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Excellence & Awards

The Australian Student Prize

As recognition of outstanding achievement in the final year of secondary education the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations awards the Australian Student Prize to students in each State and Territory.

Students who undertook VCE studies in the previous year and who have Australian citizenship or permanent resident statuses are eligible to receive the Australian Student Prize.

The objective of the prize, which consists of a certificate and a cheque for $2000, is to give national recognition to excellence and achievement in secondary education.

The order of merit for the award of the prize is based on their Australian Student Prize score. In Victoria, the Australian Student Prize score is calculated by the addition of the Study Scores obtained in the past two years for the best four studies plus ten percent of Study Scores obtained in up to a maximum of two other VCE studies. Extension studies undertaken at University and VET studies may contribute to the score.

Victorian students who are International Mathematics and Science Olympiad medal winners are included in the Victorian nominations for the Australian Student Prize. Students who enrol in the International Baccalaureate at a Victorian school and who achieve a maximum IB score of 45 and the maximum ENTER are included in the Victorian nominations for the Australian Student Prize.

There is no need for students to apply to the VCAA to be eligible for the prize. To be eligible students must sign the disclosure authorisation for awards on the Student Personal Details form, which is provided by their school. It is anticipated that Australian Student Prize winners will be notified by the Federal Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations during June.

More information:

• Australian Student Prize (www.dest.gov.au)
• Australian Student Prize Winners 2007 (www.dest.gov.au)

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