Gold Coast students awarded at Queensland Certificate of Education Achievement Awards

Two Gold Coast students are among those being celebrated at the state’s most prestigious education awards today.

TWO Gold Coast students are among those celebrated at Queensland’s top education achievement awards today.

A total 34 2019 graduates from across the state were recognised at the Queensland Certificate of Education Achievement Awards in Brisbane.

Two Gold Coast students received awards. Picture: istock

Among them was Somerset College’s Kevin Song, who received a Distinguished Academic Achievers award, and Queensland Academy for Health Sciences’ Aydin Neighbour, who received the Highest Achievement in the International Baccalaureate.

The graduates have now been congratulated by Education Minister Grace Grace at the State Library of Queensland.

She said the awards highlighted the strength of senior schooling in Queensland.

“The award winners attended 27 different state, Catholic and independent schools from all over Queensland,” she said.

“All our students rightfully have opportunities to succeed no matter where they live or go to school.”

Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority CEO Chris Rider praised the role of school communities.

“I commend the principals and teachers who shaped the learning cultures in which the award winners thrived,” he said.

The awards are some of the top in the state.

“This is also a proud day for families. Their support will have been instrumental to the achievements of these young people.

“All of the award winners should prosper in their further studies and make valuable contributions in careers ranging from human rights law to rocket science, engineering, cyber security, medicine and veterinary science.”

See the full list of award recipients below.

QUEENSLAND CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Outstanding Academic Achiever:

James Vandeleur, The Rockhampton Grammar School

Highest Achievement by an Aboriginal Student or Torres Strait Islander Student:

Lachlan Kamilaroi Toovey, Anglican Church Grammar School

Highest Result on the Queensland Core Skills Test:

Timothy Weber, Brisbane Grammar School

Distinguished Academic Achievers:

Calder Barksdale, Brisbane State High School

Xavier Catford, Brisbane Boys’ College

Elise Chant, Lourdes Hill College

Benjamin Cornwell, Marist College Ashgrove

Tara Duckworth, St Andrew’s Catholic College

Kynan Elliott, Toolooa State High School

James English, Brisbane Boys’ College

Sunny Fan, Brisbane State High School

Mia Forsingdal, Cannon Hill Anglican College

Jack Gardiner, St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace

Megan Gardner, Kenmore State High School

George Griswold, Brisbane State High School

Riley Guyatt, Indooroopilly State High School

Sofie Halfpenny, The Glennie School

Heidi Houghton, Grace Lutheran College

James Hurst, St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace

Ella Lau, St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School

Jianan Lin, Brisbane Grammar School

Madeleine Orr, Brisbane State High School

Teresa Poon, Redeemer Lutheran College

Lucy Robertson, Nambour Christian College

Ella Robins, Narangba Valley State High School

Sarah Ryan, All Hallows’ School

John Saxon, Maroochydore State High School

Zennjo Searle, Matthew Flinders Anglican College

Kevin Song, Somerset College

Ameliija Swaffer-Selff, Moura State High School

James Vandeleur, The Rockhampton Grammar School

Timothy Weber, Brisbane Grammar School

Hannah Wheeler, St Peters Lutheran College

Highest Achievement by an International Student:

Taehwan Kim, Brisbane Boys’ College

Highest Achievement in the International Baccalaureate:

Aydin Neighbour, Queensland Academy for Health Sciences