Over the weekend of 19-20 July, QAHS had 9 teams head out to take part in the Kokoda Challenge, hiking either 48km or 96km continuously with a hope to cross the finish line having done their best for each other. Everyone who set foot onto the course put in a huge effort, displayed mateship and courage, whilst hoping to cross the finish line in relatively good shape.
The 96km team showed resilience and grit as their supervisor had to unfortunately withdraw due to injury at 48km. The team then had to join other school teams in order to progress and complete the challenge. The 48km teams met their own challenges head on with a few injuries, however everyone's contribution to their team was invaluable.
Thank you to Frances McGovern, Aaron Boulton, Jason Marchant and Kirsty Levy, Rohan Sen, Lily Cronly, Isla Kelly, Travis Henry and Ben Kelly for leading their teams.
Kokoda 2025 Results
96km team – QAHS 'hills aren't real'
Kiran Sen, Beth Carter-Murphy, Miro Maitre, Jo Middelton – supervisor alum Rohan Sen – 27 hours
48km teams
QAHS 48a - Melody Yao, Eva Drozdoff, Jenny Liu, Ruby Hong – supervisor Kirsty Levy – 14 hours 57 mins
QAHS 48b - Schuma Goto, Alan Cho, Yale Cho, Chang Yan – supervisor Frances McGovern – 13 hours 52 mins
QAHS 48c - Cayden Chung, Gorden Cheung, Aidan Donnelly, Hanson Yang – supervisor Jason Marchant – 13 hours 24 mins
QAHS Orewa Goonaeh - Lucas Yang, Elvis Lam, Satoru Liu, Shohta Matsumoto – supervisor alum Lily Cronly – 13 hours 2 mins
QAHS Thee Stallions - Mena Kelly, Prince Sidiangco, Helena Francis, Gemma Coombes – supervisor alum Isla Kelly – 14 hours 57mins
QAHS 48d - Chloe Henry, Lily Dai, Chloe Mo, Emi Wang – supervisor parent, Travis Henry – 15 hours 10 mins
QAHS Eggheads - Finn Reynolds, Shirin Golsefid, Remus Huang, Shivam Raval – supervisor Aaron Boulton – 13 hours 30 mins
QAHS The Dooley Division - Bostyn Drain, Aidan Jose, Matai Maitre, Taylor Coombes – supervisor community member, Ben Kelly – 10 hours 26 mins
Kokoda 2026 is now loading….seeking supervisors for both 96km and 48km
Rachael Hart
A/Deputy Principal