Premier’s VCE Awards Each year, Victoria’s top performing VCE students are selected by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) and recognised with Premier’s VCE Awards. As a result of their outstanding performance in the 2020 VCE, four Trinity students received awards. We also congratulate Ruyton student,
Simone Lin, who was recognised with awards for Geography and Product Design and Technology, both of which she studied at Trinity as part of the Coordinate Program. Trinity’s Head of Year 12, Chris Amiconi, acknowledged that receiving these awards for the 2020 VCE is a feat in itself given how
these students’ lives were upended by COVID. To have been able to maintain their commitment and motivation during a year when even examination dates were uncertain is remarkable. Chris noted that all VCE students at Trinity were well supported during a turbulent year by their parents, teaching staff, mentors, and, of course, each other.
Jesse Ash (OTG 2020)
Jesse Ash received a Premier’s VCE Award for VET Hospitality. Jesse’s work for VCE Product Design and Technology was also featured in the VCE Season of Excellence.
Interestingly enough, I only picked up VET Hospitality at the start of Year 12 (in lieu of Mathematical Methods, much to my mother’s chagrin). I made this change because I struggled to study for Maths but found it easy to put in the time and effort to do well in Hospitality. By choosing a subject that aligned with my interests and skills, studying no longer felt like a chore, thus allowing me to sustain my energy for longer periods of time.
This was much more valuable than any scaling bonuses. Now I am putting my Hospitality skills to good use working for a contract butlering company, whilst studying Geology at the University of Melbourne. Despite initially enrolling in a Bachelor of Arts, the flexibility of Melbourne’s offering allowed me to study Science via their breadth program and officially switch to a Bachelor of Science after a short Mathematics catch-up course.
Henry Brown (OTG 2020) the common theory that Accounting is just putting ‘numbers in boxes’, I highly recommend this subject for those who are methodical in their thinking and who like numbers and Maths.
Henry Brown, a School Vice-Captain, received a Premier’s VCE Award for Accounting.
Accounting is a subject I had loved ever since my first exposure to it with Mr Lucas in Year 10. Despite
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It sounds clichéd, but I owe any success I was able to achieve to my classmates for their entertainment and humour, as well as to Mr Pateman for his tireless efforts to engage with us and improve our understanding. I was also lucky enough to have boys around me who were eager to engage in discussions (sometimes heated arguments!) about questions and content. This highly competitive yet
supportive environment was the key to success in Accounting at Trinity across the board last year. It goes without saying that I am humbled by this award. At times last year I was moments away from dropping the bundle and giving up. But – and this is the lesson I learned – if your mindset is positive and you are willing to treat learning as a continuous process, accepting that you can never know everything, amazing things are within reach. My interests in this area of study have extended beyond school as I am currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce and Actuarial Science.
