“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 2 2025 for their outstanding achievements.
Year 10 Semester 2, 2025 (Current Year 11 Students)
Cyra Abedian
| Nur Medina Ahmad Hizwani
| Dylan Aspin
| Sofia Bedra
|
Joel George
| Aidan Jose
| Eura Keum
| Demi Li
|
Phoebe Lynn
| Millie Morphett
| Ariya Naidoo
| Lina Nguyen
|
Lam Nguyen
| Ava Prince
| Eva Russell
| Xixi Wang
|
Year 11 Semester 2, 2025 (Current Year 12 Students)
Noor Ahad
| Alyna Alwan
| Ishman Bajwa
| Jack Brown
|
Emma Byrne
| Siqi Cao
| Linda Cao
| Cindy Chen
|
Danny Chen
| Michael Chen
| Gordon Cheung
| Yale Cho
|
Alan Cho
| Cayden Chung
| Lily Dai
| Annabelle Dan Marica
|
Lana Dolan
| Nora Dong
| Helena Francis
| Jasmeet Gill
|
Aaliyah Golaw
| Liza Gratchev
| Celia Gu
| Bert Han
|
Chloe Henry
| Keito Hokibara
| Alexander Howe
| Ryan Huang
|
Mena Kelly
| Saad Khan
| Sirjin Kim
| Schuma Kishi
|
Jessica Kulk
| Cheyenne Kwok
| Mante Lazaryte
| Areen Lee
|
Johanna Lee
| Kaleo Lin
| Satoru Liu
| Davinia Mahardhika
|
Miro Maitre
| Max McPhee
| Riley Meecham
| Joanne Middleton
|
Luke Koveos
| Kota Murayama
| Michael Narzhniy
| Matthew Newton
|
Neidra Nunes
| Delilah Nutley
| Olivia O'Connor-Horrill
| Sandeep Panchumarthi
|
Jacqueline Pearson
| Kiara Pellegrino
| Manoline Piyashe Ramesh
| Pranav Nithish Shanmugasundaram
|
Gemma Shepherd
| Prince Sidiangco
| Lucas Simmonds
| Adriana Smith
|
Ruby Smith
| Mattais Steljic
| Daniel Tait
| Sergio Teng
|
Hanako Turner
| Jelena Uzelac
| Portia Van Twest
| John Wang
|
Sean Wang
| Alice Wang
| Izabella Wilson
| Summer Xia
|
Anna Yan
| Hanson Yang
| Alice Yao
| Nicole Yuan
|
Alita Lee
Deputy Principal