History Excellence – The Australian History Competition

I am so proud to announce that our 2023 History students in Years 7, 8 and 10 have achieved brilliantly in this prestigious national competition. Congratulations in particular to our six High Distinction awardees and 20 Distinction awardees. Many more of our students excelled achieving merits and credits.

The Australian History Competition is the largest competition for History students. The aim of the competition is to challenge students to demonstrate their analytical, creative, and interpretative historical skills. This year over 32,000 students entered from schools across Australia.

Brigida Zagora 
Head of HSIE (Humanities and Social Sciences)

Year 7 High Distinction
Annie Cordony-Jones

Year 7 Distinctions
Mabel Clarke
Phoebe Cunneen
Valentina Gibson
Sophie Torresan
Chloe Xu
Abigail Yang

Year 8 High Distinctions
Violet Addabbo
Sabina Klar
Chloe Solmirano

Year 8 Distinctions
Molly Bonner
Celine Choi
Louisa Giugni
Maia Khoury
Allegra Marando
Sabine Santa Maria
Wendy Wang

Year 10 High Distinctions
Kate Pitman-Fernandez
Charlotte So

Year 10 Distinctions
Drew Babbage
Eve Blanchard
Melissa Bousquet
Chloe Gu
Isabella Huang
Scarlett Lynch
Eleanor Yates

Student reflections

I enjoyed participating in the Australian History competition due to the wide range of topics covered. Some questions were challenging.
Valentina Gibson
Year 7 Distinction Winner

Partaking in the Australian History Competition helped to further deepen my learning by applying my prior knowledge to the test. The competition challenged my ability to recall historical facts and use critical thinking skills to formulate responses and find the answers.
Chloe Solmirano
Year 8 High Distinction

The Australian History Competition was a fantastic opportunity, which provided us with a platform to extend our understanding of various historical concepts through an engaging exam format. This competition facilitated the development of our historical skills and was an enriching challenge that provided an alternative way of engaging with historical content.
Kate Pitman-Fernandez
Year 10 High Distinction Winner