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December 31-January 1, 2017 TOP STUDENTS 2016 3 VET Beazley Medallist Tate Bertola, from Esperance Senior High School. THE FACTS Students who sat four or more exams: Total 13,732 Public 5444 Private 8288 Male 6305 Female 7427 General Exhibition students: All Saints’ College 1; Applecross Senior High School 1; Aquinas College 1; Chisholm Catholic College 1; Christ Church Grammar School 9; Churchlands Senior High School 1; Hale School 6; John XXIII College 2; Melville Senior High School 1; Methodist Ladies College 1; Perth College 1; Perth Modern School 9; Presbyterian Ladies’ College 2; Rossmoyne ‘It also Senior High School 2; St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls 1; St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School 5; Santa Maria College 1; St Mark’s Community takes School 1; Trinity College 2; Willetton Senior High School 2. tenacity, SOURCE: SCHOOL CURRICULUM STANDARDS AUTHORITY resolve and See HOW YOUR SCHOOL RATES liftout resilience.’ in The Weekend West, January 7 Recipe for A-list Congratulations success to WA’s young t Bethany Hiatt Education Editor VET award winners or a student to have their name printed in these pages is no easy feat. F While there is no doubt they are smart, it takes more than brain power to be ranked among the top students in the State for academic achievement or excellence in a vocational course. It also takes tenacity, resolve and resilience. Two students who possess those Vocational Education and Training get the support and recognition characteristics in spades are this year’s (VET) plays a key role in keeping they deserve. winners of the Beazley Medals, WA’s most prestigious education prizes. the Western Australian economy Congratulations to Tate Bertola from Caitlin Revell, 17, from Perth Modern moving forward. Esperance Senior High School, this School, topped the list for all-round academic achievement based on the exam results in her That’s why AustralianSuper has been year’s winner of the Beazley Medal: VET five best subjects, including two each from the working alongside schools and the and to the 126 individual winners of humanities and two from the maths and sciences. industry to help make sure highly the 2016 AustralianSuper Awards A talented artist and athlete, she also valued graduates from VET programs for Excellence in VET. topped the State in two subjects, biology and politics and law. 2016 AustralianSuper Awards for Excellence in VET winners She hopes to combine her love of science and design by studying engineering next year, Aaron Priestly-Cousens Daniel Ialacci Jeremy Irons Megan Matthews Ryan Purdy either at Melbourne University or the Abbey Lawrie Daniel Sixsmith Jesse Callaghan Mekalla Klarich Sam Kirvan University of WA. Abby Shenton Dermot McAteer Jez Murdock Michael Hughes Samuel Hugo It is the third year in a row that a Beazley Alanah Fischa Dillan Kuiper Jimmy Michael McCagh Sharnee Jesmin Medallist has emerged from Perth Modern, Alicia Pienaar Dominique Duvall John Nidoy Michaela Lee Bartlett Meagher the State’s only fully academically-selective Amethyst Chrystal Ebony Doran John-Paul Tolcyzk Michael William Read Shenae Tavanyar high school. Shyan Lovett Tate Bertola, 18, from Esperance Senior Amy Oats Ebony Rose Hayes Justin Michael Williams Michelle Berrigan Shyra Erana Clark-Watts High School, was the top student for Andrew Dewberry Ella Bassett Kate Fletcher Morgan Saunders vocational education and training. Andrew Ronan Ellen Hepworth Kaylyn Shipham Morgan Woodley Sidiki Toure Tate, who studied an automotive course as Annie Tubby Emi Sirons Kennedy Sorrell Natalia DeLuca Sophia Gumplotsberger well as playing A-grade football, already has Aria Young Emma Kian Kay Natalie Kinkella Sophia Patricia Mitchell an apprenticeship lined up in the automotive Benjamin Paterson Courtney-Bennett Kieran Higgs Nathan Ellett Sophie Billington industry. Briana Ingham Emma Smart Lachlan Nowell Nathan Embleton Steven Dunstan While both of this year’s medal winners Emmanuel Geran Stuart Fisher came from public schools, the distinction of Brooke Hughes Lauren Rayner Nikita Gibbons Fraser West Taj Williams producing the most general exhibition Callum Scherman Leana Brindley Olivia Murtch winners was shared between a public and a Charles Mamaril Haylee Forrest-Lawson Lillian Petchell Paige South Takoda Bennett private school. Chei-Lani Bialobrodzki Jack Harrison Luke Ashworth Patrick Swallow Tate Bertola Perth Modern School and Christ Church Chelsea Shreeve Jacob Morley Luke Smith Rachel Chew Taylah Morgan Grammar School each produced nine general Chelsey Palmer James Jones Ma. Angelica Rachel Cooling Taylor Cornick-Prince exhibition winners. Cherokee Lee Jane Elizabeth Rose Alonzo Rachel Hambrook Thomas Pratt This year is the first since 2010 the awards Winspear Huey Chloe Needle Mac Stuart Kempton Rachel Liddle Tim Purdon have been decided based on exam results only, Jannah Mohd Hajil Connie Leviston Maggie Woelms Rebekah Oostryck Tom John Lean without including school scores, to guard Jarrad Webb Connor Doddy Manuela Scharlach Renae Lee Lanternier Victoria Woodall against the perception some schools could Jason Jing Hui Lai gain an unfair advantage. Courtney Huyerman Mason Fellowes Rheynece Ashe Zac Vigus Jayden Fairbairn And this year’s honour roll of top students Damien Macleese Matthew Harvey Rhiannon De Visser Zara Hobson Jed Farquharson also includes many more names than Daniel Daun Megan Kruger Rochelle Haynes Zara Richelieu previously after the School Curriculum and Standards Authority boosted the number of general exhibition winners from 40 to 50 and introduced new categories. To join, call 1300 300 273 or go to australiansuper.com Patrick Garnett, chairman of the Prepared in December 2016 by AustralianSuper Pty Ltd ABN 94 006 457 987, AFSL 233788 the Trustee of AustralianSuper ABN 65 714 394 898 Authority’s board, said it decided it needed to increase the number of awards for outstanding achievement because school enrolments had risen steadily in recent years. 4 • DECEMBER 31-JANUARY 1, 2017 LIFTOUT THE WEEKEND WEST School Curriculum and Standards Authority EXHIBITION AND AWARD WINNERS 2016 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT The School Curriculum and Standards Authority congratulates the This is because: Beazley Medallist: WACE and the Beazley Medallist: VET for their • the number of students taking WACE courses varies from school Beazley Medal: WACE outstanding individual achievements. to school The Beazley Medal: WACE is awarded to the student att aining the • many socio-economic factors are associated with the level of highest score in the determinati on of the general exhibiti ons. The Authority also congratulates the winners of the General Exhibiti ons for their outstanding achievement in ATAR courses and student examinati on performance The winner of the 2016 Beazley Medal: WACE is the students who achieved Subject Exhibiti ons, VET Exhibiti ons, • students vary greatly in their career ambiti ons and applicati on CAITLIN JANE REVELL Special Subject Awards, Subject Certi fi cates of Excellence, to study PERTH MODERN SCHOOL VET Certi fi cates of Excellence, Certi fi cates of Disti ncti on and • academic achievement does not cover all aspects of the work of Beazley Medal: VET Certi fi cates of Merit. schools. The Beazley Medal: VET is awarded to the student who has SCHOOL COMPARISONS The Authority, together with the public, independent and Catholic school systems/sector, is adamant that comparing schools solely demonstrated the best results in a vocati onal program. The Authority recognises the contributi on which schools and on the basis of examinati on results is misleading. The winner of the 2016 Beazley Medal: VET is teachers make to student performance. At the same ti me, the TATE JORDAN BERTOLA Authority is convinced that comparing the numbers of high EMERITUS PROFESSOR PATRICK GARNETT ESPERANCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL achieving students is not a legiti mate basis for judging schools. CHAIR, SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY BEAZLEY MEDAL: WACE HANNAH MIZZI St Mary's Anglican Girls' ISHA SINGH Perth Modern School DANIEL HO Perth Modern School Mathemati cs Methods School ALEXEI LUGOVSKOY Willett on Senior High UMA NAIR Willett on Senior High School JANE EUNYOUNG SONG Melville Senior CAITLIN JANE REVELL Perth Modern School CAITLIN SCIORILLI Santa Maria College School JARED CHINNERY St Mark's Anglican High School BEAZLEY MEDAL: VET SHAMINI SRINIVASAN St Mary's Anglican THOMAS FRANCHINA Aquinas College Community School Mathemati cs Specialist ZANE DUFFIELD Hale School TATE JORDAN BERTOLA Esperance Senior Girls' School CONNOR JENKINS John XXIII College THOMAS ROBINS Christ Church Grammar School Media Producti on and Analysis