Hills Sports High School continued its dominance in schoolgirl rugby league as Endeavour Sports High School broke a 12-year drought on a red-letter day for the public school system at the Peter Mullholland Cup finals.

For the first time since the introduction of the girl's competition, all four finalists were from public schools, the teams lighting up Campbelltown Sports Ground with two keenly contested affairs.

With two tournament wins since 2023, Hills had history on their side going into the final against Westfields.

And they didn’t disappoint in the 16-8 result.

While Westfields scored first in just the fifth minute, Hills dominated for long periods thereafter; converted tries by Armhani Cook and Quiana Savesi giving them a handy lead.

Never quite out of it at 12-8, Westfields couldn’t break the opposition wall and, when player of the match, Lianna Amete, scored in the dying minutes, it was game over and a third title for Hills.

“We’d had a few injuries and players out, so the girls really pulled it together and showed their resilience in the last two weeks,” coach Justin Moynihan said.

“It’s just such an amazing program at the school, everyone gets the training and education and game time they need – on and off the field for the boys and girls.”

The boys’ final set a similar pattern.

Illawarra Sports High, in their first ever competition decider, made the perfect start, racing to a10-0 lead inside the opening 20 minutes.

Five-eighth, Kahui Te Ra Chase, directed much of the play including setting up a try for Destin Tausala in the corner.

But the gun Endeavour halves pairing of Liam Challenor and Jett Brookfield gradually worked their way back into the contest through repeat sets and field position; two tries getting them to 12-10 ahead at the break.

"We played them in a pool game, and it was a similar situation. They were up 16-0 that time, so we knew they were going to start strong," Endeavour coach Dave Howlett said.

It was a stalemate for much of the second half, but two late tries helped Endeavour to ultimately secure a 24-16 win.

"We consider ourselves a family and we like it when the game is at its hardest," Howlett said of his side’s comeback.

Endeavour and Hills will now face off against the winning Queensland teams in the national final.