The Department of Communities and Justice has confirmed the teen was found guilty of ‘aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence’ in relation to the incident at Deniliquin High School on November 29.
Without proceeding to conviction, he was released on probation for 16 months.
The same teen faces a duplicate charge for a break-in at Deniliquin South School, and has been referred to the Youth Justice Conference before sentencing in Albury Children’s Court this September.
The second teen pleaded not guilty in February this year and is still before the courts in relation to both incidents, with bail conditions continuing.
His charges are ‘destroy property in company use fire more than $5000’ and ‘aggravated break and enter of a dwelling in company damage property less than or equal to $60,000’.
The Deniliquin High School fire was reportedly started about 12.45am on November 29, 2025.
Thirty classrooms, the school library and other staff and student spaces were destroyed. Recovery efforts are ongoing.
Two teens were arrested on December 1.
The same two teenagers were later also charged with the separate break-in and malicious damage at Deniliquin South School.
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