From the Assistant Principals

Special Awards

Congratulations to all the award winners at our 2021 Presentation Night.

Academic Excellence Awards

Academic Endeavor Awards

Award Descriptions

Academic Awards 

Academic Excellence awards recognise outstanding academic achievement across the breadth and depth of the curriculum. Endeavour Awards are awarded to students who have shown consistent effort and a focussed attitude in their academic studies. 

Scholarships, Bursaries and Prizes 

Science Talent Search 

The Science Teachers’ Association of Victoria runs a Science Talent Search which is an annual event open to all primary and secondary students up to Year 12 across all of Victoria. 

City of Glen Eira Awards Citizenship Award   

Provided by the City of Glen Eira to a student in each year level who has demonstrated outstanding achievement, leadership, service and has been a role model for other students and the community.

Community Builder Award

Provided by the State Member for Oakleigh Steve Dimopoulos, this prize is awarded to a student who has shown an ability to reach out to other students and build a sense of inclusiveness. 

Australian Defence Force Long Tan Leadership & Teamwork Award

These awards recognise students who demonstrate leadership and teamwork within both the school and the broader community, and who display strong values, such as doing one’s best, respect for others and mateship - values considered integral to both the ADF and Australian society.

ADF Future Innovators Award 

The ADF Future Innovators Award recognises the recipients’ science and mathematics abilities. 

Instrumental Music Program Prizes

Instrumental Music Program Prize is an annual endowment awarded to encourage students entering Years 8 – 12 to pursue their passion for, and commitment to, Instrumental Music.

The Mercia Sailah Scholarship

Students in Years 10 and 11 are eligible for these scholarships. Recipients must have been a student of Glen Eira College for a minimum of the previous 12 months; intend to complete year 12 at Glen Eira; intend to continue on to tertiary education; and are committed to making promising academic progress. 

Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program 

Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program is an academic enrichment program designed to support high achieving Victorian Year 11 and Year 12 students.

College Council Academic Excellence Scholarships 

College Council Academic Excellence Scholarships are for students entering year 9. If the successful scholars maintain their excellent grades, the scholarship is automatically awarded for the second year.

Ampol All-rounder Award

The recipient achieves scholastically across a range of subjects, is willing to help others, makes selfless contributions, is a role model for other students, participates in school and community activities and participates enthusiastically in the cultural and sporting life of the school.

School Council Scholarship 

Presented by our school council, these awards recognise students who have made an outstanding contribution to the school.

The Noel Parker Scholarship

Students currently in Years 8 to 12 are eligible for these scholarships.  Criteria for selection are: a positive academic record, a demonstrated commitment to Glen Eira’s Code of Conduct, citizenship qualities and an intention to undertake tertiary study at the completion of VCE.