Leeton High School 2025: A Year of Achievement, Growth, and Community Spirit As 2025 draws to a close, Leeton High School proudly reflects on a landmark year defined by outstanding achievements, inspiring leadership, academic excellence, vibrant cultural expression, sporting triumphs, and a strong commitment to student wellbeing and community engagement. Student Leadership Shines Bright Our senior leadership team set a strong standard of dedication and service throughout the year. School Captain Amin Azizul, supported by Vice Captains skandar Mohd Azry and Jackson Johnson, along with Prefects Ruby Miller and Ashlee Milvain, demonstrated exceptional leadership, fostering a respectful and inclusive school culture. Notably, Captain Amin Azizul and Vice-Captain Iskandar Mohd Azry enriched their leadership experience with a visit to Sydney's Parliament House, gaining invaluable insights into the NSW parliamentary system and civic engagement. As our Year 12 cohort celebrated their graduation upon successfully completing their HSC examinations, we extend heartfelt congratulations to these young adults who also showed great generosity by fundraising for the Cancer Council. The incoming 2026 leadership team-School Captains Jack Clark and Madeleine Glenn, Vice Captains Ibraheem Ali and Heidi Arel, and Prefects Jy Mawer Smith, Grace Byrne, Rachael-May Davidson, and Lily Thomason-have already begun making their mark as proactive ambassadors for our school community. Our Student Representative Council (SRC) remained a vibrant force, driving school improvement projects, raising funds for vital causes, and Year 11 student Anna Woodlands proudly represented at the Leeton Shire Youth Council. Academic Endeavours and Innovation During 2025, we continued our mission to improve student reading and numeracy outcomes through a targeted reading focus with testing showing significant growth in reading scores for students in Year 7, 8 and 9. The Maths Pathway program from Years 7-10 has been adopted to support student's mathematical understanding at the 'point of need.' This program is an exciting, personalised learning program which has produced outstanding growth with some students mastering years of learning in 2025. Students follow their own learning pathway which identifies gaps to strengthen the knowledge base for greater success as students move through the mathematics curriculum. The program supports all learners to achieve, including accelerating students if they have mastered stage appropriate concepts with explicit teaching underpinning the understanding and application of numerical skills and concepts. To support improved reading and numeracy outcomes, teaching staff have engaged in professional learning focused on explicit teaching strategies, fostering a consistent, whole-school approach to instruction. Leeton High students embraced diverse learning opportunities beyond the classroom. The Year 7/8 Da Vinci Decathlon team tackled complex sustainability challenges, securing third place in mathematics, while the Year 9/10 team excelled with multiple category wins and second place overall at the Riverina competition. In robotics, our FIRST Lego League team earned the prestigious Peer Award recognised by other schools for their generous assistance of students during the event and clinched the overall championship at the Murrumbidgee Final, securing a place at the National Finals in December. Tournament of Minds teams showcased perseverance and creativity in the Language Literature Challenge, with the Year 9/10 team earning the Spirit of TOM Award. Our creative writers, McKenzie Lee and Maddison Weir (Year 12), received outstanding recognition in the Murrumbidgee Short Story Competition, earning Highly Commended and Runners-Up awards. The Academic Mentor Program continued to provide focused support, guiding Year 10 students through senior subject selections and career pathways options over two terms to ensure students were well-informed and prepared for Year 11 in 2026. The Hands on Learning program also enabled students to thrive beyond academics by contributing practical skills to real-world projects, notably the set design for our celebrated school musical "Popstars!" XXXXXX Cultural and Community Connections LEETON TON HIGH: SCHOOL LHS OUT NON PROFICIT, DEFICIT Leeton High School's cultural programs flourished in 2025, highlighted by initiatives such as the Yidaki Didgeridoo program, providing students with a meaningful connection to Aboriginal culture through craftsmanship and storytelling. Thank you Michael Lyons for sharing his stories and knowledge with our students. The Yindyamarra Girls' group fostered improved attendance, positive relationships, self-esteem, and cultural connection, further strengthened by the launch of the SistaSpeak program in Term 4, offering storytelling, art engagement and authentic experiences for girls. We extend our gratitude to Owen Lyons for his exceptional leadership across our artistic programs, ensuring their continued success into 2026. SistaSpeak students enjoyed a cultural experience exploring parts of the Bullanginya Dreaming Trail Map near Barooga. The Proud and Deadly Awards made a welcome return, celebrating and recognising excellence and achievement of Aboriginal students. Thank you to the AECG for facilitating this great event. The Boys to the Bush program aimed to build confidence and resilience in our young men through partnerships with local businesses and has supported multiple students this year to be the best version of themselves. Creative and Performing Arts Students excelled in the creative and performing arts with memorable productions such as our acclaimed '90s themed musical "Popstars!" and participation in prestigious events including Schools Spectacular, KROP, Riverina Dance Festival, Leeton Eisteddfod and MADD Night. Our students contributed and shone as performers, comperes, front of house, backstage and sound and lighting crews, showcasing talent, teamwork, and leadership. Artistic achievements were also celebrated at the Leeton Show, where secondary students earned second place overall in the display category and top honours in portraiture and assisted abilities. Scan the code to check out our website Leeton High School 2025 : A Year of Achievement , Growth , and Community Spirit As 2025 draws to a close , Leeton High School proudly reflects on a landmark year defined by outstanding achievements , inspiring leadership , academic excellence , vibrant cultural expression , sporting triumphs , and a strong commitment to student wellbeing and community engagement . Student Leadership Shines Bright Our senior leadership team set a strong standard of dedication and service throughout the year . School Captain Amin Azizul , supported by Vice Captains skandar Mohd Azry and Jackson Johnson , along with Prefects Ruby Miller and Ashlee Milvain , demonstrated exceptional leadership , fostering a respectful and inclusive school culture . Notably , Captain Amin Azizul and Vice - Captain Iskandar Mohd Azry enriched their leadership experience with a visit to Sydney's Parliament House , gaining invaluable insights into the NSW parliamentary system and civic engagement . As our Year 12 cohort celebrated their graduation upon successfully completing their HSC examinations , we extend heartfelt congratulations to these young adults who also showed great generosity by fundraising for the Cancer Council . The incoming 2026 leadership team - School Captains Jack Clark and Madeleine Glenn , Vice Captains Ibraheem Ali and Heidi Arel , and Prefects Jy Mawer Smith , Grace Byrne , Rachael - May Davidson , and Lily Thomason - have already begun making their mark as proactive ambassadors for our school community . Our Student Representative Council ( SRC ) remained a vibrant force , driving school improvement projects , raising funds for vital causes , and Year 11 student Anna Woodlands proudly represented at the Leeton Shire Youth Council . Academic Endeavours and Innovation During 2025 , we continued our mission to improve student reading and numeracy outcomes through a targeted reading focus with testing showing significant growth in reading scores for students in Year 7 , 8 and 9. The Maths Pathway program from Years 7-10 has been adopted to support student's mathematical understanding at the ' point of need . ' This program is an exciting , personalised learning program which has produced outstanding growth with some students mastering years of learning in 2025. Students follow their own learning pathway which identifies gaps to strengthen the knowledge base for greater success as students move through the mathematics curriculum . The program supports all learners to achieve , including accelerating students if they have mastered stage appropriate concepts with explicit teaching underpinning the understanding and application of numerical skills and concepts . To support improved reading and numeracy outcomes , teaching staff have engaged in professional learning focused on explicit teaching strategies , fostering a consistent , whole - school approach to instruction . Leeton High students embraced diverse learning opportunities beyond the classroom . The Year 7/8 Da Vinci Decathlon team tackled complex sustainability challenges , securing third place in mathematics , while the Year 9/10 team excelled with multiple category wins and second place overall at the Riverina competition . In robotics , our FIRST Lego League team earned the prestigious Peer Award recognised by other schools for their generous assistance of students during the event and clinched the overall championship at the Murrumbidgee Final , securing a place at the National Finals in December . Tournament of Minds teams showcased perseverance and creativity in the Language Literature Challenge , with the Year 9/10 team earning the Spirit of TOM Award . Our creative writers , McKenzie Lee and Maddison Weir ( Year 12 ) , received outstanding recognition in the Murrumbidgee Short Story Competition , earning Highly Commended and Runners - Up awards . The Academic Mentor Program continued to provide focused support , guiding Year 10 students through senior subject selections and career pathways options over two terms to ensure students were well - informed and prepared for Year 11 in 2026 . The Hands on Learning program also enabled students to thrive beyond academics by contributing practical skills to real - world projects , notably the set design for our celebrated school musical " Popstars ! " XXXXXX Cultural and Community Connections LEETON TON HIGH : SCHOOL LHS OUT NON PROFICIT , DEFICIT Leeton High School's cultural programs flourished in 2025 , highlighted by initiatives such as the Yidaki Didgeridoo program , providing students with a meaningful connection to Aboriginal culture through craftsmanship and storytelling . Thank you Michael Lyons for sharing his stories and knowledge with our students . The Yindyamarra Girls ' group fostered improved attendance , positive relationships , self - esteem , and cultural connection , further strengthened by the launch of the SistaSpeak program in Term 4 , offering storytelling , art engagement and authentic experiences for girls . We extend our gratitude to Owen Lyons for his exceptional leadership across our artistic programs , ensuring their continued success into 2026. SistaSpeak students enjoyed a cultural experience exploring parts of the Bullanginya Dreaming Trail Map near Barooga . The Proud and Deadly Awards made a welcome return , celebrating and recognising excellence and achievement of Aboriginal students . Thank you to the AECG for facilitating this great event . The Boys to the Bush program aimed to build confidence and resilience in our young men through partnerships with local businesses and has supported multiple students this year to be the best version of themselves . Creative and Performing Arts Students excelled in the creative and performing arts with memorable productions such as our acclaimed ' 90s themed musical " Popstars ! " and participation in prestigious events including Schools Spectacular , KROP , Riverina Dance Festival , Leeton Eisteddfod and MADD Night . Our students contributed and shone as performers , comperes , front of house , backstage and sound and lighting crews , showcasing talent , teamwork , and leadership . Artistic achievements were also celebrated at the Leeton Show , where secondary students earned second place overall in the display category and top honours in portraiture and assisted abilities . Scan the code to check out our website