We congratulate the private teachers, music schools, conservatoria and schools who achieved excellent results for the 2025 examination year. The honour roll appears below.

Most outstanding private teacher preliminary to grade 6 - keyboard    

• Olena Nikulina

Other commendations (alphabetical order)    

• Sarah Chen
• Shidi Chen
• Marie Elisabeth Cull
• Yuan Jin
• Loretta Lee
• Jie Sun
• Nana Tatanaszwili
• Lucine Torosian
• Fae Zhou

    
Most outstanding private teacher grade 7 to licentiate - keyboard     

• Scott Ka-Yan Lam

Other commendations (alphabetical order)    

• Marie Elisabeth Cull
• Samuel Satrya Dharma
• Anne-Frances Hopkins
• Vivian Li
• Jing Liang
• Olena Nikulina
• Jacqueline Sharp
• Estelle Shields
• Sorina Zamfir

    
Most outstanding private teacher preliminary to grade 6 - woodwind     

• Jocelyn Edey Fazzone

Other commendations (alphabetical order)    

• Igor Fedotov
• Rebecca Heather
• Melissa Hoile
• Saantwana Lentz

    
Most outstanding private teacher preliminary to grade 6 - strings     

• Yan Zhuang

Other commendations (alphabetical order)    

• Young Su Kim
• Magdalena Kruszynska
• Shu Qi Mou
• Giuseppe Zangari

    
Most outstanding private teacher preliminary to grade 6 - brass or percussion    

• Tina Brain

Other commendations (alphabetical order)    

• John Gilbert
• David Odams
• Catherine Walmsley
• Michael Wray

    
Most outstanding private teacher preliminary to grade 6 - voice    

• Toni Powell

Other commendations (alphabetical order)    

• Jennifer Ann Beck
• Michelle Foreman
• Annabella Redman
• Paul Thomson

    
Most outstanding private teacher grade 7 to licentiate – instrumental or voice    

• Jocelyn Edey Fazzone (Woodwind)

Other commendations (alphabetical order)  

• Caron Chan (strings)
• Melissa Hoile (woodwind)
• Saantwana Lentz (woodwind)
• Shu Qi Mou (strings)
• Annabella Redman (voice)
• Beata Stanowska (strings)
• Yi Sun (strings)
• Rachel Valentine (strings)
• Annie Yang (strings)

    
Most outstanding private teacher preliminary to diploma - speech and drama     

• Victoria Clancy

Other commendation     

• Kylie Alcorn 

Most outstanding private teacher preliminary to diploma – written subjects     

• Justine Ray

Other commendations (alphabetical order)    

• Wei-Sheng Chang
• Emma Gelding
• Patrice Goodman
• Jane Kim
• Vivian Li
• Jing Liang
• Stephanie Neeman
• Mi-Hyung Sung
• Sherry Liqian Wang

    
Most outstanding studio or music school preliminary to grade 6    

• Orange Regional Conservatorium

Other commendations (alphabetical order)    

• Delicato Music Academy
• Fantasia Music School
• Fraser Music Studio
• Inner West Institute of Music
• Lily Music School
• New England Conservatorium of Music
• Riverina Conservatorium of Music
• Soma Music Academy
• Sun Art Piano Music School
• The Sailor Moon Music School
• The Sydney Piano School & Pedagogy Research Centre

    
Most outstanding studio or music school grade 7 to licentiate    

• Inner West Institute of Music

Other commendations (alphabetical order)    

• Con Brio School of Music
• Delicato Music Academy
• Dunamis Christian Academy
• Fantasia Music School
• Orange Regional Conservatorium
• Riverina Conservatorium of Music
• Soma Music Academy
• Sun Art Piano Music School
• The Sydney Piano School & Pedagogy Research Centre

    
Most outstanding school preliminary to licentiate     

• Sydney Grammar School

Other commendations (alphabetical order)    

• Abbotsleigh Senior School
• Ascham School
• Barker College
• Cranbrook School
• Kambala Girls School
• Knox Grammar School
• Meriden School
• Pymble Ladies' College
• The King's School