AJN MAY 18, 2018 8 SIVAN 4, 5778 NEWS VCE PREMIERS AWARDS High achieving Jewish students REBECCA DAVIS

LAST year, almost 51,000 Victorian students completed their VCE – and on Tuesday morning, 13 Jewish students were among the 274 highest achievers pre- sented with VCE Premiers Awards by Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, James Merlino. Cara Davies of was one of 23 recipients who were Photo: Peter Haskin awarded a Top All-Round VCE From left: Cara Davies’ mother Danielle, Jeremy Bassat, Isabelle Worth and High Achiever Award, the pres- Sahar Shavit. tigious accolade for those who Jewish recipients JEWISH CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY achieved study scores of 46 or award for English. The Mount Half mil donation for Jewish schools more across at least five VCE sub- Scopus student achieved a perfect Beth Rivkah Ladies College jects. Davies, who also received a score of 50 in the subject. Chava Tayar Religion and Society THE Melbourne Jewish Children’s Aid Society (MJCAS) has raised a chemistry study award, was joined “It truly was very surprising,” Bialik College staggering $550,000 for Jewish schools to assist with the integration of by fellow Bialik student Sahar Matthew reflected on the moment Jeremy Bassat Accounting; students affected by physical and intellectual disabilities and mental Shavit. Reaching the highest ever he learnt of his result. Now stud- Cara Davies Top All-Round VCE health issues. The funds were presented to representatives of the 10 Jewish raw score of 48 for Hebrew at ying science at the University of High Achiever, Chemistry day schools (pictured) at a ceremony at on Monday. Sahar Shavit Hebrew the College, Shavit also topped Melbourne, Matthew spoke of his President of MJCAS Trevor Cohen was delighted by the organisation’s Isabelle Worth Media statewide VCE Hebrew results joy at receiving an award alongside efforts. “It was wonderful to experience the feelings of good will from the Jeremy. “We spend Friday night Caulfield Grammar School principals who were so appreciative,” he said. over the past five years. Rounding Piper Montag Health and Human dinners together, so it was defi- The Victorian government currently provides a nominal contribution out the Bialik contingent, Isabelle Development nitely nice to have his company at per child for students with a disability that wish to be integrated into Worth and Jeremy Bassat earned Leibler Yavneh College private schools, including Jewish schools. MJCAS offers additional the ceremony and share the expe- themselves a media and accounting Demi Kapul Religion and Society support by equipping families with children affected by disability that study award, respectively. In order rience,” he said. Melbourne Grammar School are struggling financially with tailored programs and assistants. It aims to receive a study award, a study King David School student Erin Jack Solomon Literature to ensure that students with additional needs are not compromised on score of 46 or above needs to be Spitz also received a perfect score Mount Scopus College receiving a Jewish education, and access to religious and cultural studies. achieved in a subject. of 50 – in the subject of religion Sasha Baron Health and Human The majority of the funds were raised by the charity-run Posh Opp Speaking with The AJN, Jeremy and society – which she “didn’t Development Shoppes in Elsternwick and Glen Huntly. Community donors and credits his success to the “sense of expect at all”. Matthew Bassat English philanthropic grants also provided additional contributions. The monetary community, awesome teachers and “I got to study Elie Wiesel, Samuel Herz French donation to Jewish day schools by MJCAS each year continues to increase. great friends” at Bialik. who I have admired for my whole The King David School “So much hard work goes into the raising of funds. Whilst we distribute Jordan Bloumis Further Nachas for the Bassat family life. I’m really passionate about the that amount of money every single year, this is the first time we have Mathematics made a special event out of the presentation of the funds,” remarked continued, with Jeremy’s cousin, Holocaust so it was really cool to Erin Spitz Religion and Society MJCAS board member Melody Curtis. Matthew Bassat, receiving a study do something I loved,” she said.

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