Connections Showcase 2023

Cecil Hills High School – Australiana

Cecil Hills High School is located in the south-western suburbs of Sydney on traditional Darug land.

Cecil Hills High School logo

Cecil Hills High School students created a body of work titled Australiana, which celebrates everything great about Australia.

Their collages and dioramas include depictions of Australia’s national fauna, the Sydney Opera House, Uluru and the Great Barrier Reef.

Collage of the Sydney Opera House using white paper plates for the sails and paddle pop sticks for the base. It sits over a dark blue painted ocean. The sky is filled with colourful, sparkly fireworks.

Australiana

Cecil Hills High School

Duration: 1:33

View Cecil Hills High School’s amazing artworks, which celebrate everything great about Australia, from national fauna to world-famous landmarks.

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Video transcript – Cecil Hills High School – Australiana

What did the students and teachers have to say?

  • 'Congratulations students. Your diligent effort has created such spectacular masterpieces.' – Mr Jacob (teacher)
  • 'Your teachers and parents are so proud of your hard work.' – Mr Jacob (teacher)
  • 'It was so much fun creating the artwork.' – Reese (student, 13 years old)
  • 'I enjoyed creating art relating to Australia.' – Dane (student, 17 years old)

Participating students

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Congratulations to the following students from Years 7 to 12 of Cecil Hills High School for their wonderful submissions:

Dane K, Izack P, Abdul B, Anthony S, Ardoaan A, Hyona A, Rafael I, Reese I, Joseph K, Aylin B, Aiden S. Salam H, Aaron C, Phu Thien N, Jayden L, Isabella G, Zaeem R, Portia-Lee M, Christian K and Jeremy L.

Third-party content attributions

  • All student artworks and images courtesy of the respective schools, student artworks © the student artists, 2023, reproduced and communicated with permission.
  • Congratulations banner, created using Canva, 2021.