Outstanding Student of the Year Awards 2024
These awards are available to Melbourne Polytechnic students who have demonstrated a capacity for leadership and demonstrated outstanding levels of skill and commitment within their fields of study.
Students are judged on:
- Career and study achievements in their field of study
- Communication, team and leadership skills and
- Ability to represent the training system at a broader level
Congratulations to our 2024 award recipients and thank you to our generous award sponsors.
Get to know our Outstanding Student of the Year Award winners for 2024. Congratulations to all of our awardees.
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Overall Student of the Year Awards
Overall Outstanding Vocational Education Student of the Year
Holly - Diploma of Visual Arts
Overall Outstanding Higher Education Student of the Year
Rebecca Abeykoon - Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Overall Outstanding Foundation Student of the Year
Samuel Hoye - Bridging and Prep
Outstanding Indigenous Student of the Year
Rickie Martin - Certificate III in Glass and Glazing (Designed Glazing)
Outstanding Apprentice/Trainee of the Year
Darren Wardle - Certificate III in Sports Turf Management
Outstanding Work Education Student of the Year
Benjamin De Luca - Certificate I in Work Education
Vocational Education Awards
Holly - Creative Arts
Jillian Magat - Business, Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics
Tiffany Kobakian - Food, Fibre and Animal Industries
Sarah Nega - Human Services and Education
Benjamin De Luca - Human Services and Education
Higher Education Awards
Rebecca Abeykoon - Arts, Education and Agritech
Guanrong Ren - Business & Construction - Bachelor of Information Technology
Foundation Awards
Charlotte Jones - Bridging and Prep - Diploma of Auslan
Samuel Hoye - Bridging and Prep
Sam Koraeel - English as an Additional Language
Vocational Education Awards
Holly
Overall Outstanding VET Student of the Year
Creative Arts
Diploma of Visual Arts
Jillian Magat
Business, Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics
Diploma of Information Technology
Tiffany Kobakian
Food, Fibre and Animal Industries
Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing
Sarah Nega
Human Services and Education
Diploma of Community Services
Benjamin De Luca
Work Education
Certificate I in Work Education
Higher Education Awards
Rebecca Abeykoon
Overall Outstanding Higher Education Student of the Year
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Arts, Education and Agritech
Foundation Awards
Samuel Hoye
Outstanding Foundation Student of the Year
Bridging and Prep
Certificate I in General Education for Adults
Sam Koraeel
English as an Additional Language
Certificate III in EAL (Access)
Overall Awards
Rickie Martin
Outstanding Indigenous Student of the Year
Certificate III in Glass and Glazing (Designed Glazing)
Darren Wardle
Outstanding Apprentice/Trainee of the Year
Certificate III in Sports Turf Management
Sponsors
Thank you to our Outstanding Student of the Year Awards sponsors for 2024.
Previous years' Outstanding Student awards
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Outstanding Student of the Year Awards 2023Melbourne Polytechnic has a long history of celebrating our student’s completion of their studies. These are our Outstanding Student of the Year Award winners for 2023.LEARN MORE -
Outstanding Student of the Year Awards 2022Melbourne Polytechnic has a long history of celebrating our student’s completion of their studies. These are our Outstanding Student of the Year Award winners for 2022.LEARN MORE -
Outstanding Student of the Year Awards 2021Melbourne Polytechnic has a long history of celebrating our student’s completion of their studies. These are our Outstanding Student of the Year Award winners for 2021.LEARN MORE
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Outstanding Student of the Year Awards 2020Melbourne Polytechnic has a long history of celebrating our student’s completion of their studies. These are our Outstanding Student of the Year Award winners for 2020.LEARN MORE -
Outstanding Student of the Year Awards 2019Melbourne Polytechnic has a long history of celebrating our student’s completion of their studies. These were our Outstanding Student of the Year Award winners for 2019.LEARN MORE -
Outstanding Student of the Year Awards 2018Melbourne Polytechnic has a long history of celebrating our student’s completion of their studies. These were our Outstanding Student of the Year Award winners for 2018.LEARN MORE