Year 12 students across Western Australia have finished their final week at school and celebrations have been anything but low-key.
From running into the ocean in school uniform, to colour runs, dress-ups and flowers, private and public schools across the state allowed students to have some fun and relax, before many go on to sit their final exams.
Head prefect at Trinity College Jamie D’Agostino made his last day of school count.
In a speech to his classmates during their graduating assembly, he spoke about how the first time many men receive flowers was at their funeral.
“Why do we only let these symbols of hope, unity and joy into our lives once we can’t experience them any more,” he asked his peers.
He then handed each year 12 student a single flower as a leaving gift.
“The flowers that our graduating class have received today act as a symbol of commemoration, marking our journey and all that we have accomplished, all that we have failed to do, the friends made and those we have let go, the hard lessons learnt, pain, dedication and above all else, the love we have experienced,” Jamie said.
“May these flowers act as a constant reminder to you all of what you have learnt here at Trinity – to use your gifts and make the world a better place, and pass on these beliefs, one flower at a time.”
Over at Penrhos College, flowers are never in short supply.
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