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Mother of God School takes top prize at the 2021 Victorian Schools Garden Awards Ceremony By Matt Ross The 45th annual Victorian Schools Garden Awards Ceremony premiered on Thursday 2 December 2021. A big thank you to VSGP advocate, Costa Georgiadis, who hosted the virtual ceremony and announced the winners with Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, James Merlino, congratulating schools, teachers, and students on their achievements in what’s been a very challenging year. And the 2021 Award winners were;
Catholic Education Melbourne – Most Engaging Student Garden for Wellbeing Learning winners:
Most Engaging for Play Award winners are:
Kevin Heinze Perpetual Award winner
Jackson School, St Albans St John’s Primary School, Footscray
St James Catholic Primary School, Brighton
Mother of God School, Ardeer
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Geelong
Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North
Horticulture Media Association Award winner:
St Columba’s Primary School, Elwood
Independent Schools Victoria – Greatest Demonstrated Improvement of School’s Green Space Award winners:
Whittlesea Primary School
St Joseph’s Primary, Sorrento
Sandringham College
Sacred Heart Primary School, Newport
Maxicrop – Best Edible Garden Award winners:
Point Cook Senior Secondary College
Nursery & Garden Industry Victoria – Best School Garden Exhibiting Biodiversity Award winners:
Wandin Yallock Primary School
Turf Victoria Award sponsored by StrathAyr winner:
Murrumbeena Primary School
Maldon Primary School
Footscray High School
Leopold Kindergarten
Swan Hill Specialist School
Australian Growing Solutions Award winner: Noble Park Primary School
Fleming’s Nurseries Award winner: Wallington Primary School
RB Landscape Award winner: Sunshine Heights Primary School
State Award winner (Primary and Special Schools with less than 280 pupils) Mother of God Primary School, Ardeer
State Award winner (Primary and Special Schools with over 280 pupils) Camberwell South Primary School
State Award winner (Prep–9, Prep–12 and all Secondary Colleges) Parade College, Bundoora
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