NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

The annual Premier’s VCE Awards recognises students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE). In 2021, a total of 323 awards, including 23 Top All-Round VCE High Achiever Awards, recognised the exceptional dedication and hardwork of 297 students across Victoria fortheir academic achievements in 2020.

We are exceptionally proud of the following alumnae who were recognised through theseawards.

TOP ALL-ROUND VCE ACHIEVER

Maya Wilmshurst

STUDY AWARDS

Susan Fang, English Simone Lin, Product Design and Technology Simone Lin, Geography Maya Wilmshurst, English

Susan Fang Simone Lin Maya Wilmshurst

SUE CARR RECOGNISED IN THE 2021 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST

Sue Carr (Franklin, 1962) was recently appointed as a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (General Division) for significant service to interior design, to education, and to women in business in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Sue Carr, Founding Principal of Carr, has championed and cemented the power of design in Australia since opening her first interior design studio in Melbourne in 1971. Sue’s work as a practitioner and educator has been instrumental in redefining interior design as a core discipline and vital component to architecture. For five decades Sue has stood steadfast in her belief that design can make apositive difference to people’s lives. Studying at RMIT University after finishing school at Ruyton, she has been a life-long supporter of design education through advisory, graduate and scholarship programs.

If you know of any Old Ruytonians who are achieving great things, please email our Alumnae Manager Kate Nixon with their details at nixonk@ruyton.vic.edu.au.