Eureka Prize 2015 judging

Judges’ Report

Judging Panel:

* Joel Becker, CEO, Australian Booksellers’ Association

* Aimee Collard, past NHS student (2015)

* Dr Clare Wright, Associate Professor in History, La Trobe University

The judges for the inaugural 2016 Eureka Prize were overwhelmed by the quality and diversity of the entries.  Forget about comparing apples with oranges; we had to compare apples with figs, apples with lychees and apples with avocados!

The judges had so much difficulty in deciding a winner that we decided (with the Principal’s approval) to create two annual prizes:

·         A junior prize (Years 7-9) and

·         A senior prize (Years 10-12).

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the entrants for their energy and inspiration, and also Merrin Healy and Kate Morris for their tireless support and enthusiasm.

And the winners are:

The Eureka Prize (Junior)

ZOFIA WITKOWSKI-BLAKE:            

A poem on Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

Highly Commended:            

Isabelle Zeevaarder and Eva Massey:

Portrait of Anne Frank

The Eureka Prize (Senior)

ADRIAN STOGANOVSKI:      

Interview with my Grandmother (see Screenshot below)

Highly Commended:

Amy Twigg

Portrait of a Mentor

Click here to read the full report by the judges, which includes other commendations.