From Mathematics to Music, every year Haileybury students are recognised in the prestigious Premier’s VCE Awards that celebrate the top-performing students from across the state, and internationally, who have excelled in their VCE studies.
This year is no exception for Haileybury, with 20 talented students receiving 22 Premier’s VCE Awards that acknowledge their efforts for the 2023 Victorian Certificate of Education.
The awards cover subjects ranging from Further Mathematics, Algorithmics and Music Contemporary Performance to English, Sociology and Systems Engineering.
In total, seven boys and 10 girls from Haileybury’s campuses in Melbourne were recognised. In addition, three students from Haileybury’s international schools in China received the awards that also recognise the principals, teachers and families who support students to achieve their best results.
The 2023 Premier’s VCE Awards were presented on Wednesday, 17 July during a ceremony at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
“Each year, Haileybury is incredibly proud of every student who completes VCE. It is a challenging and rigorous program that requires hard work, commitment and persistence and, each year, our students step up and achieve impressive results”Derek Scott, Haileybury CEO | Principal
“This year, it is particularly pleasing to see 20 of our students recognised for their achievements in such a wide range of subjects that offer them many pathways in the future.
“I would also like to acknowledge the dedication and commitment of Haileybury’s passionate and brilliant teachers. They embody our School’s strong belief that every student matters every day and enable students to achieve the kind of outcomes recognised by the Premier’s VCE Awards.”
Isabella Waters (OH 2023) received a Premier’s VCE Award for English. She says the secret to doing well in VCE is enjoying the subjects you choose.
“I’ve always loved English, so I found it easy to put effort into assignments and studying. Having incredible teachers also makes a difference. I couldn’t have succeeded without my politics teacher who always believed in all his students and my literature teacher who, for me, was probably the most inspirational and impactful presence at Haileybury,” says Isabella.
Isabella is now studying Law and Languages at Australian National University and hopes to become a lawyer.
Daragh Rodrigues (OH 2023) received a Premier’s VCE Award for Music Contemporary Performance and he also credits his teachers with helping him to achieve an outstanding VCE result.
“Their support and guidance made all the difference and gave me all the tools I needed to succeed. The camaraderie and supportive environment in the Music department allowed all students to thrive and achieve our best”Daragh Rodrigues (OH 2023)
In terms of coping with the pressures that are part of VCE, Daragh says the support of friends and managing study with social opportunities in Year 12 helped him achieve a healthy balance.
“Looking to my friends, embracing social opportunities and being in regular contact with my teachers really made a difference in keeping me grounded and managing my expectations of myself,” he says.
Daragh is currently studying Jazz and Improvisation at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, which he hopes will lead to a career in performance.
For Archie Antonopoulos (OH 2023), who received a Premier’s VCE Award for Sociology, ‘discipline and consistency’ were the secret of his success.
“I studied almost every single day in Years 11 and 12 and that allowed me to complete set work and additional work. This significantly enhanced my understanding and made me feel comfortable and less nervous before key assessments,” says Archie.
“I’m also a strong believer in staying as organised as possible – I created timetables that mapped out what had to be completed every day and tracked the amount of time I studied daily. So, I was never really under any overwhelming pressure during Year 12, even during peak exam period.”
Archie is studying Commerce at the University of Melbourne as a Commerce Achievement Scholarship recipient.
Derek says the diversity of subjects for which Haileybury students have received Premier’s VCE Awards this year showcases the breadth and depth of opportunities for students at the School.
“Every young person has different interests and passions and many different subjects awaken their curiosity and spark a love of learning that we hope students carry with them for the rest of their life. I am delighted to see so many young people recognised for that love of learning and I wish them the best of luck as they take the next step in their journey.”
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Feline Leenders for Art Making and Exhibiting
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Xinxin Zhang for Chinese First Language
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Isabella Waters for English
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Charlotte Hendrie for English
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Amber Bailey for English
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Aarial Wrigley for Hospitality (VCE VET)
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Jing Ru Zhang for Latin
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Georgia Poole for Sociology
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Flora Bacskai for Hungarian undertaken at Victorian School of Languages
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Sam Nielsen for Top All-Round VCE High Achiever and English
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Joshua Ong for Algorithmics (HESS)
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Deshitha Galpayage Don for English
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Maheet Gone for Further Mathematics
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Darah Rodrigues for Music Contemporary Performance
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Archie Antonopoulos for Sociology
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Alan Cai for Systems Engineering
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Thivyaa Mahendran for Accounting
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Beijia Guo for Chinese First Language and General Mathematics
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Ruiqiao Liang for Chinese First Language
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Yuqing Zhang for Chinese First Language
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In the spirit of reconciliation, Haileybury acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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