Premier's VCE Awards honour roll

In July 2026, a total of 339 awards, including 23 Top All-Round VCE High Achiever Awards, recognised the exceptional dedication and hard work of 322 students during the 2025 VCE.

Top All-Round VCE High Achievers 2025

The Top All-Round VCE High Achiever Award is awarded to students who have achieved study scores of 46 or higher in at least 5 VCE studies. Scored VET studies are included in the count of studies.

A total of 23 students were recognised as Top All-Round VCE High Achievers.

  • Clarence Antonmeryl, Haileybury College
  • Thomas Chan, Trinity Grammar School
  • Jessica Chaplin, Mentone Grammar School
  • William Cheah, Scotch College
  • Ethan Christrup, Haileybury Rendall School
  • Pawan Cooray, Nossal High School
  • Manraj Dhanoa, Hume Anglican Grammar
  • Oliver Downing, Melbourne High School
  • Manuth Galabada Widanarachchige, Beaconhills College – Berwick
  • Emma Minster, Ballarat Clarendon College
  • Siena Nott, McKinnon Secondary College
  • Witter Onggara, Scotch College
  • William Park, St Kevin's College Toorak
  • Lucinda Poole, Haileybury Girls College
  • Dikkumburage Dinith Premaratne, Haileybury College
  • Vinay Raghavan, Haileybury College
  • Elisha Sze, Tintern Grammar
  • Nicholas Wang, Melbourne Grammar School
  • Otis Whiting, St Kevin's College Toorak
  • Olivia Williams, Ruyton Girls' School
  • Matthew Yan, Balwyn High School
  • Andison Zhang, Melbourne Grammar School
  • Hanwei Zhao, Balwyn High School

Outstanding VCE Vocational Major Students 2025

The Outstanding VCE Vocational Major Student Award recognises exceptional achievement within Victoria's VCE Vocational Major, honouring students who demonstrate excellence, skills growth, and community impact.

  • Bridget Bailey, Corryong College
  • Emma Eaton, Ballarat Grammar
  • Lachlan Ham, Balwyn High School
  • Ollie Lloyd, David Scott School
  • Isabella Mavrogiannis, Northern College of the Arts and Technology
  • Ryan Mills, McClelland College
  • Tom Montgomery-Scobie, Parade College
  • Blair Schwager, Wodonga Senior Secondary College

Read more about each of this year’s award recipients.

Top Three International Students 2025

The order of merit for international students studying in Victoria on a student visa is based on their Premier's VCE Awards score.

This score is calculated by the addition of the study scores obtained for the best 4 VCE studies plus 10% of study scores obtained in up to a maximum of 2 other VCE studies.

University subjects and VET studies may contribute to the score.

  • Runyu Kang, East Doncaster Secondary College
  • Xiangmu Sha, Yarra Valley Grammar
  • Yiyang Yao, Auburn High School

Study Awards 2025

The number of awards in each study is calculated using the enrolment base in that study. There will be more awards in larger studies.

Individual Graded Assessment scores are used to determine the order of merit and identify the best students. Students must have a study score of 46 or above to be eligible for an award.

A total of 305 Study Awards were presented.

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