Victoria’s top-performing students from the 2024 VCE cohort were honoured at the annual Premier’s VCE Awards ceremony held on 2 July 2025, with 315 high achievers receiving 339 prestigious awards in recognition of their outstanding academic performance.
Premier Jacinta Allan and Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll presented the awards at a special ceremony at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, celebrating students from both the VCE and the new VCE Vocational Major (VM).
The Governor of Victoria Hon. Prof. Margaret Gardner AC said, “To be here in this room today as a recipient, you must have demonstrated excellence, perseverance, and, importantly, a commitment to giving your very best. These awards are a fitting acknowledgement of those efforts.”
“I would like to congratulate all recipients here today, and I wish you all the best for your future studies – wherever they may take you.”
Among the accolades, 23 students were presented with the coveted Top All-Round VCE High Achiever Award, which is awarded to those who score 46 or above in at least five VCE studies, including scored VET subjects. Notable recipients included Akshaya Karthikeyan from The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School.
In total, 306 Study Awards were presented across a wide range of disciplines, from English and Biology to Dance and Tamil. Students recognised for their top scores included:
- Ashu Vedula, Camberwell High School – Accounting
- Vidyut Kruttiventi, Huntingtower School – Applied Computing: Data Analytics
- Advika Anoop, Westbourne Grammar School – Biology
- Rohini Arun Kumar, Lavalla Catholic College – Biology
- Dishika Ghosh, The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School – Biology
- Sashenka Fernando, Tintern Grammar – Creative and Digital Media (VCE VET)
- Sarita Muller, Kardinia International College – Dance
- Srikriti Sheri, The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School – Economics
- Diya Anoop, Sacré Coeur – English
- Saria Ratnam, Fintona Girls’ School – English
- Tashiya Seneviratne, Nossal High School – English Language
- Anushka Desai, Good News Lutheran College – General Mathematics
- Asmi Pathania, St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School – General Mathematics
- Rithika Ramesh, The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School – General Mathematics
- Neyssa Sharma, Mount Waverley Secondary College – Health and Human Development
- Harshitha Meenakshisundaram, The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School – History: Revolutions & Legal Studies
- Ishika Saxena, Huntingtower School – Information and Communications Technology (VCE VET)
- Shika Bhadauria, Haileybury Girls College – Legal Studies
- Ananya Pradhan, The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School – Media
- Arjun Girotra, Nossal High School – Physical Education
- Advika Bhatnagar, The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School – Psychology
- Rythma Ginnige, Sacré Coeur – Psychology
- Darshanna Umakhanthan, Haileybury Girls College – Sociology
- Neha Basu, Victorian Tamil Association – Tamil
- Kanika Puvaneswaran, Bharathi Academy – Tamil
Premier Jacinta Allan said, “You’ve each taken different paths to get to this moment, but all of you should be enormously proud of what you’ve achieved. These awards recognise students’ outstanding academic achievements – but also the community of teachers, parents, families and friends that support their success.”
“These outstanding results show that when we invest in every kind of learner – whether their passion is in the classroom, the workshop or the workplace – our whole state benefits.”
More than 1,000 guests attended the ceremony, which celebrates the academic excellence, determination, and resilience of students who completed the Victorian Certificate of Education in 2024. The number of awards in each study area is based on student enrolment numbers, and only those with study scores of 46 or above were eligible.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll added, “The results speak for themselves. There is so much talent in the education state, and I congratulate these hardworking students on their achievements.”
“The introduction of the VCE Vocational Major is already changing lives, and we’re proud to back every student to succeed.”
The 23 Top All-Round VCE High Achievers are students who achieved study scores of 46 or higher out of 50 in at least five VCE subjects, while Study Awards recognise the best performers in individual VCE subjects.
The awards showcase the diversity of talent across Victoria’s secondary schools and reaffirm the state’s commitment to fostering academic achievement and excellence in education.
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