Northern Territory Board of Studies Awards recipients 2024/25
Territory students were celebrated for their outstanding achievements in 2024 at the Northern Territory Board of Studies Awards ceremony held at Parliament House. SEE THE LIST
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Territory students were celebrated for their outstanding achievements in 2024 at the Northern Territory Board of Studies Awards ceremony held at Parliament House on Friday, January 31.
More than 300 people attended to see 88 awards presented to 55 students across 25 categories. The event, hosted by the Honourable Jo Hersey, Minister for Education and Training, welcomed parents, families, educators, school staff and students.
The event recognises high performance across a broad range of categories and subjects, and highlights what young people can achieve when committing to education and working hard to achieve results.
Notable high achievers were Darwin High School’s Muhammad Qasim and Zirui Zheng who each received seven awards, and The Essington School’s Samuel Ricketts who won six awards including the Chief Minister’s award for the Most Outstanding Stage 2 Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET) Student.
Samuel also received Certificates of Merit for Physics and Philosophy.
To top off his evening, in the sponsored categories he also received the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Physics Award and the Rotary Club of Darwin Hugh Bradley Award for Humanities.
Muhammad received Certificates of Merit for achieving outstanding results in Biology, Chemistry and Specialist Mathematics.
In the sponsored categories he received the Australian Veterinary Association Science Award, the Menzies School of Health Research Biology Award, the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Chemistry Award, and received a Top 20 NTCET Students Award.
Fellow Darwin High School student Zirui Zheng took home Certificates of Merit in
Accounting, English as an Additional Language, Mathematical Methods and Specialists Mathematics.
In the sponsored categories she received the Mathematics Teachers Association NT Award and the Department of Treasury and Finance – Accounting Award.
She was also a recipient of a Top 20 NTCET Students Award.
Scarlett Parkin of Haileybury Rendall School and Jemma Stark of Sanderson Middle School were respectively awarded the Administrator’s Medal for Territory Middle Years Scholar and
Administrator’s Medal for Territory Primary Years Scholar, proudly presented by His Honour
Professor the Honourable Hugh Heggie AO PSM, Administrator of the Northern Territory.
At the awards, Scarlett was praised by her teachers and peers as possessing admirable
resilience and grit with a keen interest in the environment and academic achievement in
Chinese and Indonesian language.
Jemma was recognised by her peers as a straight A student who has gone over and above in the realms of fundraising and volunteering.
All of those awarded stand as a testament to their families, schools and the Territory community as a whole, that education is of the utmost importance, and the future is bright for those who give it their all.
MOST OUTSTANDING STAGE 2 NTCET STUDENT
Samuel Ricketts
The Essington School
MOST OUTSTANDING STAGE 2 NTCET ABORIGINAL STUDENT
Ramona Dooley
St Philip’s College
MOST OUTSTANDING STAGE 2 NTCET, NORTHERN TERRITORY SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENT
Bana Ajjur
NT School of Distance Education
CERTIFICATES OF MERIT (STAGE 2)
Alvin Lam, The Essington School, Mathematical Methods
Anna Abraham, The Essington School, Biology and Chemistry
Ashleigh Emmett, Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Integrated Learning A
Cassia Latz, Darwin High School, Psychology
Chloe Kalikajaros, Darwin High School, Creative Arts
Emma Ryan, St John’s Catholic College, Indonesian (continuers)
Eshani Senarath, Darwin High School, Digital Communication Solutions
Grace Bramley, St Philip’s College, English Literary Studies
Greta Strohmayr, Darwin High School, Spanish (beginners)
Haylia Lewis, Darwin High School, Italian (beginners)
Hunter Roomes, The Essington School, Mathematical Methods
Jack Walmsley, O’Loughlin Catholic College, Mathematical Methods
Jaedon Hocking, The Essington School, Health and Wellbeing
Jasper Mules, The Essington School, Activating Identities and Futures
Joel Durrheim, Darwin High School, Biology
Kayla Watkins, Darwin High School, Communication and the Community
Konstantinos Chatzipapas, Darwin High School, Industry and Entrepreneurial Solutions
La-on Canales Chun, St Philip’s College, Mathematical Methods
Larisha Pandey, Darwin High School, Digital Communication Solutions
Liam Huang, Darwin High School, Chinese (beginners)
Lily Topham, Darwin High School, Creative Arts
Linh Nguyen, Darwin High School, Digital Communication Solutions
Methuli Kulasekara, The Essington School, Biology, Chemistry and English
Mithuru Perera, The Essington School, Psychology
Muhammad Qasim, Darwin High School, Biology, Chemistry and Specialist mathematics
Myles Smith, Darwin High School, Scientific Studies
Naomi Jia, Darwin High School, Chemistry
Paraskevi Diamandopoulos, Darwin High School, Psychology
Pedro Sanches Luiz, Darwin High School, General mathematics
Rupendren Manimaran, Darwin High School, Biology
Ruvinya Abeyaratne, The Essington School, Biology
Samson Bament, O’Loughlin Catholic College, Mathematical Methods
Samuel Ricketts, The Essington School, Physics and Philosophy
Shanille Braybon, Centralian Senior College, Additional Language - Western Arrarnta
Tamsin Groves, The Essington School, Outdoor Education
Tasha Ullas, Darwin High School, Indonesian (beginners)
Zirui Zheng, Darwin High School, Accounting, English as an Additional Language, Mathematical Methods and Specialist mathematics, Zixin Zheng, Darwin High School Specialist mathematics
TOP TWENTY NTCET STUDENTS
Samuel Ricketts, The Essington School,
Rupendren Manimaran, Darwin High School
Hunter Roomes, The Essington School
Muhammad Qasim, Darwin High School
Zirui Zheng, Darwin High School
Naomi Jia, Darwin High School
Paddy van der Geest-Hester, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College
Pothik Mondol, Darwin High School
Paraskevi Diamandopoulos, Darwin High School
Jasper Mules, The Essington School
Darshi Pandithage, Casuarina Senior College
Gabriella Francis, Darwin High School
Mohammad Hasan, Darwin High School
Joe Abraham, The Essington School
Shanum Khan, The Essington School
Nathaniel Freeland, Darwin High School
Phoebe Wiltshire, Darwin High School
Taufiq Lubis, Darwin High School
Joel Durrheim, Darwin High School
Tahlia Freijah, Darwin High School
ADMINISTRATOR’S MEDAL FOR TERRITORY PRIMARY YEARS SCHOLAR
Scarlett Parkin
Haileybury Rendall School
ADMINISTRATOR’S MEDAL FOR TERRITORY MIDDLE YEARS SCHOLAR
Jemma Stark
Sanderson Middle School
AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOCIETY (NT BRANCH) TECHNOLOGIES AWARD
Konstantinos Chatzipapas
Darwin High School
AUSTRALIAN METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY PHYSICS AWARD
Samuel Ricketts
The Essington School
AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION (NT DIVISION) DENNIS THOMSON MEMORIAL SCIENCE AWARD
Muhammad Qasim
Darwin High School
CATHOLIC EDUCATION NT PERFORMING ARTS AWARD
William Cotter
Darwin High School
CATHOLIC EDUCATION NT HEALTH AND WELLBEING AWARD
Jaedon Hocking
The Essington School
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, BUSINESS AND ASIAN RELATIONS INNOVATION AWARD
Nadishka Fernando
Darwin High School
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE ACCOUNTING AWARD
Zirui Zheng
Darwin High School
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE MATHEMATICS AWARD
Pedro Sanches Luiz
Darwin High School
GTNT GROUP SCHOOL BASED APPRENTICE AWARD
Kallum Powell
Alice Springs Language Centre
KARMI SCENEY REMOTE ABORIGINAL EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP AWARD
Jamahl Cameron-Thorpe
Katherine High School
LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY LANGUAGES AWARD
Shanille Braybon
Centralian Senior College
MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY VIC CZERNEZKYJ MATHEMATICS AWARD
Zirui Zheng
Darwin High School
MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH BIOLOGY AWARD
Muhammad Qasim
Darwin High School
ROTARY CLUB OF DARWIN IAIN SMITH AWARD FOR HISTORY
Olivia Wall
Casuarina Senior College
ROTARY CLUB OF DARWIN IAN MACGREGOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH
Methuli Kulasekara
The Essington School
ROTARY CLUB OF DARWIN HUGH BRADLEY AWARD FOR LEGAL STUDIES
Samuel Ricketts
The Essington School
ROTARY CLUB OF DARWIN JIM GALLACHER AWARD FOR ENGLISH LITERARY STUDIES
Grace Bramley
St Philip’s College
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN CHEMICAL INSTITUTE CHEMISTRY AWARD
Naomi Jia
Darwin High School
Muhammad Qasim
Darwin High School
Methuli Kulasekara
The Essington School
Anna Abraham
The Essington School
SALLY BRUYN PRIMARY SCIENCE AWARD
Rudi Fraser
Anula Primary School
SCIENCE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY PSYCHOLOGY AWARD
Mithuru Perera
The Essington School
Cassia Latz
Darwin High School
TELSTRA TOP REMOTE FEMALE ABORIGINAL STUDENT AWARD
Suraya Van Beelen
Nhulunbuy High School
TELSTRA TOP REMOTE MALE ABORIGINAL STUDENT AWARD
Leon Wanybarrnga-Ngadhutjpi
Ramingining School
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