The Hills Grammar School

As part of our Chicken and Garden Crew Co-curricular program, students have been cultivating an assortment of vegetables and fruits in our sustainable school garden. Throughout their co-curricular classes, the Chicken and Garden Crew have learned the fundamentals of agriculture, science, and personal responsibility.
Today saw their first produce ready for families to enjoy! They harvested a fresh batch of lettuce, which was made available to our families for just $2 a bag at their new market, the Healthy Hills Harvest.

Recently, a number of our Senior School students participated in the Playconomics tournament. Partnered with UNSW, STEP UP, Playconomics encourages students to learn financial literacy and economic skills, and also provide students a glimpse into university education.
Playconomics gamifies economic and financial literacy, with students learning through gameplay and competing with peers from 150+ schools across Australia and New Zealand!

We are delighted to share our students’ achievements beyond Hills Grammar. These students have been busy during the term with some extraordinary accomplishments. If you have any wonderful student achievements, we would love to hear them. Please send them through to [email protected]

Congratulations to the following Hills Originals:

Senior School
Jasper, who formally submitted this paper to the main track of NeurIPS (Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems). NeurIPS is considered the most prestigious and competitive AI conference globally. It is typically the domain of postgraduate researchers and industry professionals, with a rigorous peer-review process and an acceptance rate of less than 20%.

Additionally, he recently competed in the Australian National Olympiad in AI. The competition has two rounds, and he ranked 4th nationally in overall score and is invited to attend the national training later this month.

Pasha, who participated in the 3x3 Hustle Bendigo tournament, a national-level event where teams from all around Australia competed, and his team delivered an outstanding performance, finishing the competition undefeated.

Pasha’s team had previously qualified to compete at Nationals a couple of months ago, and this result is particularly significant as it marked the first time in five years that a New South Wales team won the championship over Victoria in this competition.
It was a highly competitive tournament, and Pasha represented his team very well throughout, contributing positively to their overall success.
Pasha has also been selected for the Hills Hornets representative team again.

Gurjot, who captained an U12 cricket team during Easter to a championship. He played the final with an injured hand and helped the team win a tight final by batting with one hand (see video).
He was also selected for Green Shield development squads for Northern District and Gordon over the break.

Junior School
Rocky, who has published his second book, ‘Figures in the Glass’ - A Collection of Poetry.

Aslan, who has been selected for the Hills Hornets Premier team this year.

Daniel, who entered his first international competition, the Gold International Classical Music Competition (GICMC), and we were delighted to learn that he was awarded 1st Prize.
Earlier this year, Daniel participated in his very first competition, the Inner West Eisteddfod. He was honoured to receive a Highly Commended award.

Sport | Congratulations to our Junior and Senior School teams who competed at the HZSA cross country recently.
In tough conditions, our Junior team finished 3rd overall, which is an outstanding result, with a number of impressive individual performances, as well as our 12 boys team going through to CIS as the team entry.

In particular, from our Junior School, Ethan placed 1st in his age category, Cameron and Luca each placed 2nd in their age category, while Gretchen placed 3rd.

While Sehaj from our Senior School placed 3rd in his age category.

Additionally, congratulations to Chelsea from our Senior School, who travelled abroad alongside her Wanderers Girls team for the 28th International Cordial Cup in Austria recently. Chelsea and her team competed against some of Europe’s top academies, making it to the quater finals before being knocked out in a 1-0 defeat.
To read more about Chelsea’s event, click here: https://wswanderersfc.com.au/news/wanderers-girls-u15s-cap-off-impressive-european-campaign-at-cordial-cup/

Last term, our Senior School Health and Movement Science students completed a Depth study on the management and prevention of sporting injuries. Many focused on two of the most common injuries requiring extensive rehabilitation, including ACL and shoulder instability. As part of their learning, students spent time in our school clinic exploring immediate injury management before visiting Rehab Advantage in Castle Hill. There, physiotherapists guided them through real-world rehabilitation practices and shared insights from their work with elite sporting teams. It was a valuable opportunity for students to connect theory with practice and gain first hand knowledge from industry professionals.

Senior School students spent the day exploring our campus as part of their Geography incursion. Students participated in on-site fieldwork exploring O’Hara’s Creek, catchment processes, and water storage within the school grounds.

We were pleased to welcome back Kathy Jones from Fieldwork Connections, who co-led parts of the program alongside our Geography staff.

The fieldwork activities were designed to support students' understanding of water management and sustainability in our local environment.

Congratulations to a number of students across our Junior and Senior Schools who represented Hills Grammar at the 2026 da Vinci Decathlon.

The da Vinci Decathlon is an academic competition designed to challenge and stimulate the minds of school students from across the region. Students competed in teams of eight across 10 disciplines: engineering, mathematics, code breaking, art and poetry, science, English, ideation, creative producers, cartography and legacy.

We are delighted to share that our Senior team secured 1st place in cartography. Each team performed diligently, showing resilience and effort for each of the challenges. Congratulations to all involved.

Please join us in congratulating students who over the weekend attended the 2026 Harvard Model United Nations Conference, hosted at the University of Technology Sydney.
This year saw a team of ten Hills Grammar students act as delegates with some outstanding results.
Impressively, a number of our students were awarded as the Best Delegate including, Yannis, Winston, Aarya and Jacob, while Ayesha and Tim both received Honourable Mentions.
Additionally, Jason, Prisha, Jai and Alana received praise for their noteworthy performances.
We are also thrilled to announce that, for the second consecutive year, Hills Grammar won the Best Delegation Award, marking the highest recognition for a delegation.
Accompanying teachers and HG Voice coordinators, Ms Sandy Alderson, Head of English, and Ms Marj Van Bever Donker, expressed their pride, stating, "We are so very proud of all our amazing students."
Well done to all staff and students involved!

This week, the ECEC proudly welcomed a highly anticipated visit from our local Rural Fire Service (RFS) volunteers, one of our wonderful community neighbours. The excitement was contagious as the children watched the fire truck arrive and were welcomed by a fantastic team of over 10 dedicated firefighters. The visit provided a rich, hands-on learning experience that the children thoroughly enjoyed.
During the visit, the children explored the fire truck and discovered the important tools inside. They used walkie-talkies to communicate just like real firefighters, held the hose and sprayed water under the guidance of the team, and engaged in interactive discussions about fire safety. The RFS volunteers also led a meaningful and engaging safety session, teaching the children essential life skills in a developmentally appropriate way. This included calling 000 in an emergency, the “Stop, Drop, Cover and Roll” technique if clothes catch fire, “Get down low and go, go, go” to safely exit a smoky space, and the importance of not playing with fire.
The children loved actively participating and practicing these important safety strategies, building both their confidence and awareness. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the RFS team for their time, care, and commitment to educating our children in such an engaging and memorable way. Experiences like these strengthen our connection to the community and support our children to become safe, informed, and responsible individuals

Hills Grammar is proud to support Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea each year.
This event is one close to the hearts of our community, offering support and connection while raising money for much needed cancer research. The event is coordinated through our HG Parent Connectors, who hosted the delightful morning tea, complete with baked treats and games to ensure a morning of fun.
Thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors and volunteers who contributed to making the event such a success, including those who baked treats for the student bake sale.
If you missed the event and would like to show your support, you can donate through the following link: https://www.biggestmorningtea.com.au/fundraisers/HillsGrammarSchool/biggest-morning-tea-nsw