St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls

Our Junior and Senior School runners proudly represented St Hilda's at the School Sport WA Cross Country events last week, showing determination, resilience and incredible team spirit 🏃‍♀️⁠
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Each competitor gave their all on the course, supporting one another and embracing the challenge with enthusiasm and perseverance.⁠
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Some of our top results included a first-place finish in the Girls 12 years category. We also had strong results in the 16 Years Girls category, placing 2nd overall, and Girls 13 years finishing 4th overall and Girls 14 years finishing 6th overall!
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Well done to all who participated! You should be exceptionally proud of your efforts and dedication, and of the way you demonstrated the Spirit of St Hilda's 💛💙

We are incredibly proud to share that three Old Scholars from the Class of 2025 are featured in The West Australian Pulse 2026 Exhibition.⁠
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Congratulations to Lauren Smyth, Mimi Barnaba and Bridget Fisher on this outstanding achievement.⁠
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Using a range of mediums and artistic approaches, their artworks explore themes of family heritage, identity and self-reflection.⁠
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Being selected for this exhibition is a great honour, with the final selection showcasing the highest standard of work produced by students across Western Australia in 2025.⁠
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The exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia is free to visit and will be on display until 13 September; we highly recommend visiting!

Today, our Year 6 students participated in the Year 6 JIGSSA Winter Games!

Students had the opportunity to step onto the court and try something new, choosing between basketball and netball ⛹️‍♀️

Whether refining their skills or experiencing the sport for the first time, it was fantastic to see everyone embracing the challenge with enthusiasm and teamwork.

Well done, girls!

It’s been a busy week for our Year 10 Art and Design students!

Year 10 Living With Design and Visual Arts students immersed themselves in Perth’s vibrant creative scene this week with excursions to UWA and the Art Gallery of WA, plus a walking street art tour.

From exploring Perth’s hidden artworks to participating in workshops in university design studios, these experiences sparked curiosity, encouraged creativity, and gave students the opportunity to engage with art in meaningful, real world contexts, while envisioning their own creative futures.

Our Years 7 and 8 students recently took on the Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) competition, sharpening their problem-solving skills through innovative challenges 💡⁠
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Designed around unique three-stage tasks, the CAT competition encourages students to develop and refine algorithms, applying them to increasingly complex data sets.⁠
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This competition was a fantastic opportunity to build critical thinking, resilience, and creativity in action. We’re so proud of our students' efforts! 👏

At the start of this year, we introduced a new approach to the images we share on social media, carefully designed to better protect our girls in this ever-evolving digital world.

The response has been overwhelmingly positive, with support from parents and educators not only within our own community, but across the state, nationally and globally.⁠
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While families may still recognise their own daughter or her friends through familiar details, like posture, hair, features or context, these images are not easily identifiable to a wider public audience.⁠
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Rather than sharing clear, full front facing images or full names, that could be copied, manipulated or used to identify a child on social media, we capture moments through movement, side profiles, over the shoulder angles, hands in action and wider scenes that tell the story of school life.⁠
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It’s not about removing connection. It’s about reducing risk, while continuing to celebrate the everyday moments that matter.

Eight teams, one jam-packed day of problem solving at Murdoch University 👩‍🔬⁠
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Last week, our Year 10 students participated in the National Science and Engineering Challenge. ⁠
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Teams spent the day engaged in a series of hands on challenges, including building fish traps, wind turbines, eco houses and bridges, where they used engineering principles to design, test and improve solutions to problems. ⁠
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Competitions like the National Science and Engineering Challenge are a wonderful opportunity for our students to spark curiosity, develop confidence and deepen their interest in STEM pathways for the future.

WA icon. St Hilda's alumna. One extraordinary story.

In partnership with Perth Symphony Orchestra, we invite you into the remarkable world of Professor Fiona Stanley AC, paediatrician, public health reformer, advocate for children, and one of Western Australia’s most influential voices in medicine and social change.

A story of compassion. Resilience. And an unwavering belief that a better future for children is always possible.

Through live orchestra, evocative visuals and moving narration by renowned paediatrician and longtime friend Desiree Silva, Co-Director of ORIGINS, audiences will step inside the moments that shaped Fiona’s extraordinary life and legacy.

🎟️ Tickets on sale now via link below

https://megatix.com.au/events/fiona-stanley-joy-shepherd

📆 7.30pm · Thursday 30 July
📍 Joy Shepherd Performing Arts Centre

This isn't history as you know it. It's storytelling reimagined. Intimate. Immersive. Entirely unforgettable.

Year 5 have been exploring Units of Curiosity through a rich blend of HASS, Science and Design Technology, and last week they took a trip to Kings Park Naturescape to extend this learning🌿

During their visit, students had the chance to play, explore and investigate the incredible adaptations of WA native plants and animals in a hands on environment. They also visited the Kings Park classroom, where a specialist guided them in learning more about the unique features and survival strategies of our local plant life 🌱

Students carefully observed and recorded their learning through scientific sketching, capturing the detail and diversity of the plants they encountered.

A big thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers who helped make the day such a memorable and meaningful experience 💚

Last week, a group of 25 students had the wonderful opportunity to perform alongside students from Scotch College at Wesley Church in the city as part of the 'Wesley at One' recital series.⁠
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The students came together in a combined choir, showcasing their talents alongside their Scotch College peers.⁠
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'Wesley at One' is a free recital series held at 1.00pm twice a month, featuring a variety of musical groups performing for the public.⁠
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It was a fantastic opportunity for our students to share their musical abilities with the wider community and be part of such a special event.