4/1/02
For the first time since the Beazley Medal was introduced in 1984, the Curriculum Council has awarded two medals - one to the top Tertiary Entrance Examinations (TEE) student and one to the top vocational education and training (VET) student.
The winner of the Beazley Medal: TEE, is Antony Moser, of Hale School, and the winner of the Beazley Medal: VET is Bianca Batten, of Forrestfield Senior High School.
Acting Education Minister Bob Kucera said the Curriculum Council's decision to change the name of the Excellence in Vocational Studies Award, which was introduced last year, to the Beazley Award: VET reflected the growing importance of vocational studies in the curriculum in years 11 and 12.
The change was made with the approval of Kim Beazley Snr, the former Federal Education Minister, after whom the medals are named.
"Over the past five years, the number of students pursuing vocationally oriented studies, including structured workplace learning and VET studies, has steadily increased," Mr Kucera said.
"Most VET students graduate from year 12 with significant progress towards a nationally recognised training qualification and the courses are increasingly rigorous."
Beazley Medal: TEE winner Antony Moser, 17, who had a Curriculum Council award score of 97.92, sat six TEE subjects (English Literature, German, Physics, Chemistry, Applicable Mathematics and Calculus).
The Curriculum Council award score is based on a student's performance in five TEE subjects, with at least two subjects from each of the humanities and maths/science TEE study areas.
Antony was also awarded the Subject Exhibition in German, Certificates of Distinction in English Literature, Chemistry and Physics and a Certificate of Excellence. He was one of six Hale School students to achieve a General Exhibition.
Outside school Antony is interested in karate, flying and reading in German and French.
He was the State karate champion for his age/weight in 2000 and 2001, and gained third place in a national championship last year. He is half-way to obtaining a full private pilot's licence and has completed his first solo flight.
Antony intends to study commerce and law at the University of Western Australia this year.
Bianca, 17, undertook 498 hours of VET studies in years 11 and 12 in the two industry areas of business and clerical, and hospitality and tourism.
She achieved the Subject Exhibition in Aspects of the Tourism Industry, a Certificate of Excellence, and Certificates of Distinction in Aspects of the Tourism Industry and Structured Workplace Learning - Business and Clerical.
Bianca completed a traineeship during years 11 and 12 at the Department of Land Administration. The traineeship included two days' work a week at the department and assessment at the workplace.
She is currently working full-time at the department and has applied to Perth Central TAFE to do Certificate 3 in tourism.
Bianca hopes to have a career in the tourism industry. She says she has always had a passion for travel and tourism, and has consistently made choices at school that would lead her to a career in that area.
General Exhibitions were fairly evenly spread between boys and girls with 22 boys gaining awards. Girls received 14 of the 26 of TEE Subject Exhibitions and 12 of the 19 wholly school-assessed Subject Exhibitions.
The top female TEE student was Ying Hui Hong, of Rossmoyne Senior High School, who was ranked third in the State.
Nicole Birch, of Bunbury Catholic College, was the top student from a country school, and the only student attending a country school to gain a General Exhibition.
Hale School's five other General Exhibition winners were Nader Ruhayel, who was second; Siong-Horng Lim; Peter McNamara; Theofanis Xydis; and Nicholas Heaney.
Other schools with more than one General Exhibition winner were Rossmoyne Senior High School (five), Methodist Ladies' College and Perth College (both four), Christ Church Grammar School and St Mary's Anglican Girls' School (both three), and Churchlands Senior High School, Trinity College and Wesley College (all two).
John Curtin College of the Arts students picked up Subject Exhibitions in Drama Studies (Peta Reynolds) and Dance Studies (Shannon Riggs).
All awards and exhibitions will be presented at the Curriculum Council Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, February 26, 2002 at Murdoch University.
Minister's office: 9213 6800
2001 CURRICULUM COUNCIL AWARDS
Beazley Medal: TEE
Antony Moser, Hale School
Beazley Medal: VET
Bianca Batten, Forrestfield Senior High School
General Exhibitions
Antony Moser, Hale School
Nader Ali Ruhayel, Hale School
Ying Hui Hong, Rossmoyne SHS
Claire Molinari, Perth College
Jordan Amor-Robertson, Perth College
Katherine Stokes, Methodist Ladies' College
Siong-Horng Lim, Hale School
Peter McNamara, Hale School
Emily Collin, Methodist Ladies' College
Daniel Miller, Sacred Heart College
Kirsty Newton, St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
Sek-Loong Tan, Christ Church Grammar School
Say-Jing Ng, Christ Church Grammar School
Kerri Ng, Iona Presentation College
Hannah Scurr, Perth College
Ernest Yeo, Applecross SHS
Matthew Glucina, Trinity College
Daniel Anderson, Trinity College
Gerald Teng, Christ Church Grammar School
Aimee Kaye, St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
Simon To, Shenton College
Helen Burnside, Perth College
Jonathon Rumble, Wesley College
Cherie Graziotti, Methodist Ladies' College
Daniel Tan, Churchlands SHS
Ross McNaught, Guildford Grammar School
Harsimran Singh, Rossmoyne SHS
Shangzheng Chen, Scotch College
Si Ning Zhao, Rossmoyne SHS
Nicole Birch, Bunbury Catholic College
Lucy Loweth, St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
Brianna Manley, Rossmoyne SHS
Sarah Clarke, Carine SHS
Jian-Ning Wong, Rossmoyne SHS
Ariaan Purich, Methodist Ladies' College
Stephen Evans, Wesley College
Theofanis Xydas, Hale School
Ian Repper, Churchlands SHS
Sarah Woenne, St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls
Nicholas Heaney, Hale School
Subject Exhibitions
Category 1 (Highest raw examination marks in Tertiary Entrance Score subjects)
Accounting: Bianca Bellini, Santa Maria College
Ancient History: Not For Publication, John XXIII College
Applicable Mathematics: Ying Hui Hong, Rossmoyne SHS
Art: Emma Farhoumand, Kalamunda SHS
Biology: Leanne Elvery, St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
Calculus: Peter McNamara, Hale School
Chemistry: Gerald Yue Sheng Teng, Christ Church Grammar School
Discrete Mathematics: Bradley Wake, Private
Drama Studies: Peta Reynolds, John Curtin College of the Arts
Economics: Daniel Miller, Sacred Heart College
English: Daniel Privilege, Trinity College
English As A Second Language: Richard Kai Siang Leong, Rossmoyne SHS
English Literature: Ashleigh Owens, Penrhos College
French: Jordan Amor-Robertson, Perth College
Geography: Brianna Manley, Rossmoyne SHS
German: Antony Moser, Private
History: Alaina Gougoulis, Perth College
Human Biology: Cassandra Hay, Swan Christian College
Indonesian: Second Language: Emeline Gaske, Mt Lawley SHS
Information Systems: Michael Patton, Scotch College
Italian: Barbara Stelmach, All Saints' College
Japanese: Second Language: Siong-Horng Lim, Private
Music: Sophie Walker, St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
Physical Science: Daniel Taborsky, Private
Physics: Simon Pui On To, Shenton College
Political And Legal Studies: Ashleigh Owens, Penrhos College
Category 2. (The top eligible Certificate of Distinction student in wholly school-assessed subjects.)
Art and Design: Gemma Jolly, St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
Aspects Of The Tourism Industry: Bianca Batten, Forrestfield SHS
Business Financial Management: Stacey Worthington, Swan View SHS
Dance Studies: Shannon Riggs, John Curtin College of the Arts
Early Childhood Studies: Skye Scott, Craigie SHS
Food Production: Samuel Hernandez, Clarkson Community High School
Independent Living: Amanda Porritt, Albany SHS
Industry Information Technology: Roger Martinet, Chisholm Catholic College
Media Studies: Enrico Burgio, Mt Lawley SHS
Modelling With Mathematics: Gene Eaton, Manjimup SHS
Practical Geography: Melanie Van Der Wacht, Lynwood SHS
Senior English: Leanne Minchington, St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
Senior Science: Philippa Preuss, Methodist Ladies' College
Work Studies: Sarah Burrage, Rossmoyne SHS
SWL - Design: Anna Palmos, St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
SWL - Food And Hospitality: Jason Gomboc, Trinity College
SWL - Sales And Personal Service: Elliott Hinkley, Ballajura Community College
Visual Communication - Photography: Emma Gaskin, Penrhos College
Vocational English: Thomas Ellis, Aquinas College
Special Subject Awards
TEE
Indonesian: Advanced: Guddy Bahirwani, Tuart College
Wholly School-Assessed (WSA)
Systems Technology: Sebastian Juerges, Hale School
SWL - Child Care: Sarah Burrage, Rossmoyne SHS
Gender breakdown
40 General Exhibitions: 22 male and 18 female
Subject exhibitions: TEE subjects (12 male and 14 female); WSA subjects (7 male and 12 female).
Certificates of Distinction
TEE subjects: 257 Certificates of Distinction and 21 Special Certificates of Distinction were awarded.
WSA subjects: 93 Certificates of Distinction and five Special Certificates of Distinction were awarded.
Certificates of Excellence
581 Certificates of Excellence were awarded to students who achieved at least 10 'A' grades in their year 11 and 12 school studies.
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