Term 4 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
Maria Kowalczyk, Year 4
Represented South Australia at the School Sport Australia Track and Field Nationals in Canberra, winning a gold medal in the 800m Sprint Medley Relay and 4th in the Tetrathlon (100m, shot put, long jump, 800m).
Charlotte Williams-Cox, Year 6
Represented South Australia at the Touch Football National Championships in Ballarat.
Tate Jackson, Year 6
Represented South Australia at the Tennis National Championships in Ballarat.
Will Stratford, Year 6
Selected for the Under 12 South Australian Cricket Team and represented South Australia at the National Championships in Ballarat.
Piotrek Kowalczyk, Year 8
Selected as goalkeeper for the Football South Australia Futsal State Team, marking his second consecutive year representing the State. He will compete at the 2026 National Futsal Championships on the Gold Coast in January.
Chloe Greenfield, Year 7
Represented South Australia at the Bruce Cup, a School Sport Australia national tennis event held in Ballarat. As one of only six girls selected for the state team, she won eight of her fifteen matches.
Jonah Siddons, Year 7
Selected for the Under 12 South Australian Cricket Team and proudly represented South Australia at the National Championships in Ballarat
Miles Reynolds, Year 7
Competed at the Youth National Archery Championships in Canberra, earning a top-two placing and selection for the Australian Youth Archery Team. He travelled to Christchurch for the Trans Tasman Challenge, placing second in his age group before stepping up to compete with the U16 division. Australia went on to win the Trans Tasman Cup for the first time in seven years.
Macy Ackland, Year 9
Selected in the Netball SA 2026 U17 State Team squad.
Sahra May, Year 9
Selected for the South Australian Under 15 Australian Rules Football Team and spent a week in Brisbane competing at a high level, proudly representing the state.
Bella Agars, Year 10
Selected in the Netball SA 2026 U17 State Team squad.
Tom Mattinson, Year 10
Awarded the City of Salisbury Active Inclusion Champion of the Year for his contribution to making sport more accessible and inclusive. In athletics, he has enjoyed an exceptional season, winning the 100m, 200m and shot put (with a national record) at the All Schools State Championships and earning selection for the National All Schools Championships in December. He also set further national records in the open men’s 100m, 400m and the U20 seated club throw. Tom continues to give back to the community as a Para Ambassador for Little Athletics and recently assisted at a coaching clinic for aspiring para coaches.
Anna Goad, Year 11
Selected in the Netball SA 2026 U19 State Team squad.
Elouise Nordhausen, Year 11
Selected in the Netball SA 2026 U19 State Team squad.
Maiya Kotowski, Year 11
Selected in the Netball SA 2026 U19 State Team squad.
Chloe Peacock, Year 12
Selected in the Netball SA 2026 U19 State Team squad.
Emily Mableson, Year 12
Selected for the 2026 Marsh AFLW National Academy. Representing West Adelaide, she has continued to excel at national level, being named South Australia’s best player against Queensland at the 2025 National Championships and averaging 17.3 disposals and 5.3 tackles across the season.
Jazz McKay, Year 12
Selected in the Netball SA 2026 U19 State Team squad.
Music
Addison He, Year 3
Completed the AMEB Grade 4 violin exam, achieving an A result.
Estelle Kouzapa, Year 6
Performed as Brigitta Von Trapp in The Sound of Music with the G&S Society. She has also been cast in the Youth Ensemble for Oliver! with Marie Clark Musical Theatre for 2026 and is currently rehearsing as a Featured Dancer in Matilda with Adelaide Youth Theatre.
Xinxin (Elizabeth) Gibson, Year 6
Completed the Piano for Leisure Grade 2 exam, achieving a B+ result.
Shezad (Zuhayr) Chowdhury, Year 6
Completed the Piano for Leisure Preliminary exam, achieving a B result.
Jingshuo (Jeremy) Zhu, Year 7
Completed the AMEB Theory of Music Grade 3 exam, achieving a result of 93%.
Harry Panton, Year 10
Harry’s band Oppression has recently written, produced and released two original songs on Spotify. Harry features as the band’s lead guitarist and also contributes vocals.
Theo Fox, Year 10
Theo successfully auditioned for and has been accepted into the Adelaide Youth Orchestra’s Wind Ensemble. AdYO offers world-class development opportunities for South Australia’s young musicians.
Academic
Eloise Guo, Year 3
Received first place in the ICAS Writing Competition, earning the state medal as the highest-performing student in her age group.
Lulu Cook, Year 4
Took part in the Oliphant Science Awards, entering the Year 3–4 Crystal Investigation category.
Eva Karaban, Year 6
Received a distinction in the ICAS Writing Competition.
Isla Church, Year 9
Received first place in Commemorative Science Writing, third place in Photography, third place in the South Australian Young Scientist of the Year (Years 9–12), and a highly commended in Science Writing. The inaugural Commemorative Science Writing category marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Isla won this entire section with her piece Impact of a Nuclear Bomb in Adelaide.
Prep School Success on the National Stage
We are delighted to recognise three Westminster students who proudly represented South Australia at the School Sport Australia Track and Field Nationals in Canberra.
Maria Kowalczyk completed a demanding four-day program, often competing in multiple events each day. She showed exceptional determination in challenging conditions and claimed a well-deserved gold medal in the 800m Sprint Medley Relay.
Charlotte Williams-Cox was one of the busiest athletes of the meet, contesting the 1500m, 800m and running an outstanding 300m anchor leg in the 800m Medley Relay. She also served as Girls Captain for the South Australian team.
Will McManus, after captaining the SA Cross Country team last term, once again represented the State with distinction in the 800m and 1500m. His leadership and encouragement of teammates saw him recognised at the closing ceremony with a Certificate for Sportsmanship.
All three students displayed impressive dedication and resilience throughout the championships. Westminster is incredibly proud of the way they represented both South Australia and the School on the national stage.
