Class of 2020 Dux Assembly

The annual Dux Assembly was held in February to acknowledge and congratulate those students who had achieved ATARs over 90 in the 2020 VCE year and to award the major academic prizes for the year. Presentations were made to students who achieved individual study scores of 40 or above and the Dux of each subject was acknowledged.

Our award winners were honoured with a certificate from the School and a number of prizes were presented by the Chair of Yarra Valley Grammar, Mr Andrew Hirst (YOG 1988). We were joined by students, parents, and friends of the School to congratulate these remarkable young adults on their achievements in their academic year.

GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS Every year, we consider the students whose contributions to the School community have been outstanding. The criteria include superior academic excellence, commitment to musical or sportive activities, cultural events and leadership. The General Excellence awards for 2020 were presented to Stephanie Brennan, Naomi Jones, Benjamin Kyval, Eric Liu and Felicity Xu.

MARGARET DENNISTON CLARKE AWARD This award is presented each year to the Year 12 Student who best fulfils the conditions of the Rhodes Scholarship. Scholastic achievements are judged by performance in school work as shown by grades achieved and by results on the external VCE examinations as reflected by the ATAR score. Other contributions in cultural pursuits, sport and leadership are judged after consultation with teaching staff that are well placed to make such judgements. The Margaret Denniston Clarke Award for 2020 was presented to Benjamin Kyval.

OSSY GREULICH MEMORIAL AWARD This Languages award is dedicated to a student of excellence who achieves highly in Languages other than English in their final academic year. The 2020 Ossy Greulich Memorial Award was presented to Benjamin Kyval.

PRESENTATION OF DUX The term Dux refers to the most academically successful student in a school or division of a school. Our Dux for the academic year 2020 achieved amongst the very top students in the state. He also obtained Subject Dux and General Excellence awards and Academic prizes. The School Dux for the academic year 2020 was Eric Liu with a perfect ATAR of 99.95. CERTIFICATES OF EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE WITH STUDY SCORES OF 50:

YEAR 11 Mathematical Methods – Luke Sammann Biology – Alexandra Culican

YEAR 12 Legal Studies – Stephanie Brennan Chemistry and Physics – Aditya Gandhi Psychology – Naomi Jones Specialist Mathematics and Chemistry – Benjamin Kyval English – Zitian Lim English – Eric Liu Psychology – Sophie Yang ACADEMIC PRIZES 2020 Art and Design (Atelier) – Jamie Rennie Business Studies (Ernst and Young) – Xavier Konynenburg Digital Technology (Ernst and Young) – Jack Bartusch English – Zitian Lim and Eric Liu Health, Outdoor, Food & PE, – Mackenzie Stoddart Humanities – Naomi Jones and Sophie Yang Mathematics (Ernst and Young) – Benjamin Kyval Performing Arts – Naomi Jones Science (Ernst and Young) – Aditya Ganghi