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Academic Excellence Activities

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At Hamilton State School, we are proud to celebrate and recognise academic excellence at the end of each school year through our Awards Program. This program acknowledges students from Prep- Year 6 who demonstrate exceptional achievement across Maths and English, with awards based on end-of-semester report card results. 

Hamilton students are also invited to selected extension programs throughout our school cluster. These include

Mini Thinkers Festival

High achieving students in Years 3 & 4 are invited to participate in a one- or two-day program on a selected interest. These could include

  • Writers
  • Scientists
  • Media Art
  • Mathematics
  • Design Thinkers
  • Coders
  • Living Stories

Hamilton is proud to host the Mathematics Mini Thinkers each year available to our schools across the Brisbane City Collective.

High Achievers

High achieving students in Years 5 & 6 are invited to participate in several afternoon sessions at Kelvin Grove State College across a term. Students nominate a selected program and join students across the Brisbane City Collective to extend their knowledge. These programs include

  • English
  • Maths
  • Science
  • Digitech
  • Dance
  • Visual Arts

 

QACI Bright Minds

At the end of each year, high achieving students in Years 4 & 5 are invited to participate in Queensland Academy Creative Industries (QACI) Bright Minds program the follow year. The program nurtures high-achieving and gifted primary school students through active engagement activities for extension beyond their local educational environment.  These programs include

  • English​
  • Business
  • Psychology
  • Global Politics
  • Science
  • Design Technology
  • Maths
  • Dance
  • Film
  • Theatre
  • Music
  • Visual Arts
  • Languages

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Last reviewed 18 March 2026
Last updated 18 March 2026