Awards Archives - Ascham School

16 Oct HSC noms for visual and performing arts

Posted at 16:59h in Awards, Boarding, Drama, General, HSC, Leadership, Music, News, Performances & Productions, Senior School, Visual Arts

It has been a hugely successful week for our 2020 HSC cohort in the visual and performing arts arena. Many nominations have been received across Music, Drama, Dance and Visual Arts for the respective showcases and exhibitions. Nominees for Encore, a concert showcasing outstanding performances and...

16 Sep Tournament of Minds

Posted at 12:03h in Awards, Co-Curricular, Fiona, General, Junior School, Leadership, News

Tournament of Minds (TOM) is an excellent opportunity for students with a drive to engage in creative thinking and team work. Ascham Junior School girls participate in TOM every year. A problem-solving competition for teams of seven students, TOM requires students to work collaboratively and creatively...

10 Aug Simone awarded Gold Duke of Ed

Posted at 16:46h in Awards, Co-Curricular, Community, General, Leadership, News, Senior School

Warm congratulations to our Year 12 student Simone Fan on being presented her Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award by the Governor of NSW. Simone's hard work and dedication over the past year in completing her Gold Award paid off when she was presented with the honour...

24 Jul SchoolAid National Accreditation for Ascham

Posted at 15:30h in Awards, Community, Fiona, General, Junior School, Leadership, News, Senior School

This week, Ascham had the honour of being presented with SchoolAid National Accreditation by the Patron of SchoolAid, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Her Excellency Mrs Hurley. Alongside seven other schools from NSW and...

19 Jun Alyssa’s prize for ‘Tom’

Posted at 13:01h in Awards, Co-Curricular, Community, Fiona, Junior School, News, Visual Arts

Visual Arts is a focus at Ascham, from Prep onwards. We have many students extremely talented in visual arts and many do well in various art prizes. This term we warmly congratulate Alyssa Bova (Year 6) who won second prize in the junior division of...

05 Jun Zara and Anna awarded by the Governor-General

Posted at 12:33h in Awards, Co-Curricular, Community, Fiona, General, Junior School, Leadership, News, Senior School

On 4 June, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), held a virtual presentation ceremony to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements of two of our incredible young leaders, Zara Dempsey (Year 7) and Anna Myers (Year 5). Zara and Anna...

13 Mar Zara and Anna awarded for their leadership

Posted at 17:22h in Awards, Community, Fiona, General, Junior School, Leadership, News

Last week Zara Dempsey (Year 7) and Anna Myers (Year 5) were awarded a SchoolAid National Award in recognition of their philanthropic leadership. The girls were presented with their awards by SchoolAid Chairman Warren Bingham at the Halogen Australia National Young Leadership Day at the International...

31 Jan HSC State placings for Ascham girls

Posted at 13:29h in Awards, Boarding, General, HSC, News, Senior School

The Class of 2019 brought home outstanding results in the Higher School Certificate. With State placings and 14 students on the All-round Achievers list, the girls should be very proud of themselves. The Year 12 cohort comprised 116 students and they were known for their...

29 Nov ARTEXPRESS success!

Posted at 16:11h in Awards, General, HSC, News, Senior School, Visual Arts

We are happy to announce this week that the HSC bodies of work of two of our Year 12 girls have made the final cut for ARTEXPRESS 2020. Lulu Anderson's work April 25, 2015 and Marielle Caponas' work You May House Their Bodies But Not Their...

20 Nov Sarah’s Order of Australia Youth Community Service Award

Posted at 10:37h in Awards, Co-Curricular, Community, General, Leadership, News, Senior School

The tireless community service efforts of Year 12 student Sarah Lovelady have been recognised by the Order of Australia Association. Sarah has been given the honour of receiving a Youth Community Service Award. The OA Association describes the awards: 'The Order of Australia recognises those who...