 students in 2025, celebrating achievements across all areas of school life.

We also like to thank all the sponsors involved in this assembly for their generous support in recognising our students' achievements.