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On Thursday 25 February 2021 we welcomed back members of the Class of 2020 as we celebrated their academic excellence throughout 2020 at the annual Academic Assembly.

It was a wonderful affirmation of the student’s hard work, dedication and perseverance displayed throughout what was a very challenging year - 2020.

Our 2021 College Captains, Maya Tolliday and Shaun Leonard were the MC’s for the evening, and we were excited to welcome back our College Dux Grace Young-Harvey as she addressed the audience and shared some beautiful memories of her time at Damascus as well as providing an insight as to how she achieves academic excellence.

The Damascus College String Ensemble entertained the audience by performing ‘The Black Swan’ by Trevor J Addison, including William Deans, Thomas Deans, Amber Kennett, Rhyal Williams, Natalie Coad, Henry Sexton, Eloise McGifford and staff members, Kristian Withers and Maria Russell.

Congratulations to all award recipients.

Below are the award recipients recognised and celebrated:

Firstname

Surname

Year

Award Name

Subject

Score

Subject Teacher

Patrick

Western

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Drama

40

Andrew Seeary

Sofie

Sawka

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Visual Communication Design

42

Anne Griffin

Symantha

Sawka

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Visual Communication Design

42

Anne Griffin

Gemma

Angeli

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Languages: Italian

43.66

External

Grace

Young-Harvey

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Legal Studies

47.26

Hannah Muirhead

Grace

Young-Harvey

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

English

45

Rebecca Anderson

Fraser

Crumpler

10

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Maths: Further Mathematics

43

Allan Lepair

Maximillian

Koelle

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Maths: Further Mathematics

41

Allan Lepair

Caitlyn

Holding

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Maths: Further Mathematics

41

Jenny Montgomery

Stephanie

Fitzgerald

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Psychology

40

Catherine Richardson

Patrick

Western

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Systems Engineering

43

Jeffrey Simpson

Maya

Tolliday

11

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Biology

42.05

Jennifer Henderson

Mia

Lepair

11

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Biology

44.01

Karen Hocking

Grace

Young-Harvey

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Biology

46.8

Karen Hocking

Stephanie

Fitzgerald

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Physical Education

40

Brett Stone

Ellouise

Harris

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Physical Education

42

Brett Stone

Ellouise

Harris

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Health and Human Development

41

Kirsten Phyland

Grace

Young-Harvey

12

2020 VCE Unit 3 & 4 study score of 40+ Award

Health and Human Development

46

Kirsten Phyland

Hannah

Farhall

12

2020 VCE Baccalaureate Award

Matthew Byrne

Jude

Skewes-Clinton

12

2020 VCE Baccalaureate Award

Matthew Byrne

Madison

Venville

12

2020 VET Achievement Award

Belinda Dwyer

Elyssa

Wiffen

12

2020 VET Achievement Award

Belinda Dwyer

Joshua

Matheson

11

2020 Westvic Staffing Solutions VET Excellence Award

Belinda Dwyer

Jaida

Palmer

12

2020 VCAL Achievement Award

Belinda Dwyer

Symantha

Sawka

12

Academic Honours Award

Matthew Byrne

Grace

Young-Harvey

12

Academic Honours Award

Matthew Byrne

Symantha

Sawka

12

2020 VCE ATAR of 90+ Award

90.05

Matthew Hallowell

Patrick

Western

12

2020 VCE ATAR of 90+ Award

90.95

Matthew Hallowell

Grace

Young-Harvey

12

2020 VCE ATAR of 90+ Award

99.4

Matthew Hallowell

Grace

Young-Harvey

12

2020 Damascus College Dux

99.4

Matthew Byrne