Bunbury Catholic College’s annual Year 12 Ball was held at the South West Italian Club on Saturday 15 February 2020.
With a colour scheme of black and white, students danced the night away in the first Ball since becoming a standalone College again and it was a special and memorable evening for our Class of 2020.
The results achieved by the 2019 Bunbury Catholic College (BCC) Year 12 cohort were outstanding.
Congratulations to Blake Botica and Om Heble on their inclusion in the ‘99 Club’ for their outstanding achievements, placing them in the top 1% of all ATAR students in Western Australia.
Furthermore, an additional 23 students from Bunbury Catholic College received an ATAR score of 90+, placing them in the top 10% of all ATAR students in WA.
This equates to a quarter of all the students who participated in the ATAR being in the top 10% in the State, which is an exceptional result for our College.
Congratulations to the following students, who received special awards at the Bunbury Catholic College Presentation Evening, held at Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre on Tuesday 3 December 2019.
Christian Living Awards
The recipients of this award were selected by their
Religious Education Teacher for practising their faith during
daily school life and for always striving to live Christian values.
Melinda Bobby
Lauren Cronin
Rufaro Dzowa
Hendrik Helm
Madelyn Hunter
Joshua Ierace
Henry King
Maddison Milne
Ashleen Moore
Alain Rodas
Khye Skoda
Benjamin Wilks
Shelby Thornton
Christian Service Learning Award
The recipients of this award have endeavoured to practise
their commitment to the service of others in real terms by
undertaking the highest number of community service hours.
Natahlia Amat
Jasmine Barrett
Bailey Edwards
Blair Shaw
Community Award
For service to the College Community.
Natahlia Amat
Breanna Barraclough
Thomas Eddy
Kale Galati
Eliza Griffiths
Jonathon Ietto
Beau Luzi
Samara Martin
The Marist Old Boys’ Bursary &
The Sisters of Mercy Bursary
These bursaries are awarded to current Year Eleven students by the
BCC Ex-Students’ Association to recognise students who have demonstrated
a conscientious effort in the pursuit of excellence at the College.
Marist Old Boys’ Bursary
Joel Cronin & Joshua C Ierace
Sisters of Mercy Bursary
Hannah Quirk & Tyler Richings
Sr Martha Bursary
In memory of Sr Mary Martha, a Sister of Mercy, who was a founding
staff member of the College. This bursary is awarded to two current
Year Ten students who strive to give of their best in every aspect of College Life.
Ella Hutton & Joshua Jacob
ECU Academic & Citizenship Awards
The recipients of these awards have demonstrated commitment
to ECU’s core values of Integrity, Respect, Rational Inquiry
and Personal Excellence.
Rufaro Dzowa & Finn Mangano
Australian Defence Force Long Tan
Leadership & Teamwork Award
This award acknowledges the achievements of young people who
have demonstrated outstanding qualities of leadership and
teamwork, either within the College or in the wider community.
Riley Elstermann
Anai Gelmi
Daniel Godwin
Thomas O’Brien
Sporting Awards
Junior Sportsman
Noah Cartledge & Thomas Cross
Junior Sportswoman
Amity Parsons & Leah York
Senior Sportsman
Cory Crombie & Kyle Lee
Senior Sportswoman
Kate Lockley & Serena Nandapi
Forrest Medal Leadership Award
The recipient of this award has demonstrated a commitment
to the ethos of the College through leadership,
achievement and empathy with their peers.
Kyle Lee & Thomas O’Brien
Positive Image Award
This award recognises the student who, through his or her
willingness and generosity to participate in all school activities,
is seen as an excellent role model for those at the College.
Luke Kennedy & Matilda Robinson
Leadership Award
This award acknowledges the leadership skills
demonstrated by senior students at the College.
Matthew Harris
Ashleigh Kennedy
Kyle Lee
Phoebe Waddell
Caltex Best All Rounder
The recipient of this award has demonstrated a
commitment to excellence with regard to academic,
cultural and leadership at the College.
Lewis Fuller Hill
Mercy Education Award
The recipient of this award demonstrates leadership in the Mercy
tradition and has espoused the core values of Mercy Education.
Cecilia Celisano
AustralianSuper Award for Excellence in
Vocational Education and Training
This award acknowledges the achievements of the top student
who has excelled in Vocational Education and Training.
Amerikaz Bennell & Alivia Carbone
Engineers Award
This award acknowledges very high academic achievement in all four of the
following subjects: Specialist Mathematics ATAR, Mathematics Methods ATAR,
Chemistry ATAR and Physics ATAR.
Om Heble
Academic Excellence Awards
The recipients of these awards have passed all units of study
and have achieved at least fourteen ‘A’ Grades over the
course of Years Eleven and Twelve.
Blake Botica
Riley Elstermann
Jaxon Frisina
Om Heble
Luke Kennedy
Proxime Accessit
The recipient of this award has achieved the second
highest final academic results in Year Twelve.
Om Heble & Luke Kennedy
DUX
The recipient of this award has achieved the
highest final academic results in Year Twelve.
Blake Botica
Principal ’s Awards
Marcellin Champagnat & Catherine McAuley
The recipients of these awards have demonstrated application
towards academic excellence, together with integrity, courage
and commitment to the witness of Catholic values,
both within the College and in the wider community.
Marcellin Champagnat Principal’s Award
Bailey Edwards
Riley Elstermann
Catherine McAuley Principal’s Award
Kirstyn Kent
Georgina Ogilvie
Congratulations to the following students, who received subject awards at the Bunbury Catholic College Presentation Evening, held at Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre on Tuesday 3 December 2019.
Year 7 Awards
Shaela Avins – Humanities
– Mathematics
Jayde Barry – Humanities
Melinda Bobby – Physical Education
Phoebe Crescenzi – English
Jade Dias – Italian
Natalia Dillon – Religious Education
Liam Fazey – Physical Education
Sebastian Hancock – Italian
Jamie Harrison – Science
Bronson Martin – Physical Education
Rowan Meango – Indonesian
Grace Millichamp – Physical Education
Kobe Musitano – Digital Technology
– Science
Matthew Nayda – Digital Technology
Alain Rodas – Mathematics
– Religious Education
Lance Santos – English
Jasmin Tan – Indonesian
Year 8 Awards
Millie Anderson – Humanities
Conlan Bailey – Science
Nina Bennett – Dance
– Indonesian
Mia Caden – English
– Italian
Kade Cataldo – Digital Technology
Bree Chalk – Physical Education
Stephanie Congdon – Media Arts
– Religious Education
Raymond Do – Drama
Deakin du Boulay – Physical Education
Alexis Gianfrancesco – Visual Art
Perrie Goater – Science
Ebonee Griffin – Digital Technology
– Indonesian
Riley Hearne – Mathematics
Giaan Johnston – Drama
Noah Mills – Physical Education
Zavier Noonan – English
– Mathematics
– Music
Sophie Oliver – Physical Education
Angus Park – Music
Jorja Puzey – Media Arts
Dhairya Shah – Humanities
Molly Turner – Dance
Jack Vitali – Italian
Emma Wilson – Religious Education
– Visual Art
Year 9 Awards
Mikaela Adlam – Visual Art
Jake Allpike – Computer Aided Design
Zane Basso – Food Design Technology
Emily Behrend – Drama
Oliviah Brojanowski – Media Arts
Noah Cartledge – Physical Education
James Draper – Wood Design & Technology
Kate Dugdale – Music
Charlotte Goff – Dance
Thomas Hogan – Mathematics
Joshua Knight – Metal Design & Technology
Maya Lubcke – Humanities
Jessica Marzano – English
– Humanities
– Religious Education
– Visual Art
Carl McIntyre – Drama
– English
Ella Moorhouse – Physical Education
Mia Nandapi – Italian
Ethan Nankivell – Music
Jack Nankivell – Computer Aided Design
– Science
Chloe Scott – Physical Education
Cooper Smith – Metal Design & Technology
Zaviar Sutherland – Indonesian
Lillian Sydney-Smith – Dance
Brent Tankink – Religious Education
Bea Te – Italian
– Science
Lara Turkington – Indonesian
Tarlia Turner – Media Arts
Cathan Wilson – Food Design Technology
Nicholas Wilson – Physical Education
Michael Yates – Mathematics
Year 10 Awards
Lachlan Banks – Computing Informatics
Emmaline Barbetti – Mathematics
Levi Begley – Building & Construction
Eva Birmingham – Dance
Ethan Carbone – Workplace Learning
Jack Cross – English
– Humanities
– Mathematics
– Religion
– Science
Abbie Fearns – Humanities
Darlene Flynn – Indonesian
Anai Gelmi – Certificate II Music
– English
Erin Heelan – Computer Assisted Drafting
– Visual Art
Jayda Holmes – Food Design Technology
Darcy Horlin – Physical Education
Ella Hutton – Physical Education
Samuel Ioppolo – Workplace Learning
Lewis Italiano – Wood Design & Technology
Joshua Jacob – Certificate II Music
– Drama
Maddison Milne – Media Arts
– Visual Art
Jessica Niehaus – Drama
Rosanna Patane – Religious Education
Mitch Roberts – Food Design Technology
Edward Smith – Science
– Wood Design & Technology
Scott Tuia – Physical Education
Jessica Verbrugge – Jewellery & Glass Design
Yune Wang – Media Arts
Jye Willcocks – Metal Design & Technology
Paige Zabajnik – Physical Education
Thomas Zappia – Jewellery & Glass Design
Year 11 Awards
Juan Aguilar – Mathematics Essential General
Max Avins – Certificate III Information, Digital Media & Tech
Rhys Barrett – Material Design Technology (Wood) General
Aleisha Belton – English General
Micheila Botha – Human Biology General
Matthew Botica – Chemistry ATAR
– Economics ATAR
– Religion & Life General
Khyla Cheema – Certificate II Outdoor Recreation
Veronica Congdon – English ATAR
– History ATAR
Ella Coulson – Biology ATAR
– English General
Morgan Cowan – Building & Construction General
Joel Cronin – English Literature ATAR
– History ATAR
– Mathematics Methods ATAR
– Psychology ATAR
– Religion & Life ATAR
Alex Davidson – Building & Construction General
Alessia De Paoli – Certificate II Business
Chloe Dowdell – Certificate IV in Preparation for Health & Nursing
Lachlan Duce – Design General
– Materials Design Technology (Wood) General
Leila Dwyer – English ATAR
Noah Eichner – Chemistry ATAR
Erika Esquillo – Biology ATAR
– Human Biology ATAR
Bronwyn Evans – Politics & Law ATAR
Sienna Garner – Drama ATAR
Joshua Griffin – Design ATAR
Chloe Gunson – Certificate II Hospitality
Charlotte Hallback – Drama ATAR
Neishe Hayes – Visual Art General
Joshua Ieraci – Accounting & Finance ATAR
– Physic s ATAR
Annalise Klem – Visual Art General
Connor Klem – Workplace Learning
Tayla Long – Certificate II Creative Industries
Hayley Lowe – Italian ATAR
– Mathematics Applications ATAR
– Psychology General
– Religion & Life General
– Visual Art ATAR
Ronin Main – Certificate III Music
Finn Mangano – Earth & Environmental Science ATAR
– Religion & Life ATAR
Ben McAtee – Human Biology General
Sienna Mileto – Drama General
Alex O’Brien – Human Biology ATAR
– Physical Education Studies ATAR
Brodie Payton – Physical Education Studies General
Jackson Pedley – Mathematics Methods ATAR
– Mathematics Specialist ATAR
Hannah Quirk – Physics ATAR
Johannea Resaba – Psychology ATAR
Sam Roberts – Certificate II Outdoor Recreation
Lara Rognetta – Indonesian ATAR
Andrea Rojas – Mathematics Essential General
Benjamin Samuels – Music ATAR
Dean Sanders – Material Design Technology (Wood) ATAR
Georgia Shinnick – Visual Art ATAR
Sophie Smith – Mathematics Applications ATAR
Noah Staines – Certificate II Engineering Pathways
Maddison Stewart – Psychology General
Julia Stone – Workplace Learning
Joel Strano – Physical Education Studies ATAR
Jacinta Tartaglia – Certificate III Early Childhood Education & Care
Shelby Thornton – Certificate II Business
Conor Tilbrook – Certificate III Information, Digital Media & Tech
Daniel Vaughan – Economics ATAR
Michaela Whitham – Certificate III Early Childhood Education & Care
Year 12 Awards
Lacey Adams – Certificate III Early Childhood Education & Care
Kayla Aitken – Visual Art General
Rikki Allen – Certificate III Music
– Workplace Learning
Natahlia Amat – Certificate II Outdoor Recreation
Breanna Barraclough – Religion & Life ATAR
Jasmine Barrett – Certificate II Sport & Recreation
Amerikaz Bennell – Certificate II Creative Industries
Abbey Birch – English General
Blake Botica – Chemistry ATAR
– Economics ATAR
– Mathematics Methods ATAR
– Physics ATAR
– Religion & Life General
Georgia Brown – Material Design Technology (Wood) ATAR
Lachlan Brown – Italian ATAR
– Music ATAR
Alana Butler – Biology ATAR
Hayden Cable – Certificate III Information, Digital Media & Tech
Cecilia Celisano – Human Biology ATAR
– Mathematics Applications ATAR
Matthew Clarke – Human Biology ATAR
– Mathematics Applications ATAR
Claire Edwards – Workplace Learning
Riley Elson – Certificate III Information, Digital Media & Tech
Michael Frayne – Economics ATAR
Jaxon Frisina – Accounting & Finance ATAR
– Physical Education Studies ATAR
Lewis Fuller Hill – English Literature ATAR
Benjamin Fulton – English ATAR
Emily Hart – Human Biology General
Om Heble – Chemistry ATAR
– Mathematics Methods ATAR
– Mathematics Specialist ATAR
– Physics ATAR
Rhys Hempstead – Mathematics Essential General
Sienna Hodgson – Drama General
– Visual Art General
Gabrielle Horlin – Certificate III Early Childhood Education & Care
Hamish Hutton – Integrated Science General
– Material Design Technology (Wood) General
Jonathon Ietto – Certificate II Business
– Certificate II Outdoor Recreation
Cassidy James – Mathematics Essential General
– Visual Art ATAR
Luke Kennedy – Mathematics Specialist ATAR
Kirstyn Kent – Psychology ATAR
Myles Lawler – Material Design Technology (Wood) General
Max Leblanc – Design ATAR
– Indonesian ATAR
Kyle Lee – Physical Education Studies ATAR
Georgia Mahony – Certificate II Business
– English General
Isaac McIntyre – Biology ATAR
– Earth & Environmental Science ATAR
Maeve McNulty – Certificate II Creative Industries
Ryan Morgan – Design General
Jessie Nalder – Certificate III Music
Amy Pacecca – Politics & Law ATAR
Sophie Postma – History ATAR
– Religion & Life General
Owen Raymond – English ATAR
– History ATAR
– Religion & Life ATAR
Matilda Robinson – Drama ATAR
Dylan Rodwell – Certificate II Engineering Pathways
– Certificate II Sport & Recreation
James Strano – Building & Construction General
Earl Tuckett – Building & Construction General
Katherine Wilks – Certificate II Hospitality
Leanne Zoghbi – Psychology ATAR
Our Year 12 students from both campuses have now officially graduated.
The Mercy campus Class of 2019 had their graduation ceremony on Friday 22 November and was celebrated by Fr Nic Lim at Christ the Living Vine Church in Australind.
Marist students had their turn on Tuesday 26 November as Fr Gerald Tan led the liturgy at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Bunbury.
These students have been wonderful leaders in the College and have been very involved in the life of the school.
Our Mercy students were the second group of Year 12 students to graduate from the campus and also the final group under the Bunbury Catholic College name.
2020 YEAR 7 ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS, P & F BURSARIES AND INDIGENOUS BURSARIES
The Principal and Bunbury Catholic College Community congratulate these students on their achievements and welcome them to Bunbury Catholic College and Our Lady of Mercy College in Australind.
YEAR 7 2020
ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS
Christian Spinelli St Mary’s School BUNBURY
Leela Baird Leschenault Catholic School AUSTRALIND
Olivia Bambrick St Mary’s School BUNBURY
Elena Frontino Our Lady of Lourdes School DARDANUP
Marlee Gard Bunbury Primary School
Ben Pennefather Leschenault Catholic School AUSTRALIND
Devon Pope Our Lady of Lourdes School DARDANUP
Yumi Visleno Leschenault Catholic School AUSTRALIND
P & F BURSARIES
Grace Marzano St Joseph’s School BUNBURY
Adrianna Minnella St Mary’s School BUNBURY
INDIGENOUS BURSARIES
Tara Gidgup Donnybrook High School
Amahli Lowe St Mary’s School BUNBURY
Artistic and creative talent from our Marist campus students was on display when Students in the Spotlight opened on Tuesday 10 September.
The annual exhibition showcases work across all age groups including visual art, media, manual arts, digital technologies and plenty more across the Arts and Technologies learning areas.
Former College student Keely Sheehan, who graduated in 2014, returned as guest speaker for the opening night and spoke about her life and achievements since deciding to pursue a career in the arts.
She is now studying a Masters in Arts Management at RMIT in Melbourne.
Families enjoyed dance and musical performances, food and drinks including coffee prepared by our barista students.
The upper and lower school art and media awards from the exhibition will be judged by Keely and the winners announced at a future College assembly.
Bunbury Catholic College’s Mercy campus hosted its annual Mercy On Show exhibition on Tuesday 3 September 2019.
Coinciding with the campus’ second ever Open Day, a big crowd of families visited after school to see student work in display, watch demonstrations, tour the campus and enjoy food and coffee prepared by Hospitality students.
The afternoon culminated with the ‘best on show’ awards honouring the work students have put in to a wide range of fields.
The full list of award winners is as follows:
YEAR 7
Excellence: Sienna Pike – Ceramics: Canopic Jar – Thyacine
Commendation: Ruby Ieraci – Ceramics: Canopic Jar – Deer
YEAR 8 (Pencil Cases Lino Print and digital design on hand-painted canvas)
Excellence: Emma Wilson
Commendation: Alyssa Liddelow
YEAR 9 (Batik – Wax and fabric dye)
Excellence: Brooke Burgess – ‘Sea Turtle’
Commendation: Tayla Maskell – ‘Within the Depths’
YEAR 10
Excellence: Georgia Shinnick (2018) – Ceramic Sculpture – ‘Blossoming’
Commendation: Francesca Mitchell (2018) – Ceramic Sculpture – ‘A Journey to Create a Home’
YEAR 11 GENERAL
Excellence: Kayla Aitken (2018) Ceramic Sculpture – ‘Mother Earth’
Commendation: Annalise Klem – Metal Plate Etching – ‘The Boat Shed’ & ‘Gone on Holidays’
YEAR 11 ATAR
Excellence: Cassidy James (2018) – Sculpture – ‘Critical Reflections’
Commendation: Andrea Rojas –Metal Plate Etching – ‘My View’
YEAR 12 GENERAL
Excellence: Kayla Aitken – Metal Plate Etching – ‘Love Hurts’
YEAR 12 ATAR
Excellence: Cassidy James – Lino Print, embossing hand colour & tissue paper – ‘Plastic Kills’
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
Winner: Leanne Potgieter (Year 8)
Commendation: Emily Battista (Year 8)
ROBOTICS
Winner: Rhys McAtee (Year 7)
Commendation: Siena Simms (Year 7)
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Winner: Fern Whitely (Year 8)
Commendation: Kobe Musitano (Year 7)
Commendation: Emma Wilson (Year 8)
Commendation: Conlan Bailey (Year 8)
Commendation: Jack Cross (Year 10)
Commendation: Lola Webley-Hurrell (Year 11)
Commendation: Jonathon Ietto (Year 12)
Winner: Cecilia Celisano (Year 12)
Commendation: Jenna Shields (Year 10)
Commendation: Jacinta Tartaglia (Year 11)
Commendation: Darcy Barnden (Year 12)
Winner: Kate Wilks (Year 12)
Commendation: Daniel Godwin (Year 10)
Commendation: Chloe Gunson (Year 11)
Commendation: Josie Phillips (Year 12)
JEWELLERY
Commendation: Ethan Nankivell (Year 9)
Commendation: Thomas Zappia (Year 10)
3D PRINTING
Winner: Francesca Mitchell (Year 10)
Commendation: Luke McAtee (Year 9)
Commendation: Jack Nankivell (Year 9)
Commendation: Danielle Rice (Year 10)
METALWORK
Winner: Sean Gravett (Year 10)
Commendation: Adi Griffith (Year 7)
Commendation: Billy Griffith (Year 8)
Commendation: Matthew Musitano (Year 9)
Commendation: Eilish Warnock (Year 10)
WOODWORK
Winner: Ben McAtee (Year 11)
Commendation: Chloe Scott (Year 9)
Commendation: Lewis Italiano (Year 10)
Commendation: Dean Sanders (Year 11)
Commendation: Myles Lawler (Year 12)
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
Commendation: Alex Davidson (Year 11)
Commendation: James Strano (Year 12)
Certificate of Excellence
Year 7: Ethan de Swardt
Year 8: Annisa Pedrazzoli
Year 10: Tierna Mahoney
Year 12 Cert II Film and Photography: Liam Bailey, Maeve McNulty
Certificate of Commendation
Year 7: Ruby Ieraci, Grace Millichamp
Year 8: Alex Doyle, Archie Boyle, Jack Gallagher
Year 9: Hannah Jones, Rose Torrisi
Year 10: Poppy Walker, Xiaomeng Liu, Maddison Milne
On Friday 28 June, all students from the Marist campus battled it out on the 3.5km cross country track.
Fortunately for the students, it turned out to be a fine day with Valentine taking the win on 145 points.
This was followed by Marcellin on 128, McAuley on 126 and Xavier on 122.
The Panda award for participation also went to Valentine and McAuley on the day.
A big thank you goes out to all the teachers and students who helped put the day together and congratulations to all the students who participated in the event.
The top students from each campus and year group will compete next term for positions on the interschool cross country team.
YEAR 7 RESULTS
Girls 1) Melinda Bobby 2) Charlotte Barbetti 3) Ruby Milton | Boys 1) Liam Fazey 2) Tanner Reid 3) Max Dilallo |
YEAR 8 RESULTS
Girls 1) Alannah Griffin 2) Lily Ratcliffe 3) Mikaylah Dawson | Boys 1) Vincent Smith 2) Ben Kind 3) Ned Pemberton |
YEAR 9 RESULTS
Girls 1) Ella Moorhouse 2) Holly Bilcich 3) Pierina Fazey | Boys 1) Will Pedley 2) Kallum Beauclarke 3) Riley Pascoe |
YEAR 10 RESULTS
Girls 1) Kate Lockley 2) Charlee Jones 3) Eliane Higgins | Boys 1) Jude Harrop 2) Camden Smith 3) Brady Walsh |
YEAR 11 RESULTS
Girls 1) Olivia Sharp 2) Bronwyn Evans 3) Denver Innes | Boys 1) Alex O’Brien 2) Will Wright 3) Noah Eichner |
YEAR 12 RESULTS
Girls 1) Candace Clarke 2) Georgia Mahony 3) Rufaro Dzowa | Boys 1) Lachlan Brown 2) Matt Harris 3) Anthony Carbone |
