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25 July 2022

Congratulations to the students from Catholic schools among the Premier’s list of awards, recognising the hard work and excellence of students and teachers in 2021.

Special congratulations to Olivia Voulgaris, Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg, who was among a handful of students from across the state achieving study scores of 46 or higher in at least five VCE studies, and recognised as Top All-Round VCE High Achievers.

Study Award recipients from Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Melbourne were:

Ancient History

• Andrew Mathieson, St Kevin’s College, Toorak
• Elizabeth Ives, Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak

Australian History

• Katherine Lumley, Sacré Cœur, Glen Iris
• Matthew Clark, Xavier College, Kew

Australian Politics

• Clea Phillips, Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak
• William Madden, Xavier College, Kew

Biology

• Emily Prater, Sacré Cœur, Glen Iris
• Olivia Branagan, Genazzano FCJ College, Kew

Business Management

• Harry Roache, St Joseph’s College, Newtown
• Hayley Di Stefano, Siena College, Camberwell
• Tanisha Wu, Aquinas College, Ringwood

English

• Aurora Lahur, Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Hughesdale
• Samantha Dickson, Salesian College, Sunbury

French

• Emile Ambrosi, St Kevin’s College, Toorak

Further Mathematics

• Jack Bastasin, Marcellin College, Bulleen
• Jake Agelopoulos, Xavier College, Kew
• Tom Davidson, St Kevin’s College, Toorak

Geography

• Cameron McEwan, Mazenod College, Mulgrave

Global Politics

• Liv Swift, Siena College, Camberwell

Health and Human Development

• Claire Duckett, Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Hughesdale

Information, Digital Media and Technology (VCE VET)

• Jack Bradley, St Joseph’s College, Ferntree Gully

Italian

• Alessia D’Amato, Loyola College, Watsonia

Laboratory Skills (VCE VET)

• Emerald Nguyen, Killester College, Springvale

Legal Studies

• Dominic O’Leary, St Kevin’s College, Toorak

Literature

• Edward Newman, Xavier College, Kew

Mathematical Methods

• Chu Fan Luo, Whitefriars College, Donvale

Media

• Anisha Mannock, Padua College, Mornington

Music Performance (VCE VET)

• Olivia Saporito, Padua College, Mornington

Outdoor and Environmental Studies

• Daisy Pritchard, Mater Christi College, Belgrave
• Griffin Brown, St Joseph’s College, Newtown

Physical Education

• Kaelan Boundy, Aquinas College, Ringwood

Psychology

• Ben Ostermeyer, Whitefriars College, Donvale

Texts and Traditions

• Nicholas Gustin, Xavier College, Kew

Theatre Studies

• Elizabeth Ives, Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak
• Tulipa Rodriguez-Quin, Genazzano FCJ College, Kew

Visual Communication Design

• Sky Austin, Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak.

For the full list of 2021 VCE award recipients, visit www.vic.gov.au/node/22910.