Principals Blog - Week 2, Term 1 2025
06/02/2025
Welcome Back to QASMT!
Welcome back to a new academic year at the Queensland Academy for Science, Mathematics and Technology.
QASMT hopes your holidays were restful and that the New Year arrived with optimism, warmth, and momentum. As we step into the Year of the Horse we look forward to movement, courage, and purpose.
It is a pleasure to welcome back returning students and staff, and to extend a warm welcome to our new Year 7 students, new Year 10 entrants, and staff members joining our community in 2026. Each of you play an important role in the life of our Academy, and we are delighted to begin this year together.
Before we look forward, we pause, because 2025 gave us something remarkable.
Celebrating Outstanding 2025 IB Results
We are extremely proud to share the exceptional outcomes achieved by the Class of 2025.
Following the Enquiry Upon Results (EUR) process, seven students have now attained the maximum International Baccalaureate Diploma score of 45.
To all our graduates: your results reflect far more than numbers. They reflect questions asked late at night, ideas wrestled with, drafts rewritten, doubts overcome. We congratulate every student for the standards set and the integrity with which you pursued them.
Leadership in 2026
Last year, our collective focus was kindness. This year, we look to challenge yourself.
Growth can mean discomfort. It means leaning on your support network when things feel uncertain and becoming part of someone else's support when they need it.
Our 2026 Academy Captains now step into their role; far more than a title, and take on important responsibilities.
Leadership at QASMT is grounded in service and integrity. Leadership is not about standing above others but standing with them. Listening. Supporting. Representing.
Commencement Assembly & Year 7 Oath Ceremony
At our Commencement Assembly, we formally welcomed our Year 7 and Year 10 students to QASMT. They come to a school valuing courage and curiosity: Brave enough to try. Bold enough to question. Kind enough to care. Proud of the work you create.
2025 Academy Dux
We proudly congratulate Mido, our 2025 Academy Dux. Her remarkable achievement reflects dedication, determination, and a deep commitment to learning and the attributes embodied in the IB Learner Profile. An exceptional result, and an example to follow. Congratulations, Mido!
Year 9 Leadership Presentation
Leadership is remembered even when roles end. True legacy is found in the people a leader has mentored and supported.
Our Year 9 cohort benefited greatly from an inspiring address by Jessica and Milana, our 2025 Academy Captains. Their insights, honesty, and leadership were highly valued. Thank you both for giving back to our community.
Senior Jerseys
The Year 12 Senior Jerseys were distributed and serve as a reminder that the final important chapter of school life has begun. Thank you to everyone who helped make this milestone memorable
As we begin 2026, we do so with pride in our past results and confidence in what lies ahead.
Warm Regards,
Kath Kayrooz
Principal
Queensland Academy for Science, Mathematics and Technology