Thank you to everybody who attended the 2021 College Presentation Night at the BREC on Tuesday, 23 November. It was a wonderful evening, celebrating the achievements and Mercy spirit of our students, staff and College community.

Students were presented with different awards, recognising their contributions to co-curricular programs, their display of our Mercy values, their commitment to the Christian Service Learning programs, their demonstration of leadership and mateship and/or their outstanding application to their studies.

In between the awards presentations, families enjoyed outstanding performances by our talented drama, dance and music students.

Congratulations to all students and everybody involved. It was an extraordinary night that we will remember for a long time.

Photos of all award winners are available on our Mercy Photo Album page.

Awards for students in Years 7 to 11 are divided into five categories:

Mercy Values Awards are presented to one student in each year level who has displayed the Mercy values of respect, compassion, hospitality, justice, service and courage in their daily lives at the College.

Christian Service Awards are given to students who have displayed a commitment to the service learning program at the College by completing a remarkable number of volunteer hours and producing a reflection of a high standard.

The Romero Award is given to one student in each year group, in recognition of their outstanding contributions across a range of fields within the College’s co-curricular programme. Some of the activities offered in this area are: Debating, Tournament of the Minds, Philosothon, Band, Choir and Pedal Prix.

The Long Tan Award is donated by the Australian Department of Defence and is awarded to one student in Year 10 and one student in Year 12 who have demonstrated determination, mateship, teamwork, tenacity, compassion and leadership.

Awards of Academic Excellence are presented to students who have demonstrated outstanding application to their studies and achieved the highest result for a learning area in their year group. A full list of recipients can be found in the pdf below.

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Year 7 Awards

Zoe Williams Mercy Values Award

Olivia Case Christian Service Award

Veatriki Ordoulidou Romero Award

Year 8 Awards

Ben Pennefather Mercy Values Award

Fhury Nepe Christian Service Award

Keeley Stevens Romero Award

Year 9 Awards

Isabella Dallywater Mercy Values Award

Jayde Barry Christian Service Award

Ruby Forrest Romero Award

Year 10 Awards

Henry King Mercy Values Award

Tasha Gunson Christian Service Award

Zavier Noonan Romero Award

Kade Cataldo Long Tan Award

Year 11 Awards

Lauren Cronin Mercy Values Award

Amberley Milne Christian Service Award

Ethan Nankivell Romero Award

Major College Awards:

Sporting Excellence – Junior and Senior

Presented to students who have achieved outstanding sporting results whilst representing the College.

The recipients of the Sporting Excellence Awards are Dakoda Zabajnik, Andrew Roney, Leah York and James Kiely.

Academic Distinction

Presented to Year 12 students who have achieved 14 or more A grades across Year 11 and 12 or their equivalent in General Courses.

The recipients of an Academic Distinction are Jack Cross, Lewis Italiano, Joshua Jacob and Thomas Zappia.

Proxime Accessit

Awarded to the student who has achieved the second highest academic result in Year 12, in the General and ATAR pathways.

The student receiving the Proxime Accessit for the General Pathway is Emily Coutts.

The student receiving the Proxime Accessit for the ATAR Pathway is Joshua Jacob.

Dux

Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest final academic results in Year 12 in General and ATAR pathways.

The Dux for the General pathway is Lewis Italiano.

The Dux for the ATAR pathway is Jack Cross.

Marcellin Champagnat

This award is given to one student, from any year group across the College, in recognition of their resilience and endeavour to be the best they can be despite the many challenges they have faced.

The recipient of this award is Hudson White.

Mercy Education

Presented to a Year 12 student who has demonstrated leadership in the Mercy tradition and espoused the core values of Mercy Education.

The recipient of this award is Mikela Faries.

Ursula Frayne

This award is given to a Year 12 student who has displayed leadership qualities and contributed to the College’s co-curricular program.

The recipient of this award is Joshua Jacob.

O’Meara Medal

This award is named after the foundation principal of our College, Ms Denise O’Meara and recognises a Year 12 student who is characterised by their overall commitment to the College pillars of Embracing Life, Nurturing Faith and Inspiring Learning.

The recipient of this award is Jack Cross.

Jack has represented the College in a range of co-curricular activities including: debating, philosothons, ethics Olympiads, Hackathon and Pedal Prix. He has been involved in the Ministry Team as an Extraordinary Minister and assisted at numerous liturgies. He has been recognised for his outstanding results across a range of learning areas by attaining numerous awards for Academic Excellence and Certificates of Merit. Jack has participated in Maths, Humanities and Drama competitions on behalf of the College. Finally, Jack has demonstrated strong leadership skills by being elected to a range of roles culminating in their appointment as College Vice-Captain for 2021.

Well done to Jack and all award winners.

Photos of all award winners are available on our Mercy Photo Album page.