Two hundred of Western Australia’s top public secondary school students have been rewarded for their outstanding academic and vocational achievements.
Education Minister Peter Collier announced the winners of the State Government’s Best and Brightest Award for 2015.
“These students have achieved excellent results in their schools and are likely to be high achievers in the WA Certificate of Education,” Mr. Collier said.
The Best and Brightest Award is provided to the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank dux and the Vocational Education and Training dux in each public secondary school. Each dux who meets the eligibility criteria receives a $1,000 cash prize.
“The Best and Brightest Award promotes and encourages excellence in public secondary schools across the State,” the Minister said.
“It rewards individual students for their hard work, determination and pursuit of the highest standards,” the Minister added.
The Best and Brightest Award has been provided by the Government since 2005.
- $1,000 Best and Brightest Award for each top Year 12 graduate.
- Outstanding achievements of public secondary school students recognized.
List of Some of the Best and Brightest Prize winners for 2015
First name | Surname | School | ATAR/VET |
Sarah | den Boer | Albany Senior High School | ATAR |
Lorissa | Ferrell | Albany Senior High School | VET |
Jeyashivraj | Parthiban | Applecross Senior High School | ATAR |
Careen | Hush | Applecross Senior High School | VET |
Reece | Ritchie | Armadale Senior High School | VET |
Michael | Belstead | Ashdale Secondary College | ATAR |
Shari | Azaman | Ashdale Secondary College | VET |
Debra | Zhang | Atwell College | ATAR |
Alex | Giblin | Atwell College | VET |
Jacob | Poole | Australind Senior High School | ATAR |
Mikaela | MacLaughlin | Australind Senior High School | VET |
Pariya | Ghanbari | Balcatta Senior High School | ATAR |
Lian | Tandoc | Balcatta Senior High School | VET |
Fatu | Koroma | Balga Senior High School | ATAR |
Faysal | Bayana Kedir | Balga Senior High School | VET |
Samantha | Dixon-South | Ballajura Community College | ATAR |
Tiffany | McInnes | Ballajura Community College | VET |
Jessica | Caccetta | Belmont City College | ATAR |
Chloe | Lawford | Belmont City College | VET |
Mahshad | Moeini | Belridge Secondary College | ATAR |
Madison | Anderson | Belridge Secondary College | VET |
Noah | Chapman | Broome Senior High School | ATAR |
Carlie | Herbert | Broome Senior High School | VET |
Lachlan | Barrett | Bullsbrook College | ATAR |
Sophie | Martin | Bullsbrook College | VET |
Anais | Chen | Bunbury Senior High School | ATAR |
Emma | Franklin-Temme | Bunbury Senior High School | VET |
Gracie | Miller | Busselton Senior High School | ATAR |
Iona | Buntain-Barrie | Busselton Senior High School | VET |
To know about public school graduates, visit the Department of Education’s website: http://www.education.wa.edu.au/home/detcms/portal/