What is Top Talks?
Top Talks showcases exceptional oral presentations from VCE Extended Investigation students.
Selected students share their original and rigorous independent research and findings through 8–10 minute presentations. Following the presentations, a Q&A panel discussion is held with the presenters, giving the audience an opportunity to learn more about the students' research topics and methods, as well as their experiences studying VCE Extended Investigation.
Top Talks 2024
Top Talks 2024 will take place at the Conversation Quarter, State Library Victoria on
Friday 1 March 2024.
Tickets are available on the State Library Victoria website.
The four speakers for 2024 are:
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Alexandra-Rose Hackel-Calvi Woodleigh School, on Bunurong Country, Preserving Southern Mornington Peninsula’s coastal middens against visitor erosion
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Xara Anderson from Camberwell Girls Grammar School, on Wurundjeri Country,
Parasocial Relationships and Australian Politics
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Matthew Muller, University High School, on Wurundjeri Country,
To What Extent can E. Coli Develop Resistance to Manuka Honey?
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Alyna Hwey-Lin Ng, East Doncaster Secondary College, on Wurundjeri Country,
The Influence of Eurocentrism on South and Southeast Asian Women's Self-perceptions of Beauty
Top Talks 2023
View previous Top Talks in our Top Talks archive.
Selection process
Students who have completed VCE Extended Investigation are not required to submit an application for Top Talks. Participants will be selected via the Externally-assessed Task (EAT) assessment process. Participants must receive an A or an A+ for the EAT, and an exceptional mark for their oral presentation.
The selection panel ensures all presentations are considered fairly according to the criteria and cover a breadth of research topics. The VCE Season of Excellence team and other VCAA staff members have no input into which talks are selected.
Invitations to present at Top Talks will be sent to participants by email and/or post in mid-late December.
Curriculum and assessment resources
Curriculum and assessment resources can be found on the
Extended Investigation study page.