Senior School and VCE VM
Year 12 2025
Doncaster Secondary College 
Congratulations to this year's award winners for Year 11 subjects
Academic Excellence and Personal Achievement Awards
Academic Excellence
Awarded to students who achieve overall academic excellence in their studies, as determined by grades awarded by teachers for coursework completed throughout the year and for school-determined tests and examinations.
Personal Achievement
Awarded to students who deserve commendation for either exceptional effort or improvement, or excellence in a particular field.
| Subject | Academic Excellence Award | Personal Achievement Award |
| Accounting | Andrew Alexopoulos | Andreas Skiotis |
| Applied Computing | Charlee Jones | Dragon Nguyen |
| Art Making & Exhibiting | Ruby Yip | Mackenzie Meikle |
| Biology | Alexandra Coutsovelis (Y 10) | Shanice Lau (Y 10) |
| Business Management | Zoe Mitropoulos / Andrew Alexopoulos | Taya Elks / Sarah David (Y 10) |
| Chemistry | Kevin Zhang | Jordan Yeong |
| Chinese Second Language | Daniel Kwan (Y 10) | Jae Hee Han (Y 10) |
| EAL | Ruby Yip | Helen Nourihafez |
| Economics | Sienna Lydivikos | Nick Geraghty |
| English | Sienna Lydivikos / Kevin Zhang / Marina Sfinas | Maiah Fusco / Chloe Grant / Lauren Goodman |
| English Language | Gianna Kotzen | Milly Ruffo |
| English Literature | Kevin Zhang | Mesha Tensen |
| French | Oliver Gambis | Diba Shokoohi |
| General Maths | Maria Sfinas / Matthew Hu / Zoe Mitropoulos | William Gianakopoulos / Effy Wang / Alexis Yee |
| Health and Human Development | Chloe Grant | Lamar Ayyad |
| Italian | Luke Alfredini | Christina Di Rosa (Y 10) |
| Legal Studies | Hannah Tebelopoulos | Tsaquf Fattan |
| Maths Methods | Edward Zhou / Dragon Nguyen | Annabelle Lee / Lucas Nahn |
| Media | Eden Murphy | Zara Papadopoulos |
| Modern History | Joe Demarte | Adrian Ramkumar |
| Music | Milly Ruffo | Brian Wong (Y 10) |
| Physical Education | Lexie Gioskis / Tayah Elks | Christian Andriopoulos / Eric Molinaro |
| Physics | Dragon Nguyen | Lucas Spadafora |
| Politics | Xin Ru Ng / Adrian New (Y 10) | Rachel Thomas (Y 10) |
| Psychology | Joe Demarte / Mesha Tenson | Yara Lahham (Y10) / Amelia Azevedo (Y10) |
| Sociology | Gianna Kotzen | Carys Hughes |
| Specialist Maths | Oliver Gambis | Dragon Nguyen |
| Sports, Aquatics and Recreation | Reve Pearce (Y 10) | Bradley Davey (Y 10) |
| Systems Engineering | TJ Kosta (Year 10) | Brian Wong (Y 10) |
| VCE VM Literacy | Daniel Johnson | Payton Beatie |
| VCE VM Numeracy | Daniel Johnson | Henry Sroczynski |
| VCE VM Personal Development Studies | Daniel Johnson | Anthony Baho |
| VCE VM Work Related Skills | Daniel Johnson | Gabriel Kokolevas |
| Visual Communication and Design | Milly Wynd | Harriet Elms |
Special Awards
Rotary Club of Manningham Citizenship Award - Felicity Johnston
This award recognises student excellence and community contribution regarding the following criteria: extracurricular activities within the College, external activities and academic and sporting achievement.
Doncaster Secondary College Citizenship Award - Xin Ru Ng
This award is presented to a senior student at the College who maintains a high educational standard and exhibits a strong community spirit.
Doncaster Secondary College Values Award - Lamar Ayyad
This award recognises a student who demonstrates the College values – Respect, Resilience, Responsibility and Teamwork.
Sport Champion Award - Gia Kapsimallis
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated exceptional athletic performance, leadership, and dedication throughout the Doncaster Secondary College Senior Sport Program.
VCE VM Senior Achievement Award - Daniel Johnson
Awarded to a student who demonstrates resilience and responsibility with the challenges of a VM program.
International Student Award - Kyle Te
Awarded to students who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in promoting global learning and engagement within the school community.
Merit Awards - Sienna Lydivikos & Oliver Gambis
As a cornerstone of our educational philosophy, we believe that our students should strive to achieve academic excellence and, at the same time, participate in the broader aspects of the College program. In line with this philosophy, students who have achieved academic excellence and an award in another category are considered for Merit Awards. The top students from each year level are chosen.
Music Awards - Milly Ruffo & Maya Cadogan-Rawlinson
Awarded to students who have demonstrated excellence in Music.