Congratulations to the 2022 Junior School Sports Day winner….MURRAY! The weather certainly put on a show for our enthusiastic athletes as they earned points for their House across many events – long jump, high jump, discus, hurdles, relays…and more! A highlight of the day was the running of the Walford Parks Medal, sponsored by the…
Walford is thrilled to share the stellar academic results of our Class of 2022. Our top ATAR was 99.95, with six students achieving an ATAR above 99 (top 1% nationally). 33% of our SACE cohort achieved an ATAR of 95+ and 59% scored an ATAR of 90+. With a median ATAR of 91.60 and 100%…
Walford students have received excellent results in 2022 French language competitions. Year 7 students Charlotte, Indra, Shiny and Elri achieved the Prix du Jury (Jury Prize) in the South Australian French Teachers’ Association (SAFTA) 2022 Grand Concours de Poésie Récitée, a poetry recital competition. Two Junior School students were also awarded, with Summer receiving 2nd…
Walford is incredibly proud of the 2022 Alumni Award recipient, Emily Riggs, whose amazing acceptance speech at the Special Awards Ceremony was a highlight of the afternoon. Emily founded Iris and Wool, a fashion label producing beautiful garments using 100% Australian merino wool. She was also announced as the overall winner of the 2022 Shine…
Walford is very proud of Year 5 students Ishleen and Alexandra who are both recipients of a medal in the 2022 ICAS Writing competition. An ICAS medal is awarded to participants who receive the highest score in their state for their year level. This is magnificent news and we congratulate Ishleen and Alexandra on their…
3RD PLACE NATIONALLY! Walford’s sensational team of eight students has achieved 3rd place overall in the Year 7 National da Vinci Decathlon, which they competed in virtually. Across the 10 disciplines that comprise the da Vinci Decathlon, our girls achieved the following results against talented teams from across Australia – Art and Poetry –…
Walford congratulates Year 12 student Sienna who took home two prestigious awards in the South Australian English Teachers Association (SAETA) Young Writers Award. Sienna’s impressive writing skills earned her the Elizabeth Butler Memorial Prize, which is an award presented to the winner of the Prose 11/12 category, and the South Australian Young Writer of the…
Walford’s Secondary STEM team won a gold medal at the Tournament of Minds International Finals held in Canberra. Cristina, Eliza, Laela, Olivia and Zara performed brilliantly as a team to solve complex problems, and we are so proud of their achievement! In further great Tournament of Minds news, our Secondary Social Sciences and Secondary Language…
