Term 2 Student Achievements
On campus and beyond
Please join us in celebrating our students across a number of remarkable achievements.
We are delighted to showcase the success of our students with the Westminster community. If your child has recently accomplished a significant achievement, please complete our Student Achievement submission form for inclusion in our next update.
Sport
Girls' Netball
Westminster students featured strongly at the National Netball Championships, with South Australia going through the tournament undefeated to claim back-to-back titles.
Six students were selected to represent the state – Jazz, Anna, Elouise, Darcy, Maiya and Chloe. Jazz captained the side, with Elouise named vice-captain. Jazz was also recognised with two significant honours – named Player of the Tournament and Best on Ground in the grand final.
Jazz, Elouise, Anna and Darcy have been selected for the National Squad – an outstanding result with just 36 players chosen nationally, including only seven from South Australia.
Senior Girls Cross Country
At the School Sport SA Cross Country State Championships held at Oakbank, our students demonstrated exceptional endurance and school pride.
The Open Girls team delivered a dominant performance, sweeping the podium. Tessa Ebert, won the event in a remarkable time of 14:24 over 4km. She was followed by Adelle Parkinson-Need in second (15:55) and Rosie Vowles in third (16:19), securing the overall team title for Westminster.
In the 13 Year Boys category, Bailey Wood, Cruz Murphy, Lucas Thomas, Will Thompson and Anthony Mark worked as a cohesive unit, all finishing within a minute of each other to place third in the team competition.
Special mention to Alice Dandie for placing third in the 16 Year Girls and to Lily Ritson for her top ten finish in the 14 Year Girls event.
Pearce Bradley, Year 3
Represented Australia at the Wheelchair Rugby World Challenge, where he played in every match as a key defender.
Maria Kowalczyk, Year 4
Claimed bronze in the U10 Girls 400m Final, 4th in the U10 Girls 200m, 5th in Long Jump and High Jump and 7th in the 800m at the Little Athletics State Individual Championships.
Charlotte Williams-Cox and Will McManus, Year 6
Placed fourth in the State Cross Country Championships. Both have qualified to represent South Australia at the upcoming National Championships, where they’ll compete against the country’s top young runners.
Piotrek Kowalczyk, Year 8
Represented South Australia at the National Futsal Championships as goalkeeper for the U13 State Team and also competed for the Plympton Athletics Club in the State Relay Championships, earning two bronze medals.
Emmy Andrews, Year 10
Recently competed at a National Dressage event and was awarded several ribbons for her performances.
Tom Mattinson, Year 10
Set to represent Australia in Frame Running at an upcoming international event in Denmark during the July school holidays.
Gerard McGinley, Year 11
Selected to represent Australia at the Under 21 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championships, to be held in Leshan, China.
Alex Gellert, Year 12
Represented South Australia in the U18 School Sport Baseball Championships held in Perth during Term 2.
James Young, Year 12
Selected to represent Australia in Flag Football — a variation of Gridiron — at an international tournament in Los Angeles.
Naomi Phegan, Year 12
Will represent Australia at the World Shooting Championships later this year. She also has several upcoming national-level competitions.
Music
Jacob Wung, Year 3
Recieved a High Distinction (A+) in his Grade 2 AMEB Piano Examination.
Emily Yang
Recently awarded the Piano Certificate of Performance and recognised at the 2024 AMEB SA & NT Awards Ceremony, held in April at Elder Hall.
Co-curricular
Dance – Ella Chen, Year 7 and Mia Chen, Year 9
Congratulations to Mia and Ella for their achievements in the prestigious Cecchetti Ballet Medal Awards:
Ella – Cecchetti Silver Medal Winner
Mia – Cecchetti Gold Medal Runner-Up
Agriculture – Georgina Hahn, Year 9
Took part in the recent SA Sheep Expo, receiving a Poll Dorset Bursary and performing exceptionally in hands-on tasks. She placed 3rd in the Junior Handlers class and 2nd overall in the Junior Division.
Westminster’s Westie 1 Sails to State Glory
Westminster’s Westie 1 Sailing Team has claimed a sensational victory, securing the State Title at the 2025 South Australian Secondary Schools Championships.
Over three gruelling days of competition in 30-plus degree heat, 12 schools went head-to-head across 28 minor round races and 7 finals. Westminster’s Westie 1 team demonstrated outstanding skill and teamwork to finish first, marking a standout moment in what has already been a stellar season.
The victory is especially meaningful for Year 12 students Grady Sayers and Charlie Edwards, who now prepare to represent Westminster one final time at the National Championships in the July School holidays.
Westminster’s future on the water also looks bright, with Westie 2 making an impressive surge into the finals to place fourth overall.
Both teams were expertly coached by Old Scholar Harry Higgins ('22), whose passion and leadership continue to inspire Westminster’s young sailors, with longstanding supporters Mike Martens and Marriane Collier also playing pivotal roles in guiding the teams throughout the season.