Wenona on the National Stage

An Australian record. National gold in the pool. A place at the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming and World Athletics U20 Championships … Term 2 saw students from Year 5 to Year 12 compete and win, at the highest levels across a dozen sports, raising the standard for all Wenona students who engage in the sporting arena.

Giving and Growing

Isabel, Deputy Head Prefect and Unit Second in Command, Regimental Headquarters of the Shore Cadet Unit, reflects on two Australians who chose to give more in the face of profound challenge, and on the quiet, everyday giving that shapes a Wenona education.

In Good Company

Year 11 student Nicole Wang will spend just over a month in the United States this year, attending two programs for young classical musicians: the Philadelphia International Music Festival and the Juilliard Summer Music Program.

Choosing to Feel

Deputy Head Prefect Emmy, reflects on what spirit means at Wenona, and why she has come to see her sensitivity as a strength rather than something to hide.

Speaking Volumes

Wenona’s public speakers and debaters have had a term of notable success, from a North Sydney heat to grand finals in Brisbane and Sydney Parliament House, as well as a competition floor at Harvard.

More Than Teaching

Year 12 Prefect Heidi pays tribute to the teachers who see students’ potential before they do, who show up day after day and whose influence reaches far beyond the classroom.

One Crest, 140 Years

For 140 years, one small shield has sat at the heart of the School – and changed remarkably little.

Environment Week

Wenona marked Environment Week, with a series of student-led activities built around World Environment Day.  Environment Captains Sanaya and Izzy (Year 11) launched their initiatives at a special Environment Week Senior School Assembly, where they encouraged their peers with simple suggestions for sustainability at School, from signing environmental petitions to fundraising for a worthy environmental […]

Still Becoming

Captain of School House, Alex, reflects on why it is okay not to have the future mapped out, and why who you become matters more than what you become.

Finding Calm

Class of 2026 Boarding and Hadley House Captain Sylvia, reflects on music as a way to step back, reset and find calm in a busy world.