Premier's VCE Awards

Recognising top performing students for their outstanding academic achievements in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE).

About the awards

The annual Premier’s VCE Awards recognise students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE).

At the award presentation ceremony held on 27 July 2023, a total of 331 awards, including 34 Top All-Round VCE High Achiever Awards, recognised the exceptional dedication and hard work of 300 students during the 2022 VCE.

More than 1000 guests attended the prestigious ceremony, where Victoria’s top-performing 2022 VCE students were recognised for their outstanding academic results.

The reflections of some of this year’s award recipients about their VCE journey and their future aspirations were captured in three short videos played at the ceremony. View all three videos.

Presentation ceremony for 2023 award recipients

A presentation ceremony will be held in July 2024 to recognise top-performing students who excelled in their VCE studies in 2023.

2023 Premier’s VCE Awards recipients, as well as their parents and school principals, will be notified of their achievement by the end of May 2024 and invited to the presentation ceremony.

An Honour Roll of 2023 recipients will be published on this site immediately following the ceremony.

Award criteria and selection of recipients

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) manages the eligibility and selection of award recipients for the Premier’s VCE Awards, which confers more than 300 awards annually in the following award categories:

  • Top All-Round VCE High Achievers
  • Outstanding VCE Vocational Major Student Awards
  • Top Three International Students
  • Study Awards

Please visit the VCAA website for more information about award criteria and selection.

Nominations for the 2023 Outstanding VCE Vocational Major Student Awards close at 11.59pm on Monday 11 December 2023.

2022 award recipients reflect on their VCE year

The reflections of some the award recipients about their VCE year were captured in three short videos.

The VCE Journey

Letter of thanks

Looking ahead

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