“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 2026 for their outstanding achievements.
Year 10 Semester 1, 2026
Priya Aruldas
| Noor Burham
| Bale Chung
| Stella Gree
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Claire Ha
| Maria Jojo
| Han Kang
| Angel Kaur
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Minseo Kim
| Helen Li
| Asal MamirJonova
| Eric Min
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Tiffany Mo
| James Ngo
| Rosie Piano
| Vyan Prabhu
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Nathan Samuel
| Barsam Shahi
| Daniel Wang
| Mandy Wei
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Ella Wei
| Holly Wilson
| Eric Wong
| Alisha Xu
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Savannah Yang
| Christa Yu
| Sophia Zhang
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Year 11 Semester 1, 2026
Cyra Abedian
| Nur Medina Ahmad Hizwani
| Dylan Aspin
| Liliana Bahbahani
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Maya Barron
| Sofia Bedra
| David Bi
| Vinya Eda
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Joel George
| Noah Giesel
| Rory Hams
| Liam Hewitt
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Remi Hoile
| Warren In
| Aidan Jose
| Eura Keum
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Hakyung Kim
| Seoyun Kim
| Saskia Knevitt
| Jagger Levin
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Demi Li
| Phoebe Lynn
| Mitchell Mayman
| Suhail Moolla
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Kayla Moore
| Millie Morphett
| Shanaye Naidoo
| Maria Narizhnaya
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Lina Nguyen
| Ollivier May
| Cerise Pangaruy
| Hannah Park
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Pal Patel
| Ava Prince
| Ella Qu
| Eva Russell
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Caspar Scougall
| Sarah Segawa
| Olivia Segui
| Sofie Sim
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Isabella Stapelburg
| Jonas Thomas
| Hana Truswell
| Ruka Tsuiki
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Matthew Voorhoeve
| Justine Vu
| Siena Walker
| Xixi Wang
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Timothy Wissa
| Winnie Wu
| Matteo Zhang
| Michelle Zhang
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Year 12 Semester 1, 2026
Ishman Bajwa
| Emma Byrne
| Siqi Cao
| Linda Cao
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Cindy Chen
| Michael Chen
| Danny Chen
| Alan Cho
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Yale Cho
| Taiga Daly
| Annabelle Dan Marica
| Lana Dolan
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Nora Dong
| Helena Francis
| Elizaveta Gratchev
| Celia Gu
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Chloe Henry
| Keito Hokibara
| Alexander Howe
| Ryan Huang
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Mena Kelly
| Sirjin Kim
| Mante Lazaryte
| Areen Lee
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Johanna Lee
| Travis Levin
| Miro Maitre
| Max McPhee
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Riley Meecham
| Luke Koveos
| Kota Murayama
| Matthew Newton
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Olivia O'Connorhorrill
| Sandeep Panchumarthi
| Kiara Pellegrino
| Manoline Piyashe Ramesh
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Pranav Shanmugasundaram
| Prince Sidiangco
| Lucas Simmonds
| Adriana Smith
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Mattias Steljic
| Daniel Tait
| Sergio Teng
| Hanako Turner
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Alice Wang
| John Wang
| Sean Wang
| Izabella Wilson
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Alita Lee
Deputy Principal