2016 Winners

National Winners

National Young Historian tba
Year Level 11 – 12 Julia Cooper Radford College
Year Level 10 Carolyn Farago Brisbane State High School
Year Level 9 Rachel Wang MLC School Burwood
Year Level 8 Eric Lee North Sydney Boys High School
Year Level 7 Harry Gibbs Canberra Grammar School
Year Level 5 – 6 Akira Naumovski, Craig Wang, Jun-Yu Chin Wollongong Public School
Asia and Australia Brio Dos Santos-Lee Annandale Public School
Democracy Sarah Tang Perth Modern School
Sport Madeleine Fuller Canberra High School
Women’s History Maxine Huntsman Footscray City College
Menzies Biruk Kahsay St Monica’s Primary School
Indigenous Rachel Wang MLC School Burwood
Australian Wartime Experiences Sarah Samnakay St Mary’s Anglican Girls School
Using Archival Records Beatrice Thurston-Regan Taroona High School
Museum Exhibit Laura Ashby Sheffield School

ACT – State Winners

ACT Young Historian tba
Year Level 11 – 12 Julia Cooper Radford College
Year Level 9 Madeleine Fuller Canberra High School
Year Level 7 Harry Gibbs Canberra Grammar School
Year Level 4 Yi Fei Li Burgman Anglican School
Sport Madeleine Fuller Canberra High School
Indigenous Jeremy Barber Marist College Canberra

New South Wales – State Winners

NSW Young Historian tba
Year Level 11 – 12 Jaya Ryan Smith’s Hill High School
Year Level 10 Wilson McTaggart Merewether High School
Year Level 9 Rachel Wang MLC School Burwood
Year Level 8 Eric Lee North Sydney Boys High School
Year Level 7 Ben Webb Arndell Anglican College
Year Level 5 – 6 Akira Naumovski, Craig Wang, Jun-Yu Chin Wollongong Public School
Year Level 4 Sam Hogan St Columba’s Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt
Asia and Australia Brio Dos Santos-Lee Annandale Public School
Democracy Maree Parisi Castle Cove Public School
Sport Brandon Yoon Barker College
Women’s History Allegra McCormack Kambala
Indigenous Rachel Wang MLC School Burwood
Australian Wartime Experiences Sean Hwang Cranbrook Junior School
Museum Exhibit Emma Kevric, Isabella Knox, Jenevieve Liem, Olivia Biggin St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School Marsfield
Highly Commended Arabella Stewart Queenswood School for Girls

Northern Territory – State Winners

NT Young Historian tba
Year Level 11 – 12 Darcy Sorensen Casurina Senior College
Year Level 9 Alanah Hardy Darwin Middle School
Year Level 8 Andrew Savvas Darwin Middle School
Year Level 5 – 6 Connor O’Hearn Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Democracy Jordan O’Brien Darwin Middle School
Women’s History Isabella Futcher Casurina Senior College
Indigenous Jadon Jenner, Seth Hokansan, Alisha Mauludi Moil Primary School
Museum Exhibit Connor O’Hearn Good Shepherd Lutheran College

Queensland – State Winners

QLD Young Historian tba
Year Level 11 – 12 Lara Brigdale-Hall Brisbane State High School
Year Level 10 Carolyn Farago Brisbane State High School
Year Level 9 Kelsey Frith Brisbane State High School
Year Level 8 Jonah Vetticad, Arjun Singh Brisbane State High School
Year Level 7 Chris O’Brien Pimpama State Secondary College
Year Level 4 Elliot Cardinal Citipoint Christian College
Democracy Elena James Pimlico State High School
Women’s History Ashleigh Keable Pimlico State High School
Indigenous Katie Cronk Kimberley College

South Australia – State Winners

SA Young Historian tba
Year Level 11 – 12 Yu Le Kong-Lim Prince Alfred College
Year Level 10 Eleanor MacLaren Pembroke School
Year Level 9 Mackenzy Richardson Henley High School
Year Level 8 William Gillett Loxton High School
Year Level 7 Ebony Matz Hewett Primary School
Year Level 5 – 6 Connor Smith Blackwood Primary School
Year Level 4 Jessica Simmons,Emily Fidock, Emily Laing, Alexandra Donato Loreto College
Asia and Australia Asima Gretas Pembroke School
Democracy Yu Le Kong-Lim Prince Alfred College
Sport Georgia Sergi Loreto College
Women’s History Lauren Macfarlane Charles Campbell College
Indigenous Charlotte Matthias Loreto College
Australian Wartime Experiences Catherine Arens Walford Anglican School for Girls

Tasmania – State Winners

TAS Young Historian tba
Year Level 11 – 12 Alice Curtain Elizabeth College
Year Level 10 Holly Wilson Clarence High School
Year Level 9 Ruby Van Ommen-Brown The Friends School
Year Level 8 Zhana Stojcevski Taroona High School
Year Level 7 Charlotte Lockwood St Mary’s District School
Year Level 5 – 6 William Zeeman, Anabelle Zeeman Princes Street Primary School
Year Level 4 Grace Marshall St Mary’s College
Sport Tessa Yu St Michael’s Collegiate
Women’s History Ruby Scully Princes Street Primary School
Indigenous Lachlan Rogers Princes Street Primary School
Australian Wartime Experiences Daniel Watson Clarence High School
Using Archival Records Beatrice Thurston-Regan Taroona High School
Museum Exhibit Laura Ashby Sheffield School

Victoria – State Winners

VIC Young Historian tba
Year Level 11 – 12 Georgie Aidonopoulos Catholic Ladies’ College
Year Level 10 Maxine Huntsman Footscray City College
Year Level 9 Victoria Thompson Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School
Year Level 8 Hayley Holding Yarra Valley Grammar School
Year Level 7 Sachi Debski Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School
Year Level 5 – 6 Phoebe Bourke St Margaret’s Junior School
Year Level 4 Ethan Robertson St. Charles Borromeo Primary School
Asia and Australia Catherine Truong St Monica’s Primary School
Democracy Tommy Jia, Kevin Chen Yarra Valley Grammar
Sport Royce Yourey-Thurman, Wilson Pham St Monica’s Primary School
Women’s History Maxine Huntsman Footscray City College
Menzies Biruk Kahsay St Monica’s Primary School
Indigenous Chloe O’Brien, Molly O’Brien, Eloise Scott Norwood Secondary College
Australian Wartime Experiences Danny Truong, Justin Nguyen St Monica’s Primary School
Museum Exhibit Biruk Kahsay St Monica’s Primary School

Western Australia – State Winners

WA Young Historian tba
Year Level 11 – 12 Angela Le, Ahra Oh, Simone Pandit, Persis Chia Perth Modern School
Year Level 11 – 12 Sarah Tang Perth Modern School
Year Level 10 Akio Ho Christchurch Grammar School
Year Level 9 Milan du Plooy Ocean Reef Senior High School
Year Level 8 Indigo Bew Albany Senior High School
Year Level 7 Alec Windham Rossmoyne Senior High School
Year Level 5 – 6 Michala Brooks Mount Lockyer Primary School
Year Level 4 Katie Andrews St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls
Asia and Australia James Hoare Trinity College
Democracy Sarah Tang Perth Modern School
Sport Fiona Nguyen St Mary’s Anglican Girls School
Women’s History Janka Reynders Narrogin Senior High School
Menzies Isabella Clarke Shenton College
Indigenous Wini Taylor- Williams St Mary’s Anglican Girls School
Australian Wartime Experiences Sarah Samnakay St Mary’s Anglican Girls School
Using Archival Records Max Campbell-Clause Perth Waldorf School
Museum Exhibit Lucy Lonnquist St Mary’s Anglican Girls School