From the Deputy Headmaster

Dear boys, staff and parents

Over the last week, we have enjoyed many opportunities to celebrate student leadership and achievement in a range of significant areas.

Speech Night

While learning extends far beyond the pursuit of accolades, we take great pride in celebrating success at Speech Night each year. These achievements are the result of sustained effort and dedication, intellectual curiosity, excellent organisation and a genuine passion for learning. We commend all Year 7 to 12 students who received an award last Friday at Brisbane City Hall. In particular, the Headmaster announced the following:

Year 12 Outstanding Excellence awards

The Barry Kelly AM Making of Men Award
Hugh Agnew

The Spirit of Churchie Award
William Whitehead

The John Crampton Andrews Memorial Award
James Aralar

Year 12 Outstanding Academic Excellence awards

We were also delighted to congratulate and commend the following Year 12 boys who received our Outstanding Academic Excellence awards for 2024:

The E D Lee Memorial Prize for Proxime Accessit to the Dux in IB
Bill McCart

The C E Elliott Rhodes Scholarship Award for Proxime Accessit to the Dux in QCE
Henry Hillier

The Neville Harpham Memorial Prize – Dux of the School in IB
Finbar Curran

The Tyrwhitt Memorial Cup – Dux of the School in QCE
Garry Chen

The night also featured beautiful music and great speeches, including from our outgoing 2024 School Captain Noah Monahan.

Photos: Kat Down
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Awards Assembly

Last Friday’s Awards Assembly in Morris Hall recognised a range of cocurricular achievements in 2024. We also announced our new student leaders from the class of 2025. Their names and areas of responsibility are listed below. Prefects and house captains will be formally commissioned at the beginning of next year as part of our Founder’s Day service at St John’s Cathedral.

2025 cocurricular captains

Kai Summerfield, Captain of Basketball
Sam Williams, Captain of Boats
Sravan Renjith, Captain of Chess
Daniel Peterson, Captain of Churchie Media
Tighe Morris, Captain of Cricket
Henry Peters, Captain of Cross Country
Jeongmin Choi, Captain of Debating
William Marsh, Captain of Drama
Oliver Reid, Captain of Football
Eric Kim, Captain of Music
Tom Wood, Captain of Rugby
Angus Storen, Captain of Service
Noah Oxenford, Captain of Stage Crew
Charlie Wehl, Captain of Swimming
Charlie Wickson, Captain of Tennis
Hayden Smith, Captain of Track and Field
Sam Cooper, Captain of Volleyball
George Davies, Head Army Cadet
Nic Charlson, Head Navy Cadet
Gabin Won, Head Sacristan

2025 house captains and house vice-captains

Biggs

Joshua Miller, Biggs House Captain
Oliver Reid, Biggs House Vice-Captain (Cocurricular)
Harry Waddell, Biggs House Vice-Captain (Service)
Dan Louw, Biggs House Vice-Captain (Spiritual Awareness)

Casey

Alfie Bowman, Casey House Captain
Charlie Wehl, Casey House Vice-Captain (Cocurricular)
Joshua Crain, Casey House Vice-Captain (Service)
Don Hoey, Casey House Vice-Captain (Spiritual Awareness)

Gerald

Will Chandler, Gerald House Captain
Harry West, Gerald House Vice-Captain (Cocurricular)
Tom Shearer, Gerald House Vice-Captain (Service)
Ben Williams, Gerald House Vice-Captain (Spiritual Awareness)

Goodwin

Cooper Cory, Goodwin House Captain
Liam Gordon, Goodwin House Vice-Captain (Cocurricular)
Roly Arnell, Goodwin House Vice-Captain (Service)
Louis Brown, Goodwin House Vice-Captain (Spiritual Awareness)

Grenfell

Angus Storen, Grenfell House Captain
Angus Underwood, Grenfell House Vice-Captain (Cocurricular)
Harry Johnson, Grenfell House Vice-Captain (Service)
Angus Pearce Mann, Grenfell House Vice-Captain (Spiritual Awareness)

Hillary

Peter Sousalis, Hillary House Captain
Thomas Hatzifotis, Hillary House Vice-Captain (Cocurricular)
James Lee, Hillary House Vice-Captain (Service)
GG Gasperini, Hillary House Vice-Captain (Spiritual Awareness)

Kingsley

Henry Peters, Kingsley House Captain
Liam Meade, Kingsley House Vice-Captain (Cocurricular)
Kaiden Ball, Kingsley House Vice-Captain (Service)
Max O’Connor, Kingsley House Vice-Captain (Spiritual Awareness)

Magnus

Harry O’Connell, Magnus House Captain
Alexander Barrett, Magnus House Vice-Captain (Cocurricular)
Jeongmin Choi, Magnus House Vice-Captain (Service)
Samuel Holmes, Magnus House Vice-Captain (Spiritual Awareness)

Mansfield

Sam Cooper, Mansfield House Captain
Kai Summerfield, Mansfield House Vice-Captain (Cocurricular)
Ethan Jeong, Mansfield House Vice-Captain (Service)
Tighe Morris, Mansfield House Vice-Captain (Spiritual Awareness)

Mawson

Anthony Minglis, Mawson House Captain
Spencer Parkes, Mawson House Vice-Captain (Cocurricular)
Spencer Kilimnik, Mawson House Vice-Captain (Service)
Hayden Smith, Mawson House Vice-Captain (Spiritual Awareness)

Nansen

Max Gleeson, Nansen House Captain
Tom Wood, Nansen House Vice-Captain (Cocurricular)
Lachlan Perrin, Nansen House Vice-Captain (Service)
Lloyd Winson, Nansen House Vice-Captain (Spiritual Awareness)

2025 Prefects

Tim Angliss
Fletcher Austin
Gordon Barrie
Oliver Crum
Diego De Leon
William Evenden
Sean Hansen
Junee Kim
Alex Ma
Henry Majer
Ethan Norton
Fraser Roach
George Samios
Ned Schmidt
Hiro Sugimura

2025 Student Executive

George Samios, School Captain
William Evenden, School Vice-Captain
Gordon Barrie, School Vice-Captain
Ned Schmidt, School Vice-Captain and Head Boarder

I would like to thank our 2024 Year 12 student leadership team for all their dedication this year. They leave a strong legacy for the young men listed above to continue shaping a positive, respectful and inclusive school culture with their own formidable energy and influence in 2025.

Tri-Service Cadets Graduation Parade

The annual Tri-Service Cadets Graduation Parade was held last Saturday at dusk on Main Oval. Lieutenant Colonel Scott Revell, serving as our Reviewing Officer, delivered an address while various elements of the ceremony reflected rich military symbolism and tradition. We commend our graduating cadets for their service to Churchie’s cadet programme. We also extend our congratulations to the award recipients for their outstanding achievements within our Navy, Army and Air Force units.

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Class of 2024

We wish all our Year 12 students only the very best for their external QCE and IB examinations, which commence next Monday. We know our students will seize every opportunity to enhance their performance right to the very last minute of their final examination.

Richard Wheeldon
Deputy Headmaster