We are thrilled to congratulate Joanna Wong (Year 2) on her outstanding achievement in the WriteOn 2025 competition, hosted annually by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). Joanna was awarded a Silver Medal for her heartfelt and imaginative response to this year’s theme, “Could they be changing?”
Drawing inspiration from a butterfly she spotted in the school playground, Joanna wrote a moving piece about her journey from Hong Kong to Australia, beautifully capturing the emotions and transformation involved in such a significant change. Her work will be published in The Best of WriteOn 2025, and was even quoted in the introduction by Paul Martin, CEO of NESA – a remarkable honour.
Joanna attended the Awards Ceremony at the NSW State Library yesterday, followed by a writing workshop led by Nathan Luff, author of The Nerd Herd series. Reflecting on the experience, Joanna shared, “I learned the importance to be a reader-advocate, which requires rewrite, rewrite and rewrite.”
We are incredibly proud of Joanna and her creative spirit!
