Students from across Victoria answered this year’s call for poetry in remarkable numbers, sharing stories, observations, reflections and imaginative ideas through their writing and performances.
Congratulations to all the Years 3 – 4 students who have been selected as finalists in the 2026 Student Poetry Competition. Explore the finalists in each competition category below.
Years 3 – 4 Written Poetry Winner
- Feelings Fruit Salad by Ava Lucas, Rivercrest Christian College
Years 3 – 4 Written Poetry Finalists
- Fruit Haiku by Chloe Li, Korowa Anglican Girls’ School
- The Delightful Watermelon by Dylan Ziegler, Wesley College Melbourne
- Paintbrush and Me by Ellie Dimech, Mentone Grammar
- Me by Jade Josev-Delaney, Antonio Park Primary School
- A Saturday in Sri Lanka by Jibreel Atheek, Fitra Community School
- The Growth of Art by Karissa Zhao, Kilvington Grammar School
- Gymnastics by Mylah Haugh, Christian College Geelong
- Moon by Savannah Metagesha, Hume Anglican Grammar
- Time for School by Sia Crow, Christ Church Grammar School
Years 3 – 4 Written Poetry Honourable Mentions
- Apples by Aarohi Khanna, Casey Grammar School
- Drifting Petals by Aiden Wong, Cornish College
- Winter Times!!! by Aleah Granger-Twiford, St Michael’s Grammar School
- Footy by Alfie Miller, Cornish College
- Fruit by Amy Cooper, Harkaway Hills College
- Pink and Red by Anais Muscat, Fitzroy Community School
- My Favourite Fruits by Anna Ngoi, Korowa Anglican Girls’ School
- The Lovely, Lovely Library by Ariko Ava Zhanda, Harkaway Hills College
- Fruit by Arya Mukherjee, Fitzroy Community School
- Toffee (my Bernese mountain dog) by Charlene Ruoyi Wang, Camberwell Girls Grammar School
- The Cat by Cooper Burger, Christian College Geelong
- Peel to Reveal by Cooper Carnevale, Hume Anglican Grammar
- Colours of Fruit by Evie Yarangga, Rivercrest Christian College
- Soil Haiku by Fae Willis, Cornish College
- Seasons by Han Wang, Mentone Grammar
- Guava by Isabel da Silva, Kardinia International College
- Fruits in Disguise by Isha Koul, Mentone Grammar
- Lemon by Isla Baars, Kardinia International College
- Sunny The Cat by James Robert Thorn, Cornish College
- The Fruit (Raspberries) by Juliet Daisy Baker, Christian College Geelong
- An Olive by Kai Du-Stephenson, Fitzroy Community School
- Papaya by Kaia Ong-Holt, Kardinia International College
- Maths by Maalik Murdoch-Baig, Billanook College
- Perfect Peaches, An Acrostic Poem by Maggie Lording, Korowa Anglican Girls’ School
- Haiku on fruits by Manyi Viola Wang, Korowa Anglican Girls’ School
- Beach on a Stormy Day by Maryam Muaz, Fitra Community School
- Mangoes by Matilda Mackay, St Leonard’s College
- Mango by Maya Samarasinghe, Casey Grammar School
- My Favourite Fruit by Misha Langer, Fitzroy Community School
- Stormy Ocean by Musa Zuhair, Fitra Community School
- Durian by Nate Riley Fowler, Cornish College
- Fruit Salad by Nuha Hammard, Fitra Community School
- A New Beginning by Olivia Healey, Strathcona Girls Grammar School
- Life Of An Apple by Roman Sansoni, Mentone Grammar
- Fruits by Saahiba Mashli, Cornish College
- Cutting Onions by Safiyya Najib, Fitra Community School
- Watermelon by Samreen Jhans, Casey Grammar School
- Apples Take Me Away by Sonja Brglez, Harkaway Hills College
Years 3 – 4 Ekphrastic Poetry Winner
- In the Night by Eve Lubitz, Daylesford Dharma School
Years 3 – 4 Ekphrastic Poetry Finalists
- The Power of the Pear by Maelynn Wei, Korowa Anglican Girls’ School
- Limerick Poem by Ari Isdale, Daylesford Dharma School
- The Persimmon and the Crow by Elan Dunn-Greig, Daylesford Dharma School
- The Table of Togetherness by Shaurya Jain, Bacchus Marsh Grammar
Years 3 – 4 Ekphrastic Poetry Honourable Mentions
- The Blooming Strawberry Bush by Lyndon Taylor-Wallace, Daylesford Dharma School
- A Midsummer Night’s Feast by Chloe Shiennz Ong, Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
- The wasp and the fruit by Noah Ellas-Gurbuz, Lysterfield Lake College
- Mystery Fruit Poem by Rafa Love-Linay, Daylesford Dharma School
Years 3 – 4 Performance Poetry Winner
- Reality Escaper by Sheryl Chan, Donvale Christian College
Years 3 – 4 Performance Poetry Finalists
- My School Fruit Bowl by Sumaya Mohamad, Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
- Squirrel Monkey by Joanna Joy Kyriakou, Donvale Christian College
- Mango Magic by Cohen Penfold, Christian College Geelong
Years 3 – 4 Performance Poetry Honourable Mentions
- The Planet of Our Dreams by Eva Kalyanimath, Camberwell Girls Grammar School
- Crunchy, tasty, juicy by Felix Wang, The Knox School
- Fruit and School by Karthika Coimbatore, St Anthony’s Primary School
- Apples by Owen Huang, The Knox School
- Banquet Bowl by Rowan Medilall, Lysterfield Lake College
- Tree of Hope by Samuel Hobbs, Hillcrest Christian College