Lions Competition 2025

Congratulations to Angus, our Senior Prefect for 2025, for winning the Public Speaking Award at this year’s Lions Competition with an exceptional display of speaking skills and thoughtful presentation.

The competition, held at NBSC Manly Selective Campus over the weekend, consisted of a 70 percent interview and 30 percent public speaking component, with participants competing for the Overall Winner and Public Speaking Winner awards.

Angus was awarded the Public Speaking Prize, while the Overall Winner was awarded to the Captain of Manly Selective. Students, also from Mackellar Girls, delivered speeches on various topics, including Toxic Masculinity, Kindness is Courage, and Life after HSC. The impromptu topics, “Our Deepest Fear Is Not That We Are Inadequate. Our Deepest Fear Is That We Are Powerful Beyond Measure” and “Every Family Has That One Special Person. Tell The Audience About Yours” challenged the students’ knowledge and demonstrated their ability to think critically and speak eloquently on the spot. The interviews covered topics such as the education system, the role of young men in society, views on the WHO and UN, and how to combat corruption.

We extend our congratulations to Angus on his remarkable achievement and commend him for his outstanding representation of our School.