ACTING DEPUTY PRINCIPAL LEARNING AND TEACHING
ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE INTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS
To encourage excellence and to acknowledge our diverse student population, the college offers a number of scholarship opportunities to our students in Years 11 and 12 to recognise and reward them for their achievements. The scholarships fall into three categories: Enrichment, Inspiration, and Achievement.
ENRICHMENT
Mercy Academic Scholarships are offered on the basis of academic merit to students continuing Years 11 and 12 at the college in 2025 and 2026. 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 ranked in the top 10% of the Year 10 cohort.
We congratulate the following recipients for 2025:
Ithika Parvez
Yenuli Fernando
Bianca DeMaria
Nathasha Allieu
Elsie Jenkins
Hazel Symonds
Julia O’Bryan
Lila Shanahan
Kaveesha Fernando
Aryah Hughes
Lila Senior
Amelia Petrolo
Lachlan Prescott
Rebecca Davis
Miu Kei (Cynthia) Chan
INSPIRATION
Year 11 Founding Sisters of Mercy Scholarships & Virtue Conquers Scholarships
The Sisters of Mercy have established a wonderful and rich legacy in the Sunraysia community. These scholarships both reward and preserve educational excellence and personal integrity at St Joseph’s College. Our Catholic heritage and Mercy Core Values remain integral tools that support our vision and mission to educate future students within the Mercy tradition.
St Joseph’s College present scholarships annually to Year 10 students who respect and display our Mercy Core Values: Hospitality, Compassion, Service, Community, Justice, Excellence, and Spirituality.
The college offers internal scholarships of $1,500 to Year 10 students transitioning into Year 11 at the college. These internal scholarships recognise students who have shown excellence both in their academic and personal school life.
We congratulate the following recipients:
Logan King – Anna Maria Doyle Scholarship
Mayvelyne Martin Masabal – Catherine McAuley Scholarship
Ananthu Dinkar – Clare Augustine Moore Scholarship
Charlotte Littore – Elizabeth Harley Scholarship
Sofia Tabacco – Elizabeth Moore Scholarship
Romy Wescombe – Frances Ward Scholarship
Adham Ali – Juliana Hardman Scholarship
Matilda Bresnehan – Mary Vincent Whitty Scholarship
Ramkil Lotong – Ursula Frayne Scholarship
Abdalla Maaroof – Virtue Conquers Scholarship
Andrew Giang – Virtue Conquers Scholarship
Hugh Jones – Virtue Conquers Scholarship
Johan Jeevan – Virtue Conquers Scholarship
Sophie Lloyd – Virtue Conquers Scholarship
Sophie O'Brien – Virtue Conquers Scholarship
VCE VM Award for Excellence Scholarship
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 from a college VCE VM teacher.
The recipient of the 2024 VCE VM Award for Excellence Scholarship is Milla Tierney. Congratulations Milla.
All scholarship recipients will be acknowledged and receive their certificate and cheque at the first college assembly to be held in Term 1 of 2025 in the Sacred Heart Church.
ACADEMIC AWARD WINNERS
I would like to acknowledge the 2024 Terms 1 and 2 Academic Award winners.
Congratulations to the following students:
| TERM 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| YEAR 7 | YEAR 8 | YEAR 9 |
Freya McClaer Aliyah Contante Mercedes Leal-Kaiser Daisy Barber Alana Chatfield Alexandra Bate Lewis Sleep Violet Manfield Mila Pascale Sophie Burns Thomas Lindsay Anky Mansley Baxter McCoy Arghavan Majedi Sophia Camera Macey Andriske Ellie Faulkhead Bella Probert | Alice Siale Yasmin Gill Bailey Gourlay Komalpreet Grewal Majorca Ficarra Tanveer Cheema Jared Osei Evelyn Larsen Macki Tickle Maya De Rosa Lily Jamieson Chloe Copley Poppy Wilkes Sophie Freeth Thomas O'Callaghan Annamieke Lindeman Lincoln Mercieca Isla Surgey | Leo Nicholson William Keens Riley Cox Isaiah Faulkhead Arnold McCoy Darci Guthrie Victoria Fangaloka Gisele Molluso Claudia Dalla Santa Violet Camera Lee-Min Sheehan Max Fleri Leo Madafferi Carla Nguyen Tobias Floramo Ellen Heeps Johan Siju Liana McClaer
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| YEAR 10 | YEAR 11 | |
Yenuli Fernando Ithika Parvez Ramkil Lotong Cynthia Chan Bianca DeMaria Madison Garreffa Elsie Jenkins Lachlan Prescott Lila Shanahan Hazel Symonds Jessica Anstey Johan Jeevan Lila Senior Juliet Leng | Mabel Morrison Makenna French Harneer Singh Karissa Coutlis Charlotte Ferdelja Torah Woodhead Sienna Primarano Giorgia Zappia Evie Oldham Lucas Tresize |
| TERM 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| YEAR 7 | YEAR 8 | YEAR 9 |
Freya McClaer Mercedes Leal-Kaiser Alana Chatfield Anky Mansley Arghavan Sadat Majedi Olivia Prescott Daisy Barber Ember Baylin Mila Pascale Violet Manfield Felicity Pike Remi McClelland Ella Grant Pippa Hibberd Meeka Saleta Alexandra Bate Thomas Simonetta Amelia Nicholson Olivia Zappia | Nicola DeMaria Alice Siale Yasmin Gill Komalpreet Grewal Isla Surgey Annamieke Lindeman Majorca Ficarra Sofia Echanes Olivia Dimasi Harper Roberts Poppy Wilkes Bailey Gourlay Evelyn Larsen Thomas O'Callaghan Liam Brown Joaquin Leal-Kaiser Nate Bresnehan Ivy Rigby | Leo Nicholson Riley Cox Leo Madafferi Lilliana Bertalli Olivia Foley Heidi Gibson Lacey Dichiera Arnold McCoy Charlize Paterson Lexie Croke Sadie Gordon Nikita Ram Connie Wan Scarlett Albanese Isaiah Faulkhead Dilpreet Grewal Tobias Floramo Lee-Min Sheehan Violet Camera |
| YEAR 10 | YEAR 11 | |
Yenuli Fernando Ithika Parvez Bianca DeMaria Lila Senior Elsie Jenkins Aryah Hughes Hazel Symonds Jessica Anstey Lila Shanahan Nathasha Allieu Mayvelyne Martin Masabal Cynthia Chan Lachlan Prescott Livvie Sexton | Mabel Morrison Makenna French Lily Detenon Harneer Singh Mayah Midgley Evie Oldham Charlotte Ferdelja Karissa Coutlis Giorgia Zappia Adelaide Larsen |
TERM 3 HOLIDAYS – YEAR 12 PRACTICE EXAM CYCLE
We know one of the most effective ways to improve student results in VCE is for students to complete and receive feedback on as many practice exams as possible. Therefore, we are running a formal Year 12 practice exam cycle during the first three days of the Term 3 holidays.
These will be run just like the actual Year 12 exams. We will employ invigilators to supervise the exams, and the exact conditions as those for the VCAA exams will apply to this exam cycle. Students will be given an exam timetable and expected to be in full college uniform.
We are hopeful that the vast majority of students studying Year 12 subjects will be able to make the most of this opportunity and consequently improve their VCE results. The full practice exam schedule details can be found within the document attached below.
Mr Emmet Brown
Acting Deputy Principal Learning & Teaching