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Secondary School – Captains

Congratulations to these Year 12 students who have taken on leadership positions in 2025.

Each Prefect will deliver a keynote speech at Secondary School assembly during 2025, working with their mentors to deliver a message on a topic of personal importance.

2025 School Captain

  • Joined BGS in ELC3
  • Captain of the Junior School
  • Dux of Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11
  • Monash Scholars Program
  • The University of Melbourne Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program
  • Full Colours Academic (Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11)
  • Co-Captain Squash
  • Full Colours Production

Keynote speech (PDF) 
Big Fella Report (PDF)

 

2025 Co-Vice Captain

  • Joined BGS in Year 7
  • ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award (Year 10)
  • Full Premiership Colours Football XVIII (Year 11)
  • Full House Colours
  • Captain of Football XVIII (Year 12)

Keynote speech (PDF)

2025 Co-Vice Captain

  • Joined BGS in Year 4
  • Vice-Captain of the Junior School
  • Urwin Centre Leader Year 8
  • Full Colours Outdoor Education Leadership Program (Year 11)
  • APS Representative Water Polo (Year 11)
  • Co-Vice Captain of Cricket
  • Brad Marks Trophy First XI Cricket

Keynote speech (PDF)

Secondary School – Portfolio Prefects

  • Angus Giles

    Student Council Prefect

    • Joined BGS in Year 7
    • Best and Fairest Football 10A
    • Full Colours Outdoor Education Leadership Program (Year 11)
    • Full House Colours
    • MVP Tennis 2VIII

    Keynote Speech (PDF)

  • Ben Murphy

    Academic Prefect

    • Joined BGS in Year 7
    • Full Colours Academic (Year 9, Year 10, Year 11)
    • Monash Scholars Program
    • Full Colours Outdoor Education Leadership Program (Year 11)
    • Full House Colours

    Keynote speech (PDF)

  • Carter Russell

    Community & Engagement Prefect

    • Joined BGS in Year 6
    • School Officer (Year 6)
    • Full Colours Outdoor Education Leadership Program (Year 11)
    • Full House Colours
  • Luke Sexton

    Junior School Engagement Prefect

    • Joined BGS in Year 4
    • House Captain, School Officer (Year 6)
    • Half colours Academic (Year 7, Year 8)
    • Urwin Centre Leader (Year 8)
    • Full Colours Outdoor Education Leadership Program (Year 11)
    • Full House Colours
  • Jordy Tessier

    Service & Environment Prefect

    • Joined BGS in Year 9
    • Full House Colours

    Keynote Speech (PDF)

  • Kylan Thompson

    Arts & Culture Prefect

    • Joined BGS in Prep
    • Full Premiership Colours Sailing (Year 8, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12)
    • Full colours Sailing (Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12)
    • Half colours Academic (Year 7, Year 9, Year 11)
    • Vice-Captain of Sailing
    • Full House Colours

    Keynote Speech (PDF)

  • Finley Ward

    Sports Prefect

    • Joined BGS in Year 7
    • Half Colours Academic (Year 7, Year 8)
    • Urwin Centre Leader (Year 8)
    • Full Colours Academic (Year 9)
    • Full Premiership Colours Touch Football (Year 10)
    • Full Colours Touch Football
    • Full Colours Rugby
    • Full Premiership Colours Rugby (Year 11)
    • Captain of Touch Football
    • APS Representative Touch Football (Year 11, Year 12)
  • Andrew Zhang

    Inclusivity Prefect

    • Joined BGS in Year 2
    • MVP Badminton (Year 7)
    • Half Colours Debating and Public Speaking (Year 10, Year 11)
    • Full House Colours

Secondary School – House Captains and Prefects

  • Thomas Paddington

    Armstrong House Captain

    • Joined BGS in Year 8
    • Full Colours Cricket
    • APS Representative Cricket
    • Co-Vice Captain of Cricket
    • Full House Colours
    • Bowling Award First XI Cricket
    • McPhee Medal – Best Player XI Cricket
  • Isaac Pels

    Crowther House Captain

    • Joined BGS in Year 5
    • Leader, Wilson House Concert Band (Year 6)
    • Urwin Centre Leader (Year 8)
    • Full Premiership Colours Rowing (Year 11)
    • Full Colours Rowing (Year 11, Year 12)
    • Co-Leader Senior Concert Band
    • Captain of Rowing
    • Full House Colours
  • Charlie Hartman

    Dixon House Captain

    • Joined BGS in Year 9
    • Coach’s Award Touch Football (Year 9, Year 10, Year 11)
    • Half Colours Academic (Year 9)
    • Full Colours Outdoor Education Leadership Program (Year 11)
    • Full House Colours
  • Daniel Meekin

    Fairweather House Captain

    • Joined BGS in Year 7
    • Best & Fairest 9B, 10B Football
    • Full Colours Outdoor Education Leadership Program (Year 11)
    • Full House Colours
  • Cooper Ballantine

    Hancock House Captain

    • Joined BGS in Year 5
    • House Captain (Year 6)
    • Coach’s Award 10A Football
    • Full Colours Outdoor Education Leadership Program (Year 11)
    • Full House Colours
  • Billy Burgess

    Melville House Captain

    • Joined BGS in Year 4
    • School Officer (Year 6)
    • Coach’s Award 9B Tennis
    • Full Colours Outdoor Education Leadership Program (Year 11)
    • Full House Colours
  • Loki Morgan

    Rofe House Captain

    • Joined BGS in Year 7
    • Half Colours Academic (Year 8)
    • Full Colours Academic (Year 9, Year 10, Year 11)
    • Full House Colours
    • MVP and Half Colours Squash
  • William Smith

    School House Captain

    • Joined BGS in Year 7
    • Urwin Centre Leader (Year 8)
    • Half Colours Academic (Year 8)
    • Best Swimmer U17 (Year 10)
    • Full Colours Outdoor Education Leadership Program (Year 11)
    • Best Swimmer Open (Year 12)
    • Full Colours Swimming
    • Captain of Swimming
    • Full House Colours
    • APS Swimming and Diving Medallion (Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12)