Awards for Pretty Beach students

More than one third of the 41 children from Pretty Beach school taking part in the English section of the Australian Schools Competition have won special awards.

Distinctions went to Sophie McFadyen, Year 4; and Khan Porter-Witt, Year 6.

Credits: Sarah Ford, Alice McCourt, David Nipperess, Year 3; Sarah Bracken, Melissa Ford, Year 4; Anna Bracken, Olivia Clarke, Corina Hartley, Sammy-Jo Lizotte, Lucy Nipperess, Clare Tinker, Year 5; Anne Robson, Year 6.

Achievement Award: Joel Frazer, Year 6

This year over 450,000 children from Australia and New Zealand participated in the section.

This was the first year that a writing component was included as part of this series of tests, with 85,000 children participating from Australia and New Zealand.

Twenty one children from Pretty Beach entered.

Distinctions went to Sarah Ford, Year 3; Rowan Jones and Lizzie McFadyen, Year 5.

Credits: Melissa Ford, Sophie McFadyen, Year 4; Sean Hertmanni, Simone Holloway, Michelle Reeves, Clare Tinker, Charlotte Valentine, Year 5; Khan Porter-Witt, Year 6.

Achievement Award: Anne Robson, Year 6.

School newsletter, September 20