“Authentic Grit" is the passionate pursuit of hard goals that awes and inspires others to become better people, flourish emotionally, take positive risks and live their best lives (Miller, C., 2019).
Duckworth (2017) found that some of the strengths that underpin grit, such as optimism and impulse control, are inherited, however many of the traits and behaviours of authentic grit can be learned. For example, goal-setting is a learnable science, as is self-regulation and building positive relationships.
It is suggested to cultivate gritty behaviour, is to build positive relationships with others (Miller, C, 2019). People with authentic grit foster teamwork and camaraderie, they flourish in their relationships and lift other people up. One strategy to build positive relationships and boost our personal sense of accomplishment at QAHS is to celebrate our achievements and those achievements of others (Quaid & Kern, 2019).
This week at QAHS we celebrate the accomplishments of our students via the Honours Board. At our whole school assembly we acknowledge students who have achieved academic excellence across their subject areas.
To qualify for the QAHS Honours Board in each semester, students in Year 10 require a minimum 5 A grades and no less than C in their six subject areas. Students in Year 11 and 12 require a minimum IB progressive score of 34 in their HL and SL subjects (Year 12 also includes TOK). Additionally, students must achieve nothing less than a 3 in HL subjects, nothing less than a 4 in SL subjects and nothing less than a C in TOK (TOK contributes 1 point for a C grade, 2 points for a B grade and 3 points for a C grade). CAS Green Flag status is also required to qualify for the Honours Board.
We congratulate the many students who appear on the QAHS Honours Board for Semester 1 2025 for their outstanding achievements.
Year 10 Semester 1, 2025
Cyra Abedian
| Hadia Ali
| Sofia Bedra
| Navraj Chahal
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Taylor Coombes
| Alexander Earwicker
| Sienna Earwicker
| Joel George
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Thomas Hahn
| Aidan Jose
| Demi Li
| Ariya Naidoo
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Lam Nguyen
| Lina Nguyen
| Cerise Pangaruy
| Eva Russell
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Sarah Segawa
| Olivia Segui
| Sofie Sim
| Ruke Tsuiki
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Justine Vu
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Year 11 Semester 1, 2025
Ishman Bajwa
| Emma Byrne
| Linda Cao
| Siqi Cao
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Cindy Chen
| Danny Chen
| Michael Chen
| Gordon Cheung
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Lana Dolan
| Nora Dong
| Helena Francis
| Liza Gratchev
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Celia Gu
| Chloe Henry
| Keito Hokibara
| Alexander Howe
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Ryan Huang
| Mena Kelly
| Saad Khan
| Schuma Kishi
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Jessica Kulk
| Mante Lazaryte
| Areen Lee
| Johanna Lee
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Travis Levin
| Jenny Liu
| Miro Maitre
| Ashlyn Moss
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Kota Murayama
| Michael Narizhniy
| Ayden Nguyen
| Neidra Nunes
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Delilah Nutley
| Olivia O'Connor-Horrill
| Sandeep Panchumarthi
| Jacqueline Pearson
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Kiara Pellegrino
| Jessica Pfitzner
| Manoline Piyashe Ramesh
| Pranav Nithish Shanmugasundaram
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Prince Sidiangco
| Lucas Simmonds
| Adriana Smith
| Mattias Steljic
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Daniel Tait
| Sergio Teng
| Alexis Tuisamoa
| Hanako Turner
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Jelena Uzelac
| Portia Van Twest
| John Wang
| Sean Wang
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Izabella Wilson
| Summer Xia
| Alice Yao
| Nicole Yuan
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Year 12 Semester 1, 2025
Harima Ali
| Daniel Barkley
| Rachel Burrows
| Chloe Chan
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Caitlin Du Plessis
| Olivia Dzienis
| Thomas Eo
| Irene Fan
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Arisa Furutani
| Samara Gribble
| Tanvi Gupta
| Hazel Hardman
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Imelda Hardman
| Sophie Hirabe
| Ashlee Hirose
| Athena Hua
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Katie Humphrey
| Joel John
| Zia Kao
| Natsuo Kikuchi
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Justin Kim
| Scarlett Kim
| Terry Kim
| Meera Manesh Nair
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Everett Mellare
| Shireen Muamar
| Kento Oiwa
| Amelie Ollivier
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Brian Paek
| Daehan Park
| Aryan Patel
| Rihanna Patel
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Tvisha Patel
| Lakshmi Purushothaman
| Aadi Rai
| Sophia Robinson
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Kavya Shah
| Diya Sharma
| Vanessa Snook
| Jae Song
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Shah Syed
| Pravit Tandon
| Sasha Tetsuo
| Sorina Turcas
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Dhivyaa Dharshini
Vittalnathan Kavitha
| Claudia Wang
| Jianing Wang
| Jackie Xu
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Crystal Yang
| Ryan Yang
| Audrey Yu
| Violet Yuan
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Isabella Zhai
| Aimee Zhang
| Matthew Zhang
| Yanyan Zhang
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Alita Lee
Deputy Principal