NAPLAN 2026
On Monday 23 March, the annual NAPLAN testing for our Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students was completed. NAPLAN is a national benchmark assessment that helps provide a snapshot of each student’s strengths, as well as areas for further development across Reading, Writing, Conventions of Language and Numeracy.
Thank you to all our staff who worked hard to prepare students and supported our students throughout the testing period.
We would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the wonderful way our students approached the testing period. They were calm, cooperative and demonstrated a strong commitment to doing their best. Despite some technical challenges at the beginning, students showed resilience and maintained a positive attitude throughout.
Importantly, students showed respect for staff facilitating the sessions and for one another, creating a supportive and focused environment. Our Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students truly embodied our core values of respect, discipline and kindness, and should be very proud of the way they conducted themselves.
Tania O’Brien – Assistant Principal: Coordination of Learning (Maddingley)
Zoe Ericson – Assistant Principal: Coordination of Learning (Woodlea)
World Art Day
World Art Day celebrates creativity and artistic expression and, this year, students and staff are invited to explore the theme: “The Garden of Expression, Cultivating Community Through Art”.
Students are invited to submit their own artwork by Friday 1 May.
Artworks can be in any medium, 2D or 3D, but no larger than A3.
Artworks are to be dropped off at Main Reception.
We can’t wait to see your creations!
Peta Griffith – Head of Visual Arts (Maddingley)
Maddingley
SRC Easter Raffle Winners
We would like to thank the BMG community for their continued support of the SRC. We raised an amazing $2,633 across both campuses for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal!
Please see below the names of the winners of Maddingley Campus for both the Easter Hampers (put together by our Senior School SRC students) and the winning entries of the colouring competition.
Easter Colouring 2026 winners:
Staff: Mrs Smy
Prep Reception: Anika
Prep: Nia Prep D
Year 1: Kiaan 1D
Year 2: Mahathi 2E
Year 3: Aanya 3C
Year 4: Tatya 4D
Year 5: Charlotte 5B
Year 6: Naishi 6D
Year 7: Reyan 7H
Year 8: Jaithra 8E
Easter Raffle 2026 winners:
Aanya 9H
Alessandro 7B
Alexis 9B
Amy 5E
Audrey 3D
Dishen 5E
Eira 2C
Jackson 8A
Kaishan 7C
Killian Prep A
Lilly 6C
Mehar Kaur Prep C
Myra Prep A
Rajoshree Prep C
Saanvitha 3E
Samar 7H
Teshan 2B
Thomas 5D
Caitlin Bowers and Kimberely McBain – Maddingley SRC Staff
Da Vinci Decathlon Regional Competition
On Tuesday 31 March, eight teams from both the Maddingley and Woodlea campuses competed in the highly competitive Da Vinci Decathlon Regional Competition. As always, Bacchus Marsh Grammar students performed exceptionally well, achieving first place in two-year levels and securing second and third place across most others. An impressive six out of the eight teams placed overall in the competition.
Students’ academic abilities, creative thinking, engineering skills, and overall capabilities were rigorously tested through a range of complex and demanding challenges. Students competed in teams of eight across ten disciplines: engineering, mathematics and chess, code breaking, art and poetry, science, English, ideation, creative producers, cartography and legacy. It was truly impressive to see how our students approached these tasks, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills, resilience, effective teamwork and outstanding academic performance throughout the day.
Congratulations to all students involved.
Results
Year 7
First Place – Maddingley Students:
Omika A 7B
Nabeeha A 7E
Tanish C 7H
Robinson B 7I
Sampath D 7D
Saanvi Gj 7C
Reyan H 7H
Harvi M 7C
Second Place – Woodlea Students
Year 8
Second Place – Woodlea Students
Third Place – Maddingley Students
Year 9
Third Place – Maddingley Students
Year 10
First Place – Maddingley Students
Emma B 10H
Nidhii K10C
Lucy O10A
Zara P 10A
Isaac S 10F
Stephanie S 10C
Susanna Mandic – Assistant Principal: Director of STEM and Senior School Initiatives
