Community & Business
5 November, 2025
Award haul for school captain
OUTSTANDING student achievements were the spotlight at St Stephen’s presentation evening recently, including an incredible 12-award haul for school captain Harley Cek.
The school’s Celebration of Excellence highlighted its students’ achievements across the 2025 year in categories such as academia, individual subjects, sports, leadership, vocational training, citizenship, and culture.
A highlight of the night was when school captain Harley Cek received an astonishing 12 awards including; Academic Excellence; Subject Awards for chemistry, economics, literature and specialist mathematics; Australian Defence Force Future Innovators Award; Amaroo Medical Bursary; Mareeba and Communities Family Health Care Bursary; Public Speaking Award; Rotary All Rounder; Principal’s Medal for Academic Excellence; and the Sr Mary Stephen Memorial Award.
Rose Easton was also awarded the Principal’s Medal for Academic Excellence.
Deputy principal Simon Vaughan said both Harley and Rose were very dedicated to their studies.
“Rose achieved 100% in biology this year, with many of her other subjects close to this mark,” he said.
“She also received the Subject Award for biology and physics and received an Academic Excellence Award. Next year, Rose goes on to Melbourne University to undertake a Bachelor of Science.
“Harley has also demonstrated dedication to his studies across Year 12 with 100% internal marks for chemistry and literature, while only dropping a few marks for his other subjects.
“Harley is set on doing Medicine at JCU next year and we wish him all the best and hopefully he returns to the area to care for the health of Mareeba residents.”
Harley also received the Sr Mary Stephen Memorial Award. He was presented with the award by school principal Gary Conwell.
“This year’s Sr Mary Stephen Memorial Award recipient has been a thoughtful and reflective student who always sought to do his best,” he said.
“As school captain, Harley has developed and exhibited a strong level of Christian leadership. He has held himself to a high standard, reflecting the college’s values of faith, service and courage.”
