Year 12 Graduation & Awards Ceremony
Class of 2023
Congratulations to all Year 12 students of 2023 for reaching your graduation milestone. This is a significant achievement, and the awards ceremony provided a wonderful opportunity to celebrate not only your accomplishments but also those of your classmates. Thornbury High School is incredibly proud of each and every one of you.
As you embark on the journey beyond high school, we are confident that your bright future holds countless possibilities. Your hard work and dedication have laid a strong foundation for success, and we look forward to witnessing your continued achievements in the years to come.
Congratulations again, and may your future be as remarkable as your time at Thornbury High School!
A special congratulations goes to Flynn Slater for earning the title of DUX for the year 2023 with an outstanding ATAR of 98.5. Your hard work and dedication have truly paid off, and this achievement reflects your commitment to academic excellence. Well done, Flynn!
Here is a list of all the exceptional subject and major award recipients:
Senior School Major Awards | Recipients |
Australian Defence Force Long Tan Award Recognises students who demonstrate leadership and teamwork both within the school and broader community. | Isabella D’Angelo |
Australian Defence Force Future Innovators Award This award was introduced to recognise students who have a keen interest and ability in STEM, and to encourage these passions long after their schooling days are over. | Gus Negrelli |
Kat Theophanous Resilience & Creativity Award Awarded to a student who demonstrated creativity and collaboration in the face of the year’s obstacles. This is a student who has embraced the challenges with optimism and determination and worked with their peers to make the most of a difficult set of circumstances. A ‘Resilience and Creativity’ award. | Flynn Slater
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Ged Kearney Book Award Awarded to a student who has displayed consistent effort under adverse circumstances | Yusuf Haliem |
Darebin RSL Scholarship Award Presented to two students who intend to pursue a tertiary education with academic and or community achievement | Maya Duncan Mimi Gu |
David Smith Award Awarded to a student who has shown exceptional ambition to assist in the transition from high school to their chosen pathway. | Bella Miezis |
Peter Edgeberg Citizenship Award This is awarded to a student who strives for excellence, values the school community, demonstrates selflessness and empathy towards others. | Gray Akpobi |
House Award Awarded to a student in recognition and celebration of the positive contribution they make to our school community across a range of extra-curricular activities. | Tash Petrevski
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Sports Award Awarded to a student who displays best and fairest in personal sporting pursuit, sport leadership and coaching. | Will Green India Morland |
Performing Arts Award Presented to a student who has made an outstanding contribution to the Thornbury High School Performing Arts program. | Astrid Proctor
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Senior School Subject Awards Awarded to the student/s with the highest study score in each year 12 subject. | |
| Subject | Award Recipients |
| English | Finn Bernard |
| Literature | Bee Harrison |
| EAL | Sally Ngo |
| General Mathematics | Luke Harverson |
| Mathematical Methods | Sally Ngo, Mimi Gu & Gus Negrelli |
| Specialist Mathematics | Sally Ngo, Mimi Gu & Gus Negrelli |
| Health & Human Development | Ciara Tse Farrell |
| Physical Education | Chloe Kodagoda & India Morland |
| Geography | Maarouf Abbas |
| Accounting | Zhifeng Chuang |
| Business Management | Jackson Tier |
| History: Revolutions | Finn Bernard |
| Legal Studies | Billy Green |
| Biology | Hannah Choate & Evita Sacco |
| Chemistry | Hannah Choate |
| Physics | Gus Negrelli |
| Psychology | Flynn Slater |
| Media | Yasmin Fathi |
| Music Contemporary Performance | Freddy Collyer |
| Theatre Studies | Hannah Lloyd |
| Art Creative Practice | Alivia Care |
| Visual Communication Design | Gracie Schumacher |
| VCE-VM All Rounder | Jirrah Nelson |
| VET Excellence Award | Romano D’Angelis |