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𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗡𝗜 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗮 – 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 2024 ✨ From the classrooms, stages and sporting fields of Ryan Catholic College to academic excellence at university, Class of 2024 graduate Matilda continues to make us proud. Matilda was recently awarded the Henderson Foundation Prize for Academic Excellence at The University of Queensland's 2026 Academic Dinner and Alumnae Awards, recognising her outstanding academic achievement, leadership and contribution to the university community. Alongside her studies, Matilda continues to pursue her passion for dance, with her UQ teams earning medals at the National Championships in Melbourne last year. Principal Candi Dempster said, "𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘢'𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘙𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥.” Congratulations, Matilda. Your RCC community celebrates this achievement with you and looks forward to seeing all that comes next. #RCCJourneyTogether #RCCAlumni Image: Matilda with Professor Kris Ryan from the University of Queensland The Women’s College within The University of Queensland