DEPUTY PRINCIPAL LEARNING AND TEACHING
As a learning and teaching team, we look forward to another great year at St Joseph’s College Mildura in 2026. As always there is lots happening and lots to reflect on.
2025 VCE RESULTS
SCHOLARSHIPS
Congratulations to our Year 12 students who were fortunate to receive the following scholarships for their tertiary studies:
- $5,000 per year of course scholarship
- Paul Tomkinson Scholarship for rural students
- Student Accommodation Scholarship
- Scape Accommodation
- Vice Chancellors Access Scholarship and additional bursary
- Naarm Scholarship
Unfortunately, due to confidentiality we are unable to name the recipients.
COLLEGE AWARDS ASSEMBLY
On Thursday 12 February, all students gathered at the Enright Campus with community members for our 2026 Awards Assembly. This is a rich tradition at St Joseph’s College, where we take the time to celebrate our Year 12 students and their achievements from the previous year.
Congratulations to our 2025 cohort for their resilience, courage, and confidence to complete their VCE, VET and VCE VM studies. As a college community, we are so proud of all the times our students have tested themselves, shown intellectual courage, and displayed strong leadership.
Their results acknowledge the efforts of our community, which has supported these young people in their final two years of schooling.
We pride ourselves on providing a holistic education for students, one that supports them in their journey to become well-rounded young people who are prepared for their future. Although a single score never fully defines success, we are pleased that our students have received results that will open doors to further learning and opportunities. We are fortunate to have such dedicated, caring teachers at St Joseph’s College and would like to acknowledge the hard work of all our teachers who have played a part in the successes of our students.
YEAR 12 2025 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE – Study Scores 40+ (VCE Studies are scored out of 50)
Evie Oldham – English; Psychology; Health & Human Development
Charlotte Ferdelja – English
Mabel Morrison – English
Marguerite Neagle – Health & Human Development
Giorgia Zappia – Legal Studies
Karissa Coutlis – Food Studies
Bianca DeMaria – Biology
Peter Argiro – Food Studies
ATAR ABOVE 90
Evie Oldham
Harneer Singh
Charlotte Ferdelja
Suzan Uyanik
PROXIME ACCESSIT
The award of Proxime Accessit (runner up to Dux) was presented to Harneer Singh.
DUX
Congratulations to our 2025 Dux, Evie Oldham.
ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE YEAR 12 SPIRIT AWARD
In 2019, the college introduced the Year 12 Spirit Award. This award is given to a student in Year 12 who:
- has faced challenges and worked consistently all year.
- has contributed to the college community through various roles, e.g. music, Seeds of Justice, leadership and volunteering.
- has worked through hardships during the year but has persisted with their schooling.
We are very pleased to announce Mabel Morrison as the recipient of the 2025 St Joseph’s College Year 12 Spirit Award.
VCE VM AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Each year the college awards one Year 12 VCE VM student the VCE VM Award for Excellence Scholarship. To be eligible for this scholarship, each interested student must submit an application to the scholarship committee. The application addresses criteria based on VCE VM achievement, personal conduct, college community participation, and a confidential reference by a college VCE VM teacher.
The winner of the 2025 VCE VM Award for Excellence Scholarship was Dante Frasca. Dante demonstrated comprehensive excellence in both his area of study as well as his involvement in the college community.
2025 YEAR 11 FOUNDING SISTERS OF MERCY SCHOLARSHIPS
Almost ten years ago the College introduced a scholarship program designed to encourage and support the education of dedicated and hard-working students who have demonstrated a consistent capacity to strive for, and achieve, excellence in their studies.
In 2026, we are once again pleased to recognise and reward those students who have been successful in a highly competitive application process.
It is a source of great pride to witness the calibre of students at St Joseph’s College, and we are delighted to acknowledge such deserving recipients.
The successful applicants exemplify the qualities we seek to cultivate in all our students. They:
- Demonstrate diligence and commitment to their learning
- Consistently strive for excellence
- Show dedication to their studies and to the life of the College
The Year 11 Founding Sisters of Mercy Scholarships are designed to support recipients as they enter their senior years at St Joseph’s College. Each scholarship consists of a two-part payment, totalling $1,500.
In determining the recipients, the selection panel carefully considered the following criteria:
- Academic excellence
- Leadership
- Volunteering
- Attendance
- Conduct
- Involvement in the school community
Applicants were also required to submit a personal statement outlining why they believed they were deserving of the scholarship, with explicit reference to the selection criteria.
The 2026 Year 11 Founding Sisters of Mercy Scholarship recipients are:
Anna Maria Doyle Scholarship – Avaleigh Hazer
Catherine McAuley Scholarship – Dilpreet Grewal
Clare Augustine Moore Scholarship – Ella Chessells
Elizabeth Harley Scholarship – Xavier Nicholas
Elizabeth Moore Scholarship – Maddison Horsfall
Frances Ward Scholarship – Anastasia Mercieca
Juliana Hardman Scholarship – Johan Siju
Mary Vincent Whitty Scholarship – Lily Hulls
Ursula Frayne Scholarship – Tobias Floramo
Virtue Conquers Scholarship – Chanel Garreffa
Virtue Conquers Scholarship – Zac Anderson
Virtue Conquers Scholarship – Stephanie Rozario
Virtue Conquers Scholarship – Eli Ficarra
ENRICHMENT MERCY ACADEMIC INTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS
The college also offers Enrichment Mercy Academic Internal Scholarships. These scholarships were offered based on academic merit to students continuing Years 11 and 12 at the college in 2026 and 2027. The scholarships have a tenure of two years and are for the remission of 50% of the school fee. These scholarships are offered to a limited number of Year 10 students based on internal academic grades from 2025.
We congratulate the following recipients for 2026:
Ellena Panagiotopoulos
Scarlett Albanese
Sadie Gordon
Violet Camera
Liana McClaer
Gisele Molluso
Charlize Paterson
Lee-Min Sheehan
Lilliana Bertalli
Leo Nicholson
Riley Cox
Cindy Le
Asher Brigante
Claudia Dalla Santa
Lior French
Sienna Costantino
Arnold McCoy
Cameron Brown
Connie Wan
Lexie Croke
Heidi Gibson
YEAR 7 INDUCTION PROGRAM
I would like to thank Mr Marcus Parker and his team for the Year 7 Induction Program that was held on the first two days of school. This program has become a significant part of our welcome to St Joseph’s College. If caregivers have any feedback on the induction process, please contact Marcus and myself.
Mr Emmet Brown
Deputy Principal Learning & Teaching