By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
WILLIAM Daw of Monbulk Secondary College is one of 249 students from across the state to receive a Premier’s VCE Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement.
William was selected out of 50,000 students who completed a VCE subject in 2015 and scored 46 points or more out of 50 in a particular subject.
In William’s case, he scored very highly in the subject of Interactive Digital Media.
The awards were presented at a ceremony on Thursday 28 April at the Palladium at Crown where William received a certificate to commemorate his award.
“The Premier’s VCE Award is awarded to the highest ranking students in each subject in VCE,” William said.
“I was third for interactive digital media, and that made me eligible for the award.”
William was still in Year 11 when he completed his VET course and now in Year 12 he already has a Certificate III which he will be able to use later in his career.
“It is quite good to have won the award as it is very prestigious and only a very small percentage gets it,” he said.
“It’s really good to show how much effort I put in the two years doing the subject.”
The award has given William the confidence in his Year 12 studies to strive to do his best.
“Having the Certificate III shows that I have the ability to achieve high marks and the award also shows that,” he said.
Monbulk Secondary College Principal Margaret Uren said the award is an acknowledgement of the student’s hard work.
“It’s fantastic and it reflects the effort that William put into his studies,” she said.
“One of the values of our school is excellence and we encourage all students to do their best in all they do.“
Ms Uren said she is very proud of William’s achievement.
“Of the 50,000 kids who did VCE, only 249 were given an award and I think it really puts him up there,” she said.
William said he had great teachers that really helped him throughout the year.
“I would like to thank Ms Fran Ibbott for helping me through the year and being a good teacher and supporting me,” he said.
